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Guided bike tour / self-guided bike tour
9 days / 8 nights in 3*, 4*, 5* hotels or pensions
7 days cycling - 340 km / 211 miles cycling
Trip Rating:
2.2 out of 5.0
Routes :
marked 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 / Passau Train station
Bike tour Description:
This unique CZ EuroTour cycle tour has been prepared particularly for American, Canadian, Australian and other overseas clients. 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 tour leads through
3 countries of Middle Europe - the Czech Republic, Austria and Germany. We will visit 2 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 tour includes 9 days & 7 days cycling without any Car / VAN transfers. Tour can be supplemented with extra nights to give everybody enough time
for landmarks, relax, and entertainment.
Also the tour can be shortened at your request, or transfers in a Car / VAN can replace some parts of the tour. Self-guided bike tours or guided bike tours
are available.
This bike tour may be extended upon request to Linz, Melk and Vienna.
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 - Dobříš : cycling 62 km / 38 miles
(terrain elevation),
(terrain elevation)
Our first cycle tour leads from our Prague hotel to the famous castle Karlstejn. After an optional visit of Karlstejn, another part of our first cycle tour to
a city of Dobris is awaiting us. The city, which in the 10th century led "Golden Path" from Prague to Bavaria. Once we have put us up, we can set out on a visit
of the beautiful chateaux with a large French garden.
Day 3 Dobříš - Zvíkovské Podhradí : cycling 67 km / 42 miles
(terrain elevation)
From Dobris, we will go to Orlik dam in the morning - one of the dams of a Vltava-river cascade system, which also protects Prague against floods. The dam
is 33km / 22 miles long and we will go alongside it to reach 500m long Zdakovsky bridge, which with its one span is one of the biggest bridges in the world. We can
also visit a romantic water castle Orlik here. In the afternoon, we will leave for Zvikovske Podhradi & a Zvikov castle at a junction of the river Vltava and
the river Otava. We will be accommodated there. Optional visit of Zvikov castle is recommended.
Day 4 Zvíkovské Podhradí - Písek : cycling 28 km / 17 miles
(terrain elevation)
Today we will ride from Zvikov through the romantic landscape and forests into a smaller town Pisek. Pisek City was founded on the banks of the river Otava Czech kings
in the 13th century. From this period also comes his biggest sight - the oldest stone bridge in the Czech Republic, which is older than the Charles Bridge in Prague.
Thanks to the gold-gold mining Otava Pisek is soon became an important commercial center. This romantic city, still called the city students, after 1989 blossomed
into beauty.
Houses, parks and monuments are all newly revised and creates an unforgettable atmosphere for tourists, well-being and relaxation.
Day 5 Písek - Hluboká - České Budějovice : cycling 53 km / 33 miles
(terrain elevation),
(terrain elevation)
From Pisek, we will set out on a route to Hluboka chateaux, also called the Pearl of Southern Bohemia. After optional visit of the chateaux we will finish
today’s route in Ceske Budejovice, 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 Ceske Budejovice. After a dinner with Budvar beer, we definitely recommend you to enjoy
a romantic evening walk round the city center.
Day 6 České Budějovice - Český Krumlov : cycling 29 km / 18 miles
(terrain elevation)
We will say good-bye to Ceske Budejovice and will go through a beautiful landscape us to Cesky Krumlov - a last UNESCO place
in the Bohemia. We will spend here unforgettable moments walking through historical lanes; we can visit the chateaux and its tower, a museum of medieval torture tools
and many other interesting things.
Day 7 Český Krumlov - Horní Planá : cycling 32 km / 20 miles
(terrain elevation)
Another route will take us from Cesky Krumlov through the beautiful landscape of the National Park Sumava to a city of Horni Plana. We will spend here some relaxing
moments in the largest town on the shore of the Lipno dam - urban listed preserve. UNESCO marked the protected landscape area of Sumava and the Bavarian Forest as a Biosphere Reserve. We can also visit some historical sights such as church of St. Margaret from 1374, Baroque parish, neo-baroque town hall from 1896, or birthplace of Adalbert Stifter - a local writer.
Day 8 Horní Planá - Passau : cycling 69 km / 43 miles
(terrain elevation)
We are leaving Horni Plana and are looking forward to the city of Passau - German city on the border with Austria called the city of three rivers. Its well-kept
historical centre will fascinate us with its picturesqueness and baroque architecture. We will certainly be tempted by a visit of a Rathaus, St.-Stephans-Dom,
church St. Paul, museum and many others. Or a visit the monastery Niedernburg with a tomb of Blessed Gisela?
Day 9 Passau 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 & Passau hotel - Train station * visit the most beautiful tourist and Unesco sites in the Czech Republic and Germany * accommodation in selected 3*, 4*, 5* hotels or pensions * all rooms with privat bad or shower and toilet * 8 breakfasts * reliable transportation of baggage * quality bikes rental & bikes delivery (to Prague hotel & from Passau hotel) * 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 / 3* hotels EUR 1 289 (shared double room) EUR 1 485 (single room) Price per person / 4* hotels EUR 1 409 (shared double room) EUR 1 655 (single room) Price per person / 5* hotels EUR 1 569 (shared double room) EUR 1 909 (single room) Discount for more then 8 persons in the group Supplement * half board On request the tour shortening or extension |
Guided bicycle tour - service at price Quantity of persons : 6 - 20 * one transfer Prague airport - hotel & Passau hotel - Train station * visit the most beautiful tourist and Unesco sites in the Czech Republic and Germany * accommodation in selected 3*, 4*, 5* hotels or pensions * all rooms with privat bad or shower and toilet * 8 breakfasts * welcome dinner incl. welcome drink * 2 group dinners * farewell dinner * Accompanying car (VAN) * reliable transportation of baggage * professional licensed guide English speaking * sightseeing with guide * mile by mile Itinerary, graphs / terrain elevation, route instructions * original package of cycling maps & town maps * daily briefings Price per person / 3* hotels EUR 1 219 (shared double room) EUR 1 409 (single room) Discount for more then 15 persons in the group Supplement * quality selected 4 stars or 5 stars hotels * half board * quality bikes rental & bikes delivery (to Prague hotel & from Salzburg hotel) * GPS lending |
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(Bike Tour Operator)
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398 06 Mirovice 69
Phone : +420 607 674 117
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