If you plan to do a self-supported cycle tour, it will be very helpful having a good guide book or at least a map. While there are many books out there, the two most recognised ones are the "Danube Bike Trail 2" guide book (by Esterbauer) and the "The Danube Cycleway" guide book (by Cicerone).

We recommend getting the "Danube Bike Trail 2". It provides useful maps at a scale of 1:50,000, route instructions and hints as well as lists of (probably) all accommodations and camp sites along the cycle path, including phone numbers and estimate prices. You will even find cultural information about the places along the way.

By the way: In case you book a self-guided cycle tour along the Danube, your tour operator will most probably provide a copy of this guide book.

In case you need to safe 3€ or 4€, you may instead buy the "Donauradweg Danube Bike Trail" book, published at Freytag & Berndt (green-red book cover). However, the provided maps come at a scale of 1:125,000 only.