Bike Tour across Italy & Austria
Highlights
Featuring: VERONA – LAKE GARDA – SOUTH TYROL – CORTINA – UNESCO DOLOMITES – SALZBURG
- Explore the beauty of the Dolomites on board a bike
- Visit Cortina, one of the worlds “glitziest” mountain towns
- Pedal along a gorgeous valley of Zell am See
- Discover the majesty of Werfen Castle
Included
- Individual / FIT & Groups suggested Tour
- Accommodation at Ignas Tour’s Selected Hotels
- Transportation by Private Bus/Minibus/Car *
- Official Tour Guides during the City Tours *
- Entrance Tickets and Food & Wine Tastings *
* (according to the program – if mentioned)
from € 1450
SUGGESTED ITINERARY
| Day 1: VERONA Arrival, transfer from airport to hotel. Bike fitting and warm-up ride along the beautiful Adige river. Afterwards enjoy a guided tour of the romantic city of Verona, home of Romeo and Juliet. Continue to your hotel and dinner. Overnight. Meals: D |
| Day 2: VERONA – AMARONE – VALPOLICELLA – LAKE GARDA – RIVA DEL GARDA Breakfast and start your daily bike tour. Starts out rolling through the vineyards of Amarone and Valpolicella and crossing the Adige valley, which provides well-earned views over the entire Lago di Garda. Stop for lunch. Reach finally Riva Del Garda, at the northernmost point of the Lake. Time to explore this gem of a lakeside town.Continue to your hotel and dinner. Overnight. Meals: B – L – D |
| Day 3: RIVA DEL GARDA – VALLE DEI LAGHI – BRENTA DOLOMITES – TRENTO Breakfast and start your daily bike tour to the gorgeous “Valle dei Laghi” towards the “Gruppo Brenta” the westernmost mountains of the Dolomite range. Enjoy some spectacular views of the lake and the tiny mountain villages. Stop for lunch. Ride along Lago di Toblino before descending into a lovely green valley surrounded by beautiful mountains. Reach finally Trento and free time to explore the city. Continue to your hotel and dinner. Overnight. Meals: B – L – D |
| Day 4: TRENTO – SOUTH TYROL WINE ROUTE – BOLZANO Breakfast and start your daily bike tour to the famous South Tryol wine route. The villages, vineyards and guesthouses along the Alto Adige Wine Road represent a truly unique and picturesque area, with vineyards reaching all the way to warm bathing lakes, historic manors and the mountains. Stop for lunch. Reach finally Bolzano and free time to explore the city. Enjoy a walk in the old city center, or visit the Archaeology museum, featuring Ötzi, the remarkably intact 5,000-year-old mummy discovered twenty years ago in the Alpine ice. Continue to your hotel and dinner. Overnight. Meals: B – L – D |
| Day 5: BOLZANO – SCILIAR – ROSENGARDEN – PASSO DI PINEI – VAL GARDENA – PASSO SELLA – CANAZEI Breakfast and start your daily bike tour to the Sciliar and Rosengarden with their dramatic peaks directly above us. Climb towards the Val di Tires and up to Passo di Pinei. After passing through several quirky alpine towns, stop for lunch in Santa Cristina Val Gardena. Reach then Passo Sella, after that a long, steep descent takes us to the little gem of a Sud Tyrolean town of Canazei. Free time in the alpine city. Continue to your hotel and dinner. Overnight. Meals: B – L – D |
| Day 6: CANAZEI – GRUPPO SELLA – PASSO PORDOI – PASSO FALZAREGO – CORTINA Breakfast and start your daily bike tour along the same passes as Italy’s annual Giro d’Italia. Reach the gorgeous Gruppo Sella, then rises above the Passo Pordoi and finally the stunning Passo Falzarego. This entire area is an outdoor WW1 museum as it is the site where major battles were fought. Stop for lunch. Finally reach Cortina and time for shopping and individual visits. Continue to your hotel and dinner. Overnight. Meals: B – L – D |
