PRAGUE - VIENNA BIKE TOUR 2     or     VIENNA - PRAGUE BIKE TOUR 2

Bike tour Description:

This original CZ Eurotour bike tour has been prepared particularly for American, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand clients. Of course it is also suitable for tourists from Europe and Asia. 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 bike tour leads through 2 countries of Middle Europe - the Czech Republic and Austria. We will visit 6 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 / 8 nights / 6 days cycling with a Car / VAN transfers. Tour can be supplemented with extra nights to give everybody enough time for landmarks, relax, and entertainment.
The bike tour can be extended at your request. Self-guided bike tours or guided bike tours are available.

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 : VAN transfer 35 km / 22 miles; cycling 30 km / 19 miles  (terrain elevation)
To avoid Prague’s traffic, a VAN will take us from our hotel to the famous castle Karlštejn. 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. And we must ask the question now yet - did we spend a night sometimes in an authentic chateaux ? Therefore will be an unforgettable experience for us the accommodation at this chateaux.

Day 3   Dobříš - Zvíkovské Podhradí : VAN transfer 35 km / 22 miles; cycling 45 km / 28 miles  (terrain elevation)
From Dobříš, our VAN will take us to Orlík dam in the morning - one of the dams of a Vltava-river cascade system, which also protects Prague against floods. The dam is 33km / 21 miles long and we will go alongside it to reach 500m long Žďákovský bridge, which with its one span is one of the biggest bridges in the world. We can also visit a romantic castle Orlík here. In the afternoon, we will leave for Zvíkov, a castle at a junction of the river Vltava and the river Otava. Overnight here.

Day 4   Zvíkovské Podhradí - Písek : cycling 29 km / 18 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 - Český Krumlov : VAN transfer 47 km / 29 miles; cycling 43 km / 27 miles  (terrain elevation) + (terrain elevation)
From Pisek, our Car / VAN will take us from our hotel to Hluboka chateaux, also called the Pearl of Southern Bohemia. After optional visit of the chateaux we will start today’s route in Ceske Budejovice, a city of the famous brewery Budvar / Budweiser and an unique historical monument from 1825 - the first and biggest horse railroads in Europe, which once connected Austrian city of Linz and Ceske Budejovice. In the afternoon 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. Overnight here.

Day 6   Český Krumlov - Melk (Austria) : VAN transfer 170 km / 105 miles;
We have passed the last night in the Czech Republic and our Car / VAN will carry us into the beautiful romantic austrian Unesco city on the Danube - Melk. At the point where the Danube enters the region of the Wachau lies the little town of Melk, dominated by the massive bulk of the Benedictine abbey, one of the best known and most splendid monastic houses in Austria. We will arrive in Melk forenoon and therefore we have time to visit the famous Melk Benedictine abbey & romantic city center. Overnight here.

Day 7   Melk - Krems : cycling 38 km / 24 miles  (terrain elevation)
This day’s route is very easy, it will lead us alongside the river Danube through Unesco Wachau valley to Krems an Donau. The Wachau valley begins just where the magnificent baroque Abbey Melk arises on the southern bank. It is also a pleasure garden, and one of the most beautiful river valleys on the world. In 2000, the Wachau was declared part of the UNESCO World heritage. This unique work of art extends up to the city of Krems 40 km. Krems is one of the oldest towns in Austria, whose history is more ancient than a thousand years. The historical center of Krems is one of the most beautiful in Europe and in 2000 it was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. Overnight here.

Day 8   Krems - Vienna : cycling 83 km / 51 miles  (terrain elevation)
This day´s route is not difficult, it will lead us alongside the river Danube; we will have a short break in a picturesque city of Klosterneuburg and then will hit the road to the capital of Austria. We will arrive in Vienna late afternoon and therefore we have time to visit only if it extends to our program for one day.

Day 9   Vienna 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.