Self Guided From
€469
  • views of the Rhine from Hohenklingen castle
  • the nature reserve Eriskircher Ried
  • picturesque Swiss fishing villages
8 Days
7 Nights
143 Total kms
23.833333333333 km/day (avg)
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<p>A low impact, high enjoyment tour around the whole lake at the foot of the Alps. The Lake Constance region – hardly any other bicycle tour offers so many sights to see. Numerous lidos, waiting for you to take a plunge into the cool waters, the unique landscape with wine- and fruit cultivations, and the Reichenau, Mainau and Lindau islands. Enjoy breathtaking views time and again of the expansive water surface and the Alps, which arise behind the southern shores.

Tour Route

Day
1
Independent arrival
to
Constance

Individual arrival in Constance/Kreuzlingen. You start the tour in Constance, the largest city around the lake.Enjoy the Mediterranean climate during a stroll through the weaving alleys of the old city.

Day
2
Constance
to
Stein am Rhein/Gailingen

The route leads you through picturesque fishing villages along the lower Lake to Stein am Rhein. Stroll through the alleys of the medieval small town and visit the Lindwurm museum. A visit to the Hohenklingen castle is also recommended, which is situated high above Stein am Rhein, thus offering a wonderful view of the Rhine. You now cycle to Gailingen, the pearl of the High Rhine.
29km
39km
Day
3
Stein am Rhein/Gailingen
to
Radolfzell/Bodman-Ludwigshafen

Today you travel to the Höri peninsula, which protrudes in the lower Lake. In the midst of the old village centre of Gaienhofen, you will find the Hermann-Hesse-Haus as well as the Höri-Museum. From there, you travel to Radolfzell and to Möggingen am Mindelsee with its romantically situated moated castle. You then cycle to Bodman, a charming health resort with its castle park, a sight worth seeing.
24km
49km
Day
4
Radolfzell/Bodman
to
Überlinger See/Friedrichshafen

Your route leads you through the picturesque village centre of Sipplingen to Überlingen. You pass the monastery church of Birnau and a visit to the pile-dwelling museum in Unteruhldingen (incl.) is recommended, before you reach the city of Meersburg and then Friedrichshafen which has the unique Zeppelin-Museum.
19km
57km
Day
5
Überlinger See/Friedrichshafen
to
Lindau/Bregenz/Höchst

Today you will pass through the Eriskircher Ried nature reserve. Later travelling along the shore, you will arrive at the Lake Constance metropolis Lindau and the festival city Bregenz. After travelling through the nature reserve of the Rhine delta, you will arrive at Höchst.
20km
55km
Day
6
Lindau/Bregenz/Höchst
to
Swiss shore/Arbon/Egnach

Travelling through the largest fresh water delta in Europe, you cycle to Rorschach with the loveliest storehouse, which houses a museum today. By cycling along the eastern part of Lake Constance, you will arrive at Arbon. In Egnach, fruit and berry cultivations are still dominant, embedded between soft hills and the shore of Lake Constance.
24km
50km
Day
7
Swiss shore/Arbon/Egnach
to
Constance

The alpine upland of the Thurgau, which is mainly known for its fruit cultivation, is a part of the last day of your Lake Constance cycling tour. The lake shore invites one to relax and linger, before the route leads you through small towns with timbered houses back to Constance.
27km
40km
Day
8
Constance
to
Departure

Individual departure from Constance.

FAQs

    • Accommodation with breakfast (mostly Buffet) in good inns and hotels with cat. Comfort, in comfortable middle class hotels with cat. Premium
    • Rooms with bath/shower and toilet
    • Luggage transport (NO limit to the amount of pieces of luggage) daily between 9am and 5:30pm
    • travel documents (route description, maps, references on sights to see,..)
    • Admission incl. tour into the pile-dwelling museum in Unteruhldingen
    • GPS Data on request
    • Service-Hotline
    • Free parking space (depending on availability)
    • Rental bike + 1 saddle bag per bike + 1 handle-bar bag per room (7-Gear touring bike with back pedal or 21/24-Gear touring bike with free-wheel)
    • E-bike + 1 saddle bag per bike + 1 handle-bar bag per room
    • City or visitor's tax, if payable, is not included in the travel price.

  • Total Distance: 295 (approx.)
    Level:     Easy
    On day 7 slightly hilly but otherwise level, mostly on dedicated paved cycle paths close to the lake. The path
    sometimes follows brief sections that are unpaved; around Friedrichshafen the cycle path is alongside the main
    road. The banks of the lake are widely accessible to the public. Suitable for families.

Prices

Low Season
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Apr
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Apr

Mid Season
15
Apr
18
May

High Season
19
May
15
Sep

Mid Season
16
Sep
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Oct

Self Guided / per person
Standard Adult Double €469€599€649€599
Adult Triple €469€599€649€599
Adult Single €659€789€839€789
Premium Adult Double €569€749€799€749
Adult Triple €569€749€799€749
Adult Single €809€989€1039€989
Premium Plus Adult Double €699€969€999€969
Adult Triple €699€969€999€969
Adult Single €1029€1299€1329€1299

Notes
additional services available for this tour, other Lake Constance tours variants are also available | contact for more information

Extras

Bike rental €75
e-Bike rental €180
Extra Nights Available / shared y
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