Day 1 – WELCOME TO VIENNA (Austria) – Arrival at
the Hotel in Vienna in your organisation. Discover the Danube-Metropolis Vienna, the capital of
the Republic of Austria. Experience the down-to-earth Vienna today in
the coffee houses and typical restaurants, by a Sacher cake, or during a leisurely stroll on the
ring road, even in the Prater. Overnight stay in our partner hotel in Vienna.
Day 2 – RIVER DANUBE AND BRATISLAVA (Slovakia)– After breakfast the tour-
coordinator/driver of the back-up van will welcome you at 8:45 AM in the same hotel. (Meeting
point at the hotel reception) Route briefing.
The bikes will be adjusted and the cycling adventure is finally ready to start. There is a
beautiful cycle path ahead on the Hubertus-embankment along the Danube River (nature reserve).
On this day you have the opportunity to see
two fantastic Castles as well. You will arrive in the spa site Bad Deutsch Altenburg. Finally
transport directly to the hotel in Bratislava the capital and historical coronation town of
Slovakia. A walking tour in its charming
downtown is highly recommended for you!
(approx. 50 km / 31 miles cycling)
Day 3 – LAKE NEUSIEDL CYCLE PATH – The first destination is Parndorf then you
cycle along the shore of Lake Neusiedl, through Rust (“the town of the storks”) and Mörbisch.
Sopron, this days destination, is the
only Hungarian town where almost the entire city centre has survived from the Middle Ages. In
October 1820 entered the nine-year-old Franz Liszt with the performance of a piano concerto for
the first time publicly at a concert
in Sopron town.
(approx. 60 km / 37 miles cycling)
Day 4 – HAYDN AND THE ESZTERHÁZY DYNASTY – On this day, you will enjoy the
beautiful view over Lake Fertö (Neusiedl) and the nice scenery of the region. A landscape of
vastness, which influenced the horizon, views
and the genius mind of Haydn. Visit the magnificent baroque palace of the prince family of
Eszterházy in Fertöd (Eszterháza)! Joseph Haydn has worked in the castle for almost 30 years
as a court composer and conductor.
(approx. 56 km / 35 miles cycling)
Day 5 – NATURE AND THERMAL LAKE – Cycling through the small, dream like
villages with their quaint atmosphere. Stork nests decorate the roofs and the masts. You will
reach the famous Spa resort Hévíz with Europe's
largest natural thermal lake and then the great freshwater of Lake Balaton. Here is the town
Keszthely with the
Castle and
Castle Park Festetics - also a part of
Austria-Hungary history.
(approx. 60 km / 37 miles cycling)
Day 6 – LAKE BALATON CYCLE ROUTE, THEN BUDAPEST – You will leave the town of
Keszthely at the Lake Balaton. Cycling first on the western- and then on the southern side of
the lake. Enjoyable cycling along the flat
southern lakeside. Along the way there are swimming option with panoramic view. We reach the
mid-southern shore of the Lake Balaton right away. Goodbye look on Lake Balaton; a transfer
bus/van is waiting to transport you to Budapest
- „Queen of the Danube” (about 1.5 hour travel). Leisure time, then overnight stay in the Hotel
in Budapest.
(approx. 56 km / 35 miles cycling)
Day 7 – Individual departure after breakfast or exploring Budapest, additional
night/s in Budapest or in Vienna.