from/to Villach Carinthian Lakes 2025 – The Classic Tour

8 days/7 nights, approx. 250 km, 
30–70 km daily, mostly flat, 
3- and 4-star-category

This cycling holiday takes you right through Carinthia. The many and well established bike paths along the lakes are ideal for families and leisure cyclists. Starting point of this cycling tour is Villach, the second largest town in Carinthia. Passing by some of the most beautiful lakes, the bike route leads to Klagenfurt, the capital of Carinthia.
 

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from  € 882,55 per person 8 days/7 nights
3- and 4-star-category
from  € 882,55
per person
8 days/7 nights
3- and 4-star-category
2 Radfahrer am Radweg am Seeufer
  • 2 Radfahrer am Radweg am Seeufer
    © Gert Perauer, Kärnten Werbung
  • 2 Radfahrer setzen ihre Helme auf. Im Hintergrund der Wörthersee
    © Wörthersee Tourismus GmbH, Martin Hofmann
  • 2 Personen am Ufer des Wörthersees, im Vordergrund ihre E-Bikes, im Hintergrund eine Insel im See
    © Wörthersee Tourismus GmbH, Martin Hofmann
  • 2 Radfahrer sitzen am Steg und schauen über den See, im Hintergrund Berge
    © Kärnten Werbung, Gert Perauer
  • Brücke über die Drau mit Blick über Villach
    © Michael Stabentheiner, Kärnten Werbung
  • Pause auf der Hütte beim Ossiacher See
    © Kärnten Werbung/Franz Gerdl
  • Radtour in Kärnten mit Abkühlung im See
    © Kärnten Werbung/Zupanc
  • Faaker See in Kärnten mit Booten
    © Kärnten Werbung/Zupanc
  • Bootshütte mit Steg am Ossiacher See in Kärnten
    © Kärnten Werbung/Franz Gerdl
  • Radfahren in Kärnten - vorbei an kleinen Dörfern
    © Kärnten Werbung/Franz Gerdl
  • Sprung in den Wörthersee in Kärnten
    © Kärnten Werbung/Zupanc

Personal contact

Eileen Hinterreiter 0043 (0)732 / 72 77 - 237 eileen.hinterreiter@touristik.at Mo-Fr 9 a.m. - 4.30 p.m request now Eileen Hinterreiter
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Carinthian Lakes 2025 – The Classic Tour

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  After your inquiry you will immediately receive an e-mail message. If not, we kindly ask you to call us (0043 (0)732 / 72 77 - 237).

Detailed information about this offer

Included services
  • 7 nights in 4- and 3-star hotels and comfortable pensions
  • daily buffet breakfast
  • luggage transfer from hotel to hotel as far as Villach
  • Videobriefing
  • train ride Villach – Lendorf, incl. bike
  • transfer to the Weißensee, incl. bike
  • information material (cycle map with detailed short English tour description) per room
  • navigation app
  • 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 1,00 to 3,00 per person/night) and is to be paid at the respective hotel.
Itinerary
  • Day 1 - Individual arrival in Villach

    Individual arrival for your cycle holiday in Carinthia. Check-in, in your hotel and handover of your rented bike for your Carinthian Lakes bike tour. Enjoy the southern flair of Villach, where we recommend a stroll through the medieval town centre. Example of hotel: Hotel Goldenes Lamm in Villach
  • Day 2 - From Villach with Lake Millstätter See round trip to Millstatt/Seeboden, approx. 30 km

    In the morning you take the train to Lendorf near Spittal a. d. Drau. From there you cycle on secondary roads to Lake Millstatt, which is completely surrounded by a cycle path. You will discover the untouched south shore without any roads where you can enjoy a breathtaking view of the lake in many places. Along the northern shore you cycle, partly directly along the lake, to the capital of the region, Millstatt am See. Example of hotel: Hotel Postwirt in Millstatt
  • Day 3 - From Millstatt/Seeboden via Lake Weißensee to Hermagor/Lake Pressegger See/Tröpolach, approx. 30 km

    Today a shuttle bus takes you up to the lake Weißensee. From there, a boat will take you to the starting point of the bike tour (ticket not included). The trip starts with a short slope before turning downhill again along the dreamy Gitschtal valley, to the small town of Hermagor and then to Lake Pressegger See. Example of hotel: Schlosshotel Lerchenhof am Pressegger See
  • Day 4 - From Hermagor/Lake Pressegger See/Tröpolach via Lake Faaker See, approx. 60 km

    The tour starts at the Gailtal cycle path, one of Carinthia´s most natural cycling routes. It leads through the Schütt nature reserve, formed by a landslide of the imposing Dobratsch mountain, and where the Gail River flows through wide gravel banks. From the Gailtal cycle path, turn off at Müllnern in the direction of lake Faaker See and continue along the southern shore of the lake. Then the path leads through small, dreamy places to today´s final destination. Example of hotel: Strandhotel Faak in Faak am See
  • Day 5 - From Lake Faaker See via Lake Wörthersee to Klagenfurt, approx. 40 km

