SELF-GUIDED BIKE TOUR Greenway - Cesky Krumlov -Lednice- Vienna, 615 km/380 miles (April - October)
Our Prague - Vienna Greenways self guided tour takes you through some of the best towns and sites in the Czech Republic. This trip has everything, it is full of amazing castles, nature and history. Along the way you will experience the local culture including visiting some hidden Czech villages and tasting some of the best wine in the country. Finishing in Vienna, the heart of Art and Music. You can finish in Vienna, the heart of Art and Music or on the Czech border in Breclav town (convinient for taking direct train with bicycle back to Prague or to Vienna).
SELF-GUIDED TOUR PACKAGE* OPTIONS
ESSENTIAL PACKAGE - Includes all the essentials you'll need for your trip. Perfect for independent travelers. You can finish in Vienna, or on the Czech border in Breclav town (both convenient for taking direct train with bicycle back to Prague).
CLASSIC PACKAGE - Includes all the essentials plus our bike pick-up service from Vienna (or other finish point). Great for travelers who want to continue traveling without coming back to Prague.
- for Electric bike rent add 20 € / per 1 day
- for Gravel bike rent add 20 € / per 1 day
- OUR BIKES, EQUIPMENT, WEIGHT & HEIGHT limitations(-active link)
- Additional Services, Fees & Info
| ESSENTIAL PACKAGE | Duration (days) | Level | Price(EUR) per person | Includes |
| 11 | Moderate | 390 € |
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| 12 | Easy | 420 € | ||
| 13 | Easy | 450 € |
CLASSIC PACKAGE | Duration (days) | Level | Price(EUR) per person | Includes |
| 11 | Moderate | 580 €* |
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| 12 | Easy | 610 € | ||
| 13 | Easy | 495 € |
- * Price is based on minimum of 2 people in a group. Additional single supplement fee applies from 60-160 €.
- Adult pricing applies to all travelers.
- Minimum 1 month advance reservation recommended. For reservations less than 1 month additional last minute booking fee may apply.
- * Bike pick up prices and luggage deliveries are based on picking up and delivery from Hotels or Penzions with 24/7 reception facilities.
ITINERARY
You can choose from one of our recommended itinerary or create your own according to your accomodation along the bike path.
Recommended Itinerary for 11 day trip (615 km/380 miles):
Prague - Konopiste: 65 km, Konopiste - Tabor: 65 km, Tabor - Hluboka nad Vltavou: 55 km, Hluboka nad Vltavou - Ceske Budejovice - Cesky Krumlov: 45 km (elevation is going up from 350 m to 595 m), Cesky Krumlov - Trebon: 65 km, Trebon - Telc: 75 km (elevation is going up from 425 - 650 m), Telc - Znojmo: 70 km (elevation is going down 620 to 275 m), Znojmo - Mikulov: 60 km, Mikulov - Lednice: 20 km, Lednice - Mistelbach: 50 km, Mistelbach - Vienna: 45 km
Recommended Itinerary for 12 day trip (605 km/375 miles):
Prague - Pruhonice - Velke Popovice - Tynec nad Sazavou: 55 km, Tynec nad Sazavou - Konopiste - Sedlcany - Sedlec-Prcice: 55 km, Sedlec-Prcice - Tabor: 30 km, Tabor - Hluboka nad Vltavou: 55 km, Hluboka nad Vltavou - Ceske Budejovice - Cesky Krumlov: 45 km (elevation is going up from 350 m to 595 m), Cesky Krumlov - Trebon: 65 km, Trebon - Jindrichuv Hradec: 35 km, Jindrichuv Hradec - Telc: 40 km, Telc - Znojmo: 70 km (elevation is going down), Znojmo - Mikulov: 60 km, Mikulov - Mistelbach: 50 km, Mistelbach - Vienna: 45 km
Recommended Itinerary for 13 day trip (625 km/390 miles):
