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Drau cycle path — from East Tyrol to Lake Klo­pein — KAT. A

from 799,- per person

  • Duration: 7 Days
  • Total distance: approx. 220 km
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The Drau Cycle Path is con­side­red one of the most beau­tiful river cycle paths in Euro­pe and has been award­ed 5 stars by the ADFC. The clas­sic, 220 km long Drau Cycle Path cycle tour runs along the most beau­tiful sec­tion of the rou­te and leads from Sil­li­an in East Tyrol to Lake Klo­pein in sou­thern Car­in­thia. You will accom­pa­ny the Drau as the river trans­forms from a wild moun­tain stream to a wide, tur­quoi­se shi­ning body of water. You cycle down­stream past impo­sing moun­tain back­drops through the char­ming towns of Lienz, Spittal/Drau and Vil­lach. You con­ti­nue on beau­tiful dam paths through the unspoi­led Rosen­tal val­ley to one of the war­mest bathing lakes in Euro­pe, who­se water qua­li­ty you should defi­ni­te­ly test. 
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IT-DRAU

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Itinerary / Stages

Day 1
Indi­vi­du­al arri­val in Sillian
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Indi­vi­du­al arri­val in Sil­li­an and check-in at the hotel. The day is at lei­su­re. If you arri­ve ear­lier, we recom­mend a bike trip to the source of the Drau to Tob­lach in South Tyrol/Italy (approx. 33 km the­re and back). 
Day 2
Sil­li­an Berg im Drautal
Distanz: 64 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Accom­pa­nied by the pan­ora­ma of the Dolo­mi­tes, you cycle along the Drau cycle path to the lar­gest town in East Tyrol, Lienz. Take time for a break in the enchan­ting town and enjoy the hust­le and bust­le. Refres­hed, you con­ti­nue and cross the bor­der into Car­in­thia short­ly after Nikolsdorf. 
Day 3
Berg im Drau­tal — Spittal
Distanz: 45 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Fol­lo­wing the Upper Drau Val­ley, you cycle part­ly along the banks of the river and part­ly through smal­ler vil­la­ges. In Spittal/Drau you should take time to visit the town. The Renais­sance Por­cia Cast­le in par­ti­cu­lar is well worth a visit. The more adven­tur­ous can also take a short trip to See­bo­den on near­by Lake Mill­stät­ter See (approx. 10 km the­re and back). 
Day 4
Spit­tal — Vil­lach — Velden
Distanz: 57 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Today, the Drau cycle path takes you on to Vil­lach, the city with a sou­thern flair. Take a break and expe­ri­ence the lively town over a lei­su­re­ly cof­fee on the main squa­re. You then cycle past the small Sil­ber­see bathing lake to Rosegg. The­re you can visit Car­in­thia’s lar­gest zoo or take a detour to the near­by well-known vaca­ti­on resort of Vel­den am Wör­ther­see (approx. 10 km the­re and back). 
Day 5
Vel­den — Lake Klopein
Distanz: 62 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Enjoy the impres­si­ve river land­scape of the Drau as you cycle along beau­tiful embank­ment paths through the magni­fi­cent Rosen­tal val­ley. Accom­pa­nied by the Kara­wan­ken moun­ta­ins, you cycle past a lar­ge Drau reser­voir to the guns­mith town of Fer­lach. From here, the rou­te con­ti­nues direct­ly to Lake Klo­pei­ner See. Once you reach your desti­na­ti­on, relax and test the won­derful water quality. 
Day 6
Lake Klo­pein — a day for swim­ming and relaxing
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Today you can enjoy a day of swim­ming at Lake Klo­pei­ner See and sim­ply relax. Alter­na­tively, you can go on shorter bike rides in the South Car­in­thia regi­on to the sur­roun­ding smal­ler lakes or to the lar­ge Völ­ker­markt reser­voir (15 to 25 km). 
Day 7
Indi­vi­du­al depar­tu­re or extension
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
You orga­ni­ze your depar­tu­re indi­vi­du­al­ly accor­ding to your wishes

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Booking code: IT-DRAU

Mini­mum num­ber of par­ti­ci­pan­ts 2 persons

Season

12.09.2026 — 13.09.2026 (Arri­val: Sat, Sun)
12.09.2026 — 13.09.2026 (Arri­val: Sat, Sun)
19.09.2026

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Single room

EUR 1.149,00
EUR 1.149,00
EUR 1.069,00

Double room*

EUR 879,00
EUR 879,00
EUR 799,00
*Prices are per person.

Additional nights BEFORE the tour

(12.09.2026 — 13.09.2026) Extra night befo­re the tour in Sil­li­an in a dou­ble room incl. break­fast / (Car­in­thia cycle tours) 
(19.09.2026 — 27.09.2026) Extra night befo­re the tour in Sil­li­an in a dou­ble room incl. break­fast / (Car­in­thia cycle tours) 

Price per person/night

EUR 100,00
EUR 95,00

Additional nights AFTER the tour

Price per person/night

Additional transfers

(15.04.2026 — 15.10.2026) Klo­pei­ner See Sil­li­an: 109,- per per­son (excl. bike), bring your own bike 25,- each Fri­day and Saturday,

Price

EUR 99,00

Bicycle Rentals

(01.03.2026 — 31.10.2026) Trek­king E‑Bike
(01.03.2026 — 31.10.2026) Trek­king bike

