CURVY PYRENEES
FROM COAST TO COAST
Dates
2021
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2022
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Tour Details
| 3 Guides on motorcycles |
| Guided tour with free riding option |
| 12 Days vacation |
| 9 Driving days |
| 1 Rest day: San Sebastian |
| Start / finish: Barcelona |
| Distance: 2,240 km |
| Average distance per day: 250 km |
Motorbike rental if needed
Special Conditions
| At most: 24 Motorbikes |
| At least: 21 People |
Booking deadline : 5. März 2022
Services Included
| 11 hotel nights with breakfast in Confortable mid-range hotels |
| All meals, dinner, lunch including snacks on the way except on rest day in San Sebastian |
| Water while driving |
| Transport of motorcycles to Barcelona and back |
| Flight ticket: Direct flight to Barcelona and back |
| Airport transfer on arrival and departure in Spain |
| Support vehicle with driver for luggage and back up bike transport |
| Welcome bag: t-Shirt, patch and pin |
| Adittional bus transfers: – Delivery of motorbikes (day 10) – Hotel – dinner in Barcelona (day 10) |
| Photos and videos |
| Detailed tour booklet |
Not Included Services
| Drinks that are not expressly mentioned in included services. |
| Gasoline, motorway tolls, personal expenses, tips, fines. |
| All services not specified as included in the tour price. |
??? ::: Air ticket, dinners on rest days, support van for luggage, lunches, drinks, gasoline, tolls, personal spending, tips, motorcycle.
Tour Overview
We climb the Pyrenees in the saddle of our beloved machines, the beauty of this landscape is breathtaking! As soon as we reach the west side we come to the elegant city of San Sebastian. With two nights there we have time enough to taste pintxos, Basque tapas and the typical white wine Txakoli and relax at the “Playa de la Concha” the mussel bay. Back to Barcelona it goes along the south side of the Pyrenees where the roads lead into valleys. We follow the rivers and enjoy the landscape where water has created new forms through the erosion for millions of years. In the Pyrenees every motorcyclist will be fascinated by endless, winding and fantastic roads, as well as the great landscape, valleys, gorges, rapids and spectacular viewpoints. Of course we will also enjoy the delicious regional cuisine.
Highlights
3 Countries (Andorra, Spain and France) and 2 seas (Mediterranean and Cantabrian Sea)
The cities: Barcelona Andorra La Vella, Olorón, San Sebastian (1 rest day), Pamplona, and La Seu D’Urgell.
The villages: Viella, Ainsa and Roses.
The French side of the Pyrenees to the west and the Spanish side to the east: The mountain passes of the “Tour de France” (Col du Tourmalet, Col D’Aubisque, Col D’Aspin, …) and breathtaking natural parks with their peaks, canyons, rivers and lush vegetaion as well as the beautiful sunflower fields.
Map
Day 3 : Andorra - Viella 260km (6h)
Today we will put our driving skills to the test taking such a great number of curves that we’ll immediately understand why this tour is called the “Curvy Tour”.
We will ride between valley and valley discovering a magnifcent landscape due to our riding on high mountain roads.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival to Barcelona
We leave Barcelona heading northbound and getting soon deep into a magnifcent landscape of mountains and forest which will accompany us the whole tour until reaching Ax- les-Termes. The winding roads, with low trafc and an asphalt in good condition will lead us to enjoy a great day of motorcycling. We will be riding on this sort of roads almost during throughout the trip. Ax-les -Thermes is a small French Pyrenean town where we’ll take pleasure of a great mountain atmosphere
Day 2 : Barcelona - Andorra 250km
(4h : 30Min effective time)
Today we will put our driving skills to the test taking such a great number of curves that we’ll immediately understand why this tour is called the “Curvy Tour”. We will ride between valley and valley discovering a magnifcent landscape due to our riding on high mountain roads.
Day 4 : Viella - Oloron 270km (5h : 30Min)
We continue our ride winding along the “Pyrenean National Park” enjoying the spectacular scenery we find on our way. Reaching Saint Pied de Port the mountain becomes less aggressive and a deeply shaded forest will be our company again .
This village, today’s destination, has an important touristic activity, since it is the departure of the most important and transit route of the pilgrimage to Santiago “ El Camino de Santiago”.
Days 5, 6 and 7 : Oloron - San Sebastian 210km (5h)
- Rest day (San Sebastian)
- San Sebastian - Pamplona 185km (4h)
In addition to keep enjoying our trip along winding roads and take pleasure of our favourite sport, motorcycling, we will have a great moment reaching the Cantabrian Sea, which meets mountains and meadows to form a beautiful landscape where nature plays the lead role.
We will rest in San Sebastian where we enjoy the superb views of La Concha Beach “La Playa de la Concha” just in the city center.
We continue heading towards Pampeluna crossing the Natural Park of “Aiako Harria” and “ Señoría de Bertiz”
In Pampeluna we will have the opportunity to walk around the old town.
Day 8 : Pamplona - Ainsa 275km (5h : 15Min)
From Pampeluna we will ride up deep into the Central Pyrenees, not before rolling trough leafy forests and deep valleys with cristalline rivers running along the road. On our way we will also find green corn fields and beautiful fields of Sunflowers with their big yellow blossom.
We will reach Jaca where we will be staying in a confortable Hotel Resort with Spa to get some much needed rest after our great motorcycling day.
Day 9 : Ainsa - La Seu 320km (5h : 30Min)
Riding along the southface of the Central Pyrenees we will enjoy the twisting mountain roads which link the eroded valleys with rushing rivers. Occasionally the road leads us between high gorges seemingly endless stone walls.
In Seu D’Urgell we have the opportunity to try white - water sports such as rafting and hydrospeed in “Segre Olimpic Park”, or go to Andorra, about 30 km away, to do some shopping.
Day 10 : La Seu - Roses 260km (5h : 15Min)
Our way continues through beautiful landscapes, even if we‘ll find a little fewer curves in the first half of our today’s route through the Natural Park of Cadi than in the previous routes. We will cross the border to France to drive a few curves there and enter Spain again. Before we reach Rosas, our destination today, we drive through the Cap de Creus Natural Park. Rosas is a small town on the Mediterranean coast. In 2011 the bay of Rosas was put on the list of the most beautiful bays in the world.
Day 11 : Roses - Barcelona 210Km (4h : 30Min)
Our goes parallel to the coast towards Barcelona we pass the Aiguamolls Natural Park, the Macizo de les Cadiretes and the Sierra de Montnegre. We hand in our motorcycles for your return journey. In Barcelona we enjoy a nice farewell dinner in a pleasant restaurant and remember the fantastic experiences.
Day 12: Back Home
It goes back home, thank you for participating in our tour. We hope you enjoyed a wonderful motorcycle vacation. We would love to see you again on one of our next tours along Spain, Portugal and Morocco.
Gallery: Curvy Pyrenees from Coast to Coast
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