Self-guided Cycling Merano to Lake Garda

South Tyrol is more than just a place to visit—it’s a region to truly discover. The route from Merano to Lake Garda provides an excellent introduction. Follow the Adige River to Bolzano, where you can visit Ötzi and savor a cappuccino under charming arcades. On the way to Trento, you’ll pass vineyards and historic ruins, including the renowned Sigmundskron Castle. In the picturesque wine villages, pause to sample local wines before reaching the bishop’s city of Trento. The Mediterranean landscape accompanies your final kilometers along Italy’s largest lake, with idyllic promenades and rolling hills creating an unforgettable atmosphere

Highlights:

• Cycling holiday for beginners and families: The route from Merano to Lake Garda mainly leads along flat cycle paths, so the cycling holiday is suitable for all those who are undertaking a longer cycle tour for the first time. Children will also enjoy the route.
• South Tyrolean city highlights: Merano, Trento, Bolzano, Torbole – you can get very close to the beauty of South Tyrolean cities on your cycling holiday. Don’t forget your camera!
• Culinary delights in all their richness: Fruit and vegetables grow in all their glory on the lush South Tyrolean soil – from the grapes to the Venosta apples.

Tour character: Level 1

This is an overall beginner-friendly cycling tour, mostly along well-maintained and scenic bike paths. Only small climbs await you near Lake Caldaro and Lake Garda.

Included in the Cycling Tour:

• 6x nights in 3* and 4* hotel accommodation
• Breakfast
• Luggage transfer between the hotels
• Digital travel documents incl. navigation app, GPS-data, route book
• 1 Train ride with the "Venosta railway line" to Malles incl. your bike
• Service hotline

Not Included in the Tour:

• Bike rental, including rental bike insurance
• Tourist tax, if due
• Printed route book, per person EUR 20
• Arrival/ departure
• Anything not mentioned in 'included'

If you would like to rent a 21-speed bike (109 EUR) or E-bike (299 EUR), please contact our office when booking: [email protected]

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Notes:

• Daily departure
• Extra nights (price depends on date booked)
  • Merano: From 105 EUR p.p (+29 EUR single person)
  • Torbole/ Riva: From 85 EUR p.p (+85 EUR single person)
• Rental bike PLUS -189 EUR on request

Arrival/parking /departure:

• Arrival by train to Merano
• Verona or Bolzano airport
• Parking: Hotel parking spaces or hotel garage, costs approx. EUR 10 to EUR 20 per day, public parking lots/garage, costs approx. EUR 50 to EUR 95 per week
• Departure by bus and train from Riva to Merano, duration approx. 3 hours with 1 change in Rovereto
• Return transfer to Merano every SAT, SUN, MON and TUE morning, costs EUR 99 per person, EUR 49 for your own bike, reservation is necessary, to be paid for in advance

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