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Feu­er und Eis part­ner tour

Alpe Adria from Salz­burg to Gra­do | Across the Alps by e‑bike | WDR

from 1.469,- per person

  • Duration: 8 Days
  • Total distance: approx. 420 km
  • Altitude: (+) 0 m
  • Altitude: (-) 0 m
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In May 2019, the pro­gram Mit dem E‑Bike über die Alpen was broad­cast in the Wun­der­schön series on WDR. Mar­co Schreyl, the pre­sen­ter, cycled from Salz­burg to Gra­do by e‑bike. The tour was con­cei­ved and orga­ni­zed by the Feu­er und Eis part­ner (part­ner tour) tog­e­ther with the WDR team. Now you can tra­vel in the foot­s­teps of Mar­co Schreyl, the tour is exact­ly the same as the ori­gi­nal on TV except for minor dif­fe­ren­ces: one week, 420 kilo­me­ters, two count­ries. The­re is a lot to dis­co­ver along the way: rug­ged moun­ta­ins, the wild and roman­tic Gas­tein Val­ley with its thun­de­ring water­falls, crys­tal-clear Car­in­thi­an lakes, dol­ce vita in Ita­ly and, of cour­se, the sea at the end. This cross-bor­der cycle rou­te has been in exis­tence sin­ce 2012 and is fast beco­ming a classic! 
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Itinerary / Stages

Day 1
Indi­vi­du­al arrival
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 to the sea. 
Day 2
Salz­burg Werfenweng
Distanz: 50 km Höhe (+): 677m Höhe (-): 172m
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. Below the Ten­nen­ge­bir­ge you cycle towards your stage desti­na­ti­on Wer­fen­weng, but first you have to over­co­me a few meters of alti­tu­de. The migh­ty Hohen­wer­fen Cast­le from the 11th cen­tu­ry towers high abo­ve you.
Day 3
Wer­fen­weng — Bad Gastein
Distanz: 60 km Höhe (+): 771m Höhe (-): 613m
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. The Mon­te­car­lo of the Alps, as Bad Gas­tein is often cal­led, is known for its many magni­fi­cent hotels from the Bel Epo­que peri­od, which cha­rac­te­ri­ze the town­s­cape. The main attrac­tion is the Gas­tein water­fall, which is fed by a total of 17 springs and pro­vi­des an extra por­ti­on of health. If you are ear­ly enough, you can take the cable car to the sum­mit and enjoy the Alpi­ne pan­ora­ma, as Mar­co Schreyl did on the show. 
Day 4
Bad Gas­tein Mill­stät­ter See (with train ride)
Distanz: 70 km Höhe (+): 267m Höhe (-): 709m
Ins­tead of fol­lo­wing the ori­gi­nal Alpe Adria cycle path, we sug­gest an alter­na­ti­ve through the tran­quil Dösen­tal val­ley. An 8 km long des­cent on the old rail­road line leads down to the Glock­ner Cycle Path and along the Möll. The varied land­scape ensu­res that you won’t get bored. Today’s stage desti­na­ti­on is Mill­statt on the lake of the same name. At around 141 m, Lake Mill­statt is the deepest lake in Carinthia. 
Day 5
Lake Mill­stät­ter See Tarvisio
Distanz: 78 km Höhe (+): 685m Höhe (-): 547m
Along the lake with its crys­tal-clear water, which is even of drin­king water qua­li­ty, you cycle around the lake for a while befo­re clim­bing a small ridge that takes you into the Drau Val­ley. After this detour, the Alpe-Adria rou­te leads you along the lei­su­re­ly flowing Drau, whe­re sur­pri­ses await you time and again. The rou­te soon chan­ges direc­tion and heads south. First along the Gail, which is ide­al for coo­ling off on hot sum­mer days, you cross the bor­der into Bel­la Ita­lia. The small town of Tar­vi­sio is loca­ted in the bor­der tri­ang­le of Aus­tria, Slove­nia and Italy. 
Day 6
Tar­vi­sio Udi­ne (with train ride)
Distanz: 80 km Höhe (+): 334m Höhe (-): 957m
Alt­hough the fifth stage is one of the lon­gest on this trip, the­re are hard­ly any clim­bs to over­co­me. Streng­the­ned with a cap­puc­ci­no and brio­che, you start the stage through the Canal Val­ley. It is framed by the maje­s­tic peaks of the Juli­an Alps. You cycle briskly along the disu­s­ed rail­road line through a total of 22 tun­nels. Don’t miss out on the deli­ca­ci­es along the rou­te. Short­ly befo­re Ven­zo­ne, you cross the Taglia­men­to, one of the last natu­ral rivers in Euro­pe, befo­re rea­ching the Friu­li­an Plain. Not only does the vege­ta­ti­on chan­ge, but the tem­pe­ra­tures con­ti­nue to rise. Enjoy the evening in the Piaz­za del­la Liber­tà in Udi­ne, with its typi­cal Ita­li­an flair. 
Day 7
Udi­ne Grado
Distanz: 55 km Höhe (+): 1m Höhe (-): 216m
You con­ti­nue your jour­ney cycling through the viney­ards. The first high­light of today’s stage is Pal­ma­no­va with its star-shaped fort­ress dating back to the 16th cen­tu­ry. Across the hexa­go­nal main squa­re, the rou­te leads out of the Unesco World Heri­ta­ge Site and to Aqui­leia. Built in 180 BC, it was one of the most important eco­no­mic cen­ters of the Roman Empire. Num­e­rous excava­ti­on sites and a huge flo­or mosaic in the Byzan­ti­ne basi­li­ca are vivid wit­nesses to this peri­od. A 5 km long straight leads through the lagoon to Gra­do, the desti­na­ti­on of your jour­ney. After a total of 420 km, you have rea­ched the sea and the Ita­li­an Riviera. 
Day 8
Indi­vi­du­al departure
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Indi­vi­du­al depar­tu­re or pos­si­bi­li­ty of extension

