This 20-day organized tour is inclusive return ticket UK – LA (excluding airport taxes and surcharges.), Transfers, hotel accommodation, based on a two-person room, partly also including breakfast, motorbike rental with insurance, professional accompaniment and a trailer with a spare engine where there is also room for luggage.
After sitting still for hours on the plane, you will enjoy your stay at a luxurious Los Angeles airport hotel. After arrival and a chance to freshen up, your team leader will go through the practicalities of the trip, while you enjoy a well-deserved beverage.
After an early rise, we will pick up and get to know our motorbikes. Following the meet and greet, we will ride out of the city on our first laid back stretch of the tour, along the interstate. Next, after a nice little climb, you will get to enjoy the bendy roads around the biggest freshwater lake of California, Lake Elsinore.
Via Joshua Tree and Twenty Nine Palms – although we counted many more – we will ride into the desert. Crossing the Colorado River at Parker, we will steer north to today’s destination with its famous London Bridge that was – no joke – imported from London.
Today we will ride along Route 66 as much as possible, and through the legendary Oatman Pass, where donkeys wander around (so watch out!) on our way to the Western town of Seligman. Those of you in need of a shave can get one in the famous barbershop, Angels. And then on to Flagstaff. Feel free to make it a late one tonight, because…
…today will be a free day. You might want to jump on your motorbike to take a ride to see the Grand Canyon. Along the South Rim there will be plenty of photo opportunities. During a helicopter ride or a visit to the Imax Theatre, you will be able to get all up close and personal to the Grand Canyon.
Riding through the Painted Desert – which gets its name from the red, purple, and brown coloured sandstone rocks – via Kayenta, we will head towards Monument Valley, where an off-road drive in a Jeep into Marlboro County is possible. After this, we will ride on to Blanding.
Today, a beautiful ride through Capitol Reef National Park: a vast nature reserve with interesting rock formations, mountains and…bends.
After visiting Bryce Canyon National Park, with its bizarre natural rock formations – the so-called hoodoos – we will ride on to the equally beautiful Zion National Park. At the hotel we will organise a home-made barbeque and relax beside the (whirl)pool.
From Hurricane we will drive on to the American hub of entertainment: Las Vegas. Arriving early, there will be plenty of opportunity to explore this centre of entertainment in great detail.
Today you will have ample time to explore the colossal hotels, go shopping, eat copious amounts of food, or a quick game of poker. Or you can go crazy and take a ride on a rollercoaster atop the Stratosphere, or get married in one of the many chapels.
Today, we ride through Death Valley, the hottest place on earth, although due to low humidity the heat is endurable. Along the way, we will take an informative stop at the Visitors Centre and take a break at Zabriskie Point, a popular viewpoint. After that, we will face a considerable climb, for which a spectacular view of this intense landscape will be our reward.
We will continue north to Lee Vining, located near Yosemite National Park. Along the 11 000 ft high Tioga Pass, we will follow our route through awe-inspiring mountainous terrain.
Today, a timely arrival in one of the most famous and enjoyable cities of America. Immerse yourself in the delights of Fisherman’s Wharf, Alcatraz, China Town, cable cars, the Golden Gate Bridge, or one of the many museums.
Along the famous Highway 1, we will ride south. This Pacific Coast Highway extends all the way from Canada down to Mexico. Our tour will bring us through sloping landscapes, fruit plantations, and vineyards.
Today’s must-see is Sequoia National Park. We will get to know the Sherman Tree, the tallest tree on earth (some 270 ft high). We will take a delightful winding road down to the hotel.
Those of you who enjoy cruising around bends will get a kick from riding through this less well-known, but peaceful Lost Padres National Forest Park. After a quick drink in Ojai, we will carry on towards Los Angeles. Upon arrival we will drop off our motorbikes.
A free day, with the opportunity to visit Universal Studios, the Paul Getty Museum, Disneyland, or other tourist attractions. Ask your team leader for advice, because there is a lot to do and see in this city.
An early start will bring us to the airport by shuttle bus to catch the flight home. Or would you like to prolong you stay? We are happy to discuss further opportunities with you and organise any 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.