10 Lakes Tour   
2009 Rates subject to currency fluctuations
Through the shining world of lakes in the Salzkammergut   - Individual single tour and guided group tour different route variations - approx. 265 km by   bicycle

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  1. Original Tour
  2. Original Prolonged Tour
  3. Original Shortened Tour
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What could be more enjoyable than biking on the shore paths of the lakes and to let the soul "flow" in a wonderfully unspoilt countryside? A tour through the Salzkammergut full of history, only a few kilometres away from the city, the holidaymaker is spoilt by the unique setting. The soft hill landscape of the Salzburger Voralpenland has a charm of its own. Small peaks tower above the background of the clean lakes and invite again and again to stop and take in the scenery. You bicycle past lush green meadows, mighty woods and jagged rocks. You will not believe your eyes. This way biking becomes a pleasure, you literally forget the strain on some of the ascents that naturally belong to a real bicycle tour. You cycle through pastures and moorlands, to the Silent-Night town, Oberndorf and to the old Kaiser town Bad Ischl. Yes, you cycle through a cliché world that has become true. The 10-Lake-Tour is an active way to relax experiencing nature and visiting places of interest. You can dive into the world of Bavarians or mentally follow the footsteps of the composer of "Silent Night, Holy Night". Or you can take a chance on a trip to Schafberg and visit Schloß Orth where the TV series with starring Klaus Wildboltz in the main role has been shot
10 Lakes Tour

Route Features

On the lake shores and the banks of the Salzach the bicycle routes are flat. In-between the terrain is hilly. Depending on the route you take, one third is on cycle tracks, almost all the rest on meadow and wood paths and country lanes and on side streets with light traffic. Only a few, short sections follow streets with more traffic.

Parking

Salzburg : Hotel garage, about € 35/€ 55 weekly, reservation not possible; Free parking places in limited number.
Seeham/Mattsee : Free hotel parking places.


Tour Course

Original Tour (8 days/7nights)
Itinerary:

Day 1: Arrival to Salzburg or Trumer Lakes
Tour briefing and distribution of bikes. Group tours: City tour.

Day 2: Salzburg – Trumer Lakes/ Wallersee (ca. 45-55 km)
Along the Salzach until Oberndorf (birthplace of “Silent Night”, chapel), Arnsdorf (Silent-Night-Museum), Michaelbeuern (abbey) and on in the Trumer-Lakes-Land (Obertrumer See, Mattsee, Grabensee) and sometimes to Wallersee. Also straighter, shorter way possible.

Day 3: Trumer Lakes /Wallersee - Mondsee/Attersee (ca. 50-60 km)
Past Wallersee and trough the “Finsterloch” (Dark Hole) to Irrsee. Trough Mondsee (castle) to Attersee (Unterach/Nußdorf).

Day 4: Mondsee/Attersee – Traunsee (ca. 45-55 km)
By boat to Weyregg (watch for seasonal timetables!). Through Aurachtal to Traunsee with Gmunden (Schloß Orth, ceramics factory), Altmünster (bike museum) and Traunkirchen (fisherman association).

Day 5: Traunsee – Hallstätter See – Bad Goisern/Surroundings (ca. 20-35 km)
By train from Traunsee upwards to Obertraun and the Hallstätter See (Dachstein ice caves). Along the lake to Hallstatt (“the most beautiful lake town of the world”). Stage of this day is Bad Goisern or surroundings.

Day 6: Bad Goisern/Surroundings – Wolfgangsee (ca. 35 km)
Through Bad Ischl (Kaiser Park, Kaiser Villa, Sissi’s Tea House) along the Ischler Ache to Wolfgangsee. St. Wolfgang (Weißes Rößl, parish church, rack railway on the Schafberg), Strobl, Abersee or St. Gilgen, the Mozart village on the Wolfgangsee are today’s destinations.

Day 7: Wolfgangsee – Salzburg (ca. 40-50 km)
On the bicycle path to St. Gilgen (“Mozartdorf”). Hike to Kühleiten (bike transport). Downhill to the Hintersee and through the Strubklamm into Wiestal (reservoir). Through the Glasenbachklamm into the Salzachtal (valley). Shortly before Salzburg a visit to Hellbrunn is worthwhile (castle, park, zoo, fountains). Destination is the pageants- and Mozarttown Salzburg with it`s lot of places of interest.

