Danube Bike Path - Ulm to Passau
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A German bicycle tour for families!
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- Length7–10 days
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Overview
This bike tour in Germany is perfect for families! Biking along the Danube River makes for flat riding, the paths are almost entirely traffic-free, and the views from the river banks are truly magnificent. The ride begins in Ulm, home to the tallest Cathedral in the world which is surely worth a visit. Ulm is also the birthplace of the famous Albert Einstein. Via small quaint German towns you will pedal your way to Günzburg, with a preserved old town center. If the kids come along, you may be able to visit the Legoland Theme Park built just outside of Günzburg. Pedaling on, you will be pleased to arrive in Donauwörth, part of the scenic Romantic Road. Be sure to take a stroll down the lively and attractive Reichsstrasse (street) with many shops & cafes. Ingolstadt, Neuburg, and Bad Gögging also await you in the days ahead. Neuburg has a defensive wall around the old town. The end destination is the ideal town of Regensburg. You cannot miss the old city center.
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Itinerary
7 Day Tour - Ulm to Regensburg
Day 1: Arrival in Ulm
Day 2: Ulm - Lauingen/Dillingen, 31-34 mi. (50-55 km)
Day 3: Lauingen/Dillingen - Donauwörth, 25-28 mi. (40-45 km)
Day 4: Donauwörth - Ingolstadt, 40 mi. (65 km)
Day 5: Ingolstadt - Bad Gögging, 25 mi. (40 km)
Day 6: Bad Gögging - Regensburg, 34 mi. (55 km) + boat ride
Day 7: Departure from RegensburgAll distances are approximate.
DAY 1: Arrival in Ulm
Individual arrival. Welcome to the city with the world’s largest cathedral. The view of the beautiful Danube landscape is quite idyllic.DAY 2: Ulm - Lauingen/Dillingen, 31-34 mi. (50-55 km)
Your first cycling stage leads you through dream-like towns, all really well preserved. Lauingen is described as the city of towers and one can already recognize Dillingen from afar with its pompous castleDAY 3: Lauingen/Dillingen - Donauwörth, 25-28 mi. (40-45 km)
Today’s cycling day on the Danube cycle path leads you through places which lie mostly aside of flood-protected elevations. You travel through the Donau-Auen to today’s stage destination on the Danube, to Donauwörth.DAY 4: Donauwörth – Ingolstadt, 40 mi. (65 km)
You leave this pretty town and bike past the Bertoldsheim Castle to Neuburg. On through the outstretching Grünauer Forst (forest) to Ingolstadt with the Liebfrauen Minster, one of South Germany’s most beautiful hall churches.DAY 5: Ingolstadt – Bad Gögging, 25 mi. (40 km)
You start today's Germany bike tour along the Paar River (a tributary of the Danube) to Vohburg, a very small quaint German town. Past the steam power station of the Isar-Amper-Werke, you bike on to the famous Aura Bicycle Path. Passing through Neustadt you will come to Bad Gögging, where you can let yourself be spoiled in the famous thermal spa.DAY 6: Bad Gögging – Regensburg, 34 mi. (55 km) + boat ride
The day begins passing the Roman citadel, Abusina, to Weltenburg – Bavaria’s oldest monastery. You can come on board a Danube steamer here. It will take you past the Independence Hall on Michelsberg to Kelheim. Continue to Regensburg by bike.DAY 7: Departure from Regensburg
Departure after breakfast or continue your stay in Germany.10 Day Tour - Ulm to Passau
Day 1: Ulm
Individual arrival to Ulm.Day 2: Ulm - Lauingen/Dillingen, 31-34 mi. (50-55 km)
Your first cycling stage leads you through dream-like towns, all really well preserved. Lauingen is described as the city of towers and one can already recognize Dillingen from afar with its pompous castleDay 3: Lauingen/Dillingen - Donauwörth, 25-28 mi. (40-45 km)
