Feu­er und Eis part­ner tour

Alpe Adria 1 — From Salz­burg to Villach

from 789,- per person

Here, the crossing of the Alps is also fea­si­ble for lei­su­re cyclists, as the ascent to the main Alpi­ne ridge is divi­ded into two dai­ly stages, the last part of which is crossed by train. On the jour­ney, you cross the idyl­lic Salz­ach Val­ley, Bad Gas­tein, the impres­si­ve high moun­tain land­scape of the Hohe Tau­ern and the sun­ny Drau Valley. 

Itinerary / Stages

Day 1
Indi­vi­du­al arri­val in Salzburg
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Indi­vi­du­al arri­val at the start­ing hotel in Salz­burg. A cycle tour could not start more impres­si­ve­ly than in the Mozart city of Salz­burg. One baro­que high­light fol­lows the next in the beau­tiful old town. Take a few Mozart­ku­geln with you on your journey.
Day 2
Salz­burg — St. Johann / Bischsofshofen
Distanz: 65 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
You lea­ve the city with a view of Hohen­salz­burg Fort­ress. The moun­ta­ins are alre­a­dy visi­ble in the distance. The first sec­tion takes you along the Salz­ach. On the way you pass the for­mer sum­mer resi­dence of the Salz­burg prin­ce-bishops, Hell­brunn Palace. The extra­or­di­na­ry water fea­tures have been delight­ing young and old for more than 400 years. The jour­ney con­ti­nues along the Tau­ern cycle path towards Hal­lein, known for its croo­ked town hou­ses and abo­ve all for its white gold — salt. Ano­ther high­light is the water­fall in Gol­ling. The Pon­gau Cathe­dral in the stage desti­na­ti­on of St. Johann is visi­ble from afar.
Day 3
St. Johann ‑Bad Gastein
Distanz: 55 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
The jour­ney con­ti­nues through the tran­quil Gas­tein Val­ley. Until the 20th cen­tu­ry. it was only acces­si­ble via moun­tain paths and nar­row roads. Framed by the peaks of the Hohe Tau­ern, you cycle along the Gas­tei­ner Ache. Pas­sing Dorf­gas­tein and Bad Hof­gas­tein, you reach the famous spa town of Bad Gas­tein. The Mon­te­car­lo of the Alps, as the town is often cal­led, is known for its many magni­fi­cent hotels from the Bel Epou­que peri­od, which cha­rac­te­ri­ze the town­s­cape. The main attrac­tion is the Gas­tein water­fall, which is fed by a total of 17 springs.
Day 4
Bad Gas­tein — Villach
Distanz: 79 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
With many new impres­si­ons, you cycle a few kilo­me­ters fur­ther to Böck­stein and board the train the­re to get through the Tau­ern­schleu­se to Mall­nitz (approx. 15 km). You then cycle downhill to Ober­vel­lach to enjoy the impres­si­ve high moun­tain land­scape on the banks of the Möll. This sec­tion of the cycle path is also known as the Glock­ner Cycle Path. It is most­ly slight­ly downhill and leads through the Hohe Tau­ern Natio­nal Park to Möll­brü­cke. From the­re, the Drau Cycle Path takes you on to Spit­tal a.d. Drau, famous for the Renais­sance Por­cia Cast­le. Your cycle tour ends in Vil­lach, the second lar­gest city in Car­in­thia, which is not only famous for its car­ni­val, but also for the Vil­lach church fes­ti­val. The­re are also num­e­rous sights to visit. If you still have enough time, we recom­mend a swim in one of the lakes around the city. 
Day 5
Indi­vi­du­al depar­tu­re or extension
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Indi­vi­du­al depar­tu­re or pos­si­bi­li­ty of extension.

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Booking code: IT-ALPE-ADRIA‑I

Minimum number of participants: 2

Season

29.04.2026 — 03.10.2026 (Arri­val: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat)

Category

ST

Single room

EUR 1.038,00

Double room*

EUR 789,00
*Prices are per person.

