Welcome to Hooked on Cycling Holidays and our cycling holidays in Austria. This cycling holiday is around Lake Constance which is locally known as Lake Bodensee which is situated between the countries Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This biking vacation is ideal for the untrained cyclist or family cycling as it follows the lake cycle way around Lake Constance. Each days cycling is short allowing ample time to visit all the fabulous attractions around the Lake.  During this cycling tour you will visit three countries, Germany , Switzerland and Austria. This cycling holiday is for eleven nights and is a level 1 tour. Lake Constance lies between the Austrian, German and Swiss Borders and has some of Europe’s most stunning scenery as its back drop and also with some glamour within its neighbouring towns. Your general tour will encircle the lake in a clockwise direction allowing you to sample the pleasures at your leisure. You will find this a fabulous relaxing cycling holiday.

Available daily from 21st April to 2nd October
Level 1-2 tour

Day 1. Individual arrival in Constance
On arrival if you have time why not take the chance to visit the “flower Island “ Mainau island or take a walk through the old town of Constance. The European church convention chaired by the German Kaiser Sigismund which fundamentally changed the Latin church, met here from 1414-1418 in the cathedral and the council building. The most famous victim, the Czech reformer Jan Hus, was executed there in 1415. The aquariums in the Sea Life Centre and the Archaeological Museum are also recommended.

Day 2. Constance – Isle of Reichenau – Diessenhofen, 18 miles 29 km
Today you cycle towards the first highlight of the day in  Reichenau Island, a world heritage site since 2001. A boat will then bring you over to the Höri peninsula and along the Upper Rhein to the medieval town of Diessenhofen with its famous wooden Rhine bridge.

Day 3. Diessenhofen – Schaffhausen – Diessenhofen, 12 miles 20 km
Today you will cycle to Schaffhausen, overlooked by the Munot fort. Then you will visit the Rheinfall, the largest waterfall in Central Europe. A boat can take you to the Rheinfall rocks, so you will experience the full force of the thunderous waters.

Day 4. Diessenhofen – Stein am Rhein – Constance, 25 miles 40 km
Today you will cycle up along the Rhine   back to Stein am Rhein. Today you will see numerous picturesque Swiss fishing villages which lie along your return path through the peaceful countryside of the Lower Lake. Napoleon‘s stepdaughter Hortense de Beauharnais made this area her adopted home. You can visit her former home in Arenenberg, which is now a Napoleon museum.

Day 5. Constance – Mainau Island – Radolfzell, 16 miles 26 km
On your cycle ride today you can explore the flower island  of Mainau. After your  visit you will have a short cycle trip through Allensbach, which is well known due to its public opinion research institute, then onto the former imperial town and modern  health resort of Radolfzell.

Day 6. Radolfzell – Uhldingen/Meersburg, 25 miles 40 km
You know the Northern shores of Lake Constance will spoil you with numerous historical monuments: monasteries former imperial towns, baroque churches and old castles. In Uhldingen you can have the chance to visit reconstructed lake dwellings.

Day 7. Uhldingen/Meersburg – Friedrichshafen,  14 miles  22 km
Meersburg, awaits you today with numerous attractions. Accompanied by a beautiful panoramic view of the Alps, you will cycle towards the lively town of Friedrichshafen where you can visit the Zeppelin museum.

Day 8. Friedrichshafen - Lindau – Bregenz, 24 miles 38 km
Today you will cycle through expansive orchards to reach the Bavarian metropolis of Lindau, whose protected old town is on an island. After a few kilometres you will find yourself on Austrian soil and cycle directly along the lakeshore towards the drama festival town of Bregenz with its unique lakeside stage.

Day 9. Bregenz – Pfänder – Rorschach,  19/13 miles  30/20 km
A  cable car can bring you and your bike to the top of the Pfänder, the Bregenz mountain which is 1064m high. Back to Bregenz you will then continue along the lake through the delta mouth of the Rhine descending from the Swiss Alps.

Day 10. Rorschach - Heiden – Rorschach, 5 miles 8 km walking-tour ( or day or rest  )
Today you will need a sturdy pair of shoes! The small mountain railway will bring you to the picturesque village of Heiden, in the Appenzell countryside. Then you will follow the well signposted hiking trail (Witzwanderweg) to Walzenhausen. The hike takes about 2.5 hours without breaks. Instead of hiking you could take the bus (Postbus: Price from ca. 6 Swiss Francs). In Walzenhausen a mountain railway will bring you back to the lake at Rheineck and a boat will bring you along a romantic branch of the Rhine back to Rorschach.

Day 11. Rorschach – Romanshorn – Constance, 23 miles 36 km
The last day on the Lake Constance cycle path belongs to the Swiss canton of Thurgau, which due to its many orchards and its comparatively isolated situation is also lovingly known as Cider India.

Day 12. Departure
After breakfast you may return home.

Tariff 2012

Ryanair to Friedrichshafan

How to get there
Fly to Zurich, Geneva or Friedrichshafan ( on Lake Constance ) and then take a train

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