Today’s cycling day on the Danube cycle path leads you through places which lie mostly aside of flood-protected elevations. You travel through the Donau-Auen to today’s stage destination on the Danube, to DonauwörthDay 4: Donauwörth - Ingolstadt, 40 mi. (65 km)
You leave the former Fugger city and cycle past Bertoldsheim Castle to Neuburg. You go on through Grünauer Forest to Ingolstadt with the Liebfrauenmünster, one of the most beautiful hall churches in Southern Germany.Day 5: Ingolstadt - Bad Gögging, 25 mi. (40 km)
Today you cycle along the River Paar to Vohburg. Cycle past the impressive steam power plant of the Isar-Amper-Company and come to the Au Cycle Path via Neustadt to Bad Gögging, where you can indulge yourself with a visit to the well-known Limes spa.Day 6: Bad Gögging - Regensburg, 34 mi. (55 km) + boat ride
Passing the Roman Fort of Abusina, your journey leads you to Weltenburg (the oldest monastery in Bavaria). Here you can go onboard on a Danube steamer, which takes you past the Liberation Hall on top of the mountain Michelsberg to Kelheim, from where you continue by bike towards Regensburg.Day 7: Regensburg - Straubing, 33 mi. (53 km)
Crossing the Nibelungen Bridge and the Walhalla-Alley, you reach the sign-posted bicycle route “Tour de Baroque” and cycle to Donaustauf. From the famous Walhalla, the “Temple of German Honour”, is visible over the Danube Valley. You continue on the Danube dam and pass the barrage of Geisling to Straubing, which is renowned for its Baroque middle-class houses and picturesque city square. World-famous and worth a visit is the “Roman Treasure Trove” at the Gäuboden museum.Day 8: Straubing - Deggendorf, 25 mi. (40 km)
Via Oberalteich you reach Bogen at the foot of the precipitous Bogenberg mountain. The path leads you further to Metten. Today’s place of accommodation is Deggendorf, the portal to the Bavarian Forest.Day 9: Deggendorf - Passau, 37 mi. (60 km)
You cycle again on the "Tour de Baroque". Via Niederaltaich, one of the oldest Benedictine Monasteries in Bavaria, you reach the small village of Winzer. Next it goes to Vilshofen. You cycle on the left side of the Danube up to the hydroelectric power plant of Kachlet. After crossing the Danube, you reach the city of three rivers, Passau.Day 10: Individual departure from Passau
8 Day Tour - Donauwörth - Passau
Day 1: Donauwörth
Day 2: Donauwörth - Ingolstadt, 40 mi. (65 km)
Day 3: Ingolstadt - Kelheim 34 mi. (45 km) + ship ride
Day 4: Kelheim - Regensburg, 25 mi. (40 km)
Day 5: Regensburg - Straubing, 33 mi. (53 km)
Day 6: Straubing - Deggendorf, 25 mi. (40 km)
Day 7: Deggendorf - Passau, 37 mi. (60 km)
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Accommodation
In very nice, comfortable 3 to 4-star hotels and B&Bs. All rooms have private facilities.
Inclusions
What’s Included
- Accommodations for 6, 7, or 9 nights
- Breakfast
- Luggage transportation
- Route descriptions and maps
- Service hotline
- Bike rental with internal gearshift hub unisex freewheel with two pannier bags
- Admission to the cathedral tower in Ulm (only for 7-Day Tour & 10-Day Tour)
- Admission to the Mobile Museum in Ingolstadt
- Ship ride Weltenburg – Kelheim (incl. bike)
What’s Not Included
- Individual arrival to tour start
- Remaining meals
- Tourist tax (payable locally)
- Bicycle protection
- Trip insurance
Dates & Pricing
Dates
Daily departures from April 13 to October 13, 2019
Please Note
- Rates are per person, based on double occupancy
- Tour prices are based on the fuel costs at time prices are set, often months or years in advance. In rare cases, additional fees may apply for fuel cost increases.
