Your hosts, the Riepe families, invite you to choose from 5 bicycle-friendly Ringhotels, when you compile your very own “self-powered” expedition! An exciting bicycle tour around Dortmund, the metropolitan center of the
Ruhr region, through the rural districts of Muensterland to the picturesque Ruhr Valley. Your designated cycling route will take you along former railroad routes, along the Ems canal, the Lippe and Ruhr rivers.

This tour may be individually tailored for 4 guests or more with a free choice of hotels (all are within easy reach of one another).

3-day bicycle tour, or longer ...
Package price p. p.:
incl. 2 nights’ accommodation with extra services
dbl € 128,00
sgl € 158,00
(subject to local fees and taxes)
One night extension available upon request.

Your hosts:
Ringhotels in Dortmund, Herdecke, Lünen, Unna, Witten

If you like to cycle leisurely and take your time for all the things worth seeing along the way, this one is for you. This cultural cycling tour along the Saar and Moselle will take you to a number of cultural highlights, such as the Porta Nigra in Germany’s oldest city Trier, the so-called “little Venice“ in Saarburg, the ceramics manufacturer Villeroy & Boch, the World Heritage Site “Völklinger Hütte“ (former ironworks), the Baroque Saarbrücken and the city of the Sun King, Saarlouis.
Tour description Day 1: Arrival Visit the Baroque historic city centre of Saarbrücken and current exhibition at the “Saarland-Museum“
Day 2: Saarbrücken – Saarlouis (18 miles/29 km) Cycle on the Saar cycling route to Völklingen where you will have sufficient time to visit the ceramics manufacturer Villeroy & Boch, the World Heritage Site “Völklinger Hütte“ (former ironworks), the Baroque city of Saarbrücken and Saarlouis, the city of the Sun King.
Day 3: Saarlouis – Mettlach (21.8 miles/25 km) Today you will be cycling along the Saar and pass the famous Saar Bow until you reach Mettlach. Do not miss visiting the Villeroy & Boch exhibition “Keravision“ in the old Benedictine abbey, showcasing the history of the famous ceramics manufacturer. And last but not least, how about a bit of shopping? There are some outlet stores to be found in Mettlach ...
Day 4: Mettlach – Trier (25.6 miles/41 km) The route leads on to Saarburg, well known for its castle dating back to the 10th century, the historic town centre and its traces of the Middle Ages as well as a waterfall. Upriver, you will cycle along the Saar to Konz where Saar and Moselle meet. Following the course of the Moselle, you will reach your destination Trier, Germany’s oldest city, in the Rhineland-Palatinate.
Day 5: Departure Visit the Roman city of Trier and departure.
Package includes:

• 4 nights incl. breakfast in two- to four-star hotels
• Three-day „Rheinland-Pfalz & Saarland“ card entitling to free entry to all sights described
• travel guide in German
• Detailed maps and route information

Further optional services (not included in the price):

• Touring bike
• „E-Bike“ electro bike
• Half-board
• Luggage transfer

Booking information:
Prices ans travel dates:

price: from 245,00 EUR
Prices per person

• In a double room EUR 245
• In a single room EUR 336

Tour profile:
Flat route on awarded cycling routes along the Saar and Moselle from Saarbrücken to Trier.
Total length: Saarbrücken – Trier 65.6 miles/105 km

The Sächsische Schweiz region (“Saxon Switzerland”) offers spectacular scenery that has inspired such famous painters as Caspar David Friedrich and Ludwig Richter. Walk the Painters’ Trail and discover the unique natural environment of the Sächsische Schweiz, with its wildly romantic valleys, bizarre sandstone formations, fantastic views and majestic flat-top mountains at a less-than-royal price of under € 100 per double room and day.

