Bamberg-Würzburg River Main Cycle Path 2024 – Leisurely Cycling Tour, Category A
Discover the great variety of the beautiful landscape along the River Main during your cycling holidays: Your cycle route begins in historic Bamberg, well-known for its beer before you reach the cycling path on the River Main in short daily stages.
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Detailed information about this offer
- 6 nights in comfortable middle-class hotels at the River Main cycle path
- daily buffet breakfast
- luggage transfer from hotel to hotel as far as Würzburg
- information material (cycle map with English tour description) per room
- 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.
Day 1 - Individual arrival to Bamberg
Your cycling vacation in Germany starts with a tour of Bamberg. With good reasons, the beautiful historical old town of Bamberg has been designated the title world cultural heritage from UNESCO. After exploring the main attractions of the city, you will receive your bikes from our bike rental desk in the late afternoon. and then you can start your cycling trip on the River Main. Example of hotel: Welcome KongresshotelDay 2 - From Bamberg to Haßfurt approx. 40 km
In the morning you start your cycling tour to Regnitz along the Main River, to the well-worth seeing pilgrimage church Maria Limbach. Leisurely you continue, on asphalt paths as if by yourself to Haßfurt. Here you will also find the first vineyard, which mark the border between beer and wine Franconia. You will end the day with a leisurely stroll through the historical Haßfurt. Example of hotel: Hotel Haßfurt (comfort rooms)Day 3 - From Hasfurt to Schweinfurt, approx. 25 km
For a little refreshment, a detour to the pretty village of Theres is recommended. After a worthwhile break, you will roll along the banks of River Main to Schweinfurt. Here you can discover the testimonies of the old imperial city, walk in the footsteps of the industrial pioneers and explorers, and let yourself be spoiled by modern Schweinfurt. Example of hotel: Mercure Hotel SchweinfurtDay 4 - From Schweinfurt to Volkach, approx. 30 km
Vineyards line the bike path along the River Main. Via the village of Fahr, the town of the Bocksbeutel, you will reach Volkach, which is widely known for its excellent wines. Visitors also love the town for its excellent various wines! Example of hotel: Hotel TuchhausDay 5 - From Volkach to Kitzingen, approx. 30 km
Dettelbach the first destination of this day's stage, has an almost completely preserved city wall. 30 towers and 2 sally ports want to be explored on a cycling vacation in Bavaria. Kitzingen is quickly reached on the flat bike path along the Main River. Look forward to the wine town with the historic marketplace and one of the oldest wine cellars in Germany. Example of hotel: Hotel Bayrischer HofDay 6 - From Kitzingen to Würzburg, approx. 40 km
The magnificent residential city of Würzburg welcomes you at the end of your bike tour in Germany. Stroll through the market square and discover the town hall, the old bridge over the Main River with a view of the fortress, the pilgrimage church, and the former prince-bishop's residence, one of the most beautiful palace buildings of the southern German Baroque. Example of hotel: Hotel StraussDay 7 - Individual departure or extra nights
Return transfer from your cycling holiday in Germany to Bamberg is every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, 10:30 am (duration approx. 3 hours). Please see rates for more details.
Parking possibilities
Public garage and congress hall, approx. EUR 10,00 per day
You will get the detailed information about parking possibilities in your travel documents approx. two weeks before arrival.
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 € 50,00 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.
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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.
Rates and additional services to book
Arrival: 06.04.2024 - 12.10.2024
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Arrival: 06.04.2024 - 12.10.2024
Saving tips
Children’s discount on request
bikes for women
27-speed:
- Frame: aluminium frame with moulded lower tube
- Gear Shift: 27-speed derailleur with out back pedal by Shimano (Alivio shifter und Deore XT rear derailleur)
- Brakes: 2 modern rim brakes by Shimano V-Brakes
- Pedals: wide and comfortable gel saddles with a cushioning
- Wheels: 28 inch sealed hubs, stable spokes and robust aluminium hollow chamber rims - Marathon Plus by Schwalbe
- Saddle: slightly more sportive (i.e. smaller) gel saddles
7-speed:
- Frame: aluminium frame with moulded lower tube
- Gear Shift: 7-speed gear shift by Shimano
- Brakes: back pedal, 2 modern rim brakes by Shimano V-Brakes
- Pedals: Aluminium pedals with a large rubber surface
- Wheels: 28 inch sealed hubs, stable spokes and robust aluminium hollow chamber rims - Marathon Plus by Schwalbe
- Saddle: wide and comfortable gel saddles with a cushioning
€ 99,00 per person and stay
bikes for men
27-speed:
- Frame: aluminium frame with moulded lower tube
- Gear Shift: 27-speed derailleur with out back pedal by Shimano (Alivio shifter und Deore XT rear derailleur)
- Brakes: 2 modern rim brakes by Shimano V-Brakes
- Pedals: wide and comfortable gel saddles with a cushioning
- Wheels: 28 inch sealed hubs, stable spokes and robust aluminium hollow chamber rims - Marathon Plus by Schwalbe
- Saddle: slightly more sportive (i.e. smaller) gel saddles
7-speed:
- Frame: aluminium frame with moulded lower tube
- Gear Shift: 7-speed gear shift by Shimano
- Brakes: back pedal, 2 modern rim brakes by Shimano V-Brakes
- Pedals: Aluminium pedals with a large rubber surface
- Wheels: 28 inch sealed hubs, stable spokes and robust aluminium hollow chamber rims - Marathon Plus by Schwalbe
- Saddle: wide and comfortable gel saddles with a cushioning
€ 99,00 per person and stay
Electrically powered bikes
- Model: FLYER e-bikes produced by the Swiss manufacturers Biketec
- Motor: Electric drive, 250 watt PANASONIC motor
- Battery: 36 volt/12 ampere battery according to latest lithium-ion-polymer technology standards
- Support for driving: 100 km per charge
- Recharging: takes about 5 hours (for completely discharged batteries)
- Gear Shift: Shimano 8-speed hub
- Brakes: Hydraulic brakes by Magura
- Wheels: 26-inch/breakdown-safe tires 'Marathon Plus' by Schwalbe
- Driving speed: limited to 25 km/h
€ 269,00 per person and stay