BONUS - biketours: 5% extra discount for bookings until 60 days prior to tour start
Please note: You can only take part in this trip if you are vaccinated or recovered from Covid-19!
As of Oct 2022, subject to change.
Feel save, book flexible: FREE rebooking up to 6 weeks prior arrival to any alternative date in 2021 - applies to bookings between May 01 and June 15 2021 , the price of the newly selected date 2021 applies in the event of a rebooking.
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.
Our Tip: If you book until 60 days prior to arrival you get a 5% discount!
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.
Today you will pass through the romantic valley "Weißenbachtal" and reach the banks of Lake Traunsee. You continue to Ebensee, where the ship awaits you. Enjoy the beautiful panorama.
This cycling stretch leads you through the villages of Laakirchen and Steyrermühl on to Lambach. In Lambach take the train to the state capital of Upper Austria and Culture Capital of Europe 2009, Linz.
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.
Passing 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).
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.
7 nights in rooms with private facilities
Daily breakfast
Daily luggage transport (1 suitcase per Person/ max. 20 kg)
1x ship on lake Traunsee incl. bike
1x train Lambach – Linz incl. bike
1x train Tulln – Vienna incl. bike
1x Train ride back from Vienna – Salzburg (transfer own bikes not incl.)
1x handlebar bag, digital route book and information material per room (also available as GPX file)
7-day service hotline
| Bikes & equipment | |
| 21-speed-bike | 109 |
| E-bike | 229 |
| Rental bike disclaimer Trekking/E-Bike | 22/49 |
| Additional nights | |
| Salzburg 4* (dbl/sgl) | 109/205 |
| Vienna 4* (dbl/sgl) | 89/129 |
| Transfer | |
| Train ride Vienna-Salzburg excl. bike | included |
| Reduction "no return ticket" | -25 |
3-4 star hotels and inns
Salzburg: 4*Hotel Amedia
Region Attersee: 3*Seehotel Post
Region Traunsee: 3*Keramikhotel Goldener Brunnen
Linz: 4*Austria Trend Hotel Schillerpark
Region Strudengau: 3*Hotel Aumühle
Region Wachau: 3*Hotel-Gasthof Zur Wachau
Vienna: 4*Hotel roomz Prater
Note: Please be informed that these are hotel samples and therefore subject to alteration! Find Your final hotel bookings at Your hotel list after/at booking.
E-Bikes are a great opportunity for people with different fitness level to take on a bike holiday together. With e-bikes every tour is a delight!
Please note: E-Bikes are very popular. As tghere is limited availybility please reserve your bikes early!
It can happen even with new wheels and by best servicing. With the rental bikes you will receive repair vouchers which you can present in our authorised workshops along the way. Should a repair not be possible, please contact our service number! In a few hotels/guest houses we have some bikes on stock if you need to change them during the trip.
You are welcome to bring your own bicycle. It is adapted especially to your needs. Do not forget to bring a repair kit with all necessary tools such as: keys, reserve tube and lock. Please check your own bicycle for operability upon arrival.
Valid for danube cycle path: For the return journey to Passau we recommend the reservation of the bus transfer or the train ride - some trains offer bicycle-parking possibilities, however those are limited and a reservation is necessary.
If a traveller rents a bike, he is basically liable for damages and theft. When booking our rental bike disclaimer, we assume liability so that in case of loss or damage to the rental bike (when properly used and secured) no financial responsibility must be paid. Excluded from this are only lost keys, batteries and chargers of e-bikes, as well as damage due to intent or gross negligence.
Airport: Salzburg (SZG), Vienna (VIE)
Arrival
Airport Salzburg - Starthotel: With the busline 2 to the station "Salzburg Saint-Julien-Straße" (approx. 20min) Ticket at the ticketautomat at the airport - Ticketprice approx. € 5,00 / Taxi for approx. € 18,00 (15min)
Airport Vienna - Starthotel: With the Rail Jet to "Wien Meidling" and with the FlixTrain to Salzburg - 3h15min
Departure
Endhotel - Airport Salzburg: With the FlixTrain to Salzburg and with the busline 2 to the airport. - 3h 10min
Endhotel - Airport Vienna: With the Bus VAL 1 to the airport. - 50min ticketprice approx. € 10,- / Taxi for approx. € 32,- (25min)
Parking: Parking garage Linzergasse (access Glockengasse) approx. € 28,-/day
Train station: Salzburg, Vienna
Arrival
Train station Salzburg - Starthotel: by foot 10min
Train station Vienna - Starthotel: Rail Jet to Salzburg HBF and with the busline 1 to the station "Salzburg Saint-Julien-Straße". (3h)
Departure
Endhotel - Train station Salzburg: With the "Westbahn" directly to Salzburg HBF (2h 30min)
Endhotel - Train station Vienna: With the subway U3 to "Stephansplatz" and with the U1 to "Hauptbahnhof". Ticketprice approx. € 10,- (20 min) / Taxi for approx. € 12,- (10 min)
Own bikes not included in the return train ticket - Please reserve at https://westbahn.at/en/ticket-shop/reservations/
Helmets: In Austria it is mandatory for children under 12 years to wear a helmet when on a bike.
Local tax payable on spot (approx. € 1-3 per person/night)
Rental bike disclaimer
When renting a bike, the traveler is generally liable for any damage or theft. If you book our rental bike disclaimer, we assume liability, so that you do not have to bear any financial responsibility in the event of loss or damage to the rental bike (if used and secured properly). The only exceptions to this are lost keys, batteries and chargers for e-bikes, as well as damage caused intentionally or through gross negligence.
Happy to advise you:
Marijana Peric
