Konstanz Tours and Trips

There was enough of everything. Magical views, great accommodation, thoughtful hosts and the occasional challenge finding where I had missed the trails. No problems on my own and would recommend this trip to anyone who has a passion for biking even in spite of age! Thanks so much to all concerned.

Route goes through and by charming small cities and villages, lakeside scenes, small farms, and historic regions. We are not-super-fit people in our late 60s, and with the exception of one rural hill west of Stein am Rhein, the route was very manageable. There was more cycling in traffic than we expected, especially in cities and villages, but local drivers seemed very considerate of cyclists.

First half around the lake the bike signs were not as visible as the second half, but I used tracker app which was excellent. Bags were always on time at our destinations.

Overall the trip was very enjoyable. It was a great value for the cost, all of the arrangements were good, the luggage service was dependable, and the navigation maps were adequate. In hindsight I might have opted for the hotel upgrade. Our hotels were clean and comfortable, but the locations were often less than ideal. Especiallly the hotel in Konstanz. It also irked me that they would not let us check in before 3pm, nor would they store our luggage when we first arrived. The bikes were OK. I wish there was an option for a better quality non-electric bike. The GPX navigation files were a little confusing to manage, and they would benefit from annotation (listing sites of interest and cues for turns). Overall though, I was very pleased and would use them for future trips.

Our Lake Constance bike trip was very enjoyable even with 3 days of rain. The hotels were small but comfortable and they all had terrific breakfasts. The e-bikes worked well and we were glad that we had them with the rain & wind. The only suggestion I would make is to have the e-bikes at the first hotel. It took us several hours to get to the hotel, drop off our bags, figure out the bus system to get over to the bike rental place and then negotiate our way back across the city on the bikes to get back to the hotel. Or maybe pick a hotel closer to the bike office?

Good adventure. I think the maps need more work as we got lost a few times. Also the first half of the first day wasn't much fun as it really was riding through light industrial. On reflection would have recommended taking a train to a twin 25ks away and doing 25km from there. We enjoyed the trip. The hotels were good and the bags arrived always in time. It was a fun experience.