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.

After a short ride to the ferry dock you cross the upper lake to the medieval town of Meersburg, from here you follow the lake shore to Friedrichshafen. We recommend visiting the Zeppelin Museum where the history of these famous airships is depicted. Continue along the lake shore past extensive orchards and many bathing beaches - is it warm enough for a dip, you decide? Your destination is Lindau, a very pretty little town that sits on it's own tiny peninsula jutting out into the lake. A boat trip carries you back up the lake to Constance and your hotel.

A short ride from Constance you will find the flower island of Mainau. Park your bikes and walk across the bridge into another world. A myriad of blooms create a kaleidoscope of colour in the well kept gardens (Entrance to Mainau Island, to be paid locally, approximatley €28) There's also a castle, a palm garden an arboretum and an enchanting butterfly house.

Cycle the few kilometres to Wallhausen and catch the ferry across the lake to the grand old town of Überlingen. After a look around follow the route to the Birnau Monastery from where you can enjoy a fabulous view across the lake. From here a leisurely cycle leads you inland past Affenberg (Monkey Mountain), home to some 200 Barbary apes, to Salem Castle and its magnificent monastery. The route then leads you back to the lake and you catch the ferry from Meersburg back to Constance

Cycle to Reichenau island, now joined to the mainland by a causeway, and catch the ferry across to the Höri peninsula at the western end of the lower lake. You disembark in the charming little village of Gaienhofen and follow the lake shore as it slowly narrows and once again becomes the Rhine River (Lake Constance is actually a huge bulge in the river). After some pleasant cycling along the shoreline you reach the beautiful medieval town of Stein-am-Rhein. It’s worth spending a bit of time here so park the bikes and take a wander through the lovely old square lined with ornately muralled townhouses. There’s also a lovely riverside promenade with plenty of inviting cafes and restaurants. You then follow the southern bank of the river back to the Lake and Constance itself.

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