Reviews and recommendations from Danube Cycle clients

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Everything worked smoothly as it should.
Your service was excellent.
In terms of VALUE FOR MONEY – the score is 10 out of 10 !
The vouchers, bus tickets in Passau and the recommendations were very good.
The detailed email with the navigation route, the hotels, the files, etc. – allows very good and accurate planning and it was very user-friendly, convenient, easy to operate and technological.
Picking up the bike in Passau was excellent (arriving from the hotel to the place where the bike is picked up is only worth a more precise explanation after getting off the bus).
The route as a whole is very well planned with correct stops.
Downloading the route to a navigation watch was critical along the way. Navigation only with the arrival book is not possible (especially when you need to reach hotels within towns or in Vienna)
The hotels were excellent – and the service there was very good, including breakfasts.
The stop at the memorial site of the Mathausen concentration camp – especially for Israelis – is requested (as much as you have the possibility to recommend that it be included in the book, this is important).
As a rule – our score on the rule of the experience is 9 out of 10 !.
Many thanks for the support since my initial interest.
To the extent that you have similar routes and companies that you work with in other places in Europe, I would love to know and be updated.
Thank you very much for everything
Ezra Sa’ar

Sporty Tour, August 13-18, 2024
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The tour with Danube Cycle was an exceptional experience. The accommodations although rated 3-star were very good and each hotel provided good, nourishing breakfasts. Everything from the bikes, the digital and written tour guides as well as the on-line communications with Danube Cycle were managed efficiently. The luggage was there when we expected it at each hotel.

We really appreciated the route through villages and farms as well as the route along the river. The Wachau valley was a major highlight!

Many thanks to Danube Cycle.

Allan William Smith
Classic Danube 3 stars, August 10-19, 2024

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We had a night in Linz before we set off.

The hotel was great and they gave us great advice on how to get around the city and the best things to see. The whole trip was brilliantly organized, the routes easy to follow and long enough to be challenging .

A wonderful swimming pool in Spitz ,great slide for children and fantastic views over the river

One day we had a puncture and phoned the emergency line .We were given an address to go to and when we got the address a man was waiting outside his shop for us and it was fixed within,5 minutes,fantastic!
The scenery was awesome and all the hotels a good standard.

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Rebecca Louise Ellis
Families tour, August 8-15, 2024

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Dear Danube Cycle team,

Over all everything went smoothly.
Beautiful scenery, very well maintained cycle tracks, very well sign posted and easy cycling,
Your planning and organization was pretty much flawless and we will certainly recommend the trip to others.

Roger Holmes
Classic Danube 4 stars, July 21st, 2024

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Yifat Shalom, We returned a few days ago. The bike ride was wonderful – first of all the landscapes and places we passed, and it is impossible not to mention the whole administrative organization that worked flawlessly.
We will recommend you in case there are our friends who are interested in the subject.
Thank you for all the care throughout the two years we were in contact, the matter-of-fact reference to all the questions and difficulties we raised and the great service we got!

Amnon Netzer
Classic Danube 4 stars, June 1st, 2024
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Hello Danube Cycle Team,
First, I wanted to thank you for an amazing vacation we had in Austria – riding the Danube. (I was in a group of friends of XXX…) Everything was perfectly organized – accommodation, route, food – even the weather!
So thanks!
In fact – my wife and I enjoyed it so much that we want more!

Jeremy & Annabel Benstein
Classic Danube short, May 20, 2024

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Great trip
hotels fine
logistics excellent
navigation app not great and uses too much battery
in short – will recommend to all my friends

Saul Rimer
Classic Danube 3 stars, May 10, 2024
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We enjoyed our cycle tour very much. It was well organised; it was not difficult to find the accommodation we were booked into, and we were comfortable everywhere we stayed. The “My Journey” book was very detailed. The only problem with it was that the route was drawn in a thick red pen which made it difficult to know if a turn was into a track, or a small road, or a more major road, so we followed the Route 1 signs, then the Route 6 signs.
We had some difficulties with our dinners as we are vegetarians and it wasn’t always easy to get vegetarian food.  particularly for vegetarians who don’t like mushrooms. The overworked waitress was very good and arranged with the management that we got a different soup and a vegetarian dish of potatoes and vegetables. We didn’t know that vegetarianism is not common in Austria.
The accommodation was fine; the luggage transfer was excellent, and the man who gave us the bikes at the start was helpful – he changed the bike he had ready for me as it didn’t suit me.