| Day 7: CORTINA – TRE CIME DI LAVAREDO – CORTINA Breakfast and start a trekking tour to reach the glorious Tre Cime di Lavaredo. Lunch in a typical Malga just in front of the three peaks. In the late afternoon, back to Cortina, a city often described as the Aspen of Italy, though its history is much older. Cortina hosted the Olympic Games in the ‘60s and continues to thrive as a mecca for all mountain sports enthusiasts, as well as also being known as one of the worlds “glitziest” mountain towns. Continue to your hotel and dinner. Overnight. Meals: B – L – D |
| Day 8: CORTINA – PASSO TRE CROCE – LAGO MISURINA – PUSTERIA VALLEY – DOBBIACO – LIENZ Breakfast and start your daily bike tour. Climb over Passo Tre Croce, to the scenic tranquility of Lago Misurina, and continue skirting around the base of the imposing and spectacular Monte Cristallo through the Ampezzo Dolomites to Dobbiaco. Follow a beautifully maintained system of bicycle paths through the wide Pusteria Valley all the way from Dobbiaco, passing the Italian/Austrian boarder, to the understated, city of Lienz, the capital of Eastern Tyrol. Stop for lunch. The quaint medieval city center of Lienz is a well restored pedestrian zone for shopping or an optimal place to chill with a nice aperitif before dinner. Continue to your hotel and dinner. Overnight. Meals: B – L – D |
| Day 9: LIENZ – GLOSSGLOCKNER – ZELL AM SEE Breakfast and start your daily bike tour. Leave the Lienzer Dolomiten heading north through the valley next to the river Winklern, approaching the majestic Grossglockner. The Grossglockner High Alpine Road takes us up to areas 8,202 ft above sea level, through majestic mountain scenery in the Hohe Tauern National Park. The effort is great but well worth the views at the top. Stop for lunch. Reach finally Zell am See and free time. Continue to your hotel and dinner. Overnight. Meals: B – L – D |
| Day 10: ZELL AM SEE – MULBACH – WERFEN Breakfast and start your daily bike tour. Leave the Austrian oasis of Zell Am See and pedal along a gorgeous valley through quaint farm villages. The mountains in the distance are a dramatic backdrop to our entire ride. Begin climbing out of this river valley and at the top of our second climb we will have a delicious Austrian lunch. Stop for lunch. Start then a long descent into Mulbach, then one last climb to Pfarwerfen and then down to Werfen. Continue to your hotel and dinner. Overnight. Meals: B – L – D |
| Day 11: WERFEN – SALZBURG Breakfast and start a guided tour of Werfen’s castle. Reach then the enchanting city of Salzburg. Lunch at a local typical restaurant. Explore the city with a soft bike tour. Rest of the day free for invididual visits and shopping. Continue to your hotel and dinner. Overnight. Meals: B – L – D |
| Day 12: SALZBURG After breakfast transfer to the Airport. Meals: B |
* The itinerary is on request and rates are subject to the availability of the hotels at the time of booking.
Prices are subject to change if travel occur during trade shows, bank holidays or special events and supplements may be applied.
Included Features
- Accommodation in Ignas Tour’s selected Hotels
- Itinerary Car, Minibus or Bus for the Itinerary (all included)
- Full Day Bike Rent (with helmet) for the whole Itinerary
- 11 x 3-Course-Dinners at your Hotel (or closer Restaurant) (drinks excluded)
- 10 x 3-Course-Lunch at local Restaurant (drinks excluded)
Not Included
- City Taxes – to be paid on spot
