What type of trip is this?

This is an individual, self-guided cycling tour. You will receive detailed travel documents (maps, route description, places to visit, important phone numbers) plus a navigation app. Telephone assistance is available throughout the tour.

What is the duration and distance?

The tour lasts 11 days / 10 nights, covering approximately 345–410 km. Daily stages range from 35 to 60 km, offering a relaxed pace compared to the 8-day version.

What accommodation is included?

You will stay in guesthouses and 3- to 4-star hotels, in double rooms with private facilities. Breakfast is included. Any local tourist tax is to be paid directly on site.

Is luggage transport included?

Yes. Your luggage will be transported from hotel to hotel during the tour.

When are the 2026 departures?

Arrivals every Thursday from 30/04/2026 to 01/10/2026.

Is there a return transfer?

On Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday a shuttle from Grado to Salzburg is available (€185 per person + €45 for own bike; min. 2 persons; must be booked and paid in advance).

What bike rental options are offered?

21-gear trekking bike (women's and men's models), TOP bike (unisex; men's model on request), and e-bike (unisex; 500 W battery, range up to 100 km).

What is the minimum recommended age?

The tour is recommended from 16 years.

Alpe Adria: Salzburg to Grado (11 Days)

Salzburg; Salzach Valley; Gastein Valley; High Tauern; Carinthia; Friuli Venezia Giulia; Grado (Adriatic Coast)

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from€1,519

E-bikeTrekking bike11 days / 10 nights345 km2/5Medium-EasyLinear

Self-guided
Solo-friendly

Short Description

An 11-day self-guided cycling tour along the Alpe Adria trail from Salzburg to Grado. Follow the same spectacular route from the Austrian Alps to the Adriatic Sea at a relaxed pace, with shorter daily stages of 35–60 km. From €1,519 per person.

Tour Program

Day 1: Arrival in Salzburg
You will arrive independently in Salzburg, the city of Mozart. Surrounded by baroque monuments in this beautiful historic centre, you will settle into your hotel and savour a typical Mozartkugel — ready to begin your journey towards the sea.

Day 2: Salzburg – Golling (approx. 30 km)
With views of the Hohensalzburg Fortress, you will leave the city along the Salzach. You will pass Hellbrunn Palace, where extraordinary water games have delighted visitors for over 400 years. You will continue towards Hallein, known for its crooked houses and its historic salt mines. Nearby, the Golling waterfall is reachable on foot via a short path.

Day 3: Golling – St. Johann (approx. 35 km)
You will continue along the Tauern cycle path, following the Salzach valley deeper into the alpine landscape. The mountains will draw closer as you ride towards St. Johann im Pongau.

Day 4: St. Johann – Bad Gastein/Mallnitz (approx. 45 km)
You will ride into the tranquil Gastein Valley along the Gasteiner Ache, framed by the peaks of the High Tauern. Passing Dorfgastein and Bad Hofgastein, you will reach Bad Gastein, the famous spa town often called the "Monte Carlo of the Alps", known for its Belle Époque hotels and the Gastein waterfall that has attracted artists and poets for centuries.

Day 5: Bad Gastein/Mallnitz – Spittal a.d. Drau (approx. 49 km + train)
From Böckstein you will board the train through the Tauernschleuse to Mallnitz (bike included). From there you will ride along the river Möll through the incredible mountain scenery of the Glocknerradweg, descending gently through the Hohe Tauern National Park. You will reach Spittal a.d. Drau, known for the Renaissance Castle Porcia.

Day 6: Spittal a.d. Drau – Villach (approx. 40 km)
You will follow the Drava cycle path southward to Villach, the second-largest city in Carinthia, famous for its Carnival and the Villacher Kirchtag folklore festival. If time allows, you can enjoy a swim in one of the nearby lakes.

Day 7: Villach – Tarvisio/Camporosso (approx. 40 km)
Following the river Gail, you will leave Villach and cross into Italy after just a few kilometres. In the Canal Valley, where Italian, Austrian, and Slovenian territories meet, you will reach Tarvisio — a town where diverse Alpine cultures have mingled for centuries.

