Highlights
- Join us for a complete motorcycle Tour of the Alps and through 7 European countries in 13 days of superb motorcycle pleasure.
- You cross southern France to the Maritime Alps and discover the world's largest Gothic palace in Avignon
- Along the Swiss border you reach Lago Maggiore and Lago di Como, two of the most beautiful spots in Italy
- On this motorcycle tour in Europe you will climb the Stelvio Pass, the second highest pass road in the Alps with its 87 hairpin bends
- Munich with the English Garden and the BMW World
- The Swiss Alps and its breathtaking roads, like the Furka Pass and the Oberalp Pass, are an unbeatable experience
- Stay in Chamonix, France, and experience the Mont Blanc, the highest mountain of Europe
- The Iseran Pass, the highest pass in the Alps and the Galibier Pass, the most beautiful pass road in the Alps
- In France you admire the beauty of the landscapes of La Provence and cross its lavender fields and vineyards
- Carcassonne and its medieval castle will fascinate you
- Over the stunning roads of the Pyrenees you will ride back to Barcelona, the starting and ending point of your motorbike tour in Europe
#SmileOnYourFace
This tour takes you into the magical world of the mountains and will put a smile on your face more than once. At over 3800 meters above sea level, you admire the beauty of the glaciers in the Mont Blanc mountains. At the same spot, where Hannibal crossed the Alps with his elephants, you´ll realize that you are conquering one of the most beautiful mountain roads in the world on your BMW. Then you raise your glass in a French vineyard, surrounded by purple lavender fields, and remember the glamorous shores of Lake Como and the motorcycle classics in the BMW Museum in Munich.
Your Hispania Tours Bonus
Join us on a unique motorcycle tour through 7 countries in the heart of Europe, crossing the entire mountain range of the Alps and visiting the BMW World in Munich. You travel with our local guides who will show you the diversity and most attractive spots of each country like no one else.
Daily stages
The Hispania Tours team welcomes you at the tour hotel in Barcelona. In the afternoon, after the handover of your motorbike, a detailed tour briefing takes place followed by a joint dinner where you meet the other riders and get in the mood for your motorcycle tours in Europe.
- Destination: Barcelona
- Accommodation: 4* Tourhotel Barcelona
Your European tour begins on the Spanish roads of the Catalan backcountry and takes you via Camprodón into the mountains of the Pyrenees. Here you cross the border into France and enjoy wonderful motorcycling and beautiful views of the mountain peaks. Before Perpignan, you have a bite to eat with French delicacies, head towards Montpellier and reach your stage destination of Avignon, the historic city of the Antipopes, in the afternoon. During your evening stroll through the Gothic old town, you will discover the Palace of the Popes and Avignon's world-famous bridge.
- Destination: Avignon
- Distance / duration: 400 km / 6.5 h
- Accommodation: 4* hotel in Avignon
- Highlights: Pyrenees, south of France, old town of Avignon
In the morning, the tour takes you along the picturesque villages of southern France along the historic route that Napoleon took on his return from exile in Corsica and which is now known as the Route Napoleon. The journey then crosses the Alps for the first time on the border with Italy. On the mountain roads of the Maritime Alps you reach the highest point of your tour so far on the Izoard Pass (2,360 m).
- Destination: Turin
- Distance / duration:: 400 km / 7 h
- Accommodation: 4* hotel in Turin
- Highlight: La Provence, Maritime Alps
You start early in the morning in Torino and ride along the southern side of the Swiss Alps to the pre-alpine lakes in Italy. Lago Maggiore and Lago di Como are among the most beautiful places in Italy. You stop here for lunch, to enjoy a plate of spaghetti while taking in the magnificent views of the lake and its surrounding mountains. Feeling refreshed, you head towards the Italian Alps where you spend the night in Bormio at the foothills of the Stelvio Pass.
- Destination: Bormio
- Distance / Duration: 350 km / 6.5 h
- Accommodation: 4* hotel in Bormio
- Highlights: Lago di Como, St Moritz, Lake Silvaplana, Maloja Pass
The fresh mountain air gives you energy for one of the most challenging and beautiful stages of the tour - the ascent to the Stelvio. 39 hairpin bends lead you to the second highest asphalted pass road in Europe. At the top, a tremendous panorama awaits you over the snow-covered mountains of Italy, Switzerland and Austria, as well as the pass road ahead of you with 48 serpentines down into South Tyrol. Then it's on to Austria, where the church tower jutting out of Lake Reschen bears witness to a long-forgotten village. Tyrolean hospitality and regional dishes await you for lunch before you ride past lush green fields with grazing cows along wonderfully winding roads to Munich .
- Destination: Munich
- Distance / duration: 300 km / 6 h
- Accommodation: 4* Hotel in Munich
- Highlights: Stilfser Joch, Reschensee, Tyrolean mountain landscape, Bavarian pastures and fields
You'll visit the company's headquarters and the BMW World, currently the largest museum dedicated to the history of this legendary brand. In an unbeatable setting, all the historic models are on display here and the factory boutique is open to you for anything your biker heart might want to purchase. At the end of the day you will enjoy dinner in one of the city's traditional beer houses.
