Route
- Day 1 - Arrival
Arrive in Donaueschingen-Aufen, distribution of bicycles and information. Unguarded, private car park at hotel.
- Day 2 - Fridingen, 55 km, flat
Ride on the valley floor from the source of the Danube to its infiltration point and further on to Fridingen.
- Day 3 - Sigmaringen, 42 km
The bicycle path opens up to narrow gorges, valleys, and solitary woodland meadows in the Obere Donau
nature park. Riding through the park, you will reach the monastery town of Beuron and then Sigmaringen,
the capital of the Hohenzollern State until 1918.
- Day 4 - Marchtäler, 48 km
Ride on, with the foothills of the Swabian Alps to your left and the extensive agricultural
land of the Danube to your right, until you reach Mengen (castle), Riedlingen (timber-frame buildings) and the town of Obermarchtal.
- Day 5 - Ulm, 62 km
You ride over Ehingen and through the so-called Blautal (Blue Valley) to Germany's most beautiful karst spring,
The Blautopf. Continue on to beautiful Ulm to see the world's highest church tower, tanning quarter, town hall,
the "Schiefes Haus" (tilted house), and more.
- Day 6 - Journey Home
Return by train to Donaueschingen or extend your stay in Ulm.
Hotels
A superb ****hotel awaits you in Ulm; in Donaueschingen and in Obermarchtal, you will stay in excellent mid-range hotels,
some with indoor swimming pool. Otherwise, you will stay in good mid-range ***hotels.
Cuisine
Daily breakfast buffet. Half board guests will enjoy a three-course menu. The hospitality of the inhabitants in these often solitary towns is worth mentioning!
Facts
Narrow gorges only accessible by bicycle or on foot are interspersed with magnificent cultural sights.
The Danube bicycle path winds through the valley floor and is consistently flat with only two small rises.
Our clients have rated it the most beautiful bicycle path in Europe for the last three years!
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Includes
- 5 Nights with breakfast buffet
- Baggage service to Ulm for one piece of luggage/person including liability to EUR 500,00
- Informational packet with maps
- Bicycle hire and saddlebag)
- Private, unguarded car park
- Entrance tickets to the Sigmaringen castle and the church tower in the cathedral in Ulm
- Return trip by train from Ulm to Donaueschingen
- 7-day service hotline
Dates 2008
Arrival every Friday, Saturday, or Sunday from May 9 to October 18
Low Season: May 9 to May 25, August 22 to October 18
High Season: May 30 to August 21
Prices 2008
| Fri, Sat, Sun
| Low Season
| High Season
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| Double Room/Shower/WC |
€ 385,- |
€ 411,- |
| Single Room/Shower/WC |
€ 445,- |
€ 471,- |
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| Low Season
| High Season
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| Add. cost for half board |
+ € 82,- |
+ € 82,- |
Booking
- by internet
- by faxing the reply card
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+43/732/2080-15
