This tour can be either 17 days/16 nights or 11 days/10 nights.
What’s included:
- Accommodation in 4 and 3 Star Hotel’s (All hotel’s have air conditioning)
- Pick-up and delivery to Interlaken’s Train Station
- New BMW Motorcycle (RT’s and GT’s are a little extra)
- Harley-Davidson’s are available and manageable for experienced riders, please enquire.
- All Breakfasts
- Some Dinners
- Back Up and Luggage Van
- Guides: or can be self guided
- Tour Book
- Maps
- Tour Pack
Other Options:
- Fly into Munich and hire BMW for extra days at the beginning of the tour and or at the end of tour, but the motorcycle must be delivered back to Munich
- Organisation of accommodation for extra nights could be done at the hotels we use
- Route plans for additional days riding
Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive Interlaken Switzerland, greeted by the crew from Beker’s MCT and taken to the hotel In Beatenburg. Meet and Greet Dinner.
Day 2: Allocation of Motorcycles in the morning, then a familiarity ride in the afternoon around Thuner Sea and a few mountain roads.
Day 3: Interlaken to Andermatt The shortest route is only 134km, but there is so many options on this day and we would recommend the following : Interlaken – Brienz – Susten Pass – Wassen – Andermatt – Furka Pass – to the Top of the Grimsel Pass – Nufenen Pass – St Goddard Pass (Old or new to choose from) – Andermatt.
Day 4: Andermatt – Brig (233Km)
Very beautiful and different scenery on this day. You will encounter High Alpen Passes then into the valleys, visit Lacarno sited at the north end of the beautiful Lake Maggiore, then a winding road around the side of a mountain in Italy, ride thru quaint Italian villages, then over the Simplon Pass which drops us down into Brig. Andermatt- OberAlp – Disentisus Muster - Lukemania Pass – Bellinzona - Lacarno – Intragna – Olgia – Druogno – Simplon Pass
Day 5: Brig to Annecy/Month St.Bernard (354Km)
You will travel thru the Rhone Valley; passing so many vineyards you can’t count them. Just out of Brig you can make a detour up the Matter Tal as far as Tasch, where some of the largest parking lots are in Europe. These car parks are there to take people on a Cog Train to Zematt to see the Matterhorn. After travelling thru the Rhone Valley you come to a small town of Martigny, from here you can make a choice of going Col de la Forclaz and Col des Montets , this route goes thru the town of Chamonix and you would get amazing views of Monte Blanc. The other choice is going over Grand St. Bernard and the Petit St. Bernard, these two passes of some of the highest in France, the Petit St. Bernard is a pass to test your skills.
Route 1: Brig – Visp – Tasch – Visp - Sion – Martigny – Col de la Forclaz – Chamonix – St Genvals les Bains – Ugine – Annecy.
Route 2: Brig – Visp – Sion – Martigny – Grand St. Bernard – Aosta – Petit St. Bernard – Bourg St. Maurice – Beaufort - Albertville - Ugine – Annecy.
Day 6: Annecy/Month St. Bernard Free Day. There are so many wonderful rides this day, we will decide on the day which one to take. Also, the town of Annecy is a must see, it is one of the most beautiful towns I have ever seen. Here are just some of the things to see
- The Palais de l'Isle, also called the "old prison", was built from the 12th century. It is the symbol of the town and is among the most photographed monuments in all of France.
The Château d'Annecy (Annecy Castle) was the home of the Counts of Geneva and the Dukes of Genevois-Nemours, an offshoot of the House of Savoie (12th–16th century). Today, the restored castle houses the Art and History Conservatory of Annecy and the Regional Office of the lpine Lakes.- The Cathedral of Saint-Pierre, built in the early 16th century as a Franciscan friary, was the cathedral of Francis de Sales and is home to a number of baroque pieces from the 16th century
Day 7: Annecy/Month St. Bernard – Grenoble/Echirolles (215Km) Extra Add (52Km)
Another truly amazing riding day, plus with spectactular scenery. The route today will take you over some very small Cols, the roads that we will be riding will be the same as the Tour de France use. You won’t be disappointed.
Route 1: Annecy -Talliories - Faverage - Col de Tamie – Mercury – Albertville – Col de la Madeleine – La Chambre – Col du Glandon - Grenoble/Echirolles.
Route 2: Annecy -Talliories - Faverage - Col de Tamie – Mercury - Albertville - Col de la Madeleine – La Chambre - St. Jean de Maurienne - Col de la Croix - Grenoble/Echirolles
Day 8: Grenoble/Echirolles return (200Km).
This can be a free day, but we would highly recommend that you ride this day. Again there are so many options. Here is just one of the many. Part of this route will take you on Napoleons’ “March to Waterloo.” Grenoble - Champ-sur-Drac - La Mure - Mens - Le Percy – Mens - Corps – Echirolles
Day 9: Grenoble/Echirolles - Lons le Saunier (260Km) Today we have a bit of everything at the beginning of the day we will be doing quite a few Cols, then from lunch you might think you are back in New Zealand, beautiful rolling hills and nice predictable curves, with lots vineyards, castles, lakes and of course the most wonderful quaint villages. Grenoble – La Tronche – St. Pierre de Chartreuse – Col du Cucheran – Col du Granier – Le Bourget du Lac – Chapaz – Nantua – Arinthod – Lon le Saunier
Day 10: Lons Le Saunier – Beatenburg/Interlaken (291Km) Again today the riding is easy going, rolling hills beautiful villages and riding around Lake Lausanne to Montreax, this town is a must stop for lunch, the scenery is outstanding. Plus the Chateau Chillon is just outside Montreax, this is a very interesting castle with plenty of history. We are also back into Switzerland, so the end of the day we have a few more passes. Lons le Saunier – Clairvaux les lacs – Morex – Nyon Vaud – Montreux – Gsteig – Gstaad – Spiez – Interlaken – Beatenburg
Day 11: The Crew will deliver you back to the train station or you can extend your ride by hiring the BMW and head back to Munich.
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