Teachers' Travel               HF
2012 

Independent  Bicycle Tours

Around Lake Constance
Austria, Germany & Switzerland

 

Lake Constance Independent Cycling  Tour Details

Cycle around one of the most beautiful lakes in Europe through three countries: Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
Cost:  (prices in UK pounds)

             High Season  July 20 - Aug 20                                               659 UK       
             Mid season
   June 16 - July 19   Aug 21  -  Sept  01                629 UK       
             Low Season  April 27 - 15 June   Sept 2 - Oct 06                     579 UK     
Prices based on double occupancy       Single supplement                    129.50 UK
             
 
Start Dates:  Any day April 27 -  Oct 06
Duration:
Seven nights
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Included:  
*  7 nights bed & breakfast accommodation in 3 and 4-star hotels
Bicycle hire
*  Route descriptions and maps
*  Luggage transfer
*  Ferry from Wallhausen to Uberlingen
*  Entrance to Mainau Island

Optional Extras:
*  110 UK for seven dinners

Itinerary: 

Day 1 : Arrival at Bregenz*

Day 2 : follow the lake through the Rhine Delta National Park to the Swiss Border at Rheineck.  Continue to the charming lakeside town of Arbon with its timber-framed houses before heading to Guttingen (37 miles).

Day 3 : leave Guttingen and cycle towards the Swiss border, spending the night in Stein am Rhein (24 miles).

Day 4 : spend the day visiting der Rheinfall and Schaffhausen's impressive 16th century fortress.  Return to Stein am Rhein (31 miles).

Day 5 : cycle to the town of Constance via Radolfzell and the islan of Reichenau with its ancient abbey (28 miles).

Day 6 : discover the island of Mainau en route to the cobbled town of Meersburg, continuing to Friedrichshafen for your overnight stay (33 miles).

Day 7 : cycle to Lindau before continuing to Bregenz* where you will be rewarded with beautiful views over the Swiss mountains and the lake (23 miles).

Day 8 : departure day

* Please note that during the Bregenz Festival (16 July - 22 August) you may be accommodated outside Bregenz.
 For further details ask for an HF Cycling brochure.