- Destination: Munich
- Distance / duration: - km / - h
- Accommodation: 4* Hotel in Munich
- Highlights: BMW World Museum, dinner at the Brauhaus, visit to Munich
You leave Munich early in the morning to explore the Austrian Alps and Liechtenstein on a fantastic day of riding. You spend the night in Chur, Switzerland's most historic city.
- Destination: Chur
- Distance / duration: 345 km / 6.5 h
- Accommodation: 4* Hotel in Chur
- Highlights: Austrian Alps, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, Liechtenstein
In the heart of Switzerland, two extremely breathtaking mountain passes are on the agenda for today's ride: the Oberalp Pass (2,044 m) and the Furka Pass (2,439 m). You will hardly find roads like this anywhere else in the world!
You spend the night in the midst of the magnificent panorama of the Mont Blanc in the French Alpendomaine Chamonix.
- Destination: Chamonix
- Distance / duration: 310 km / 6 h
- Accommodation: 4* Hotel Chamonix
- Highlights: Furka Pass Road, Grimsel Pass, Oberalp Pass
Today, the highest pass road in the Alps awaits you: the ascent to the Col de l'Iseran is famous for its sporting events, like the Tour de France race and several classic rallies. The impressive route takes you through Val Isere, the famous French Alpine resort. From here, you ride one of the finest routes in the world of motorcycling, before you reach the top at 2,770 metres. in Valloire most beautiful pass roadmountain pass in the Alps, the FalGalibier pass road
- Destination: Valloire
- Distance / duration: 320 km / 6.5 h
- Accommodation: 4* Hotel Valloire
- Highlights: Col de Iseran
At first light in the morning you conquer the breathtaking road at Galibier mountain pass before you move away from the Alps for good and cross the border into La Provence in. One of the joys of travelling here is taking to the back roads and soaking up the stunning variety of landscapes: lavender fields, ancient olive groves, clifftop roads, rolling green hills and even snow-capped mountains. In the afternoon, you'll reach the borders of the Cévennes National Park, where you'll spend the night in an authentic French winery.
- Destination: Alés
- Distance / duration: 300 km / 6 h
- Accommodation: 4* Hotel Alés
- Highlights: Galibier Pass, La Provence, lavender fields
You are in the heartland of France, passing through the Cévennes Nature Park, where you will rest in the shade of its famous gorges. On the way west, you will pass one of France's architectural gems: The Viaduct of Millau by Norman Foster.
- Destination: Castres
- Distance / duration: 300 km / 6 h
- Accommodation: 4* Hotel Castres
- Highlights: Cévennes Nature Park, Millau Bridge, Tarn Gorge
Another impressive sight awaits you in Carcassonne. Situated on a rocky hill and equipped with zigzag battlements, sturdy walls and spiky towers, this fortress is a worthy place to let your motorbike adventure gradually come to an end. On the last day of your tour, you'll enjoy a fantastic mountain road that takes you back to Spain via the beautiful Pyrenees, near Andorra. After returning to Barcelona, you look back on this amazing adventure at your last dinner together.
- Destination: Barcelona
- Distance / duration: 370 km / 7 h
- Accommodation: 4* Tourhotel Barcelona
- Highlights: Carcassonne Castle, Catalan Pyrenees, farewell dinner
The luggage is packed, we say goodbye and hope to see you again soon on one of our future motorbike adventures.
Please note: We reserve the right to make small changes to the tour schedule.
Tourdates
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We are also happy to organize this tour as a private tour! Your group, your private tour date. request a private tour
Included services
Accommodation
- Carefully selected accommodations that truly capture the character of the region and guarantee a relaxing break after your days of riding - including only first-class 4* and 5* star hotels and genuine boutique hotels.
- Your luggage will be transported by our tour bus
Meals
- The tour price includes daily breakfast and most of the dinners during the tour; we dine a varying number of times in the hotel or in local restaurants.
- We understand how important a healthy water balance is for the motorcyclist, therefore we provide you with sufficient drinking water on tour.
Activities
As described in the tour itinerary.
Entrance fees are included.
Service and support
- Tour guidance by experienced tour guide with extensive local know-how
- First-class motorbike when booked online(our rental fleet, additional equipment and clothing can be added during the booking)
- Tour bus with back-up motorbike and second tour guide (route escort, if necessary lift)
- Daily tour briefing
- Route book + maps + gift package
- Airport transfer for tours from Málaga
Not included
- Flight, drinks, snacks, tips for tour guides, tips for porters, tips for hotel service, travel protection insurance
- Gasoline and tolls
- Everything not specifically stated in the included service
Gastronomic delights on tour
Risotto alla Milanese in Milan, golden brown Kiachl, a traditional Austrian fried dough pastry with cranberry jam, or Ravioles de Royans in Grenoble - Not only the eye is seduced on this motorcycle tour through seven countries. Experience the different country-typical worlds of savory food and taste French wine specialties in Provence.
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