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Carinthian Lakes 8-day Self-guided Cycling Tour Level 2

  • 8days
  • Austria

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Austria's Carinthian Lakes Cycling Tour

The “Austrian Riviera”, is what the locals call the Carinthian lake region. it is Austria's southernmost and sunniest region and makes an ideal location for a picture book bike tour. Many lakes are magically embedded in a unique background of staggered mountain ranges. There are cultural treats such as Hochosterwitz castle or Maria Saal and cultural cities like Villach and Klagenfurt. You will find splendid places to swim and a lot of unspoiled nature. All of this will treat you to a bike tour par excellence. And remember: the most beautiful weather is found in the Carinthian lakes land!

Highlights:

  • Old town in Villach
  • Lake Ossiach, Lake Klopein & Lake Worthersee

Tour character: Level 2

The variation between the individual river valleys and lakes – as well as avoiding roads with heavy traffic – makes this route slightly hilly. This journey can be carried out by any frequent cyclist. You mainly cycle along tarmac bike paths and quiet side roads.

Included in the Cycling Tour:

  • 7 night's accommodation in 3* and 4* hotels
  • Breakfast 
  • Welcome briefing (German, English)
  • Luggage transfer
  • Well developed routes
  • Detailed travel documents 1x per room (German, English with route maps, route description, local attractions, important telephone numbers)
  • GPS-data is available and app navigation
  • Service hotline

Not included in the tour:

  • Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price
  • Bike rental
  • Bike insurance
  • Arrival and departure

Arrival / Parking / Departure:

  • Train Station Villach
  • Airport Klagenfurt
  • Unguided, public car park free of charge or public underground car park (approx. € 40 per week) in the surrounding of the hotel. To be paid for at the time, no reservation possible

Notes: 

  • Departures Wednesdays and Sundays - special dates on request
  • Extra Nights
    • Villach - 99 EUR p.p (+59 EUR single person)

If you would like to rent a bike (99 EUR) or e-bike (269 EUR) please contact our office when booking: [email protected]

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  • Day 1

    Arrival in Villach

    The silence of the mountains, the gentle lakeside of the crystal-clear lakes, pure nature – located in the heart of Carinthia the entire region around Villach reflects this entire diversity. Already the Romans, probably the first lakeside tourists appreciated relaxation and recuperation in these thermal baths and even Paracelsus enjoyed here the healing effects of the thermal springs.

  • Day 2

    Around Lake Ossiach approx. 45 km

    You leave Villach along the Seebach-stream and enjoy the view onto the castle ruin Landskron. On a clear day the castle ruin is visible above Villach and far beyond. The knights from long ago knew exactly where they took up residence. It is no surprise since the picturesque backdrop has not changed over time: in the forefront the green colour of the Gerlitzen Alpe, in the background the blue of Lake Ossiach. Lake Ossiach, the so called ’bath tube‘, with a total length of eleven kilometres features,just like nearly all of Carinthia’s lakes, drinking water quality. In Ossiach the mountains and the crystal-clear water of the lake with a water temperature of up to 27 degrees in summer delight on the one hand and on the other hand the monastery dating back to the 11th century with its spectacular, late baroque church. Next the pretty resort of Steindorf on Lake Ossiach beckons. Then a short stop in Bodensdorf before today’s tour has finished the full circle in Villach.

  • Day 3

    Villach – Klagenfurt approx. 50 km

    You start the tour by cycling a few kilometres along the Drau-cycle path headed East. The route continues through unspoilt Carinthian farmland. Your next destination is the bussling town of Velden on Lake Wörthersee. The clear, turquoise-blue water of Lake Wörthersees and the hussle and bussle invite you to a break in the ‚celebrity ‘-town. Through a charming scenery with rolling hills you reach the ‚Keutschach Seental‘. Sometimes it is a languorous wayside cross, sometimes it is a farm house decorated with flowers that catches your eye. The wide valley, the soft rolling hills and wooded mountains, four lovely lakes and in the distance: mountains. Even the close-by sunny South can be felt. Lake Hafnersee, Lake Keutschacher, Lake Baßgeigensee and Lake Rauschelesee are grouped around the resort Keutschach. The ‚Lend ‘-canal, situated at the eastern shores of Lake Wörthersee, leads you into the state capital of Carinthia, to Klagenfurt.