Deirdre O’Gorman
Classic Danube 3 stars, August 27-September 5, 2023

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Very well orgenized ,no logistic issue.
Excellent road book.
Very good quality of cycles and hotels. Very convenient bags provided on cycles (worth to be highlighted in the contract offer).
Nice itinerary: planned distances allow some bandwidth for additional tourism.

Sandrine Larger
Classic Danube short, August 2023

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The hotels were of good qualities, the luggage followed in due time and the split was well defined. we could enjoy the path in the Wachau.
The wienbau in Treimauer is a very good place where we could test the gruner vertlinger and local cheese and charcuterie. Very good !
You should mention the swimming/beach areas. We found a nice one just after living the Danube on the way to Treimauer. Another good place to have a rest : under the burg greinfenstein. Shade

Please note the donau card was useless to visit the Abbay in Melk or to take the shuttles in Grein and Ansdorf.
We couldn’t take any advantage of it, And regarding the voucher to test schnaps while you are cycling under the sun is not such a great idea.. An appfelsaft would be much more appreciated by all the family (:

Véronique Dieny
Classic Danube short, August 2023

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It was a unique experience to bike through the Danube bike trail, across the small historic towns, castles and beautiful nature. The towns where I stayed were all charming and historic, and the hotels too. Everybody was very nice and friendly. The path has very good signalization and very well kept.

Claudia Stevenson,
Classic Danube Short, October 2022
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The cycling route from Linz to Vienna left a huge impression on us and a desire for more such tracks
and packages.
We ate mostly in the sweet little hotels we got. We also ate the dinners where we stayed and it was just wonderful.
During the ride we stopped for coffee or pizza or a delicious cake once in a while and not missing any along the route. There are lots of attractions throughout. Unfortunately, since this is our first time, we were always stressed that we would not be able to get to the hotel before dark so we missed a lot of places to stop. In the future we will also return to this track and make it more leisurely.
The hotel in Linz was located slightly on the side of the city in a dark area. It might be better to work with another hotel. The rest of the places during the ride were excellent.

Eli & Timor Freiman,
Classic Danube Short, October 2022

Timor Freiman with ducks

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Quite well organized, though, some change would have been helpful: we didn”t get the daily plan, so only by chance we found out that we have to be in Melk at a certain time for the ship.
Big differences at hotel levels, the best was in Krems. Luggage transfer was very efficient.
Also, we were in very good museums in Krems and Tulln.

Jacob & Varda Blum,
Well Being Tour, October 2022

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Stunning views. Cycling was really good and very relaxing. Easy rides. Hotels were of good quality.
Organisation could not be faulted.
Regarding good restaurants along the way, We remember particularly good restaurant in Passau called Wirtshaus Kreuzweis.
Attaching few pictures ..

Robert & Mary Elliott
Classic Danube 4 stars, September 2022

Bob & Mary – Danube tour

Schlogener Schlinge

Riding through some Vineyards along the way

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Hey Hey,

..Just wanted to say a big Thank you !
The hotels were excellent. Very efficient and well organized tour. The Melk cathedral was excellent.
I have two remarks:
1) I recommend that your customers coming from long distances will spend the night in Vienna before taking the train to Passau. It’s helpful to have a day to adjust to the time zone difference and arriving early enough in Passau to get organized.
2) I suggest giving directions for the train trip from Vienna to Passau. We arrived jet-lagged there after a 30-hour trip from the USA via London with little sleep, and it was hard to figure out how to get to Passau. Letting people know about the need to transfer in Linz is important.

Gerald Sharp,
Bike & Ship Tour, September 22

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Hello,
We came back happy and very pleased.
The trip was exemplary. The hotels are very nice and with kind people
(twice we forgot things, called them and they sent it to us to the next hotel).
The equipment was good and even the weather was in our favor.
We have some little insights, if you’d like to talk.
Thanks and Happy New Year!
The Liberians

Rami & Tamar Liberman
Classic Danube Short, September 22
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Hi Danube Cycle Team,

We thought it was very good – easy cycling, directions usually pretty good and hotels by and large all we could hope for. Revita Hotel Kocher in St Agatha was the best!
We liked Fromme Helene near the Rathaus in Wien – very lively, good atmosphere and unusual menu.
We do have one remark though- Please note we found the directions from the station in Wien to the Roomz hotel a bit confusing and we had to make our own way.

