Altmühl Valley Centre cycling tour - Altmühltal Valley 2024

8 days/7 nights, approx. 220 km
30-45 km daily, flat to slightly hilly
4-star superior hotel

Gunzenhausen is located in the Franconian Lake District directly on the Altmühl Cycle Path, the 1st long-distance cycle path in Germany, a vacation resort with a historic town center (town fortifications from the Middle Ages, historic town center). 

The Altmühlsee is only about 2 km away, thus a beautiful starting point for "bike and bath".

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from  € 730,55 per person 8 days/7 nights,
4-star-superior-hotel
from  € 730,55
per person
8 days/7 nights,
4-star-superior-hotel
idyllic Lake Brombach; in the front trees
  • idyllic Lake Brombach; in the front trees
    © erlebe bayern, Bernhard Huber
  • 2 cyclists sit on a landing stage at River Altmühl,
    © Naturpark Altmühltal www.naturpark-altmuehltal.de
  • blooming parc at Ansbach Castle, castle in the back
    © erlebe bayern, Thomas Effinger
  • front view of Ansbach Castle
    © erlebe bayern, Thomas Effinger
  • Dollnstein-Pause am Burgsteinfelsen am Altmühltalradweg
    © Naturpark Altmühltal
  • Blick von einer Anhöhe auf die Altmühl. Zwei Wanderer halten im Gras Rast.
    © Naturpark Altmühltal
  • couple in front of the roman castle Briciana
    © www.naturpark-altmuehltal.de
  • excavatin of a roman spa at Weißenburg
    © www.naturpark-altmuehltal.de
  • town centre with fountain at Weißenburg
    © Naturpark Altmühltal www.naturpark-altmuehltal.de
  • cyclists sit on a landing stage at River Altmühl in Bavaria
    © Naturpark Altmühltal www.naturpark-altmuehltal.de

Personal contact

Irene Rockenschaub 0043 (0)732 / 72 77 - 224 irene.rockenschaub@touristik.at Mo-Fr 9 a.m. - 4.30 p.m request now Irene Rockenschaub
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Centre cycling tour - Altmühltal Valley 2024

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Detailed information about this offer

Included services
  • 7 nights in 4-star superior hotel
  • Half board
  • 3x train rides: Treuchtlingen-Gunzenhausen, Gunzenhausen-Ansbach, Gunzenhausen-Solnhofen incl. bike
  • Guided tour of the palace through the Hohenzollern residence in Ansbach
  • Entrance to Altmühl-Therme Treuchtlingen
  • Entrance to the museum in Treuchtlingen
  • Saddlebag rental - also for your own bikes
  • Information documents (bike map with detailed tour description) per room
  • GPX data on request
  • service hotline also at the weekend

    Additional costs:
    All prices in our offer include VAT. Not included in our prices is the city tax (approx. Euro 1,50 per person/night) and is to be paid at the respective hotel.
Itinerary
  • Day 1 - Individual arrival in Gunzenhausen

    An early arrival for your cycling holiday in the Altmühltal is recommended. Stroll through the historic town center and admire the city fortifications from the middle ages. Example of hotels: 4* Superior Parkhotel Altmühltal, Gunzenhausen
  • Day 2 - Round trip Lake Altmühl and Lake Brombach, approx. 40 km

    You cycle on the Altmühl cycle path to the nearby Lake Altmühl. Around this beautiful bathing lake and on the Seenland-cycle path to the nearby Lake Brombach. You cycle around the lake and back to the hotel.
  • Day 3 - Trip to the national park Altmühl, approx. 40 km + train ride

    By train to Solnhofen (runs every hour); you cycle through the Altmühl Nature Park past interesting rock formations (Solnhofer granite with petrified snails, etc.) to Pappenheim (castle), Wettelsheim and back.
  • Day 4 - Trip to Ansbach, approx. 40 km + train ride

    The second bike tour on your cycling holiday in Germany starts with a train ride to Ansbach. A guided tour of the Hohenzollern Residence, a magnificent rococo palace, awaits you here. The impressive orangery in the castle gardens invites you to visit. You cycle comfortably back to Gunzenhausen on the Altmühltal cycle path.
  • Day 5 - Trip to the thermal bath Altmühl/ Karlsgraben, approx. 30 km + train ride

