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Bavaria's Lake District
Munich to Salzburg

Type:	Self-Guided
Level:	Moderate
Duration:	7 nights
Distance:	32 miles/day average
Departure Dates:	Self-Guided: Saturdays 5/1-9/11/2010 (Special arrangements for groups of 6 or more upon request.)
Base Price:	Self-Guided: €628
Start City:	Munich
End City:	Salzburg
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Description

To cycle from Munich’s October Festival to Salzburg’s Summer Festival would be a tempting idea – however both festivals do not coincide. This is the only setback on an otherwise interesting and fascinating tour. Two cultures are connected by a cycle tour through the Bavarian Lake District and rolling green hills. Munich with impressive historic ambiance and a lively cultural life is the starting point of the tour. Then you cycle past famous Bavarian lakes, through ancient villages and green pastures. Always with impressive Bavarian Alps as backdrop. Comfortable cycling as you reach Salzburg with Mozart, culture and Austrian culinary delights.

Route feature:
Mainly easy cycling, sometimes through undulating country. Partly on cycle paths, mainly on country lanes and minor roads. Only a few connecting distances on roads with heavier traffic.

Oberammergau Passion Play
Early booking is recommended for this tour, as accommodation will also be booked by attendees of the Passion Play.

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Daily Program

1st day: Munich
Individual arrival. Personal tour information and distribution of bicycles. The capital of Free-State Bavaria is famous for shady beer gardens. Enjoy a cool “Maß” and get a taste of coming pleasures.

2nd day: Munich – Bad Tölz (approx. 60 km/38 miles)
Follow river Isar-cycle path through green forests via Wolfratshausen and Geretsried to Bad Tölz. Here two main trading routes crossed – river Isar and the old salt route from Reichenhall to Allgäu – and the former wealth can be traced in splendid town houses.

3rd day: Bad Tölz – Bad Feilnbach/surroundings (approx. 65 km/41 miles)
Through lovely pastures around Lake Tegernsee to Gmund on Tegernsee with marvellous panorama view. Then you cycle past green meadows and Lake Schliersee on gently undulating roads to Bad Feilnbach. The mild climate and more than 30.000 fruit trees contribute to the nickname “Bavarian Merano”.

4th day: Bad Feilnbach/surroundings – Chiemsee (approx. 45 km/28 miles)
Today you cycle through the largest peat plot of Bavaria, Kollerfilze. Soon you reach Neubeuern – a place having two crossed boat-hooks as symbol. This clearly referred to the once most important source of income – the construction of boats. Via Frasdorf on the foot of Chiemgau Alps to Lake Chiemsee. Tonight you stay on the south-bank of the Bavarian Sea. Enjoy a boat trip to the islands Herren- and Frauenchiemsee.

5th day: Chiemsee – Inzell (approx. 35 km/22 miles)
The mountains are getting higher – nevertheless you cycle on almost flat roads. Through “Bergener Moos” a moor on the foot of Hochfelln (1.674 m) the route passes Bad Adelholzen (medicinal spring) to Siegsdorf (natural history museum). Then you keep along the river Rote Traun to idyllic Inzell. So called “Lüftlmalerei” decorative paintings on the houses as well as rich flower decoration please the eyes.

6th day: Inzell – Berchtesgaden/Lake Koenigssee (approx. 45 km/28 miles)
Mountains to the right and to the left and squeezed in a green valley, here you cycle on Deutsche Alpenstraße via Schneitzelreuth along river Saalach to Bad Reichenhall (salt spring, Munster St. Zeno, health spa park). Between mighty mount Untersberg and Predigtstuhl the cycle path Salinenweg leads to Berchtesgaden (historic centre, royal castle, Watzmann thermal spa).

7th day: Berchtesgaden/Lake Königssee – Salzburg (approx. 45 km/28 miles)
Enjoy the beautiful loop tour to Lake Königssee and return to Berchtesgaden. East of Untersberg the old salt-trading route via Marktschellenberg (ice-cave) and St. Leonhard (cable car on Untersberg) you pass the invisible border to Austria. Welcome to the country of Mozart, visit castle Hellbrunn (baroque water-games, zoo) before reaching the center of Salzburg.

8th day: Salzburg
Individual homebound journey or extra days

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Services
Self-Guided:

Orientation meeting at first hotel

7 overnights in hotels and country hotels mainly in superior 3***-cat., Munich and Salzburg 4****

Breakfast buffet style

Luggage transfer from hotel to hotel

Carefully researched route

Eurofun signposting along route

One set of detailed documentation (maps, route description, points of interest, important telephone numbers) per room

7-day service hotline
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Dates
Self-Guided: Saturdays 5/1-9/11/2010
(Special arrangements for groups of 6 or more upon request.)
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Tour Price (per person, double occupancy)
Self-Guided:
€628: Tour package
€165: Single supplement (if 1 person per room)
€160: Optional dinner package
€55: Bike Rental
€140: Electrically assisted bike

Extra nights:
Munich (4*):
Double room: €78
Single room: €138

Salzburg (4*):
Double room: €69
Single room: €104
High season (July and August) supplement: €18
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Travel Information
Munich Airport is very well connected to all major airports of Europe and the world. By express train to the city center.

Salzburg Airport equally is well connected and can be reached by a number of no-frills airlines.

Free hotel car park and underground car park, no reservation possible!

Bus back to Munich each Saturday morning; cost €60 payable locally; advance reservation required. Very good train-connection between the cities; by express train to the starting hotel.
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