Lake Constance in all its facets
The big Lake Constance adventure trip.
Arrival in Constance
Enjoy a stroll through the very well maintained old town of Constance with council house, the Munster, and the maze of little alleyways of Niederburg. Not to forget the Mediterranean harbour with famous “Imperia”. Overnight stay is in Constance.
Past Wollmatinger Ried you cycle to island Reichenau, UNESCO heritage of nature and culture since 2001. Take a boat to to Gaienhofen and cycle to Stein am Rhein .
Today you will cycle through a lovely river landscape to Schaffhausen (castle Munot). Afterwards you will visit the Rhine fall (most powerful waterfall in middle Europe).
You will pass a lot of picturesque fishing villages on your bike tour to Untersee. Overnight stay is in Constanze / surroundings. You will pass a lot of picturesque fishing villages on your bike tour to Untersee.
Visit the “flower island” Mainau! Afterwards you have a short bike tour via Allensbach to Radolfzell.
A lot of places of interest on your 6th day: monasteries, baroque churches and old castles. Overnight stay is in Uhldingen / Meersburg.
Today you visit baroque pilgrims church Birnau, pole-settlements in Uhldingen and then Meersburg, Hagnau and Immenstaad until you reach Friedrichshafen. Visit the Zeppelin museum and the harbour. Overnight stay is in/near Immenstaad or Friedrichshafen.
Enjoy the large fruit orchards before you reach Bavarian metropolis Lindau. Special about Lindau is the protected old town on an island. After a few kilometres you reach Austria and cycle on the lake bank into festival city Bregenz with the unique lake-stage.
Before you leave Bregenz visit the Oberstadt, which has been maintained in an excellent condition. Near Hard you cross the Rhine, rushing down from the Swiss Alps. The mouth into Lake Constance is an important natural reserve. On Swiss territory, in Altenrhein, you can see the Hundertwasser-Hall. Via Horn you cycle along the lake to harbour Rorschach.
Rest day in St. Gallen
Today you do not need your bike,you have time to visit St. Gallen or to do a Hiking tour in the area..
The last day of this interesting cycle tour is dedicated to Canton Thurgau, also called the apple-canton due to the importance of apple orchards. You cycle through tidy little villages along the lake to Constance. Overnight stay is in Constance / surroundings.
Departure or extension
The Tour is completed after breakfast.
Tour character
All important places of interest, which are described in the route book, are included in the tour. On every day you have enough time for sightseeing. .
Season 1 09.04.2023 - 30.04.2023 Arrival daily | Season 2 01.05.2023 - 10.05.2023 15.09.2023 - 01.10.2023 Arrival daily | Season 3 11.05.2023 - 25.05.2023 11.06.2023 - 30.06.2023 01.09.2023 - 14.09.2023 Arrival daily | Season 4 26.05.2023 - 10.06.2023 01.07.2023 - 31.08.2023 Arrival daily | |
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Lake Constance in all its facets, 12 days, DE-BORKK-12X | ||||
Base price | 1,349.00 | 1,499.00 | 1,649.00 | 1,799.00 |
Surcharge single room | 449.00 | 449.00 | 449.00 | 449.00 |
Category: hotels of 3***- and 4****-level
Season 1 Apr 9, 2023 - Apr 30, 2023 Arrival daily | Season 2 May 1, 2023 - May 10, 2023 Sep 15, 2023 - Oct 1, 2023 Arrival daily | Season 3 May 11, 2023 - May 25, 2023 Jun 11, 2023 - Jun 30, 2023 Sep 1, 2023 - Sep 14, 2023 Arrival daily | Season 4 May 26, 2023 - Jun 10, 2023 Jul 1, 2023 - Aug 31, 2023 Arrival daily | |
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Constance | ||||
Double room p. P. | 79.00 | 79.00 | 79.00 | 79.00 |
Surcharge single room | 39.00 | 39.00 | 39.00 | 39.00 |
Included:
- Accommodation as already mentioned
- Breakfast
- Luggage transfer
- Best developed route
- Detailed travel documents (DE, EN, FR, IT, NL, ES)
- 1 Boat tour Reichenau – Gaienhofen incl. bike
- 1 Boat tour to the Rhine fall rock
- Entrance as mentioned (Rosgartenmuseum incl. 1 cup of coffee, Pfahlbaummuseum, Zeppelinmuseum Friedrichshafen)
- 1 Journey with the Pfänderbahn excl. bicycles (bike transport from 8 till 10 a.m. for free)
- 1 train journey Altstätten – Gais inkl. Bike
- GPS-data available
- Service hotline
Optional extras:
- Bike rental, including rental bike insurance
Arrival / Parking / Departure:
- Constance train station
- Zürich, Friedrichshafen or Stuttgart airport
- In Constance you can park at the office for EUR 45 for the duration of your tour, reservation necessary, to be paid for in advance.
- Parking at the hotel or in public multi storey car parks (Fischermarkt, Dammgasse, Lago, Altstadt, Benediktinerplatz, for approx. EUR 10 to 20 per day, no reservation possible
Things to note:
- Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price!
- Bike ticket for the Pfänderbahn after 10 am, to be organized by your own, approx. EUR 7 per bike
- Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!
Detailed Information:
- It is possible to begin from any stage destination.