Danube Cycle Path, Short Tour
From Linz to Vienna
Arrival in Linz
Individual arrival to the Upper Austrian capital of Linz. The historic old town has many pubs and eateries for you to discover. Other highlights of the European Capital of Culture 2009 include the magnificent views from Pöstlingberg mountain and a walk through the Donaulände park.
The route guides you away from the course of the Danube via St. Florian (Augustinian monastery) to Enns. There you can view the town square with its 60 meter high town tower, the landmark of the oldest town in Austria, or you visit the archaeological collection in the municipal museum Lauriacum. Back on the Danube you cycle alongside and reach the beautiful little baroque town of Grein. Here you have the opportunity to visit the oldest municipal theater in Austria that is still being used. Additionally you can visit the maritime museum or Greinburg castle.
This section of the Danube, the Strudengau, was once feared by sailors, now you can cycle along it. Where they used to fight against the Danube currents you can now take a leisurely cycle ride. In Maria Taferl, high above the Danube, you will find the magnificent pilgrimage church, which attracts thousands of pilgrims every year. You should make a little stop in Melk and look up or you will miss the beautiful Stift Melk monastery that overlooks the Danube. As soon as you leave the town you will get into the picturesque Wachau region, where you can enjoy the charming atmosphere of the region’s typical orchards and vineyards.
You will pass through the little wine towns of Spitz and Weißenkirchen, cycle past the Dürnstein Castle ruin, and the 1000-year old town of Krems, and finish your tour in Tulln. A stay in the Wachau region means that you simply have to take part in a wine tasting, which we would be pleased to organize for you.
You will pass through the little wine towns of Spitz and Weißenkirchen, cycle past the Dürnstein Castle ruin, and the 1000-year old town of Krems, and finish your tour in Tulln. A stay in the Wachau region means that you simply have to take part in a wine tasting, which we would be pleased to organize for you.
If you are interested in we would be pleased to book some extra nights for you.
Tour character
Flat or slightly downhill along the Danube; well-built cycling path almost all the way without motor vehicles; only very short sections of this route run on minor roads - the Danube cycle path is a perfect example of a cycle route.
Category A: Carefully selected hotels **** (it might be 1 ***), often best hotel on place
Category B: Accommodation at guest houses and hotels ***, in Linz and Vienna ****
- Overnight stays in the chosen category
- Breakfast buffet
- If half-board is booked: 4x 3-course dinner (in Vienna B&B only)
- Luggage transfer between the hotels (no limit in pieces)
- Service-hotline for the duration of the tour
- Excellently planned routes
- Detailed travel information
- Personal tour information on spot
- 1 wine tasting in the Wachau valley
- Rental bike insurance
- GPS tracks available upon request
Arrival / Parking / Departure
- Linz is easily reached by train. Next airport: Linz, Munich, or Vienna.
- Hotel parking garage; no reservation possible and necessary, payable on spot; Price: approx. 17 € per day.
- Daily return transfer from Vienna by van possible; pick-up at the hotel, duration approx. 2.5 hours, 55 € per person including bike, reservation in advance necessary, payable on spot.
- Alternative: return journey by train; train ticket is available in advance for 25 € per person (doesn´t include the transfer of own bikes).
- Please note: Where visitor´s tax is due, it is not included in the tour price.