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Grand Alps Tour | Edelweiss Bike Travel Grand Alps Tour CGA www.edelweissbike.com Tours on: BMW / Ducati / Harley-Davidson® / Honda / Suzuki / Triumph / Vespa / Yamaha » 2,350 tours in over 180 destinations and 38 years of experience! « Austria | France | Italy | Liechtenstein | Switzerland Riding the world’s most amazing roads in the highest and most spectacular part of the Alps. The Alps – every motorcyclist’s dream! This tour leads you through the Alps and will make you experience all its diversity. From Seefeld it takes only minutes to reach the first set of switchbacks, giving you an idea of what’s about to come. Awesome views cast a spell over us, as we tackle curve after curve, heading deeper and deeper into the Alps. In Switzerland the mountains are even higher and snow- covered year-round. On our way to France we collect passes like other people collect stamps. This is paradise for every experienced rider! And it’s not over yet. We enter Italy and immediately “La Dolce Vita” is all around us. Gorgeous lakes, lush orchards, the air filled with the smell of the world’s best Espresso – this must be the Holy Land. We tackle more passes until we reach the mother of them all: Stelvio. 87 switchbacks. Simply breath-taking! Before we return to Seefeld, the Dolomites and the Grossglockner high Alpine road mark two of the final highlights along our route. One thing is for sure: The impressions you gain on this two week tour will make you yearn for more! ADD-ON DAY Innsbruck with a Guided City Tour ADD-ON DAY with Alps Riding Prep Course DIFFICULTY RIDING TIME/DAY SIGHTSEEING 15 days vacation START/FINISH: Seefeld in Tirol 13 day riding route NEAREST AIRPORT: Innsbruck, Munich DAY 1: Arrival in Seefeld in Tirol DURATION: 15 days vacation, 13 riding days DAY 2: Seefeld in Tirol - Galtür ROUTE: Total distance: 2073-3249 km, 1288-2019 miles DAY 3: Galtür - Andermatt Daily distances: 100-290 km, 62-180 miles DAY 4: Andermatt ACCOMMODATIONS: Comfortable middle-class hotels with alpine flair. DAY 5: Andermatt - Chamonix-Mont-Blanc REST DAY: Andermatt Briançon DAY 6: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc - Briançon Collalbo (Klobenstein) DAY 7: Briançon HIGHLIGHTS: Andermatt, Swiss Alps, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Mont Blanc, Briançon, Passes of the Tour de France, Lago Maggiore, Dolomiti DAY 8: Briançon - Aosta (Dolomites), Passo dello Stelvio (Stelvio Pass) DAY 9: Aosta - Lugano MINIMUM NUMBER OF 6 PARTICIPANTS: Please note paragraph 4.2. a) of our terms and conditions of DAY 10: Lugano - Livigno travel to find out more about the cancellation of tour through Edelweiss Bike Travel when the minimum number of participants DAY 11: Livigno - Collalbo (Klobenstein) is not reached - Terms and Conditions DAY 12: Collalbo (Klobenstein) DAY 13: Collalbo (Klobenstein) - Kaprun DAY 14: Kaprun - Seefeld in Tirol Prices start at $ 5.720,- DAY 15: Departure from Seefeld in Tirol per person Motorcycle category 1 The daily riding kilometres are approximate distances and may vary. The first and last days mentioned in the itinerary are the arrival and departure days; there is no riding on these days. Bear in mind the time difference between your country of origin and your travel destination. Arrival time should be arranged before 3 pm on the Tour dates arrival day. Please book your flights accordingly. Route and overnight places may change due to unforeseen events. 2019 2020 21.07. - 04.08. 19.07. - 02.08. 01.09. - 15.09. 