All our accommodation selections are in-house reviewed. We partner with family-owned, charming guesthouses and hotels where you can relax and recharge. Below are some sample accommodations on our Lake Constance tours. Depending on availability, the accommodation you stay at may vary but will always be of a similar standard.
“A truly welcoming place in a historic location”
This motto of Barbarossa founder Martin Miehle from 1874 is brought to life every day by his great-great-grandson Florian Miehle with his wife Christiane and by the entire Barbarossa team.
In this boutique hotel, with its many historical details, you can feel the eventful history of Constance. Thanks to the location in the middle of the historic old town, it is the perfect starting point for city, sightseeing and shopping tours. Everything is within easy walking distance.
Located in the old town center of Überlingen, you will find the time out for you and your loved ones that you really deserve! Bürgerbräu is away from the hustle and bustle but still close enough to not miss anything: Lake Constance, the historic old town, the pedestrian zone and also the Bodenseetherme. Everything is within walking distance – or not, if you just want to be alone. Then the hinterland offers beautiful, quiet places in the middle of nature.
Hotel Garni Brugger is part of the historical heart of the old Lindau island. It has been lovingly restored and offers you a beautiful home during your stay. Family-run in the second generation, it has always been their aim to make all our guests feel welcome and provide them with the best possible service.
With a pleasant breakfast room, in the winter heated up by a historical oven, a bright conservatory and a cosy little courtyard to enjoy.
This tour is in our Gentle difficulty grading. Consisting of a blend of cycle lanes, quiet country roads and forest trails. You’ll spend most of the ride following the banks of Lake Constance and passing through the surrounding towns. This means that the route is largely flat with only a handful of brief ascents to overcome.
We offer hybrid bikes, kids bikes and kids trailers for this route. If you are having doubts about your fitness levels, we also offer electric bikes on this tour.
This Lake Constance tour puts leisure and the slow life above all else. If you appreciate sparkling lake views, quant country villages, long lunch breaks and plenty of time to explore the region’s rich history, this is the tour for you.
It is a perfect route for families and less confident cyclists, with largely segregated bike paths with some occasional low speed country roads. The route attracts large amounts of cyclists from all over the world, giving the perfect opportunity to connect with fellow riders too.
You have a choice of bringing your own bike or renting your tour bike through us during booking. For Lake Constance, the bikes available are quality electric or manual touring bikes. If an electric bike is chosen, it will bring the daily saddle time down by approximately 1 hour.
We only partner with the best bike suppliers for all our destinations so you’ll be guaranteed well maintained, premium brand bikes such as Cube, Trek or KTM.
All bike rentals come with helmet, lock and repair kit. A network of mechanics are on call in case of any mechanical issues faced while on tour.
We offer tours on Lake Constance from April – October. At the start of the tour season, the average temperatures in Konstanz are approximately 12 °C (54 °F). This is the quietest times of the season to miss queues at landmarks and also the driest time of the year. Temperatures peak at 26 °C (79 °F) in July & August. Temperatures as high as 35 °C (95 °F) have been recorded, but these are quite rare. Please see image below for reference.
Around Austria and Switzerland, you’ll encounter micro climates where the weather can suddenly shift due to the alpine peaks lining the lake. It is recommended to have emergency wet gear packed at all times while riding. Precipitation in this region is typically infrequent but heavy in nature.
We include detailed navigation instructions and GPX files for your ride. Our navigation app is easy to use and we give a detailed instructional video on how to use it. If you are having any difficulty, we are on call at all times to assist you.
There is frequent marked signage on the routes to keep you on course, as well as many fellow cyclists on the route to steer you in the right direction.
Included in your tour, is 24/7 message and video support. If you have an issue with navigation, bike breakdown, accommodation, medical, etc, we are at the touch of a button away at all times.
We have an extensive network of suppliers along the route, who will resolve the problem as swiftly as possible.
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