Hi all,
I am planning the third stage of a two week visit to Austria in May. This community has been helpful with planning stage 1, central and southern Burgenland, and stage 2, the Salzkammergut, so I am reaching back out with travel and planning advice for the Wachau Valley. My partner and I are looking for a base and also advice on biking along the river.
We will be coming from the west, Salzburg. Melk seems logical as a base and as a start for a biking tour but doesn’t seem to have the charm of Weissenkirchen or some of the other cities along the river, so we are looking for recommendations where to base ourselves and start a biking tour.
I’m also unclear how to best bike the area. I see recommendations to ride the south side of the river and other recommendations to ride the north side and then return on one of the several boats along this part of the river. We have a full day and ideally we would like to ride along the river between Melk and Krems, so any help here would be appreciated as well.
Thanks!