PLEASURE CYCLING TOUR DRAUR CYCLE PATH FROM HOST TO HOST

Lavamünd - Sillian - Lavamünd

 

 about 310 km

from € 789

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DESCRIPTION:

Enjoy Austria's southernmost river cycle path and the delicacies of the excellent Drau cycle path innkeepers. On this tour you will travel to the actual destination of your cycle tour in Lavamünd, near the Slovenian border. The next day you will be taken by an included bus transfer to the starting point of your cycle tour in Sillian in East Tyrol. In a cycling week you will experience all the highlights of the Austrian section of the beautiful Drau cycle path. Let yourself be pampered by Carinthian hospitality and typical regional cuisine from the Alpe-Adria region and try, for example, the popular Carinthian cheese dumplings.

SERVICES:

  • 7 overnight stays in traditional, family-run inns and guesthouses
  • Breakfast buffet or rich breakfast
  • Luggage transfer from accommodation to accommodation (1 piece of luggage per person, max. 20 kg)
  • Parking lot in Lavamünd (unguarded)
  • Bus transfer Lavamünd - Sillian (excl. bike)
  • Bike maps, information material, GPS tracks
  • Service hotline (7 days a week)

GETTING THERE:

individual arrival to Lavamünd
from 16.05. to 28.09.2025, every Friday,
Minimum participants: 2 persons
With a minimum number of 4 participants, special dates are possible on requestEvent information (related to arrival dates):
During the major events Villach Kirchtag (25.07.-03.08.2025) and European Bike Week (29.08.-07.09.2025) hotel rooms in the Villach area cannot be booked.

PRICE:

Category:
Homely, family-run inns and guesthouses

Season 1:
€ 789, -
per person in a double room
16.05. to 18.05.2025
19.09. to 28.09.2025

Season 2:
€ 809, -
per person in a double room
19.05. to 27.05.2025
05.09. to 18.09.2025

Season 3:
€ 849 per person in a double room
28.05. to 04.09.2025

EXTRAS:

Single room surcharge: € 220,-

RENTAL BIKES (including delivery in Sillian, luggage rack bags and breakdown service)
Trekking bike: € 119
E-bike: € 229, -

Transfer of your own bike from Lavamünd to Sillian plus € 25.

Local tax, if due, is not included in the tour price.

 

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Arrival to Lavamünd

Individual arrival in Lavamünd and first night in Lavamünd.

On the Drau Cycle Path in southern Carinthia (c) Tourist region Klopeiner See Südkärnten Lavanttal

On the Drau cycle path in southern Carinthia (c) KLS tourism region

Lavamünd - Sillian - Toblach - Sillian, approx. 36 km

After breakfast you will take our transfer bus (included in the price) to Sillian in East Tyrol. There you have the opportunity to take a bike trip across the Italian border to Toblach in South Tyrol to the source of the Drau.

fantastic view of Sillian in the Hochpustertal (c) Adobe Stock

fantastic view of Sillian in the Hochpustertal (c) Adobe Stock

Sillian - Oberdrauburg, approx. 51 km

Accompanied by the panorama of the Dolomites, you cycle downstream along the Drau to the largest city in East Tyrol, Lienz. Take time to take a break in the enchanting city and enjoy the colorful hustle and bustle. Shortly after Nikolsdorf we cross the state border into Carinthia.

Lienz Talbodenrunde (c) TVB-Osttirol, Erwin Haiden

Oberdrauburg - Sachsenburg - Spittal, approx. 64 km

Today, the Drau cycle path takes you partly along the river bank, partly a little off the beaten track through smaller villages. Past the herb village of Irschen, it goes through Berg in the Drautal to Spittal an der Drau. There you can visit the beautiful Renaissance castle of Porcia.

Carinthian Brettljause (c) Michael Seyer

Carinthian Brettljause (c) Michael Seyer

Spittal - Rosegg, approx. 58 km

Take a break halfway through at a nice snack station and fortify yourself with Carinthian delicacies. Cycle downstream on the Drava cycle path to Villach, the city with the southern flair. Experience the lively city of Villach with a cozy drink on the main square and cycle to the next inn in Rosegg.

Villach Region (c) Arnold Poeschl

Drau Cycle Path Bridge (c) Region Villach, Arnold Poeschl

Rosegg - Klopeiner See, approx. 59 km

Today the Drava cycle path takes you through the unspoilt Rosental valley on beautiful dam paths to Carinthia's warmest bathing lake, Lake Klopeiner. At the destination, relax with a swim in the clear water and enjoy your dinner at sunset by the lake.

Jump into the Klopeiner See (c) SOUTH KAERNTEN

Bathing fun at Lake Klopeiner See (c) SUEDKAERNTEN

 

Klopeiner See - Lavamünd, approx. 39 km

Today you will cycle along the large Völkermarkt reservoir, first to Ruden and then cross the Drau over the impressive 96m high Jauntal bridge. Visit the extraordinary Liaunig art museum in Neuhaus before cycling on to Lavamünd. The stage takes you through the so-called Had'n region (Had'n=buckwheat). During a cycling break, you can try a Had'n cake, for example.

Lake Klopeiner © Uwe Geissler

 

Departure

Individual departure

Lavamünd on the Drau (c) market town of Lavamünd

Lavamünd on the Drau (c) market town of Lavamünd

BOOKING HOTLINE

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