Day 1: Arrival in Vienna.
Individual arrival to the magical and lively city of Vienna.
Day 2: Vienna to Bad Deutsch Altenburg, 29 miles (46 km).
The Danube-Cycle-Path leads you on quiet paths through the national park "Donauauen“, passing the castles of "Orth“ and "Eckartsau“ until you reach the former Roman city Petronell-Carnuntum, where you can see the Roman excavations, or the health resort Bad Deutsch Altenburg.
Day 3: Bad Deutsch Altenburg via Bratislava to Mosonmagyarovar/Halaszi, 38 miles (61 km).
In the border city of Hainburg you can take a ferry and cross the Danube to the fortress of Devin. From here it is a short ride to Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Further along the banks of the Danube you soon reach the Hungarian border and continue through small farming villages.
Day 4: Mosonmagyarovar/Halaszi to Györ, 26 miles (45 km).
Today, you will cycle through the charming and idyllic landscape of the "Little Alföld“ to Györ, one of the important cities of the Hungarian lowlands with a glamorous, historical city center.
Day 5: Györ to Tata, 38 miles (61 km).
Through a landscape of rolling hills you will cycle to the town of Tata with its lakes, located at the foot of the hill range "Gerecse“.
 Day 6: Tata to Esztergom, 34 miles (55 km).
Today there are two possible routes
1. After a short train ride (approx. 12 miles – train fare not incl.) you will reach the divided city of Komarom (border-town between Hungary and Slovakia). Along the Slovakian Danube bank you cycle through small farming villages along a flat region to Esztergom.
2. This routing (rather hilly) will lead you through the densely wooded hills of the "Gerecse“ range. In Esztergom you can admire the imposing cathedral.
Day 7: Esztergom via Szentendre to Budapest, 36 miles (58 km).
From Esztergom, also called the "Hungarian Rome“, you cycle to Visegrad and then to the Sztendre-island by ferry. Once more you take a ferry from the island to the lively and unusual artists village of Szentendre. From here you have the choice of continuing cycling to Budapest or take a boat ride to your final destination.
Day 8: Departure from Budapest.
You can enjoy the day in the city of Budapest. Departure by scheduled bus daily at 5 p.m. (if required and prebooked an earlier departure at noon is available) with your arrival in Vienna at approx. 8 p.m. Bus schedule subject to change! If it is too late to catch a flight home why not extend your holiday by staying an extra night in Vienna
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Freedom Holiday 
The tour starts with the first night in the magical and lively city of Vienna. The cycling route is designed to run, in the main, on well-maintained cycle paths and begins with a ride to the health resort of Bad Deutsch Altenburg. From there the route follows the Danube cycle path to Bratislava. This quaint old city with its numerous cafes and lively pedestrian zone will invite you to linger.