Cycling, marveling, enjoying — our new trips 2026
As always, there is an exciting mix of new things to look forward to: route tours, round trips, individual cycling tours, or a great new combination of location and route tours! All you have to do is decide. And it's all brand new:
Brand new original Velociped tours 2026
Eifel Experience Aachen - Trier
From Aachen to Trier, from the imperial cathedral city to the former Roman metropolis, our new Velociped Original Tour 2026 takes you to architectural treasures worth seeing on the one hand and through pure nature on the other.
For example, you can cycle comfortably through the countryside on the former Vennbahn railway line, now a well-developed cycle path. The Aachen Rothe Erde station once connected the railway with Luxembourg: coal was transported from Aachen, and iron ore from Luxembourg in the opposite direction. The Vennbahn cycle route takes you through Germany and Belgium, but you won't even notice when you cross the border.
The High Fens, a high moorland landscape, will delight you just as much as the Vulkaneifel, where you cycle along the Kyll. You will pass dark green forests and mysterious maars, the “eyes of the Eifel,” extinct volcanoes. The brewery town of Bitburg and the mineral water town of Gerolstein will quench your thirst. Finally, you will cycle along the idyllic Moselle to your final destination: Trier.
Moselle – a relaxed classic
And on we go to the Moselle: the Moselle in a relaxed way! This works well if you spend two nights in Zeltingen and two nights in Treis-Karden, allowing you to delve deeper into some places and get to know them better. A mixture of star and route cycling, in other words.
We think that's great, and we love the Moselle Cycle Route anyway: Eltz Castle, for many the most impressive castle ever with its 35-meter-high residential towers, Roman Trier with its imperial baths, the Porta Nigra and the imposing amphitheater, and the charming wine villages of Trittenheim, Bernkastel-Kues and Cochem are all on your route.
And you're sure to enjoy a glass or two of Moselle wine along the way. Cycle on two wheels to the Riesling and taste it directly at the winery. The exquisite wines are mostly grown on steep slopes, but you don't have to pedal your way up there. You can taste the excellent wines in comfort in the valley in one of the pretty wine-growing villages. The vineyards form a picturesque green backdrop that is reflected attractively in the river.
And if you don't feel like cycling anymore, hop on a boat and enjoy the view from the water! It doesn't get any more relaxing than this.
Main - active in the Spessart
Off to Franconia! This new, sporty cycling tour takes you through the romantic Spessart with its dense forests.
Start your ride in the alleys of Lohr with its half-timbered houses. Then cycle along the luxurious, smooth asphalt cycle path along the Main to Karlstadt and wave to the Main ships. After a beautiful bike ride through the dark green Spessart Forest, you will ride from Lohr to Wertheim, with views of vineyards and vines guaranteed. Wertheim also has a pretty old town. It can compete with Pisa, as it has its own leaning tower, the pointed tower built in 1200. The half-timbered houses around the market square tell many stories, one of which has an extension that was once a smoking room. It is also here in Wertheim that the dark Tauber River flows naturally into the Main River.
The crowning glory is Aschaffenburg with its many sights, one of which is the reddish-shimmering Johannisburg Castle, visible from afar.
The route is characterized by the Bavarian Spessart with all its beauty, dense green forests, and red sandstone cliffs. There is no need to worry about your panniers being snatched, as there are said to be no more Spessart robbers.
Off to the south!
Munich – Merano
Attenzione, now it's time for some Italian: this new partner route takes you from Munich to Merano in South Tyrol, an individual route tour. Don't worry, this Alpine crossing by bike is really easy to do and only has a few small climbs.
First, it's pure Bavaria. Treat yourself to a wheat beer and a white sausage in Munich, which, by the way, must not hear the 12 o'clock chime. The route is flat along Lake Starnberg, with a white-blue sky and a blue lake. Boats sail across the water, Radler is drunk in beer gardens, and Bavarian Gstanzln music is played on harmonica and guitar. Finally, you reach Bernried and the Buchheim Museum of Fantasy.
The snow-covered Zugspitze, Germany's highest mountain, is always in view. If you like, you can take the cable car up from Garmisch and look out over the countryside.
Finally, you cycle along the Inn and take a bus transfer to the Reschen Pass, where you descend through the Vinschgau Valley on the other side. On the left, the Romanesque church tower of Graun rises out of Lake Reschen.