30.08. - 13.09. MAKE IT PRIVATE! MAKE IT PRIVATE! Inquire your private tour date. Inquire your private tour date. Tour prices & motorcycles 2019 Included services All overnights (comfortable middle-class hotels with alpine flair) iduring entire tour sh ariin g room, sh ariin g room, siin glle room, breakfast every day Tour price per pers on riidiin g 2 u p riidiin g sollo riidiin g sollo 3 picnics/lunches 11 dinners BMW G 310 GS $ 5.720,- $ 6.980,- $ 7.480,- motorcycle rental with unlimited mileage BMW G 310 R third party liability insurance for motorcycles Honda NC 750 S comprehensive vehicle insurance for motorcycles with Honda NC 750 X deductible according to the booked motorcycle model Suzuki V-Strom 650 tour information package in English and German including Yamaha Tracer 700 safety tips, details about the hotels, the route and the sights English and German speaking tour guide on motorcycle $ 5.800,- $ 7.140,- $ 7.640,- BMW F 750 GS support van for luggage transportation (1 piece per person) BMW F 800 R $ 5.920,- $ 7.380,- $ 7.880,- and space for passengers (limited) on entire tour Edelweiss Riding Tips BMW F 850 GS Ducati Monster 821 Ducati Multistrada 950 Services not included Honda CRF 1000 L Africa Twin All services not mentioned as included and all items of a Suzuki V-Strom 1000 personal nature. Triumph Tiger 800 Yamaha Tracer 900 Optional Services $ 6.040,- $ 7.610,- $ 8.110,- BMW R 1200 GS optional deductible reduction on included motorcycle BMW R 1200 R insurance (Cover All / Cover Plus) BMW R 1200 RS additional rental options prior or post tour on request and BMW S 1000 XR availability Ducati Monster 1200 Ducati Multistrada 1260 S Please note Yamaha Niken Yamaha Super Tenere This group tour is not suitable for people with limited mobility. BMW R 1200 GS Adventure $ 6.160,- $ 7.850,- $ 8.350,- BMW R 1200 RT Tour prices & motorcycles 2020 sh ariin g room, sh ariin g room, siin glle room, Tour price per pers on riidiin g 2 u p riidiin g sollo riidiin g sollo BMW G 310 GS $ 5.720,- * $ 6.980,- * $ 7.480,- * BMW G 310 R Honda NC 750 S Honda NC 750 X Suzuki V-Strom 650 Yamaha Tracer 700 BMW F 750 GS $ 5.800,- * $ 7.140,- * $ 7.640,- * BMW F 800 R $ 5.920,- * $ 7.380,- * $ 7.880,- * BMW F 850 GS Ducati Monster 821 Ducati Multistrada 950 Honda CRF 1000 L Africa Twin Suzuki V-Strom 1000 Triumph Tiger 800 Yamaha Tracer 900 BMW R 1200 GS $ 6.040,- * $ 7.610,- * $ 8.110,- * BMW R 1200 R BMW R 1200 RS BMW S 1000 XR Ducati Monster 1200 Ducati Multistrada 1260 S Yamaha Niken Yamaha Super Tenere BMW R 1200 GS Adventure $ 6.160,- * $ 7.850,- * $ 8.350,- * BMW R 1200 RT * Please note that the dates and prices for 2020 are not confirmed yet. The dates shown on our website are preliminary dates for 2020 and might change. Also, for this tour there are yet no prices confirmed for 2020. If the tour price differs more than 5% from last year’s pricing you can cancel your participation until October 31, 2019 without any cancellation fee. CUSTOM TOURS: For custom tour bookings please refer to the pricing included in the special tour offer for your tour. If having any questions please contact our service team at [email protected]! Testimonials Grand Alps Tour My participation in the Grand Alps tour has truly been a nice experience. I wanted to ride on an Edelweiss tour for a long time already and the best destination to choose for a first trip must be the Alps. That is why I decided to travel to Seefeld (Austria) and to start the Grand Alps Tour there. Getting to know people from Australia, Canada, Brazil and the USA was amazing and our group had a great time together. We all wanted to enjoy the landscapes, the roads, the food and the culture and our tour guides did a perfect job satisfying our needs. Riding across those gigantic mountains and going up and down so many times a day was just the best. In between all those passes the guides have chosen the right restaurants with delicious food. Every day offered us a magnificent surprise and every single mile we rode was just stunning. The Alps are great, the Dolomites are awesome and Italy, Switzerland, France and Austria towns are like fables. There don't exist the right words to express my feelings and the time I have had at the GRAND ALPS TOUR. 2,500 miles full of happiness. I really recommend it and will surely ride again with Edelweiss. Pablo Ospina, Colombia Impressions.
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