Boat and bike from Passau to Vienna

Your journey by bike and boat begins in the Three Rivers City Passau. The boat MS Prinzessin Katharina, which welcomes you for embarkation between 4.00 and 5.00 p.m., is your floating hotel in the coming days on the way to Vienna. Before heading to Engelhartszell in the evening, it is worth taking a walk through Passau's old town, which is well worth seeing.

Today is the first stage of your journey by bike and boat from Passau to Vienna. First, a stop at the Stift Engelszell, the only Trappist monastery in Austria, is worthwhile. The journey continues along the Schlögener Loop. From one of the viewpoints you have a wonderful view of the river, which seems to change its direction. The last kilometers on the bike will take you to Aschach. In the afternoon, your boat will take you to Linz, which you can explore in a relaxed way during an evening stroll.

During the night your boat has brought you to Mauthausen. Here you have the opportunity to visit the Mauthausen concentration camp memorial. On the bike you cycle along the banks of the Danube and reach Mitterkirchen. Here it is worth visiting the Celtic Village, an open-air museum. Pay a visit to Greinburg Castle in your destination for the day, the pearl of the Strudengau. Grein's landmark is one of the oldest residential castles in Austria.

The tour by bike and boat from Passau to Vienna takes you today through the landscape of the Strudengau. The region takes its name from the many whirlpools and shallows of the Danube, which were once considered dangerous by skippers. Near Persenbeug you will pass a hydroelectric power plant, which you can get to know during a guided tour (not included). From here, the valley widens and you continue cycling towards Melk. The Melk Abbey there, a Benedictine abbey, is considered a landmark of the Wachau and is one of the most beautiful Baroque buildings in Europe. In the evening, the ship departs in the direction of Tulln.

Visit the water park not far from the banks of the Danube in the garden city Tulln. The Au landscape offers an ideal contrast program for all senses, before you swing on your bike and follow the course of the Danube to Klosterneuburg. The Stift Klosterneuburg is already visible from afar and can be visited as part of a guided tour, as well as the four-story wine cellar. Only a few more kilometers and you will reach your destination for the day, Vienna, on your journey by bike and boat from Passau.

Today your boat stays in place until the evening, so you can explore the Austrian capital on your own at will. Discover the idyllic old town with its many historic buildings and monuments as well as beautiful squares and lovingly restored houses. Indulge your palate with delicious specialties in one of the many traditional coffee houses before returning to the boat. In the late evening, you will sail overnight to the Wachau Valley in Dürnstein or Rossatz.

In Dürnstein is worth a detour to the blue tower? Blue tower? It belongs to the collegiate church and is considered a landmark of the city. You continue cycling along the Danube through the Wachau, which is characterized by vineyards, apricot trees, castles and castle ruins. Again and again you can pause, get off your bike and enjoy the landscape. The grapes and the young wine taste nowhere better than in the midst of the vines. In Pöchlarn you will board the boat again and enjoy the farewell dinner in the evening. At night, the boat will take you back to Passau.

Today your journey by bike and boat from Passau to Vienna already ends. Once again you can enjoy the first rays of sunshine and the morning silence of the Danube valley on deck before you reach your destination around 11:00 a.m. Disembarkation takes place after arrival in Passau. You will begin your individual journey home.