Vineyard Valley:
Cycling Austria's
Danube 

June 2-11, 2019

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Overview 

Explore the breathtaking landscapes, culture, and cuisine of the Austria's famous Danube River Valley by bike and barge. Taste world-famous wines, feast on traditional local foods, visit historic castles, and indulge in the offerings of some of Europe's finest chocolatiers. This tour will include options for bike enthusiasts as well as options for those that would prefer to explore by foot and boat. After arriving in Munich, Germany, we will travel by train to board our floating hotel in the historic 'Altstadt' dockyard of Passau. Once aboard, we'll settle into our cozy, yet modern cabins, explore the boat, and check-out our bicycles. Each day travelers will have the option to disembark with the Tour Leaders to pedal the paved-cycling trail to the next destination or to remain on board and meet the cyclists at the next stop to explore some of the Danube's most charming wine-making villages and towns. And a tour of Austria wouldn't be complete without a stop in the capital city of Vienna for a historic bike tour, sightseeing, and of course sipping some 'Viennese Melange' with our 'Sacher-torte' at one the city's most famous coffeehouses.  

Tour Leaders

AmyAmy Boelk (Schmied)

In addition to being the communications specialist for UWSP Adventure Tours, Amy has over 10 years of tour guiding/leadership experience in both the U.S. and abroad. She holds certifications as a Wilderness First Responder and in Mass Disaster Care. Within the U..S, she has led tours at several National Parks including Glacier, Zion, Bryce, Arches, Hot Springs, Badlands and more as well as 8 canoe tours within the BWCA. While living and working in Austria as a professional cycling guide, Amy also had the opportunity to explore Croatia, Bosnia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Germany, Litchenstein, and more. She can’t wait to show you various secret local ‘hot-spots’ along the Danube and looks forward to being your tour leader and German translator!





Bill Fehrenbach

Bill has been bicycling most of his life and has led bicycle tours in Michigan, Indiana, and California for Michigan-based Bicycle Cruises, understanding the needs of the novice-to-intermediate cyclist. He has done many multi-day group and fund-raising rides in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan, Montana, and around the Puget Sound in Washington. He and his wife Mary bicycled across Mallorca as travelers with UWSP Adventure Tours and also traveled to Australia (although his big sister did not allow him to ride a bike in Sydney!). Bill teaches Statistics as an Associate Lecturer at UWSP, commutes daily by bicycle year-round, and is a member of the Stevens Point Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee. Not to mention, he is a member of the Rotary Club of Greater Portage County and a pilot for Cycling Without Age Stevens Point. Bill looks forward to returning to Europe to put his vast array of cycle leadership and bike repair expertise to use to make your tour a worry-free experience!


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