Bicycle holiday MUNICH – VENICE From the banks of river Isar to the gates of the Serenissima Page 1 of 4
FunActive TOURS / Harald Wisthaler
DESCRIPTION Munich MUC The cycle track “München-Venezia” joins pure leisure cycling with the GERMANY adventure of traversing the Alps from Germany over Austria to Italy. On Bad Tölz cycling paths, cycle routes or small side roads you will experience three countries with their various regions and lots of outstanding natural and Maurach/ cultural beauties. “München-Venezia” starts in the capital of Bavaria – INN Jenbach Munich – and leads along Bavarian lakes and Tyrolean rivers through Innsbruck the UNESCO world natural heritage – the Dolomites – to Treviso and AUSTRIA Brenner finally to the gates of the Serenissima – Venice – with its doges palaces Villabassa/Dobbiaco and famous canals. Rio di Pusteria
Cortina d‘Ampezzo Pieve di Cadore CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ROUTE Longarone ITALY Conegliano The cycling tour from Munich to Venice is a varied tour. The most de- Treviso manding stages over the Alps (Innsbruck – Brenner) can be shortened TSF VCE by train or bus and the stage from Dobbiaco to Cortina d’Ampezzo leads easily along the cycle path on the old railway trail. The last two days VRN Venice/ are downhill and flat towards the sea. The tour is suitable for children Mestre over 16 years. self-guided tour bicycle holiday
DIFFICULTY: medium
9 days / 8 nights or DURATION: 12 days / 11 nights
DISTANCE: approx. 510 km
Alps 2 Adria Touristik OG Bahnhofplatz 2, 9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee • Carinthia, Austria • +43 677 62642760 • [email protected] • www.alps2adria.info MUNICH – VENICE Page 2 of 4
A DAY BY DAY ACCOUNT OF THE ROUTE
Day 1: Arrival Individual arrival at the starting hotel in Munich.
Day 2: Munich – Bad Tölz (approx. 60 km) You leave Munich along the river Isar and will find yourself in the midst of untouched nature landscapes and dense forests. You will cycle past abbeys, bavarian villages and across the Isar wetland you reach Bad Tölz, a picturesque old town.
Day 3: Bad Tölz – Maurach / Jenbach (approx. 70 km) Also today you will follow the river Isar until you reach lake Sylvenstein. Cycling through the Karwendel nature park you pass the german-austrian border arriving to the holiday destination Achensee and its mountain lake Achensee. Go in for a boat trip on the lake before continuing your way down to the Inn Valley and ending your stage in Maurach / Jenbach.
Day 4: Maurach / Jenbach – Rio di Pusteria (approx. 95 km + train or bus) From Jenbach you cycle on the Inn cycle path into Tyrol’s capital Innsbruck. Visit the historic city with its famous “Goldenes Dachl” (Golden Roof) or go on an excursion on Mount Isel with its ski-jump or the Tyrol Panorama. The demanding part from Innsbruck to the Brenner Pass, border between Austria and Italy and at the same time watershed and cultural axis, will be done by transfer (train or bus). Only a few buildings remind of the former border between the two European countries. From the Brenner Pass you cycle along the old railway track to Vipiteno and further on to Fortezza and Rio di Pusteria.
Day 5: Rio di Pusteria – Villabassa / Dobbiaco (approx. 50 – 55 km) From Rio di Pusteria a well-built cycling path leads you through the Puster Valley, passing the Mühlbacher Klause, a former border post. Once it was an antique gate between the provinces Rätien and Norikum. Along the river Rienz you will arrive to Brunico. We suggest a visit of the “Volkskundemuseum” (South Tyrolean Folklore Museum) in Teodone or one of the two Messner Mountain Mu- seums MMM in the castle of Brunico or on the Kronplatz mountain. From Brunico you cycle along the cycling path along the river Rienz to Villabassa or Dobbiaco, where you will spend the night. After having spent a lot of time on your bike until here, we offer you a free pit stop at our shop in Dobbiaco for a check-up on your bike (only valid for our rental bikes).
Day 6: Villabassa / Dobbiaco – Pieve di Cadore (approx. 60 – 65 km) From here you follow the cycling path on the old Dolomites railway trail passing Lake Toblacher See and the War Cemetery remin- ding World War I. Shortly after, you will admire a unique view on the world famous “Drei Zinnen” (Three Peaks) before arriving to Lake Dürrensee. Slightly steep the cycling path leads to the border of the two provinces Bolzano and Belluno. From now on you roll comfortably downhill direction south to the pearl of the Dolomites, Cortina d’Ampezzo with its astonishing mountain scenery. Today is slightly downhill again, a large part still on the old railway trail – on your left the massif of Sorapis, on your right the massif “Cinque Torri” (five towers). Through the Boite Valley you cycle direction south to Pieve di Cadore.
Day 7: Pieve di Cadore – Conegliano (approx. 80 km) From here you will cycle on the new cycling path to Longarone. This town was completely rebuilt in 1963 after a landslide at the former Vajont damm, above the village caused a huge flood. From Longarone you cycle on to Conegliano.
Day 8: Conegliano – Venice mainland / Mestre (approx. 95 km) You leave the Alps behind and arrive to Treviso, city of waterways and fashion. On your way you can admire numerous villas from the Italian master-builder Palladio, who was able to complete here his magnificent buildings under the influence of the leading Eu- ropean sea power Venice. River Sile remains your faithful companion in the direction Adriatic Sea to Venice mainland / Mestre from where you can start your exploration of the “Serenissima”.
Day 9: Departure Individual departure or possibility to extend your stay.
