Gothic and Baroque along the Bavarian Danube

Ingolstadt-Passau as a classical option with 7 days / 6 nights from 429,- €
Gothic and Baroque along the Bavarian Danube
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This tour shows you the most beautiful parts of lower Bavaria. Three beautiful cities are located along the route: Ingolstadt, Regensburg and the "Venice of the North" Passau. The Danube is at times spectacular, like when it breaks through the Franconian and at times sleepy when it meanders along the foot of the Bavarian Forest region. There are many artistic treasures and historical buildings along the way as well as lots of excellent Bavarian beer. This cycling trip is also suitable for those unused to cycling.


Options: This Danube cycle tour is available in the following varieties:

Classical B: Overnight stay in family run guesthouses and hotels of the national 2*/3* category, all rooms with shower or bath/WC.
Classical A: Overnight stays in selected family run 3*/4* hotels

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Day 1

Individual Arrival in Ingolstadt

Your journey begins in Ingolstadt. The town is well known as the home town of Audi but offers attractions for all tastes: art and car fanatics and historians are all catered for. The Museum Mobile presents the history of mobility in a very interesting exhibition or take a walk through the old town inside the old city walls. If you have reserved rental bicycles, these will be available in your hotel.
Overnight stay in Ingolstadt

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Day 2

Ingolstadt - Bad Gögging/Kelheim, ca. 35/46 km

You will cycle along the Danube today to Neustadt and further on through fields of hops to Bad Gögging. Like all along the Danube, the Romans settled here and the excavated remains of a fort are a testament to this. Further on along the route a particularly interesting natural phenomena awaits you: the Danube breakthrough between Weltenburg and Kelheim. Here the Danube forces its way through the rock faces of the Franconian Jura mountains. The famous Benedictine monastery was built on a flat sandbank and a boat will bring you from here to Kelheim.
Overnight stay in Kelheim, Cat B or Bad Gögging, Cat A

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Day 3

Bad Gögging/Kelheim - Regensburg, ca. 39/50 km

Before you start out cycling today you should go up to the Befreiungshalle, from where you will have a great panoramic view. Today`s route leads you through the spa town of Bad Abbach and onto Regensburg, the most northerly point of the Danube. The town is known as the best preserved city in Germany and was declared a world cultural monument by UNESCO. Round off your day with a walk through the winding lanes of the Spital quarter.
Overnight stay in Regensburg

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Day 4

Regensburg - Straubing, ca. 51 km

You should take your first break of the day at the Walhalla Temple near Donaustauf. The Temple is based on the Pantheon and was built by Ludwig I. with construction finishing in 1842. Your trip then continues on along the Danube which curves along the broad, flat landscape in generous meanders. You will pass Wörth Castle and find yourself in the middle of the so-called “Gäuboden” landscape. Today`s destination is the town of Straubing, which looks back on a Celtic and Roman past and has a distinctive town tower.
Overnight stay in Straubing

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Day 5

Straubing - Deggendorf, ca. 41 km

Today you will firstly cycle through Bogen, which attained fame in 1104 when a statue of a pregnant Madonna was found. You will then continue on through Pfelling and Mariaposching and on to the Benedictine Abbey of Metten, before coming to Deggendorf, the gateway to the Bavarian Forest. Gothic and Baroque architecture dominate the pear-shaped old town.
Overnight stay in Deggendorf

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Day 6

Deggendorf - Passau, ca. 57 km

Your last stage leads you to the historical, little town of Vilshofen, which attained fame due to the Ash Wednesday talks which the chairman of the CSU party, Strauss held there. In no time at all you will reach your destination, the three-river city and former diocesan town of Passau. Take time to discover the Danube, Inn and Ilz on a boat trip and round off your holiday with a stroll through the old town or a visit to the Feste Oberhaus Fortress.
Overnight stay in Passau

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Day 7

Individual journey home or extension of stay

After breakfast your trip along the Danube comes to an end and you will return to Innsbruck or home. We would however, be more than happy to extend your holiday in Passau.

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Brief Information
  • Start / Destination
    Ingolstadt / Passau
  • Duration
    7 days, 6 nights
  • Length
    ca. 235 km
  • Daily routes
    between 39 and 57 kilometres by bike
  • Profile of the route
    Mainly flat route along mainly asphalted paths. Some longer sections are also along compressed earthen paths, a few sections of the route are along quiet or quite busy roads.

  • Return journey to Ingolstadt
    Self-organized by train, connections every 2 hours, 1-2x changes, duration approx. 3,5-4 hours, normal price approx. €33 incl.bike
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