Austria -Tauern Round Trip to Salzburg Bike Tour 2018 Individual Self-Guided 8 days/ 7 nights This route is named after a breathtaking mountain range. But you don t have to worry: you cycle through the valleys along the rivers Salzach and Saalach. We have chosen Salzburg as an ideal starting and ending point for your trip. The city of Mozart is culturally rich and can easily be reached by train or plane. Every day you will see many scenic highlights of landscape and culture like the snow covered mountains with a height of 3, 000 meters and the largest waterfall in Europe. You will be impressed from this magical landscape. Your cultural expectations will absolutely be satisfied. The magnificent and breathtaking bike trip will make you forget the daily routine of your everyday life. Recovery effect is promised.
Itinerary Day to Day Day 1: Individual arrival to Salzburg Arrival to Salzburg the culturally rich city of Mozart. Take enough time for a walk through the historic center of the city and visit Mozart s birthplace. Your bikes are available in the booked hotel. Day 2: Salzburg - Golling 35 km Follow the course of the river Salzach. Soon you reach Hallein. There you can visit the salt mines, which are disused since 1989. The romantic Bluntautal is worth a visit, too. In today s destination of Gollling you should allow plenty of time to visit the remarkable waterfall. SalzburgerLand Tourismus GmbH Day 3: Golling - St. Johann im Pongau 35 km Today you first cycle to Werfen. There you see the castle Hohenwerfen. The well-known ice caves are worth a visit. In Bischofshofen you can admire the ski jump, where every year the final of the Four Hills Tournament is held. In St. Johann you see the well-known Lichtensteinklamm, a huge spectacle with a 50 meter high waterfall at the end of the gorge. Day 4: St. Johann im Pongau - Kaprun 55 km You will soon reach Bruck and the entrance to the Großglocknerstraße (High Alpine Road). From the beginning of July there are buses to the 3, 797 meter high Großglockner, Austria s highest mountain, which stops at Franz-Josephs- Höhe. The sportive bikers have the opportunity to cycle around the Zeller Lake, all the others can use it as a refreshing dip. You just have to ride a short distance and then you have reached Kaprun. There you have excellent bus connections to the high mountain reservoirs. Day 5: Kaprun - Krimml - Kaprun 60 km After breakfast take the Pinzgaubahn to Krimml and visit the largest waterfalls in Europe. On a well-designed trail you can admire this natural spectacle. While cycling through the Nationalpark Hohe Tauern and the so called Oberpinzgau, you see the snowcapped 3, 000 meter high mountains all the time. Salzburg.com
Day 6: Kaprun - Lofer 55 km Very quickly you are back at Zeller Lake where you can take a relaxing swim again. After cycling through Maria Alm with its famous pilgrimage church you reach Saalfelden, where you can enjoy your lunch break. Other highlights on your way to Lofer are the Seisenbergklamm and Lamprechtshöhe near Weißbach. Panoramio.com Day 7: Lofer - Salzburg 50 km On your last day you cycle through the quiet Saalach valley, back to Salzburg. The Bavarian Bad Reichenhall, in the small German Corner, enchants you with a Bavarian flair. After cycling a short distance you have reached Salzburg, the starting point of your tour. In the evening you can enjoy a culinary dinner and review the impressions and experiences you had on your bike trip. Day 8: Individual departure or prolongation In Salzburg there is a lot to discover. We would be happy to extend your stay. Raileurope.com
Route Technical Characteristics: Route Profile: The Tauern bike path is continuously and detailed signposted. The route leads through quiet and paved paths and country roads. Part of the time you will have to cycle on more travelled routes. A few short stages you have to manage on unpaved paths. The quality of the trail can be described broadly as very good. An ascending slope is sometimes present in this variant and therefore you should have some base conditioning. Distance: 290 km Travel Dates: Departures daily from April 28 to October 6, 2018 Season 1: April 28 May 10 and September 24 October 6 Season 2: May 11 June 21 and September 1 September 23 Season 3: June 22 August 31
Price per Person: Deluxe Category A Category B Season 1 Double Occupancy B&B 845.00 615.00 545.00 Season 2 Double Occupancy B&B 935.00 670.00 595.00 Season 3 Double Occupancy B&B 1045.00 725.00 645.00 Surcharge Single Room 350.00 175.00 145.00 Surcharge Half Board 150.00 Rental Bike 21 gear unisex or gents 75.00 Electric Bike 180.00 Extra Nights Salzburg Double Occupancy B&B 120.00 75.00 60.00 Extra Nights Salzburg Single Occupancy B&B 185.00 120.00 80.00 Half Board Salzburg 25.00 25.00 20.00 Extra Nights Kaprun Double Occupancy B&B 115.00 80.00 50.00 Extra Nights Kaprun Single Occupancy B&B 175.00 95.00 60.00 Half Board Kaprun 15.00 25.00 25.00 Accommodation: Category Deluxe: Accommodation in hotels with special flair and wellness, sometimes up to 4*superior Category A: Carefully chosen guest houses and hotels 3*/4* Category B: Accommodation in guest houses, inns, and hotels with 3* level Included: Accommodation in chosen category Daily breakfast (buffet) If half board: daily 3 course evening meal Luggage transfer from hotel to hotel 7 day service hotline Well planned route Route description with card material Ticket for train Pinzgaubahn from Kaprun to Krimml (including bikes) Rental bike insurance Not Included: Visitor s taxes if applicable
Bikes Hybrid Bike Unisex frame 21-gears with free wheel sizes: 56 / 51 / 46 / 43 cm Unisex 7-gears-bikes with back pedaling brake sizes: 56 / 51 / 46 cm Men s speed bikes 21-gears with free wheel and crossbar sizes: 64 / 60 / 56 "slopping" cm (note: a reservation is necessary!) Also includes Saddle bag (water-repellent), handlebar bag (waterrepellent), service-set with tools and extra bicycle tube, pump and combination lock Electric Bike A Pedelec is an electro bike which assists with electric support only when pedaling. Composed on basis of KTM-bikes, adequate for our missions. The bike is easy to handle as you have a good weight distribution and a low balance point. Overall weight amounts to approx. 23 kg. An illuminated LCD display, a computer and a wattage display add to the comfort. Assisting people in realizing their touring dreams worldwide is our passion. www.okcycletours.com THIS IS A PARTNER TOUR FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT OK Cycle & Adventure Tours Inc. 666 Kirkwood Ave - Suite B102 Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1Z 5X9 Toll Free 1-888-621-6818 Local 613-702-5350 TICO Ontario Registration No: 50022848