Easy Guided Bike&Cruise Tour on the Danube

Day-to-day

1. 

   Arrival at Passau, cycling 20 km

   Our tour starts with a bike fitting and a first ride along another river first: the Inn in the direction of Wernstein and  We will check in at a 3 star hotel in Passau. You might like to arrive a day earlier at this destination to adjust to the time schedule and enjoy the ride fully!

2. 

   Starting on the Danube Bike Path, cycling 56 km

   First we cycle to the ship, docked in Passau! We will have lunch on board and sail on to Schloegen were we will start cycling after docking there. It’s a famous part of the Danube: the „Schlögener Schlinge“ which has been appointed a „Natural Wonder of Austria“ in 2008.
   This rarity, called epigenetic cross valley, was being generated when the Danube carved its way through the soft layers of the Tertiary and created its meander-formed river bed, which it had to retain on the hard granitic rock. Because of the elevation of the landmass later on, the Danube carved itself nearly 300m into the ground and thereby created the dell, which almost forms a full circle. We cycle to Linz in Austria

3. 

   Bratislava & Schloss Hof, cycling 33/48 km

   All of a sudden we are already in the next country: Slowakia, where we are able to start cycling after enjoying a morning of cruising. We cycle through Park Marchmuendung to the Castle of Hof and back to the ship near Bratislava.

4. 

   Budapest , cycling 18/48 km

   Today we can cycle through the lovely inner city including the Margareteninsel of Budapest on a 98% car free track, or you book the bus to take you to and through the city. Another option is to cycle along the Danube Bike Path up to Szentendre.

    

5. 

   Belgrad and Novi Sad, cycling 29 km

   Part of the day is cruising and enjoying the ship’s facilities. Did you have your hydrojet massage yet?

   After lunch we can start cycling to the Save Island and onwards to the Kalemegdan Fortress.

   The Kalemegdan Fortress is itself a museum, built from the 1st to the 18th century and besieged more than 100 times. The earliest remains of the fortifications date even back to the Celts! The ground on which it stands was a Roman Castrum, where a Roman legion protected the nearby harbour of the Roman Danube Imperial Fleet. Later it was rebuilt with a different purpose as a Byzantine castle, a medieval castle of Serbian Despots and – later on – as Austrian and Ottoman fortifications. The Kalemegdan fortress is divided into the Upper Town and the Lower Town.

   Our day ends with a 75 minute transfer by bus to the ship that has sailed to Novi Sad in the meantime. We will be back on board at around 9 pm

6. 

   Mohacs, cycling 45 km

   We pass the borders once more because we are outside of the European Union here. So no free traffic! We will cycle through a national park. The Duna-Dráva National Park was established along the Danube and Dráva rivers, covering an area of some 50.000 hectares. Water played the main role in the formation of its natural landscape. The two rivers and their water resulted in the development of a great variety of habitats, where a colourful ecosystem can be found. Almost the whole of the national park is located in an area, which was formerly a flood-plain.

7. 

   Sturovo to Komarno, cycling 56 km

   The great sailing through the Danube Bent will put us in a great mood for todays cycle tour. it’s off at Sturovo to cycle to Komarno, a lovely fortified village.Komárno was formed from part of a historical town in Hungary situated on both banks of the Danube. Following World War I and the Treaty of Trianon, the border of the newly created Czechoslovakia cut the historical, unified town in half, creating two new towns. The smaller part, based on the former suburb of Újszőny, is in Hungary. Komárno and Komárom are connected by the Elisabeth Bridge, which used to be a border crossing between Slovakia and Hungary until border checks were lifted due to the Schengen Area rules.

8. 

   Vienna

   Today we leave the ship in the morning. The tour is over, unless you decide to join us and stay at least one or two nights at Vienna, having time to explore this lovely city before we say goodbye to this really grand tour.

    

    

Photos

Accommodations

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  Our rivercruise ship the PRIMADONNA

  The PRIMADONNA is a beautiful fully updated rivercruise ship. It can take up to 160 guests, and has options on different levels of cabins and comfort. All twin/double cabins we have offer a private balcony!

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  Cabins

  The PRIMADONNA has 4 levels of cabins on offer. You can check the different prices at “what’s included and optional”.

   

   

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  Free Drinks?

  You can book a drink package which takes care of coffee, tea, beers and wines, Mosel Sekt and sodas. It’s 144 euro per person.

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  INDOOR Jacuzzi

  If you book a cabin on the Main Deck you have a free Massage and a free Hydrojetmassage for 1 guest.

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  Outdoor Jacuzzi

  A nice way to spend some time on the ship at the sundeck

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  the hotel in Vienna

  After leaving the cruiseship at Thursday morning, we can check in at this hotel in Vienna if you want to continue your trip. The hotel has 4 stars and is called Perschy Palais Hotel. It offers a historic setting in the historic old part of Vienna, close to many of the hightlights.

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  One of the rooms we pre-booked for you

  Double rooms for 150 euro per night, single rooms 130 euro per night