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Espen Lothe, Norway

Saturday, 05-11-11 13:06

During week 42 we traveled the Pyrenees on a couple of BMWs from Hispania Tours.
Arriving on a sunday, we made arragements for picking up the bikes at a time suiting our time schedual. A F800GS for my friend Frank and a F650GS for myself. Both came with Touratech panniers with inner bags and tankbags. Also included was a disc lock. The 800 had covered some 35000kms and the 650 less than half. Both bikes seemed to be in good condition and the hand-over went smooth with all the paperwork being done in less than twenty minutes. The staff were polite and helpful, calling their boss on her private number to check out some minor details regarding the rental conditions.
As we'd visited the region earlier, we soon headed out of town aiming for the coastal village of Cadaques for our first stay. The coastal road from C up to the French border (N260) can be strongly recomended for low speed, yet high density of twists and turns.
Day two took us via Andorra to a spa hotel placed in an ancient 'monestario' close to Boltaña. 20 - 22 degrees, bright sun and only t-shirts under the riding gear made for a great day in the mountains. The ever present road N260 delivered lots of variation demanding focused riders. Luckily the next stop was never far away as cafés and restaurants could be found in even the smallest of villages.
Day three took us west and then north into France on the A136/D934, then eastwards again on D918/D618. These are known routes for anyone familiar with Tour de France. And although the Col de Tourmalet may be the best known mountain pass on the route, it didn't even make a podium place compared to many other mountain passes of the day. Finishing of along N230 and C28/C1412/C13 over the Port de la Bonaigua as the sun was setting made us twist the throttle a tiny bit extra heading for the town of Sort for the night. I can recomend the Hotel Brases in Sort; not fancy, not posh, not 5 star, but: Inexpencive, warm, tidy, friendly, clean.
Day four kept us in the Sort area, going back and forth on the many local roads, often dead ends on the steps of some remote farm or minor village. As the temperatures had been dropping by 6-8 degrees, a bit more clothing were needed and the heated grips of the bikes were in constant use. On the twisty, sub 120km/h roads the 650 pulled out a slight lead. When we occationally left the tarmac the 800 with its higher chassis and larger front wheel just floated past and left the smaller bike in the dust. A ten hour day in the saddle was rounded up by the local traffic police having pointers to our crossing of 'la linia blanca consequenta' - 40 Euros to local government seemed like a fair deal, at least we didn't protest... Spending yet another night in Sort, day five started of with high speed cruising over the Coll de Canto on the N260 - cold, in some places slippery (we could see the snow on the peaks of Andorra, not present a few days earlier...) but with a magnificent light as the sun made its way upwards on a blue sky. From Adrall we broke right on the C14 before using the L401/BV4241 to take us to Berga. The last leg back to Barcelona started of on the C154 and then highway-signs led the way back to our starting point.
After filing the bikes up at a gas station in central Barca, we made our way back to the Hispania Tours office (incredible easy to find once you've figured out how the streetpattern of Barcelona works!). Again we came outside office hours, but the bar at the opposite corner were more than helpful in shortening the wait for our agreed delivery-time. Once more we were met by a polite, profesional staffmember taking care of the bikes and finalizing the post-rental paperwork in minutes. Our minor remarks on the bikes( a jubber in the front end of the 800, probably due to a lost balance eight) was noticed for the workshop and that was it!
Our last night in Spain was spent in a small bar recapturing the events our our mini-tour, the conclution being; yes, we'd like to do it again, and yes, we'll most certainly use the posibilities provided by Hispania Tours!

Gabrielle & Guido Steiner,
	Monday, 31-10-11 15:51 Die auf unseren Wunsch angepasste Klassik-Tour als Individualreisende war die perfekte Mischung aus Fahrspass, Abenteuer, Kultur und Verwöhnprogramm. Ein einmaliges Erlebnis mit "Langzeit-Memory-Charakter" ! Herzlichen Dank für die kundenfreundliche und aufgestellte Beratung und Betreuung. Wir lassen nicht lange auf uns warten und werden wiederkommen :-)

Stefan Eichholz, Kiel/ Deutschland

Thursday, 27-10-11 23:55

Hallo Eva, Johannes und Volker,
ich möchte mich bei euch Dreien recht herzlich für die tolle Organisation, den kurvenreichen Ausfahrten mit super Motorrädern unter Führung und Begleitung des "Top-Guides" Johannes - im Nebenjob auch noch Fotograf und menschlisches Kulturlexikon, den vielen Überraschungen, der Auswahl von exzellenten Unterkünften und vieles, vieles mehr bedanken. Die Extremadura Tour im Oktober war wirklich ein sehr schönes Erlebnis, dass durch euer "Herzblut für Motorradtouren" unvergesslich wurde. Toll das es euch gibt. Ich freue mich auf ein nächstes Treffen im kommenden Jahr und werde euch nur "wärmstens empfehlen".... Herzlichst grüsst euch Stefan

Min Kim, NYC
	Tuesday, 04-10-11 23:47 Hello Eva and Hispania Tours. Thank you so much for arranging for my (too short) time aboard your F800GS. I hope to join you on one of your multi-day adventures in the future. You have a wonderful operation going on in Andalucia. Cheers!