Sara Muldoon,
Classic Danube 4 stars, September 19
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Hi Danube Cycle,

The tour was excellent and in general the organisation was very good. The bikes were great and the man in the bike shop was very helpful. The restaurant in the old monastery in Passau was great.

Please note the start of the tour package would be significantly better if the initial hotel were in short walking distance to the train station, eg IBB

Thank you very much!

James Moore,

Classic Danube Short, August 2019

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Dear Danube Cycle Team,

Lakes tour is an amazing one, actually one of the best. Views were fantastic, atmosphere was amazingly calm, logistics was someone else’s business, leaving us just to enjoy a real holiday.
Lakes themselves are so welcoming! great bike paths, beautiful and accessible beaches, and stunning views with boats.
Hotels were very well selected with very good location and service.
Luggage transfer went all smooth, bike maintenance was of a high standard.
2 remarks though:
1. The last 6 km leading to Sankt Gilgen are quite dangerous and require a transfer.
2. Handle bar bag should be able to be mounted on the bar in a stronger way, otherwise there is no way to see the map while riding.

We’ve all enjoyed our 2nd bike holiday with you and appreciate your great service very much. Thanks you !!

Benjamini Family
Zalsburg lakes, August 2019

Kiss on Eben lake

Watching lake Atter

Back to Salzburg

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The tour was very nice and well organised.
THe quality of the hotels was a bit uneven, in particular the room in Schiffsmeiterhaus (Ardagger) was very small. The others were ok.
The 1st day we had to change our itinerary due to works in a bridge.
The alternative route was relatively easy to find and worth doing. Thanks a lot,

James Moore,
Classic Danube 3 stars, August 2019

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Thanks a lot for a great tour. Everithing was just fine!

Lluïsa Quevedo Junyent,
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Hi Team,

Very nice tour and perfect organization. We are very happy with the exoerience.
We liked the little countries and village, over all wachau wine places, Linz and Wien.
I donֲ´t remember the names but most of the restaurants near the river were Ok, also the little hotels where
we slept there: Gasthof…

Many thanks to you!

Angel Bidaurrazaga,
Classic Danube 3 stars, June 2019
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Hi Nir and Yifat,
As we return from the Pseau-Vienna bike ride, we would like to thank you for your help all along.
The trip was excellent !!!
We will be happy to hear about additional recommended routes for the next trip.

Well done,
Ronen Mefardi, Ronen Shalaz, Amir Zilberberg
Bike & Ship, June 2019
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Great tour at a great price. Everyone was very helpful from start to finish. Highly recommend them!

Great job, guys!👏👍

Steve & Cathy Brody,
Classic Danube 4 stars, June, 2019

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Hello Danube Team,

We had a fantastic time on this trip. We were 2 families of 4 each with 4 kids in total age 8, 9, 11, 12.
This is a totally doable family trip and the distances and routes are well judged so that it is achievable by all.

Many thanks,

Nikhil Raghavan,
Families Tour, May 2019
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Greetings,
Thank you very much for the enjoyable trip.
Regards,
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Yifat Good morning,
We returned from the magical trip!
Everything was wonderful !!
Thank you,
Mike and Yael Yon,
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Hello Yוfat
We returned from our trip yesterday.
It was great. No words. Organization, everything worked 100 percent.
The hotels were excellent – an excellent choice!
We enjoyed every moment. The weather was a bit gray and rainy but we took that into account.
We would like to thank you for your care and assistance in organizing our trip.
I have no doubt that I will address you in the future.

Itay Kazaz,
Classic Danube 3 stars, May 2019

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Hi Danube Cycle team!

We’ve just came back from the Classic Danube 4 stars. We were a family of father (77) + 3 sons (44-50) from Passau to Krems.
It was very good experience, well organized, easy biking, very friendly.
The hotel in Emmersdorf (hotel zum schwarzen baren) is highly recommended, both for the accomodation and the restaurant. Also very nice coffee and cakes on the top of Walsee, worth the hard climbing.
Right after Feldkirchen there are pools one can swim in it, and a lovely stop for lunch in the balcony above the lake,
I think called Thalhammers.
Just one remark – adding a map (1:100,00 or 1:250,000) with the route on it could give a comprehensive orientation.

