Dresden-Wittenberg River Elbe Cycle Path 2023 – The German Elbe, Cathegory A

7 Days/6 Nights, approx. 220 km,
30-70 km daily, mostly flat,
4- and 3-star-hotels

This bike tour starts in Dresden with the well-known Zwinger Palace, the Church of Our Lady, the Semper Opera House and the Residence Palace. The cycle path leads along the River Elbe, passing Meissen, the city of porcelain, before reaching world-famous Wittenberg, the city of Luther.

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from  € 569,05 per person 7 Days/6 Nights,
4- and 3-star-hotels
from  € 569,05
per person
7 Days/6 Nights,
4- and 3-star-hotels
Dresden bei Dämmerung mit Elbe
  • Dresden bei Dämmerung mit Elbe
    © Anja Upmeier
  • Dampfer vor Pilllnitzer Elbeinsel
    © Sächsische Dampfschifffahrts GmbH & Co Conti Elbschifffahrts KG
  • Radweg an der Elbe in Dresden
    © Sylvio Dittrich
  • Dresdner Barockpalais mit großer Gartenanlage
    © Frank Exß
  • Radweg an der Elbe mit Blick auf Dresden
    © Sylvio Dittrich
  • Elberadweg bei Bad Schantau in Deutschland
    © Augustus Tours
  • Radfahren vorbei an der Stadt Meißen
    © Stadt Meißen
  • Elbe-Radweg/ Dom in Meißen
    © Sebastian Rose
  • Meissener Dom am Elberadweg
    © Augustus Tours
  • Blick auf die Stadt Meißen an der Elbe
    © Stadt Meißen
  • Elbe-Radweg/Albreichtsburg in Meißen
    © Reiner Weisflog
  • Monument of Martin Lutherl in Wittenberg
    © WittenbergKultur e.V./Tourist-Information Lutherstadt Wittenberg
  • Markt mit Rathaus in Wittenberg
    © WittenbergKultur e.V./Tourist-Information Lutherstadt Wittenberg
  • mowed river bank on the Elbe at sunset
    © Paul Meixner
  • City guide dressed as Martin Luther in Wittenberg
    © Investitions- und Marketinggesellschaft Sachsen-Anhalt mbH, Jürgen Blume
  • Wittenberg city center and city church
  • Mann und Frau mit Radhelmen auf einer Brücke, dahinter der Dom von Magdeburg
    © Archiv des Magdeburger Tourismusverbandes Elbe-Börde-Heide, Dominik Ketz
  • Mann und Frau schieben ihre Fahrräder durch die Altstadt von Magdeburg
    © Archiv des Magdeburger Tourismusverbandes Elbe-Börde-Heide, Dominik Ketz

Personal contact

Melanie Grasböck 0043 (0)732 / 72 77 - 261 melanie.grasboeck@touristik.at Mo-Fr 9 a.m. - 4.30 p.m request now Melanie Grasböck
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River Elbe Cycle Path 2023 – The German Elbe, Cathegory A

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Your announced data will be only used from „Oberösterreich 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 (Privacy Notice). (for example, tourist service providers, processors)

  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 - 261).

Detailed information about this offer

Included services
  • 6 nights in 4- and 3-star hotels on the Elbe cycle path
  • daily buffet breakfast or extended breakfast
  • luggage transfer from hotel to hotel as far as Wittenberg
  • information material (cycle map with English tour description) per room
  • personal information meeting on-site
  • 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,- to 2,50 per person/night) and is to be paid at the respective hotel.
Itinerary
  • Day 1 - Individual arrival in Dresden

    You arrive in Germany for your cycling holidays and receive your rented bike, if booked in the afternoon as well as important information for your bike tour along the River Elbe. Afterwards you have the opportunity to stroll through the baroque old town enjoying the beauty and charm and exploring great sights of Dresden: the Zwinger Palace, Church of Our Lady, Residence Palace and Semper Opera House before on the next day the cycling tour along the Elbe cycle path from Dresden to Wittenberg starts. Example of hotel: Hotel Park Inn by Radisson in Dresden
  • Day 2 - Excursion Bad Schandau, approx. 45 km (return by suburban train) or approx. 90 km

    The Elbe cycle path leads directly along River Elbe to Pillnitz Palace. Enjoy the unique view onto the baroque site before cycling to the craggy Elbe Sandstone Mountains. Return to Dresden by a suburban train (facultative). Example of hotel: Hotel Park Inn by Radisson in Dresden
  • Day 3 - From Dresden to Meißen, approx. 30 km

    Your bike route in Germany leads along the Saxon vineyards past Radebeul the town closely linked with Karl May, one of Germany's bestselling author. The cycling tour today ends in Meißen where the picturesque lanes and the porcelain manufactory are worth a visit. Example of hotel: Dorint Parkhotel Meißen
  • Day 4 - From Meißen to Riesa/Strehla, approx. 30/35 km

    Along the Elbe riverside, the cycle path in Germany, still leads through the Saxon vineyards and for everybody who is cultural interested, we recommend a visit of the baroque Diesbar-Seußlitz Palace and its beautiful park offers just the right atmosphere. Example of hotel: Mercure Hotel Riesa Dresden Elbland in Riesa
  • Day 5 - From Riesa/Strehla to Torgau, approx. 50/40 km

