DCP-Family tour/Linz-Vienna
Danube Cycle Path
Family on the Bicycle
The family tour is a shared experience for the young and the youngest. Benefit from short bike rides, child-friendly accommodations and plenty of time for rests inbetween. Between Linz and Vienna there is a lot to discover for young and old.
Dates 2025:
Arrival: daily
Duration: 8 days
Dates:
Season 1: Sept 27. – Oct 04.
Season 2: Sept 20. – Sept 26.
Season 3: Apr 26. – Sept 19.
1st Day: Linz
Individual arrival in Linz, travel documents in the hotel.
Hotelexample: Hotel Prielmayrhof****
2nd Day: Linz – Wallsee/surrounding, approx. 40 km
After breakfast, pick up your bikes in the bike center and start to cycle in the direction of Mitterkirchen. The Celtic Villages, the first highlight, is already waiting for you. An exhibition of houses, where the people’s life is shown, who lived approx. 2700 years ago during the Hallstatt period. A lovely farmhouse is waiting for today’s overnight!
Example: Wallseerhof
3rd Day: Wallsee/surrounding – Marbach/surrounding, approx. 40 km
Cycle to Grein, the picturesque baroque town and visit Austria’s oldest town theatre. Cool down with delicious ice cream – the selection of ice-cream flavor at Schörgi’s ice-parlor is great. Persenbeug is your final destination for today. Tip: Well-worth visiting is the water-sport paradise “Ardagger” by fair weather.
Example: Wachauerhof
4th Day: Marbach/surrounding – Wachau Valley, approx. 50 km
Already after a few kilometers through the world famous Wachau Valley, you cycle via Pöchlarn to Persenbeug. The impressive Benedictine Monastery Melk can be seen from afar , before continuing through vineyards to Spitz, situated on the foot of Mt.1000-Eimer.
Example of inn: Hotel-Gasthof zur Wachau***
5th Day: Day at leisure in the Wachau Valley
Spend an enjoyable and free day in the lovely hotel garden, while your children have fun on the playground. We recommend visiting one of the local wine-cellars and watching the wine-growers at work, or hop into the Danube for some swimming action.
Example of inn: Hotel Gasthof zur Wachau***
6th Day: Wachau Valley – Stockerau, approx. 50 km + train ride
Gentle vineyards line the banks to the left and right of the Danube. On the Danube cycle path you pass well-known places such as Weißenkirchen and Dürnstein before arriving in Krems. High up you can see many great castles where robber barons used to be up to mischief. We continue by train to Tulln and from there by bike to Stockerau.
Example of hotel: Dreikönigshof
7th Day: Stockerau – Vienna, approx. 25 km
The Danube metropolis Vienna is nearby, where a great variety of sights await you. Do not miss visiting the fun park “Prater and enjoying a ride on the famous Giant Ferris Wheels.
Example of hotel: Hotel Roomz Vienna Prater
8th Day: Vienna
Individual departure or extension. Return transfer to Linz by train (included)
YOUR ACCOMMODATION:
The possible accommodation examples can be found in the description under “Itinerary”. If there are no rooms available in the mentioned accommodation, we will book equal hotels. This may affect the itinerary of the tour.
Please note, that accommodation requests are always updated daily at the time of booking. The selection is based on availability. Of course, we are happy to accept non-binding customer requests. Tell us your wishes when booking.
You will receive the accommodation we have actually booked with the hotellist and the travel documents (after the booking confirmation at the earliest).
YOUR BICYCLES:
21-speed ladies or gents
8-speed E-Bikes
Children´s bikes and equipment upon request
Dog-trailer upon request
- KTM-Trekking-/Touringbikes
- derailleur with freewheel, Shimano Altus
- Aluminium-frame
- Fenders
- luggage carrier
- comfort-Gel-saddle
- puncture-proof 28″ tires, Schwalbe Marathon
- 1 pannier bag, double sided/room
- 1 lock
Hints:
– Men’s e-bikes can only be booked from a height of 170 cm
– Children’s e-bikes can only be booked from the age of 9. Suitable for height 130-145 cm
– WOOM 4 children’s bike from 115-130 cm (8-speed, twist shifter)
– Children’s bike 20″: 115-130 cm (3-speed, gear hub)
– Children’s bike 24″: 120-140 cm (18 gears, derailleur gears with freewheel)
– Child seat: for children from 2-7 years up to 22 kg
– Child trailer: for children from 2-7 years up to max. 40 kg
Disclaimer for rental bike
€ 22,00 per touring bike
€ 49,00 per e-bike
If you rent a bike for your trip, you are liable for damage and theft. When booking our rental bike disclaimer, we will assume liability for you so that you bear no financial responsibility in the event of loss or damage to the rental bike (with proper use and security). There are exceptions to this disclaimer which are loss of keys, batteries and chargers of e-bikes, as well as damage due to intent or gross negligence.
ARRIVAL INFORMATION:
Parking
- Guarded parking garage:Garage Bahnhof Linz, Kärntnerstraße 18, 4020 Linz. The guarded garage is located opposite the railway station (Bahnhof) at the Hotel Ibis. The rate for parking is approx. € 60/week,
Train Station
- Station: Linz
Airport
- Next Airport: Linz (LNZ)
- 7 nights in family friendly 4- and 3-star hotels
- daily buffet breakfast or extended breakfast
- luggage transfer from hotel to hotel as far as Vienna (1 piece per person max. 23 kg.)
- surprise for children
- train ride Krems-Tulln incl. bike
- entrance fee for Giant Ferris Wheel in Vienna
- return to Linz by train (transport of own bike is not included)
- family friendly equipped hotels and inns (playroom, playground)
- Your personal cycle route in an individualized cycle book, as a digital application for computer and mobile phone, GPX data for your navigation device
- 1 high quality handlebar bag for a perfect transport of your travel documents per room
- service hotline also at the weekend
- recharge the electrically powered bike in every booked hotel free of charge
| Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | |
| Double room | 619,- | 699,- | 769,- |
| Single room | 849,- | 929,- | 999,- |
| Half board (6x, Vienna breakfast only) | 179,- | 179,- | 179,- |
Tourism fee (approx. € 1,00 – 3,00 per person/night) must be paid at the respective hotel.
Discount children/additional bed
(3rd and 4th person with 2 full paying persons in additional bed in family room)
| 0-6,99 years | -100% |
| 7-11,99 years | -50% |
| 12-14,99 years | -25% |
| from 15 years | -10% |
Single with child
(1 fully paying person in a single room)
| 0-6,99 years | -100% |
| 7-11,99 years | -50% |
Children in own room
| up to 15 years | -10% |
Additional bookable
| Rental bikes | |
| 21-speed touring bike | 109,- |
| E-Bike | 229,- |
| child seat | 38,- |
| children bike/trailer | 109,- |
| E-Bike for kids (from 9 years) | 229,- |
| Additional nights incl. breakfast | Double room | Single room | |
| Linz 4* | 83,- | 123,- | |
| Wachau 3* | 59,- | 89,- | |
| Vienna 4* | 83,- | 123,- |
Operator: OÖ Touristik
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