Yuval Ben Zeev,

Classic Danube 4 stars, May 2019

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I had a wonderful solo biking tour at the beginning of october!
Everything runs smoothly according to the prior preparations .
The hotels and luggage transfer have met all my expectations.
Stunning sceneries, beautiful and well maintained biking routes .
Wanna thank Nir and Yifat for the availability and kind care !

David Haviv,

Classic Danube 3 stars, October 2018

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..Just to say goodbye and thank you very much for organising a great tour. We had a fantastic time. Weather couldn’t have been better. Both bikes are left in the garage of the starlight hotel in Vienna. We met some lovely people and we were amazed how clean and tidy Austria is. We managed to cram in a good bit of Gustav Klint and a concert in a small church. The hotels we stayed in were tremendous.

We will definitely recommend your company to our friends and tell them how well you looked after us.

Once again a big thank you and Auf wiedersehun.

Regards,

Phil Bagshaw,
Classic Danube 4 stars, October 2018
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The tour was great. The bike rental was excellent. Absolutely no problems with the bikes.
Our luggage moved from hotel to hotel on time.
The hotels were very good , especially our hotels in passau and st agatha. Our best dinners were at these 2 hotels as well. We especially loved the dinner and spa in st agatha.
My only complaint is our last day:
we visited the gardens of Tulln at your recommendation, there was no explanation about which train station to get off in vienna, and how to go from the train station to the hotel to return the bikes. we made it from the train to the hotel with the help of gps and google maps. Other than that, the tour was great.

Philip Grotsky,
Classic Danube 4 stars, September 2018
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We had a great time. The organization of this tour was fantastic. The voucher book and guide are great, luggage transfer went without a hitch, overall I can’t think of anything to improve on.
The quality of the hotels was great, Hotel Passeau Wolf I think was my favourite. The bikes worked fine, and the guy in Passeau who set us up with the bikes was really helpful and friendly.
The concentration camp memorial at Gusen is right on the path, so easy to get to and a worthwhile place to visit as a sombre reminder of a bad time in history.
Fantastic tour!

James Appleby,
Well Being Tour, September 2018
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We are happy to say that the tour was much more then we expected,we were lukcy to have
wonderful weather all along the tour, you supply us with all we need, we have used
google maps nevigation with 100% success.
We used to eat our own supply of food on the way, Dinner we have eaten at the hotels,
it was good and convenient.
We have visited some of the attractions that is recomended by you or from google maps.
in general it was a gret adventure for us all.
Your plan and your service is excellent, keep storing it, Thank you!
Iadin Coval,
Classic Danube Short, September 2018
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Great tour, nice sinery of the river and the towns and villages.
Logistics was great. Kremz cathedral was amazing.
We rode on the north bank all the time, but maybe on the south bank we missed some attractions.

Amir Tsafnat, Sporty tour
September, 2018

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Hi, we have just returned from our tour down the Danube.

Our view of the trip overall was that it was fantastic, well organised and we would
recommend your company to all.

Best Regards,

Alan & Stephanie Franks
Classic Danube 3 stars, September 18

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Everything was great and I want to take this opportunity to compliment you on your organization,
The quality of the hotels and and the comfort of the bikes.
Thank you very much!

Virginia Blades
Famiies tour, August 2018
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Nice tour.
In general it was an impressive with a lot of fun and happiness
Good path choosing,
Bike was in good condition,

Sheya Lokay,
August 2018
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Hello,

Thank you very much for your help and cooperation during our tour. It was a great help!

Our tour was complicated, due to the injury of my son that could not continue with  the bike,

and also due to the hot

weather, it was difficult without air condition in most of the hotels, and of course during the cycling.

Otherwise the hotels were very nice, and the tour is beautiful .

Thanks again,

Best regards

Irit Dray

Families tour, August 2018

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Dear Yifat & Nir,

Last Wednesday we’ve returned last week from the tour organized by you.

First and more important – it was very successful, scenery was beautiful, hotels were good (3 stars is more than enough), bikes were good and we had great time, so thanks very much for the organization and information.

Nevertheless, we believe the following information can help your next guests to have an even better tour:

Unfortunately there is no direct train from Vienna to Passau. Guests doing that journey need to change in Linz.
Traveling up to Bad Krauzen is done by a shuttle, but riding down requires a 7 km riding down a winded quite steep slopes with no special path for bikes.
(Danube Cycle: If you wish to avoid the ride back, you need to ask the hotel staff and they’ll take you back).

