Lake Constance bike tour self-guided

Itinerary Hotel Category A:  familiar comfort hotels, 3*** or 4**** level, category B: 2** or 3*** level, category K: 4* hotels

Day 1: Constance – Individual arrival

Take the opportunity to visit the island of Mainau, wander through Constance’s old town or visit the aquariums in the Sea Life Center and go to the Archaeological Museum.

Day 2: Constance – Gailingen / Stein am Rhein / Wangen – 30-40 km / 19-25 miles 

The first stage of your bike tour takes you first along the Swiss shore of the Untersee to Stein am Rhein.
The town has one of the most beautiful medieval town centers on Lake Constance and impresses with its colorfully painted facades. Depending on the category booked, you will reach Gailingen a few kilometers downstream, stay overnight in Stein or cycle to the picturesque Höri peninsula to Wangen or Hemmenhofen. In Hemmenhofen once lived the painter Otto Dix, in Gaienhofen the writer Hermann Hesse.

Day 3: Gailingen – Ludwigshafen / Sipplingen / Überlingen – 40-60 km / 25-38 miles

Today you will circle the Höri peninsula and reach the spa town of Radolfzell. Visit the Radolfzell Minster, which has the highest church tower on Lake Constance. Passing the Bodanrück and numerous orchards, you will reach Bodman and Ludwigshafen on Lake Überlingen. Following the cycle path along the shore, you will reach the town of the same name, Überlingen. From a distance you can already see the stately St. Nikolaus Minster.

Day 4: Überlingen – Kressborn / Nonnenhorn / Lindau – 50-60 km / 31-38 miles  

Your journey today takes you along the Obersee. First, make a stop at the pilgrimage church of Birnau. Situated amidst vineyards, the forecourt of the splendidly decorated baroque church offers a wonderful view over the lake. Visit the pile-dwelling museum in Unteruhldingen, Germany’s oldest inhabited castle in Meersburg, and be impressed by the largest collection on the history of aviation in Friedrichshafen. The old town of Lindau is located on an island. Enjoy the view of the Alps at the harbor – in the foreground the town’s landmarks: the Bavarian Lion and the 33-meter-high lighthouse.

Day 5: Kressborn – Höchst / Horn / Arbon – 30-55 km / 19-34 miles 

Not far from Lindau, you will pass the border to Austria almost unnoticed. Take a break in Bregenz and take the cable car up to the Pfänder, the local mountain of the festival city – including a fantastic view of Lake Constance and over 200 Alpine peaks. Just a stone’s throw from Bregenz, you’ll cross the Bregenzer Ach river at Hard as well as the Alpenrhein river. Welcome to Switzerland!

Day 6: Höchst – Constance – 30-55 km / 19-34 miles 

Your tour today takes you through Romanshorn with the largest Lake Constance port in Switzerland. The tour continues along Lake Constance back to Constance. End the day with a stroll through the old town or an ice cream at the harbour.

Day 7: Constance: Individual departure or extension

After breakfast, you start your individual return journey.
home or extend your stay.

Dates & Prices for 2023 per person

• Category A: Double room in familiar comfort hotels, 3*** or 4**** level
• Category B: Double room in middle class hotels and good guesthouses, 2** or 3*** level
  
• Category K: Double room in 4-star hoteles
• Daily departures

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