Salzburg – Vienna

Experience Austria at its best: Nature and Culture! Starting your cycling tour in Mozart’s hometown of Salzburg, you will cycle through the famous Salzkammergut with its pristine blue lakes and enchanting nature.
Continuing your tour, you will reach the Danube Valley with romantic castles, cosy villages, lush vineyards and a well maintained cycling path along the majestic Danube. The remarkable ending of your tour includes the Austrian capital of Vienna with its countless attractions.

Tour Profile: mostly flat with some hilly stretches in the Salzkammergut, completely flat in the Danube valley

Day 1: Salzburg
Individual arrival. Use the extra time for a stroll through the picturesque old part of this cultural and fascinating city.

Day 2: Salzburg - Attersee, approx. 45 km
Along the old railway-line Ischler, you will cycle to the Mondsee and soon reach the slightly rolling hills of the Attergau and the Attersee, a popular recreation area that is favoured by most locals and guests alike.

Day 3: Attersee – Traunsee, approx. 39 km
Today you will pass through the romantic valley of Weißenbachtal and reach the banks of Lake Traunsee. Then transfer by boat (or train) to Gmunden, which is the former imperial capital city of salt.

Day 4: Traunsee – Linz, approx. 32 km
This cycling stretch leads you through the villages of Laakirchen and Steyrermühl on to Lambach. In Lambach take train to the state capital of Upper Austria and Culture Capital of Europe 2009, Linz.

Day 5: Linz – Region Grein, approx. 58/56 km
Enjoy the day with a visit to the monastery in St. Florian and stop by the oldest towns in Austria, the welcoming village of Enns. Your final destination today is the romantic Baroque village of Grein complete with the oldest existing theatre in Austria.

Day 6: Region Grein - Wachau, approx. 70/76 km
Passing the through regions of Strudengau and Nibelungengau, you reach the famous Wachau, recently nominated as an UNESCO World Culture Heritage Area. Visit the unique Benedictine monastery of Melk or sample the local wine at one of the "Heurigen“ (typical Austrian wine taverns).

Day 7: Wachau – Vienna, approx. 62 km
Enjoy the ride through a few impressive villages. Travelling via Weißenkirchen and Dürnstein and then on to the medieval town of Krems, you stop by the impressive Benedictine monastery of Gottweig. In Tulln you transfer by train to the “City of Music”, Vienna.

Day 8: Vienna
Individual departure or extend your stay in Vienna. Experience this great city!

Arrival days: daily from april 23 till October 08, 2011

Arrival | Parking | Departure:
Train Station: Salzburg
Airport: Vienna, Salzburg, Munich
Parking: public parking garage (Linzergasse) ca. € 60

Accommodation: 3 star middle class hotels & inns, Salzburg 3*Hotel, Vienna 4* Hotel

Included Services:
7 nights in rooms with private facilities
Breakfast or 6 x half-board for an extra charge (in Vienna breakfast only)
Daily luggage transport (1 suitcase per Person/ max. 20 kg)
1 x ship or Train Ebensee – Gmunden incl. bike
1 x train Lambach – Linz incl. bike
1 bottle of wine (Wachau) per room
1 x train Tulln – Vienna incl. bike (you can leave the rental bikes in Tulln)
Train ride Vienna – Salzburg (transfer own bikes not incl.)
Service-hotline (also accessible on weekends)

Bikes inkl. panniers: 21-Gear KTM-Unisex-Bike, incl. odometer
For children: Seats, Child trailer, Trailer bikes
Bike helmet rental: € 15 ( upon advanced reservation)

Discount: with 2 full paying adults in double (additional bed): 0-6 J.: -100%; 7-11 J.: -50%; 12-14 J.: -25%; 15-99 J.: -10%

Others:
Reduction for no train ride Vienna - Salzburg: € 23,- per person, Supplement for sending you the train ticket before your journey: € 12,-/booking

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