PLEASURE CYCLING TOUR DRAUR CYCLE PATH FROM HOST TO HOST

Lavamünd - Sillian - Lavamünd

 

 311 km

from € 799

9

Days

DESCRIPTION:

Enjoy Austria's southernmost river cycle path and the delicacies of the excellent Drauradweg hosts. On this tour, as an exception, you travel to the actual destination of your bike tour in Lavamünd. You start with a transfer to the starting point of your trip to Sillian in East Tyrol. In a cycling week you will experience all the highlights of the Austrian section of the beautiful Drau Cycle Path. You will also receive a € 20 voucher that you can redeem either at lunch or in the evening at one of the Drau Cycle Path innkeepers. Let yourself be spoiled by Carinthian hospitality and typical regional cuisine from the Alpe-Adria region.

SERVICES:

  • 8 nights in inns and pensions
  • Breakfast buffet or rich breakfast
  • € 20,- voucher, redeemable at the Drauradwegwirten
  • Luggage transfer from accommodation to accommodation (1 piece of luggage per person, max. 20 kg)
  • Parking lot in Lavamünd
  • Transfer Lavamünd - Sillian (excl. bike)
  • Bike maps, information material, GPS tracks
  • Service hotline (7 days a week)

GETTING THERE:

individual arrival to Lavamünd
from 06.05. - 30.06.2023 and 10.09. - 30.09.2023, every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, from 2 people
Daily arrival from 4 people possible
from 01.07. - 09.09.2023, daily arrival from 2 people

PRICE:

Category:
Home-style, family-run inns

€ 799, - per person
01.05. to 30.06.2023
10.09. to 30.09.2023

€ 869, - per person
01.07. to 09.09.2023

EXTRAS:

Single room surcharge: € 200,-

BICYCLES (incl. delivery 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) Tourist region Klopeiner See Südkärnten Lavanttal

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

After breakfast, 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 at the source of the Drau.

fantastic view of Sillian in Alta Pusteria - a pleasure for cyclists

Look at Sillian

Sillian - Oberdrauburg, approx. 51 km

Accompanied by the panorama of the Dolomites, you cycle downstream along the Drau to Lienz, the largest city in East Tyrol. Take your time to rest in the enchanting city and enjoy the hustle and bustle. Shortly after Nikolsdorf, you cross the state border to Carinthia. Take the opportunity to stop at a Drauradwegwirt and taste an East Tyrolean specialty.

Lienzer Talbodenrunde (c) TVB-Osttirol, Erwin Haiden

Oberdrauburg - Sachsenburg, approx. 41 km

Partly along the river bank, partly a bit off the beaten track through smaller villages, the Drau Cycle Path takes you to the next district capital, Spittal/Dau. Passing the herbal village of Irschen, it goes through Berg im Drautal to Sachsenburg. You spend the night again at one of the Drauradweg landlords and can convince yourself of the specialties of Carinthian cuisine, such as Carinthian cheese noodles.

Carinthian Brettljause (c) Michael Seyer

Carinthian Brettljause (c) Michael Seyer

Sachsenburg - Villach, approx. 53 km

Always downstream you cycle along the Drau Cycle Path to Villach, the city with southern flair. Stop in Spittal/Drau at the beautiful Renaissance Castle Porcia and take a break halfway at one of the most beautiful snack stations along the way and fortify yourself with Carinthian delicacies. Experience the lively city of Villach with a cozy drink on the main square.

Villach Region (c) Arnold Poeschl

Villach Region (c) Arnold Poeschl

Villach - Kirschentheuer / Ferlach, approx. 47 km

Today's stage takes you through the scenically beautiful Rosental, an insider tip, even for experienced Austria connoisseurs. The proximity to Slovenia can be experienced in many places due to bilingualism. In the charming gunsmith town of Ferlach, the Carnica Bee Museum invites you to visit, or you can take a trip to the nearby Tscheppa Gorge (approx. 12 km there and back)

Snack on the Drau Cycle Path (c) Franz Gerdl

Snack on the Drau Cycle Path (c) Franz Gerdl

 

Kirschentheuer / Ferlach - Klopeiner See, approx. 45 km

Today you cycle through the unspoilt Rosental on the Drau Cycle Path on beautiful causeways to Carinthia's warmest bathing lake, the Klopeiner See. Once at your destination, relax with a swim in the clear water and enjoy your sunset dinner by the lake.

Jump into the Klopeiner See (c) SOUTH KAERNTEN

Jump into the Klopeiner See (c) SOUTH KAERNTEN

 

Klopeiner See - Lavamünd, approx. 39 km

Today you cycle along the large Völkermarkt reservoir to Ruden. Following a small detour (due to the renovation of the Jauntalbrücke), you cross the Santa Luzia suspension bridge, which was specially built for cyclists. Visit the extraordinary art museum Liaunig in Neuhaus before you cycle on to Lavamünd. The stage takes you through the so-called Had'n region (Had'n=buckwheat). Try a Had'ntorte during a bike break.

Klopeiner See, © Uwe Geissler

 

Departure

Individual departure

Lavamünd on the Drau (c) market town of Lavamünd

Lavamünd on the Drau (c) market town of Lavamünd

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