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Guided bike tour / self-guided bike tour
18 days / 17 nights in 3* hotels or pensions
593 km / 368 miles cycling
Trip Rating:
2.2 out of 5.0
Routes :
marced cycle path
90% cycle routes with low motor traffic
90% blacktop cycle path
2012 Departure dates :
self-guided bike tours : daily from April 14 to September 21
(different departure dates on request)
guided bike tours
(on request : daily from April 14 to September 21)
Trip Begins / Ends :
Prague airport / Budapest airport
Bike tour Description:
This original CZ Eurotour bike tour has been prepared particularly for American, Canadian and Australian clients. Of course it is also suitable for tourists from
Europe and Asia. Its romantic routes are designed to enable visiting and discovering the most beautiful landmarks of UNESCO heritage and the most beautiful places along
the entire route. The bike tour leads through 4 countries of Middle Europe - the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary. We will visit 5 most renowned
UNESCO landmarks, various urban listed preserves and southern part of the Czech Republic, which with its landscape and beautiful castles and chateaus is the
cleanest area in Czechia, simply put - Greenways and much more ..... .
Program of this bike tour includes 18 days including free days to give everybody enough time for landmarks, relax, and entertainment.
The bike tour can be shortened or extended at your request, or transfers in a VAN can replace some parts of the bike tours. Self-guided biking or guided biking are
available.
Bike touring Daily program:
Day 1 Prague arrival day
This day begins with a welcome at the airport, then transfer to hotel and accommodation. This day we will devote to discovering the magic places of Prague.
We recommend visiting of the UNESCO historical centre of the city and following that we will prepare a welcome dinner in a restaurant.
Day 2 Prague - Karlštejn - Příbram : VAN transfer 35 km / 22 miles;
cycling 42 km / 26 miles
(terrain elevation)
To avoid Prague’s traffic, a VAN will take us from our hotel to the famous castle Karlštejn. After an optional visit of Karlštejn, our first bicycle tour
to a former miner city of Příbram is awaiting us. Once we have put us up, we can set out on a visit of the famous place of pilgrimage Svatá Hora.
Day 3 Příbram - Český Krumlov : VAN transfer 91 km / 56 miles;
cycling 40 km / 25 miles
(terrain elevation)
From Příbram, we will go to Orlík dam in the morning - one of the dams of a Vltava-river cascade system, which also protects
Prague against floods. The dam is 33km / 21 miles long and we will go alongside it to reach 500m long Žďákovský bridge, which with its one span is one of the biggest
bridges in the world. We can also visit a romantic castle Orlík here. In the afternoon, we will leave for Zvíkov, a castle at a junction of the river Vltava
and the river Otava. After its visit, our VAN will take us to Český Krumlov - a first UNESCO place.
Day 4 Český Krumlov day off
This day is a relaxation day and we will spend here unforgettable moments walking through historical lanes; we can visit the chateau and its tower,
a museum of medieval torture tools and many other interesting things.
Day 5 Český Krumlov - České Budějovice - Hluboká - České Budějovice :
cycling 51 km / 32 miles
(terrain elevation)
From Český Krumlov, we will set out on a romantic route to České Budějovice, a city of the famous brewery Budvar / Budweiser
and a unique historical monument from 1825 - the first and biggest horse railroads in Europe, which once connected Austrian city of Linz and České Budějovice.
After a dinner with Budvar beer, we definitely recommend you to enjoy a splendid and romantic bike path to the Hluboká chateau, also called
the Pearl of Southern Bohemia.
Day 6 České Budějovice - Třeboň : cycling 33 km / 21 miles
(terrain elevation)
Another route will take us from České Budějovice through the landscape of ponds to a spa city of Třeboň. We will spend here some relaxing moments
in the historical centre - urban listed preserve - and can also visit a chateau and its romantic garden. You may also wish to purchase a spa procedure in a local spa.
Day 7 Třeboň - Jindřichův Hradec : cycling 54 km / 34 miles
(terrain elevation)
We are leaving Třeboň and are looking forward to the city of Jindřichův Hradec. Its well-kept historical centre will fascinate us with
its picturesqueness and we will certainly be tempted by a visit of a museum and the biggest mechanical Bethlehem in the world. Or a visit of one of the biggest
chateaus in Czechia?
Day 8 Jindřichův Hradec day off
This day we can have a rest from the bicycle and explore Jindřichův Hradec and all what we were not able to manage on the previous day. But we can also have
a different program - we can visit a historical UNESCO centre of city Telč by train or bus and also a UNESCO centre of city Třebíč, one of the biggest Jewish landmarks.
For those who don’t want to idle their bikes, we can recommend a nice trip to the Červená Lhota chateau.
Day 9 Jindřichův Hradec - Znojmo : VAN transfer 70 km / 43 miles;
cycling 47 km / 29 miles
(terrain elevation)
We will say good-bye to Jindřichův Hradec and will go through a beautiful landscape of a national park called the Czech Canada.
We will pass by a ruin of Landštejn castle and will come to Slavonice - another UNESCO historical centre and city at a border of three lands – Bohemia,
Moravia and Austria. Following a visit and relaxation, we will ferry in a VAN to Znojmo, a renowned wine city, where we can visit a wine cellar in the evening.