Christopher McEvoy,

Monday, 16-05-11 02:23

Having loved our trip to Barcelona in 2006. My wife and I planned to return again, bring friends and rent motorcycles. Being from Chicago USA we made all our reservations through the website and continued our conversation through email. Volker and Eva were very helpful throughout the entire process.

We picked up the bikes on a beautiful Sunday and Volker spent time going through each bike and then we discussed recommended places and roads to visit. As it turns out, the house we rented was right in the area Volker suggested has great roads.

We had a wonderful week of riding two up on the 1200GS's in various places all over Catalonia. The GPS was invaluable in helping get from one place to another - although there is not substitute for asking direction from a local! Some of the roads we were on were not even on the GPS.

The return process was easy and quick. I would definitely recommend Hispania Tours to anyone coming to Spain.

Peter Dittus, Simmozheim
	Tuesday, 26-04-11 20:06 Wir haben eine 10 Tages selbstgeführte Tour gemacht. Die Abwicklung/Betreuung, auch unterwegs, waren perfekt. Die Motorräder in sehr gutem Zustand. Das Personal freundlich und von hoher Kompetenz. Die Vermietstation ist sehr zu empfehlen/vertrauenswürdig und sehr ehrlich. Wir kommen bestimmt wieder!!!

Achim Opitz, St. Ulrich Österreich
	Saturday, 23-04-11 19:36 13 Teilnehmer/8 Bikes/selbstgeführte Andalusien-Tour/tolle Organisation mit schönen Hotels und Touren, wo jeder merkt, dass die Veranstalter wissen was das Biker Herz begehrt. Na und dann die neuen BMW 1200 GS in einem absoluten Topzustand. Danke! Danke! im Namen aller Teilnehmer von den Pillersee Bikers "Seitenständer"

Manfred Zirfas, Sessenhausen

Friday, 22-04-11 01:30

Hallo liebes Hispaniateam,
Jch möchte mich bedanken für eine erstklassig organisierte Tour durch das wunderschöne Marokko.
Hier hat alles gepaßt! Eva mit der sehr guten Organisation von Anfang bis zum Ende, Johannes und Volker als mitreisende Tourguides mit viel Witz und Können, einfach Spitze.
Das Material, sprich die Motorräder und die Unterkünfte nur vom Besten! Natürlich auch ein Dank an die Mitfahrer und Fahrerinnen! Das war eine Super Truppe. Marokko ist ein klasse Land um Motorradreisen zu machen, ich kann nur empfehlen, sich Land und Leute anzusehen und zu "erfahren". Bin sicher nicht zum letzten mal dort gewesen.
Euer Manfred

Erwin Schultheiss, Sigmaringen
	Wednesday, 30-03-11 14:40 Wir sagen danke für eine super geniale geführte Tour von Johannes und Volker. Die auserwählten Hotels sind komplett nach unserem Geschmack gewesen. Diese Tour können wir nur unseren Bekannten und Freunden nur weiter empfehlen. Gruß Erwin Schultheiss Sigmaringen

Micheal & Kristen Carroll,

Wednesday, 23-03-11 08:33

Michael & Kristen U.S.A

Our journey on the Morocco tour was truly amazing.

Every aspect of our experience with Hispania Tours was great. This is a first rate organization at every level and their passion for what they shows in their attention to every detail.

Eva was a pleasure to communicate with in setting up and booking the trip. She went above and beyond to help us with hotel/travel arrangements due to logistical problems we had with our personal schedules and made our experience that much more enjoyable, thanks Eva!

Johannes and Volker have certainly put together a well thought out and enjoyable adventure. What a pleasure it was to just ride and take in the scenery and not have to worry about anything else. It is difficult to describe in words the beauty of the vistas we saw and pictures can not properly capture them. It was clear that a lot of effort and experience has been put into every aspect of the tour. The routes chosen were an absolute dream- picture perfect for motorcycling! At the end of each day’s ride it was always fun to sit with the group and recount the day’s adventure and enjoy the great hotels chosen.

Johannes and Volker were extremely gracious with their time while on the tour. They ensured that everyone was comfortable and seen to and they did this with ease and professionalism each day. We can not give them enough praise for the efforts and camaraderie.

The Morocco tour was truly a trip of a lifetime and a wonderful experience. We would highly recommend Hispania Tours anyone!

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