Salzkammergut to Danube 8-day Cycling Path 

Nature and culture - Experience Austria from its best side! 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 highlight of you cycle tour is the capital Vienna with its numerous sights and attractions. 

Highlights:

• City of Mozart Salzburg 
• Lake Attersee 
• Linz 
• Romantic Wachau 
• Waltz metropole Vienna 

Tour Character: Level 2

Mostly flat with some hilly stretches in the Salzkammergut, completely flat along the Danube Cycle Path 

Included in the Cycling Tour:

• 7 nights in 3* and 4* hotel and inn accommodation
• Breakfast 
• Daily luggage transport (1 suitcase per Person/ max. 23kg) 
• 1 x ship ride on the lake Traun, incl. bike 
• 1 x train ride Lambach – Linz incl. bike
• 1 x train ride Tulln – Vienna incl. bike
• 1 x train ride Vienna – Salzburg (transfer own bikes not incl.) 
• Service-hotline
• Handlebar bag with route book, maps and information material incl. tour app + GPS data

Not included in the Tour:

• Reduction for “no ticket Vienna-Salzburg” € 25
• Helmet purchase, payable in advance € 48
• Local tax payable on spot (approx. € 1 - 3 per person/night) 
• Extra nights in Salzburg and Vienna on request
• Bike insurance (25-55 EUR per bike)
• Anything not mentioned in 'included'

Please book your 21-Speed bike (99 EUR) or E-bike (239 EUR) when you book the tour: [email protected]

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Notes:

• The mileages and approximations are distances of the recommended routes. 
• Please be prepared by packing all necessary items, for example, proper rain gear (jacket and pants), sun hat, sunscreen and proper sport shoes. 
• The arrival journey to Salzburg is not included in the tour price and has to be arranged on your own
• This cycling tour is not suitable for people with limited mobility. Individual requests are in special cases possible (ie. handicapped accessible room) 
• In Austria it is mandatory for children under 12 yrs to wear a helmet when on a bike.
• All rental bikes are equipped with a pannier (saddle bag) and an odometer 

Arrival/parking/departure:

• Parking garage Linzer Gasse (entrance Glockengasse): approx. 90 EUR per week 
• Departure daily

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