Road Bike Tours

In 2012 (exact dates to be announced shortly), Mike's Bike Tours will offer its very first multi-day cycling vacation tour through the Southern Alps of Bavaria!

Please read about our tour and if you would like to join us, send us an email and we will be happy to answer any questions you may have or call you back to consult with you personally over the phone. In the meantime, we will be putting together some video material and everything else we will be publishing as soon as possible. 

General Information

This highly flexible guided and van-supported tour will leave from Munich, end in Salzburg and generally cover between 50 and 70 miles per day. This tour is geared towards intermediate to advanced cyclists, yet non-riders are welcome to come along and take advantage of our van service as much as they want to. Alternative routes are offered every day for those looking for longer and / or more challenging rides. Our van is never far away and we provide each guest with a cell phone so they can reach us at any time.

It’s up to you if you want to ride on your own, or with our guide, Jochin. Either way, after the morning briefing with a route map for the day in hand, you will be confident riding on your own if you should choose to. Longer routes are also prepared and laid out in detail for those interested. We consult with each guest, individually regarding their personal plan for the day. Groups will be limited to a maximum of 16 persons.

Options are offered on most days, such as a hiking, sightseeing, swimming, paragliding, among other activities.

Accommodation

All accommodation is included in the tour price. In most cases we have chosen hotels with excellent wellness (sauna and steam bath) facilities. All accommodation is minimally three-star superior comfort, including an evening atop a mountain in a rustic yet very comfortable “alm”. There is an upgrade option on one night of the tour to stay at the exclusive, five-star resort hotel near Mittenwald, which is Schloss Elmau, for which there is an extra charge of €200 per person. 

Support

We use one van on most days, but a second van is never far away and can be called in should additional support be necessary. Unlike most cycling vacation tour companies, the owner and operator of Mike's Bike Tours is only about 65 miles from wherever the tour is happening, and Mike is certainly looking forward to visiting the group for at least a few dinners and / or lunches!

Your Guide

Our guide is a very experienced and personable 44 year old German named Jochin who has helped us plan this tour over a period of two seasons. He speaks perfect English and has been riding around Southern Bavaria as an enthusiastic cyclist for over twenty years.

Price:

€2,185 ($2,950) per person.  Groups of 4 or more, €2,050 ($2,750) per person. For groups of more than 4 persons, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Included: 7 nights accommodation in 3 or 4-star hotels, 7 dinners including beverages (incl.wine), 4 lunches, guide and van support every day, all optional activities (except paragliding), cell phone, 19% sales tax.

Not Included: Airfare to Munich, bicycle hire ( €250), gratuities

Bikes

It is up to you whether you want to bring your own bike or have us provide one custom fit for you. We charge €250 for the rental and fitting, including all desired accessories. Each bike is equipped with a tachometer computer, water bottles, pump, under-seat bag with tire irons and an extra tube.

We provide very light, hi-end road and hybrid bikes. Details and photos will be added here shortly. We request you bring your own shoes, pedals and if desired, seat. All bikes will be set up by a professional before the beginning of our tour. Naturally Jochin and our support team are also qualified to make repairs and adjustments while out on the road.

We are not offering a standard bike at this time and therefore cannot offer specific component details. We work with Munich’s primary TREK dealer, as well as a highly qualified local bike shop. These partners can provide us with just about whatever kind of bike and size we could want and we will custom fit each client with the desired proportions based on data provided on our fitting form.

If you want us to organize a bike for you we will email you a fitting form / guide upon request to make sure we get each individual’s dimensions just right. We can also consult with you over the phone regarding and special requests in order to best know exactly what type of bike you would like us to provide, though it is a classic road bike that we recommend.

Our aim is 100% customer enthusiasim and that our guests will want to come back to join us on other tours we will be offering beginning in 2012.

Itinerary:

Day 1: After enjoying a private Mike’s Bike Tours’ Deluxe City Sightseeing Tour of Munich, we ride out of town along the Wurm river towards Ammersee, to the famous Andechs Monastary and beer garden where we will enjoy supper together after checking into our 4-star accommdation.

Day 2: On this day we will cover approximately 60 miles as we ride past lovely valleys in South-Western Bavaria towards the famous medieval town of Füssen and Ludig II's magnificent castle, Neuschwanstein. After checking into our hotel we will enjoy a walk through a spectacular waterfall gorge and take the 45 minute tour of the interior of the castle. This day ends after a fantastic supper which could include pork knuckle, schweinebraten, bratwurst or a number of other delectable Bavarian specialties.

Day 3: Our destination on this day is Garmisch-Partenkirchen (pictured above in Genral Information), the town which hosted the 1936 winter Olympics. From Neuschwanstein / Hohenschwangau, we will ride into Austria and along the beautiful Plansee. After about 50 miles we will enjoy lunch at another of Ludwig II's palaces, Linderhof. After lunch we will continue further South and finish the day in Garmisch. For those interested in staying in a five-star hotel for this night there is the option to stay at Schloss Elmau for a supplement of €200.

Day 4: After a ten mile ride to the lovely nearby town of Mittenwald, guests can choose to take a hike and have lunch before riding further or being driven straight to our next destination, which is the gorgeous lake, Teegernsee, pictured above next to Day 1. This tour takes us past the Kochelsee and Walchensee, into the beatiful Jachenau region where we will spend the night atop a mountain in a rustic yet comfortable hotel.

Day 5: On this day we ride to the town of Rottach Eggern at the Southern end of the Teegernsee (pictured left).

Day 6: Day six begins with a half-hour shuttle-drive to another of Bavaria's pristine lakes, the Chiemsee, where we will take a boat out to the “Lady's Island” to the last of Ludwig II’s three palaces, Schloss Herren Chiemsee.The ride for the day begins after brunch together and this time our destination is the National Park and Recreation area of Berchtesgaden, which is where the Nazi elite had there vacation homes and the famed Eagle’s Nest (pictured below) can be visited .

After checking into our hotel we will enjoy a boat ride across the spectacular and pristine Königsee to the peninsula of St. Bartholemä, where we will enjoy a hike to the base of Germany's 2^nd highest mountain, the Watzmann. After the hike we will have supper at St. Bartholomä and take the boat back to Berchtesgaden and end the day.

Day 7: Today our destination is Salzburg and its beautiful surroundings. After checking into the hotel an optional walking tour through the old town is offered before supper.

Day 8: Drive back to Munich or directly to Munich airport.

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