Rhineland Palatinate is making serious efforts in tourism. Various
companies in the south of the province are offering services to cyclists and walkers that we feel are worth knowing about. We are writing a guide to the the Weinsteig and as we find info about these services we will pop them on the blog.
Gepäckservice Pfalz (Palatinate Luggage Service) based in Deidesheim, offers both walkers
and cyclists the chance to have their bags carried. We ourselves are not
madly bothered as cyclists about having somebody carry our gear, but it could be interesting for a walker, especially if you are walking, for example, the Weinsteig from Bockenheim to
Rechtenbach-Schweigen near Wissembourg (Alsace) as part of a grand European tour, you may well have more gear and if you can pack the essentials for each day in a day sack. If you do not plan to take a day sack Decathlon in Mannheim and Ludwigshafen will sell you a 10L pack for under €3 and 20L one for €8. If you use this service you can inform the company each evening where you will be stopping the night after. They pick up your bags on the next morning.
Gepäckservice Pfalz, Kirschgartenstraße 49, 67146 Deidesheim, Germany, http://www.gsp1.de/ (In German), info@gepaeckservice-pfalz.de, T: +49 (0) 6326 982284
Baggage Transport:
1-2 people/day €20
3 people/day €27
4 people/day €36
Each extra person €2.50
The company also rents out touring bikes.
The official provincial or regional tourist office will also book the overnight accommodation and baggage transfer for a walk along one of the many regional walks: Pfälzer Hohenweg, Pfälzer Waldpfad, Pfälzer Weinsteig. This a good idea if you don't know your "der" from your "das". In this case however you don't have the flexibility to stay somewhere for another day. Prices seem reasonable: from about €150 a day for bed and breakfast for two people sharing a double room with bath/shower and WC.
Pfalz Touristik e.V., http://www.wandermenue-pfalz.de/en/home/, info@pfalz-touristik.de,
T: +49 (0) 6321 39160
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