Discover Konstanz: Mainau Island, the SeeGang and Cycling Routes

Konstanz offers several clearly distinct reasons to plan a trip: the Butterfly House on Mainau Island, the premium SeeGang hiking trail and the RadgenussRouten cycling routes on the western shore of Lake Constance. For planning your days, there are also bus routes with a stop near the Mainau entrance, as well as the BODENSEECARD WEST for guests staying in participating towns. When choosing a holiday apartment, you can first consider whether a specific destination, hiking or cycling should be the focus of your stay.

Butterflies and a bus connection to Mainau Island

The Butterfly House on Mainau Island is home to up to 120 different butterfly species and subspecies from the tropical regions of South and Central America, Africa and Asia. A visit therefore focuses specifically on tropical butterflies. If you are interested in animals and nature, you can plan Mainau as a separate activity alongside a hike or cycle ride.

Circular bus routes 4/13 and 13/4 between Konstanz train station and the districts of Litzelstetten, Wallhausen, Dingelsdorf and Dettingen stop near the entrance to Mainau Island. This gives you a clear guide for your journey; check the current timetable before travelling. When looking for a holiday apartment, it is important to consider your travel interests and transport connections as two separate questions: the Butterfly House explains why Mainau is on your itinerary, while the bus information gives you one way to reach the entrance.

Hiking or cycling in the district of Konstanz

The well-marked, 53-kilometre SeeGang premium hiking trail connects Überlingen and Konstanz and passes through the districts of Bodensee and Konstanz. Unlike a single destination, the route itself becomes the focus of your holiday: its length, waymarking and connection between the two towns give your hike a clear framework. When looking for a holiday apartment, you can therefore first consider whether a particular hiking route will shape your stay, or whether you would rather focus your plans on individual destinations. The named endpoints help distinguish the SeeGang as a separate travel option from Mainau.

The RadgenussRouten cycling routes on the western shore of Lake Constance pass through the most beautiful landscapes in the district of Konstanz and combine nature, culture and regional highlights. Comparing the options can help you choose a focus: the SeeGang is a 53-kilometre premium hiking trail between Überlingen and Konstanz; the RadgenussRouten combine nature, culture and regional highlights. If you would rather plan your holiday around cycling and discovering the region than around a named hiking route, they offer a different way to explore the district.

Factor the BODENSEECARD WEST into your choice of town

The BODENSEECARD WEST may also play a part in choosing where to stay. Guests staying overnight in 14 participating towns receive it at check-in. It provides free travel in the district of Konstanz as far as Stein am Rhein and Überlingen, a 20 percent discount on Untersee boat services, and reduced admission to museums. The practical first step is therefore to check whether your planned place to stay participates; verify current participation before you travel. The area covered by the free travel pass and the two discounts give you concrete criteria if transport and museum visits are factors in choosing where to stay.

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