Day 8: Individual departure or additional nights (ca. 45-55 km)
Arrival “Trumer Seen” start is the 3rd day of the tour course and the last way is from Salzburg – Trumer Seen/Wallersee.


Original prolonged tour (9 days/8 nights) (ca. 295 km)

The following stages replace the original stage from Salzburg to Trumer Seen/Wallersee:

Salzburg - Holzöster/Dorfibm (ca. 45 km)
Along the Salzach to Oberndorf (birthplace of "Silent Night", chapel). Through the pastures along the Salzach to Höllerersee (lake) and the Holzöstersee (lake). Both moor lakes are very warm bathing lakes.

Holzöster/Dorfibm - Trumer Lakes (ca. 30-45 km)
Through the Imber Moor to Michaelbeuern (abbey). Directly or through the Kaiserbuche to the Trumer Seen to Seeham, Mattsee or Seekirchen am Wallersee.

Original shortened tour (7 days/6 nights) (ca. 250 km)

In this original shortened tour the stage leads directly from Traunsee to Wolfgangsee (ca. 45 to 50 km), the visit to Hallstättersee is omitted.


Schedule 2009

Individual Tour : Daily arrival from 19 April to 11 October 2009.
Group Tour : Departs on Saturday, 31 May, 28 Jun, 02 Aug, 30 Aug 2008
Available in selected accommodation from category A.
 
Note: During the European Football Championship 2008, from June 10th to 19th, 2008 the capacity of accommodation of all categories in Salzburg is very limited. Should you plan to travel during this time, please book early. We reserve the right that the accommodation might take place in Freilassing which is in the near of Salzburg.


Hotel Categories

Tour Type Group Tour Single Tour
Category A Category A Category B
Price per person in double room 1764 1276 1062
Single room surcharge 321 298 196
Half board surcharge included 288 230
High Season (01 Jul - 31 Aug) 117 117 79
Rental Bike 112 112 112


Additional Nights

City
Category A
Category B
Double
Single
High*
Double
Single
High*
Salzburg 161 243 +42 124 164 +26
Trumer Seen 114 140 +9 89 105 +9
Mondsee 135 179 +9 n/a n/a n/a
Attersee n/a n/a n/a 103 145 +23
Traunsee 124 164 +16 91 114 +14
Bad Goisern 100 130 +30 86 116 +21
Wolfgangsee 135 163 +16 91 114 +16
  *High season : Between 01 Jul - 31 Aug 09
  Category A (Cat A) : starstarstarstar hotels and chosen starstarstar hotels.
  Category B (Cat B) : starstarstar hotels, pensions and guesthouses.


Service Includes:

Single Tour
  • Personally tour information on spot
  • Accommodation in hotels and guesthouses of the chosen category
  • Breakfast buffet (Cat. C party without buffet)
  • If half board booked, at least three-course dinner
  • Luggage transport from hotel to hotel
  • Best elaborated route
  • Detailed travel documents (maps, route discription, places of interest, important telephone numbers)
  • 7-days-Service-Hotline
  • Ship crossing on Attersee within the shipping season (17 May - 16 Sep)
  • Railroad journey Traunsee – Hallstätter See (not with the shortened tour and Cat. C tour)
  • Bike transport St. Gilgen – Kühleiten (when you hike)
  • E-signposting
Group Tour
  • Company of a skilled and trained travel courier who knows about the country
  • Eurobike-bus present during the whole tour
  • Accommodation in selected hotels of category A
  • 2 nights at Wolfgangsee (without the night in Bad Goisern)
  • Breakfast buffet
  • At least three-course evening meal with choice possibilities
  • Luggage transport from hotel to hotel
  • All entries and guided tours as mentioned in the program (Kaiservilla Bad Ischl and further sightseeing's upon consultation)
  • Guided tour through Salzburg
  • Detailed travel documents (route cards, way description, sightseeing)
  • Ship crossing on Attersee within the shipping season(17 May - 16 Sep)
  • Railroad journey Traunsee – Hallstätter See
  • Bike transport St. Gilgen – Kühleiten (when you hike)

Cycling Tour Map

Cycling Tour Map

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