Motorcycle Tour Companies

These companies provide escorted tours within Europe, some have worldwide affiliations and can offer touring packages worldwide.

Some offer to taylor make tours according to your request, providing route charts and hotel recommendations - all of which is chargeable of course.

• Bike hire included. KTM LC4 SuperMotos included. Even a park your wife and ride solo service. Including airport pick up.

• Based near Limoges offer guided touring in the heart of France by an advanced instructor. (thinks: could I get my RoSPA Gold this way?)

• Based near Aylesbury this is a sort of fly drive (ride) service for bikers. Your bike is transported to a destination in Spain and you use cheap flights to minimise your time off work.

• Based near Nottingham UK offer packaged tours within United Kingdom and European Alps.

• Not a tour company, but essential website to obtain recommendations and details of best roads throughout UK and Europe.

• Head Office in Austria, long established, experienced, offer all in packaged tours within Southern Europe including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, etc. Prices include BMW bike hire, meals and hotels. Ideal for riders from far off countries. Airport pickup being included. I give Edelweiss ***** stars for quality and experience, however they are quite expensive. Typical group size - 20 to 30.

• Motorcycle touring holidays with top quality guided tours and hotel accommodation. Destinations include: Nurburgring, Rhine, Mosel...

• Head Office in Munich Germany, similar to Edelweiss Bike Tours, prices include BMW bike hire, meals and hotels.

• Based in UK, Freedom Touring Ltd offer fully escorted and partially escorted packages to Austria, Germany, Italy, Slovenia and Spain - bring your own bike basis. Prices include Dover Calais ferry crossings, but can alternatives are possible. Tours are typically in the mountainous regions. Prices appear quite reasonable but remember accommodation is on B & B basis.

• Bike & Sun Tours, located in Cleveland UK, are a small company with a selection of tours covering France, Austria, Alps, Pyrenees, Italy & Croatia, repeated annually. The tour leader rides a 600,000 mile Vincent m/c all of which he did himself. Use your own bike basis. Prices include ferry crossings, accommodation, bed and breakfast and occasionally evening meal. Tel +44 (0) 1287 639739

• MCi Tours, located in Cheshire UK, offer a selection of guided and un-accompanied tours covering France, Austria, Alps, Pyrenees, Italy & Croatia. Also offered, packages for WSB and MotoGP in Assen, Spa Circuit, etc. Use your own bike basis. Prices include ferry crossings, accommodation, bed and breakfast and occasionally evening meal. Tel +44 (0) 161 941 2121

• The name should tell you the main theme of this package provider located in Buckinghamshire UK and specially suited to sports bike riders able to make short hops into France and Germany. Specially targetting the Nurburg Ring and other track days.

• This package provides hire of all kit, offroad bike, accomodation, etc. Taking your own bike is also an option. Just fly yourself to to the nearest airport. Moto Adventures will arrange pickup and all the rest.

• Ideal first step into France. Bed, Breakfast, Evening Meal and Drinks, including guidance of two keen IAM bikers John and Jeanette located in Northern France. Tel +33 (0)233 350065

• Touring Wales (or Ireland) includes bed, breakfast, evening meal, even including training. Contact Lindsey Williams.

• Freedom, information, and encouragement, to choose your own daily routes, choice of accomodation, riding companions, speeds and distances.