The big Lake Constance bike tour
Bike tour through Germany, Austria and Switzerland

Enjoy a stroll through the very well maintained old town of Constance with council house, the Munster, and the maze of little alleyways of Niederburg. Not to forget the Mediterranean harbour with famous “Imperia”. Overnight stay is in Constance.
Past Wollmatinger Ried you cycle to island Reichenau, UNESCO heritage of nature and culture since 2001. Take a boat to to Gaienhofen and cycle to Gailingen.
Today you will cycle through a lovely river landscape to Schaffhausen (castle Munot). Afterwards you will visit the Rhine Fall (most powerful waterfall in middle Europe). Overnight stay again in Gailingen.
You will cycle up along the Rhine today back to Stein am Rhein. You pass numerous picturesque Swiss fishing villages on your way back to Constance through the peaceful countryside of the Lower Lake. Napoleon's stepdaughter Hortense de Beauharnais made this area her adopted home. You can visit her former home in Arenenberg, which is now a Napoleon museum.
Visit the “flower island” of Mainau! Afterwards you have a short cycle in the direction of Allensbach to Radolfzell.
A lot of places of interest on your 6th day: monasteries, baroque churches and old castles. Overnight stay in Uhldingen / Meersburg.
Meersburg, the well known wine growing area, awaits you! You can visit the old castle, which is the oldest inhabited castle in Germany. Further attractions include the new castle with its amazing staircase and the market place which is surrounded by picturesque wooden-framed houses. Accompanied by a beautiful panoramic view of the Alps, you will cycle to Friedrichshafen where you can visit the Zeppelin museum.
Enjoy the large fruit orchards before you reach the Bavarian metropolis Lindau. Special about Lindau is the protected old town on an island. After a few kilometres you reach Austria and cycle on the lake bank into the Festival Town of Bregenz with the unique lake-stage.
Near Fußach you reach the Alpine Rhine which you follow to Altstätten. From here you take the train right up into the Appenzellerland and then down through picturesque Swiss countryside to St. Gallen, home to a monastery. You have enough time there to visit the historic centre and the baroque monastery library.
Leisure day in St. Gallen
Today you discover St. Gallen. A short round bike trip or a hike are also good alternatives.
Downhill to Arbon where you hit the lake again. The route takes you along the banks of the lake through small villages back to Constance.
Individual departure or extension of stay
The route
Very good bike paths, easy to cycle . All important places of interest, which are described in the route book, are included in the tour. On every day you have enough time for sightseeing.

Season 1 14.04.2022 - 14.05.2022 18.09.2022 - 16.10.2022 daily | Season 2 15.05.2022 - 21.05.2022 29.05.2022 - 31.05.2022 19.06.2022 - 30.06.2022 21.08.2022 - 17.09.2022 daily | Season 3 22.05.2022 - 28.05.2022 01.06.2022 - 18.06.2022 01.07.2022 - 20.08.2022 daily | |
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The Lake Constance adventure tour, DE-BORKK-12X | |||
Base price | 1,249.00 | 1,449.00 | 1,599.00 |
Surcharge single room | 399.00 | 399.00 | 399.00 |
Season 1 Apr 14, 2022 - May 14, 2022 Sep 18, 2022 - Oct 16, 2022 daily | Season 2 May 15, 2022 - May 21, 2022 May 29, 2022 - May 31, 2022 Jun 19, 2022 - Jun 30, 2022 Aug 21, 2022 - Sep 17, 2022 daily | Season 3 May 22, 2022 - May 28, 2022 Jun 1, 2022 - Jun 18, 2022 Jul 1, 2022 - Aug 20, 2022 daily | |
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Constance Category A | |||
Extra night dbl/bb | 79.00 | 79.00 | 79.00 |
Extra night sgl/bb | 115.00 | 115.00 | 115.00 |
Gailingen/Stein am Rhein Category A | |||
Extra night dbl/bb | 65.00 | 65.00 | 65.00 |
Extra night sgl/bb | 95.00 | 95.00 | 95.00 |
Radolfzell Category A | |||
Extra night dbl/bb | 65.00 | 65.00 | 65.00 |
Extra night sgl/bb | 95.00 | 95.00 | 95.00 |
Uhldingen/Meersburg Category A | |||
Extra night dbl/bb | 65.00 | 65.00 | 65.00 |
Extra night sgl/bb | 95.00 | 95.00 | 95.00 |
Friedrichshafen Category A | |||
Extra night dbl/bb | 79.00 | 79.00 | 79.00 |
Extra night sgl/bb | 115.00 | 115.00 | 115.00 |
Bregenz Category A | |||
Extra night dbl/bb | 95.00 | 95.00 | 95.00 |
Extra night sgl/bb | 129.00 | 129.00 | 129.00 |
St. Gallen Category A | |||
Extra night dbl/bb | 99.00 | 99.00 | 99.00 |
Extra night sgl/bb | 135.00 | 135.00 | 135.00 |
- 11 overnights incl. breakfast, national 3***/4**** level
- Boat trip Reichenau – Gaienhofen incl. bicycle
- Entrance to Rosgartenmuseum Constance, 1 coffee included
- Boat trip to the Rhine Falls rock
- Entrance Mainau Island
- Entrance Lake Dwelling Museum Unteruhldingen
- Entrance Zeppelin-Museum Friedrichshafen
- Cable car to Pfänder mountain excl. bicycles
- Detailed travel documents and maps
- Luggage transfer
- rental-bike insurance
- Service hotline during the tour
Not included
- Arrival and departure
- costs for parking
- city tax
- transfers
- optional sightseeing’s
- city maps
- Travel Insurance
- costs of the private requirements
Parking
- Fenced parking at the office of our partner in Constance, cost: 45 € / booked holiday, can be booked online. Free parking on public roads.
How to get there
- Airport: Zurich or Friedrichshafen