Services:

• 7 x nights in 3- and 4-star hotels
  
• buffet breakfast
  
• very good maps of the Sächsische Schweiz and the Painters’ Trail on the scale of 1:15,000
  
• Informative material about the immediate surroundings
  
• Transportation of luggage from hotel to hotel

This tour features enchanting scenery and takes you from the Saar Bow to the border crossings with France and Luxembourg on the Moselle. Comfortably sitting on your E-Bike you won’t have any problems enjoying the altogether 850 metres that need to be climbed. In the evening, first-class regional cuisine is waiting to be sampled by you.
Package includes

• 3 nights incl breakfast in three- to four-star hotels
• 1 four-course menu in restaurant on the Saar Bow
• 1 gourmet menu incl. wine in the wine village of Perl
• 1 menu inspired by French cuisine in Merzig
• Cycling map and tour description
• E-Bike (rental bike) incl. bike bags
  

Prices and travel dates:
price: from 299,00 EUR
Price per person

• In a double room EUR 299
• In a single room EUR 359

SUMMER SPIRIT IN THE AUTOSTADT


Experience the Mediterranean atmosphere in the Autostadt when sunshine, wind and water create a cheerful, relaxed atmosphere. A variety of package offers and fresh, natural dishes served on the park terraces of the Autostadt restaurants are great for a (short) summer getaway.  With Europe‘s biggest water show, you can look forward to summertime 2013: cocktails, lounge music, holiday package arrangements for children and adolescents, and a great summer stage production await you at the Autostadt in Wolfsburg. Hope to see you soon!
Daytime offer / services
- Admission to the Autostadt
- 60-minute Maritime PanoramaTour along the Mittellandkanal (weather permitting; limited capacity, please reserve in advance)
- Admission to the summer stage production
Price per person
Adults: 14,00 euros 
Reduced Price *: 11,00 euros
Children/youth ticket (age 6 to 17), scholars: 5,00 euros
Evening ticket (from 16h00): 7,00 euros

* students, apprentices, members of the Military, national service volunteers, the umemployed, the disabled (all groups), senior citizens (from 60 onwards). Valid identity card required.

Price includes

• six nights in selcted hotels including breakfast
• detailed route map

Tour description

• Day 1: Trier - Merzig, ca. 45 km
• Day 2: Merzig - Saarbrücken, ca. 50 km
• Day 3: Saarbrücken - Mittersheim, ca. 70 km
• Day 4: Mittersheim - Saverne, ca. 80 km
• Day 5: Saverne - Strasbourg, ca. 40 km

Prices and travel dates: price: from 297,00 EUR
Price per person

• In a double room EUR 297
• In a single room EUR 447

Package includes

• 13 nights incl. breakfast in inns/B&Bs/hotels
• Rooms with shower and toilet
• Maps

Further optional services (not included in the price)
Luggage transfer
2–4 persons EUR 258.00
5–8 persons EUR 420.00
Day 1: Arrival in Perl
Day 2: Hike to Eft-Hellendorf (approx. 12.4 miles/20 km)
Day 3: Hike to Mettlach (approx. 12.4 miles/20 km)
Day 4: Hike to Britten (approx. 8.7 miles/14 km)
Day 5: Hike to Losheim (approx. 7.5 miles/12 km)
Day 6: Hike to Weiskirchen (appox. 11.2 miles/18 km)
Day 7: Hike to Grimburg (approx. 11.8 miles/19 km)
Day 8: Hike to Hermeskeil (approx. 13 miles/21 km)
Day 9: Hike to Neuhütten (approx. 11.2 miles/18 km)
Day 10: Hike to Deuselbach (approx. 13.7 miles/22 km)
Day 11: Hike to Morbach (approx. 11.2 miles/18 km)
Day 12: Hike to Kempfeld (approx. 11.8 miles/19 km)
Day 13: Hike to Idar-Oberstein (approx. 9.3 miles/15 km)
Day 14: Departure
Prices and travel dates
price: from 645,00 EUR
Price per person

• In a double room EUR 645,00
• In a single room EUR 830,00