Tour Best Of Eastern Europe Motorcycle Tour

Meals

17 breakfasts & 15 dinners

Insurance

third party liability for the motorcycle

Others

Trip includes: Services of support car driver Services of a support vehicle to carry luggage, spares, etc. Mechanical spares, servicing and repairs First aid kit Daily briefing and map package Top box for daily personal use Return airport transfers Entrance fees for: Turda Salt Mines, Plitvicze Lakes and Turda Gorges

Guide

100% Eastern European guide riding a motorcycle

Accommodation

17 nights in very good hotels and country inns

Transport

By motorcycle of choice, You can select a motorcycle or bring your own. We operate our tours using BMW motorbiks, GS range: BMW G650GS BMW F750GS BMW F850GS BMW R1200GS BMW R1250GS

Not included:

Optional

Comprehensive insurance against damages - 300 euro/motorbike This will limit your responsibility in case of damage to EURO 750/BMW G650GS EURO 1500/BMW F750GS - BMW R1200GS EURO 2000/BMW R1250GS

Others

Trip Excludes: Some of the meals Beverages road taxes and tolls fuel parking fees Visa’s Traffic fines Repair and/or recovery costs to the motorcycle for loss or damage caused by negligence or failing to heed ride leaders directive Medical costs – it is a pre-requisite that all clients have comprehensive medical insurance that covers for riding a motorcycle over 650cc in foreign countries Activities not mentioned on the itinerary International flights Personal spending money

Flights

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Day 1 Luj Napoca – Turda (Romania)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Luj Napoca – Turda (Romania)

about 40 km– 40min drive

Welcome to Romania!Our English speaking guide, a motorcycle enthusiast collects you from Cluj Napoca Airport. A city with an outstanding medieval atmosphere, one of the oldest settlements in Transylvania, dating back prior to the Roman period, Cluj will surely impress you with its beautiful old architecture. Transfer to Turda, a small town with an intimate atmosphere, founded by the Romans under the name of Potaissa. Accommodate in a 4* hotel, collect your motorcycle and enjoy a welcome dinner.
Day 2 Turda – Sunset Mountains – Oradea
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Turda – Sunset Mountains – Oradea

274 km – 4h55min riding

Prepare to descend to the heart of one of the biggest salt mines in the country – Turda Salt Mines, with impressive halls named after kings and queens. Ride to Turzii’s Gorges, the most important reservation of the Sunset Mountains. Enjoy a traditional lunch and ride to Oradea – the entrance gate to Romania on the Western border. The city preserves the spirit of the belle époque even today. The feeling is rendered by the architectural Secession style that gives a special elegance to this town, still preserving the atmosphere of the turn of the last century. Accommodation in a 4* Hotel.
Day 3 Oradea – Eger – Budapest (Hungary)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Oradea – Eger – Budapest (Hungary)

310 km – 6hrs10min riding

Today you’ll cross the border to Hungary and ride to Eger, famous for its beautiful baroque style buildings, its castle and thermal baths. Spend the evening in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary. Accommodation in a 3* hotel.
Day 4 Budapest
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Budapest

Rest day

You can choose to enjoy a walk in the Castle District with the imposing Matthias Church, Budapest’s finest and best known Roman Catholic Church, whose fantastic position dominates the skyline. The Fishermen’s Bastion, built in 1895 in neo-Romanesque style, as well as the Royal Palace are symbols of the whole country. Accommodation in Budapest in a 3* Hotel.
Day 5 Budapest – Balaton Lake – Maribor (Slovenia)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Budapest – Balaton Lake – Maribor (Slovenia)

370 km – 6hrs30min riding

Take a relaxing trip to Balaton Lake, one of the most precious natural treasures of Hungary. Balaton Lake is the largest lake of Central Europe, is 77 kilometers in length.

In the evening reach Slovenia and accommodate in Maribor. The town offers several interesting sights. You can take a walk along the river Drava or on the old part of the town with medieval towers and remains of old town walls.
Day 6 Maribor – Ljubljana
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Maribor – Ljubljana

110 km – 2hrs riding

Continue your adventure to Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia. Take a walk on Dragon’s Bridge and the Triple Bridge – a symbol of Ljubljana, admire the architecture of Saint Nicholas Cathedral and visit the medieval Ljubljana Castle. Situated on top of a hill, the Castle dominates the city center. Accommodation and dinner in Ljubljana.
Day 7 Ljubljana – Plitvicze (Croatia)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ljubljana – Plitvicze (Croatia)

200 km – 3hrs50min riding

Morning ride to Plitvitze – the oldest national park in Europe. The park hosts an incredible collection of waterfalls, gallery of lakes, forests and animal life diversity. The lakes are famous for their distinctive colors, ranging from azure to green, grey or blue, offering breathtaking views. Accommodation in Plitvitze in a 3*Hotel.
Day 8 Plitvicze – Zadar – Split (Croatia)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Plitvicze – Zadar – Split (Croatia)

335 km – 6hrs10min riding

Ride next to Zadar, the capital of the Dalmatia County, one of Adriatic ’s most interesting cities; reach in sites to explore and in history. Continue your adventure with Split, Adriatic’s most fascinating ports with a long history. Home of Diocletian’s Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Split offers a wealth of museums and Roman ruins located in a dramatic mountain backdrop and opened onto a vast expanse sea.
Day 9 Split – Karaka (Bosnia& Hertegovina) – Dubrovnik (Croatia)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Split – Karaka (Bosnia& Hertegovina) – Dubrovnik (Croatia)

