Boat and bike tours along the Elbe river
Discover the beauty of paddling on the Elbe river in combination with a relaxing return by bike along the Elbe Cycle Route. The cycling trail follows the river without any hills, so even children will enjoy the trip. You can choose from several routes between Ústí nad Labem, or Děčín to the German town of Bad Schandau. The river is calm without any weirs and therefore suitable for beginners.
Right behind Děčín begins the Bohemian Switzerland National Park with the deepest sandstone canyon in Europe. During the paddle tour, you will enjoy views of rock walls and towers of various shapes and shores full of herons. Choose one of our tours across the border to Bad Schandau, Germany, a spa town with a typical Saxon folk architecture and a café atmosphere. Or go on a route between Ústí nad Labem and Děčín, where you go through the green hills of the Bohemian Highland.
At the end of the boat tour, we will take the boats with all the equipment from you and give you the bikes.
We can rent you bicycles or you can bring your own. We will take care of the transport of boats and bicycles and you can enjoy your hassle free day.
Would you like to extend the experience for more days? Take advantage of our offer:
Price per person:
Own bike | 17 € |
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Children | 23 € |
Adult | 27 € |
With ELECTRIC BIKE | 44 € |
Tour options:
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Děčín - Dolní Žleb 10 km / 1,5 hrs
Price includes:
- rental of a canoe / raft / kayak, paddles, life jacket, dry bag
- bike rental incl. helmet / transport of own bike
- bottled water
- transportation of the equipment
- instructions in boat manoeuvring
- original map
Price excludes:
- ferry
- personal transportation back to Děčín
Meeting point:
- Kemp Děčín, Polabí, free parking
Your trip begins at Camp Děčín, where we will hand you in a boat, paddles, and a dry bag. A short briefing will take place. The tour will enchant you right at the beginning, by paddling between the rock massifs of the Shepherd's Wall with the Via Ferrata and the opposite side with the Děčín chateau. The Bohemian Switzerland National Park begins right behind the Děčín town. The river is calm and without difficult passages in this section. You can comfortably reach the handover point in Dolní Žleb, where we will take the boat at the ferry at the right bank and give you the bikes. Then you will reach the left bank of the Elbe Cycle Route by ferry. You can go by bike to Děčín or at first have a snack in the Dolní Grund restaurant with a fabulous view of the rocks.
Děčín - Schmilka 15 km / 3 hrs
Price includes:
- rental of a canoe / raft / kayak, paddles, life jacket, dry bag
- bike rental incl. helmet / transport of own bike
- bottled water
- transportation of the equipment
- instructions in boat manoeuvring
- original map
Price excludes:
- ferry
- personal transportation back to Děčín
Meeting point
- Kemp Děčín, Polabí, free parking
Your tour starts at Camp Děčín, where we will hand you a boat, paddles and a dry bag. There will be a short briefing on-site. This trip is a 15 km long pleasant ride and you can reach neighbouring Germany in 3 hours. During the tour, you will be amazed by the fabulous Bohemian Switzerland National Park from the water surface in the deepest sandstone canyon in Europe. The handover point for bikes is located on the right river bank of the picturesque village of Schmilka, directly at the ferry station. There you can visit a local microbrewery or cafe with breathtaking views. You will enjoy the way back by bike, which we will bring you there. To get to the Elbe cycling trail on the left side of the river, you will use the ferry first.
Děčín - Bad Schandau 22 km / 4,5 hrs
Price includes:
- rental of a canoe / raft / kayak, paddles, life jacket, dry bag
- bike rental incl. helmet / transport of own bike
- bottled water
- transportation of the equipment
- instructions in boat manoeuvring
- original map
Price excludes:
- personal transportation back to Děčín
Meeting point
- Kemp Děčín, Polabí, free parking
Your experience starts at Camp Děčín, where we will hand you in a boat, paddles, and a dry bag. A short briefing will take place on-site. The longest trip from our offer, with 22 km of a pleasant pace in 4.5 hours. When leaving Děčín, you will be amazed by the looks of the Shepherd's Wall with the Via Ferrata and with Děčín chateau on the other side, which rises above the river. The river will take you through a majestic sandstone canyon through the national parks of Bohemian and Saxon Switzerland to the spa town of Bad Schandau in neighboring Germany. There we bring you your biker for a cycling trip back to Decin. It is up to you whether you choose to visit the center of the spa town with many restaurants and nice cafes or choose a direct route back to Děčín along the Elbe Cycle Route.
