CROATIAN ADVENTURE 13 nights jul 8/21 thur/wed 2500 miles Belgium Germany Austria Slovenia Italy
Includes ensuite ferry Hull/Zeebrugge./ Dover Calais
Includes 10 nights hotel, bed and breakfast.
Riding the Adriatic coast road of Croatia has to be one of the best biking experiences in the world, with hundreds of islands,beaches and coves tempting you away from the bike.
We will be sampling the challenging hairpins and great roads as we travel through historic villages with ancient sites and monuments dating back to the Persians, Greeks and Romans who all have had a massive influence on this stunning area.
But first we have to get there and the good roads of the Eifel Mountains will keep us entertained as we ride the smooth sweepers through Belgium's Ardenne to the historic but scary Nurburgring and the Scenic Mosel river gorge for the night.
Next day we Travel a scenic route down through Germany's heartland stopping off in Bavaria for the night.
In the distance the mountains of the Austrian Tyrol will tempt you to hurry up and before long you will be pitting your wits against some great smooth mountain passes with scenery, glaciers and rivers to gawp at as you ride through the spectacular Austrian Tyrol region to our hotel for the night.
Next day we will ride more stunning alpine passes into Slovenia to the historic town of Lake Bled with it's fairytale castle, and then down to our goal the Croatia Adriatic coastline for a three night stay, giving you time relax unload the bike and settle in and enjoy a well earned drink after a great ride.
While here for the 'masochists' I will lead rideouts each day exploring this beautiful coastline and islands, ride with us or do your own thing, visit the beach etc.your choice.
With a coastline that stretches thousands of kilometres, more than 1,000 offshore islands, and where a mild Mediterranean climate eases you through the worst ravages of autumn and winter, Croatia’s appeal is obvious. Throw in chocolate-box pretty Venetian old towns, whose terracotta roof tiles find themselves in the starring role of many an iconic photograph, rugged mountain ranges and melt-in-the-mouth Adriatic seafood, and the cocktail becomes even more intoxicating.
Although the coast is undoubtedly the shining star of Croatia tourism, off the beaten track the country also boasts undulating hills in inland Istria, where ornate hilltop towns, great food, good domestic wine and a proliferation of black and white truffles has earned it favourable comparisons with Tuscany.
In the north of the country the historic castles of the Zagorje and more rolling green hills await.
This is a great adventure to a little known part of the Balkans, relax and enjoy your biking holiday.
This is an escorted tour as against guided, ride with us or on your own the choice is yours.
We stay in nice hotels giving you time to relax and enjoy the roads and the views, rest assured your experienced guide will show you the best biking roads, riding through spectacular scenery while visiting the most interesting places.
July:-8th
We will meet you at the Hull ferry terminal at 5pm for your overnight trip to the Belgium port of Zeebrugge which leaves at 7pm.
Once aboard and settled into your ensuite cabin, why not sample the ships facilities and entertainment while introducing yourselves to us and your fellow bikers.
July:- [Dover riders will meet us at first nights hotel.]
Up for a good breakfast, then disembark and the adventure will begin.
We will ride cross Belgium and down into the forests of Germany's Eifel Mountains passing the infamous Nurburgring and down to the Mosel River Gorge and our first stop for the night.
Ride relaxing scenic roads stopping on route for photos, toilets etc then lunch and back on bikes to meander to our nice clean hotel for a drink, and a bit of crack for the evening.
July:-
Gooden Morgan, time for breakfast continental style setting you up for the days ride,
On bikes and away travelling over towards the scenic Black forest and the famous 500 biking road.
Stopping for a laid back lunch, then back on bikes heading south for your hotel for the night stopover.
July:-
Gooden morgan, time for breakfast.
Today we ride into Austria.
With the Austrian Alps looming on the horizon to encourage you, we will enter the Alpine passes proper with mountains and spectacular scenery to match.
Frequent stops will be made for photos, a laugh, cuppas photos, toilets etc, giving you time to appreciate the mountains, rivers, glaciers and scenery of this fantastic region.
Our lunch stops will be in one of the biker friendly establishments which are located throughout the area where you can kick back have a drink and a laugh, or just lie about soaking up the atmosphere here, or wander and have a look at the other bikes of like minded bikers who flock here from all over the world.
Suitably fortified we can jump on bikes for another riding experience in the afternoon taking in a few more quaint villages on roads you well never forget, arriving at your hotel for the night to have a bit of banter and wind down before a pleasant evening.
July:- Croatia,
We cross Slovenia through alpine passes and drift through a different world of the old and new world order.
After a great riding experience we will cross into Croatia and a change of scenery again as we drop through montain roads and rolling hills to the spectacular ancient towns and villages on theMediteranean coastline.
We will be staying for 3 nights here allowing you time to unpack the bike and relax, swim,the choice is yours
July:- do as you please
Breakfast, choose your days activety or not as the case maybe,
My rideout today will head down the stunning coast road which is one of the best and most spectacular biking roads in the world, frequentlystopping off for a nice relaxing lunch, a swim, coffee etc.
July :-do as you please
Breakfast, then another rideout exploring another route through this exciting part of the world.
July:-do as you please Breakfast, then another rideout exploring another route through this exciting part of the world.
July:-
Farewell breakfast then on bikes for a good ride passing through some lovely countryside we take leave of the Croatian coastline back into Italian Dolomites/Austrian alpine passes for more fun on the bike.
July:-
Germany is our goal today riding through the rolling hills and great roads of Bavaria then on onto the Black Forest.
After a great days ride we will stay for the night in a nice hotel where you can relax have a laugh.
July :-
Gooden Morgan , after a good breakfast on bikes and meander our way back on scenic roads through central Germany stopping off for the night in the scenic Mosel Valley region for a the evening.
July :-[Dover riders leave tour here].
After breakfast we will pack bikes up and head up onto the fantastic biking roads of the Eifel mountains stopping at the Nurburgring for a quick cuppa and a look around, back on bikes we will head towards Spa and Belguim on some more interesting roads,wending our way back for our 6 pm ferry from Zeebrugge to Hull.
Once on board settle in and take in the ships entertainment with your new mates on your last nights together.
July 21st :-
Breakfast and disembark, unfortunately this is the end of the tour.
I hope you have had a great time and look forward to seeing you on one of tours in the future.Thanks
Hull Dover
Cost for 2 persons, 1 bike sharing £1860 £1760
Cost for 1 person, 1 bike sharing £1190 £1090 [shared cabin on ferry]
Cost for 1 person, 1 bike ,single £1260 £1160 [shared cabin on ferry]