Activities
- Mixed-Activity
- Walking & Trekking
- Cycling
- New Cycling Holidays
- New Walking Holidays
- New Mixed-Activity Holidays
- Self-Guided Walking
- Self-Guided Cycling
- Choice of hotels: family friendly 3 star lakeside property or upgrade to a luxury 4 star hotel with secluded gardens, exquisite cuisine and top-of-the-range wellness centre including indoor pool. Postcard-pretty villages, lovely lakeside beaches, spectacular mountain views. Fairytale city of Salzburg: Baroque palaces, Renaissance gardens, elegant Viennese coffee houses. Masses of choice for active families: ice caves, watersports, boat trips and more
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Food
Activities
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ARRIVE IN STROBL
Arrive at your hotel in Strobl. A typical itinerary is shown below, but you're free to pick and choose your activities each day.
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Cycle Bad Ischl to Strobl 16KM (10MI)
Take the bus to Bad Ischl for your briefing and to collect your bike. Take time to explore the spa town - visit Franz Josef's Kaiservilla and the imperial hot spa that houses salt baths, steam room, hammam and Alhambra baths before pedalling along the River Ischl back to Strobl.
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CYCLE TO ST GILGEN
Keeping close to Lake Wolfgang's southern shore, a level cycling track through a tiny nature reserve brings you into lovely St Gilgen where the busy waterfront is filled with restaurants, cafes and attractive frescoed houses. Visit Mozart's museum (his mother was born here), or take the cable car up Zwolferhorn for stunning 360 degree views.Alternatively, try your hand at water skiing on Lake Wolfgang followed by a cooling swim from the hotel's bathing jetty.
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CYCLE/WALK TO ST WOLFGANG 15KM/9.5MI (CYCLE) OR 16KM/10MI (WALK)
Today head first by the river then along the north shore of the lake to St Wolfgang. Renowned for its beautiful 15th century church, this famously pretty village boasts a maze of cobbled streets lined with attractive frescoed houses, shops and cafe terraces affording superb lake views. Culture and music are very much part of St Wolfgang's fine tradition, so be sure to explore the boutique craft and chocolate shops! After lunch, hop on the antique cog railway as it chugs up to the summit of Schafberg (1782m) for unrivalled Alpine views.
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FREE DAY EXPLORING SALZBURG
Why not give yourself a break from cycling today and take the local bus (80 mins) to Mozart's fairytale city of Salzburg? Described as a Baroque jewel, and recognised by UNESCO, its idyllic setting, surrounded by the Alps and bisected by the gentle Salzach river, cannot be bettered by any other city in Europe. Take time to explore its historic heart and you'll find a wealth of Baroque palaces, Renaissance gardens, elegant Viennese cafes and the oldest open-air theatre in Europe.
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CYCLE TO LAKE NUSSEN
Today's cycling route takes you along quiet country lanes and through rural farming hamlets bordered by low Alpine meadows - look out for the neat woodpiles to be used for heating over the winter months. Lunch at the popular Zur Wacht restaurant then ascend up to beautiful Lake Nussen, a hidden gem completely off the tourist trail; look out for rare orchids scattered around its shady shores. There's lots of time to swim and relax before completing a circular loop back to Strobl.
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CYCLE OR WALK TO LAKE SCHWARZEN 22KM/14MI (CYCLE) OR 14KM/9MI (WALK)
You have a choice of walking or cycling routes today across the valley and up through the forest towards Lake Schwarzen, perfectly positioned beneath the shadows of the Vormauerstein, Hoheneck and Breitenberg peaks. Have lunch in one of the restaurants basking in sunshine beneath the snow-capped mountains, then it's a delightful valley descent back to Strobl.
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LEAVE STROBL
LEAVE STROBL