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Booking code: IT-ALPE-ADRIA-GRADO

Season

29.04.2026 — 16.06.2026 (Arri­val: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat)
17.06.2026 — 09.09.2026 (Arri­val: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat)
10.09.2026 — 03.10.2026 (Arri­val: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat)

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Single room

EUR 1.788,00
EUR 1.848,00
EUR 1.788,00

Double room*

EUR 1.469,00
EUR 1.529,00
EUR 1.469,00
*Prices are per person.

Additional nights BEFORE the tour

(01.04.2026 — 31.10.2026) Extra night BEFORE the tour in Salz­burg in a dou­ble room incl. breakfast 
(01.04.2026 — 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

(01.04.2026 — 31.10.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Gra­do in a dou­ble room incl. breakfast 
(01.04.2026 — 31.10.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Gra­do in a sin­gle room incl. breakfast 
(29.04.2026 — 03.10.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Salz­burg in a dou­ble room incl. breakfast 
(29.04.2026 — 31.10.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Salz­burg in a sin­gle room incl. breakfast 

Price per person/night

EUR 95,00
EUR 134,00
EUR 109,00
EUR 178,00

Additional transfers

(29.04.2026 — 10.10.2026) Return trans­fer by shut­tle bus from Gra­do to Salz­burg WITHOUT bike (Wednesday/Thursday/Friday/Saturday)
(29.04.2026 — 10.10.2026) Return trans­fer by shut­tle bus from Gra­do to Salz­burg inclu­ding your own bike (Wednesday/Thursday/Friday/Saturday)

Price

EUR 185,00
EUR 230,00

Rental bikes

(01.04.2025 — 30.11.2026) Trek­king e‑bike

Price

EUR 269,00

Services

Included services
  • Indi­vi­du­al cycling tours
  • 7 x over­night stays in inns and hotels of the 3*** and 4**** category
  • Room with bath, or show­er / WC
  • 7 x breakfast
  • Lug­ga­ge trans­fer from hotel to hotel
  • Train ride Tau­ern­schleu­se: Böck­stein Mall­nitz incl. bike 
  • Well-pre­pared rou­te guidance
  • Navi­ga­ti­on app
  • Video brie­fing
  • Detail­ed tra­vel docu­ments (rou­te maps, rou­te descrip­ti­on, places of inte­rest, important tele­pho­ne numbers)
  • 7‑day care­free tele­pho­ne number
Excluded services
  • Arri­val and depar­tu­re for the tour
  • Local taxes (1–4 per per­son to be paid on site)
  • Cycling equip­ment (bicy­cle, hel­met, shoes, etc.)
  • Train ride Mill­stät­ter See — Tar­vi­sio and train ride Tar­vi­sio — Udine
  • Par­king fees
  • Expen­ses for per­so­nal use and tips
  • Meals and drinks, unless spe­ci­fied above
  • Trans­fer, unless included in the program
  • Ever­y­thing not express­ly men­tio­ned under the point Included services

Additional information

Ren­tal bikes
E‑bike (uni­sex model, 500 watt bat­tery, suf­fi­ci­ent for up to 100 km)
Trans­fer
Return trans­fer every Wed­nes­day, Thurs­day, Fri­day and Satur­day by shut­tle bus from Gra­do to Salz­burg at a pri­ce of 175.00 per per­son 39.00 per own bike From 2026: 185.00 per per­son 45.00 per own bike — advan­ce reser­va­ti­on requi­red, pay­ment in advan­ce when booking
Par­king
Paid par­king eit­her direct­ly at the hotel or public gara­ge approx. 85.00 / week — sub­ject to avai­la­bi­li­ty, no reser­va­ti­on possible.
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 Cen­tral Sta­ti­on is ser­ved by num­e­rous natio­nal and inter­na­tio­nal train lines. Time­ta­bles at: www.deutschebahn.de, www.oebb.at, www.trenitalia.com By pla­ne: Low-cost flights to Salz­burg, Munich or Vien­na air­port, which can be rea­ched within 2–3 hours by public trans­port. On request we orga­ni­ze trans­fers from the air­port to the start­ing point of the tour
Tour cha­rac­ter
The rou­te runs main­ly on well-main­tai­ned cycle paths and low-traf­fic side roads. The sec­tion over the Luegg Pass can be shor­ten­ed by train. The two long dai­ly stages can also be shor­ten­ed by taking the train (tickets not included). The cycle tour is also sui­ta­ble for child­ren aged 16 and over. 
Spe­cial dates
from 5 par­ti­ci­pan­ts pos­si­ble on request
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.

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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.
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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:

  • to bring people closer to nature in an authentic way
  • to work closely with regional partners and hosts
  • to create added value for the region and at the same time create added value for the guests
  • active participation in animal welfare (since January 2020)
  • CO2 optimizations in the itinerary