    The cycle path on the Altmühl takes via Aha to Karlsgraben. The first attempt to connect the Rhine and the Danube by waterway was started over 1200 years ago (UNESCO World Heritage Site). The bike tour in Franconia leads to the museum in Treuchtlingen and then to the Altmühltherme. You return to the hotel by train.
  • Day 6 - Round trip Stork cycle path, approx. 35 km

    The bike tour in Bavaria to Gunzenhausen Stork's Nest is slightly hilly. A fantastic panoramic view awaits you. Then you cycle to Gundelsheim with its art nouveau church and on to Alesheim, where you can admire some stork nests. Via the village of Aha you will return to Gunzenhausen.
  • Day 7 - Round trip to Weißenburg, approx. 45 km

    The last day of the star bike tour in the Altmühltal begins with a tour via Trommetsheim to the medieval Roman town of Weißenburg. Highly recommended is the visit of the Roman thermal baths (not included).
  • Day 8 - Individual departure

    Individual departure from your centre cycling tour in Germany.
Hotel Description

4-star-superior Parkhotel Altmühltal / Gunzenhausen

Location: The family-run Parkhotel Altmühltal in Gunzenhausen is located in the center of the Franconian Lake District and at the gateway to the Altmühltal Nature Park. It is quiet and right on the bike path.

Facilities: 67 rooms, restaurant, sun terrace, hotel bar, fireplace room, wellness area with indoor adventure pool, steam bath and sauna.

Rooms: Comfortable rooms furnished in a modern country house style (Altmühlsee category), with shower / toilet, minibar, TV, phone, internet access via WLAN, hairdryer, cosmetic mirror, seating and desk.

Culinary: The kitchen of the house offers a rich breakfast buffet and in the evening a 3-course menu with a choice of the main course (2 courses to choose from) or a buffet dinner. Franconian specialties are on the menu as well as international dishes


Details and cancellation

Parking possibilities:
At the hotel you will find parking facilities. Costs: € 10,00 per day.

Security for your booking
As a tour operator, the safety, well-being and health of our customers are top priorities for us. We are constantly monitoring the current situation and are in close contact with official authorities. In the event of travel changes, we will inform you immediately. If an official travel warning is issued on your arrival date for your destination or your home town, you can of course cancel your trip free of charge or change your booking to another date.

Note for people with limited mobility
The cycle tour is not suitable for people with limited mobility. However, in specific cases it is possible to accommodate individual customer requests (e.g. barrier-free room).

Passport and visa requirements
To check in to your hotel you will need a valid passport or ID card.
For citizens of countries outside the Schengen area other regulations may apply. You are responsible for obtaining any visa you may require in good time.

Terms and Conditions of Payment:
The deposit of 10% of the tour price is due at the latest 14 days after receipt of the booking confirmation. The balance must be paid 14 days before arrival.

Cancellation Policy:
According to our General Terms and Conditions, the customer may withdraw from the contract at any time in writing. In the event of cancellation or non-commencement of travel, the following cancellation fees will become payable:
20% of the tour price up to 28 days before arrival date
30% of the tour price from 27th to 14th day before arrival date
50% of the tour price from 13th to 8th day before arrival date
70% of the tour price from 7th to 4th day before arrival date
90% of the tour price from 3rd day before arrival date to the day of arrival

If the customer makes changes to the booking (date of travel, tour, duration, transfer of the booking to another person etc.) up to 28 days before departure, for reasons which are outside our control, we will charge a processing fee of € 50,00 per booking. After this date, the cancellation policy will apply. Such changes to a booking may only be made in individual cases and if possible; the customer has no right to any changes.

Our detailed Terms and Conditions of Business can be viewed on our website at https://www.radurlaub.com/en/home.html; upon request, will also send them to you by e-mail.

