Ötzi-Dorf - archäologischer Freilichtpark — Attraction in Umhausen

Neoilithic Disneyland for people who know nothing about live.

There are no signs or explanations in the outside area of the "Village". Instead you have to join an unsecured open Wifi and browse by IP Address to a WebServer in that unsecured Network in order to play some audio files based on numbers distributed throughout the park. Wifi coverage leaves much to be desired and roaming between Access Points does not work at all. In the end we had to guess what the various stations should display as we could not get the Audio streams to play properly.

On most of the Huts, fences, even stones you see the marks of modern tools such as saws, axes or even acrylic paint. Not sure what they base the claim on that one could discover how neolitic people might have lived if the entire "Village" was build in a way where you see modern tools and modern craftmanship. They claim trouts living in a pond without any water moving through that only a carp would like (there was absolutely no fish visible). And the list goes on....

In the inside area, next to the merch-store, there is a series of videos and info posters that contain some information, but overall this also leaves the impression of a Theme-Park, despite some Prof. lending his name for credibility. (Did people in the neolitic age shave their armpits?)

And for all they charge you 35€ for a Family ticket. But worry not, for 54€ you can also see some birds fly in the bird exhebition next door. For parking you can only select the full day ticket at 5€, even so you probably stay...

Replica of a late Stone Age village. We enjoyed our time here. There's a good exposition on Ötzi, the man who died on a mountain pass near here 5,000 years ago and was found in 1991 to yield a vast treasure of archeological insights. The village has a range of artifacts and dwellings that would have been used 5,000 years ago. It's entertaining and interesting. They also do tours and demonstrations. You get there with a short walk from the main parking by the swimming pond. Handicapped people can park at the Ötzi village. My points of criticism: the entry price I found a little high and the fact that they keep cows, pigs and sheep. Personally I avoid zoos. Also, the trout lake has no moving water so not suitable for trout, which are also invisible. And the various exhibits lack a written sign with expanded info on what you see there. There is an audio guide but I...

Total rip-off. At 12 Euros per ticket and an extra €6 for parking, you get a few dark huts with replica lying around, no information, but a lot of signs telling you not to touch anything. From what I saw on the website I was expecting that they would show how to bake bread, make fire etc. but none of that took place.

There was supposed to be a qr-code based guide which worked on neither of our phones.

Overall, the place is tiny and overpriced and lacks all the activities you would expect from an open-air museum. Also not child-friendly at all because you constantly have to make sure the children don’t touch anything (even though the tools etc were...