Self-guided 9-day Cycling Tour Salzburg Ten Lakes Level 3

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The cycle tour through the Salzkammergut and the Trumer Seen lake area is wonderfully suited for this. Only a few kilometres beyond Salzburg you will be greeted by the luxury of a unique natural panorama. The gentle hilly landscape of Salzburg's alpine foothills has a charm all of its own. You will cycle through meadows and moorlands to Oberndorf - the place associated with the Christmas carol "Silent Night" and also to the old imperial town of Bad Ischl. In a way you will be travelling through a whole world of cliches transformed into realities. The ten lakes round tour is active recreation experiencing nature and enjoying many attractions such as the Schafberg mountain and the Orth castle. On the banks of the lakes and at the river Salzach the routes are completely flat. In between the terrain is mainly hilly. Depending on the option chosen, approximately one third of the route is on cycle paths and almost all the rest is through fields and on forest paths, farm roads and quiet side roads. There are only a few short sections on roads with more traffic. 8 nights accomodation 3* hotels, inns and guest houses, Breakfast, Welcome briefing (German, English), Luggage transfer between hotels, Detailed travel documents 1x per room (German, English, French) with route maps, route description, local attractions, important telephone numbers, Boat ride on Lake Attersee incl. your bike for arrivals between 01.07. and 31.08., Train journey Lake Traunsee - Lake Hallstatt incl. bike, GPS-data is available and app navigation, Service hotline. Salzburg central train station, Salzburg airport, Salzburg: car park approx 12-25 EUR per day, to be paid for at the time, no reservation possible/necessary, Public car park approx 80-115 EUR per week, Lakes Trumer Seen: Hotel parking 10 EUR per day, reservation necessary. Daily departure, Hotel upgrades on request, Extra nights (price depends on date booked): Salzburg - From 79 EUR p.p (+39 EUR single person), Trumer Seen - From 89 EUR p.p (+19 EUR single person). If you would like to rent a bike (99 EUR) or E-bike (269 EUR ), please contact our office when booking: [[email protected]] Slow Tours offers a number of other [Cycling Tours in Europe](<../../../../search?category=1&start=&keyword=>) Day 1 Arrival at the Trumer Seen lakes. Settle in and enjoy the day. Day 2 Salzburg - Ibmer Moor approx. 45km. Along the Salzach to Franking or more specifically Dorfibm via Oberndorf (where Silent Night originates from) and also via Lake Höllerer and Holzöstersee. Day 3 Ibmer Moor – Trumer Seen lakes/Lake Wallersee approx. 45-55km. The day will start with a tour through the nature reserve Ibmer Moor to the Benedictine abbey Michaelbeuern. You can either cycle around or over Mount Haunsberg to the Trumer Seen lakes (lakes Grabensee, Mattsee, and Obertrumersee) or to Lake Wallersee. Day 4 Trumer Seen lakes/Lake Wallersee –Lake Mondsee approx. 50km. The tour will take you through the nature reserve of the Egelseen lakes to Schleedorf. Later you will continue to the idyllic Lake Irrsee. Overnight stay in Mondsee (castle, smokehouse). Day 5 Lake Mondsee – Lake Traunsee approx. 50-80km. The day begins with a boat trip to Weyregg (for arrivals between 01.07. and 31.08.), in season 1 and 2 you cycle along lake Attersee. Afterwards you will cycle through the Aurachtal valley to Lake Traunsee with Gmunden (castle Orth, ceramics factory), Altmünster (bicycle museum), and Traunkirchen (Fishermen’s Pulpit). Day 6 Lake Traunsee – Lake Hallstättersee – Bad Goisern/surrounding area approx. 20-35km. By train you will go from Lake Traunsee up to Obertraun at Lake Hallstättersee (Dachstein mountainous ice caves). Continuing along the lake to Hallstatt, the loveliest lakeside location in the world, the oldest salt mine. Your today’s destination is Bad Goisern or one of the neighbouring towns. Day 7 Bad Goisern/surrounding area – Lake Wolfgangsee approx. 35km. Via Bad Ischl (Emperor’s Park, Emperor’s Villa, Empress Sissi’s Teahouse) you will cycle along the Ischler Ache river to Lake Wolfgangsee: You will cycle through places such as St. Wolfgang (White Horse Inn, parish church, cog railway on to the Schafberg), Strobl, Lake Abersee (Zinkenbachklamm gorge) and St. Gilgen - the Mozart village on Lake Wolfgangsee. Day 8 Lake Wolfgangsee – Salzburg approx. 40-50km. Follow the cycle route to St. Gilgen ('Mozart Village'), the short hiking trail into the Tiefbrunnau, past the Hintersee lake, and the Strubklamm gorge into the Wiestal valley (dam). You will come through the Glasenbachklamm into the Salzachtal valley. Shortly before reaching Salzburg, it is worth visiting the castle Schloss Hellbrunn (park, zoo, water games). Your destination is the festival and Mozart city of Salzburg with its numerous attractions (fortress, old town). Day 9 Departure or extension Wander the World Without Worry. Local language barriers. Lost passport. Unexpected medical expenses. Sometimes, our trips don’t go as planned. That’s why Slow Tours Pty Ltd wants you to have the most robust travel advisory and protection for your vacation. Stay in the loop, find out about our upcoming Slow Tours and be inspired. Established in 2007

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