Itinerary

Starting point of your journey is the university city Tübingen

You leave the lively city and cycle along the valley. On your way are some beautiful lakes where you can take a bath. You pass Nürtingen where poetry Hölderlin went to school. In Plochingen the Hundertwasser tower is well-worth seeing. Esslingen is one of the cities which was not destroyed during war – enjoy the especial historic flair.

Today you can try the health resort in Stuttgart-Canstatt. You follow river Neckar through a lovely landscape and pass emperors summer residence Ludwigsburg. Neckar valley is the birth place of poets and thinkers – you will feel this especially in Marbach, birth place of Friedrich Schiller. In the museum you can learn more about the poet.

Through picturesque vineyards along the river loops to Lauffen where you can taste a gulp of Katzenbeißer. Another centre of winegrowing and wine-trade is Heilbronn. The big city offers a mixture of historic and modern buildings. You continue along romantic Burgenstraße to Neckarsulm.

Well-worth seeing is NSU-museum with its historic two-wheelers and cars. Enjoy the amazing views while cycling to Bad Wimpfen with its numerous towers. While passing vineyards and forests you see fortress Hornberg where once Götz of Berlichingen lived. Eberbach was coined through handicraft, a special feature was the mining of sand.

River Neckar runs through forest Odenwald. On your way you visit four-fortresses-city Neckarsteinach and in Neckargemünd you see impressing medieval architecture. Well-known University City Heidelberg is awaiting you with ruin, baroque old city and active culture.

After breakfast, individual return journey or start of your extension.

Tour character

Easy to moderate

The cycle route does not always run close to the river in the valley, so slight climbs are unavoidable. There are only a few steeper, albeit short, climbs. The well-signposted cycle route leads along quiet country roads and cycle paths. Some short sections have to be travelled on roads with heavier traffic, especially when passing through towns.

Prices & Dates

Prices per person in EUR

Services & extras

Services

Included

6 nights in hotel as described
breakfast
Travel documents with maps, 1x per room (DE, EN, FR, NL)
GPS data for your navigation device available on request
Luggage transport from hotel to hotel (max. 20 kg / piece of luggage)
7-day service hotline

Not included

Arrival and departure
parking fees
Spa and local taxes where applicable
transfers
Optional sightseeing
travel insurance
Expenses for personal use

Extras

Arrival / parking

Multi-storey car park in Tübingen: Altstadt Mitte, Parkaus Altstadt - König & Parkahaus Metropol approx. 42.00 € per week.
Free car parks at the Stadtmühle, at the Realschule and at the Fürstenbergymnasium
Train station: Tübingen.
Airports: Zurich, Stuttgart, Frankfurt.

Return transfer on Saturdays between 09:00 and 10:00 in a minibus from Heidelberg € 89 per person. We charge an additional € 40,- for the return transport of your own bike. Booking required.

Hotels

You will stay in selected hotels, mostly in the 3-star category, as well as selected guesthouses and inns. All rooms have a shower/WC or bath/WC.

Further information

Further important information in accordance with the "Pauschalreisegesetz" (Package Travel Act) can be found here!