Mike's Bike Tours In Munich

Last updated on 9 January 2026

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One of the activities we did on Contiki (specifically the European Adventurer trip) was jump on a bike and check out Munich, Germany, with Mike’s Bike Tours.

This was one of the add-on activities that you could pay for on top of the Contiki trip, so it was totally optional. My friend and I had opted out of the bike tour in Nice (so glad we did because it was one of the hottest days on our trip, and the bike ride would have been incredibly gross and sweaty), but we were keen to do the Munich one.

Side note: We also did a very cute bike ride through Edam, near Amsterdam.

What is Mike’s Bike Tours?

Mike’s Bike Tours in Munich have been around since 1995, and is a bike touring company in Munich, Germany. It was started by an American who realised English-speaking travellers needed something way more fun than a dry history lesson, and now they’ve shown over half a million people around Munich and Bavaria.

You can book a tour with Mike’s Bikes all year round, or book another one of their tours, like the Neuschwanstein Castle bus tour, wander Christmas markets in December, join them for Oktoberfest, or do a private car tour to places like Linderhof. But if you’re up for it, then the city bike tours are a lot of fun. You can read more about their story here.

Taking a tour with Mike’s Bikes in Munich

We arrived in Munich and headed to Mike’s Bike Tours, which is very central in the city, and then headed around the back to where all the bikes were stored. After finding a bike that suited us (they were pretty much all the same) and adjusting them to our heights, we wobbled our way out onto the road and bike paths and headed off.

We were actually split into two groups, to make sure we weren’t disturbing the residents with over 35 people zooming around on bikes – safety first! Each group had a guide, and we followed them for the tour.

Englischer Garten

The route from Mike’s Bikes was through some of the city streets and then into Englischer Garten (English Garden), where we biked along the paths by all the beautiful trees, streams, over little bridges, past people enjoying the summer sun.

We ended up in the Biergarten am Chinesischen Turm, the beer garden at a Chinese Tower site in the park, parked our bikes (trying to remember what number bike we had for later!), and grabbed a beer and a pretzel.

While I’m not a beer drinker (blergh), I knew I had to try it. When in Germany. 🤷🏻‍♀️

We hung out at the beer garden for about 45 minutes or so before stumbling back to our bikes and jumping back on them through the park once again. This time, the Mike’s Bike tour guide took us a different way out of the park, and we stopped at the famous Eisbach Wave.

Eisbach Wave

The Eisbach Wave, Eisbachwelle, is a crazy 1-meter-high standing wave on the river, where experienced surfers surf. It’s right at the edge of the Englischer Garten, and it was incredibly random to suddenly see people in wetsuits with boards in the middle of the city.

There were people on both sides of the river, and hordes of spectators, too. One person from one side would grab their board and jump in to surf the wave for a bit before getting out again, and the person on the opposite side of the river would go. There were obviously subtle rules that everyone followed, and it was fascinating and pretty entertaining to watch them for a while!

Back on the bikes to head back to Mike’s Bikes main hub.

Was it worth it?

So was Mike’s Bike Tours worth it? I have to say, I had a great time. I was slightly apprehensive about it as I just hadn’t ridden a bike in the city in a long time, but that saying ‘it’s like riding a bike’ really really really applies here. 😂

I did think that the tour advertised with Contiki was going to be more about touring Munich itself, and learning about the city and the buildings and the landmarks, and perhaps a little bit more about the culture and the people …

If you get that out of your head before you go, then it was a great wee trip to the beer garden for a pint. On a bike.

Of course, the Coniki tour with Mike’s Bikes Munich is probably different to their usual tours that you can book, and there are a few different ones you can do, so definitely look into it if you’re in Munich! It was a really fun way to see parts of the city (even if it wasn’t nearly as much as I was hoping!).

I’d love to hear from you! Have you done a Mike’s Bike tour before? Or specifically, one in Munich?