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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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Tour Details:6 nights bed and breakfast, in 3* and 4* inns and hotels,
in rooms with shower/WC. Dinner if ordered.
Cycle and saddlebag hire if required. Ferry from Staad to Meersburg, entry to the gardens
on Mainau and to Salem Palace and maps. Additional nights may be taken
in Konstanz and Friedrichshafen. Baggage transfer. Dates: Start any day from 22 April to the 20 October. Tour Code: BDS 2008 Tour Price: Rail via Brussels / Cologne - £778 2008 Tour Price: Self Drive via Harwich - Hoek van Holland - £608 2008 Tour Price: From Friedrichshafen Airport - £533 2008 Tour Price: From Munich Airport - £603 2008 Tour Price: Half Board Supplement - £ 85 2008 Tour Price: Single Supplement - £137 2008 Tour Price: Rebate for using own bikes - -£34 2008 Tour Price: Extra nights - £ask |
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information on other ways of travelling to your holiday. Please contact us for prices when using one of these other routes, and also for single supplements, child discounts and so on. Our telephone number is 01946 861652. |
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