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Cost per person:
569 UK $1190 Cdn
based on double. Single supplement $230 Cdn
2008 Tour Dates:
Start Sundays from May 25 - Sept 14
Duration: 9 nights
Tour profile: Moderate.
Daily distance 30 - 46 miles.
Bikes: 21 speed hybrid bike. We recommend bringing your own helmet.
Included: Nine nights accommodation (double
occupancy) in comfortable hotels 8 with private
bath - 1
night without. Breakfast daily, Nine dinners, Guided cycling, Luggage transfer,
Back-up van, 21-speed bike, English-speaking guide..
Meeting point: The tour starts in
Vienna, Austria and finishes in Budapest, Hungary.
Vienna to Budapest - Itinerary
Day One: Arrive in Vienna. Collect bicycle and
overnight.
Day Two: Cycle through the Prater Gardens, vineyards and
forests to Bruck. (32 miles)
Day Three: Neusiedler Lake to Fertod. Through scenic woodland
to the picturesque town of Rust, a natural haven for storks and a
producer of excellent wine. Sopron is the only Hungarian town with
its original walls still in tact. (39miles)
Day Four: Sopron to Szeleste.Cycle toward the old Roman town
of Fertorakos. In Fertod visit the Esterhazy Castle where the composer Joseph Haydn resided.
THis evening relax at a thermal spa in Szeleste. (46 miles).
Day Five: Szeleste to Magyarpolany. Today's route takes
you through the estate of the noble Estehazy family. At the end of the day you can climb
the hill to the beautiful baroque chapel and enjoy magnificent views. (41 miles)
Day Six: Magyarpolany to Keszthely. After a bus transfer
we cycle through sleepy little villages with the medieval castle of
Sumeg along the way. The next stop is Heviz, a health resort boasting
the largest thermal lake in Europe. (39 miles).
Day Seven: Keszthely. Day of leisure for
sightseeing, walking or cycling. Alternatively, a short cycle tour
to the healing lake at Heviz, the largest natural thermal lake in
Europe where you can bathe in the 30 degree waters..
Day Eight:
Keszthely to Balatonboglar. Cycle along the south shore of Lake
Balaton through pretty villages, past fields and vineyards. Continue
to the wine-growing town of Buzsak and to t=oyr overnight stay at Balatonboglar. (36 miles)
Day Nine: Balatonboglar to
Budapest. Cycle along the lakeshore to meet the transfer bus which
takes us to Budapest. After dinner in Budapest we have a guided
walking tour of the old city.
Day Ten: Tour ends after breakfast
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