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WORLDVENTURES GUIDED OR SELF-GUIDED BICYCLE TOUR GERMANY - AUSTRIA
Cycling and Boating Along the Danube River Cycle Path
Bike & Boat Along the Danube
Following the Danube River Cycle Path.... The most popular bicycle path in the world
Danube Impressions - Germany, Austria
Bike and River Cruise on The Danube from Passau -Vienna - Passau Since the Nibelungen saga, it seems, the great river has attracted and fascinated travelers. Relax on board your floating hotel and enjoy spectacular natural scenery as you gently cycle through wooded valleys lined with charming old townships. You will pass historic castles and ruins, beautiful churches and inspiring monasteries. Take this opportunity to discover Vienna, the vibrant Austrian capital and cycle along the banks of the delightful Blue Danube. Enjoy the impressive and diverse scenery of the most timeless river in Europe. Cycle the world's most popular bicycle path by day and return home each night to your floating hotel, a nostalgic river cruise ship the MS THEODOR KORNER
Start your dream journey and enjoy the advantages of your floating hotel during your bike tour along the Danube cycle path: a different destination every day, however without having to pack your bags every day.
Cruise past the magical landscapes along the river with its steep wooded hills, vineyards, fruit plantations and mysterious marshland. This land full of legends and a vibrant culture will fascinate you with its countless sights and monuments out of a lively past.
Biking along the Danube is a very special pleasure because your hotel is always with you! Always gently downhill, mostly with a helpful tailwind you are experiencing the impressive river-meanders of the Donauschlinge (="Great Loop"). Enjoying the gorgeous landscape of the legendary Wachau you will immerse in the untouched woods of the National Park Donauauen (="Danube Meadow"). And then Vienna - a firework of places of interest! A city hardly to be described - you have to feel it! Sights like St. Stephen's Cathedral, the town hall or the Riesenrad (=Ferris wheel) are closely to reach during a sight-seeing tour by bike. At the Naschmarkt (=famous food market) a stroll will become a cultural and culinary adventure. Recreation will be found at cozy coffee bars and at the typically Viennese wine taverns.
During the day you bike along the embankment down the Danube cycle path. In the afternoon you board your ship and on most days continue to the next harbour. Enjoy the evenings on board with live music or explore the harbour towns.
If you don't feel like biking one day, just stay on board, relax and let the country side pass by. Due to the set-up of our program, this cruise can also be enjoyed by non-bikers, children and "first time" cyclists.
Tour Profile: Return to Top Danube bike path - The grandfather of all bike pathsConstantly going gently downhill, and usually with a helpful tailwind, are the cyclists in the Danube valley. Countless experiences await you here, from the backwards-flowing river by Schlogener to the famous Benedictine monastery in Melk.
YOUR SHIP: MS THEODOR KORNER - Your floating Hotel The MS THEODOR KORNER is a very spacious ship of traditional shipbuilding skill with a very comfy and nostalgic atmosphere. It is imperative on board that the guest is king! Our crew members will anticipate every wish and therefore, make a contribution to the unbelievable success of this voyage. Your bike-cruise through various countries is also a culinary expedition through the diversity of the national and the regional cuisine; a committed musician will perform in the evening for dance!
Technical details: Year of manufacture: 1965, general renovation: 1998, length 87 m, breadth 17 m, draft 1,7 m, speed 25 km/h, 65 cabins, 135 passengers maximum.
Accommodations: Return to Top
Books and magazines of our library provide relaxation and reading pleasure, parlour games offer all kinds of disport. Our dignified furnished cabins
are cozy, rustic, approx. 8-10
Languages on board - German and English
Highlights:
Click to See: Tour Price - Departure Days - What's Included - Reserve this tour
The Itinerary: Return to Top
Day 1 - Passau The "Bishop-City" which is embedded between the rivers Inn, llz and the Danube, close to the Bavarian/ Austrian border. Embarkment at 5 p.m.; in the evening welcome cocktail and dinner with live music.
Day 2 - Passau - Schlogen (The Danube loop) - Linz (Approx. 50 km/31 mi by bike) Sightseeing tour with City-Express Linz (optional) Downstream, the way leads you to pretty villages amid natural landscape. Need a boost? Try some of the special cordials and liqueurs in the Trappist monastery in Engelszell. Supposedly they have special healing powers. Let yourself relax on the sun deck after a successful day while the ship takes you through the romantic Schlogener loop, where the river makes a very abrupt 180 degree turn. And after dinner, ride on the bright yellow City Express (facultative) and discover Linz, the capital of upper Austria.
