sightseeing flight
four castles
CASTLES HABSBURG | WILDEGG| LENZBURG| HALLWYL
Program
Example (times according to the above slots with a 45 min flight)
08.30 Arrival| Welcome Coffee at restaurant (individually)
09.00 Welcome at Birrfeld | greeting by the pilot
09.10 Briefing with the pilot on the biplane
09.20 Boarding the biplane | Warm up engine
09.30 Take off sighseeing flight
10.00 Landing at Birrfeld | Fotosession on Tarmac (with own cameras)
10.15 By by with pilot & biplane
When & Where
Booking Select a main date and time period as well as 1-2 alternate dates/times (weather/available slots) when requesting. You will receive an inquiry/booking confirmation.
On site We meet in front of the AIS Birrfeld (entrance to the flight school, at blue automatic sliding door)
Flugplatz Birrfeld | CH-5242 Lupfig
Weather
The flight takes place under favourable visual flight conditions (VFR). More information on the status bar at the top of this website. No instrument flight (IFR) is possible on this route.
Amount of participants
1 – 2 Persons per flight. Groups are possible.
Price
CHF 486 airfare 27 min in the biplane (7 min ground|20 min air)
CHF 17 landing fee Birrfeld
CHF 503 total price for 2 persons
The flight times given are indicative. The effective operating time is calculated at CHF 18 per minute according to the operating hours counter (HOBBS Time). Landing fees, passenger or customs fees according to the regulations of the airport. The flights are on a private basis, non-commercial and at cost price. Airfare is payable in advance. Final payment on site in cash or credit card. The credit card fee is not included in the total price.
Details
Castle Habsburg
Habsburg Castle is the eponymous ancestral seat of the Habsburgs. It was here that their brilliant rise began in the Middle Ages until they ruled an entire empire. If the legend is to be believed, it was quite by chance that the Habsburgs built their ancestral castle in Habsburg in the early 11th century. Count Radbot is said to have lost his goshawk here while hunting in 1020 and to have found it again on the site where the castle stands today. He immediately realised that the site was suitable for building a castle. The location on the Wülpelsberg with a view of the river crossings of the Aare seemed to him to be favourable, and so he had a symbol of power built in the form of Habsburg Castle, which was visible from afar and from where the Habsburgs developed into a world dynasty.
Castle Wildegg
The castle domain Wildeggthront majestically sits on a hill and you can see from afar what special features await you here. Founded in the 13th century by the Habsburgs and later inhabited by the von Effinger noble family, the castle is now a residential museum, surrounded by an imposing garden complex with utility, pleasure and rose garden.
Castle Lenzburg
1000 years of living history. Since the 12th century, not only counts, dukes and bailiffs have lived at Lenzburg Castle, but also a German poet, an English aristocrat and an American adventurer. Time and again the waves of great political events and history have struck its walls. In 1986 the castle was extensively restored and has been open to the public ever since.
Castle Hallwil
In the Aargauer Seetal, only a few minutes' walk from Lake Hallwil and surrounded by the Aabach, you will find one of the most beautiful moated castles in Switzerland. The imposing castle complex extends over three islands and nestles attractively in the surrounding recreational area.