Tour Details for the Lake Constance Cycle Tour 2008 | |
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Day 1. Arrive in Friedrichshafen. Friedrichshafen has a rail station and an airport, about 3 miles north of the town. From the UK this airport is only served by Ryanair, from Stansted. The transfer from the airport is by taxi, which you pay for locally, or there is a train service. You can also fly to Stuttgart or Munich, with rail connections to Lake Constance, or to Zürich and travel by rail and ferry. If you fly to Munich, you will normall start and finish the tour in Bregenz. Day 2. Cycle along the eastern part of the German shore of the lake, through Langenargen and Wasserburg to Lindau, a beautiful old town on an island in the lake. You should reckon on spending a few hours in Lindau before continuing across the Austrian border into Bregenz (about 25 miles). Day 3. Cycle from Bregenz, through the nature reserves where the Rhine runs into the lake from the alps. Then along the Swiss bank through St. Margarethen to Rorschach (about 21 miles). |
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Day 4. Cycle along the rest of the Swiss bank of the lake, through Horn,
Arbon and Romanshorn and a number of small villages to Kreuzlingen and Konstanz
(about 26 miles). Day 5. First cycle to the island of Mainau, known throughout the world for its flower gardens. Entry to the gardens is included in the price of the tour. Then take the ferry from Staad to Meersburg with its castle and vineyards. Cycle west to Überlingen (about 22 miles). As an alternative you can cycle from Mainau direct to Überlingen. Day 6. Cycle from Überlingen inland from the lake via Deisendorf to Salem where you visit the palace of the Princes of Baden. Return to the lake at Meersburg once again and continue to Fischbach (about 21 miles). |
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