LAKES & RIVERS OF CARINTHIA   

7 day Independent "single hotel based" tour

The south of Carinthia is a paradise for bikers. It is famous for its different landscapes: beautiful swimming lakes, the National Park Hohe Tauern with 30 peaks over 3000 metres, and the well-known Grossglockner (3798m) which is the highest mountain in Austria.
During your daily bike trips you'll enjoy the beautiful panorama of the Alps, compelling nature and lakes surrounded by green grasslands. Austria at its diverse and scenic best.

 

Lake Millstätter See

 

Glockner Bike Path

 

Mölltal Glacier

 

Drau Bike Path

 

DAY TO DAY ITINERARY

Day 1: Möllbrücke
Individual arrival in Möllbrücke /Lurnfeld at the beginning of the Möll Valley. Check in the hotel and receive all your travel documents.

 
Day 2: Lake Millstätter See - round trip (approx. 50 km / 31 miles)
You experience unspoiled nature and cultural diversity of Lake Millstätter See which is the second largest lake of Carinthia. If the circuit of 50km is too much for you just shorten the tour by boat across the lake.

  
Day 3: Glockner Bike Path (approx. 45 km / 28 miles)
By bike bus you will be transferred from Möllbrücke to Winklern. Along the bank you bike mostly downhill - following the crystal clear river Möll.

Sporty cyclists have another possibility (for a fee): First up to 1300 metres altitude by bike bus to Heiligenblut which is one of the most
impressive valleys of Austria, and cycling back to your hotel (approx. 80km / 50 miles -
optional).

 
Day 4: Lake Ossiacher See - round trip (approx. 25 km / 16 miles)
The day starts with a comfortable transfer by bike bus to Annenheim on Lake Ossiacher See.
Along the bike path you circle this popular swimming lake. Visit the Monastery Ossiach or
enjoy some quite and relaxing hours on the lake - there are lots of swimming possibilities and
restaurants. By bike bus you will return to your hotel late in the afternoon.

 
Day 5: Day of rest
Today you have the opportunity to enjoy the amenities of your hotel. But you can also make
an excursion to the district capital Spittal/Drau where you can visit for example the Castle
Porcia (optional). Alternatively you could take the train up to 2200 metres altitude (mountain railway ride inclusive). Or maybe you want to go skiing on the Mölltal Glacier? - Everything is possible!

 
Day 6: Drau Bike Path (approx. 43 km / 27 miles)
One of the most famous European bike paths is the River Drau Bike Path. By train you ride to
Oberdrauburg. Surrounded by the Gailtal Alps you pass the spa Dellach and you arrive in Greifenburg, a historical village founded nearly 2000 years ago. Finally you move on to
Sachsenburg and reach your hotel by the end of this exciting day.

 
Day 7: Möllbrücke
Individual departure or extension.

Accommodation: Hotel Kreinerhof 4*

A family run hotel with a wide garden, idyllicly situated at the beginning of the National Park Hohe Tauern. The rooms are equipped with bath tub or shower, toilet, SAT-TV; telephone, balcony, internet access.

There is an excellent restaurant and a wellness area with sauna, sanarium, aromatic steam bath, solarium, infrared cabin,
fitness and relaxing room.

Airport / Transfers

We suggest flying into Graz. Train transfers are available. 

Rating: Easy to Moderate

Asphalt or hard packed gravel bike paths, mostly flat but a few hilly stretches on the Glockner Bike Path. You cycle mostly downhill, with the occasional short uphill section! 

    

   

Schedule & Price

 

Departure Dates 2012

Every Saturday from April 7th to October 6tH

Price per person CAD $875
Single supplement   $160
Optional dinner plan (6 x 3-course meals) $125
Low Season reduction (departures before April 28th and after August 26th) $75

 

This tour includes:

  • 6 nights in rooms with private facilities
  • breakfast (or half board supplement)
  • Cycle-Taxi transfer Möllbrücke-Winklern (Glockner Bike Path)
  • Cycle-Taxi transfer Möllbrücke-Annenheim-Möllbrücke (Lake Ossiacher See)
  • train ticket 2nd class Möllbrücke – Oberdrauburg
  • Boat ride on Lake Millstätter See (excl. bike)
  • Nationalpark Kärnten Card (several discounts for museums, lidos, ferries etc.)
  • 7 day Service-Hotline
  • 7 day rental of a 24-gear unisex trekking bike
  • 1 handlebar bag, pannier, repair kit, maps and information package per room

  

 

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