This 16-day organized tour is incl .: return ticket UK – Los Angeles, transfers, hotel accommodation based on 2 persons, partly also including breakfast, motorbike rental with insurance, unlimited mileage, professional accompaniment and (excluding airport taxes and surcharges.) a trailer with a spare engine, which includes space for the luggage.
Upon arrival at LAX, you will be taken to the airport hotel where we will be able to enjoy the taste of a Corona to get in the mood. The team leader will give a short talk on the practicalities of the trip.
After picking up the motorbikes early in the morning, we will start with a long ride down to San Diego. A bit further on, we will cross the border and carry on through Rosarito and Lobster Village to Ensenada, a big Mexican haven that serves as a docking place for many cruise ships.
We will leave the city along Highway 1 and get a taste of pure Mexico: tourism and American influences stop here. After passing through the Vizcaino Desert, with its enormous cacti, we will cruise along the Pacific. El Rosario, with its many little shops and restaurants, will be our resting place for the night.
First we will fill up our jerrycans as fuel can be hard to come by here. We will carry on inland through magnificent, mountainous countryside with wonderfully bendy lanes. Riding passed thatched houses might remind you of Spain.
From Guerrero Negro, famous for its production of salt and its whales, we will continue on to the east coast. We will pass over Devil’s Grade, a well-known and notorious mountain road with many bends. In Santa Rosalia you may want to go for a little dip in the sea, as the paradise of white beaches are greatly tempting. Along the east coast we will head on to Loreto.
Passing the red-brown rocks of Sierra de la Giganta, we will reach La Paz. This haven, with a population of 100 000, was founded in 1535 and is considered one of the nicest cities in Mexico. Our paradise hotel is conveniently located right on the beach.
Riding on along Highway 1 we will pass numerous little villages. The more south we go, the denser the traffic will become as we carry on to San Jose del Cabo, and Lands End, the most southern tip of Baja. We will stay the night in the marvellous Cabo San Lucas!
After six days of motorbiking, you will enjoy resting in this luxurious resort. There will be time to relax on the beach, to stroll through the marina, or go souvenir shopping. You can go deep-sea fishing or take a glass-bottom boat ride, followed by a stupendous evening meal and drinks in a bar of your choice.
After two days of rest, we will start early today and embark on a long journey northwards. We will ride through Todos Santos, where we will find the famous Hotel California. You are advised not to check in however, because if you do – according to the famous song by The Eagles – you can never leave. It is worth mentioning that the road here looks completely different on our return journey because of the contrasting light fall. After a long day of riding inland, you will be pleasantly surprised by the brilliant vistas over the Sea of Cortez. There will be time for an evening stroll along Loreto’s boulevard.
To start the day, we will continue along the coast, followed by beautiful, windy roads up to San Ignacio, where we can come to rest on the cute village square in this real oasis.
We will follow the way up to Catavina. This day will be marked by ultimate silence, magnificent cacti, and power produced by an old generator. On tonight’s menu you can find simple, yet delicious food in a restaurant opposite our hotel.
The rough, dry terrain will slowly be replaced by green pastures. We will encounter more villages before reaching Ensenada again. Here, you will find so many fun bars to frequent that the evening will not seem long enough…
Up the coast via the Scenic Route, we will arrive at one of the busiest borders in the world, so it could take a while before we are able to continue our journey on better-quality American tarmac roads. In Los Angeles we will say farewell to our motorbikes and enjoy an all-American steak together in the evening accompanied by more Coronas to prolong the Mexican experience.
Early in the morning you will catch the shuttle bus to the airport to hop on a flight back home. You do, however, have the choice of extending your stay in America. We will be happy to assist you in organising your additional wishes.
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Recommendation: WESTERN DISCOVERY Classic or II21 maart 2014 - 14:54The world is at your feet when you tour over the famous ‘Highway 1’ to San Francisco. During this varied motorcycle trip we cross the famous national parks and enjoy the most beautiful part of Route 66. A journey from the for years still say, ‘This was the trip of my life.