The Danube Canal from Passau to Vienna The Danube There are six things you dream of on a cycling holiday: flat, smooth tarmac, beautiful scenery, easy navigation, delicious food, a welcoming bed and an enticing final destination. The Danube River has it all. Flowing thousands of miles through Europe down to the Black Sea, the Danube is one of the world's majestic rivers, dividing nations, uniting them by trade and creating a perfect cycle route at the same time. It is a heady mix of history, landscape, wildlife and delicious beer and wine.

Beer gardens lie beside the trail, tempting you with morning tea, lunchtime beers and meals and afternoon cakes and coffee. All this and the glorious Danube sliding by may well seriously limit the number of miles cycled each day! Every 2 or 3 miles is a small village, each with several guesthouses welcoming weary cyclists with Austrian hospitality and fine food.

Flights from Edinburgh £50 return to Munich with Easyjet. Munich to Passau €38 return 2.5 hours travel

Option 1 

Eurobike 8 day tour  €448 including luggage transfer, ferry crossing and train back to start.

Option 2

Eurocycle 8 day tour €421 including luggage transfer, bottle wine/room, train ride andtrain back to start

Option 3

European Travel Direct 8 day tour  €443  no details of whats included

Option 4

Andy Wallace 8 day tour   €310 includes  Passau bike rental €72, accommodation €9 to €30 per night, carry own luggage + train fare back from Vienna of €43.

Option 5

Eurocycle Boat and Bike trip €645 where boat follows you down Danube and you sleep each night on boat

Option 6 

HfHolidays B and B £400 (UK currency)  including luggage transfer, ferry crossing and train back to start.

One company describes the route along the Danube .