Salzburger Seenland
Seenland and Salzkammergut
Refreshing Lake tour
Salzburg, the city of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the Trapp Family (Sound of Music) is the starting point of the journey. The home of the Salzburger Festspiele invites the visitor to a stroll along its river Salzach and through the old part of town. You experience the echoes of the last centuries in its many historical places of interest. The charming hilly landscape around Salzburg, with its moors and numerous lakes with water of potable quality, will accompany you for the week of your trip. This tour is a delight for all senses and you will ask yourself: In which lake will I have a swim today again after the bike tour? The bike trip leads you from Salzburg with its famous old town and a lot of sights and further to the city of Gmunden, Bad Ischl and Hallstatt. You will have a lot to discover at this bike tour!
Dates 2025:
Arrival: daily
Duration: 8 days
Dates :
Season 1: April 30.-May 19. +
Oct 01.-08.
Season 2: May 20.-June 30. +
Sept 01.-30.
Season 3: July 07.-Aug 31.
Individual tour= 2 persons
Group tour upon request
1st Day: Salzburg
Individual arrival in the Mozart City in your first hotel, tour information.
2nd Day: Salzburg – Trumer Seen/Wallersee, approx. 45-55 km
The bike tour begins along the Salzach down the river to Oberndorf, the place of origin of the famous Christmas carol “Silent Night”. On to the Augustinian convent in Michaelbeuern, into the lake region Trumer-Seenland (Obertrumersee, Mattsee, Grabensee) and to Wallersee. The renowned writers Karl Zuckmaier and Stefan Zweig lived here.
3rd Day: Trumer Seen/Wallersee – Mondsee/Attersee, approx. 40-55 km
From your hotel you travel across the European Nature Reserve “Wenger Moor” to Neumarkt and on to Irrsee, in the Salzkammergut you continue to Mondsee with its castle and the Benedictine monastery. You continue along Attersee, where Gustav Mahler once composed and Gustav Klimt created many of his paintings.
4th Day: Mondsee/Attersee – Traunsee, approx. 55 km
We start the day without our bikes, as we take the boat to Weyregg. From Weyregg you cycle through the valley Aurachtal on to Gmunden with its unique ceramic glockenspiel. You continue along the shore of Traunsee with its Schloss Orth (setting of a popular TV series) to Traunkirchen, where the old Fischerkanzel (Fishermen Pulpit) can be seen.
5th Day: Traunsee – Hallstätter See – Bad Goisern, approx. 30 km
You will cycle to Ebensee and take the train to Obertraun am Hallstättersee with its mighty Dachstein glacier massif and its charming ice caves. You bike along the lake shore to the highlight of the tour, the world heritage site of Hallstatt. Here you have the opportunity of visiting the charnel house and the salt mine. Our tour takes us along the eastern shore bicycle path on to Bad Goisern.
6th Day: Bad Goisern – Wolfgangsee, approx. 30 km
From Bad Goisern we travel along the river Traun to the time-honoured imperial health resort Bad Ischl with its many historical places of interest. We continue from here along the Ischler-Ache to Wolfgangsee – the lake is today’s destination. It is worthwhile to take the cable railway up the Schafberg (1798 m) here und to enjoy the beautiful vantage point over the Salzkammergut lake plane that it offers.
7th Day: Wolfgangsee – Scharfling – Salzburg, approx. 60 km
During today’s stage you cycle on the Ischlertrasse. The route takes you along the lake shore to St. Gilgen, the birthplace of Mozart’s sister Nannerl. After a thrilling downhill ride to Scharfling you continue along Mondsee through Thalgau and Eugendorf and then on the second part of the Ischlertrasse back to Salzburg.
8th Day: Salzburg
Individual departure or extension.
YOUR ACCOMMODATION:
On this tour you will be accommodated in specially chosen hotels, Inns, Guesthouses of category A (3-, mostly 4-star). All rooms with bath/shower and WC – breakfast (mostly buffet).
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 Unisex
8-speed E-Bikes
- 1 Ortlieb pannier bag/bike
- 1 handlebar bag with Ortlieb map holder/room
- 1 maps, road book + travel diary
- 1 card holder with click fix
- 1 speedometer
- 1 bicycle lock from Abus
- 1 repair kit
- 1 air pump
Helmet-rental posssible upon request
ARRIVAL INFORMATION:
Parking
- Directly at the hotel or on public parking areas
Train station
- Station: Salzburg HBF (main train station)
Airport
- Next Airport: Salzburg (SZG)
- 7 nights incl. breakfast
- luggage transport from hotel to hotel (1 piece of luggage per person, max. weight per piece 25 kg)
- 1x boat trip on Attersee (within the season from bout 01.07. to 31.08.)
- 1x boat trip on Hallstätter See (Hallstatt-Markt – railway station)
- 1x train trip Traunsee – Hallstätter See
- Service-Hotline
- detailed travel material with maps
- personal tour information
- own route signage
| Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | |
| Double room | 920,- | 970,- | 1.100,- |
| Single room | 1.190,- | 1.240,- | 1.290,- |
Tourism fee ,if due, must be paid at the respective hotel.
Discount children/additional bed – upon request
Additional bookable
| Rental bikes | |
| 21-speed | 99,- |
| E-Bike | 230,- |
| Additional nights Salzburg incl. breakfast | Double room | Single room | |
| Season 1 | 85,- | 140,- | |
| Season 2 | 90,- | 150,- | |
| Season 3 | 105,- | 165,- |
Operator: Sunbike
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