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Pricing
2019
7 Day Tour (Cat. 3 & 4 star Hotels): $ 1088 £ 562 $ 960 € 644 kr 98735 ₪ 2598 ¥ 107352 Mex$ 11774 NZ$ 1187 NOK 7692 kr 7586 $ 709
Single room: $ 1341 £ 692 $ 1,183 € 794 kr 121732 ₪ 3204 ¥ 132356 Mex$ 14516 NZ$ 1463 NOK 9483 kr 9352 $ 874
Season 2: $ 1240 £ 640 $ 1,094 € 734 kr 112533 ₪ 2962 ¥ 122354 Mex$ 13419 NZ$ 1353 NOK 8767 kr 8646 $ 808
Single room: $ 1493 £ 771 $ 1,317 € 884 kr 135530 ₪ 3567 ¥ 147359 Mex$ 16162 NZ$ 1629 NOK 10558 kr 10413 $ 973
Season 3: $ 1274 £ 658 $ 1,123 € 754 kr 115599 ₪ 3042 ¥ 125688 Mex$ 13785 NZ$ 1389 NOK 9006 kr 8881 $ 830
Single room: $ 1527 £ 788 $ 1,347 € 904 kr 138596 ₪ 3647 ¥ 150693 Mex$ 16527 NZ$ 1666 NOK 10797 kr 10648 $ 995
Season 4: $ 1308 £ 675 $ 1,153 € 774 kr 118666 ₪ 3123 ¥ 129022 Mex$ 14151 NZ$ 1426 NOK 9245 kr 9117 $ 852
Single room: $ 1561 £ 806 $ 1,377 € 924 kr 141663 ₪ 3728 ¥ 154027 Mex$ 16893 NZ$ 1703 NOK 11036 kr 10884 $ 1,017
8 Day Tour (Cat. 3 star Hotels): $ 936 £ 483 $ 825 € 554 kr 84936 ₪ 2235 ¥ 92349 Mex$ 10129 NZ$ 1021 NOK 6617 kr 6526 $ 610
Single room: $ 1205 £ 622 $ 1,062 € 713 kr 109313 ₪ 2877 ¥ 118854 Mex$ 13036 NZ$ 1314 NOK 8516 kr 8398 $ 785
Season 2: $ 1188 £ 613 $ 1,048 € 703 kr 107780 ₪ 2836 ¥ 117187 Mex$ 12853 NZ$ 1295 NOK 8397 kr 8281 $ 774
Single room: $ 1456 £ 752 $ 1,284 € 862 kr 132157 ₪ 3478 ¥ 143691 Mex$ 15760 NZ$ 1588 NOK 10296 kr 10153 $ 949
Season 3: $ 1238 £ 639 $ 1,092 € 733 kr 112380 ₪ 2957 ¥ 122188 Mex$ 13401 NZ$ 1351 NOK 8755 kr 8634 $ 807
Single room: $ 1507 £ 778 $ 1,329 € 892 kr 136757 ₪ 3599 ¥ 148692 Mex$ 16308 NZ$ 1644 NOK 10654 kr 10507 $ 982
Season 4: $ 1272 £ 657 $ 1,122 € 753 kr 115446 ₪ 3038 ¥ 125522 Mex$ 13767 NZ$ 1388 NOK 8994 kr 8870 $ 829
Single room: $ 1541 £ 795 $ 1,359 € 912 kr 139823 ₪ 3680 ¥ 152026 Mex$ 16674 NZ$ 1681 NOK 10893 kr 10742 $ 1,004
Dinners included: $ 269 £ 139 $ 237 € 159 kr 24377 ₪ 642 ¥ 26505 Mex$ 2907 NZ$ 293 NOK 1899 kr 1873 $ 175
10 Day Tour (Cat. 3 & 4 star Hotels): $ 1341 £ 692 $ 1,183 € 794 kr 121732 ₪ 3204 ¥ 132356 Mex$ 14516 NZ$ 1463 NOK 9483 kr 9352 $ 874
Single room: $ 1789 £ 924 $ 1,578 € 1059 kr 162360 ₪ 4273 ¥ 176530 Mex$ 19361 NZ$ 1951 NOK 12649 kr 12474 $ 1,166
Season 2: $ 1678 £ 866 $ 1,480 € 993 kr 152241 ₪ 4007 ¥ 165529 Mex$ 18155 NZ$ 1830 NOK 11860 kr 11696 $ 1,093
Single room: $ 2125 £ 1097 $ 1,874 € 1258 kr 192870 ₪ 5076 ¥ 209703 Mex$ 23000 NZ$ 2318 NOK 15025 kr 14818 $ 1,385
Season 3: $ 1711 £ 883 $ 1,509 € 1013 kr 155308 ₪ 4087 ¥ 168863 Mex$ 18520 NZ$ 1867 NOK 12099 kr 11932 $ 1,115
