Excursions in Lake Constance
Lake Constance HALF PRICE PASS FREE for all guests staying 7 nights or more! Gives half-price travel on most Lake Constance boats (Hotel provides ticket on arrival).
Bookable locallyBoat excursions
Approximate (one way) timings and (return) prices for boat trips starting in Constance are shown below:
• Island of Mainau (½ -1 hour) £12
Beautiful flower island with wonderful displays. Also butterfly house, church and cafés. Price includes entrance fee.
• Stein am Rhein (2½ hours) £10
Medieval town on the River Rhine, with arguably the prettiest town square in Switzerland.
• Meersburg (½ hour) £3
Romantic wine-village, over which Germany’s oldest castle keeps watch.
• Friedrichshafen (1½ hours) £7
Birthplace of the Zeppelin aircraft.
• Unteruhldingen (1hour) £14
Museum exploring history of ancient lake dwellers with village re-built on stilts in the lake. Price includes museum entrance.
• Tour of the Überlingersee (3½hours roundtrip) £6
A tour of the northern finger of the lake, taking in views of Meersburg, Mainau Island, and the baroque church on Birnau.
Rail (or boat and rail) excursions
• Lindau (approx 2 hours) £21
Picturesque Bavarian island town. Price based on outward boat journey (3¼ hrs), and return by train
• Rhine Falls (approx 1½ hours) £21
Pass Reichenau Island and Stein am Rhein, to visit Europe’s most spectacular waterfalls (outward by boat - approx 4hrs, return by train.
• St Gallen (1¼hours) £21
UNESCO heritage site of the old town, impressive baroque cathedral and lively squares. Return trip by rail.
Many other excursions available locally. Prices quoted are with Lake Constance Half Price Pass and some are based on purchase of ‘Euregio’ 1-day rail pass. Prices are for guidance only.
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