VARIANT (12 days / 11 nights, self-guided tour)
Day 1: Individual arrival in Munich Day 7: Villabassa / Dobbiaco – Cortina d`Ampezzo (approx. 30 – 35 km) Day 2: Munich – Bad Tölz (approx. 60 km) Day 8: Cortina d‘Ampezzo – Longarone (approx. 55 km) Day 3: Bad Tölz – Maurach / Jenbach (approx. 70 km) Day 9: Longarone – Conegliano (approx. 55 km) Day 4: Maurach / Jenbach – Innsbruck (approx. 48 km) Day 10: Conegliano – Treviso (approx. 50 km) Day 5: Innsbruck – Rio di Pusteria (approx. 55 km + transfer) Day 11: Treviso – Venice mainland / Mestre (approx. 47 km) Day 6: Rio di Pusteria – Villabassa / Dobbiaco (approx. 50 – 55 km) Day 12: Individual departure Bike pit stop in Dobbiaco (for our rental bikes)
Alps 2 Adria Touristik OG Bahnhofplatz 2, 9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee • Carinthia, Austria • +43 677 62642760 • [email protected] • www.alps2adria.info MUNICH – VENICE Page 3 of 4
GENERAL INFORMATION
Classification of the cycle tour: self-guided tour Duration: 9 days / 8 nights or 12 days / 11 nights Distance: approx. 510 km Starting point: Munich // from 16/09/2021 until 04/10/2021 Bad Tölz
ARRIVAL By car: From the North – motorway A9, from the South using the Brennero motorway A22 to Austria and along the E45 to Germany and then on the A8 to Munich By train: Munich train station. Timetables: www.deutschebahn.de, www.oebb.at, www.trenitalia.com By plane: Airports Munich, Treviso, Verona Villafranca or Venice Marco Polo. We organize transfers from the airport to the starting point of the cycle tour on request.
ACCOMMODATION Hotels in 3- and 4-star-category // Attention: Tourist tax – if requested – has to be paid on the spot.
PARKING The car can be parked on the parking facilities of the first hotel in Munich, at a charge. Parking has to be booked in advance and paid on the spot. You have to leave your car key at the hotel.
TRANSFER There are good train connections from Venice / mainland (Mestre Venice) to Munich. Timetables: www.deutschebahn.de, www.oebb.at, www.trenitalia.com
RENTAL BIKES 21-gears women‘s or men‘s bicycle // E-bike (unisex bike, 500 W battery; range up to 100 km)
INCLUDED SERVICES NOT INCLUDED SERVICES
• Accommodation in hotels in 3- and 4-star-category • Arrival to the starting point of the tour • Breakfast buffet or full breakfast • Departure at the end of the tour • Luggage transfer from hotel to hotel • Drinks, tourist tax and all extras • Personal tour information • Lunch, Dinner • Transfer with train / bus from Innsbruck to Brenner pass • Not mentioned entries • Bike pit stop in Dobbiaco (only for our rental bikes) • Rental bikes and travel insurance • Well planned routes • All not expressly mentioned under the item “Included services” • Detailed documents (maps, route description, places to visit, important telephone numbers) • Telephone service hotline for the entire tour
STARTING DATES 2021
ARRIVAL Every Saturday and Sunday: 01/05/2021 (first available date) to 10/10/2021 (last available date)
ARRIVAL VARIANT (12 days / 11 nights) Every Thursday and Friday: 29/04/2021 (first available date) to 08/10/2021 (last available date)
EXCEPTION 16/09/2021 up to and including 04/10/2021 arrival only possible in Bad Tölz (train ticket Bad Tölz – Munich included)
DISABLED DATES (no start possible!) 05/08/2021 up to and including 20/08/2021
NON SCHEDULE ARRIVAL DATES Minimum of 5 persons upon request!
Alps 2 Adria Touristik OG Bahnhofplatz 2, 9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee • Carinthia, Austria • +43 677 62642760 • [email protected] • www.alps2adria.info MUNICH – VENICE Page 4 of 4
PRICES 2021
SELF-GUIDED TOUR Package price per person in a double room incl. breakfast € 938.00 Single room surcharge, per person € 236.00 High season* surcharge, per person € 59.00 ADDITIONAL SERVICES Rental Bike (return transport from Venice to Munich included) € 125.00 Rental Bike TOP (return transport from Venice to Munich included) € 155.00 E-bike (return transport from Venice to Munich included) € 225.00
SELF-GUIDED TOUR VARIANT (12 days / 11 nights) Package price per person in a double room incl. breakfast € 1,330.00 Single room surcharge, per person € 320.00 High season* surcharge, per person € 85.00 ADDITIONAL SERVICES VARIANT (12 days / 11 nights) Rental Bike (return transport from Venice to Munich included) € 159.00 Rental Bike TOP (return transport from Venice to Munich included) € 210.00 E-bike (return transport from Venice to Munich included) € 269.00
EXTRA NIGHTS IN MUNICH Per person and night in a double room incl. breakfast € 86.00 Single room surcharge, per person € 17.00 EXTRA NIGHTS IN VENICE MAINLAND / MESTRE Per person and night in a double room incl. breakfast € 69.00 Single room surcharge, per person € 23.00
* High season: arrival dates from 19/06/2021 up to and including 11/09/2021 We suggest travel insurance. Changes in the offer as well as errors, printing errors and arithmetic errors reserved!
Alps 2 Adria Touristik OG Bahnhofplatz 2, 9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee • Carinthia, Austria • +43 677 62642760 • [email protected] • www.alps2adria.info