Passau - 3 rivers / Centre-Based Tour

South Bavarian Impressions along Danube, Inn & Ilz

Itinerary

Route

Tour Profile / Level 1

The cycling path is completely paved from one end to the other, flat, only few slight increases around Passau.

Day 1: Passau

Individual arrival to Passau. Check in, pick up/hand out of rental bike and travel information. You can find our suggestions for the nicest bike tours in the surroundings below. It is up to you, which ones you choose and how you combine them - or if you do something completely different. You can plan this homebased tour however it suites you best.

Routings/program suggestions

Tour 1: Ship ride to Obernzell + bike ride in the Danube Loop, approx. 53 km
In the early morning you take the excursion boat to Obernzell. You cycle to Schlögen, the gate of the famous Danube loop, where the river makes a turn of 180 degrees. Experience the idyllic scenery along the steep densely wooded hillsides. Highlight: Explore the world-famous Schlögener Blick on a short hike - a breathtaking view is waiting for you. Back on the banks of the Danube, typical taverns attract with regional specialties. From Obernzell you will return to Passau by ship.

Tour 2: Inn Cycle Path – Bike ride to the baroque town of Schärding, approx. 33 km
Starting from the "Three River City of Passau" you bike through the green floodplan along the river Inn. Changing again and again between Austrian and German territory we cycle through dreamly scenery. The old skipper town Wernstein, midst the fertile farmcountryside of the "Sauwald" region is guarded by two castles: Castle Neuburg and Castle Wernstein. A special scenery can be seen at the Inn norrowness, where you can find various flora. The crowning highlight is the baroque pearl Schärding, which enchants with cultural and culinary specialities.

Tour 3: Ancient Bavarians routing to Abbey Engelszell, approx. 54 km
On one of the most famous bike paths the Danube Cycle Path our bike ride leads us through charming nature, passing the castle Obernzell, the "Haus am Strom" – an exhibition center until we reach the one and only trappist abbey of Austria in Engelhartszell, which we can reach by ferry. On the other river bank we cycle back to Passau.

Tour 4: Danube Cycle Path to Monastery Schweiklberg, approx. 50 km
The classical Danube Cycle path leads you through a picturesque narrow valley through the southern extensions of the Bavarian Forest. You are heading to "The Small Three River City Vilshofen", where the rivers Vilshofen and Wolfach merge into the Danube. The Benedictine monastery Schweikelberg is located high over the city. The herbal liqueur of Schweikelberg is a former medicine which has been used at home, wide spread until Siberia.

Day 5: Passau

Individual departure or extension.

Services

  • 4 nights in rooms with private facilities 

  • Daily breakfast or 4x dinner for a surcharge

  • 1x ship ride Passau-Obernzell-Passau 

  • 1x Three River Sightseeing boat tour in Passau

  • Service-Hotline (also accessible on weekends) 

  • Handlebar bag with maps and information material per room

  • Cycle app including voice navigation (also available as GPS file) We recommend bringing a power bank and phone holder to ensure a smooth ride.

Our tip: Get your eSIM for a low-priced holiday-data package here

Dates & Prices

Dates

Merkmale

Season / Period
Type
  26.04. - 28.09.25
Hotel Atrium

Extras

Discounts 3rd person in room with 2 full payers
0 until 5,99 years (in parents bed) -100%
other discounts on request
   
Bicycles & equipment
8-/24-speed bike 99
E-bike 219
child bike and other equipment on request
Rental bike disclaimer trekking/E-Bike 22/49
   
Additional nights
dbl/sgl 81/119

Best - Price - Guarantee

If you would verifiably receive better conditions and/or prices from another tour operator at the time of booking we guarantee at least the same conditions PLUS 1 handlebar bag for FREE!
All prices per person in EUR

Accommodation

Hotel samples

Hotel Atrium 4* garni

Let us surprise you with our beautiful house, close to the city center yet in leafy surroundings. We have three different room categories. Due to the archetectural structure of the building, we don’t have uniform rooms, but many unique rooms, each with a special charm of its own, which makes it very difficult to classify them in clearly defined rate categories. The categorization of room types is mainly based on size, location and bedding equipment.

Rooms: size: from 16m² to almost 40m²
beds: from 90cm x 200cm to 160cm x 200cm
(partially extra-long beds up to 220cm)
Bathrooms: shower or bathtub or even whirlpool tub
many different lay-outs and sizes


Note: Please be informed that this hotel is a hotel sample and therefore subject to alteration! Find Your final hotel booking at Your hotel list after/at booking.

Bicycle

Bicycles with panniers

The following bikes are available for rent:

  • 8-/24-speed UNISEX bikes
  • children bikes and equipment on request
  • E-bikes

E-bikes | Elecric bikes | Pedelecs

With an E-bike every bike tour is a breeze! If you had few opportunities to cycle over the last weeks or if you are not sure concerning your fitness, but also with physical disabilities, every bike ride is a treat! The shiftable, low noise electric drive of our modern E-bike relieves you of some of the work and increases the pedal force up to 3 times ... So you can now book a bike tour together with cyclists who have different fitness level. Acclivity can be handled easily.

Useful

Arrival - Parking - Departure

Arrival by plane

Airport: Munich (MUC)
Passau is reachable from the airport Munihc in about 2,5 hours with public transportation. Either you take a shuttle to Freising and take an onward train directly to Passau, or you take the S1 or S8 (train) to the main train station Munich and from there with the train via Landshut to Passau.

Arrival by car

Hotel garage Hotel Atrium garni approx. € 7,-/day


Additional information

Helmets
Wearing helmets in Austria is mendatory for children until 12 years. Please take care of that and bring your own, fitting helmet with you!

Tourist tax to be payed on spot (approx. € 1-2,50 per person per night)

Rental bike disclaimer
If a traveler rents a rental bike, they are generally liable for damage and theft. When booking our rental bike disclaimer, we assume liability so that no financial responsibility has to be borne in the event of loss or damage to the rental bike (if properly used and secured). The only exceptions to this are lost keys, batteries and chargers of e-bikes, as well as damage caused by intent or gross negligence.

Videos

Travel stories

5,5 of 6 Stars | 2
Hotel accomodation was good and the included breakfasts were amazing. The tour book described the routes well and we enjoyed the scenery as we travelled along. The bikes were reliable and comfortable. Passau itself is a delightful city...B.B. 07/18
5,4 16.06.2024 | Richard M. Passau - 3 rivers / Centre-Based Tour

Rad+Reisen response to unavoidable changes in circumstances: Passau flooding

Flooding in Passau meant that the river transport and most cycle paths were inaccessible during our tour. We were able to find alternative routes, and the bicycles provided were able to manage hillier terrain. We were able to visit other interesting and ...
  • Booking handling 6
  • Travel documents 5
  • Per-Tour information 4
  • Accomodation 6
  • Board 6
  • Route description 5
  • Bicycle + equipment 6
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5,4 20.07.2018 | Barbara B. 3 rivers tour around Passau home-based tour

Enjoyable bicycle tour

Hotel accomodation was good and the included breakfasts were amazing. The tour book described the routes well and we enjoyed the scenery as we travelled along. The bikes were reliable and comfortable. Passau itself is a delightful city. We had difficulty ...
  • Overall satisfaction 6
  • Booking handling 5
  • Travel documents 5
  • Per-Tour information 5
  • Accomodation 6
  • Board 6
  • Route description 5
  • Route-character 5
  • Bicycle + equipment 6
  • Price-performance ratio 5
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