The Etsch Cycle Path leads to the Mediterranean-like Merano with its magnificent flora: exotic giant trees such as Lebanese cedars, palm trees, and Californian sequoias grow in the mild climate here. Art Nouveau villas, the quaint Steinacher quarter, or the sophisticated promenades along the Passer River... Merano offers many reasons to visit. It is also said to have around 300 days of sunshine per year. This explains why you can cycle here early and late in the year.
Friuli Tour
We remain in bella Italia: our new, individual tour takes us through beautiful Friuli. It begins and ends in Udine, the capital of Friuli. The city boasts the New Castle, built in 1556, which houses museums and the art gallery, and the painter Tiepolo. Many of his works can be admired in the Gallerie del Tiepolo.
The small church of Santa Maria in Castello, topped by the golden archangel San Daniele, is the city's landmark. In Piazza della Libertà, with its magnificent buildings, supposedly the most beautiful Venetian square, stands the Loggia di San Giovanni with its clock tower and two Moors who ring the bells, just like in St. Mark's Square in Venice.
Magnificent architecture and mosaics also await you in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Aquileia: the 760 m² mosaic floor from the 4th century in the Basilica of Maria Assunta is considered the largest early Christian mosaic in Europe. Not far from there is the ancient inland port.
This tour also takes you to the sea: Marano Luganare and Lignano are the stops. Finally, you will drive across a dam through the Adriatic lagoon, a sight in itself with around 150 species of birds, and reach Grado, the former Roman seaport. Does this seem Austrian to you? That's right, the place is said to have been popular even in the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and is still popular with Austrians today.
Via Gradisca d'Isonzo, one of the most beautiful villages in Italy, you drive back to Udine. The city's life pulsates on the bustling Via Mercato Vecchio with its bars and historic osterias, and on the Piazza delle Erbe (Herb Square), also known as Piazza Giacomo Matteotti, people meet under the arcades and drink a tajut, a glass of wine. Salute!
Southern Burgundy Round Trip
We're staying in the south, but this time we're heading to France: this individual cycling tour takes you through southern Burgundy, starting in Beaune, where you should visit the picturesque old town and, of course, sample some Burgundy wine.
You will cycle on voies vertes, green paths, former railway lines and along rivers and canals through the countryside to medieval castles and fortresses, monasteries and churches. There is no shortage of enjoyment, as you will pass formidable winegrowers, vines and vineyards. Wineries everywhere invite you to taste their wines.
Along the blue ribbon of the Saône, you will reach Chalon-sur-Saône with its neo-Gothic cathedral towering above everything else, although its origins were Romanesque. The Saône is so wide here that there is an island in the middle with a tower on it.
In charming Verdun-sur-le-Doubs, the Doubs flows into the Saône. People paddle past in kayaks, a small boat chugs along.
From Saint-Jean-de-Losne, you cycle through nature along the Canal de Bourgogne to Dijon, the capital of Burgundy and also known as the mustard capital, as the famous Dijon mustard comes from here. Culinary highlights are guaranteed here!
Ship ahoy!
Main-Danube Canal with the MS Casanova
This beautiful bike and boat tour takes you from Bamberg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, cathedral city, and beer town, to Regensburg, also a World Heritage Site, or vice versa.
In the beer mecca of Bamberg, 14 active breweries produce around 50 different types of beer. When you go to “Mahr's Bräu,” you order in Franconian: “A U.” That means an uncorked beer. If you want the same, simply say: “I a”. Me too. So off to Mahr's Bräu for an “a Seidla”, also an important word for ordering, as it means half a liter in a mug. Another important Franconian beer term is “a Schnitt”. This is half a Seidla, but usually more than half full – at half the price. Beer etiquette dictates that you only order a Schnitt as a nightcap and not one after the other to save money. Another legendary beer is “Schlenkerla” smoked beer, which supposedly tastes like smoked ham and only after the third “Seidla” in the rustic pub of the same name.
But Bamberg's sights are not only palatable: under the Old Town Hall, which stands in the middle of the Regnitz River, you can reach the romantic former fishing district “Little Venice.” Walking across the Markusbrücke bridge, you can see the cathedral on the left, where the Bamberg Horseman is located, and the residence on the right, the Michelsberg.
Equally fascinating are Nuremberg's old town with its towering Imperial Castle, and Kelheim, once a Celtic settlement on the Altmühl River, with its historic city center and numerous medieval buildings. The “Weiße Brauhaus” (White Brewery) in the town is a Bavarian mega-restaurant with cult status, as the famous Schneider Weiße beer is brewed in the associated brewery. The vaults echo.
