VeloDunajec and VeloNatura – pearls among the mountains
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SELF-GUIDED AND FOR GROUPS
Visit the most beautiful bicycle trails in Poland! Enjoy mountain views on an easy bike trail along the Dunajec and Poprad Rivers.
On your route you will enjoy variety of attractive, culturally and naturally valuable places of Lesser Poland. Admire magnificent wooden architecture – UNSESCO, heritage and mountain landscapes of Tatra, Pieniny, Beskidy and Gorce Mountains from the perspective of the bicycle saddle. Take a breath of fresh mountain air and rest in the health resorts in Zakopane, Szczawnica and Krynica – Zdrój – the pearls among the mountains.
It is also an opportunity to get to know highlander traditions and flavors.
Route and difficulty
Profile of the bike tour: easy
bike paths: 80% of the route length, 20% roads with low traffic intensity
road surface: asphalt 99% of whole tour, the rest – gravel roads
daily climbs: 100 – 500 m
daily distance: approx. 40 – 65 km
whole distance: approx.: 260 km
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Attractions and programm of the bike tour:
Transfer by bus from Cracow to Zakopane – the winter capital of Poland.
Sightseeing of Zakopane on foot or by bike (distance on bike approx. 8 km)
Gubałówka funicular – view point and start of the trip
Bike ride from Chochołów to Nowy Targ along on the Trail around the Tatra Mountains with spectacular views of the majestic mountain peaks.
Historic Podhale wooden buildings in Chochłów
Sightseeing of Nowy Targ
Trial Velo Dunajec Route at the base of Tatra and Gorce Mountains
Dębno – St. Michael Archangel Church from XV century (UNESCO)
Czorsztyn Lake
Niedzica Castle
Pieniński National Park
Red Monastery, Pieniny Mountains
Trail Velo Dunajec in Slovakia – Dunajec River George
Sądecki Ethnographic Park
Sightseeing Nowy Sącz – market square, town hall, ruins of the castle
Velo Natura Trail – along Poprad River
Piwniczna Health Resort
Velo Natura Trail – along Poprad River on the Polish-Slovak border
Muszyna Health Resort
Orthodox Church of St. James, Powroźnik – The oldest Orthodox church in the Polish Carpathians, built in 1600, in 2013 the temple was inscribed on the UNESCO Word Heritage sites.
Day 7 Krynica – day off, sightseeing, (optionally distance approx. 10 km by bike)
Sightseeing in Krynica Zdrój – known as “the Pearl of Polish health resorts” – lies in the eastern part of Beskid Sądecki, in the Kryniczanka stream valley.
You will visit
- historic architecture of the spa
- Funicular on Parkowa Hill
- observation tower overlooking the surrounding mountains
Transfer from Krynica Zdrój to Cracow by bus
Visiting of Cracow (optionally)
The offer includes:
comfortable accommodation for 7 nights in the hotels and pensions (3-stars), double rooms with bathroom
7 breakfasts
rental of trekking bike, helmet, bicycle pump and repair kits, bike lock
luggage transportation between hotels
transfer by bus with bikes from Cracow to Zakopane and from Krynica to Cracow
digital guide, maps, GPS tracks and information about interesting places to visit for each day
travel insurance
whole day hotline in case of emergency
The offer does not include:
addtional meals
ticket to the Gubałówka cable car (normal ticket approx. 45 PLN), paid on spot
tickets for a boat cruise on Lake Czorsztyńskie (normal ticket with bike approx. 30 PLN), paid on spot
tickets to visited attractions
emergency taxi transfers
Price and booking
SELF-GUIDED TOUR
Price (1 person in double room)
Group 2 – 4 participants: from 6.320,00 PLN/1.510,00 EUR
Group 5 – 6 participants: from 5.660,00 PLN/1.350,00 EUR
Group 7 – 8 participants: from 5.150,00 PLN/1.160,00 EUR
Final price varies depending on the dates and hotels availability!
Surcharges
rental of e-bike, helmet, bicycle pump and repair kits – 440,00 PLN/110 EUR/8 days/person
single room – 540,00 PLN/130 EUR/7 nights/person
additional accommodation in Cracow before and/or after the trip: double room – 550,00 PLN/130,00 EUR night, single room – 450,00 PLN/110,00 EUR/night/person
guide in Cracow (up to 3h) – 700,00 PLN/170,00 EUR/group
Offer for groups – individual pricing
In the comments field, please enter the proposed trip date and number of people. At your request, we can modify the route and scope of services – this need should also be described in the comments field.
Contact us for professional and friendly advice!
Bikes
Trekking bike (included in price)
Gravel bike
E-bike
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