In case of a booking your announced data will be only used from OÖ Touristik GmbH for the process of bookings and related transactions and will be passed on only in the context of the contractual relationship to third parties. (for example, tourist service providers, sights, passenger transport, processors). The detailled Privacy Notice you will find on www.radurlaub.com/en/privacynotice.html

Standard information
The combination of travel services offered to you is a package within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2015/2302.
This ensures that you will benefit from all EU rights applicable to packages. Company OÖ Touristik GmbH will be fully responsible for the proper performance of the package as a whole.
Additionally, as required by law, the company OÖ Touristik GmbH has protection in place to refund your payments and, where transport is included in the package, to ensure your repatriation in the event that it becomes insolvent.
More information on key rights under Directive (EU) 2015/2302 https://www.radurlaub.com/en/reisebedingungen.html.

Financial cover for customers
The tour operator OÖ Touristik GmbH, Freistädter Str. 119, 4041 Linz has completed a bankruptcy insurance with Raiffeisen Landesbank Oberösterreich AG, Europaplatz 1a, 4020 Linz. The liquidator is the Europäische Reiseversicherung AG, Kratochwjlestraße 4, 1220 Wien, Email: info@europaeische.at, 24-hour emergency number: +43 1 3172500.
Travelers have to contact the liquidator within 8 weeks if they are denied claims due to the insolvency of OÖ Touristik GmbH. Details on the business license of OÖ Touristik GmbH can be found on the website https://www.gisa.gv.at/abfrage under the GISA number 14930096.

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Rates and additional services to book

Rates

Arrival: 07.04.2024 - 13.10.2024

every Sunday

A: 07.04.2024 - 04.05.2024 / 09.06.2024 - 06.07.2024 / 01.09.2024 - 13.10.2024
€ 769,00
double room/half board (per person and stay)
€ 919,00
single room/half board (per person and stay)
B: 05.05.2024 - 08.06.2024 / 07.07.2024 - 31.08.2024
€ 795,00
double room/half board (per person and stay)
€ 945,00
single room/half board (per person and stay)

Discounts

-100%
child 00-05 years
-50%
child 06-11 years
-25%
child from 12 years

Saving tips

-5%
early booking discount
in case your booking reaches us at least 60 days prior to your holiday start.

Children´s discount (3rd and 4th person in extra bed with 2 full-paying persons)
Hired bikes

Ladies bike 21-speed

  • Model: Touring bikes from Schauff, Kettler or KTM.
  • Frame: Aluminum women's frame
  • Gear system: 21-speed derailleur with freewheel, Shimano
  • Brakes: 2 rim brakes, Shimano
  • Wheel/Tires: 28 inch hollow rim/rugged tires
  • (26 inch on request for people smaller than 1.60 m)
  • Saddle: Selle Royal

€ 90,00 per person and stay

Ladies bike 7-speed

  • Model: Touring bikes from Schauff, Kettler or KTM.
  • Frame: Aluminum ladies frame
  • Gear system: 7-speed hub gears with freewheel, Shimano
  • Brakes: 2 rim brakes, Shimano
  • Wheel/Tires: 28 inch hollow rim/rugged tires
  • (26 inch on request for people smaller than 1.60 m)
  • Saddle: Selle Royal

€ 90,00 per person and stay

Men´s bike 21-speed

  • Model: Touring bikes from Schauff, Kettler or KTM.
  • Frame: Aluminum men's frame
  • Gear system: 21-speed derailleur with freewheel, Shimano
  • Brakes: 2 rim brakes, Shimano
  • Wheel/Tires: 28 inch hollow rim/rugged tires
  • (26 inch on request for people smaller than 1.60 m)
  • Saddle: Selle Royal

€ 90,00 per person and stay

Men´s bike 7-speed

  • Model: Touring bikes from Schauff, Kettler or KTM.
  • Frame: Aluminum men's frame
  • Gear system: 7-speed hub gears with freewheel, Shimano
  • Brakes: 2 rim brakes, Shimano
  • Wheel/Tires: 28 inch hollow rim/rugged tires
  • (26 inch on request for people smaller than 1.60 m)
  • Saddle: Selle Royal

€ 90,00 per person and stay

E-bike unisex

  • Model: mostly Kalkhoff
  • Frame: Aluminum unisex frame
  • Gear system: 8-speed Nexus with freewheel, Shimano
  • Brakes: 2 rim brakes, Shimano
  • Wheel/tire: 28 inch hollow rim/rugged tires, Continental
  • Saddle: Impulse Comfort Zone, elastomers

€ 190,00 per person and stay

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Personal contact

Irene Rockenschaub
0043 (0)732 / 72 77 - 224
irene.rockenschaub@touristik.at
Mo-Fr 9 a.m. - 4.30 p.m
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Details and cancellation

Parking possibilities:
At the hotel you will find parking facilities. Costs: € 10,00 per day.