Prague - Pruhonice - Velke Popovice - Tynec nad Sazavou: 55 km, Tynec nad Sazavou - Konopiste - Sedlcany - Sedlec-Prcice: 55 km, Sedlec-Prcice - Tabor: 30 km, Tabor - Hluboka nad Vltavou: 55 km, Hluboka nad Vltavou - Ceske Budejovice - Cesky Krumlov: 45 km (elevation is going up from 350 m to 595 m), Cesky Krumlov - Trebon: 65 km, Trebon - Jindrichuv Hradec: 35 km, Jindrichuv Hradec - Telc: 40 km, Telc - Znojmo: 70 km (elevation is going down), Znojmo - Mikulov: 60 km, Mikulov - Lednice: 20 km, Lednice - Mistelbach: 50 km, Mistelbach - Vienna: 45 km
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| Daily luggage transfer between stops (you can use local taxi or hotel services for sending your luggage to the next accomodation stop). We do not organize this service. | from 70 € / per 1 transfer / up to 4 suitcases |
| Luggage delivery from Prague to hotel in Vienna (or to other finish point) | 65 - 90 € / per 1 transfer / up to 4 suitcases |
Additional biking days (includes bike rental, anti-theft & break bike insurance and panniers) | add 30 .. 35 € per day |
add 20 € / per 1 day | |
| Minimum 1 month advance reservation recommended. | additional last minute booking fee may apply |
Guided Bike Tour in Prague (2.5hrs). Use couple of hours to explore Prague. | from 30 € / depends on the tour & bike type |
 ABOUT OUR BIKES - Weight & height limitations | see the link & notes |
GUIDED BIKE TOUR along Greenways trails from Prague to Vienna, 615 km/380 miles (April - October)
Our Czech countryside tour from Prague to Vienna (or visa versa) takes 10 cycling days. Our experienced and local tour guides will lead you through the best nature and historical sites you can only see by bike. You will enjoy local cousin, see some spectacular landscapes, hundreds year old castles, cities & towns like Prague, Tabor, Cesky Krumlov, Slavonice, Znojmo, Valtice and Lednice. Our guide and support van will be with you throughout your whole trip. So all you have to do is enjoy your bike ride, nature, food, drinks & nice lodging!
Guided bike tour options
Tour type according to | Duration (days) | Dates | Level | Price per person |
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| Guided - Classic 2-3* Hotels | 10 days 10 nights | on request | Moderate | on request |
| Guided - Premium 4-5* Hotels | 10 days 10 nights | on request | Moderate | on request |
| * Price is based on minimum of 4 participants. | ||||
What's included
| Guided Bike Trip Prague - Vienna (or Vienna - Prague) | Included / not included |
| English speaking tour guide | Included |
| Support Van for bike & people | Included |
| Accommodation (10 nights) | Included |
| Breakfast and Lunch every day | Included |
| Luggage delivery between stops | Included |
| Quality Bike Rental with anti-theft & anti-break bike insurance | Included |
| Lock, helmet, bike lights, rear rack panniers | Included |
| Airport transfer to hotel in Prague | Included |
| Dinner | Not Included |
| Personal/Travel insurance | Not Included |
Cycling Itinerary for 10 biking days trip (615 km / 380 miles): Prague - Konopiste - 65 km, Konopiste - Tabor - 65 km, Tabor - Hluboka nad Vltavou - 55 km, Hluboka nad Vltavou - Ceske Budejovice - Cesky Krumlov - 45 km, Cesky Krumlov - Trebon - 65 km, Trebon - Telc - 75 km, Telc - Znojmo - 70 km, Znojmo - Mikulov - Lednice - 70 km, Lednice - Mistelbach - 50 km, Mistelbach - Vienna - 45 km
The day before your trip starts we meet at the bike shop. You will test your bikes, equipment, maps and you can make any last minute adjustments. We will present the route in more detail, answer your questions and make sure that you are ready for your cycling adventure.