Finally, we had a great adventure, and looking forward to travel with you again, as well as recommending you to our friends.

Reut & Shimon Zait
Israel
Classic Danube 3 stars, August 2018

Excellent tour. Very good bicycles and maps.

Hector Oliva
Spain
Families tour, July 2018

Hi Nir and Yifat
wanted to tell we’ve returned on Friday …
There was great!!
A challenging and cohesive experience for all of us.
All accommodations were successful with pampering breakfasts and welcoming hosts.
The bikes and bags were all perfect for us (They even replaced us with the little boy’s bicycle from a pair of pink to a pair of orange … great luck they had it in stock:) …)
Luggage transfer was exemplary.
We were quite glad that the cruise shortened the ride a bit … and it was a refreshing attraction.
The amazing scenery and weather that worked for us …
Vienna by bicycle was fascinating.

Great thanks for the organization, thinking about every detail and cooperation.

We will love to recommend your company.

Shalgi family
Families tour, July 2018

Yifat, Nir,

You’ve arranged us a great day in the swimming pool.
Thanks for your efforts.
The pedaling family

Osnat Shilgi
Families tour, July 2018

Fabulous experience, we loved it. We rode to and stayed in beautiful cities and villages. The cycling was good, mainly on paved cycling tracks. We made new friends with the other people we met along the way.

There were many small cafes we ate at, including the restaurants at the guesthouses. All were delicious, and reasonably priced, as was the beer. The restaurant at the Bow Garden hotel in Kormano, was very cheap, but had delicious food. We tried to eat lots of local dishes, and found them to be filling and tasty.

There were numerous castles, ruins, abbeys, churches, shops, alleyways, villages etc to look at and explore. Although, a tragic place, Maulthausen was amazing, as too was Durnstein, Bratislava and Durnstein.

Glenda O’Neill
Passau-Vienna-Budapest
June 2018

What a lovely time we had. The accommodation was super as well as the breakfasts.

Aletta Feenstra
Classic Danube 3 Stars
June 2018

Dear Yifat & Nir,

We came back yesterday from our Danube ride organized by your company.
We would like to thank you for your deep contribution to the holiday success.
Neglecting one problem in the first night, everything was perfectly organized.
…even this specific problem was taken care by you very fast and efficiently, and didn’t leave us any bad feeling.
Hotels in Linz in Vienna were of a very high standard, while 3 other nights were of a lower standard, but understandable, as these are more rural areas.
We’ll be more than glad to recommend your company to others, and thank you again.

Danny & the family
Dany Bart
June 18
Classic Danube Short

We very much enjoyed the tour. The bikes were excellent (can I buy the one I used?), the overnight accommodation was very good, the people we met were friendly and helpful.

The bike path was excellent, the provisions for wildlife along the river are first rate. We heartily recommend the tour. We are quite old – 70 and 67, but we managed it easily and recommend it to other oldies.

We mainly ate in the places that we stayed in, and the food was fine, and the Austrian beer was very good.

The best thing we found was the wildlife: several places where toads and frogs were mating making amazingly loud noises to attract each other, the birdsong, signs of beavers. We were especially interested in visiting Mauthausen. The Wachau valley was a delight – several pretty villages – luckily we saw them early in the morning before the coach loads of tourists arrived.

Christine Swainson
Classic Danube 3 Stars
April 2018

We enjoyed the bike and boat experience very much. The hotels were very good and the luggage transfers went smoothly. We were happy with the bikes provided. We think if there was any way to have the bike portion be from Melk to Krems that would make for more enjoyable biking that Krems to Tulln. We think you should ensure a small map in Passau be given to riders who go pick up their bike. The map should include what bus stop to get off at. Even better would be to have the bikes waiting at the hotel in Passau. We arrived in rain and had to ride back down to the hotel not really knowing where we were going. It was very stressful.

Cynthia Dinter, October 12, 2017

The tour was just fantastic and it overpassed my expectations.

There’re plenty of little bars and terraces along the way to have a small snack in the middle of the day, they all offer more or less the same kind of food.

By the time I arrived at my destination I was too tired to visit attractions, I just wanted a rest…I just enjoyed having a walk in the villages and cities I visited, I only visited museums in Vienna.

