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Two cyclists riding on a paved lakeside path in Austria's Salzburg Lake District, with boats moored on calm blue water and green hills.

Lakes around Salzburg

The essentials at a glance

Self-guided cycling tour through the Salzburg Lake District with daily rides of approximately 45-50 km. Stay at a 3-star hotel in Seeham and explore Obertrumer See, Wallersee, Mattsee, Mondsee, and the city of Salzburg. Routes follow mostly flat lakeside paths and the Salzach River with some hilly sections in between. Highlights include Michaelbeuern Monastery, Gut Aiderbichl animal sanctuary, Silent Night Chapel in Oberndorf, and Hellbrunn Palace.

Salzburg Lake District

The Salzburg Lake District is nestled between the romantic city of Salzburg and the Salzkammergut. This area offers a unique landscape and has the most beautiful lakes. Especially cyclists appreciate this ideal and diverse region with beautiful and interesting bike paths. The lake Obertrumersee, the lake Mattsee, the lake Grabensee, lake Wallersee, the lake Holzöstersee and many more.

Easy to moderate
Bike tours
7 Days / 6 Nights
Self-guided tour

Itinerary

Individual journey to Seeham, where the tour information with welcome drink and bike handover (if booked) will take place in the afternoon.

On delightfully invested ways you cycle first to the cloister of Michaelbeuern. In the wine producer's the known Augustinerbräu can be tasted under old chestnut trees. Between juicy meadows through the rural foothills of the Alps to the Obertrumer lake it goes back to the hotel.

From the Obertrumersee it goes to the Wallersee. From Seekirchen you cycle to Gut Aiderbichl, an asylum for animals. At the foot of the Tannberges the way further leads toSchleedorf, then you cycle to the Mattsee and back to the hotel.

About the Egel Lakes and through the deep stone gorge you will cycle again to the Wallersee. Then you cycle to the lake Zeller See and Lake Mondsee and in the town, with a castle and a historic church.

Short transfer to Salzburg. You cycle to Oberndorf, the birthplace of the famous Christmassong "Silent Night." It goes back to the Trumer Lakes to Seeham.

By rail to the "Celtic town" Hallein. Along the Salzach and Hellbrunn Palace with famous fountains. Cycling back to Salzburg and Fischbach and Mattig to Seeham.

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

Tour character

Easy to moderate

The cycle routes along the lake shores and the Salzach are completely flat. In between, the terrain is mostly hilly. Mainly on cycle paths and farm tracks and little-used side roads. Only a few short sections on roads with more traffic.

Prices & Dates

Prices per person in EUR

Services & extras

Services

Included

  • 6 nights at the 3-star Hotel Walkner in rooms with balcony and lake view
  • breakfast
  • 3x half board (4-course menu of your choice)
  • Personal tour information (DE,EN)
  • Cider snack at a wine tavern
  • Admission to Gut Aiderbichl (animal sanctuary run by animal diplomat Michael Aufhauser)
  • Use of all facilities in the house (pool, sunbeds, table tennis, sauna)
  • All transfers during the tour
  • Bus transfers Mondsee-Seeham and Seeham-Salzburg each incl. bike
  • 1 train journey Seekirchen - Hallein incl. bike
  • Carefully prepared route
  • Detailed travel documents 1x per room (DE, EN, FR)
  • Navigation app and GPS data
  • Rental bike insurance
  • 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

Parking

  • Good train connections to Salzburg.
  • Onward journey to Seeham by taxi or bus (approx. 25 min/20 km).
  • Free parking for the duration of the tour, no reservation possible
Hotels

Hotel Walkner Seeham ★ ★ ★

The Haberl family's upmarket 3*** hotel conveys the Salzburg way of life. Cultivated, cosy, cheerful, genuine. It's simply wonderful to feel at home here after an active day's holiday. Be it in the comfortable rooms (bath, WC, TV, ...) all with balcony and lake view, at the heated pool with large sunbathing lawn, on the marvellous sun terrace or in the panorama restaurant, your wishes will always be read from your eyes by your attentive hosts. Sauna, badminton and table tennis round off the hotel facilities. The wonderful location just a few steps from the lake and the village centre is also impressive.

 

Further information

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

"We look forward to making your holiday dreams come true"

Pia Wilken

4.67 out of 5 stars

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