Price

EUR 219,00
EUR 109,00

Services

Included services
  • Indi­vi­du­al cycling tours
  • 6 x over­night stays in sel­ec­ted *** to **** hotels and inns with accom­mo­da­ti­on in a dou­ble room / sin­gle room with bath or shower/WC
  • 6 x breakfast
  • Lug­ga­ge Trans­fer from Hotel to Hotel
  • Detail­ed tra­vel docu­ments (rou­te descrip­ti­ons, maps, infor­ma­ti­on and important tele­pho­ne numbers)
  • GPS data available
  • Hand­le­bar bag for your tra­vel docu­ments (1 per room)
  • 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 equip­ment (bike, hel­met, etc.)
  • Par­king fees
  • Per­so­nal expenses
  • Tips
  • Optio­nal excursions
  • Meals and drinks, unless spe­ci­fied above
  • Trans­fer, unless included in the program

Additional information

Natu­re of the Tour
Easy Cycling Tour — This tour is high­ly recom­men­ded for first-time cyclists and fami­lies. The rou­te most­ly fol­lows the cour­se of the Drau River, and the­re are no major clim­bs. The cycling tour is sui­ta­ble for child­ren ages 14 and up. 
Get­ting There
By car:Via the Bren­ner high­way (A22) to Bri­xen — exit Vahrn, Pus­ter­tal — through the Pus­ter­tal (sta­te road SS49) to Nie­der­dorf or Tob­lach, depen­ding on the arri­val hotel or via the Fel­ber­tau­ern road to Lienz in East Tyrol and on to Ita­ly in the Hoch­pus­ter­tal (Nie­der­dorf or Tob­lach, depen­ding on the arri­val hotel).by train:Good tra­vel opti­ons by train to Vil­lach. Time­ta­ble atwww.deutschebahn.dewww.oebb.atwww.trenitalia.com
Par­king
Par­king direct­ly at the hotel for the dura­ti­on of the trip, pos­si­bly for a fee, paya­ble at the hotel. Par­king spaces can­not be reserved. 
Return trans­fer
Klo­pei­ner See Sil­li­an: 109,- per per­son (excl. bike), bring your own bike 25,- each Fri­day and Satur­day, plea­se reser­ve and pay in advan­ce. Cus­to­mers take their own bikes with them at their own risk — we can­not be held lia­ble for any dama­ge to their own bike during the enti­re bike tour or during trans­por­ta­ti­on (exclu­si­on of liability). 
High­lights and Points of Inte­rest Along the Route
The Drau cycle path from South Tyrol, via East Tyrol to Car­in­th­ia­The upper Pus­ter­tal val­ley with the main towns of Tob­lach and Inni­chen in the heart of the Dolo­mi­t­es­Won­derful natu­ral land­scapes with a uni­que moun­tain pan­ora­ma and num­e­rous bathing lakes: Lakes Mill­stät­ter See, Ossia­cher See, Faa­ker See and Wör­ther­see (not direct­ly on the route)The sun­ny town of Lienz (Bruck Cast­le, Aguntum)Porcia Cast­le near Spit­tal an der Drau­Vil­lach, famous for its Kirch­tag and the Vil­lach car­ni­val­Klo­pei­ner See, one of the war­mest bathing lakes in Car­in­th­ia­The for­mer Roman sett­le­ment of Agun­tum near Lienz
Other Infor­ma­ti­on
To ensu­re a stress-free start to your trip, we gene­ral­ly recom­mend arri­ving at the start­ing point by ear­ly evening. Some tours begin as ear­ly as noon; in tho­se cases, we recom­mend arri­ving the day befo­re. We’d be hap­py to book an extra night for you right away. Your indi­vi­du­al return trip takes place on the last day of the trip. The distances lis­ted are appro­xi­ma­te and may dif­fer from the actu­al distances tra­ve­led. This trip is not sui­ta­ble for peo­p­le with limi­t­ed 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.
Insu­rance
Tra­vel can­cel­la­ti­on insu­rance inclu­ding trip inter­rup­ti­on insu­rance is high­ly recom­men­ded. You can find infor­ma­ti­on at: https://www.feuer-eis-touristik.de/reiseversicherung
7‑Day Hass­le-Free Hotline
No mat­ter how well you plan a trip, unex­pec­ted things can hap­pen on rare occa­si­ons. In moments like the­se, it’s nice to have someone the­re you can count on. For this reason, on our cus­to­mi­zed acti­ve tours, you’ll have a local cont­act per­son who will be hap­py to pro­vi­de you with infor­ma­ti­on and, as indi­ca­ted in your tra­vel docu­ments, will be available to assist you in case of an emergency.

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Depending on the case, benefits of up to €50,000 are covered.

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As a tour operator specializing in active nature travel, the protection and enhancement of the regions we visit are particularly important to us. That is why we ensure that the planning and execution of our trips are carried out in a way that adds value and is environmentally responsible. Specifically, this means: We work closely with local partners to strengthen the regional economy and preserve cultural heritage. In addition, we support the protection and conservation of forests in our home region of Tegernsee-Schliersee by donating five euros per booking to Bergwaldprojekt e.V.

These are our goals:

  • 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

We need your help to make this happen! During your trip, please treat nature with respect and follow general rules of conduct.

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