Arrival every Monday to Saturday from May 4th to September 26th
Low season: September 21st to 26th
High season: May 4th to September 19th
236–260 km of cycling, 112 minutes by train.
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Signposting
Parking at the hotel.
Day 2, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve (46 km)Cycle along the right bank of the Elbe to Grünewalde; follow the Elbe Cycle Route through the Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve (43,000 ha, UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997) to Ronney. Take the Elbe ferry (payable on site; Monday to Friday) to Barby (castle, town church, and more). Return via Gnadau.
Day 3, Stone Age Village & Magdeburg (37 km)Car-free cycling through the floodplains to Randau (Stone Age village, home to some of Europe’s most important archaeological finds). Continue to Magdeburg. Visit the cathedral. Return.
Day 4, Dessau (56 km by bike, 66 minutes by train)Cycle to Barby and take the Saale ferry to Groß Rosenburg. Continue via Aken to the Bauhaus city of Dessau (UNESCO World Heritage Site with the city palace and Luisium Palace Park). Return by train from Dessau (one change, approx. hourly service; payable on site).
Active version: Visit the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm and continue to Coswig (+24 km); return by train (payable on site).
Day 5, Bernburg (39 km by bike, 46 minutes by train)Follow the Saale Cycle Route via Wespen to medieval Bernburg (castle, Eulenspiegel Tower, Karlsplatz, and more). Return by train (one change, hourly service; payable on site).
Day 6, Dornburg Palace, Saale Estuary & Ring Sanctuary Pömmelte (58 km)Cycle along the right bank of the Elbe to Dornburg (palace), past Lake Gödnitz to the Elbe ferry to Barby and on to the unique confluence of the Saale and Elbe rivers. Continue to the Ring Sanctuary of Pömmelte (often compared to Stonehenge); return.
Day 7, DepartureAfter breakfast.
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double room | breakfast
- 7 days
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& 21.09. - 26.09.2026 | 347988
€ 389,- Arrival Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa -
& 04.05. - 19.09.2026 | 347987
€ 418,- Arrival Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa
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& 21.09. - 26.09.2026 | 347988
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single room | breakfast
- 7 days
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& 21.09. - 26.09.2026 | 347986
€ 599,- Arrival Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa -
& 04.05. - 19.09.2026 | 347985
€ 628,- Arrival Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa
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& 21.09. - 26.09.2026 | 347986
- 6 nights’ accommodation with breakfast buffet
- Parking at the hotel
- Admission to Magdeburg Cathedral
- Service package including transfers according to the route
- Transport flat rate
- Information package, bike map and GPS data
- 3 % regular customer discount for your next cycling trip in the following year
- local tourist tax approx. €2 per person per night
- train and ferry journeys according to the programme
If you have a cheaper offer for bike tours, bike and boat tours or cruises with the same services or dates at the time of booking, please send us a copy of the offer by e-mail. If you book at Donau Touristik, you will receive the best price.
You can rebook your long-distance tour up to 5 days before arrival (single center tour: 17 days, MS Primadonna/island hopping: 8 weeks) – for only €35 per person, even for dates in the following year. Payments already made will be credited as a voucher. The prices for the new travel dates apply.
You can find the details here.
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Early bird bonus
- 2 % per person until 15.03.2026 on arrival Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa from 04.05. - 26.09.2026
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Online discount
- 1 % per person on arrival Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa from 04.05. - 26.09.2026