Finally, in Regensburg, you can find authentic Regensburg Knacker sausages with mustard in the traditional Wurstkuchl. There are plenty of pubs here in historic buildings with vaulted ceilings, in courtyards, and in narrow medieval streets. This is not the only reason why much of the city has an Italian feel to it: the Italian towers, the idea for which was brought back from Italy by merchants, are also a reminder of this. You should take a photo at the Stone Bridge, the oldest bridge in Germany, as well as at Regensburg Cathedral.
Between all these interesting cities, small villages in romantic river valleys and meadows and enchanting landscapes await you. And best of all, your floating hotel is always with you!
Frankfurt - Bamberg with the MS Casanova
The beautiful MS Casanova, with its delightful Rococo-style decorations, will take you from the metropolis and Goethe city of Frankfurt to the beer and cathedral city of Bamberg, or vice versa.
Here you will cycle along the Main River, from Äbbelwoi to Franconian wine and on to Franconian beer. Frankfurt with its magnificent skyline will soon be behind you, and you may find yourself waving goodbye once more. Then you will find pure tranquility along the idyllic river and wave to the Main boatmen.
Interesting places follow like pearls on a string: the royal seat of Würzburg is sure to knock you off your bike with its World Heritage Site, the Residenz with its Hofgarten. One of the most beautiful castles in Europe and a Baroque masterpiece awaits you. Tiepolo created the largest fresco in the world, which adorns the staircase.
This is followed by small wine-growing villages where “Meefischli” are offered and Silvaner or Müller Thurgau, for example from the “Obereisenheimer Höll” vineyard. Volkach is the name of one of these wine villages, located at the apex of the Main loop, which wraps around the wine or Main island like a wide belt. There you can sit in the sun on the Main terraces with a view of the water and the vineyards. Opposite the parish church, paradise awaits the weary cyclist, as an elderly gentleman on the Main Cycle Path assures us. “It's called ‘Zur Schwane’ and it's like heaven!” In fact, the excellent wines in Franconia's oldest, originally preserved tavern come from its own vineyard.
Via Haßfurt with its late Gothic knight's chapel and Schweinfurt, you finally reach Bamberg and have arrived in Franconian beer country. Let's have a Schlenkerla Rauchbier. What a great tour!
Neckar, Rhine, and Main with MS Casanova
You will cycle along three rivers on this bike tour, and your popular floating hotel, MS Casanova, will always be with you. Along the Neckar, Main, and Rhine, the route takes you from Stuttgart to Frankfurt or vice versa, mostly on well-maintained bike paths on asphalt or fine gravel and rarely on side roads.
Among other interesting towns, the first stop is Bad Cannstatt, famous for its wine and Hölderlin, where you will board your ship, the MS Casanova, and enjoy your first dinner cruise.
Whether by bike or by ship, you will travel through beautiful landscapes, first along the Neckar and then to idyllic wine-growing villages with wine taverns that invite you to take a break. Lauffen, Bad, Wimpfen, and the Stauffer town of Eberbach follow in quick succession before you cycle through the Odenwald and arrive in romantic Heidelberg, a place of longing and a symbol of romance both past and present.
Germany's oldest university, located here, was founded in 1386. The former student prison is open to visitors. Four to five layers of murals and poems adorn the walls. The cells were given names such as “Palais Royal” by those imprisoned there. If the graffiti is to be believed, things were not too strict here: one prisoner complained that the sparkling wine was not chilled.
However, the main attraction is the castle, which towers above everything else and is visible from afar. It consists of many individual palaces, each of which could stand on its own, and is one of the most beautiful Renaissance buildings north of the Alps, built entirely according to the golden ratio. The world's largest barrel, measuring seven meters in diameter, with a capacity of 221,726 liters and a length of 9.6 meters, is also located here.
Next come the Roman towns of Ladenburg and Worms, before you turn onto the Rhine Cycle Route in vibrant Mannheim with its great music scene and finally arrive in Mainz via Nierstein with its 1,000 hectares of vineyards.
In the heart of Mainz lies the city's living room, the market square, lined with historic buildings. Surrounding it in the old town are winding alleys such as the Nasengäßchen, half-timbered houses such as the “Zum Spiegel” wine house, and, of course, the towering cathedral.
Finally, the route continues along the Main to Frankfurt. The skyline shines brightly even from a distance. Visit the pubs on the banks of the Main or the market hall for a green sauce with potatoes and an Äbbelwoi. “Feierawend! Hip, Hop, Schoppe in de Kopp!” is what they say here. You've earned it!
With so many new products, it will be really exciting to make a decision. We look forward to seeing you!