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South Tyrol – based in one hotel

7 days, Bed & Breakfast from Bolzano

South Tyrol – upon hearing this magic word you will picture the magnificent peaks of the...

Speyer - Heidelberg - Worms

Loop tours, individual      7 days / 6 nights
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Rhine romance.

The region around the mouth of the Neckar into the Rhine is famous for the beautiful landscape, the mild Mediterranean climate and the cultural highlights. Visit the dome of Speyer, the oldest university of Germany in Heidelberg and the ancient centre of the old German Empire – Worms. You cycle through the German Wine-Street, the second largest wine-growing area of Germany.

Dates

01.05.2010-09.10.2010
daily arrival

Tour course

Day 1: Individual arrival Neustadt 
Welcome briefing and handing over of the rental bicycles. It remains enough time for an evening stroll through the idyllic old town.

Day 2: Neustadt – Germersheim approx. 55 km
Leaving the wine-growing area the route follows comfortable roads through the Rhine plains until you reach the dome-city Speyer with the medieval old town. On you cycle along the Rhine to Germersheim with a fortification dating back to the 19th century.

Day 3: Germersheim – Heidelberg approx. 50 km
Enjoy the nature of the old parts of the river Rhine and follow them until you reach Schwetzingen – renaissance castle with beautiful park. Now the tour proceeds through the Rhine plains to Heidelberg, seat of the oldest university of Germany. Visit the famous castle and the beautiful old town situated directly on the Neckar.

Day 4: Heidelberg – Worms approx. 45 km
You follow the river Neckar until you reach Ladenburg. The many half timbered houses create a singular ambience. You cycle through the large forests in the Rhine plains to reach the old emperors town Worms (legendary dome).

Day 5: Worms – Bad Duerkheim approx. 45 km
Today you leave the Rhine plains and visit the second largest German wine-growing area situated on the German Wine-Street. Experience the wine culture in smaller and bigger wine-growing com-munities. Find a lot of stories and history dating back to the time of the Roman Empire. Taste the very good Pfalz wine.

Day 6: Bad Duerkheim – Neustadt approx. 25 km
Take your time to enjoy the beautiful wine-growing villages with their special ambience. You visit Deidesheim and proceed on the “balcony of the Pfalz” to Neustadt.

Day 7: Individual departure

Route features

Almost always flat, only a few smaller ascents to be expected at the entrance of the wine-yards between Worms and Bad Duerkheim.

Map

Discover the region (Google Maps)

Prices

Category A Category B
Basic price 578,- 478,-
Surcharge single room 169,- 129,-
Half board surcharge 136,- 124,-
Rental bicycle 55,- 55,-
Electro bike 140,- 140,-
Category A: 3***- and 4****-hotels
Category B: chosen hotels or vineyards of the 3***-level

Extra nights

Basic price Category Single surch.
Neustadt 57,- A 19,-
Neustadt 40,- B 20,-
All prices per person in Euro

Services

  • Personal tour information on spot
  • accommodation in hotels of the chosen category
  • Breakfast buffet or extended breakfast
  • If half board booked: at least 3-course dinner
  • Luggage transfer from hotel to hotel
  • Best elaborated route
  • Detailed travel documents, route description, sights
  • 7-day service hotline
  • E-signposting

Extras

Parking / arrival and departure
Public car parks free of charge or hotel underground car park (Category A) for approx. € 8 per day