Official Info- & Booking Centres now open on EuroVelo 13 – Iron Curtain Trail

The establishment of the first two EuroVelo 13 – Iron Curtain Trail Official Info- & Booking Centre marks a major milestone in making this magnificent long-distance cycling route more accessible. Let’s see why these booking centers are so important and how they can make your cycling trip more enjoyable and sustainable.

The EuroVelo 13 – Iron Curtain Trail Official Info- & Booking Centre is your central contact point for a great cycling experience along the Iron Curtain Trail. A centre is managed by a qualified tour operator from the region, selected through a public tender as part of the ICTr-CE project. These operators are contractually committed to the goals of the Iron Curtain Trail, ensuring that you have a reliable and competent partner for planning and organising your cycling trip!

The goal of the ICTr-CE project, co-funded by the Interreg Central Europe programme of the European Union, is to make EuroVelo 13 – Iron Curtain Trail more accessible to guests through enhanced services. Additionally, local service providers along the route should benefit from innovative and sustainable tourism as much as possible.

What do booking centres do?

The primary role of the EuroVelo 13 – Iron Curtain Trail Official Info- & Booking Centres are to provide professional inquiry and booking management to support you in planning and experiencing your cycling trip. This includes coordinating all local service providers.

Furthermore, the ICTr-CE project aims to set new standards in sustainable and socially responsible tourism with innovative bookable offers. For all packages, your personal carbon footprint and Impact Score will be calculated to demonstrate the climate-friendly and sustainable impact of your journey.

A contribution based on the impact score will be included in the price of the travel package and will be invested through the Good Impact Program directly into ecological, social, or cultural projects along EuroVelo 13. This way, you give back to the region and enjoy cycling with the good feeling of participating in one of Europe’s most innovative and sustainable tourism initiatives.

Where to find a booking centre?

The EuroVelo 13 – Iron Curtain Trail Official Info- & Booking Centres have been established for two sections of EuroVelo 13, each covering an impressive 10 daily sections:

The first one is the section between Lipno, in Czechia, and Bratislava, in Slovakia, along the border between Austria and Czechia, and later Slovakia. The responsible Official Booking Centre for this section is Aktivbike Radreisen from Bad Gleichenberg, Austria. They can be contacted by email: [email protected]

The second one is the section between Szombathely and Mohács, in Hungary, along the border between Hungary and Slovenia, and later Croatia. The responsible Official Booking Centre for this section is Helian Natour from Pécs, Hungary. They can be contacted at the address: [email protected]

The establishment of these booking centres is intended not only to make your cycling trip on EuroVelo 13 easier, but also to offer unique and sustainable experiences through special packages.

By booking these packages, you will also make a fair contribution to the ecological and social development of the regions along EuroVelo 13 through the Good Impact Program (GIP). Concrete actions such as this one are a small step to realise the global vision of the UN World Tourism Organisation ‘Innovation and Sustainability is the New Normal’.

Stay tuned for the list of offers!