Tour

Arrive early to Passau and look forward to a walk through the pretty "New Center" of the three-river city. Passau's center has been completely redesigned and now offers a wonderful car-free pedestrian zone. We definitely recommend a short tour of the cathedral with a concert on the largest church organ in the world (except on Sundays and public holidays).

You can take the Danube boat to Kasten. Then you cycle past the picturesque Engelszell Abbey, through the Schlögener Schlinge to Feldkirchen. On today's farm you will find orchards, chickens, rabbits and a cat who likes to be petted. Try the farm's own apple juice and go on an exciting excursion by rowing boat.

In the morning you cycle comfortably along the Danube to Ottensheim. Via train you arrive Linz. Enjoy a leisurely break in this bright green city and try the famous Linz cake. A visit to Kasperl & Seppy in the imaginative Linz puppet theater is a great experience, especially for children. Then you cycle on the Danube Cycle Path through the Machland to Mitterkirchen. Explore in the open-air museum "Keltendorf" what life was like a few thousand years ago. In your accomodation today, you can try the farm's own specialties such as goat cheese, fruit juices and home-baked bread. The children can end the day by playing on the climbing tower, sliding, swinging or petting goats.

Enjoy a cozy farm breakfast before you reach the charming town of Grein in a short drive. The pearl of the Strudengau invites you to linger with its long-established inns, pastry shops and the Biedermeier coffee house. Visit the imposing Greinburg Castle, which impresses with its knight's hall. The cyclist's farm is quickly reached. The children's playground and many petting animals will delight the children in the afternoon.

Today you cycle through Austria's most famous wine-growing region - the Wachau. Visit Melk, the “gateway to the Wachau”, and stroll through the city park with its modern playground. Enjoy a small wine tasting at one of the numerous wineries that are located along the Danube Cycle Path to Aggstein. At the foot of the legendary Aggstein mountain ruins, you will find today's cycling farm, which welcomes you with cats and chickens and the goats Flecki and Flocki. The farmers are happy to open their farm gates for you and let you participate in everyday farm life.

Visit the Aggstein castle ruins! You can expect a fabulous experience and a fantastic view of the Danube valley. We continue through the vineyards along the Danube to the well-known resort town of Spitz. The old wine-growing village invites you to linger with its Renaissance and Baroque houses and the wonderful square in front of the late Gothic church. Dürnstein, one of the most famous tourist destinations in Austria, is reached quickly. Take a break at the summer pool and one of the many playgrounds before the family wine farm welcomes you in Krems. In the afternoon, enjoy the quiet location between vineyards and orchards while the children play on the playground in the garden of the large property.

Look forward to this stage of your family bike tour along the Austrian Danube, which will take you to the metropolis of Vienna. After breakfast, stroll through the idyllic alleys and marvel at the impressive thousand-year history of Krems. Then take the train to Tulln. Visit the Roman Museum in the Marc Aurel Park, which shows life in the Roman camp in the period from 90 - 500 AD with many original finds, pictures, figures and models. Later you cycle comfortably to Vienna. Visit Schönbrunn Palace, St. Stephen's Cathedral and the Vienna Hofburg and enjoy a Fiaker tour or a ride on the 64.75 m high Ferris wheel in the Vienna Prater. A visit to one of the traditional coffee houses and the “Sacher” hotel, which is known for its famous Sachertorte, will sweeten your bike tour in the afternoon. Finally, you will spend the night in a modern hotel in Vienna.

Your exciting family bike tour along the Danube ends after breakfast. The return journey to Passau is by train in seasons 1 and 2 (transfer of own bikes not included) and in season 3 either by bus (transfer of own bikes included) or train (transfer of own bikes not included).

Would you like to stay longer? No problem, we will be happy to book additional nights in Vienna or Passau for you.

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Prices / Dates

Prices per person in EUR

Services / Info

Services

7 x nights at lovely farms and sometimes private guest houses, in Passau and Vienna 3-star hotel along the Danube cycle path incl. buffet breakfast
Luggage transport
1 x boat trip Passau - Kasten, incl. bike
1 x train ride Ottensheim - Linz, incl. bike
1 x train ride Krems - Tulln, incl. bike
1 x return transfer Vienna - Passau by bus or train
Your personal cycle route in an individualised cycle book, as a digital application for computer and mobile phone, GPX data for your navigation device
1 x high quality handlebar bag for a perfect transport of your travel documents per room
E-bike charging available free of charge in all hotels
7 days hotline service

Info

Below please find more information about your bike trip. If you have any further questions please feel free to contact us by phone: 0049 - (0)6421-886890.

Arrival by train
Passau is accessible by train. We recommend to take a taxi from the station to get to our partner hotels in Passau. Current schedule and price information can be found at

Train schedule information

Parking facilities in Passau
In Passau, parking spaces are available in the Globus Garage Passau (reservation necessary), directly at the bike station. The costs for a parking space in a closed and covered parking garage amount to approx. € 12.00 per day, for a locked but outdoor parking ground € 8.00 per day (reservation and payment with booking). Detailed information on parking in Passau, you will receive together with the travel documents two weeks prior to departure.

Globus Garage

Condition of cycle path
The route from Passau to Vienna is characterized by scenic beauty and very well-developed bike paths. You mostly ride on cycle paths or roads with little traffic. The mostly flat route and the well-developed infrastructure make the Danube Cycle Path to one of the most family-friendly long-distance routes. It often runs in the immediate vicinity of the river, sometimes alternatively on the parallel Danube dam with a wonderful view of the river.

Available rental bikes
You can choose between ladies´and men's bicycles with 21-speed gear shift and freewheel or electric bikes. Children's bikes, child trailers and child seats are also available on request. You simply specify your wishes at time of booking.

Transfer back to the starting point of the journey
The return transfer from Vienna to Passau is already included in the tour price. In Season 1 and 2 by train (transfer of your own bike not included), in Season 3 you have the option to return to Passau either by bus (transfer of your own bike included) or by train (transfer of your own bike not included).

Availabilities
If there are no rooms available in the mentioned farms, the tour route can be changed. Of course we will inform you about this in advance.

Costs which are not included in the travel price
A possibly resulting tourist tax is not part of the travel price and therefore it has to be paid locally in the Hotel (ca. € 1,00 – 2,50 per person/per night) payable on spot.

7 day hotline service
In case of chain breakdown, flooding or other bad surprises that makes a continuation of your tour impossible: no problem, we also work during weekends and you can reach us 7 days a week in case of emergency.

Passport and visa requirements
For EU citizens, there are no special passport or visa requirements and no health formalities to be considered for this trip.

Travel insurance
The tour price already includes the statutory insolvency insurance. In addition, we recommend that you take out travel cancellation insurance upon receipt of your travel confirmation in order to protect yourself against financial disadvantages in the event of travel cancellation, interruption of travel, illness or accident.