Appenzeller Holiday Card
Pure holiday enjoyment! You can look forward to receiving a present – as long as you spend three consecutive nights or longer at the same accommodation provider in Appenzell and the surrounding area. The Appenzeller Holiday Card is our gift to you. It will be given to you as a present on your arrival by most hotels, mountain inns, holiday apartments and Bed & Breakfast establishments in Appenzell Innerrhoden. Ask for your Appenzeller Holiday Card when making your reservation and enjoy Appenzell and its surroundings! Straightforward, generous, close to nature, surprising, genuine and hospitable – that’s Appenzell!
Benefits for the whole year
Transportation
- Ostwind Transport Association, free travel in 21 zones of public transport around Appenzell, 2nd class (see zone plan)
- PubliCar Appenzell (on demand), free travel (excl. surcharge CHF 5.– per person) Reservation: Publicar app, online booking or Tel. +41 848 55 30 60, Information: postauto.ch/publicar-appenzell
- Hoher Kasten revolving restaurant and cable car, Brülisau, 2 single journeys or 1 ascent and 1 descent
- Wasserauen–Ebenalp cable car, 2 single journeys or 1 ascent and descent
- Kronberg cable car, Jakbosbad, 2 single journeys or 1 ascent and descent
Worlds of Experience
- Appenzeller Alpenbitter, 1 gift, to be collected at Appenzeller Alpenbitter AG (from Monday to Friday) or at the Tuorist information Appenzell (Saturday and Sunday)
- Appenzeller® Cheese Shop, Postplatz Appenzell, 1 traditional Appenzeller® dish towel (colour subject to change)
- Brauerei Locher, Appenzell, 1 tasting beer of your choice at the «Brauquöll» visitor centre
- Flauderei Appenzell, 1 non-alcoholic Goba drink of your choice (0.5l bottle)
- Appenzeller® Cheese Dairy Stein AR, 1 entry to the interactive exhibition
- Breitenmoser Gustarium, Steinegg, tasting of Appenzell meat specialities
- Kinderdorf Pestalozzi Trogen, free admission to the exhibition
- JUST Schweiz, Walzenhausen, 1 entry to the «JUST Welt»
- Bischofberger AG, Biber specialties, free admission to the Bärli-Biber world
Museums
- Kunsthalle Appenzell, (Museum of Art) free admission (closed until May 2, 2026)
- Kunstmuseum Appenzell, (Museum of Art) free admission
- Museum Appenzell, (Cultural and historical Museum) free admission
- Museum Heiden, free admission
- Museum Henry Duant, Heiden, free admission
- Museum Herisau, free admission
- Appenzeller Volkskunde-Museum Stein, free admission
- Zeughaus Teufen, free admission
- Appenzeller Brauchtumsmusem Urnäsch, (Museum of Appenzell Customs), free admission
Sports activities
- Boulderhalle «chletterai», Appenzell, 1 entry
- Indoor tennis hall Appenzell, one-off use, reservation on Tel.+41 79 349 30 67
- Eishalle Sportzentrum Herisau (Ice Rink), free admission, including skate hire
Indoorpools
- Hallenbad Appenzell free admission, Tel. +41 71 788 99 40
- Appenzeller Heilbad, Heiden, 3-hour single entry to the baths
- Hallenbad Sportzentrum Herisau, free admission
- Hallenbad Speicher, free admission
Others
- Cantonal and Public Library of Appenzell, free loan of books and media during your stay (excluding digital media)
- Kirchturm Heiden (church tower), free admission
- Säntis Schwebebahn, Schwägalp, free participation in the weekly programme saentisbahn.ch
Additional benefits for summer
Transportation
- Schifffahrt Rheineck–Rorschach, 1 boat-trip from Rheineck to Rorschach or vice versa
Sports activities
- Kybun Joya Shop, Appenzell, try-on shoe for 2 days
- Sport Baumann, try-on hiking shoe for 1 day
- Jakobsbad bobbsled run, 1 ride, redeemable from Monday to Friday
Museum
- Museum Appenzeller Bahnen, Wasserauen, free admission
Outdoor swimming pools
- Freibad Appenzell, free admission
- Freibad Rotenwies Gais, free admission
- Badi Heiden, free admission
- Freibad Sonnenberg Herisau, free admission
- Freibad Rehetobel, free admission
- Freibad Teufen, free admission
- Freibad Waldstatt, free admission
- Freibad Ledi Walzenhausen, free admission
Cycle hire
Daily hire (subject to a deposit) of e-bikes, mountain bikes or city bikes, except on Sundays. Availability not guaranteed.
- H&G Motos, Appenzell, Tel. +41 71 787 80 08
- Neff Zweirad, Appenzell, Tel. +41 71 787 34 77
- Stefan Gollino, Appenzell, Tel. +41 71 787 48 38
- Das Velo-Center, Heiden, Tel. +41 71 891 22 19
- Vali's Bike Shop, Rehetobel, Tel. +41 71 877 10 77
- Dani’s Velolade, Steinegg, Tel. +41 71 787 25 35
- Abenteuer Reisen TOPAZ, Teufen, Tel. +41 71 787 51 15
Additional benefits for winter
- Cross-country ski hire Gonten, 1 day free cross-country ski hire (deposit required), reservation on Tel. +41 71 794 14 14
- Ice skate hire, free skate hire at the natural ice rink in Weissbad
- Chlidren's ski lessons, free group ski lessons for children up to 12 years of age, excluding ski pass, during your entire stay, apart from Sundays, Registration is mandatory, please use the following link: www.skischuleschwende.ch
- Skilift Horn, 1 free night skiing (1 ticket), Tuesdays and Fridays
- Skilift Alpsteinblick Gonten, 1 free half-day ski pass
- Snwoshoe hire, 1 day free of charge snowshoe and stick hire (deposit required)
– Sport Baumann, Tel. +41 71 787 35 45
– Dörig Sport, Tel. +41 71 799 11 12
– Jakobsbad–Kronberg cableway, Tel. +41 71 794 12 89
– Schuhe und Sport am Landsgemeindeplatz, Tel. +41 71 787 11 94