Vienna to Prague Cycle 2024

On arrival in Vienna, check in and make time to assemble the bikes and ensure everything is ready. Spend any free time (flight-times dependent) exploring the city and its riverside walks along the Danube. You meet in the evening for dinner and a trip briefing before a good night’s rest in preparation for tomorrow’s efforts.

(Lunch not included)

An early start takes you through Vienna, mainly on cycle paths; you pass some of the city’s most iconic landmarks, including the Hofburg. On leaving the city you take on your only significant climb of the trip – it’s long, and steep in places, but your reward is the hilltop view down over Vienna and the River Danube. From here it’s a cruising descent to the Danube, which you cross before heading roughly north towards the Czech border.  By the time you reach your afternoon water-stop you’re in the Czech Republic, which immediately feels very different culturally.

Cycle approx. 115km (72 miles)

Today you get to fully immerse yourselves in the beautiful Czech countryside, as you follow rolling roads north-west, roughly parallel to the Austrian border. You pass through farmland and thick forest, and lots of small villages which each have their own traditional fishpond, making for a very scenic ride. The roads are smooth and very light on traffic, making this a thoroughly enjoyable day on the bike. The cherry on the top comes at the end of our day as you arrive in Telč. Dominated by its gothic castle, its renaissance centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The huge town square, surrounded by pastel-coloured houses with ornamental gables and archways, is beautiful – and the perfect place to mark the end of a great day with a low-cost beer!

Cycle approx. 128km (79 miles)

Another day of rolling hills, riding through forested terrain. The views over clear rivers and lush green valleys are mesmerising, and the countryside is dotted with Renaissance churches, red-roofed villages and old castles – the Czech Republic has more castles per square mile than any other country in the world! After your lunch-stop you swing north towards Tabor, and after more small climbs and descents come to this lovely town with another striking old centre.

Cycle approx. 104km (64 miles)

Your road climbs gradually uphill from Tabor and, after a lovely descent into Central Bohemia, it’s the usual undulating countryside through woodland and small villages. The outskirts of Prague give you the opportunity to appreciate its Communist past, with fairly utilitarian tower blocks of small apartments, but then you come to the River Vltava and the amazing cycle path. This leads you right into the city centre, past the much-photographed Charles Bridge and – via a few unavoidable sections of cobbles – into the historic centre with its famous town square. It’s a rewarding and memorable finale. After checking into your central hotel, you meet again for dinner and a final dinner together to celebrate your achievements.

Cycle approx. 104km (64 miles)

After a leisurely breakfast, you may have time to explore the many sights, depending on your flight times.

{Lunch not included)