  • Day 4

    Klagenfurt – Lake Klopein approx. 35 km

    Klagenfurt – "the Rose of Lake Wörthersee" – captivates with its enchanting old part of town. Built by Italian architects in the 16/17th century, it has kept its southern flair over centuries. As legend has it the home of a dragon (Lindwurm), today features winding alleyways, romantic archade courts churches and town houses to explore. After such a big dose of culture you continue by bike. Along the small river Glan you will leave Klagenfurt and after you passed a small range of hills with villages and forest you will reach the river Drau. On the Drau-river cycle path you will cycle to the Völkermarkter reservoir. Now it is only a short distance before you reach the warmest lake of the state, Lake Klopeiner. The shores of the Lake Klopeiner See are very inviting: the surrounding is mostly wooded and from the hilltops you see flashes of white little churches. In the South, the Karawanken-mountain chain rises and above it all you see the sun in the (usually) blue sky. Now there is only enough time for a refreshing swim in the lake.

  • Day 5

    Lake Klopein – St. Veit approx.50 km

    Idyllic cycle paths lead you from Klopeiner See to the Völkermarkter reservoir, where you will cycle along its waterfront and then pass the river Drau for the last time. On the Glan-Gurk-cycle path you will be led around the former duke city Völkermarkt, capital of the Jaunatal and located on a rising ground and further through typical Carinthian villages and landscapes in direction to the castle Hochosterwitz. It is very impressive what the nature and human beings created there! On top of a 150m high chalk rock there is an invulnerable fortress which overcame lots of centuries and can be visited now. Numerous castles and palaces in the surroundings remind us of the former significance of the onetime state capital St. Veit.

  • Day 6

    St. Veit– Villach approx. 55 km

    For centuries St. Veit has been the seat of the Carinthian bishops. The city wall, the medieval main square, the oppulent Rainassance houses, beautiful archade courts, Herzogsburg-castle and many monuments still testify of this period even today. You head west and cycle along the river Glan to Glanegg. Already visible from afar is Glanegg castle ruin, towering here over and above the valley. The cycle path leads you through Feldkirchen which is surrounded by wooded hills, romantic palaces and venerable ruins and directly to Lake Ossiach and back again to your start-and end destination, beautiful Villach.

  • Day 7

    Lake Faak approx. 50 km

    Past Villach’s thermal spa you leave the town and cycle at the foot of the Karawanken-mountains headed East to the last lake of your loop tour, the turquoise-blue Lake Faak. The lake’s backdrop is the Mittagskogel-peak, a genuine rock giant. Extensive, undeveloped meadows and green wooded areas surround the lake and in the middle of the lake you find a wooded island. After a relaxing break at the lakeside and/or a lunch break you start your journey back. You tackle a small ridge on your bikes and hence reach the glistening river Drau with grey-green milky waters. The Drau-cycle path – on flat terrain and very well-developed – leads you along a leisurely route back to Villach.