Day 8: Tarvisio/Camporosso – Venzone/Moggio/Tolmezzo (approx. 56 km)
From Tarvisio, surrounded by wide valleys and dense forests, you will ride through the Canal Valley admiring the beauty of the Friulian Alps and the unspoilt nature of the thick woodlands.

Day 9: Venzone/Moggio/Tolmezzo – Udine (approx. 57 km)
You will soon reach Gemona, one of the most beautiful historic towns in Friuli, marked by the majestic Duomo of Santa Maria Assunta. The route follows the local wine country, lined with lush vineyards inviting you to taste the nectars of these hills. The stage ends in Udine, a city shaped by Venetian influence, where a quiet, relaxed atmosphere fills the streets.

Day 10: Udine – Grado (approx. 58 km)
Accompanied by the Scirocco wind, you will ride through characteristic landscapes to Grado, once a fishing town and now one of the Adriatic's most popular seaside resorts, known as the "island of the sun". Along the way, Palmanova (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) and the excavation areas of ancient Aquileia await your visit.

Day 11: Departure from Grado
You will depart individually, or you may choose to extend your stay.

Tour details

LinearSelfguidedMinimum 1 personMinimum age 16 years

✅ What is included in the trip?

🏨 Overnight stay and breakfast
📞 Local telephone assistance 7/7
📲 GPS or navigation APP
💼 Luggage transfer
🚇 Train Böckstein–Mallnitz (bike included)
🧍‍♂️ Welcome briefing

❌ What is not included?

🚎 Transfers not listed as Included
✈️ Journey to/from the starting point
🍽️ Meals and drinks not listed as Included
🖼️ Entrance fees and extras not listed
🛡️ Travel insurance
🌎 Tourist taxes

🙋 Common questions

What type of trip is this?
This is an individual, self-guided cycling tour. You will receive detailed travel documents (maps, route description, places to visit, important phone numbers) plus a navigation app. Telephone assistance is available throughout the tour.
What is the duration and distance?
The tour lasts 11 days / 10 nights, covering approximately 345–410 km. Daily stages range from 35 to 60 km, offering a relaxed pace compared to the 8-day version.
What accommodation is included?
You will stay in guesthouses and 3- to 4-star hotels, in double rooms with private facilities. Breakfast is included. Any local tourist tax is to be paid directly on site.
Is luggage transport included?
Yes. Your luggage will be transported from hotel to hotel during the tour.
When are the 2026 departures?
Arrivals every Thursday from 30/04/2026 to 01/10/2026.
Is there a return transfer?
On Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday a shuttle from Grado to Salzburg is available (€185 per person + €45 for own bike; min. 2 persons; must be booked and paid in advance).
What bike rental options are offered?
21-gear trekking bike (women's and men's models), TOP bike (unisex; men's model on request), and e-bike (unisex; 500 W battery, range up to 100 km).
What is the minimum recommended age?
The tour is recommended from 16 years.

📋💸 Cancellation fees

Terms of cancellation:

Non-refundable likeonabike platform fee: 100 €

• Up to 28 days before the departure date: 20% penalty of the total package

• 27 to 14 days before the departure date: 30% penalty of the total package

• 13 to 8 days before the departure date: 50% penalty of the total package

• 7 to 4 days before the departure date: 70% penalty of the total package

• From 3 days before the departure date: 95% penalty of the total package

• No show or interruption of a trip already started: 100% penalty of the total package

Booking changes (date, duration, name change, etc.) requested up to 28 days before departure: € 75 per booking. Beyond that limit the cancellation penalties above apply. Rebooking onto a different tour is only possible as a cancellation (per the policy above) followed by a new booking. Cancellations must be notified in writing.

Starting from

€1,619/ person

or €1,717

Available

14 Jul 2027 – 30 Sept 2027

Departures

Thursday

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