WORLD-CLASS BICYCLE TOURS

The Itinerary:                              Return to Top

Day 1 - Salzburg

Independent arrival to Salzburg, a city of music and Mozart as well as the Hohansalburg Fortress and the casino on the Monchsberg Heights. Use the extra time for a walk through the picturesque old part of this fascinating town.

Bike hand over (if you have booked our bikes).

Day 2 - Salzburg - Wolfgangsee      (approx. 45 km/28 miles)
You start your tour exploring the birth city of the world famous composer W. A. Mozart and head north to reach the old train tracks of the Salzkammergut railway. Biking through Eugendorf and St. Gilgen you reach the southern bank of the idyllic lake "Wolfgangsee".

Day 3 - Wolfgangsee - Traunsee      (approx 42 km/26 miles)
After a short ride you have the possibility to explore the old imperial village of Bad lschl, where you find traces of Emperor Franz Josef and his empress Sissi everywhere. A must is the visit to the famous pastry shop "Zauner". Along the river Traun you finally reach your hotel directly located on the lake "Traunsee".

Day 4 - Traunsee - Region  Attersee    (approx. 48 km/30 miles)
One of the highlights of this tour is the visit to Gmunden, a picturesque village on the north bank of the Traunsee and former imperial salt capital, now well known for it's tourist importance and its beautiful handmade ceramics. Now you move on to the beautiful area of lake Attersee".

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Day 5 -   Region  Attersee - Mondsee      (approx. 32 km/20 miles)
Just enjoy the ride along the Attersee, the most favorite lake with locals and visitors alike in the Salzkammergut region. This lake already inspired famous artists like the composer Gustav Mahler and the painters Gustav Klimt and Christian Ludwig Attersee. Your path continues to Mondsee and on to the village of Mondsee. Visit the church, which was used as romantic backdrop for the wedding in the musical "Sound of Music".

Day 6 - Mondsee - Trummer Seenland      (approx. 46 km/29 miles)
On the former tracks of the "lschler" railway that once brought guests into the Salzkammergut, you will cycle further to the "Trumer' lake district; Obertrumer See, Mattsee and Grabensee.

Day 7 -  Trummer Seenland - Salzburg       approx. 25 km/16 miles)
There is plenty of time to enjoy the nature's beauty of the lake district and maybe visit the open air museum of Schleedorf, where you get some information of the traditional farming culture of the region. After a short bike ride you reach again the festival city of Salzburg.

Day 8 - Salzburg
Breakfast and departure... your choice - Vienna is only half-a-day by train but Munich is only about 50 miles... Why not arrive through one portal and depart through the other...

Overnight Itinerary - Salzburg, Wolfgansee, Traunsee, Attersee/Attergau, Mondsee, Trummer Seenland , Salzburg

SELF-GUIDED BICYCLE INN TOUR                                 Return to Top

TOUR # AUB-14273 - 8 DAYS - Season 1 - $750

Seasonal Supplements:

• Season 2 - $100 (April 27 - May 17 & August 31 - September 27

• Season 3 - $140 (May 18 - August 30

Price per person sharing a double room

Early Booking Discount:

When booking is done until 60 days before arrival 5% reduction on tour-price (excluding: half board supplement, bike rental extra nights and extra services)

Accommodations: Comfortable rooms in 3 - 4*** star hotels and inns

Includes all breakfasts                                                                      Return to Top  

Single Supplement - $225

Half-Board supplement optional- (includes all breakfasts and dinners) - $210

Bicycle rental- $90
21-speed unisex bikes, pannier, odometer. Children's bike, child's trailer, child seat available.

ELECTRIC POWERED BICYCLE: You can add the use of an electric motor to do some of the work for you. Our "FLYERS" (a Swiss Product) increases the pedaling power 3 fold. This way bikers with different sportif conditions can book a bike tour together.

Electric powered bicycle rental- $185

Accommodation: 3*** & 4**** hotels and inns

Extra night in Salzburg:
Double room - $110 per person (single supplement - $45

Tour dates:
Every day from April 13 to October 12                                            Return to Top

What's Included:

• 7 nights accommodation in rooms with private bath facilities.

• All breakfasts.

• lf Half-Board - 7 dinners.

• Luggage transport I piece of luggage of maximum weight 44 lbs.

• Ship ride on the Wolfgangsee incl. bike

• A sweet beak "Zauner Jause" in Bad Ischl (coffee & cake)

• 1 handlebar bag per room

• Detailed travel documents and maps, route cards, way description, sight-seeing, important telephone numbers

• 7 Day Service Hotline
  

Exclusions : The insurance, the transfers from and to the airport, the beverages, the lunches and dinners, items of a personal nature such as phone calls, laundry.

Dossier: On the first day of the tour you will be given maps, road book, fact sheet  and tourist information.

GENERAL INFORMATION: This bike tour is unescorted. The mileages are distances of the recommended routes. In Austria it is mandatory for children under 12 years old wear a helmet when on a bike.

ln case of breakdown - We do not intervene for flat tires. However, should any breakdown occur that prevents the completion of the days journey we will make repairs on the road. A phone number will be provided. All other types of necessary repairs that do not make cycling impossible will be repaired at the hotel each night.