Day
1)
Vienna
Individual arrival to Vienna where you meet your contact
person, who will introduce
you to
the program. You will also get all necessary materials.
Overnight in Vienna.
Day 2)
Vienna - Bad Deutsch / Altenburg (55 km / 34 miles)
The first day on the tour takes you along the Danube river valley
to the town of Bad
Deutsch / Altenburg.
Overnight in Bad Deutsch / Altenburg.
Day 3)
Bad Deutsch / Altenburg - Bratislava - Mosonmagyarovar (60 km
/ 38 miles)
Today’s ride brings you briefly through Slovakia via Bratislava
with its historical old town
centre. Then it’s on to Hungary,
where the days ride finishes in Mosonmagyarovar. This
town is
located in the meanders of a small river coming off and following
the Danube.
Overnight in Mosonmagyarovar.
Day 4)
Mosonmagyarovar - Gyor (45 km / 28 miles)
The ride between Mosonmagyarovar and Gyor winds its way through
farming pastures.
The cycling route is broken up by small, farming
towns. The destination of today‘s route is
the city of Gyor.
This town, originally a Hungarian stronghold from A.D.900, has
also a
superb
cathedral from the 12th century.
Overnight in Gyor.
Day 5)
Gyor - Tata (60 km / 38 miles)
Cycling not far from the Danube's riverflow in this rustic, farming
landscape, you will finish
in the
town of Tata, situated on lake Tatal.
Overnight
in Tata.
Day 6)
Tata - Esztergom (55 km / 34 miles)
Today the route goes through forested landscape with an ascent
to cover but after that
it is a
straight run to Esztergom. This town
has an immense cathedral, the largest in
Hungary,
dating from
1822, which incorporates an earlier, renaissance church from
the
16th century.
Overnight in Esztergom.
Day 7)
Esztergom - Budapest (65 km / 41 miles)
Cycling along the Danube river valley gets you to the small town
of Visegrad. Continue
on
to the town of Szentendre with its
many churches, galleries and arts, and the opportunity
to visit
the river island of the same name. This town is really a gem
of the tour. Finally
you
finish in Budapest. This magnificent
city, once a centre of the Austro-Hungarian
empire,
boasts incredible
architecture and its thriving centre offers many things to do.
Overnight in Budapest.
Day 8)
Budapest
Sightseeing around Budapest.
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