Austria 9-Day Tours and Trips

This was my first Collette Tour and I thought it was very good. Our tour manager was excellent, the hotel was beautiful, the tours were nice. My least favorite thing was traveling by motorcoach. It is not a favorite mode of transportation for me but I understand the necessity when you have that many people. Prefer smaller groups.

Everything worked out perfectly. Hotels were generally good and well located with good breakfasts. Transfer of bags was flawless. The route on our phone was clear and simple to follow.

1. The Wachau Valley was the highlight. 2. Finding the correct bus route to pick up the bikes on the first evening was a bit of a challenge. 3. The GPX worked so well letting us know within 50 yards that we were off the suggested trail. 4. While St. Agatha was beautiful and the lodging comfortable; contacting the pickup and waiting for a couple of hours was not our favorite way to end a rainy biking day. 5. Had we realized several hotels were not in walking distance to restaurants, we would have purchased the evening meal plan. 6. The days were filled with a variety of beautiful changing scenery while riding the entire week along the Danube — good trip.

City sight seeing - Panoramic tours arent great, use of local guides should be more in city highlights. walking tours / hop on -off tours should be more. Berlin visit was a failure. wastage of 2 days. If any local events are arranged in the city then accordingly itinerary should be modified so that we dont feel cheated.

This tour was great and I would highly recommend it. The daily cycling distance was good – enough of a challenge but not too far. The route was not too difficult with an e-bike and the navigation system worked well. The roads felt very safe as they were mainly logging tracks or small country roads with minimal traffic. The scenery was beautiful and the villages, castles and churches amazing. The local staff were kind, helpful and responsive.

Beautiful bike ride along the Danube. The trails are well maintained, well marked and easy to ride. They provided us with everything we needed, booked great hotels and our bags magically appeared at each hotel at the end of the day. We will definitely use them for future trips!