Rhine Cycle Path: Strasbourg to Mainz
A wonderful tour on the Rhine Cycle Path
- 8 Days / 7 Nights
- Self-Guided
- Luggage transfers included
- Total cycling distance: approx. 290 km
Arrival in Strasbourg
You will spend a wonderful evening in the Alsatian capital with its many canals and unique atmosphere.
A beautifully landscaped cycle path leads you through the city to the banks of the Rhine. You can drive comfortably along the river via the Rhine plain. In Drusenheim you take the ferry to the other side of the Rhine and through the beautiful meadow landscape, you continue to Rastatt with its baroque old town.
Idyllic cycling today along the tributary of the old Rhine through seemingly untouched nature. Then you will pass through the largest nature reserve in the Palatinate, “Hördter Rheinauen”, to the former fortified town of Germersheim. The newly constructed quay on the Rhine and the pleasant city centre provide a lot of relaxation here.
The original Old Rhine takes you to the imperial city of Speyer and its impressive cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The famous castle and palace gardens in Schwetzingen are further highlights of this tour before your day ends in Germany's oldest university city, Heidelberg.
Today's route takes you along the Neckar to the ancient Roman city of Ladenburg with its very beautiful historic old town. Cycle through the Rhine Valley to the imperial city of Worms with its 12th-century cathedral, Martin Luther monument and the oldest preserved Jewish cemetery in Europe.
It continues pleasantly along the Rhine. A lot of farming will accompany you on your stage today. Everything that is grown tastes good! Today you will cycle partly again along the bifurcation of the old Rhine and soon the first vines will appear on the other side of the river. Then it is only a few kilometres and a crossing of the Rhine to the charming wine village of Nierstein. Definitely try a glass of Riesling in the evening!
A short stage so you have a lot of time to enjoy the scenery. Immediately after Nierstein, the cycle path leads to the vineyards. Let your gaze wander over the Rhine valley, impressive are the steep vineyards and the giant river as the lifeline of this region. Directly on the banks of the Rhine, the cycle path then leads to the centre of Mainz. The Imperial Cathedral and many other attractions draw many visitors from far and wide.
Return trip or extension
Route information
You cycle on the usually well-developed cycle path along the Rhine. Mostly a flat route and easy for anyone to cycle. Longer stretches also go over gravel roads through the Rhine meadows.
| Season 1 30.03.2024 - 12.04.2024 Thursday, Saturday | Season 2 13.04.2024 - 31.05.2024 28.09.2024 - 12.10.2024 Thursday, Saturday | Season 3 01.06.2024 - 27.09.2024 Thursday, Saturday | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhine Cycle Path, Strasbourg to Mainz, Cat. B, DE-PFRSM-08B | |||
| Base price | 919.00 | 1,009.00 | 1,079.00 |
| Single room surcharge | 339.00 | 339.00 | 339.00 |
| Rhine Cycle Path, Strasbourg to Mainz, Cat. A, DE-PFRSM-08A | |||
| Base price | 1,049.00 | 1,119.00 | 1,219.00 |
| Single room surcharge | 429.00 | 429.00 | 429.00 |
Hotel information:
Category A: You stay in 3*** and 4**** hotels
Category B: You stay in 3*** hotels and guesthouses
| Season 1 Mar 30, 2024 - Apr 12, 2024 Thursday, Saturday | Season 2 Apr 13, 2024 - May 31, 2024 Sep 28, 2024 - Oct 12, 2024 Thursday, Saturday | Season 3 Jun 1, 2024 - Sep 27, 2024 Thursday, Saturday | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strasbourg | |||
| Double room | 79.00 | 79.00 | 79.00 |
| Single room surcharge | 55.00 | 55.00 | 55.00 |
| Mainz | |||
| Double room | 69.00 | 69.00 | 69.00 |
| Single room surcharge | 39.00 | 39.00 | 39.00 |
| Strasbourg | |||
| Double room | 89.00 | 89.00 | 89.00 |
| Single room surcharge | 69.00 | 69.00 | 69.00 |
| Mainz | |||
| Double room | 69.00 | 69.00 | 69.00 |
| Single room surcharge | 39.00 | 39.00 | 39.00 |
Including
- 7 nights in the chosen category, including breakfast
- Personal welcome meeting and info discussion (German, English)
- Luggage transfer(s)
- Travel folder 1 x per room (German, English with route and overview maps, detailed route description, places of interest, important telephone numbers, luggage labels
- Own signage on the route
- GPS data available on request
- Service Hotline
Not included
- Tourist tax, if applicable, to be paid locally
- Rhine ferry in Neuburg on your own, costs approx. €2.50 per person incl. bicycle. Rhine ferry in Nierstein on your own, costs about € 2.50 per person incl. bicycle
- (Optional) Return transfer by minibus to Strasbourg every Saturday morning, costs per person €65 (excl. own bike, surcharge €19), reservation required, to be paid on site
- Train: Strasbourg Station
- Airport: Strasbourg or Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Parking: Public garage approx. €55 per week, to be paid on site, no reservation possible or necessary
- Departure: Good train connection from Mainz to Strasbourg
This is a sample hotel list. Hotels will be booked depending on availability.
Strasbourg
BW Monopole Métropole 3***
Le Grand Hotel 3***
https://www.le-grand-hotel.com/
Rastatt
Hotel Schwert 4****
Ibis Styles Rastatt
Germersheim
Hotel Germersheimer Hof 3*** (different room categories)
www.hotel-germersheimer-hof.de
Heidelberg
Qube Hotel Bergheim ****
Hotel Ibis Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof 3***
https://all.accor.com/hotel/1447/index.de.shtml
Worms
Dom-Hotel 4****
Asgard Hotel 3****
Nierstein
BW Wein & Parkhotel 4****
Weingut & Gästehaus Schwibinger
Mainz
Intercity Hotel Mainz 4****