Additional nights BEFORE the tour

(01.03.2025 — 31.10.2026) Extra night BEFORE the tour in Salz­burg in a dou­ble room incl. breakfast 
(01.03.2025 — 31.10.2026) Extra night BEFORE the tour in Salz­burg in a sin­gle room incl. breakfast 

Price per person/night

EUR 109,00
EUR 178,00

Additional nights AFTER the tour

(01.03.2025 — 31.10.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Vil­lach in a dou­ble room incl. breakfast 
(01.03.2025 — 31.10.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Vil­lach in a sin­gle room incl. breakfast 
(29.04.2026 — 04.10.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Salz­burg in a dou­ble room incl. breakfast 
(29.04.2026 — 04.10.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Salz­burg in a sin­gle room incl. breakfast 

Price per person/night

EUR 109,00
EUR 188,00
EUR 109,00
EUR 178,00

Additional transfers

(06.05.2026 — 10.10.2026) Return trans­fer from Vil­lach to Salz­burg WITHOUT bicy­cle (mini­mum num­ber of par­ti­ci­pan­ts 4 persons)
(29.04.2026 — 03.10.2026) Return trans­fer from Vil­lach to Salz­burg inclu­ding your own bike (mini­mum num­ber of par­ti­ci­pan­ts 4 persons)

Price

EUR 85,00
EUR 130,00

Rental bikes

(27.04.2025 — 21.10.2026) Trek­king bike
(27.04.2025 — 21.10.2026) Trek­king bike TOP
(27.04.2025 — 21.10.2026) Trek­king e‑bike

Price

EUR 89,00
EUR 129,00
EUR 189,00

Services

Included services
  • Indi­vi­du­al cycling tours
  • 4 x over­night stays in sel­ec­ted *** to **** hotels and inns with accom­mo­da­ti­on in a dou­ble room / sin­gle room with bath or shower/WC
  • 4 x breakfast
  • Lug­ga­ge trans­fer from hotel to hotel
  • Detail­ed tra­vel docu­ments (rou­te descrip­ti­ons, maps, infor­ma­ti­on and important tele­pho­ne numbers)
  • GPS data available
  • Train ride Tau­ern­schleu­se: Böck­stein — Mall­nitz incl. bike 
  • Hand­le­bar bag for your tra­vel docu­ments (1 per room)
  • Video brie­fing
  • 7‑day care­free ser­vice number
Excluded services
  • Arri­val and depar­tu­re for the tour
  • Spa/local taxes (approx. 1–4 per person/night to be paid on site)
  • Cycling or hiking equip­ment (bike, hel­met, shoes, etc.), skis and ski equip­ment for ski trips
  • Par­king fees
  • Per­so­nal expenses
  • Tips
  • Optio­nal excursions
  • Meals and drinks, unless spe­ci­fied above
  • Trans­fer, unless included in the program
  • Any­thing not express­ly lis­ted under 