The bike trip begins from the Praha Bike office in the center of Prague. We go to Pruhonice with a chateau and amazing garden and continue to Kozel brewery in Velke Popovice where we stop for lunch. We continue through the Sazava river valley with nice little villages. We will finish in Konopiště Castle, originally founded as a Gothic fortress that was inspired by French fortresses with a symmetrical layout of the towers, several entrances and drawbridges. Gradually it has been converted into a romantic chateau. Your guide will show you around the courtyard and castle exterior and tell you all about the history of the castle as well as the important and famous owner of Konopiste Castle who was the archduke Frantisek (Franz) Ferdinand d'Este. A successor to the Austro-Hungarian throne whose assassination in Sarajevo in 1914 became a pretext of World War I.
Today you will bike through the beautiful Czech countryside to Votice. You may visit a nice chateau in Vrchotovy Janovice with a park. You last stop for the day will be in Tabor. This town was founded by the Hussites in 1420, there are many historical and cultural points to explore.
On this day we will bike around Luznice river to Sobeslav. Then we cross the Vltava river (same in Prague) to the magnificent chateau in Hluboka nad Vltavou. Originally a castle that was founded by the kings of Bohemia in the mid 13th century, it is a sight not to be missed. Today is a nice example of the Tudor Gothic style.
After 15 km ride from Hluboka town we will come to Ceske Budejovice. This is political, commercial and cultural center of South Bohemia Region and a home city to one of the biggest breweries in the country Budweiser/Budvar Brewery. After Budejovice there is a nice biking part of 30 km to Cesky Krumlov. Enjoying the last part through the forests and nature, but be ready, fun is not over, embrace yourself to accomplish also the last hills. Once you reach Cesky Krumlov, the second most visited town in the country (in UNESCO list), you will be able to relax and explore the city and admire its beauty.
After leaving Cesky Krumlov, you will continue to Velesin where you will visit a nice pilgrimage place Rimov with beautiful way of the cross with 25 stops. You may also visit the loreta church. Your next stop will be a small village called Trocnov with a huge monument of a hussite leader Jan Zizka (1360 - 1424), who was born here. After visiting Borovany you will finish in a spa town Trebon with a nice chateau and historical building. It has a beautiful surrounding around the ponds famous for fish which we recommend to try in many fish restaurants in the city.
In the beginning of the day you will go to beautiful city Jindrichuv Hradec with a nice chateau which is after Prague and Cesky Krumlov the largest castle complex in the Czech Republic. After crossing the mountain range with some hills you will end in UNESCO city Telc with a renaissance castle and historic houses on the main square.
This day you will ride through beautiful part of a Bohemian country called Czech Canada with beautiful landscape. Your first sight you will see is Dacice with a chateau built in classicism style in 19th century. On the square you can climb up the church spire with a nice view on the landscape. In 1841 was in Dacice produced the first cube sugar in the world. Then you will continue to Slavonice, a beautiful renaissance city with historic houses on the square. Then will start a very nice part of the way, the canyon of Dyje River with Vranov chateau. You will finish in historical town Znojmo with a rotunda from 10th century.
As you leave Znojmo you will bike through some traditional wine villages. In these villages you can visit the wine cellars and taste the local wine. From Mikulov you will bike the through the central wine region to Valtice. In both towns are nice chateaus. You may visit UNESCO chateau Lednice with a nice park. As you bike through the vineyards and there will be opportunities for wine tasting again.
Just behind Lednice you will cross the border to Austria where you will also enjoy a nice landscape. You may visit historic town Poysdorf. You will stay in Mistelbach.
For the last day of the tour we chose a shorter distance for you so you may enjoy Vienna city with beautiful sights like the Schonbrunn Chateau, Hofburg, Town Hall and the St. Stephen Cathedral.
ACCOMMODATION
Difficulty level for this tour is 3 moderate. Its not strenuous but has hills and require some efforts.