- Extra Tips
- Extra Expenses
- Everything not listed under “INCLUDED”
Ignas Tour Hotel Collection
| DAY | BUDGET | STANDARD | DELUXE | PREMIUM | ||
| 3* Hotels • City Area | 3* Hotels • City Center | 4* Hotels • City Area | 4* Hotels • City Center | |||
| Day 1 | Verona | Sole Hotel Verona *** | Hotel Italia *** | Hotel Antares **** | Crowne Plaza Verona **** | or Similar |
| Day 2 | Riva del Garda | Spie d’Italia*** | Hotel al Maso *** | Hotel Leon D’Oro Rovereto **** | Grand Hotel Riva **** | or Similar |
| Day 3 | Trento | Hotel Drago *** | Hotel Everest ** | Mercure Nerocubo Rovereto **** | Grand Hotel Trento **** | or Similar |
| Day 4 | Bolzano | Hotel Comfort Erica *** | Albergo Asterix*** | Goldenes Kreuz di Bressanone**** | Four Points by Sheraton Bolzano**** | or Similar |
| Day 5 | Canazei | Hotel Val di Fassa*** | Albergo Alla Rosa *** | Hotel Carpe Diem **** | Hotel La Perla **** | or Similar |
| Day 6 | Cortina | Hotel Marcora Palace*** | Hotel Royal *** | Hotel Antelao Dolomiti **** | Albergo Europa **** | or Similar |
| Day 7 | Cortina | Hotel Marcora Palace*** | Hotel Royal *** | Hotel Antelao Dolomiti **** | Albergo Europa **** | or Similar |
| Day 8 | Lienz | Hotel Stadlwirt *** | Waldhotel Bad Jungbrunn *** | Bergbaernhof Edernhias**** | Hotel Sonne **** | or Similar |
| Day 9 | Zell am See | Landhotel Kaserer *** | Hotel Gasthof Bruck *** | Hotel Waidmannsheil **** | Hotel Feinschmeck **** | or Similar |
| Day 10 | Werfen | Gasthaus Stegenwald*** | Hotel Werfen City Centre *** | Hotel Werfen City Area *** | Hotel Werfen City Cetre *** | or Similar |
| Day 11 | Salzburg | Hotel Auerhahn *** | Hotel IBIS Salzburg Nord *** | Wyndham Grand Bad Reichenhall Axelmannstein **** | Austria Trend Hotel Europa Salzburg **** | or Similar |
| Day 12 | / | / | / | / | / |
Prices
| Low Season: Jan – Jul – Aug – Dec | 40 pax | 30 pax | 20 pax | 10 pax | Suppl. SGL |
| BUDGET 3* Hotels • Area | € 1.450,00 | € 1.550,00 | € 1.755,00 | € 2.640,00 | + € 250,00 |
| STANDARD 3* Hotels • Center | € 1.515,00 | € 1.615,00 | € 1.820,00 | € 2.700,00 | + € 265,00 |
| DELUXE 4* Hotels • Area | € 1.560,00 | € 1.660,00 | € 1.865,00 | € 2.750,00 | + € 270,00 |
| PREMIUM 4* Hotels • Center | € 1.695,00 | € 1.795,00 | € 2.000,00 | € 2.885,00 | + € 405,00 |
| Mid Season: Feb – Mar – Oct – Nov | 40 pax | 30 pax | 20 pax | 10 pax | Suppl. SGL |
| BUDGET 3* Hotels • Area | € 1.490,00 | € 1.590,00 | € 1.790,00 | € 2.675,00 | + € 250,00 |
| STANDARD 3* Hotels • Center | € 1.550,00 | € 1.650,00 | € 1.855,00 | € 2.735,00 | + € 265,00 |
| DELUXE 4* Hotels • Area | € 1.595,00 | € 1.695,00 | € 1.900,00 | € 2.780,00 | + € 270,00 |
| PREMIUM 4* Hotels • Center | € 1.750,00 | € 1.850,00 | € 2.050,00 | € 2.935,00 | + € 405,00 |
| High Season: Apr – May – Jun – Sep | 40 pax | 30 pax | 20 pax | 10 pax | Suppl. SGL |
| BUDGET 3* Hotels • Area | € 1.520,00 | € 1.620,00 | € 1.820,00 | € 2.705,00 | + € 250,00 |
| STANDARD 3* Hotels • Center | € 1.585,00 | € 1.685,00 | € 1.890,00 | € 2.770,00 | + € 265,00 |
| DELUXE 4* Hotels • Area | € 1.630,00 | € 1.735,00 | € 1.935,00 | € 2.820,00 | + € 270,00 |
| PREMIUM 4* Hotels • Center | € 1.810,00 | € 1.910,00 | € 2.115,00 | € 2.995,00 | + € 405,00 |
Rates are Commissionable to Travel Agencies & Tour Operators
Rates Per Person / Per Package in 1/2 DBL Room / BB
Upgrades & Supplements on the BASIS PACKAGE rates – Rates Per Person / Per Package
Free Of Charge 1/21 Paying Pax (1st in SGL, 2nd in ½ DBL)
(*) Suppl. HB & FB – 3-Course Menu(s) – Drinks are not included
** also available “without Transportation” option