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Donauradweg from Passau to Vienna, 8 days hotels

The Austrian Donauradweg (Danube Cycle Path) lets you enjoy castle ruins, ancient Roman settlements, romantic villages, and stunning reflections on the Danube. You stay in hotels. Prefer a bit more comfort and luxury along the Danube? Then choose ‘Category A hotels’. In that case, you'll stay in three- or four-star hotels. » read more about Donauradweg from Passau to Vienna, 8 days hotels

  • Passau, Schlögener Schlinge, Linz, Grein, Maria Taferl, Krems, Vienna
  • Classic cycling tour from Passau to Vienna
  • Melk Abbey and Wachau Wine Region
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Must-see along the Danube

During your cycling journey along the Danube to Vienna, there are plenty of stops worth making. For that reason, keep a close eye on the time—otherwise, with so many sights along the way, you might arrive at your hotel late every evening. Be sure to visit the Abbey of Melk. The monastery complex still radiates the grandeur of the mighty emperors of the past. Although you can only see four parts—the modest museum, the marble hall, the centuries-old library, and the overwhelming monastery church—our advice is: a definite must-see!

Highlights

This “must-see” starts in Passau. Then the highlights come thick and fast: the Trappist monastery at Engelhartszell, the Schlögener Schlinge (the sharp bend in the river where nature is at its most beautiful), Baroque Linz, the picturesque town of Grein, the unique Wachau wine region, and the Roman flower city Tulln. And we haven’t even mentioned Vienna yet.

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Wachau World Heritage

Green hills, sturdy castles, and cozy villages where geraniums lavishly hang from wooden balconies. The Danube offers you culture, history, and wine. The Wachau is such a beautiful wine region that UNESCO declared this part of the Danube a World Heritage Site. In the area between Melk and Krems, forests were cleared as early as the Neolithic period, but it wasn’t until around 800 AD that the landscape was radically transformed. Bavarian and Salzburg monasteries began cultivating the slopes of the Wachau, creating the pattern of terraced vineyards that is still visible today.

Nibble, nibble, little mouse

It looks like the house from Hansel and Gretel; a feast of colors and shapes. But Friedensreich Hundertwasser’s house wasn’t built as a fairy-tale cottage, but as a contemporary apartment complex. The irregular shapes and imaginative details make this art piece highly unconventional. The stairwell is crowned with an onion-shaped roof, and the rooftop gardens are lushly planted with hundreds of trees and shrubs. With this complex, the philosopher and artist rebelled against the formal and sterile buildings typically constructed in Vienna. Address: Löwengasse/Kegelgasse.

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Extra time for the baroque theatre

In the town square, Grein shows you a baroque theatre from 1790 and a ‘Rathaus’ (town hall) dating back to 1562. These buildings are so old that woodworms might have even stared right into Empress Sissi’s faded face. Faded? Yes indeed—this was where the beautiful empress suffered a shipwreck. This marks the start of the stretch once dreaded by every skipper: the Strudengau. “Struden” refers to “Strudel,” meaning whirlpool. After narrowly missing a cliff, the empress’s ship ran aground here. The end of a beautiful boat trip—but on the bright side, she got extra time to visit the baroque theatre.

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Donauradweg from Passau to Vienna, 8 days hotels

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The Austrian Danube Cycle Route, a true classic among river bike tours, lets you enjoy historic castle ruins, ancient Roman settlements, and stunning reflections on the Danube. During this cycling holiday, you stay overnight in hotels. If you prefer extra comfort and luxury, choose the ‘Category A hotels.’ These accommodations are quality three- or four-star hotels.

Donauradweg from Passau to Vienna, 8 days hotels

TIP: Book an extra night in Vienna and then reserve a guided city tour with our partner Baja Bikes, the specialist in city bike tours. For more information, visit www.bajabikes.eu.

Details

Included

  • 7 nights with breakfast or half board (4x)
  • Luggage transport up to and including the last day of cycling
  • Maps and navigation app for your smartphone (GPS tracks for your own GPS device on request)

Excluded

  • Day train to Passau, return from Vienna: we can arrange a tailor-made train reservation for you.
  • A taxi from the station to the first hotel, about €15 per ride
  • Return transfer for participants from Vienna to Passau without own bike:
    On Saturdays by bus (arrival around 13:30 in Passau), cost €35 per person. Reservation required when booking.
    Other days: by train, cost €35 (no transfer to the station included).
  • Return transfer of own bikes from Vienna to Passau by bus costs approx. €40 per bike. Only on Saturdays there is also passenger transport by bus; on other days you travel by train (€35 p.p.) and can drop off your bikes at the hotel the day before by 17:00. The bikes will then be ready the next day at the info point in Passau.
  • Ferries along the route
  • Travel insurance
  • Tourist tax
  • Rental bikes
  • Entrance fees, transfers, etc. that are not listed under “including”

  • Bringing your own bike? Then we recommend the return transfer by bus including your bike. The cost is €35 per person and approx. €40 per bike. ADVANCE RESERVATION REQUIRED (you will arrive back in Passau around 13:30).
    Bringing your own bike on the train from Vienna to Passau is not recommended.
  • Rental bike (7 or 21 gears, excl. bike insurance): € 90,- p.p. 
  • E-bike (excl. bike insurance): € 200,- p.p.
  • When booking a rental bike/E-bike, we ask for your height so that we can provide a suitable bike.
  • Bicycle Insurance: You can take out a separate bicycle insurance with Happy Cycling Holidays. A travel insurance often does not cover bicycle damage and/or theft.
  • Read more about rental bikes, helmets and insurances

  • Hotel categories: 
  1. Category A hotels: 4-star hotels except in Wallsee (very good 3-star hotel)
  2. Category B hotels: good 3-star hotels, with a 4-star hotel in Vienna
  • Parking:
  1. Unattended paid parking lot (fenced area) on the outskirts of town, near the info point or the first hotel. Subject to availability, no reservation possible. Payment on site.
  2. Public paid parking garage at Güterbahnhof, near the train station. Payment on site.
  • Dog: allowed. Costs payable locally. Reservation in advance required.
  • Half board: on days 2, 3, 5, and 7; this can also be in restaurants near the hotel.
  • TIP: Book an extra night in Vienna and then reserve a guided city tour with our partner Baja Bikes, the specialist in bike city tours.

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