Security for your booking
As a tour operator, the safety, well-being and health of our customers are top priorities for us. We are constantly monitoring the current situation and are in close contact with official authorities. In the event of travel changes, we will inform you immediately. If an official travel warning is issued on your arrival date for your destination or your home town, you can of course cancel your trip free of charge or change your booking to another date.

Note for people with limited mobility
The cycle tour is not suitable for people with limited mobility. However, in specific cases it is possible to accommodate individual customer requests (e.g. barrier-free room).

Passport and visa requirements
To check in to your hotel you will need a valid passport or ID card.
For citizens of countries outside the Schengen area other regulations may apply. You are responsible for obtaining any visa you may require in good time.

Terms and Conditions of Payment:
The deposit of 10% of the tour price is due at the latest 14 days after receipt of the booking confirmation. The balance must be paid 14 days before arrival.

Cancellation Policy:
According to our General Terms and Conditions, the customer may withdraw from the contract at any time in writing. In the event of cancellation or non-commencement of travel, the following cancellation fees will become payable:
20% of the tour price up to 28 days before arrival date
30% of the tour price from 27th to 14th day before arrival date
50% of the tour price from 13th to 8th day before arrival date
70% of the tour price from 7th to 4th day before arrival date
90% of the tour price from 3rd day before arrival date to the day of arrival

If the customer makes changes to the booking (date of travel, tour, duration, transfer of the booking to another person etc.) up to 28 days before departure, for reasons which are outside our control, we will charge a processing fee of € 50,00 per booking. After this date, the cancellation policy will apply. Such changes to a booking may only be made in individual cases and if possible; the customer has no right to any changes.

Our detailed Terms and Conditions of Business can be viewed on our website at https://www.radurlaub.com/en/home.html; upon request, will also send them to you by e-mail.

In case of a booking your announced data will be only used from OÖ Touristik GmbH for the process of bookings and related transactions and will be passed on only in the context of the contractual relationship to third parties. (for example, tourist service providers, sights, passenger transport, processors). The detailled Privacy Notice you will find on www.radurlaub.com/en/privacynotice.html

Standard information
The combination of travel services offered to you is a package within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2015/2302.
This ensures that you will benefit from all EU rights applicable to packages. Company OÖ Touristik GmbH will be fully responsible for the proper performance of the package as a whole.
Additionally, as required by law, the company OÖ Touristik GmbH has protection in place to refund your payments and, where transport is included in the package, to ensure your repatriation in the event that it becomes insolvent.
More information on key rights under Directive (EU) 2015/2302 https://www.radurlaub.com/en/reisebedingungen.html.

Financial cover for customers
The tour operator OÖ Touristik GmbH, Freistädter Str. 119, 4041 Linz has completed a bankruptcy insurance with Raiffeisen Landesbank Oberösterreich AG, Europaplatz 1a, 4020 Linz. The liquidator is the Europäische Reiseversicherung AG, Kratochwjlestraße 4, 1220 Wien, Email: info@europaeische.at, 24-hour emergency number: +43 1 3172500.
Travelers have to contact the liquidator within 8 weeks if they are denied claims due to the insolvency of OÖ Touristik GmbH. Details on the business license of OÖ Touristik GmbH can be found on the website https://www.gisa.gv.at/abfrage under the GISA number 14930096.

OÖ Touristik GmbH

In 1990 the OÖ Touristik performed a pioneering work on the sector of organised cycle holidays: the first bookable cycle tour along the Danube including luggage transfer. Already a year later we offered the first group tours. Over the years the offers of the cycle holidays has expanded throughout Europe and are as popular as ever. During the last 30 years we have expanded the portfolio on mountain bike tours, cycle holidays by bike and boat, group tours and hiking holidays as well as winter and wellness holidays. The organisation and handling of international congresses and events meanwhile adds to the successful enterprise sections.