    Today you cycle along the Drauradweg in direction of the Lake Wörthersee. Before you arrive Velden am Wörthersee you turn into the idyllic Keutschacher Seental, which is located parallel to the Lake Wörthersee. Today's destination is Klagenfurt. The capital of Carinthia is well known for the renaissance buildings in the old town as well as its southern flair. Example of hotel: Hotel Sandwirth in Klagenfurt
  • Day 6 - From Klagenfurt via Lake Klopeiner See and back to Klagenfurt, approx. 50-65 km

    Today you start your cycling tour with a short trip to Lake Klopeiner See. The path takes you past the imposing Maria Rain pilgrimage church via the Kraftwerk Ferlach to the Drauradweg. Following this you will reach Tainach and Stein am Jauntal. Passing the Völkermarkter Stausee, the cycling route takes you back to Klagenfurt. Example of hotel: Hotel Sandwirth in Klagenfurt
  • Day 7 - From Klagenfurt to Villach, approx. 40 km

    The last trip of your cycling tour takes you from the north bank of Lake Wörthersee back to the Drauradweg. Passing Lake Silbersee your route takes you back to Villach. Example of hotel: Hotel Goldenes Lamm in Villach
  • Day 8 - Individual departure or extra nights

Details and cancellation

Parking possibilities:
You can park depending on the hotel you arrive at, in a free, unguarded parking lot directly at the hotel or near the hotel (reservation not possible, payable on site).

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
95% of the tour price from 3rd day before arrival date to the day of arrival

If the customer makes changes of the date of travel up to 28 days before departure, 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: 03.05.2025 - 27.09.2025

every Saturday, 03.05. – 27.09.2025
additionally every Wednesday and Sunday, 21.06.– 09.09.2025

A: 03.05.2025 - 03.05.2025 / 27.09.2025 - 27.09.2025
€ 929,00
double room/breakfast (per person and stay)
€ 1.228,00
double room for single use/breakfast (per person and stay)
B: 04.05.2025 - 20.06.2025 / 10.09.2025 - 26.09.2025
€ 998,00
double room/breakfast (per person and stay)
€ 1.297,00
double room for single use/breakfast (per person and stay)
C: 21.06.2025 - 09.09.2025
€ 1.069,00
double room/breakfast (per person and stay)
€ 1.368,00
double room for single use/breakfast (per person and stay)

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) (valid only on the basic rate)
Extra nights
01.04.2025 - 31.10.2025
79,00
extra night in Villach 3*, double room/breakfast (per person/night)
Discounts:
  • child 0-5 years -100 % (additional bed)
  • child 6-12 years -50 % (additional bed)
  • child 12-14 years -25 % (additional bed)
  • adult from 15 years -10 % (additional bed)
118,00
extra night in Villach 3*, double room for single use/breakfast (per person/night)
Additional services
01.04.2025 - 31.10.2025
24,00
Rental bike cover (per person and stay)
01.04.2025 - 31.10.2025
49,00
Rental bike cover for e-bike (per person and stay)
Hired bikesOur bikes

Our bikes

Damen-Trekkingrad von FunActive

Ladies trekking bike 21-speed

  • model: KTM touring bike
  • bicycle frame: Aluminium-frame
  • gears: Shimano 21-speed-derailleur gears, free wheel
  • brakes: Shimano V-Brake
  • tyres: 28“
  • saddle: Selle Royal Comfort
  • saddle holder: 27,2 mm

€ 99,00 per person and stay

Herren-Trekkingrad von FunActive

Men's trekking bike 21-speed

  • model: KTM touring bike
  • bicycle frame: Aluminium-frame
  • gears: Shimano 21-speed-derailleur gears, free wheel
  • brakes: Shimano V-Brake
  • tyres: 28“
  • saddle: Selle Royal Comfort
  • saddle holder: 27,2 mm

€ 99,00 per person and stay

E-Bike

  • KTM MACINA EIGHT US
  • Rahmen: Macina Trekking Aluminiumrahmen, mit tiefem Einstieg
  • Motor: Bosch Performance Line CX 25 km/h
  • Batterie: Bosch PowerPack 13.4 Ah = 500Wh
  • Schaltung: 8-Gang-Schaltung
  • Bremsen: 2 Felgenbremsen
  • Reifen: Schwalbe Energizer plus 28''
  • Leistung: bis zu 150 km (bei mittlerer/konstanter Geschwindigkeit)
  • Sattel: Royal Sattel

€ 269,00 per person and stay

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Personal contact

Eileen Hinterreiter
0043 (0)732 / 72 77 - 237
eileen.hinterreiter@touristik.at
Mo-Fr 9 a.m. - 4.30 p.m
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Details and cancellation

Parking possibilities:
You can park depending on the hotel you arrive at, in a free, unguarded parking lot directly at the hotel or near the hotel (reservation not possible, payable on site).

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
95% of the tour price from 3rd day before arrival date to the day of arrival

If the customer makes changes of the date of travel up to 28 days before departure, 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.