Motorcycle guided tour in the Alps in France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria & Germany

  • Italian & swiss lakes
  • The best roads
  • Riding pleasure
  • Typical villages
  • Friendliness
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Grand Alps loop motorcycle tour

Dates 18/06 - 27/06/2024
Destination Alps
Category Guided or self guided tour Europe
Duration 9 days 9 nights

Mileage : 1842 km / 1144 miles

Tour highlights : Como and Lugano lakes, Villages of Bellagio and Gruyères, Grimsel, Furka and St Gothard pass, Moto Guzzi museum, Stelvio pass, Balcone of Italia, Dolomites, Grossglockner panoramic road, Neuschwanstein castle, Rhein fall, Black forest mountain. 

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Dates & Prices
Departure date

Day 1 - Thonon les Bains
Day 1 - Thonon les Bains

Arrival in Thonon les Bains. Hotel check in. 
Group briefing and dinner.

Day 2 - Thonon les Bains - Innertkirchen
Day 2 - Thonon les Bains - Innertkirchen

From the shore of Lake Leman we will ride through the Chablais mountains and stop in Gruyères in Switzerland, not only known for its cheese but also for its impressive medieval fortress. We will stay on the Brienz Lake at the feet of the Jungfrau summit.

Day 3 - Innertkirchen - Como Lake
Day 3 - Innertkirchen - Como Lake

We leave the valley to climb the mythical high passes of the Alps with our bikes. This day that will be rich in turns and curves will take us through the iconic passes of the great Alps : Gotthard, Furka, and Grimsel. An unforgettable ride. Finally we will ride down to the Lake region of Lugano and Como where you will able to recover from your emotions.

Day 4 - Como Lake - Chiavenna
Day 4 - Como Lake - Chiavenna

Impossible to leave the Lake Como without visiting one of its most famous village : Bellagio. Then along the shores of the lake we will visit the museum of the Moto Guzzi factory in Mandello del Lario. Finally we leave the turquoise banks for the first alpine foothills and we will sleep at the foot of the Alps.

Day 5 - Chiavenna - Dolomites
Day 5 - Chiavenna - Dolomites

As soon as you have had your breakfast, you will ride the endless laces of the Stelvio Pass, the highest road pass in Europe with a striking view at the top. You will then enter the Italian region of South Tyrol Alto Adige and ride between vineyards and orchards and stay in the heart of the Dolomites in a mountain resort.

Day 6 - Dolomites - Grossglockner
Day 6 - Dolomites - Grossglockner

Still many passes on the menu of the day including the Giau and Marmolada. But it is especially the Tre Cime di Lavaredo summit that will leave you speechless. Then Austria welcomes you with one of its most beautiful alpine roads known to all bikers: The Grossglockner, crisscrossed in summer by thousands of bikers from all over Europe.

Day 7 - Grossglockner - Garmisch
Day 7 - Grossglockner - Garmisch

You will start your day with the impressive Krimml Falls, the highest in Europe, then cross the Tyrol region to enter Bavaria, a large mountain resort: Garmisch Partenkirchen.

Day 8 - Garmisch - Voralberg
Day 8 - Garmisch - Voralberg

You will stop in Oberammergau, a village known for its murals, then the majestic castle of Neushwanstein awaits you. Finally it is the Alpenstrasse that will take you to the Voralberg region close to the Contance lake.

Day 9 - Voralberg - Eguisheim
Day 9 - Voralberg - Eguisheim

It is the Alpentrasse that will take you back to France, without missing the shores of Lake Constance and the magnificent Rhine Falls of Schaffhausen. You will reach Alsace by the Black Forest massif and stay in one of its most beautiful village near Colmar : Eguisheim.

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A tour under the sign of summits, lakes and curves.
A loop on your motorcycle around the largest mountain range in Europe, straddling France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria and Germany, that's what we offer to accomplish on this ten days ride.

Motorcycling the Alps is often considered as a holy Grail for any biker who is looking for sensation, landscapes and wide open spaces. This motorbike trip will give you the opportunity to travel the most beautiful motorcycles roads of the Alps through its most emblematic passes: St Gotthard, Furka, Grossklockner, but also its most beautiful lakes: Como, Brinz and Constance. Stopovers are made outside the major urban centers in traditional Alpine hotels.

 

 

 

 

 

Day 1 ARRIVAL IN THONON
Day 2 THONON - INNERTKIRCHEN (253 km)
Day 3 INNERTKIRCHEN - COMO LAKE (219 km) 
Day 4 COMO LAKE - CHIAVENNA (113 km)
Day 5 CHIAVENNA - DOLOMITES (266 km)
Day 6 DOLOMITES - GROSSGLOCKNER (248 km)
Day 7 GROSSGLOCKNER - GARMISCH (302 km)
Day 8 GARMISCH - VORALBERG (126 km)
Day 9 VORALBERG - EGUISHEIM (315 km)

Day 10 DEPARTURE FROM EGUISHEIM*  

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(*) optional : FREE !! enjoy 2 more days of free riding for those who choose to bring back the motorcycle to our office in Tours.

Motorcycles available in category A : BMW R 1200 RT / BMW LC 1200 GS / BMW LC 1250 GS
Motorcycles available in category B : BMW F 700 GS / BMW F 750 GS / Moto Guzzi V85TT
Motorcycles available in category C (quote on request) : Yamaha MT07 Tracer / Honda 750 NCX

All motorcycles comes with side panniers and top case box
Lower seat and lower frame version available on request.

Rates in guided formula (in € PP) :

Motorcycle tour in Auvergne
  *This is the prices category when riders join the tour with their own bikes

See models by category  With your bike      CAT A  CAT B  CAT C CAT D SPYDER F3 T  SPYDER RT 

Motorcycles / type of room

    moto perso

BMW R1200GS

moto cat B

moto cat C

moto cat D

canam cat F3

canam cat RT

 lit double € 1 350 € 2 490 € 2 410 € 2 370 € 2 315 € NC € NC
 lit twin € 1 500 € 3 045 € 2 890 € 2 810 € 2 700 € NC € NC
 lit single € 1 950 € 3 385 € 3 225 € 3 145 € 3 040 € NC € NC

Our price of this guided motorcycle tour includes :

  • Transfer from Genova airport on departure and to Colmar train station on arrival
  • Motorbike with insurance and unlimited mileage (formula with rental bike)
  • A professional bilingual guide on motorcycle leading the group
  • 9 nights in 3 star hotels with continental breakfast
  • Welcome and farewell dinner
  • Information kit and road book and GPX files

Not included in the price of this guided motorcycle tour :

  • any other meal than those included in the tour
  • Drink and personal expenses
  • Fuel, parking and toll
  • Riding equipment (helmet, jacket, gloves)
  • All excursions not included in the package