Top of the Alps

Package Overview

This tour is all about riding the best passes and switchbacks in the Swiss, Austrian, and Italian Alps. From beautiful Munich, we ride into the Austrian Alps, warming up our sweeper riding skills before beginning to crisscross the region in search of some of the best mountain roads in the world.

This ride is not for the faint of heart or inexperienced, but the rewards are many: stunningly beautiful Alpine peaks, deep clear Alpine lakes, fairy tale villages, adrenaline rushing mountain curves. The tour ends where it begins, in Munich,
but not before capturing the Holy Grail of Alps riding - Italy’s famous Passo di Stelvio, and Austria’s highest, the Grossglockner

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Day wise Itinerary

• Day 1 : Erding

  Welcome to Germany.
  We will greet you at Munich airport and take you to the hotel in Erding, a charming little town, only 10 minutes away. Take some time to rest or do some sightseeing before the tour briefing. Erding is famous for world's largest wheat beer brewery and Erdinger is the number one culinary product of the city. Why not visit Europe's largest thermal spa and relax after the long flight? If you arrive early, you can take the train to Munich. A short ride brings you to the capital of the beautiful Bavaria. This city has a lot to offer, whether you are interested in history, parks, beer gardens or shopping. At 4 PM we'll meet for an introductory meeting and wrap up our first day in one of the traditional restaurants toasting with one of the many craft beers Bavaria is known for. Prost.

• Day 2 : Lech

  We will spend much of today meandering southward through pastoral Bavaria, past crystal blue lakes and inviting medieval towns. We’ll make time to visit one of the famous King Ludwig’s Castles—Neuschweistein, the model for Walt Disney’s Magic Kingdom, or Linderhoff, the king’s private retreat near Garmisch. We’ll begin encountering some gentle sweepers and then increasingly challenging passes as the snow-topped Bavarian Alps give way to the Austrian Alps. We’ll end Day 2 unwinding in the charming, cozy ski resort town of Lech, 1300m high in the Alp.

• Day 3 : Lech

  From picturesque Lech, where crisp, clean mountain air is guaranteed, we’ll continue west toward Switzerland, crossing the postage stamp- sized monarchy of Lichtenstein along the way; we’ll stop for coffee in the dramatic, hillside capital city of Vaduz. Once across the Swiss border, we can enjoy the quiet, forested area around Walensee Lake, before scaling our first major pass of the day—the Klausen. From there we’ll continue west through Altdorf, made famous by the legend of William Tell, and then south toward Andermatt, Swiss motorcycle motherland and our base for two nights. Andermatt is a charming village in the heart of the Swiss Alps which has been welcoming visitors for more than a century.

• Day 4 : Andermatt

  In the Andrematt vicinity there are several passes waiting to be conquered. Most Alpine motorcycle experts consider the Andermatt region in Switzerland and the Dolomites of Italy to be the "must ride" roads of the Alps. It’ll be a hard choice which direction to ride today. There’s the architecturally impressive Sustenpass road to the north and Grimsel and Furkapass to the west. South of Andermatt there’s Nufenenpass, at 2500m the highest pass in Switzerland. Gottard Pass, with its breathtaking views awaits us further south. Not far from our base there is also the Great Aletsch Glacier, the largest glacier in the Alps and UNESCO World Heritage site, accessible by cable car. Gotthard region is truly unique and offers a lot of possibilities both for bikers and nature lovers. You can also ride to Zermatt, the village at the foot of the Matterhorn, the most photographed mountain in the world.

• Day 5 : Livigno

  We will continue to experience many exhilarating roads, challenging sweepers, and picture-perfect Alpine scenery. First we’ll scale Oberalppass, widely regarded as the pass with the finest sequence of sweepers. Next, we’ll head south toward Italy and ride the less well- known but equally enjoyable Lukmanierpass. After lunch and a short break, we’ll be ready to test our riding skills on Passo del Bernardino and then Splugenpass, with one end in Italy and the other in Switzerland. After a short ride through Italy, we’ll reenter Switzerland via the spectacular Maloja Pass, passing the ski resort town of St. Moritz and south over the Berninapass to the Italian tax-free paradise of Livigno, our tonight’s base.

• Day 6 : Corvara

  Livigno is our gateway to a series of high passes straddling the Swiss-Italian border. After breakfast, we’ll ride north a few kilometers through Switzerland’s Open pass before dropping back down into Italy through the Umbrail Pass. Our next challenge, Stelvio Pass, will make these first two seem like mere warm-ups. At almost 2800 m, Stelvio is one of the two highest rideable mountain passes in the Alps! And what a ride it is-- switchbacks galore, and, if you dare look up from the road, some of the most beautiful high mountain panoramas in the world. The route to our last major pass of the day, Passo di Gavia, inspires with its lakes, narrow chicanes, and wildness. We will end our day in Corvara in the middle of the fabulous Dolomites.

• Day 7 : Lienz

  From Corvara we’ll first ride several fantastic passes one after another: Falzarego, Giau, Pordoi, etc. This high altitude playground for motorcyclists and bicyclists exists today because of the road building efforts of Italian and Austro-Hungarian forces along what was a bitterly contested front through here in WWI. We’ll end our day across the border in Austria in medieval town of Lienz and say good bye to Dolomites, the ultimate riding destination.

• Day 8 : Lienz

  Today we will ride the best, most exhilarating roads in the Austrian Alps, including the famous Grossglockner High Alpine Road. Running through the heart of the Hohe Tauren National Park to Austria’s highest peak, Mt Grossglockner (3798m), this classic twisty throws 36 curves into your path over 48 km up to an altitude of 2504 m! Once off the mountain, anyone looking for some exposure to Austrian culture and history may detour to medieval Salzburg for a coffee and bit of exploration. From here, much our ride back to Munich will be through the spectacular Alpine foothills of southern Bavaria. The German Alpine Road, Grande Dame of Germany’s scenic byways, will carry us over a landscape dotted with castles, baroque churches, viaducts, and abbeys. By late afternoon, Munich will greet us once more. That evening, we’ll meet for our farewell dinner.

• Day 9 : Munich

  This morning you will say good bye to your guides and new friends until we meet again for another adventure. If you have an afternoon flight planned, you can walk the Old Town and enjoy the local sites and tastes once more before returning home filled with great memories.

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Inclusions

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• Sightseeing

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Price & Rates

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Cancellation & Refund Policy :
* Upon cancellation, refund will be made after deducting the Retention Amount.
* Retention Amount varies as per the number of days left before your package start date.

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