Additional information

Arri­val
By car: Salz­burg has excel­lent con­nec­tions to the inter­na­tio­nal high­way net­work and is the­r­e­fo­re easy to reach. Within Aus­tria via the A1 or the A10, from Ger­ma­ny via the A8.by train: Salz­burg main sta­ti­on is ser­ved by num­e­rous natio­nal and inter­na­tio­nal train lines. Time­ta­bles at: www.deutschebahn.de, www.oebb.at, www.trenitalia.com
High­lights and sights
Explo­re the famous fes­ti­val, cul­tu­ral and Mozart city of Salz­burg and the sou­thern flair of idyl­lic Vil­lach. Impo­sing gor­ges, thun­de­ring water­falls and rug­ged moun­tain peaks will awa­ken your thirst for adven­ture. From Salz­burg dum­plings to Car­in­thi­an Kas­nu­deln: Enjoy the won­derful deli­ca­ci­es of Aus­tri­an cui­sine wit­hout remor­se. Expe­ri­ence a varied cycle tour through the char­ming Salz­ach, Gas­tein and Möll valleys. 
Tour cha­rac­ter
The rou­te runs main­ly on well-main­tai­ned cycle paths and low-traf­fic side roads. The chal­len­ging sec­tion over the Lueg Pass can be shor­ten­ed by train. The cycle tour is sui­ta­ble for child­ren aged 16 and over. 
Return trans­fer
Return trans­fer pos­si­ble by public trans­port or with our pri­va­te trans­fer. Pri­ce per per­son 85.00 39.00 own bike (mini­mum num­ber of par­ti­ci­pan­ts 4 per­sons) — reser­va­ti­on and pay­ment requi­red when booking. 
Ren­tal bikes
21-speed bike (women’s and men’s model)
TOP ren­tal bike (uni­sex model — men’s model on request)
E‑bike (uni­sex model, 500 watt bat­tery, suf­fi­ci­ent for up to 100 km)
Par­king
We recom­mend the public par­king lot at the main train sta­ti­on or airport.
Other notes
To ensu­re a stress-free start to the trip, we recom­mend arri­ving at the start­ing point by ear­ly evening in most cases. Some tours start as ear­ly as mid­day, in which case we recom­mend arri­ving the day befo­re and will be hap­py to book an extra night for you at the same time. The indi­vi­du­al return jour­ney takes place on the last day of the tour. The kilo­me­ters are appro­xi­ma­te and may dif­fer from the actu­al kilo­me­ters cover­ed. This tour is not sui­ta­ble for peo­p­le with redu­ced mobility. 
Mini­mum num­ber of participants
If a mini­mum num­ber of par­ti­ci­pan­ts is requi­red for the tour to take place, this is sta­ted under Pri­ces and ser­vices. If the mini­mum num­ber of par­ti­ci­pan­ts is not rea­ched, we reser­ve the right to can­cel the trip up to four weeks befo­re the date of arri­val. We recom­mend that you do not orga­ni­ze your arri­val and depar­tu­re until after this dead­line has passed.
Insu­ran­ces
Tra­vel can­cel­la­ti­on insu­rance inclu­ding tra­vel inter­rup­ti­on insu­rance is recom­men­ded in any case. Infor­ma­ti­on can be found at: https://www.feuer-eis-touristik.de/reiseversicherung
7‑day care­free number
No mat­ter how well plan­ned a trip is, in rare cases unex­pec­ted things hap­pen. At such times, it’s nice to have someone you can rely on on site. For this reason, you will have a local cont­act per­son on our indi­vi­du­al acti­vi­ty tours who will be hap­py to pro­vi­de you with infor­ma­ti­on and, as sta­ted in the tra­vel docu­ments, can be cont­ac­ted in an emergency.

Travel carefree with us

More safety. Exclusively at Feuer und Eis.

If something should happen along the way, you are well covered:
ERGO travel insurance, which is only included with Feuer und Eis, covers search, rescue and recovery costs of up to €10,000.

Even in the event of more serious accidents, the insurance cover is reliable and supports you or your relatives with clearly defined assistance and cash benefits.
Depending on the case, benefits of up to €50,000 are covered.

Bicycle protection

If something comes up on the road, you stay mobile.
Breakdown, accident or theft: ERGO's exclusive travel insurance with Feuer und Eis covers repairs or additional travel costs - quickly and easily.

Details and conditions can be found under Feuer und Eis travel insurance.

Being sustainable together

We are delighted to have been able to make a difference together with the Tegernsee vacation region since September 2020. Whether cultural, economic or natural sustainability, every aspect and every action is a positive step for the region in which we live. Together with other companies in the Tegernsee Valley, we look forward to actively working together to protect this wonderful spot on earth. As an exclusive tour operator for active travel in nature, we see it as our duty to sensitize all our travellers and protect our nature and homeland.

What do we want to achieve - added value and ecological footprint: