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Rhine Meadows and Heidelberg

Cycling tour from Rauenberg in Baden-Württemberg, starting at the 4☼☼☼☼Hotel Winzerhof – 7 nights with breakfast buffet, 4 x 3-course evening meal, admission to Bruchsal Palace and much more

©  (c) Hotel-Restaurant WINZERHOF GmbH
Overview
Dates 2026

Arrival every Sunday from April 12th to October 11th

Low season: July 26th to September 6th
High season: April 12th to July 19th and September 13th to October 11th

Tour
  • 257 km of bike paths 
  • flat and entirely car-free bike paths, approximately 70% paved, 30% hard-packed sand
Tour characteristics
  • Fitness
  • Quality of bike paths
  • Signage
Route
Sunday, arrival in Rauenberg

Hotel parking included. Your rental bike (if booked) will be waiting for you at the hotel.

Monday, Lake St. Leoner (25 km)

Through the Rhine valley via Rot to Lake St. Leoner (swimming possible). Return.

Tuesday, Speyer with Imperial Cathedral (54 km)

Via Rot to Reilingen and across the Rhine to the historic city and back.

Wednesday, Heidelberg (53 km)

Via forest paths to world-famous Heidelberg (castle, romantic old town, university and much more); return.

Thursday, Bruchsal (48 km)

By bike via Rotenberg (castle) and Eichtersheim to Bad Schönborn. Continue to Bruchsal to the prince-bishop's baroque castle; return via Forst.

Friday, Schwetzinger Hardt (53 km)

Past Lake St. Leoner and idyllically through the Schwetzinger Hardt forest reserve. Visit the castle with its enchanting castle gardens. Return via Reilingen.

Saturday, Waldangelloch (24 km)

Via Eichtersheim (beautiful moated castle) to Michelfeld and Waldangelloch and back.

Sunday, journey home

After breakfast.

Tour Map
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Prices & Services
Price per person
  • double room | half board (4 x) - Classic - 8 days
    • 26.07. - 06.09.2026 | A - Low season
      € 699,- Arrival Su
    • 12.04. - 19.07.2026, 13.09. - 11.10.2026 | B - High season
      € 758,- Arrival Su
  • double room | half board (4 x) - Superior - 8 days
    • 26.07. - 06.09.2026 | A - Low season
      € 754,- Arrival Su
    • 12.04. - 19.07.2026, 13.09. - 11.10.2026 | B - High season
      € 813,- Arrival Su
  • double room | half board (4 x) - comfort - 8 days
    • 26.07. - 06.09.2026 | A - Low season
      € 789,- Arrival Su
    • 12.04. - 19.07.2026, 13.09. - 11.10.2026 | B - High season
      € 848,- Arrival Su
  • single room | half board (4 x) - Superior - 8 days
    • 26.07. - 06.09.2026 | A - Low season
      € 904,- Arrival Su
    • 12.04. - 19.07.2026, 13.09. - 11.10.2026 | B - High season
      € 963,- Arrival Su

Single rooms in the Classic and Comfort categories can only be booked on request.

Included services
  • 7 nights with breakfast buffet
  • 4 x 3-course evening meal (Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday)
  • € 10,- wine bar credit
  • Use of the hotel's wellness area
  • Admission to Bruchsal Palace
  • Service flat rate
  • Information package, bike map and GPS data
  • 7-day service hotline
  • 3% regular customer discount on your next cycling trip in the following year
Not included
  • Admission to St. Leoner Lake approximately € 4,- and Schwetzingen Palace approximately € 12,-
Best-Price-Guarantee

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 find the details here.

Flexi Total – your flexible rescheduling service

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.

Discount
  • Online discount
    • 1 % per person on arrival Su from 12.04. - 11.10.2026
  • 1 child (in a double room with an extra bed, with at least 2 full-paying adults)
    • 100 % up to 5 years on arrival Su from 12.04. - 11.10.2026
    • 50 % up to 11 years on arrival Su from 12.04. - 11.10.2026
    • 25 % up to 15 years on arrival Su from 12.04. - 11.10.2026
Your hotel
  • Ringhotel Winzerhof - More Information
    ©  (c) Hotel-Restaurant WINZERHOF GmbH
    4 stars
    Ringhotel Winzerhof
    Rauenberg

    LOCATION: From the Menges family's 4****Hotel Winzerhof, you can explore the Rhine Valley with its magnificent cultural treasures. The 118-bed hotel is quietly located at the foot of the Mannaberg…

    extension on request

Gastronomy

Daily breakfast buffet. On four evenings, a first‑class three‑course dinner menu is included. The excellent wines from the hotel’s own organic winery are highly recommended.

Information
Our rental bikes
Place of interest