Cycling tours

After many years on the motorcycle I rediscovered the bicycle: slower, closer to everything, and with an e-bike passes and headwinds are no longer a problem. Here you’ll find my own route descriptions and the cycling tours I recommend booking.

Cycling tours I recommend

First my own route, then the most-booked cycling tours on TourRadar in my favourite regions – all with hotels, luggage transfer and route documents, many also as an e-bike version. Bookable directly, payment only with a deposit.

My route

Danube Cycle Path Passau – Vienna: my articleAustria · 6–7 days · 330 km · ridden myselfThe classic among river cycle paths: flat, car-free, through the Wachau – ideal for a first cycling trip. All six stages, tips and the providers I book with.Read the article →

Sardinia

Sardinia by e-bike – guided8 days · Olbia → Cala Gonone · Terranova Touristik · ★ 4.6 / 144 reviewsCosta Smeralda, ferry to La Maddalena, then through the highlands with nuraghi, Gennargentu and Orgosolo – 40 to 65 kilometres a day, group of 8–20. The best-rated Sardinia cycling tour on TourRadar.from approx. CHF 2,700

Active Sardinia: coast & coves7 days · Dorgali / Cala Gonone · Exodus · ★ 5.0 / 2 reviewsA mix of cycling, kayaking and hiking on the east coast – for anyone who doesn’t want to be in the saddle every day.from approx. CHF 1,550

Austria

Danube Cycle Path Passau/Schärding – Vienna8 days · Eurobike · self-guided · ★ 4.2 / 29 reviewsThe route from my Danube article: Linz, Strudengau, Wachau with wine tasting, Vienna. Eight four-star hotels, breakfast, luggage transfer.from approx. CHF 1,800

Danube Cycle Path for families, Linz – Vienna8 days · Eurobike · self-guided · no reviews yetThe shorter, flat version from Linz – short stages, child-friendly hotels.from approx. CHF 800

Innsbruck – Salzburg: four rivers7 days · Eurobike · self-guided · no reviews yetFrom Tyrol via Kufstein, Chiemsee and Saalach to Salzburg – the Alps from below, almost without climbing.from approx. CHF 1,050

Ten Lakes Tour, Salzkammergut8 days · Salzburg → Bad Goisern · DERTOUR · no reviews yetWolfgangsee, Mondsee, Attersee, Traunsee, Lake Hallstatt – the Salzkammergut on two wheels, with swimming stops.from approx. CHF 1,050

Prague – Vienna by bike8 days · Intrepid Travel · guided group · ★ 5.0 / 3 reviewsThrough South Bohemia and the Waldviertel to Vienna, with guide and support vehicle – for anyone who prefers riding in a group.from approx. CHF 2,200

Alpe-Adria Cycle Path Salzburg – Grado10 days · Eurobike · self-guided · ★ 4.2 / 29 reviewsOver the Alps to the sea: Salzach, Gastein valley, Drava, then through Friuli to Aquileia and Grado on the Adriatic – two train stages help over the passes. One of the most-booked Alpine cycle routes.from approx. CHF 1,400

Innsbruck – Lake Garda: Adige Cycle Path8 days · Eurobike · self-guided · ★ 4.2 / 29 reviewsFollowing the Inn and the Adige: Brenner (by train), Merano, South Tyrolean Wine Road, Trento, Riva del Garda – almost all downhill, lots of wine and fruit.from approx. CHF 1,250

Switzerland

Crossing the Alps Basel – Lugano8 days · ASI Reisen · self-guided · no reviews yetRhine, Lake Lucerne, Gotthard (by train over the pass) and down into Ticino – the classic north–south route.from approx. CHF 1,550

Rhône Route Brig – Geneva8 days · ASI Reisen · self-guided · no reviews yetFollow the young river through the Valais, vineyards near Sion, then along Lake Geneva – mostly downhill.from approx. CHF 1,400

Lucerne – lakes and mountains7 days · ASI Reisen · self-guided · no reviews yetStar-shaped day rides from Lucerne around Lake Lucerne, Lake Zug and Lake Sempach – one hotel, no packing.from approx. CHF 1,150

Grand Tour Bern7 days · ASI Reisen · self-guided · no reviews yetEmmental, Aare, Lake Murten and the Three Lakes region from Bern – gentle hills, lots of cheese.from approx. CHF 1,250

Swiss Chocolate Tour7 days · ASI Reisen · self-guided · no reviews yetZurich, Lake Zug and the chocolate factories – an indulgent cycling trip with short stages.from approx. CHF 1,500

Prices are indicative, converted from TourRadar prices (as of November 2026, per person in a double room, rate 1 US$ = 0.82 CHF); TourRadar shows the exact price in francs when you click, free cancellation depending on the operator. Operator photos from TourRadar, the other pictures are my own. Affiliate links: if you book through one of these links I earn a small commission – the price stays the same for you, and sometimes you even get an extra discount.

Booking a cycling tour

If you don’t want to organise hotels, luggage transfer and the return transfer yourself, book the trip as a package. These are the providers I use to compare.

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