Side Events

This bridge is high, fair enough. One hundred and six metres should suffice for a gentle fall on an elastic rope, as well as for a good adrenaline cocktail in your body. This jump is considered seriously cool – the extremely tough safety standards have been proving themselves accident-free since 1997. This is the perfect place for anybody bravely looking for the next adventure.

Once upon a time, you had to travel to the far north to take a dog-pulled sleigh ride, to experience up close the life of a musher in the wilderness. These days, however, a lovely team of dogs awaits guests in the Bregenzerwald and in the Brandnertal.

The region’s architects have been picking up international prizes and awards for some time now, and it is well worth taking a walk to visit interesting buildings in practically all of the towns and villages in the region. The re-interpretations of the traditional wooden buildings to be found in many a region are simple, natural and sustainable, and have already characterised a certain style.

Five hours of exploring boundaries: that’s an impressive mountain experience with team-building aspects. There is a challenge for everyone and more can be achieved together than by yourself. 

One mission, one hour, one team. Many clues have been hidden but your team only has 60 minutes to solve the conundrum – your time starts now! A trend that is taking such major cities as New York and London – and now even Dornbirn – by storm. 

Start your day on the top of a mountain, watch the sun rise and remind yourself of the scale of things – this brings you back down to earth for the tasks to be faced. However, night owls can take a sigh of relief: observing the sunset from the stop of a mountain has the same, salutary effect.

For some, dashing through the woods at a speed of 130km an hour is just a speed kick at an altitude of 160 metres. For others, it is the craving for their own wings that you get for the duration of the flight at least. 

Make your dream come true – conquer a mountain slope on a seriously big machine. The perfect adrenaline rush for techies. After a brief introduction, adults holding a driving licence are allowed to drive the 490-HP piste basher themselves, with co-pilots of any age allowed on board. I

If you order a local schnapps in Vorarlberg, you’d better be prepared for a wide choice. Numerous products from local distilleries are also attracting attention when it comes to international competition.

The winner of the Vorarlberg Tourismus innovation prize attracts any amount of delighted pupils to her exceptional cookery school. In the traditional Engel restaurant in Egg, old recipes are re-interpreted, with the kitchen and the shop revolving around people and the creation and enjoyment of everyday dishes.

The Rhine Delta nature reserve extends over an area of 2,000 hectares and is characterised by alluvial forests, wet and bedding meadows, reed beds and extensive sandy beaches and is a breeding and resting ground for birds.

For a few weeks, a small festival with a large fan community attracts international stars and an international audience to Schwarzenberg and Hohenems. Established in 1976, the famous Schubert Festival grew to such an extent that it now hosts over 90 events a year.

The art of archery is underestimated – this sport is a far cry from our childhood games of cowboy and Indians. It demands a high degree of precision and concentration, discipline and inner tranquillity. All these are things which would be useful in daily life, if only we had gotten round to practising them.

After the first experience, the canoe trip on the Bregenzerach now has a new highlight: the team must prove that its members can rely on each other. They have to open up an outdoor restaurant – within an hour!

A trip on the Rheinbähnle (historical train) along the mouth of the river is an impressive natural experience as an atmospheric finale to a conference. A view of the vastness of the lake, collecting driftwood in the nature reserve, the charm of the steam engine which is used for special events and the continual work on the dam – start this off with a welcome drink, and feel grounded and connected with the force and energy of water and Mother Nature herself.