Senior-Friendly Cycling Tour Danube Bend

Senior -friendly Cycling Tour Danube Bend An easy cycling tour on the landscape of the Danube

Duration 8 Days / 7 Nights Length approx. 138 bikemiles Route characteristics A custom-tailored cycling tour, Schedule 2008 : presenting you the famous landscape of the Danube – Sat. 20. Sept. - Sat. 27. Sept. north of Budapest – in 6 easy

stages. This special tour was created – according to desire – for seniors. (Level 1)

The Danube is an old artery of up and down – the Dalmatian baroque outskirts of Szentendre . You can get Europe: a road for scientist, conqueror, towns pop in for everyone. to know the “ way of living ” of many for culture and trade – and of course Sightseeing and free time. We cycle Hungarian regions during the for sporty cyclers and active to the nearby located ferry station and comprehensive visit . A short bus vacationers of all ages . With this tour we let us transported to the transfer helps us to “conquer” the hills we would like to fulfil a long-time wish Szentendre-Island where we have and then we roll easily without of our guests: a cycling tour where dinner and accommodation. stopping till we reach the forest- comfort, culture, attention and (Stage: approx. 18 miles / 28 km) thermal spa of Lepence (next to senior-tailored activities are Visegrád). Here you have the option to emphasised. This region of the Day 3. – DANUBE BIKE PATH, let the day fade away – in the water. Danube is diversified; the cities are full LIGHT RAILWAY, WOODS . – We Cycling the last 2 miles (3 km) till the of charm. The meals are also tailored start the day with cycling from the hotel hotel cannot be a problem after this. for seniors: for example the daily to the Danube ferry in the direction of Dinner and accommodation in the dinner contains 2 courses. It is easy to Dunakeszi. After “landing” on the other town of the former royal residence of manage the daily cycling stages . If side of the Danube, the new bike path Visegrád . you have been a guest of ours during along the Danube – named after /Hotel for 3 nights/ the 17 years of our company history, Queen Beatrix – is waiting for us. We (Stage: approx. 31 miles / 50 km) you can imagine it very well what this continue towards the baroque city special tour offers for you. Our and bishop’s see of Vác . From this Day 5. – ESZTERGOM. – We cycle experienced team is awaiting you. point our way takes us to Kismaros until we reach the ferry station in and then we board a funny narrow- Visegrád. We get on the other side of gauge railway . This takes us to the the Danube and start the most Day 1. – ARRIVAL IN BUDAPEST . – „Kingsfield” which is a very popular beautiful stage of the Hungarian Individual arrival in Budapest . You place to start hiking trips. The Danube bike path in the direction of meet with your guide at 6pm in the environment is tempting for taking a Szob. Our way takes us from this point hotel and he presents the tour in walk . Finally our last biking stage through a small, “hidden” border details. Dinner and accommodation in leads us back to the Danube . Dinner crossing point to Slovakia and we Budapest. and accommodation in Ver őce/Vác cycle a bit on Slovakian territory until next to the Danube. we reach the reconstructed Maria- Day 2. – GATE OF THE DANUBE (Stage: approx. 30 miles / 48 km) Valerie Danube Bridge at Esztergom . BEND . – Off to the Danube ! We cycle The bridge is named after the daughter through the Margaret-Island , the Day 4. – OPEN AIR MUSEUM AND of Sissi. In the Hungarian history “green lung” of Budapest. We bike by ROYAL HUNTING GROUND. – Today Esztergom had been royal residence , water sport zones along the Danube we start first with an „Island-stage” today it is the cathedral of the and arrive in Szentendre. This partly on the embankment of the Primate of Hungary which makes the fascinating city is situated upstream of Danube and then we want to get to the church the first in rank. Surely this is Budapest. An artist-town with small unique and most complex open-air the perfect place to take your best houses, narrow alleys and stairways museum of Hungary (Skanzen) on the pictures during the cycling tour; the

Senior-friendly Cycling Tour Danube Bend P a g e | 1 All Rights Reserved VELO-TOURING 2008 Hungarian Main Cathedral standing Börzsöny-mountains, in the middle of atmosphere , the colourful baroque on the hill next to the Danube. The the forest . We enjoy the extremely buildings, the romantic backyards, the church – symbol of the city, laying on clear air and the calmness of the narrow alleys, pubs and a small hill – dominates the whole view nature . We bike towards Kóspallag coffeehouses are all pretty and with its 100 meters high cupola , and then continue till we reach the tempting. It’s time to say goodbye to supported by 24 pillars. Franz Liszt bank of the Danube. This stage – a your loyal bikes and you board the composed his famous Esztergom close touch with the nature – takes green-coloured suburban tram, which Mass on the occasion of the dedication us to a lookout point (a secret takes you directly into the heart of the of the church. Cardinal Joseph attraction) offering an exceptionally Buda side of Budapest. The way goes Mindszenty’s final resting place is beautiful Danube Panorama . We do on till the hotel and then you have free located in the church’s crypt. After the last 1 mile (1,5 km) on foot time. Nice goodbye dinner and visiting the cathedral we cycle back to downward and after the short ferry overnight stay in Budapest . our lodgings and we have a nice transport, we arrive in our Hotel in (Stage: approx. 16 miles / 26 km) dinner together. Dinner and Visegrád. Dinner and accommodation accommodation in the hotel of the in the hotel of the preceding night. Day 8. Individual departure after preceding night. (Stage: approx. 14 miles / 22 km) breakfast or staying extra nights in (Stage: approx. 29 miles / 47 km) Budapest. Day 7. - ISLAND JOURNEY AND Day 6. - DANUBE PANORAMA WITH BUDAPEST. – We cycle to our WOODS. – Today we visit the ruins of beloved ferry station and we transfer to the royal palace; witness of the the streched out Szentendre-Island . blooming period of the medieval The way goes zigzagging on the fortification , renaissance centre of embankment for a while till we reach Hungary. After this we walk to the ferry Szigetmonostor, just across of Visegrád and cross the Danube Szentendre . This will be our last ferry again. A short transfer helps us again transfer on the Danube. We arrive in on the hilly stage. Today’s cycling the marvellous artist-town of starts here, in the heart of the Szentendre again. The Mediterranean

What’s Included :

• 7 nights B&B accommodation in hotels or guest houses in rooms with private facilities (shower or bath tub/WC). • 7 evening meals of typical Hungarian cooking (Half-board, 2 X with wine). • Bus transfers according to program description. • Ferry tickets at the Danube 7X. • Ride on a forest railway 1X • Hire of touring bicycle with Shimano 21-gear gearshifts & little bikebags. • Service/Following bus for luggage transport from hotel to hotel. • Special bike-transporting trailer for every bicycle & spare bikes. • Admission fees in Szentendre (open-air museum/Skanzen) and in Esztergom, guidance according to program description. • English-speaking guide during the whole tour. • Carefully selected routes & technical supervision along the way.

Prices EUR GBP USD CAD per person in Double room 699,- 485,- 979,- 979,- Single room supplement 147,- 103,- 207,- 207,-