Tourist tax & benefits of tourist tax

See what you get for the tourist tax!

As guests staying overnight you will receive the Ilsenburg-Ticket/Tourist tax card with Coupon Booklet from your host, so you benefit from reductions for museum visits, coach rides and much else. The Ilsenburg-Ticket includes a Harz-Guest Card granting you further reduction in many other villages and town of the Harz mountains and the Harzer Urlaub-Ticket (holiday ticket). Your respective host will hand out this Ticket booklet to you.

The Harzer Holiday-Ticket

Mobile free of charge with the HATIX! The Ilsenburg-Ticket can be also used as HATIX, a ticket with which you can use the bus line within the District of Harz free of charge. Extend your hiking area by the combination with a bus trip. Take the opportunity to visit Wernigerode, Halberstadt or Quedlinburg without searching for car parks.

Please find all participating places on the HATIX website. Use the INSA Route Planner for a perfect information on bus schedules.

Saving money

The Harz-Gastkarte is part of the Ilsenburg-Ticket and grants you a reduced or even free usage of the leisure opportunities in around 50 villages, towns and places of the Harz mountains on presentation. The Kurkarte (tourist tax card) applies as Harz-GastKarte of the respective places. For all places where a tourist tax is not charged, you will get the card at the local Tourist Information sites.

Any services/ offers marked with a "green witch" are free and those marked with a "red witch“ are reduced.