Arrive in Constance and check-in at your first night’s hotel. After settling in we highly recommend a walk around this beautiful, lakeside town to soak up the atmosphere. The pedestrianised old town with it’s wonderful muralled buildings is gorgeous as is the promenade along the lake shore. Alternatively you could visit nearby Mainau island to see the wonderful butterfly house.

You will spend the night in Constance or a nearby village depending on availability and the accommodation standard booked – see below.

Likely accommodation location:

Comfort: Litzelstetten

Superior: Constance or Kreuzlingen

Deluxe: Constance

Your first ride leads you along the southern Swiss shore of the lower lake. The pleasant lakeside path lads you through a succession of charming villages so typical of this region. Eventually you arrive in the picturesque old town of Stein am Rhein, an enchanting place, especially the main square lined with muralled, half-timbered buildings. You will spend the night in Stein am Rhein or a nearby village depending on availability and the accommodation standard booked – see below.

Likely accommodation location:

Comfort: Gailingen or Stein am Rhein

Superior: Gailingen, Stein am Rhein or Wangen

Deluxe: Wangen or Hemmenhofen

Today’s ride leads you around the shoreline of the peaceful Hörl peninsula. Pleasant lake views accompany your ride through this serene area. Take a break in the imperial town Randolfzell before crossing the Bodanrück, an elevated stretch of land separating the upper and lower lakes. This is the only climb you will encounter on this route and don’t worry it is not that long. You then begin to follow the shoreline of the upper lake towards Überlingen. This spa town is famous for its gothic cathedral and health treatments. It also offers a charming lakeside promenade and a bustling, pedestrianised centre with many bars, cafes and shops. You will spend the night in Überlingen or a nearby village depending on availability and the accommodation standard booked – see below.

Likely accommodation location:

Comfort: Ludwigshafen, Sipplingen or Überlingen

Superior: Überlingen

Deluxe: Überlingen

Today you continue following the northern shoreline of the lake, first through the charming villages of Birnau, Uhldingen and Unteruhldingen where you can stop to admire the reconstructed lakeside dwellings at the open air museum. Further along you cycle through Meersburg, a lovely medieval lakeside town with distinct upper and lower levels joined by stairs and a rather steep street. Cycling on through vineyards you reach the university town of Friedrichshafen where we highly recommend a visit to the fascinating Zeppelin Museum that honours local inventor, Ferdinand von Zeppelin and his groundbreaking airships. A few more kilometers of relaxed cycling through fruit orchards delivers you to the island town of Lindau. You will spend the night in Lindau or a nearby village depending on availability and the accommodation standard booked – see below.

Likely accommodation location:

Comfort: Kressbronn or Nonnenhorn

Superior: Kressbronn or Lindau

Deluxe: Lindau

Today the route leads you down to the southern corner of the lake where you cross into Austria for a few kilometers. Bregenz, the capital of the Vorarlberg region is teh largest city on the lake and famous for it’s impressive annual drama productions on a stage that is set on the lake itself. Ride on through a nature reserve and into Switzerland to your overnight stop. You will spend the night in Arbon or a nearby village depending on availability and the accommodation standard booked – see below.

Likely accommodation location:

Comfort: Höchst or Rorschach

Superior: Arbon

Deluxe: Horn

Your final day completes the circle back to Constance/Kreuzlingen with an enjoyable ride along the lake’s Swiss, southern shore. Pass through Arbon and Romanshorn each with it’s little harbour, and then a succession of small, sleepy lakeside villages surrounded by apple orchards. Finally you arrive back in Constance to complete the circle. Surely a celebratory meal in one of the town’s many restaurants is in order?

You will spend the night in Constance or a nearby village depending on availability and the accommodation standard booked – see below.

Likely accommodation location:

Comfort: Litzelstetten

Superior: Constance or Kreuzlingen

Deluxe: Constance

After breakfast it is time to check-out and head for home or your next adventure.