Single room: $ 2159 £ 1115 $ 1,904 € 1278 kr 195936 ₪ 5156 ¥ 213037 Mex$ 23365 NZ$ 2355 NOK 15264 kr 15053 $ 1,407
Season 4: $ 1728 £ 892 $ 1,524 € 1023 kr 156841 ₪ 4128 ¥ 170529 Mex$ 18703 NZ$ 1885 NOK 12219 kr 12050 $ 1,126
Single room: $ 2176 £ 1123 $ 1,919 € 1288 kr 197469 ₪ 5197 ¥ 214704 Mex$ 23548 NZ$ 2373 NOK 15384 kr 15171 $ 1,418
Season 2: April 18 to April 21, April 27 to May 4, May 18 to May 24, Sept 15 to Oct 5, 2019
Season 3: May 25 to June 7, June 23 to July 12, August 25 to Sept 14, 2019
Season 4: June 8 to June 22, July 13 to August 24, 2019Extra Options
E-bike rental: $ 169 £ 87 $ 149 € 100 kr 15331 ₪ 403 ¥ 16670 Mex$ 1828 NZ$ 184 NOK 1194 kr 1178 $ 110
Extra nights
Ulm (3 & 4 star B&B): $ 127 £ 65 $ 112 € 75 kr 11499 ₪ 303 ¥ 12502 Mex$ 1371 NZ$ 138 NOK 896 kr 883 $ 83 Single room: $ 160 £ 83 $ 142 € 95 kr 14565 ₪ 383 ¥ 15836 Mex$ 1737 NZ$ 175 NOK 1135 kr 1119 $ 105Regensburg (3 & 4 star B&B): $ 127 £ 65 $ 112 € 75 kr 11499 ₪ 303 ¥ 12502 Mex$ 1371 NZ$ 138 NOK 896 kr 883 $ 83 Single room: $ 160 £ 83 $ 142 € 95 kr 14565 ₪ 383 ¥ 15836 Mex$ 1737 NZ$ 175 NOK 1135 kr 1119 $ 105
Passau (3 star B&B): $ 84 £ 44 $ 75 € 50 kr 7666 ₪ 202 ¥ 8335 Mex$ 914 NZ$ 92 NOK 597 kr 589 $ 55 Single room: $ 112 £ 58 $ 98 € 66 kr 10119 ₪ 266 ¥ 11002 Mex$ 1207 NZ$ 122 NOK 788 kr 777 $ 73
Passau (3 & 4 star B&B): $ 106 £ 55 $ 94 € 63 kr 9659 ₪ 254 ¥ 10502 Mex$ 1152 NZ$ 116 NOK 752 kr 742 $ 69 Single room: $ 140 £ 72 $ 124 € 83 kr 12725 ₪ 335 ¥ 13836 Mex$ 1517 NZ$ 153 NOK 991 kr 978 $ 91
Donauwörth (3 star B&B): $ 84 £ 44 $ 75 € 50 kr 7666 ₪ 202 ¥ 8335 Mex$ 914 NZ$ 92 NOK 597 kr 589 $ 55
Single room: $ 118 £ 61 $ 104 € 70 kr 10732 ₪ 282 ¥ 11669 Mex$ 1280 NZ$ 129 NOK 836 kr 825 $ 77
Triple and Quadruple room available, please ask!
Extra Info
Skill Level — Easy
This is an easy, self-guided hotel tour. Cycling takes place on flat, good asphalted bike paths and country roads. Mileages per day range anywhere from 19 to 42 miles but keep in mind you have the entire day to complete them.
Airport Info
Fly to Munich.
Local Travel
Take the train from Munich airport to tour start. Ride is about 2½ hours and costs 30-40 Euros.
Climate
Check local weather conditions prior to departure. Average high/low temperatures in °F for the Ulm area are: April, 56°/36°; May, 65°/45°; June, 70°/51°; July, 73°/54°; August, 72°/52°; and, September, 65°/48°
Recommended
Combine this tour with the 5 day Regensburg to Passau tour!
Extra Stay
Additional nights available in Passau, Ulm, Regensburg and Donauwörth.
Tour Operator
This tour is run by Austria Radreisen.
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