In Hotel Revita in Saint Agatha I wasn’t informed beforehand that the transfer back to the Danuble path wasn’t included. Aside from that, everything was close to perfect

Romina Queralt Enseñat, September 6, 2017

It was a great tour and well organized.

Gat Mordechai, September 5th, 2017

A good holiday which we all thoroughly enjoyed. We were unfortunate that it rained hard on some of the days of the holiday. Wet weather gear is essential when it does rain and spare clothes. We still had a great time though. The cycle paths are very good and even if you are cycling on a road, they are generally very quiet.

We enjoyed staying in the different accommodation provided as it provided variety

There is so much to see along the way. The children particularly liked the freibads (open air swimming pools) at Passau and Linz. The villages and churches along the routes are nice to explore.

I was pleased with the quick response by email when we did need help. Thank you for resolving the problems so quickly (with the evening meal at the hotel in Passau and when 2 of the suitcases went missing at the hotel in Krems).   It was very reassuring. The problems soon were resolved satisfactorily. Thank you.

Helen Vernon, August 2nd, 2017

Hi,

Just to say that we had a good cycling holiday which the family all thoroughly enjoyed.  Thank you for resolving the problems so quickly (with the evening meal at the hotel in Passau and when 2 of the suitcases went missing at the hotel in Krems).   It was very reassuring.

Best wishes, Helen Vernon July 21st, 2017

Amazing tour and well organized.

Regarding good restaurants to recommend – we used those that were close to the rout Any way we had a great time and enjoy the trip. thanks a lot (:

Dorit Avieli, July 10, 2017

Hello Danube cycling team.

just arrived home (tel aviv).

Thang you very much for planning our tour, as well as for the smooth logistic support, including a prompt response, concerning a fast repair of one of our bikes.

We enjoyed it very much and surely will recommend to our friends.

Thank you very much!

Tammy & Giora Hazak and the grandson Ori Verdenne, July 10, 2017

It was a truly wonderful experience of the culture, architecture and natural beauty of the regions we rode through. We loved being active on holiday and seeing so much beauty.
The cycling was easier than expected.
Accommodation highlights were Revita Hotel, Bad Kreuzen and Starlight Hotel due to the speciousness and comfort.
Luggage transfers were excellent throughout the 6 days.
Bikes worked perfectly and once we eventually found the supplier, he was very helpful.

Reccommended restaurants on the way:
Linz – Wirtshaus Keintzel – Austrian style with class
Vienna – Medusa Restaurant. Outstanding Mediterranean style food

Mark John Du Bois, July 3, 2017

Hi Danuba Team,

I came back safely – All in all it was great despite the terrible and unusual heat.

Here’s my feedback:
Good things:

Everything worked great – Tours’ documents, hotels, Luggage transfer

2. Amazing trip

3. Reasonable price

4. Hotline was very helpful – I called three times for a navigation consultation – very helpful

Things to improve:

1.    The gears were not directed

2.    Lack of device for a bottle of water on the bike – it forced me to stop whenever I wanted to drink

Yona Fichman, June 27 2017

This was an excellent tour, easy cycling on very good flat paths along the Danube.
The scenery was spectacular, hotel standards very acceptable and directions easy to follow.

If you are up to a climb by foot it is well worth the effort to walk up the Schlogener Blick lookout point, superb views from the top of the Schlogen Loop.

The only comment on the hired cycles is to check they have put a pump in as 2 out of three did not, and to take a puncture outfit with you.
Otherwise all was great!

John Scotney, June 27, 2017

” ..Just wanted to tell you that we had a great holiday which lived up to all descriptions and far exceeded our expectations.

The bikes were great and a joy to ride. All went very well with the hotels and luggage transfers.

We wished we had researched public holidays before booking our holiday as we ended up with a spare day in Linz when some things weren’t open, notably places selling Linzer Torte!

Places of interest: We visited Mauthauzen Memorial about 9 km outside Linz and found it a most moving experience and well worth a visit.

We wished we had had longer to be able to see more in Tulln.  We didn’t have time to visit the gardens but did have lunch in the restaurant at the gardens – we had to have a special ticket to allow us in to the restaurant only, without paying an entrance fee.

We would have appreciated getting the instructions for collecting the bikes ahead of time by email perhaps as we found we had rather a lot of information to digest at once.

