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The historic town of Stein am Rhein with a pleasure boat in the foreground

Lake Constance – based in one hotel

Forays along the “Swabian Sea”

6 Days / 5 Nights
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The historic town of Stein am Rhein with a pleasure boat in the foreground

Sparkling waters, picturesque towns, and numerous activities and sights – Lake Constance is a popular travel destination for good reason and offers cycling vacations for all levels. Konstanz is your starting point for this six-day vacation. Daily excursions around the entire lake will take you both by bike and by boat. Enjoy the delightful atmosphere, stop at ice cream parlors and beer gardens, and take advantage of hot days to swim in the lake!

The old town of Konstanz is a wonderful “base” for your cycling vacation on Lake Constance, offering plenty to discover. One stage takes you via Friedrichshafen to Lindau, allowing ample time for extensive exploration, with the return journey by boat. The route to Mainau Island is a brief 15 kilometers, giving you plenty of time to explore the beautiful island and its many flowers.

On the third day of the excursion, cycling and ferry rides alternate as you pedal to Wallhausen and then take the boat to Überlingen. Cultural highlights for the day include Salem Castle and Monastery. The final stage leads you to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Reichenau Island, across the Hör Peninsula, and to Stein am Rhein.

  • Sightseeing in Konstanz: Your starting point is brimming with attractions! Highlights include Konstanz Minster, the largest late Romanesque church on Lake Constance, and the historic council building. The picturesque old town, adorned with colorful timber-framed houses, the Baden-Württemberg State Archaeological Museum, and the Rheinstrandbad are all well worth exploring.
  • Mainau, the flower island, is renowned for its stunning gardens, showcasing a diverse array of colorful flowers and plants from around the world. During your visit, you can marvel at the vibrant blooms in various themed gardens, such as the rose garden, the butterfly house, and the palm house. Other highlights include Schloss Mainau, the baroque Church of St. Marien, and the Mediterranean terraced garden. The island also offers magnificent views of Lake Constance and the Alps.
  • The picturesque island of Reichenau enchants visitors with its scenic landscape, historic monasteries, and its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Be sure to visit the island's three Romanesque churches—St. George, St. Peter and Paul, and St. Mary and St. Mark—all recognized as World Heritage Sites.

This cycling tour offers a fantastic program, with shorter stages to allow ample time for activities. In addition to various boat and ferry rides, admission to the Konstanz Rose Garden and Salem Castle is included. The routes along the lake are flat, while the hinterland features occasional hills.

Discovering one of Central Europe's largest lakes leaves no room for boredom, particularly with its breathtaking scenery captivating visitors from the outset. Along the Lake Constance Cycle Path, traversing three countries—Austria, Germany, and Switzerland—hospitality and culinary pleasures take center stage.

Itinerary at a glance

The combination of cycling and cruising makes this star tour so charming. Take a leisurely stroll through Lindau and admire the flowers of Mainau Island. Monastery and Castle Salem are impressive culturally, while Reichenau Island is stunning in terms of landscape.

Enjoy a stroll through the very well maintained old town of Constance with council house, the Munster, and the maze of little alleyways of Niederburg. Not to forget the Mediterranean harbour with famous “Imperia”.

Today you cycle to Friedrichshafen and follow the cycle path to Langenargen and trough small villages like Wasserburg and Nonnenhorn to Lindau, the Bavarian “Metropolis in the lake”. The historical old town at the island is a popular designation. In the afternoon journey by boat back to Constance.

Today you’re going to visit the flowery Island Mainau. No bikes allowed on the island, please leave them at the entrance and reach the island via the bridge. Many different flowers flourish here, in spring tulips, in summer roses, in autumn dahlias. You can also discover the palace, the garden of palms, the butterfly house, the arboretum and many other attractions.

The day starts with a bike tour to Wallhausen. There you go aboard a ship to Überlingen. Next to the lake to the monastery church in Birnau, than you continue to Salem (there is an impressive Cistercian abbey and a castle). From here you cycle to Meersburg and get back to Constance by ferry.

Your first aim is island Reichenau, which is part of UNESCO world cultural heritage since 2001. By boat to Gaienhofen, where you can visit the Hermann-Hesse-house. Afterwards you cycle along peninsula Höri and via Hemmenhofen, where Otto Dix lived from time to time, to Stein am Rhein. Your return journey leads you via Steckborn and Gottlieben to Constance.

Day
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Departure or extension

Route information

Medium

Most places of interest, also some of the boat tours are included in the tour. On every day you have enough time for sightseeing. Appropriate for families.

Prices & Dates

Category A: hotel of 4****-level

Category B: hotel of 3***-level

Prices per person in EUR

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Services & Information

Further details about this tour

Included

  • Accommodation in your selected category
  • Breakfast
  • Detailed travel documents 1x per room (DE, EN, NL, FR, IT, ES)
  • 1 boat trip Reichenau – Gaienhofen, incl. bike
  • 1 boat trip Wallhause/Dingelsdorf – Überlingen, incl. bike
  • 1 boat trip Lindau – Constance, incl. bike
  • 2x ferry rides between Constance and Meersburg, incl. bike
  • 1 entrance rosarium museum Constance, incl. 1 cup of coffee
  • 1 entrance palace Salem
  • Service hotline

Optional extras

  • Bike rental, including rental bike insurance

Arrival / Parking / Departure

  • Constance train station
  • Zurich, Friedrichshafen, Basel, Karlsruhe, Memmingen or Stuttgart airport
  • Parking possibilities in Constance, costs EUR 49 per week, reservation necessary, payable in advance, or in public parking garages, costs approx. EUR 25 per day, no reservation possible.

Things to note

  • Entrance island Mainau is not included in the price!
  • Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price!
  • Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!
  • This tour is a partner tour.

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