Danube Cycle Path
Passau – Vienna
325.0 km
Difficulty: Easy
Price: ab 729.00 €
Passau
Vienna
325.0 km
Difficulty: Easy
Price: from 729.00 €
Passau – Vienna
Self-guided distance tour
8 days / 7 nights
approx. 310 to 325 km
Explore the paths along the blue Danube River just like the Romans, the legendary Nibelungs, and even some of Europe’s powerful kings and emperors did before you. You will get to know the beauty and historical significance of this ancient military and trading route. Never far away from the cool, clear water of the Danube, you will enjoy one of Europe’s most beautiful and popular cycle routes.
You can either start your trip in the baroque town of Schärding or Passau, the town of three rivers. You will cycle through various districts of Upper and Lower Austria and finally to the Danube metropolis of Vienna. You will love the breathtaking natural beauty of the Danube valley and the Schlögen bend or perhaps you will fall in love with the landscapes along the Danube river such as the Machland, the Strudengau, or the famous Wachau. In the rural areas, to accompany these wonderful impressions, you can enjoy many traditional Austrian delicacies. Your physical wellbeing will be well catered for, from savoury dumpling specialities and moreish must all the way to the wines of the Buschenschenken taverns in the Wachau region. This cycle tour is a true classic and is ideally suited as a first cycling holiday with the whole family.
Passau – Vienna
Self-guided distance tour
8 days / 7 nights
approx. 310 to 325 km
Explore the paths along the blue Danube River just like the Romans, the legendary Nibelungs, and even some of Europe’s powerful kings and emperors did before you. You will get to know the beauty and historical significance of this ancient military and trading route. Never far away from the cool, clear water of the Danube, you will enjoy one of Europe’s most beautiful and popular cycle routes.
You can either start your trip in the baroque town of Schärding or Passau, the town of three rivers. You will cycle through various districts of Upper and Lower Austria and finally to the Danube metropolis of Vienna. You will love the breathtaking natural beauty of the Danube valley and the Schlögen bend or perhaps you will fall in love with the landscapes along the Danube river such as the Machland, the Strudengau, or the famous Wachau. In the rural areas, to accompany these wonderful impressions, you can enjoy many traditional Austrian delicacies. Your physical wellbeing will be well catered for, from savoury dumpling specialities and moreish must all the way to the wines of the Buschenschenken taverns in the Wachau region. This cycle tour is a true classic and is ideally suited as a first cycling holiday with the whole family.
Passau – Vienna
Characteristics of the route
Flat or slightly downhill along the Danube; well-built cycling path almost all the way without motor vehicles. Minor roads make up only very short sections of this route – the Danube cycle path is a perfect example of a cycle route.
Highlights
- Passau’s lush old town
- The Schlögener Schlinge, a natural spectacle
- The Grüne Veltliner in Wachau, a World Cultural Heritage site
- Vienna’s St. Stephan’s cathedral
Included services
- Accommodation in your selected category
- Breakfast buffet
- Welcome briefing (DE, EN)
- Luggage transfer
- EUROBIKE developed route
- Detailed travel documents 1x per room (DE, EN, FR)
- 1 ferry ride (Au-Schlögen) incl. bike
- 1 wine tasting in the Wachau region
- App for Navigation and GPS-data available
- Service hotline
Impressions of the trip.
Tipps in der Nähe
Interessante Hotspots direkt an der Strecke des Radweges.
Von kulinarischen Einkehrtipps zwischendurch, über
spannende Ausflugsziele für Familien, bis hin zu kulturellen
Sehenswürdigkeiten und Shopping-Erlebnissen.
Accommodations
The ideal accommodation is where you feel comfortable.
It serves to retreat, to relax, to switch off.
It is an essential part of a perfect cycling holiday.
Choose one that suits you.
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in Austria, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Slovenia, and Liechtenstein
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