The hotels were good.  Our only disappointment was with the Wachau Hotel which was too far out of town and up a hill.  We thought that 2 nights in Melk was a bit too long and think it would have been a good idea to have our second night in the Wachau Valley at another town further along.

The train station at Tulln was being renovated and we found it very difficult to get the bikes up the stairs on to the platform.

We had a great time – the weather was unexpectedly very hot for the second half of the cycle.  We are already looking to next year and the possibility of cycling from Vienna to Budapest – is that something you do?

Many thanks and kind regards to the team,

Pam & Bill Heaton / June 17, 2017

Really good tour.
The hotel Revita Kocher (St. Agatha) was fantastic. We got Feng Shui rooms which were really the highlight of all the hotels we stayed in.
Interesting restaurants we’ve found:
Figlmueller for Wiener Schnitzel in Vienna.
L’Osteria for enormous delicious pizzas in Vienna (by the Prater).
The bicycle handover was a little “rushed”. My wife didn’t notice that she didn’t receive a lock. We phoned the next morning and they sent a lock to the next hotel, which was very good service.

Jonathan Shalev
August 2016

We had an amazing holiday, we’ve enjoyed the bike tour and Vienna, and everything worked as planned – bike hire, luggage transfer, hotels, and arrival to Vienna
Austria is beautiful in it’s views and life style, and everything is so calm and clean.

Yifat Binyamini
July 2016

Dear Danube Cycle team,
We would like to thank you so much for an excellent trip, everything was just perfect!
We attach some photos from our trip,
Best,
Bartok family

July 2016

Really enjoyed the ride , track and service.

Yehuda Saluk
June 2016

the tour – 6 days of riding from Passau to Vienna was very well organized by the company.

The riding was at our own pace and we were free to explore along the route as we wished.

The coordination of the tour and itinerary was perfect for us. transfers were all on time, the bikes well kept and all of the hotels were clean and comfortable.
The voucher booklet has good tips inside.

We failed to find exciting new highlights but i must say that we found all of the hotel restaurants fairly reasonable. As we were traveling on the off season many restaurants and cafe’s were closed.
But nothing can beat a picnic lunch on the path. be sure to map out the supermarket in the town you are visiting so you have your snacks in your saddle pack.

Taal Goldman
June 2016

We’ve had a wonderful holiday and all the arrangements worked very smoothly. We were very impressed! Thank you so much for looking after us so well, we would highly recommend Danube Cycle to anyone.
More directions to the hotel would have been great – perhaps a small map printed in the booklet? But otherwise everything was fantastic!
Wonderful Pizza place in Spitz but don’t know the name sorry. Also the public swimming pool in Spitz was fabulous, as was swimming in the Danube in Vienna – a wonderful way to end the holiday!

Raquel Drake
June 2016

Hello,

We have been having a very good time. The trip has been planned really
well. Your company has done a very good job.

Eileen Burkholder, May 2016

Just wanted to let you know what a great trip we had with Danube Cycle. From the pickup of our bikes to the last drop off everything was great.
The hotel selection was excellent all along the way.
Excellent tour and service all around. Great bikes, excellent choice of hotels and tips for a great ride.

Thanks for your great service,

Bob Lynch, May 2016

My Father and I were planning on riding together, but unfortunately he broke his knee while changing trains on the way to Passau, and had to fly back home. We decided that I should ride alone, rather than cancelling the whole trip. A few days ago I finished the route, and it was a dream come true. A real life changing experience that I still have to process with myself. Just a few weeks ago I had doubted my physical ability to ride such long distances for 6 days – and now the sense of accomplishment is amazing.

I would also like to extend my gratitude to the DanubeCycle team for their assistance on the beginning of the trip. The 1st day on the route started quite late under the circumstances, but the bike were brought to my hotel, saving me some precious time, and all the hotels on the route were informed of the change, and accepted the vouchers even though they carried my Father’s name.

– Kremms is beautiful, and it’s old city is lovely. Also there’s a big Caricatures museum – 10 Euros entry. Quite pricey but even the gift shop is nice
– All the hotels booked for me were great and friendly, but on the top of the list stands Revita Kocher hotel in Sankt Agatha. Best Atmosphere, best breakfast!