  • Day 8

    Departure or extension

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Double rooms 939€
Apr 16 2025 Apr 23 2025 12 Single rooms 1,288€
Double rooms 939€
Apr 20 2025 Apr 27 2025 12 Single rooms 1,288€
Double rooms 939€
Apr 23 2025 Apr 30 2025 12 Single rooms 1,288€
Double rooms 939€
Apr 27 2025 May 04 2025 12 Single rooms 1,388€
Double rooms 1,039€
Apr 30 2025 May 07 2025 12 Single rooms 1,388€
Double rooms 1,039€
May 04 2025 May 11 2025 12 Single rooms 1,388€
Double rooms 1,039€
May 07 2025 May 14 2025 12 Single rooms 1,388€
Double rooms 1,039€
May 11 2025 May 18 2025 12 Single rooms 1,388€
Double rooms 1,039€
May 14 2025 May 21 2025 12 Single rooms 1,388€
Double rooms 1,039€
May 18 2025 May 25 2025 12 Single rooms 1,478€
Double rooms 1,129€
May 21 2025 May 28 2025 12 Single rooms 1,478€
Double rooms 1,129€
May 25 2025 Jun 01 2025 12 Single rooms 1,478€
Double rooms 1,129€
May 28 2025 Jun 04 2025 12 Single rooms 1,478€
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Jun 01 2025 Jun 08 2025 12 Single rooms 1,478€
Double rooms 1,129€
Jun 04 2025 Jun 11 2025 12 Single rooms 1,478€
Double rooms 1,129€
Jun 08 2025 Jun 15 2025 12 Single rooms 1,478€
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Jun 11 2025 Jun 18 2025 12 Single rooms 1,478€
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Double rooms 1,129€
Jul 02 2025 Jul 09 2025 12 Single rooms 1,478€
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Jul 06 2025 Jul 13 2025 12 Single rooms 1,478€
Double rooms 1,129€
Jul 09 2025 Jul 16 2025 12 Single rooms 1,478€
Double rooms 1,129€
Jul 13 2025 Jul 20 2025 12 Single rooms 1,478€
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Double rooms 1,129€
Jul 20 2025 Jul 27 2025 12 Single rooms 1,478€
Double rooms 1,129€
Jul 23 2025 Jul 30 2025 12 Single rooms 1,478€
Double rooms 1,129€
Jul 27 2025 Aug 03 2025 12 Single rooms 1,478€
Double rooms 1,129€
Jul 30 2025 Aug 06 2025 12 Single rooms 1,478€
Double rooms 1,129€
Aug 03 2025 Aug 10 2025 12 Single rooms 1,478€
Double rooms 1,129€
Aug 06 2025 Aug 13 2025 12 Single rooms 1,478€
Double rooms 1,129€
Aug 10 2025 Aug 17 2025 12 Single rooms 1,478€
Double rooms 1,129€
Aug 13 2025 Aug 20 2025 12 Single rooms 1,478€
Double rooms 1,129€
Aug 17 2025 Aug 24 2025 12 Single rooms 1,478€
Double rooms 1,129€
Aug 20 2025 Aug 27 2025 12 Single rooms 1,478€
Double rooms 1,129€
Aug 24 2025 Aug 31 2025 12 Single rooms 1,478€
Double rooms 1,129€
Aug 27 2025 Sep 03 2025 12 Single rooms 1,478€
Double rooms 1,129€
Aug 31 2025 Sep 07 2025 12 Single rooms 1,478€
Double rooms 1,129€
Sep 03 2025 Sep 10 2025 12 Single rooms 1,478€
Double rooms 1,129€
Sep 07 2025 Sep 14 2025 12 Single rooms 1,388€
Double rooms 1,039€
Sep 10 2025 Sep 17 2025 12 Single rooms 1,388€
Double rooms 1,039€
Sep 14 2025 Sep 21 2025 12 Single rooms 1,388€
Double rooms 1,039€
Sep 17 2025 Sep 24 2025 12 Single rooms 1,388€
Double rooms 1,039€
Sep 21 2025 Sep 28 2025 12 Single rooms 1,388€
Double rooms 1,039€
Sep 24 2025 Oct 01 2025 12 Single rooms 1,388€
Double rooms 1,039€
Sep 28 2025 Oct 05 2025 12 Single rooms 1,288€
Double rooms 939€
Oct 01 2025 Oct 08 2025 12 Single rooms 1,288€
Double rooms 939€
Oct 05 2025 Oct 12 2025 12 Single rooms 1,288€
Double rooms 939€

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