Day 1 Arrival in Salzburg

Located between the two mountains Kapuzinerberg and Mönchsberg and the River Salzach, Salzburg is a picturesque city with small alleys, quaint colourful town homes, rich castles and palaces, neat gardens and a high density of churches and monasteries. Salzburg is a city whose hidden corners and romantic streets unveil new impressions time and time again.

Day 2 Salzburg to Trumer Lakes/ Wallersee 28 to 34 miles.

Cycle along the river Salzach to Oberndorf (the Christmas Carol “Silent Night” was written here) then onto Trumer lake country – Obertrumer See, lake Mattsee, lake Grabensee and finally lake Wallersee.

Day 3 Trumer Lakes/ Wallersee to Mondsee/Attersee 31 to 37 miles.

Cycle past the idyllic lake Irrsee onto Mondsee (wedding scene of Sound of Music), along lake Mondsee to Attersee.

Day 4 Mondsee/Attersee to Traunsee 28 to 34 miles.

Start the day with a boat trip to Weyregg, then through the picturesque valley of Aurachtal to Lake Traunsee. On the way visit the impressive old town of Gmunden - with a possibility to visit Schloss Orth and a ceramics factory - Altmünster and Traunkirchen.

Day 5 Traunsee to Hallstätter See – Bad Goisern/Surroundings 12 to 22 miles.

By train from Traunsee to Obertraun on lake Hallstatt. Then onto the picturesque village of Hallstatt, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The day ends in Bad Goisern or nearby.

Day 6 Hallstätter See – Bad Goisern/Surroundings to Wolfgangsee 22 miles.

Via Bad Ischl along the river Ischler Ache to the idyllic Lake Wolfgangsee.

Day 7 Wolfgangsee to Salzburg 30 miles.

On the cycle path to St. Gilgen there will be a short walking tour to Kühleiten (your bicycles are transferred by bus). This makes a pleasant change to the days cycling. Then you descend to Lake Hintersee and through the gorge Strubklamm to the idyllic Wiestall valley. Through the gorge Glasenbachklamm to the Salzach valley and finally Salzburg .

Day 8 Depart Salzburg.

It is the end of the holiday so time to make your way home