    Today's stage leads you downwards the River Elbe to Mühlenberg with the former Cistercians Monastery. Continue cycling via the “Treblitzer Baumpark”, a park of trees and bushes from 5 continents well worth visiting for everybody interested in botany. Your bike tour ends in Torgau with its lovely town hall. Example of hotel: Hotel „Goldener Anker“ in Torgau
  • Day 6 - From Torgau to Wittenberg, approx. 70 km

    Along your way in direction Wittenberg enjoy cycling past Lichtenberg Palace and Pretzsch. Once arrived in Wittenberg go on the traces of Martin Luther visiting the popular “Lutherhalle”, showing the world largest reformation exhibition. In the evening, visit the lovely shops and restaurants. Example of hotel: Best Western Hotel Soibelmanns in Wittenberg
  • Day 7 - Individual departure or extra nights

    Today the cycling holiday ends, return transfer by train to Dresden or by bus with an extra surcharge (duration approx. 3 hours) please see rates.
Details and cancellation

Parking possibilities:
Some of the hotels have their own parking facilities directly on the premises (subject to a fee, between € 5,- and € 10,- per day or night). In the immediate vicinity there are public parking garages or parking spaces (subject to a fee).

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 the 28th day before departure
30% of the tour price from 27th to 14th day before departure
50% of the tour price from the 13th to the 8th day before departure
70% of the tour price from 7th to 4th day before departure
90% of the tour price from the 3rd day before departure until 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,- 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 detailed 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. OÖ Touristik GmbH will be fully responsible for the proper performance of the package.
As per law in the event of insolvency of OÖ Touristik GmbH the company refunds payments already made and additionally takes care of return transport, if originally included.
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: 01.04.2023 - 31.10.2023

daily

A: 01.04.2023 - 11.05.2023 / 03.09.2023 - 31.10.2023
€ 599,00
double room/breakfast (per person and stay)
€ 819,00
single room/breakfast (per person and stay)
B: 12.05.2023 - 02.09.2023
€ 629,00
double room/breakfast (per person and stay)
€ 849,00
single room/breakfast (per person and stay)

Discounts

-100%
child up to 2 years
-50%
child 3-12 years
-10%
adult from 13 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)
Extra nights
01.04.2023 - 31.10.2023
70,00
extra night in Dresden, Category A, double room/breakfast (per person/night)
Discounts:
  • child up to 02 years -100 % (additional bed)
  • child 3-12 years -50 % (additional bed)
  • adult from 13 years -10 % (additional bed)
95,00
extra night in Dresden, category A, single room/breakfast (per person/night)
62,00
extra night in Wittenberg, Category A, double room/breakfast (per person and stay)
Discounts:
  • child up to 2 years -100 % (additional bed)
  • child 3-12 years -50 % (additional bed)
  • adult from 13 years -10 % (additional bed)
93,00
extra night in Wittenberg,Category A, single room/breakfast (per person and stay)
Additional services
01.04.2023 - 31.10.2023
85,00
bus return transfer Wittenberg-Dresden (every Saturady at 10 a.m.) (per person and stay)
01.04.2023 - 31.10.2023
320,00
Individualtransfer for up to 7 persons Wittenberg-Dresden (bookable at any time)
01.04.2023 - 31.10.2023
25,00
Return transfer of your own bike (every Saturady at 10 a.m.) (per person and stay)
Hired bikesOur bikes

Our bikes

Ladies/Men-trekking-bike

21-speed

  • modell: quality brands Kalkhoff und Raleigh
  • frame: aluminium (with deeper entry to the ladies´ bike)
  • gears: 21-speed derailleur gears with free wheel
  • brakes: 2 caliper brakes
  • saddle: comfortable saddle

7-speed: 

  • modell: quality brands Kalkhoff und Raleigh
  • frame: aluminium (with deeper entry to the ladies´ bike)
  • gears: 7-speed hub gears
  • brakes: back pedal brake, 1 caliper brake
  • saddle: comfortable saddle

 Costs per extra-day: € 15,00

€ 90,00 per person and stay

E-Bike

  • modell: different manufacturers
  • frame: aluminium with deeper entry
  • gears: 8-speed derailleur gears
  • brakes: 2 caliper brakes
  • saddle: comfortable saddle

costs per extra-day: € 30,00

€ 180,00 per person and stay

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Personal contact

Melanie Grasböck
0043 (0)732 / 72 77 - 261
melanie.grasboeck@touristik.at
Mo-Fr 9 a.m. - 4.30 p.m
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Details and cancellation

Parking possibilities:
Some of the hotels have their own parking facilities directly on the premises (subject to a fee, between € 5,- and € 10,- per day or night). In the immediate vicinity there are public parking garages or parking spaces (subject to a fee).

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 the 28th day before departure
30% of the tour price from 27th to 14th day before departure
50% of the tour price from the 13th to the 8th day before departure
70% of the tour price from 7th to 4th day before departure
90% of the tour price from the 3rd day before departure until 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,- 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 detailed 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. OÖ Touristik GmbH will be fully responsible for the proper performance of the package.
As per law in the event of insolvency of OÖ Touristik GmbH the company refunds payments already made and additionally takes care of return transport, if originally included.
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.