By Boat & Bike from Passau to Belgrade

Unfortunately, the bike and boat trip will not be offered in 2022.

But don't despair, because you are sure to find alternatives. We will be happy to help you with that.

Your cruiser: MS Carissima

As soon as you enter the MS Carissima, you will feel the family atmosphere. The cabins are newly renovated, spacious and comfortable. Enjoy the passing landscape during the day from the sun deck and cool off in the pool. After an eventful bike tour you can relax in the whirlpool or sauna. There is always a refreshing drink in the panorama lounge and at the bar and regional delicacies in the cosy restaurant. Every day, the tour guide on board will inform you about the upcoming bike tour.

Week 1: From Passau to the Iron Gate

You start the great cruise on the Danube by boat & bike in the three-river city of Passau, where the Danube, Inn and Ilz flow together. Arrive early enough to marvel at the world's largest church organ in St. Stephan's Cathedral and take a stroll through the charming old town. You can check in on the ship by 16:00 and it's time to cast off as early as 17:00! The next day begins with a leisurely bike ride to the first natural spectacle on this trip: At the Schlögener Schlinge, the river makes its way through the Bohemian Massif with a 180-degree bend. The next stage by bike takes you from Devin to the lively metropolis of Bratislava the next day. Experience the unique atmosphere of the Slovakian capital on a tour of the city.

The very next morning you will reach Budapest by ship. You will spend the whole day in the Hungarian capital, which you will get to know on a city tour – or take a bike tour to the artists' town of Szentendre. Overnight, the ship takes you to the city of fish soup, Baja. From there you cycle all the way to the south of Hungary, to Mohács. Not quite, because the last part of the journey is by ferry and you can enjoy the city from the water. The next highlight is not long in coming! The ship takes you to Belgrade overnight. Visit the Serbian metropolis by bike or bus and enjoy the evening, for example in the famous artists' quarter Skadarlija. Isn't your journey by bike and ship from Passau to Belgrade wonderful?

Until the early 1970s, this section was still considered the most dangerous on the Danube. Today, thanks to the defusing, you can relax on board and experience one of the most impressive valley breakthroughs in Europe from the water! Here, the river cuts through the Romanian Carpathians and foothills of the Balkan Mountains – the Iron Gate is now a wildly romantic fjord landscape in the middle of the Danube. Old castles and monuments, dense forests and steep gorges: So beautiful and yet so eerie – who doesn't get a shiver down their spine?

Week 2: Back to Passau

Overnight, your journey takes you by boat and bike to Novi Sad, from where you cycle upstream towards Ilok. You will cover the last stretch by ferry, which will take you through the hilly landscape at the foothills of Fruska Gora. The small town of Ilok is famous for its wines and it is worthwhile to have a wine tasting directly in a wine cellar. From the famous wine town you take the boat to Batina in the border triangle of Croatia, Hungary and Serbia. There you get on your bike and cycle through the Duna-Dráva National Park at the mouth of the Drava into the Danube to Mohács.

From the boat you enjoy the passing landscape until you reach Kalocsa, the capital of paprika. Learn all about Hungary's most popular spice at the Paprika Museum before getting back on your bike. Through the seemingly endless expanses of the Puszta, cornfields and orchards, you cycle leisurely to Solt, where you board the ship again and sail overnight to the Danube bend. On the bike you can now experience Hungarian joie de vivre at first hand as you cycle through small farming villages and soon the dome of the Basilica of Esztergom, the largest church in Hungary, will be visible from afar.

Now the boat will take you comfortably to Vienna, where you will have plenty of time to explore the city's sights. Whether during a city tour by bike or by Fiaker – you will experience Vienna up close! Feel all royal at Schönbrunn Palace, discover the child in you at the Prater and recover from the many impressions in a typical Viennese coffee house with a piece of Sacher cake. A journey by boat and bike from Passau to Belgrade would simply not be the same without culinary delights!

The last cycling stage leads through the Wachau, an internationally renowned wine-growing region. The best way to taste the great wines is at a wine tasting in the evening after a delicious meal with regional delicacies in one of the cosy Heurigen. From the ship, you can enjoy the conclusion of your journey by boat and bike from Passau to Belgrade the next morning: Marvel at the Schlögener Schlinge once more before you dock in Passau and disembark the ship at around 10.00 am. Two eventful weeks lie behind you and with numerous impressions in your luggage you will make your way home.

Not included:

• Drinks on board
• Admission fees and excursions
• Tips

The minimum number of 90 participants must be reached 4 weeks prior to departure.

Changes are possible on a ship journey due to the weather, water level or technical conditions. We reserve the right to make changes.

Package with guided cycling tours

You can easily turn your individual journey by bike and boat from Passau to Belgrade into a guided bike tour. To do so, simply book our package with cycle tour guide.

Here, a cycle tour guide accompanies you on the daily cycle tours. In small groups of 10 to a maximum of 18 people, you will learn many details about the country and its people and be shown hidden sights or secret places.

You will also get to know Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade comfortably by bus on a city tour.

Included services:

• Cycling tour guide
• City tour by bus in Vienna
• City tour by bus in Budapest
• City tour by bus in Belgrade
• Ferry fees

On the following travel dates you can book the package with guided cycling tours:

Types of rental bikes

• 21-gear or 24-gear unisex bike derailleur with freewheel
• Electric bike

Fittings

Pannier, handlebar bag