Day 3 - Linz - Grein (Approx 65 km)/40 mi by bike) Visit of Grein Castle (Optional) Today's bike tour takes you directly along the Danube where you have enough time to enjoy the natural state of the meadow landscape. The Celtic town Mitterkirchen gives you an insight of the past. The alternative route "Clam Castle" through the beautiful back country of the "Strudengau" is slightly hilly, but a fantastic landscape. Grein is the destination of today's stage, place of Austria's oldest city-theatre and the Castle of Grein. (optional)
Day 4 - Grein - Melk - Tulln (approx. 51 km/32 mi by bike) Today's stage is marked by a diversified landscape. At the beginning there is the Strudengau - a narrow point of the Danube which used to be notorious amongst skippers. The melancholic and untouched landscape of the "Strudengau" will put you into a very special mood as you continue to the "Nibelungengau", an equally fascinating part of the Danube; a landscape with soft hills an a great historic past. Passing the village of pilgrimage Maria Taferl, the valley expands from Persenbeug and the bike tour leads you further to Melk with its gorgeous baroque Benedictine monastery. On deck you enjoy the sunset and the beautiful evening illumination of the Wachau. Today's final destination is Tulln famous for its market gardens.
Day 5 - Tulln - Vienna (35km/21mi)
Vienna city tour by bus (Optional)
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Day 7
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Vienna - Wachau -
Krems-Emmersdorf (36 km/22mi)
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Passau (Disembarkation)
TOUR PRICES: Per Person Deck Plan: MS THEODOR KORNER Self-Guided Version:
Passau Deck:
Linz Deck:
Wien Deck:
Guided Tour Version - Comfort Package - Surcharge - $395
Surcharge to start and end cruise in Vienna - $120
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Includes all meals
Additional Hotel Nights - Passau: 4**** Star Hotel: 2 bed room - $85, Single Room - $115 Vienna: 4**** Star Hotel: 2 bed room - $95, Single Room - $140
Hotel prices are per person in room
Land Excursions: The following optional excursions (surcharge - not included in tour price) can be booked directly on board with the cruse director.
Transfer Munich to Passau - $80 one way/ round trip $140
THE BICYCLES: Modern 7-speed touring bike with bike rack and panniersOptional Bicycle rental: 21 speed bike - $70
ELECTRIC POWERED BICYCLE: You can add the use of an electric motor to do some of the work for you. Our "Fivers" (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 - $150
Reduction for children: 0-2 years free, 3-13 years 20 % at occupancy of one cabin with 2 fully paid adults in triple cabin.
High Season Supplement -
Landing/Harbour fees Obligatory from 14 years old and payable at the dock) - €59/$90 (approx)
Due to possible increase of fuel prices we reserve the right of price alignments. (Please see disclaimer below for details)
Departure:
Self Guided Tours Depart every Saturday from April 7 to October 13 Guided Comfort Tour Departures: April 14, May 12, June 9, July 14, August 18, September 15 & 29 Arrivals in April and October: FREE Wine for Dinner
Minimum number of participants: 50 Persons for whole cruise, 10 persons for guided tour (must be reached at least 4 weeks prior to trip). 22 persons max. for the guided tour. We recommend the purchase of an insurance plan. Schedule: We reserve the right to change the schedule. When low or high water bars the ship from passing through a certain area, some parts can be negotiated via bus (free of charge).
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
Self-guided tours:
Guided Tour - comfort relax package - additionally includes:
Services not included: Return to Top
THE BICYCLES: Modern, 7-speed touring bikes, with bike rack and panniers
Schedule: Changes of the timetable are subject to alteration. In case the reach cannot be sailed because of spate or low water section of lines can be covered by bus (which is no reason for rescission free of charge).
General Tips: The arrival and departure to and from Passau is your responsibility. Boarding in Passau is in the afternoon, and debarking in Passau is at approximately 12: 30pm. The bicycle tours are not guided. All distances are approximate of the suggested route. Please also note that storage capacity in the cabins is limited (folding bags are recommended). Within your luggage, good rain clothes (coat and pants) are a must, as well as sunscreen, sun hat and athletic shoes.
Appendix: Additional Travel Constraints (Disclaimer), Bike and Ship tour MS THEODOR KORNER We reserve the right to augment the advertised and booking-confirmed prices in the case of increased operation expenses and taxes, including harbor and docking fees, increased fuel prices, as well as currency exchange rates in the following ways:
A price increase will only occur if there is more than 4 months between the booking and the trip departure, and the increased expenses have not yet been taken into account, and were at the time unforeseeable.
In the case of retroactive price increase, we must immediately contact you. Prices will never be increased within 20 days of departure. By price increases of 5% or more, you have the option to cancel your booking free of charge, or to change your booking to a trip of at least equal value, if we are in any position to do so.
Please claim these previously-stated rights concerning price increases immediately upon their explanation to you.. Return to Top Reserve this tour Return to Bicycle Tour Finder
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