Day 10 Znojmo - Rosenburg (Austria) - Krems : VAN transfer 63 km / 39 miles;
cycling 41 km / 25 miles
(terrain elevation)
We have passed the last night in the Czech Republic and a VAN will carry us to a car park of the Rosenburg castle above the homonymous city in Austria.
An optional visit of the castle or departure to Krems fully at your discretion. We will accommodate and set out on a visit of the ancient city centre.
Day 11 Krems an Donau - Vienna : cycling 83 km / 51 miles
(terrain elevation)
We have spent several days on a bike so you are certainly looking forward to an escape day in Vienna. This day’s route is not
difficult, it will lead us alongside the river Danube; we will have a short break in a picturesque city of Klosterneuburg and then will hit the road to the capital
of Austria. We will arrive late in the afternoon and therefore sightseeing will be enjoyed the following day.
Day 12 Vienna day off
Vienna – the city of Strauss’s waltzes on Danube and also UNESCO Schonbrunn Palace will enchant us during the city tour. Should we wish for some
entertainment, we will visit the Europe’s biggest amusement park Prater. In the evening we can visit Heurigen vineyards with original Austrian folklore.
Day 13 Vienna - Bratislava (Slovakia) : cycling 69 km / 43 miles
(terrain elevation)
A third capital city and a third country, which we will visit on our bicycle tour, is Bratislava - the capital of Slovakia. To take
advantage of leisure time, we will take a walk through Bratislava´s historical centre; we can recommend you to visit the Bratislava castle or castle Děvín above Danube,
but probably the following day during free day.
Day 14 Bratislava day off
Bratislava - the last place for relaxation before our goal - Budapest. This day we will devote to relaxation, sightseeing, or we can decide to joyride through
romantic surroundings of Bratislava - the National Park. Having bought some presents and enjoyed suppertime farewell in a restaurant or tavern, we are looking forward
to Hungary.
Day 15 Bratislava - Esztergom (Hungary) : VAN transfer 120 km / 75 miles;
cycling 53 km / 33 miles
(terrain elevation)
We will depart from Bratislava and alongside the Danube we will come to a large lake - the megalomaniac dam of Gabčíkovo, built
during the period of socialism. A VAN will take us from Gabčíkovo to Komárno - Esztergom, a frontier city divided into two parts by the border - Slovakian and Hungarian.
However, we will spend the night already on the Hungarian side not forgetting to visit the city centre with its famous basilica.
Day 16 Esztergom - Budapest : cycling 80 km / 50 miles
(terrain elevation)
Enjoy one of the most beautiful part of cycle tracks in Hungary, leading through Szentendre village - an open-air museum. When we have visited it, we will pass
through Szentendre city and are drawing nearer to Budapest - the goal of our journey. We will accommodate and dine with a subsequent walk through nocturnal Budapest.
Day 17 Budapest day off
This day is for relaxation and farewell at the same time and it is a day for the last UNESCO heritage on our tour. Therefore we will visit Buda Castle Quarter,
maybe the Parliament; we can recharge the batteries on top of Gelert in a spa. Shopping in the city centre on a pedestrian zone and farewell dinner in a restaurant
will follow.
Day 18 Budapest departure day
We have packed and are waiting for our VAN, which will take us from the hotel to the airport. We are looking forward to go home, yet inwardly we promise
to come back at some stage in the future.
Self-guided bicycle tour - service at price Quantity of persons : 2 - 20 * one transfer Prague airport - hotel & Budapest hotel - airport * visit the most beautiful tourist and Unesco sites in the Czech Republic & Austria & Slovakia & Hungary * accommodation in selected 3* hotels or pensions * all rooms with privat bad or shower and toilet * 17 breakfasts * 5 VAN transfers with a reliable transportation of baggage * original package of cycling maps & town maps * mile by mile Itinerary & graphs / terrain elevation & optional sightseeings recommendation ! new ! * GPS console with programmed routes ! new ! * Emergency service Price per person EUR 1 609 (shared double room) Discount for more then 8 persons in the group Supplement * single room * quality selected 4 stars or 5 stars hotels * reliable transportation of baggage * half board * quality bike rental & bikes delivery (to Prague hotel & from Budapest hotel) |
Guided bicycle tour - service at price Quantity of persons : 6 - 20 * one transfer Prague airport - hotel & Budapest hotel - airport * visit the most beautiful tourist and Unesco sites in the Czech Republic & Austria & Slovakia & Hungary * accommodation in selected 3* hotels or pensions * all rooms with privat bad or shower and toilet * 17 breakfasts * welcome dinner incl. welcome drink * 3 group dinners * farewell dinner incl. folklore program * VAN transfers with a reliable transportation of baggage * professional licensed guide English speaking * sightseeing with guide * all entrance fees at the price * mile by mile Itinerary, graphs / terrain elevation, route instructions * original package of cycling maps & town maps * daily briefings Price per person EUR 2 269 (shared double room) Discount for more then 15 persons in the group Supplement * single room * quality selected 4 stars or 5 stars hotels * half board * quality bike rental & bikes delivery (to Prague hotel & from Budapest hotel) * GPS lending |
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(Bike Tour Operator)
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398 06 Mirovice 69
Phone : +420 607 674 117
Fax : +420 382 274 298
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