Day 1 - Arrival in Brussels
Arrival of participants in Brussels. Hotel check-in and group briefing
Dinner in old town Brussels
Day 2 - Brussels - Bouillon
First we will stop on the battlefield site of Waterloo and then reach the Belgian Ardennes and the region of the 3 valleys. We enjoy a break in the ducal square of Charleville Mézières before riding the winding roads of the french Ardennes valley which will lead us to the fortress of Bouillon through the valley of the Semois river.
Day 3 - Bouillon - Vianden
We will start this day with the Trappist abbey of Orval before heading to the fortified citadel of Montmédy and we will take advantage of a stop in Bastogne to honor the memory of the soldiers who died during the bloody battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes forest. Then by the hilly roads of Luxembourg and the village of Esch sur sure, we will reach the city of Luxembourg where we will stay.
Day 4 - Vianden - Bernkastel Kues
We leave Luxembourg to ride all the most beautiful motorcycle roads in the north of the country including the famous road of the 7 castles and admire one of its jewels: Vianden. Then we will join the Mosel river valley and its beautiful hillside used for vineyard and reach Bernkastel Kues a typical german village.
Day 5 - Bernkastel Kues - Eifel
We 'll follow the valley of the Mosel river and its villages scattered along the river. After a coffee break in Cochem we will leave the valley to enter the Eifel region. Enjoy a 20-kilometer lap ride of the legendary Nurburgring historical circuit before heading to one of the most beautiful German villages, Monschau, through the Eifel National Park.
Day 6 - Eifel - Durbuy
We leave Germany to enter the Netherlands in its highest part. After a stop at Vaalsberg where you can stand on 3 countries at the same time we will head to the village of Valkenburg for lunch break. Then we will return in Belgium in its most hilly part, and after crossing Spa Francorchamps, Malmédy and Stavelot we will reach the ending point of our trip: Durbuy, a village lost in a valley that says to be the smallest city of the world.
Ride 5 countries in 5 days, this is the challenge that we offer to accomplish on this motorcycle tour in the heart of Europe, straddling France, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. These border regions too little known by motorcycle travelers offer a variety of landscapes and a cultural richness without commons. Schengen, Maastricht, Brussels, Luxemburg, names that are irreparably linked to the European construction and will be the guiding thread of this unusual motorcycle trip full of surprises.
You will cross the Ardennes massif near Bastogne, place of Patton's resistance to the german counter attack, visit the famous Trappist abbeys, ride the valleys of northern Luxemburg dominated by medieval fortresses and follow the tortuous valley of the Mosel until Cochem. Adrenaline will be at its height when you will ride on the mythic historical racetrack of the Nürburgring. Finally you will fall under the charm of the historic villages of Monschau and Durbuy which pride oneself on to be the smallest city in the world.
Day 1 ARRIVAL IN BRUSSELS
Day 2 BRUSSELS - BOUILLON (284 km)
Day 3 BOUILLON - VIANDEN (216 km)
Day 4 VIANDEN - BERNKASTEL-KUES (258 km)
Day 5 BERNKASTEL-KUES - EIFEL (160 km)
Day 6 EIFEL - DURBUY (262 km)
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 tour formula (in € PP) :
*This is the price categories when riders join the tour with their own bikes
The price of this guided motorcycle tour includes :
- 6 hotel nights in 3 stars hotels with continental breakfast
- A motorcycle rental with insurance (with rental formula)
- A professional bilingual guide on a motorcycle leading the group
- Welcome & farewell dinners
- One lap ride of the 20 km historical racetrack of Nürburgring (depending on opening)
- Inofrmation kit and road-book.
Not included in the price of this guided motorcycle tour :
- Transfer or flight to Brussels
- Any other meals not inlcued in the tour
- Drinks and personal expenses
- Fuel, parking
- Riding equipment (helmet, jacket, gloves)
- All other excursions not included in the package
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