CARINTHIA LAKES ROUND TRIP - ENJOYMENT TOUR

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DISCOVER FAMOUS LAKES BY BIKE DESCRIPTION The Carinthia Lakes Roundtrip is a bicycle tour to the self guided tour most beautiful lakes of Carinthia. Past blue and tur- 8 days / 7 nights quoise lakes, accompanied by a hilly and mountainous landscape, the route fascinates with a varied landsca- pe. The Mediterranean influence in the south of Aus- tria makes cycling a pleasure from April to October. The leisure tour is a variant of the original route for leisure cyclers and has no sections with steep slopes approx. 250 km or on paved roads. The stages are shorter, so there is more time to discover the magnificent landscape, but also the cuisine and culture. The cycle tour takes you AUSTRIA from Villach, the cycling capital of Carinthia, to lake Millstätter See, lake Weißensee, lake Pressegger See,

Millstatt/ lake Faaker See and via the valley Keutschacher Seen- Lendorf Seeboden tal with 4 lakes to the provincial capital of Klagenfurt.

Millstätter See From there the journey leads over the lake Wörther- Ossiacher See see to the Drava/Drau cycle path back to Villach and Weißensee Klagenfurt finally around the lake Ossiacher See. Hermagor Villach Pressegger See Wörthersee CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ROUTE Faaker See Rosegg/ KLU This tour leads mostly on well laid out bicycle routes, ITALY Mühlbach often directly along the lakesides. The route is mainly flat, in a few stages slightly hilly. Tour also suitable for SLOVENIA families with children aged 12 and over.

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DETAILED ITINERARY

DAY 1: Arrival to Villach You will arrive at your hotel in Villach. Parking spaces available close to the hotel.

DAY 2: Villach – Lake Millstatt round trip – 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 wi- thout 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. Already the Austrian emperor spent his holidays here, and many elegant villas from this era are still preserved.

DAY 3: Millstatt/Seeboden – Lake Weißensee – Hermagor/Lake Pressegger See (approx. 30 km) In the morning, 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. 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.

DAY 4: Hermagor/Lake Pressegger – Lake Faaker See – Mühlbach/Rosegg (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 th- rough 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.

DAY 5: Mühlbach/Rosegg – Keutschacher Seental valley – Klagenfurt/surroundings (approx. 40 km) Today starts with a section along the Drau cycle path and then leads to the Keutschacher Seental cycle path. The trip starts with some slopes before turning downhill towards the valley along the 4 lakes through idyllic natural landscape and forest sections. Via the suburb of Viktring you return to the shore of lake Wörthersee and then cycle the last part to Klagenfurt along the Lendkanal, which connects the city center with the lake. Do not miss a leisurely evening stroll through the romantic old town, and experience the flair of this city up close.

DAY 6: Klagenfurt/surroundings – Lake Wörthersee – Villach (approx. 45 km) The path leads you back to lake Wörthersee and then always along the north shore. The route runs continuously on bike paths and often directly along the lake, where you are free to stop for a cooling jump into the water. The bathing resorts along the lake are lively and have nice inviting sea promenades with many attractions for big and small cyclists. Leaving lake Wörthersee in a westerly direction you reach the Drava/Drau cycle path, the most famous bike path in Carinthia, which will bring you back to Villach. The relatively small city of Villach is perfect for little stroll in the centre.

DAY 7: Villach – Lake Ossiacher See round trip – Villach (approx. 45 km) The Seebach leads you out of Villach and soon you will notice the castle ruin of Landskron, dominating the valley below. Surrounded by the idyllic mountain scenery, you will come across inviting bathing resorts and the romantic Ossiach monastery. The dark green colour of the lake water is really inviting to take a last bath before closing the roundtrip in Villach.

DAY 8: Departure Tour end and departure or possibility of extension.

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GENERAL INFORMATION: • Classification of the cycle-tour: Self-guided tour • Duration: 8 days / 7 nights • Distance: approx. 250 km • Starting point: Villach • Arrival: By car: Villach is easily accessible on the motorways A2, A10 or A11 (depending on the point of origin). By train: Good train connections to Villach. Timetable on: www.deutschebahn.de, www.oebb.at, www.trenita- lia.com. By plane: Airport Klagenfurt, Salzburg or Ljubljana. There are good train connections from all these cities to your starting point. • Accommodation: Inns and hotels 3*** and 4**** category Please note: Tourist tax – if applicable – has to be paid on spot • Parking: Depending on the hotel at arrival, unattended parking facilities are available, either directly at your hotel or nearby (for the entire duration of the tour). Public parking garage at the cost of approx. € 35.00 per week. No reservation of the parking area/parking garage possible; payable on spot. • Rental bikes: 21-gears women‘s or men‘s bicycle Rental bike TOP E-bike (UNISEX bike, 500 W battery; range up to 100 km)

SERVICES INCLUDED • Accommodation in inns and hotel 3*** and 4**** category • Breakfast • Personal tour information • Transfers and train tickets according to the program • Luggage transfer from hotel to hotel • Well planned routes • Detailed documents (maps, route description, places to visit, important telephone numbers) • Telephone service hotline for the entire tour

SERVICES NOT INCLUDED • Arrival transfer to the starting point of the tour • Departure transfer at the end of the tour • Drinks, tourist tax and all extras • Lunch, Dinner • Not mentioned entry fees • Rental bikes and travel insurance • All not expressly mentioned under the item „Included services“

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STARTING DATES 2021

every Saturday ARRIVAL 24/04/2021 (first available start date) to 02/10/2021 (last available start date) Additionally in June, July and August arrival also on Tuesday

no start possible from 01/08/2021 to 08/08/2021 (incl.) and from 07/09/2021 to NO DEPARTURE POSSIBLE 12/09/2021 (incl.)

NON SCHEDULED minimum of 5 participants upon request! ARRIVAL DATES

PRICES 2021

SELF-GUIDED TOUR Package price per person in a double room incl. breakfast arrival day 24/04/2021 and € 599.00 02/10/2021 Package price per person in a double room incl. breakfast € 699.00 Single room surcharge, per person € 139.00 High season* surcharge, per person € 49.00

ADDITIONAL SERVICES

Rental bike € 75.00 Rental bike TOP € 119.00 E-bike € 169.00

EXTRA NIGHTS IN VILLACH

Per person and night in a double room incl. breakfast € 59.00 Single room surcharge, per night € 17.00

*High season: arrival dates from 19/06/2021 to 12/09/2021 (incl.)

We recommend to purchase a travel insurance. Changes in the offer as well as errors, printing errors and arithmetic errors reserved!

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