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Aare river bicycle tour

Localización: Río Aar - Suiza

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  • Aare and Rhine river self guided bike tour

    The classic route in Switzerland: Indeed begins this tour in high mountains, but the river has flattened the way for cyclists in millions of years. That way you can cross from Meiringen with no noteworthy grades Bernese Oberland, Swiss middle land, three-lakes-land and Jura. Get to know a piece of Switzerland, the charm of the province and pure nature.


  • Itinerary for the self guided Aare river bicycle tour

    Day 1: Individual arrival at Interlaken 

    The town between Lake Brienz and Lake Thun is a popular starting point for trips to the Aare-ravine and the mountain world of the Berner Oberland.

    Day 2: Interlaken – Bern, 35 km cycling + journey by boat

    The day begins with a boat trip on Lake Thun, before you cycle on the Bern. Goethe thought Bern was the most beautiful city in Switzerland. The old town is a world heritage site.

    Day 3: Bern – Biel, 50 km by bicycle

    Cycling along the Aare River and Lake Wohlen you will come to the bilingual town of Biel/Bienne. The Swiss watch-making industry made the town famous. In the Omega museum you can learn all about the industry

    Day 4: Biel – Solothurn, 30 km bike tour

    Today’s stage is only short so that you have enough time to enjoy the old town or the Lake. Solothurn is also a Canton capital city and is considered the most beautiful baroque city in Switzerland.

    Day 5: Solothurn – Aarau, 60 km cycling

    The Aare river, which by this stage is powerful flow of water, marks the landscape. Villages and meadows line the way to Aarau, which still bears influences form the 16th Century and was once the capital city of the Helvetic Republic.

    Day 6: Aarau – Waldshut/Tiengen, 50 km by bike

    A short trip to Brugg, then you will continue to Koblenz, where the Aare and Rhine meet (at this point the Aare is the bigger of the two). Then you will continue up the Rhine to you overnight stay today in Waldshut/ Tiengen.

    Day 7: Waldshut/ Tiengen – Schaffhausen, 65 km by bicycle

    You will continue up the Rhine until you come to the Rheinfall waterfall, which you will view on a boat trip and the beautiful town of Schaffhausen.

    Day 8: Schaffhausen – Konstanz/Kreuzlingen,  50 km bike route

    Today you will cycle to Stein am Rhein with its many fresco-painted houses and from here on along the shores of Lake Constance towards Constance. The old episcopal town was during the Middle Ages the setting for the only council ever to be convened north of the Alps.

    Day 9: End of the bike tour individual departure or extension

    Your cycling tour comes to an end after breakfast – there are good train connections to ensure you arrive home safely.

  • WHAT´S INCLUDED IN THE SELF GUIDE BIKE TOUR?

     

    Duration 9 days/8 nights
    Tour price per person Season 1: EURO   899 Basic price per person in 3 star hotels
    Season 2: EURO   999 Basic price per person in 3 star hotels
    Season 3: EURO 1049 Basic price per person in 3 star hotels
    Euro     240 Single supplement
    Euro       75 Weekly bike rental
    Euro     165 electric bike rental
    Daily departure dates 2017 Individual arrival dates
    Season 1:     April 22nd – April 28th and Oct 1st – Oct 15th
    Season 2: April 04th – May 19th and June 16th – June 30th – August 27th – September 30th
    Season 3: May 20th – June 17th and July 1st – Aug 26th
    Included services *Accommodation 3-star hotels as mentioned in the tour itinerary
    *All breakfasts
    *Luggage transport form hotel to hotel
    *Maps and plans
    *Boat tour Interlaken – Thun incl. bike
    *Boat tour to the Rheinfallfelsen
    *Admission to the Rosgartenmuseum in Konstanz incl. 1 cup of coffee
    *Service Hotline
    Extras Arrival / Parking / Departure Excellent arrival opportunities by train to Interlaken or Constance. Possibilities for parking in Konstanz: Hotel parking lots for approx. Euro 20 to 50 per week (depends on the hotel). Parking lots at the office in Constance: Euro 40 for the whole trip, reservation not possible. A transfer from Constance to Interlaken takes place each Saturday at the cost of Euro 85 per person including bike, reservation is necessary.
    Extra nights Konstanz Euro 65 pp doble room at 3-star hotel, Euro 25 single supplement
    Other tour sites Euro 65 pp doble room at 3-star hotel, Euro 25 single supplement
    Discounts Additional/extra bed in double with 2 full paying adults:
    0-5,99 yrs:   -100%
    6-11,99 yrs:   -50%
    12-14,99 yrs: -25%
    15-99 yrs:      -10%
    Cancellation fees Up to 28 days before the start of travel: 20 % min. EURO 50
    From 27 to 14 days prior to the start of travel: 30 %
    From 13 to 8 days prior to the start of travel: 50 %
    From 7 to 4 days prior to the start of travel: 70 %
    From 3 days and no-shows: 90 %
    We strongly recommend to buy a travel cancellation insurance
    How to book this tour and payment? Euro 300 deposit per person upon reservation, final payment 6 weeks before tour departure. CC payments Visa or Master card do have an additional increase of 2%. All reservations will have a cost of 25 eu. per Tour.

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River Aare

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The classic route in Switzerland: Indeed begins this tour in high mountains, but the river has flattened the way for cyclists in millions of years. That way you can cross from Meiringen with no noteworthy grades Bernese Oberland, Swiss middle land, three-lakes-land and Jura. Get to know a piece of Switzerland, the charm of the province and pure nature.

Price: from 899€
Duration: 9 days / 8 nights

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Our team

Name : Alfonso Petrirena Ortiz
Position : Official Tourist Guide for the Madrid Autonomous Community

Passionate cyclist and surfer. Born and bred in Madrid and following a perioid of globetrotting and living in various places around the world, he has returned to combine his vocation as cycle tourist guide with designing and organising private tours throughout the rest of Spain, as well as doing his own !

Name : Sebastien Lalmand
Position : Guia de idiomas

Guide for Bravo Bike it is our language  guide (English, French,  Dutch and Spanish) . He’s fund of culture and history. Great traveler he loves to discover the world onn his bike.

Name : Michael Buneman
Position : Multilingüe

A multi linguist and seasoned traveller with many years’ experience in the world of international financial analysis, also a highly dedicated cyclist.

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Name : Benjamin Molina
Position : Guía principal

Our Principal Guide and partner, Lawyer and qualified technician in Health and Safety and Labour Risk Prevention is a devoted cyclist and sportsman.

Cristina Janice Alexander
Name : Cristina Alexander
Position : Relaciones públicas

With solid experience in Public Relations and a degree in gemmology divides her time between jewellery design and Bravo Bike.

Pamela Cristina Ribot
Name : Pamela Ribot
Position : Socia principal

Kaspar´s business partner, educated in Madrid and the US with studies in Journalism, discovered a new way of putting into action her time and skills as the company’s marketing communications, and administrative manager.

Name : Kaspar Winteler
Position : CEO & Founder

Is the “brain” behind Bravo Bike. An ex-banker and licensed in Madrid´s IESE has always been a passionate cyclist, Kaspar is the best guide you can expect when it comes to escorting you along the best cycling trails and “corners” of Madrid and the countryside.

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Name : Rebeca Winteler
Position : Planning

B.A. in History of Art, provides invaluable help in the planning of routes and visits to monuments and with a Masters degree in computing lends a helping hand in this field as well.

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