Lake Constance cycling vacation: from Lindau around the lake in 9 days

Your trip

Cycling around Lake Constance?

Of course – from island to island in 9 days!

We start this wonderful lake tour in the only real island town on Lake Constance: Lindau. From there, you first cycle via Bregenz (A) through Austria and the mouth of the Rhine into the lake along the Swiss southern shore via Romanshorn and Kreuzlingen (CH) to Constance.

The next day, the Untersee takes you to Stein am Rhein. The tour continues to Radolfzell, Lake Überlingen, Unteruhldingen and Meersburg. Finally, you cycle back to Lindau via Friedrichshafen.

You will spend nine days and eight nights at the lake, one in Switzerland on the High Rhine. At the beginning and end of the tour, however, is the largest island in Bavaria, Lindau.

Seven full days belong to the saddle. If at all possible, you can plan your day of arrival and departure so that you still have a little time for the lake and its uniquely beautiful town opposite the Rhine tributary under the Vorarlberg Alps. A little tip: The Pfänder, the “local mountain” of Lake Constance in Austria, offers a beautiful pre-Alpine program for the whole family – even after the bike tour with an extra day!

Accommodation

On this tour you have the choice between three different categories. We book for you according to your wishes

> in the “Standard” category, good 3-star inns and mid-range hotels or

> in the “Comfort” category, good to very good inns and comfort hotels at 3- and 4-star level or – if you are looking for something special –

> in the “Premium” category, comfortable, very good hotels at 4-star level.

An extensive cyclist’s breakfast is included on all our cycle tours in all hotels.

The route

In six full cycling days, you will cycle a total of around 280 km and around 1000 meters in altitude, mainly on the Lake Constance cycle path on its own route and not on the main roads. Almost all daily stages can also be shortened by boat or train – at your own expense. The routes are designed so that you can enjoy the lake from all sides on your bike and still have enough time to enjoy all the tourist and culinary attractions around it.

The trip is suitable for people with reduced mobility not suitable. Please contact us for detailed information if needed.

Travel documents

Before the start of your trip, we will send you a link by e-mail where you will find the digital travel documents such as your hotel list, voucher, route map, travel information and GPS data to help you prepare for your bike tour.

You will also receive a printed package of documents at the start hotel. Among other things, it contains all the map material.

Maps and navigation

You can find the entire tour as a collection at komoot. Would you like to use the maps for navigation, please install the komoot app on your mobile device a few days BEFORE your trip, if you have not already done so. To do so, please register at komoot.de. Then download the tours from this collection to your device. Please contact us with any questions in advance of your trip.

You can find the Komoot app under the following link.

You need the Komoot app and the tour descriptions from this collection if you want to ride according to navigation prompts.

Of course you can also follow the excellent signposting of the Lake Constance cycle path “free nose”.

We provide you with a Komoot app tour package for this trip. Please book this as an additional service once per trip and receive it in return:

> The komoot – world package with unlimited use …

> Your bike navigation for this trip for your cell phone as a supplement to your travel documents.

> With just a few clicks, you can call up the ready-made cycle tours.

> The maps can be called up at any time, even without Internet reception.

> They use the app for a lifetime of precise navigation and great adventures.

> You will find highlights and recommendations from the komoot community at great locations worldwide.

> You receive topographical maps with free updates.

BodenSeeCard Plus

If you would like to book many of the tourist attractions around the lake at a low all-inclusive price, we recommend the BodenseeCard Plus for 3 or 7 days per person. It includes, among other things:

160 sights & free boat trip included!

> Nature & leisure experiences

>Entrance to museums & city tour

> Boat trips & mountain railroads

Bicycle transport on the scheduled boats and the ferry trips from Constance to Meersburg are not included in the basic tour price. The course boat trips can be taken several times a day (free use of the boat trip on 4 days).

> Experience destinations: ONE TIME completely free admission

> for mountain railroads: ONE TIME free ascent and descent

Rental bicycles

Robust touring bikes: 7 speeds with hub gears and coaster brake or 21 speeds with derailleur gears and freewheel, comfort saddle, 28 inch with different frame heights.

Electric bikes: With your electric bike, unisex bike with freewheel, you will feel the lightness of traveling. You have your eyes open to the world around you. The electric bike is particularly advantageous for cyclists with different levels of physical fitness and ensures that everyone can ride at the same speed.

The well-sprung bike lets you cycle comfortably, even if the terrain is a little bumpier for a short time. With the electric bike, you can experience assisted cycling on a whole new level. Despite the motor assistance, it is a bicycle in the legal sense. There is therefore no requirement for a driver’s license or helmet. However, we strongly recommend wearing a helmet on all trips, regardless of the type of bike.

The carrier shown at the front is equipped with one handlebar axle per room, in which you can comfortably transport your navigation device and light day luggage.

Accessories, insurance, breakdown assistance for rental bikes

Each rental bike on this tour is equipped with a waterproof, spacious saddle bag as well as a tool set, an air pump, an odometer and a lock. You will also receive a handlebar bag per room, and a second saddle bag per bike on request.

If you rent a bike, rental bike insurance against theft and damage is automatically included. In the event of theft or damage to the rental bike, you will not incur any costs. Of course, negligent or willful acts are excluded from the comprehensive cover. The bike must be locked and the keys to the rental bike must still be in your possession. Please refer to the information in the travel documents. Also excluded are accessories such as saddlebags and handlebar bags incl. Contents, odometer, e-bike display, etc.

Should damage occur to a rental bike, simply call the service hotline provided to you. In the rare event of a flat tire, a puncture repair kit is available for every rental bike. Tools and a spare hose are available for self-help.

Own bikes

It is possible to bring your own bikes, but at your own risk. The hotel offers you lockable and covered parking spaces free of charge. Bicycle parking spaces. You will find the bike room in the hotel’s own parking garage directly opposite the main entrance. Please ask for the key at the reception. Please lock bikes in the bike room again specifically.

For possible damages etc. on the own bike during the whole bike trip as well as during transport trips can not be liable. For your own safety, we recommend that you always wear a bicycle helmet on all bicycle tours.

Please note that on this trip we do not provide a breakdown and emergency assistance service on the route if you are using your own bike. In the event of a breakdown, please try to get to the next stage hotel by public transport or cab. Along almost the entire Lake Constance Cycle Path, there are emergency aid posts and bicycle self-repair tool posts at quite a few locations.

You will also find bike stores along the way again and again. Almost the entire way you can shorten by public transport (train, bus, boat).

Dates

We offer the tour from April to October.

Arrival

Lindau is easily accessible by train.

We therefore recommend that you start your vacation at home. Relax during the train ride against the magnificent backdrop of the lake and mountains. Rent the bikes and ride the train without stress. Info at www.bahn.de.

For the duration of your stay, your Lake Constance Card is valid as a free public transport ticket for the entire city area!

Car / Parking

In some cases, parking is available directly at the hotels or public parking is available in the surrounding area. Advance reservations are not possible. Please pay all costs incurred directly on site. An overview of the – very limited – parking spaces on the island can be found on the Internet under this link. For further information, you can contact the respective arrival hotel after receiving your hotel list.

Your journey in flight

Notes

Please note our information on entering Germany, Austria and Switzerland under our country information. Please also see our notes on package tours.