Ittay Banner, April 2016

The tour was very well organized
Ainhoa Cabetas, April 2016

Great bonding father & Son
Lior Goddes, April 2016

“We wanted to thank you for a magical trip you helped us organize along the Danube . We were lucky with the weather ,and everything was just wonderful . We will be happy to hear about any more bike trip suitable for families . Thank you and await to travel again with your company soon.”
Israel Bright, September 2014

“We got back. It was a beautiful trip. We really enjoyed it. Highly recommended to anyone who likes to travel by bicycle . Feel free to give my phone number for anyone interested in the details. If it was possible I would choose a trip of less km every day to be able to travel more slowly and comfortably and enabling missions to places that are not on track . Other than that it was really a wonderful trip ! Austrians are very nice, welcoming and happy to help .Bike shop’s man was patient and charming. Stunning scenery, pleasant weather, even when it rained . Luggage were waiting for us when we reached the hotel. Bikes were comfortable and functioned fine the whole track without a hitch, user arrival at the hotel addresses and clear, and the summary It was a wonderful experience and unforgettable and very highly recommended “.

“Thank you very much and please thank everyone who took part in the existence of this trip . ”
Irit Mazor, July 2014

“The ride was great – the weather not so great. We had a wonderful time overall. Great exposure to a country and it’s history that most Americans are not very familiar with.
Austrian cafes and restaurants are problematic since they allow smoking most everywhere which we find disagreeable. The Heilig-Geist-Stift-Schenke had a great atmosphere and good food – Passau, a Cafֳ© on the main square in Grein – opposite end of the block from the rat haus offered a very nice non smoking room, the food at Aigner Kreuzen was good.
Our most interesting meal consisted of bread, smoked trout, and wine on Friday night served out of a shed in St Georgen outside of Traismauer. It’s basically a take out place with picnic tables. Great experience. We enjoyed the open air Celtic museum in Mitterkirchen, the shipping museum and Hinterhausen ruin in Spitz, and wine tasting in the Schutz cellar in Mitterarnsdorf – far east end of town. The hotels were fine -often better than we expected for B level. Luggage transfer was fine.
The bikes were comfortable but very heavy – made climbing the bluffs difficult. The maps are very comprehensive but at times confusing as one has to switch between A & B, C & D etc. as you cross/recross the river. Suggest shorter maps with details for both sides of the river on the same page.”
Harold Schmidt, April 2014

“All I can say as a feedback are only great words – Excellent and accurate logistics. Hotels and inns are superior level ( we did not expect such a level in that kind of a trip).We highly recommend everyone to read carefully and understand the instructions booklet you get at the first stop, at well as the booklet road maps. Also, we advise people not rush. Enjoy the day and stop roaming the towns and villages. I’d be happy to talk with people and give good tips regarding the best way to experience the high intensity of this week.
Mendy Blecher, June 2014

“The tour was fantastic. Having perfect weather was a bonus. It was very well organized and everything went to plan which is always great when one is travelling. The monastery in Melk was well worth visiting. A map of the Donauradweg would have been good to have.”
Claudia Edwards, Summer 2013

“Overall it was an excellent trip and we appreciated the organization from Danube Cycle. We started in Passau and ended in Vienna. We have recommended your company to many of our friends. Also, there are so many Café’s to recommend! The strudels were amazing! Don’t miss the cafe and ceramics shop in Ottensheim (just as you leave town on the left). A particular recommendation is the only Indian Food restaurant in Linz, see TripAdvisor.ca. Not far from the hotel Trend. One of the best we have ever seen. We would recommend that cyclists carry their own lunches though… therefore you can stop at a scenic spot when you want and not have to wait for a crowded cafe. We simply bought bread cheese and fruit. There were many attractions (castles, wineries and abbeys) but we really didn’t have the time to stop and see them. It should be explained that many of the smaller ferries do not operate until May. Regarding hottels/Inns – We opted for level A, and in future we would say, “Don’t bother”. One doesn’t really have the time to luxuriate in the nice spa/hotels. It often seemed that our rooms had no view at all. Also, the idea of being shuttled to your hotel didn’t really make sense. We wanted to stay near the river and be in the scenic towns, not isolated in the countryside. And then you have no choice but to eat at the hotel, rather than find your own preferred restaurant. Spitz was perfect: the hotel was right on the river and we could wander the quaint town in the evening. Our bikes were good except my wife’s had continual brake problems and of course we were 10-15 km’s from one of your suggested repair shops, so we had to find a kind car mechanic to fix it for us.”
John Paterson, Summer 2013