210 km – 3hrs30min riding

Ride today to Croatia’s finest city, Dubrovnik. Christened by George Bernard Show “the pearl of the Adriatic”, Dubrovnik is Croatia’s most visited destination, renowned for its incomparable architectural heritage. The exquisite baroque buildings, marble streets, the beautifully sculpted Renaissance fountains and facades gave Dubrovnik its UNESCO World Heritage Site status. Accommodate in Dubrovnik.
Day 10 Dubrovnik
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Dubrovnik

Rest Day

You can choose to walk the streets of the old Dubrovnik, to enjoy a boat ride to one of the isles near by or you can choose to relax on the beach. Accommodation in Dubrovnik.
Day 11 Dubrovnik (Croatia) – Kotor Bay – Cetinje – Podgorica (Montenegro) - Skhoder (Albania)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Dubrovnik (Croatia) – Kotor Bay – Cetinje – Podgorica (Montenegro) - Skhoder (Albania)

243 km – 5hrs riding

Morning ride to the Bay of Kotor, located in Montenegro, known as Europe’s southernmost fjord, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ride next on winding roads up to Cetinje, former capital city of Montenegro. Delight yourself with the delicious local cuisine for lunch and continue riding to Shkoder located in northwestern Albania, an important cultural and economical center, one of the oldest and most historic towns in the country.
Day 12 Shkoder – Tirana (Albania) – Ohrid (Makedonia)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Shkoder – Tirana (Albania) – Ohrid (Makedonia)

260 km – 5hrs riding

Get ready to make the acquaintance of Albania’s capital and largest city, Tirana. You can enjoy a coffee in one of the towers of Tirana offering a 360 degrees panorama over the city. Ride to Ohrid, the “Macedonian Jerusalem” known for its impressive number of churches. Ohrid County is notable for having once 365 churches, one for every day of the year! On the way stop for a traditional lunch in an Albanian “authentic” restaurant.
Day 13 Ohrid – Skopje (Makedonia) – Nis (Serbia)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ohrid – Skopje (Makedonia) – Nis (Serbia)

390 km – 6hrs riding

Ride to Skopje, the capital city of Macedonia. Enjoy a shopping session in the Bit Bazaar, one of the largest and most significant oriental old bazaars in the Balkans. Ride to Nis, one of the oldest cities in the Balkans home to Nis Fortress, one of the best preserved monuments of this kind in mid Balkans. Accommodation and dinner in Nis.
Day 14 Nis – Golubac (Serbia) – Iron Gates – Gura Vaii (Romania) – Drobeta Turnu Severin
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Nis – Golubac (Serbia) – Iron Gates – Gura Vaii (Romania) – Drobeta Turnu Severin

350 km – 5h40min riding

Ride today to Golubac, marking the entrance to Đerdap National Park. Walk the Golubac Fortress and ride along the Danube River and the famous Iron Gates – the magnificent gateway to the southern slopes of the Carpathian Mountains. Enjoy the breathtaking sceneries and head to Drobeta Turnu Severin for accommodation and dinner.
Day 15 Drobeta Turnu Severin – Transalpina Road – Novaci – Sugag
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Drobeta Turnu Severin – Transalpina Road – Novaci – Sugag

220 km – 4hrs30min riding

Ride your motorcycle to the clouds on one of the most spectacular roads of the Carpathian Mountains – Transalpina. With its highest point at Urdele Pass – 2,145m above sea level, Transalpina is the highest road in Romania. Called The King’s Road by the locals, the road was built under the rule of King Carol II of Romania and rebuilt during World War II by German troops. Accommodation in a 3* Country Inn.
Day 16 Transfagarasan Road, Sugag – Balea Lake – Curtea De Arges
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Transfagarasan Road, Sugag – Balea Lake – Curtea De Arges

190 km – 3hrs30min riding

The most crooked and challenging of Europe’s roads for motorcyclists is called the Transfaragasan (2,034 meters altitude). The second highest road in Romania, the Transfagarasan was built between 1970 and 1974 as a military route, by communist dictator Ceausescu (after the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968) it snakes up the tallest peaks of the Carpathians. Accommodation and dinner in a 3*country inn.
Day 17 Curtea De Arges – Sibiu – Turda
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Curtea De Arges – Sibiu – Turda

260 km – 5hrs riding

Continue your journey on Oltului Valley towards Sibiu, the European Capital of Cultural for 2007. The fortified town of Sibiu has always been the center of Romania’s German minority since medieval times and it is one of Romania’s most beautiful cities. It contains the largest concentrations of tourist attractions in Romania. Accommodation in Turda in a 4* Hotel.
Day 18 Turda – Cluj Napoca
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Turda – Cluj Napoca

With a lot of memories and surely some regret say good bye to Romania. Transfer to Cluj

Napoca Airport to catch your flight back home.

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Best Of Eastern Europe Motorcycle Tour

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Itinerary of your trip Best Of Eastern Europe Motorcycle Tour

Luj Napoca – Turda (Romania)

Turda – Sunset Mountains – Oradea

Oradea – Eger – Budapest (Hungary)

Budapest

Budapest – Balaton Lake – Maribor (Slovenia)

Maribor – Ljubljana

Ljubljana – Plitvicze (Croatia)

Plitvicze – Zadar – Split (Croatia)

Split – Karaka (Bosnia& Hertegovina) – Dubrovnik (Croatia)

Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik (Croatia) – Kotor Bay – Cetinje – Podgorica (Montenegro) - Skhoder (Albania)

Shkoder – Tirana (Albania) – Ohrid (Makedonia)

Ohrid – Skopje (Makedonia) – Nis (Serbia)

Nis – Golubac (Serbia) – Iron Gates – Gura Vaii (Romania) – Drobeta Turnu Severin

Drobeta Turnu Severin – Transalpina Road – Novaci – Sugag

Transfagarasan Road, Sugag – Balea Lake – Curtea De Arges

Curtea De Arges – Sibiu – Turda

Turda – Cluj Napoca

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