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 Day 1: Arrival in Salzburg.
Located between the two mountains Kapuzinerberg and Mönchsberg and the River Salzach, Salzburg is a picturesque city with small alleys, quaint colourful town homes, rich castles and palaces, neat gardens and a high density of churches and monasteries. Salzburg is a city whose hidden corners and romantic streets unveil new impressions time and time again.
Day 2: Salzburg to Trumer Lakes / Lake Wallersee, 28 to 34 miles (45 to 55 km).
Cycle along the river Salzach to Oberndorf (the Christmas Carol “Silent Night” was written here) then onto Trumer lake country – Obertrumer See, lake Mattsee, lake Grabensee and finally lake Wallersee.
Day 3: Trumer Lakes / Lake Wallersee to Lake Mondsee / Lake Attersee, 31 to 37 miles (50 to 60 km).
Cycle past the idyllic lake Irrsee onto Mondsee (wedding scene of Sound of Music), along lake Mondsee to Attersee.
Day 4: Lake Mondsee / Lake Attersee to Lake Traunsee, 28 to 34 miles (45 to 55 km).
Start the day with a boat trip to Weyregg, then through the picturesque valley of Aurachtal to Lake Traunsee. On the way visit the impressive old town of Gmunden - with a possibility to visit Schloss Orth and a ceramics factory - Altmünster and Traunkirchen.
 Day 5: Lake Traunsee via Lake Hallstätter See to Bad Goisern / surroundings, 12 to 22 miles (20 to 35 km).
By train from Traunsee to Obertraun on lake Hallstatt. Then onto the picturesque village of Hallstatt, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The day ends in Bad Goisern or nearby.
Day 6: Bad Goisern / surroundings to Lake Wolfgangsee, 22 miles (35 km).
Via Bad Ischl along the river Ischler Ache to the idyllic Lake Wolfgangsee.
Day 7: Lake Wolfgangsee to Salzburg, 30 miles (50 km).
On the cycle path to St. Gilgen there will be a short walking tour to Kühleiten (your bicycles are transferred by bus). This makes a pleasant change to the days cycling. Then you descend to Lake Hintersee and through the gorge Strubklamm to the idyllic Wiestall valley. Through the gorge Glasenbachklamm to the Salzach valley and finally Salzburg .
Day 8: Depart Salzburg.
It is the end of the holiday so time to make your way home
Note:
For the Guided tour there is no overnight stay in Bad Goisern on Night 5 but two nights at Lake Wolfgangsee. |
Freedom Holiday 
The Salzkammergut, known as the country of Sound of Music, is one of the most charming regions of Austria; blue lakes, imposing mountains, green meadows and forests – a fairy tale landscape. 
