Pumpkins, wine and apples with a guide & e-bike

Arrival in Eastern Styria and check-in at the Hotel Steirerrast. Surrounded by lush greenery, your guests will feel right at home: thoroughly pampered by first-class regional cuisine and completely relaxed in the wellness oasis with its pool. 

You’ll set off at a leisurely pace along the Raab Valley Cycle Route. Starting from Gleisdorf, the cycle route leads along the river to the district capital Feldbach, where a short culinary stop in the town centre near the colourful church tower is highly recommended. Passing fields of maize and pumpkins, your group cycles on to the Berghofer Mill in Fehring. During a guided tour, they’ll learn fascinating facts about Styrian pumpkin seed oil and, of course, get to taste it too. A regional speciality is the ‘Kernöleierspeis’ (pumpkin seed oil omelette), which can be freshly prepared for your guests upon advance booking (optional). Refreshed, the tour concludes with a 10 km ride to the Gölles factory. For more ambitious groups, the tour can be extended to the impressive fortress in Riegersburg, a tasting at the Bernhart winery, or a sweet visit to the Zotter Chocolate Experience (5 or 7 km).

The next morning, after breakfast, the bus takes your group to today‘s starting point in Bad Gleichenberg. There, a qualified cycling guide and geologist awaits. With him, your guests will delve into 18 million years of regional geological history. The first stop is the Kapfensteiner Kogel, offering a stunning panoramic view of the fertile volcanic cones and a glimpse into the ancient volcanic vent along the Geotrail. The tour continues in an engaging and up-close manner at the viewing terrace in St. Anna am Aigen, featuring shell limestone deposits from the primeval sea. Refreshing drinks are available on a self-service basis along the way. The route leads over the Waltrafelsen to one of Europe’s most impressive basalt cliffs and along the high-altitude trail to the Genussgut Krispel, where your group enjoys a tasting and the e-bikes are picked up for the transfer back. The Genussgut is dedicated to regional produce; the building is modelled on a volcano, and during the guided tour, the path is lined with basalt troughs in which wine and pork are aged.

The third day’s tour starts right at the Hotel Steirerrast and leads to the heart of the Styrian Apple Route. Passing countless apple trees, the e-bike ride along the Apple Road Cycle Tour is a comfortable journey despite some elevation gain. Along the way, your group stops at Obsthof Pieber, home to an Abakus Apfelmann. There, you’ll enjoy fresh apple slices and sweet apple juice. The tour continues to the idyllically situated Stubenbergsee, which is the perfect spot for a short break before cycling the final few kilometres back to the hotel. 

Tour details:
Raab Valley: 50 kilometres, 550 metres EG
Vulkanland: 50 kilometres, approx. 650 metres EG
Apple Road: approx. 65 kilometres, 700 metres EG

WHAT‘S INCLUDED

• 4 nights incl. half board
• Use of wellness area with indoor pool and sauna
• Genusscard
• A cycling guide for 3 days
• Guided tour and tasting at Berghofer Mill
• Adventure tour including tasting at Gölles
• Guided tour and wine tasting at Krispel Estate
• Tasting at a local apple farm

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