Ústí nad Labem – Děčín 25 km / 4,5 hrs
Price includes:
- rental of a canoe / raft / kayak, paddles, life jacket, dry bag
- bike rental incl. helmet / transport of own bike
- bottled water
- transportation of the equipment
- instructions in boat manoeuvring
- original map
Price excludes:
- transportation of people
Meeting point
- Kemp Děčín, Polabí, free parking
Your bike and boat tour begins with cycling. From Děčín, where your rental bikes will be prepared for you, you will cycle along the cycle route 25 km to Ústí nad Labem. We´ll meet you then in Ústí nad Labem at the Mariánsky most (bridge), where we will hand you a boat, paddles, and a dry bag on the Elbe Cycle Route and will take a bicycle from you. There will be a short briefing on-site. At the beginning of the trip you will pass the Marian bridge, which is one of the most famous architectural monuments of the city and has been internationally awarded for its unique construction. After leaving the city, the nature will surround you with the green hills of the Bohemian Central Mountains. You can stop in Velké Březno for local beer Březňák on your way. The tour ends up at the Děčín Camp, on the right riverbank under the New bridge in Děčín. There is a train station and a bus station within a walking distance, and parking is possible in front of the campground Děčín and is free for our customers.
Velké Březno – Děčín 15 km / 3 hrs
Price includes:
- rental of a canoe / raft / kayak, paddles, life jacket, dry bag
- bike rental incl. helmet / transport of own bike
- bottled water
- transportation of the equipment
- instructions in boat manoeuvring
- original map
Price excludes:
- transportation of people
Meeting point
- Kemp Děčín, Polabí, free parking
Your bike and boat tour begins with cycling. From Camp Děčín, where your rental bikes will be prepared for you, you will cycle along the cycle route 15 km to Velké Březno. The starting point of the boat part of the tour is at the ferry in Velké Březno on the right river bank, where the handover of the boats and a short briefing will take place. In Velké Březno we´ll take the bikes from you and will hand you a boat, paddles, and a dry bag. The river is surrounded with a panorama of the Bohemian Highland, which will take you along the river to the greenest city in the Czech Republic - Děčín. The boat tour ends on the right river bank under the New bridge in Camp Děčín. Within walking distance, there is a train and bus station and parking is possible in front of the campsite and is free of charge for customers.
Schmilka - Wehlen 23 km / 5 hrs
Price includes:
- rental of a raft, paddles, life jacket, dry bag
- bike rental incl. helmet / transport of own bike
- transportation of the equipment
- instructions in boat manoeuvring
- original map
Price excludes:
- personal transportation back to Schmilka
Meeting point:
- ferry Schmilka - right riverbank
This tour starts in Schmilka at the ferry, where you will receive the complete equipment and tour instructions as well as our original tour map with all routes and landing stages. Then its time to outbound.
This is a lovely tour in the Elbe valley passing Bad Schandau, the rocky fortress Königstein and the astonishing Bastei bridge. The current is calm and thus suitable also for families with kids.
After landing in Stadt Wehlen, you will get from us bikes in order to cycle back to Schmilka on the Elbe cycling trail.
In Schmilka you have to take the ferry to get back to the hotel Bio- und Nationalpark Refugium Schmilka where you will return the bikes.
Bad Schandau - Děčín 22 km / 4,5 hrs
Price includes:
- rental of a raft, paddles, life jacket, dry bag
- bike rental incl. helmet / transport of own bike
- transportation of the equipment
- instructions in boat manoeuvring
- original map
Price excludes:
- personal transportation back
Meeting point:
- Marktpl. 1, 01814 Bad Schandau, Germany
This tour starts in Bad Schandau at the Aktiv Zentrum. There you pick up the bike with the equipment and continue to Děčín in the Czech Republic. The Elbe cycle route will lead you across the border to the Kemp Děčín. At Kemp Děčín we will take a bike from you and you will get a boat with instructions, equipment and continue back to Bad Schandau. At the end of the tour we will take the boat with all the equipment from you.