Tübingen - Heidelberg
From Tübingen to Heidelberg.
Arrival in Tübingen
Starting point of your journey is the university city Tübingen
You leave the lively city and cycle along the valley. On your way are some beautiful lakes where you can take a bath. You pass Nürtingen where poetry Hölderlin went to school. In Plochingen the Hundertwasser tower is well-worth seeing. Esslingen is one of the cities which was not destroyed during war – enjoy the especial historic flair.
Today you can try the health resort in Stuttgart-Canstatt. You follow river Neckar through a lovely landscape and pass emperors summer residence Ludwigsburg. Neckar valley is the birth place of poets and thinkers – you will feel this especially in Marbach, birth place of Friedrich Schiller. In the museum you can learn more about the poet.
Through picturesque vineyards along the river loops to Lauffen where you can taste a gulp of Katzenbeißer. Another centre of winegrowing and wine-trade is Heilbronn. The big city offers a mixture of historic and modern buildings. You continue along romantic Burgenstraße to Neckarsulm.
Well-worth seeing is NSU-museum with its historic two-wheelers and cars. Enjoy the amazing views while cycling to Bad Wimpfen with its numerous towers. While passing vineyards and forests you see fortress Hornberg where once Götz of Berlichingen lived. Eberbach was coined through handicraft, a special feature was the mining of sand.
River Neckar runs through forest Odenwald. On your way you visit four-fortresses-city Neckarsteinach and in Neckargemünd you see impressing medieval architecture. Well-known University City Heidelberg is awaiting you with ruin, baroque old city and active culture.
Departure or extension
After breakfast the tour is completed. Of course we are happy to book additional nights in Heidelberg for you.
Tour character
Mostly flat course on mostly asphalted cycle paths and quiet side roads, a few slight climbs in places. Cosy.
| Season 1 09.04.2023 - 30.04.2023 08.10.2023 - 15.10.2023 Arrival daily | Season 2 01.05.2023 - 10.05.2023 15.09.2023 - 07.10.2023 Arrival daily | Season 3 11.05.2023 - 25.05.2023 11.06.2023 - 30.06.2023 01.09.2023 - 14.09.2023 Arrival daily | Season 4 26.05.2023 - 10.06.2023 01.07.2023 - 31.08.2023 Arrival daily | |
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| Neckar Cycle Path Heidelberg - Tübingen, 7 days, DE-BYRTH-07X | ||||
| Base price | 699.00 | 799.00 | 899.00 | 999.00 |
| Surcharge single room | 249.00 | 249.00 | 249.00 | 249.00 |
Category: hotels, inns, and guest houses of 3***-level
| Season 1 Apr 9, 2023 - Apr 30, 2023 Oct 8, 2023 - Oct 15, 2023 Arrival daily | Season 2 May 1, 2023 - May 10, 2023 Sep 15, 2023 - Oct 7, 2023 Arrival daily | Season 3 May 11, 2023 - May 25, 2023 Jun 11, 2023 - Jun 30, 2023 Sep 1, 2023 - Sep 14, 2023 Arrival daily | Season 4 May 26, 2023 - Jun 10, 2023 Jul 1, 2023 - Aug 31, 2023 Arrival daily | |
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| Tübingen | ||||
| Double room p. P. | 89.00 | 89.00 | 89.00 | 89.00 |
| Surcharge single room | 35.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 |
| Heidelberg | ||||
| Double room p. P. | 89.00 | 89.00 | 89.00 | 89.00 |
| Surcharge single room | 35.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 |
Included:
- Accommodation as already mentioned
- Breakfast
- Luggage transfer
- Best developed route
- Detailed travel documents 1x per room (German, English, Dutch, French)
- GPS-data available
- Service hotline
Optional extras:
- Bike rental, including rental bike insurance
- Return transfer by minibus to Tübingen every Saturday morning, costs EUR 89 per person, for your own bike additionally EUR 29, to be paid for in advance, reservation is necessary
Arrival / Parking / Departure:
- Tübingen train station
- Stuttgart or Frankfurt/Main airport
- Public multi storage car parks in Tübingen, costs approx. EUR 42 per week, no reservation possible.
- Good train connections from Heidelberg to Tübingen. Duration about 2 hours, 1 to 2 change of train
Things to note:
- Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price!
- Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!
