Enchanting as Mozart’s symphonies and uplifting as a Viennese waltz, this cycling holiday takes you on a cultural and scenic journey from Salzburg — Mozart’s birthplace — to Vienna, the city of music. Discover fairytale castles, baroque towns, the famous Danube bends, and Austria’s wine country, before gliding into Vienna like a final triumphant note in a melody.
Cost
Cost Includes
- 7 nights in hotels (Category A: 4★, Category B: 3–4★ guesthouses & hotels)
- Daily breakfast
- Standard bike hire (optional)
- Welcome meeting
- Luggage transfers between hotels
- Detailed maps, route descriptions & GPS app access
- Train ticket Krems ➝ Vienna (with bike)
- 24/7 international support hotline
Cost Excludes
- Tourist tax (if applicable)
- Handling fee (€20)
- Lunches & dinners (easily found en route)
- Flights to/from Austria
- Helmets (bring your own)
Overview
Duration: 8 Days / 7 Nights
Route: Salzburg ➝ Vienna (via Burghausen, Schärding, Passau, Linz, Grein, Marbach, Wachau, Krems)
Distance: Easy–moderate cycling, Grade 1
Style: Self-guided with luggage transfer
Accommodation: 3- & 4-star hotels (choice of Category A or B)
Meals: Daily breakfast included
Transport: Train ride Krems ➝ Vienna incl. bike transfer
Trip Highlights
- Start in Salzburg: Mozart’s birthplace, Mirabell Palace, Hohensalzburg Fortress.
- Visit Oberndorf: Silent Night Chapel where the world’s most famous Christmas carol was written.
- Explore Burghausen Castle: the longest castle in Central Europe.
- Cycle along the Inn River & Danube, through nature reserves and wine regions.
- Admire Schärding’s colourful baroque main square.
- Witness the spectacular Schlögener Schlinge (Danube Loop).
- Stop in Linz, Austria’s cultural capital of Upper Austria.
- Experience Grein, Austria’s oldest theatre town.
- See Melk Abbey and the romantic Wachau Valley.
- End in Vienna: Schönbrunn Palace, St. Stephen’s Cathedral, and the Prater.
