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MotoVirolo > Rides & Trips > Weeklong Tours > Alpine Passes Tour, 28 June-04 July 2009
 

Location: French Alps, Provence and French Riviera.
Dates: From Sunday, 28 June 2009 to Saturday, 04 July 2009.
Description: We have created this tour for those who crave the excitement and adrenaline of twisting mountain roads. We will spin through more than 34 mountain passes in and around the Alps during 6 days of curves and breath-taking vistas between Lake Geneva and the Mediterranean Sea.

Tour starts and ends in Thonon-les-Bains, a picturesque French spa town located on the south shore of Lake Geneva.

Nearest Auto/Train station: Geneva. (Auto/Train: don’t ride… until you arrive)

Tour duration: 7 nights.

Days riding: 6, with the option to rest on Day 4 of the tour.

Mileage per day: 170-210, depending on the itinerary for the day.

Highlights: corner-packed mountains roads, 34 passes (Izoard, Bonette, Iserand, Lautaret, Galibier, Madeleine…), the highest road in Europe, the Route Napoleon (200-mile scenic and twisting road from Mediterranean sea to French Alps)…

Accommodation is planned in independent, reasonably-priced quality hotel-restaurants providing high quality service, authenticity and the discovery of local specialties.

Overnight stays: Thonon-les-Bains, Val d'Isère, Barcelonnette, Grasse (x2 nights), Uriage-les-Bains and Thonon-les-Bains.

 

Conditions for participation: a good spirit, a good riding equipment, and a naked bike or sport bike of character, with a preference for a European model.

Maximum number of bikes: 12.

English-speaking tour leader throughout the whole trip.

Budget: Count between €55 and €75 per night and per person including half-board accommodation in 2 or 3-star hotels on twin room basis, travel insurance, custom-made itineraries, and English-speaking tour leader on fast and wanton Ducati Streetfighter.

Contact us for booking and more information.