The alps and Bavaria on motorbikes

 

Munich and the Alps on motorbike – the Route

 

7 days vacation – 6 days riding

 

Day 1:  arrival in Munich *, Road Control driving instructions & motorbike familiarization.

Town tour of Munich

Day 2:  Loop to King Ludwig’s Castles, Füssen, Wies-Church  -  300km

Day 3:  Loop to Tegernsee, Achenpass, Swarovsky Austria, Hotelchange to Haiming  -   250 km

Day 4:  Loop to Silvretta, Paznaun, Galtür, Bludenz Austria   -   350 km

Day 5:  Loop to Timmelsjoch, Ötztal, Sölden   -   300 km

Day 6:  Return & Hotel. Change to Munich via Chiemsee, motorbike-return and final trip

in Hofbräuhaus   250 km

Day 7:  departure from Munich *

 

Tour dates: May 11^th – May 17^th 2009

 

* The first and last day mentioned in the itinerary are the arrival and departure days for tour start and end.

Depending on the country you start in you may have to leave a day early. Respectively you will arrive one day later back home. Book your flight accordingly!

 

THE TOUR - nature in the European spring

If you like riding through sweeping curves and breathtaking twisties

Starting every day riding into the wonders of nature and with amazing village and mountain views,

If you’d enjoy handling the latest range of BMW’s models ,testing a different one. every day

Here is the right trip for you and your partner!

 

 

Imagine sweeping through the greatest passes of the Eastern Alps with their magnificent vistas. Imagine jetting to Munich in the midst of the mountains and being shuttled to a hotel less than 15 miles from the airport. Imagine a tour guide who shows you various great routes – from mild to ambitious – every day. Imagine that the base hotel is located in a dreamscape where thick Alpine forests meet lush green pastures; where you can see the access roads to the Alpine passes from your room. Imagine the hotel is just the right size, has a pool, sauna, massage and more. Imagine taking your partner along while you enjoy the Alpine twisties. Experience all this and more at the Alps. Just fly into Munich and we’ll whisk you away to Füssen, the triangle of castles, and the Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain. Just ride your beamer out of the hotel parking lot. We’ll take care of the rest. Starting every day with  your dream route; ride a maze of different twisties zigzagging through the Alps. Every day is an experience to delight you from the menus to the road maps. Treat yourself to these delicacies, high up in the Alps.

 

 

DAY 1

 

RoadControl driving instructions and getting to know your motorcycle.

 

A town tour of Munich with a cruise along the major points of interest:

the statue of Maximilian II, Maximilianstrasse, Alpine Museum on Prater Island, Bavarian National Museum, Art Gallery (Haus der Kunst), Odeonsplatz, statue of Ludwig I, Theatiner Kirche, Odeonsplatz, Hofgarten, Siegestor, Alte Pinakothek, Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde, City Gallery at the Lenbach House ­ home of the 'Blue Rider' by Franz Marc and other 19/20th Century German Artists, Justizpalast, Bavarian State Library, Heilig-Geist-Kirche - Church of the Holy Spirit, Königsplatz, Propyläen, Glyptothek, State Collection of Classical Art, Obelisk, America House, Peace Angel, Saint Ursula's church, Saint Luke's Church

 

DAY 2

 

Loop to King Ludwig’s Castles, Germany

Neuschwanstein, Hohenschwangau, Schloss Linderhof, Wieskirche

After our first briefing we set off to cruise through the beautiful Tyrolian Country side. The contrast of the green valley and the rough mountains accompany us through the Leutasch valley towards Mittenwald. Leaving the Alps the roads lead around and over hills, through small towns where we see typical mural paintings on the houses. In charming villages we find blue and white colored posts, usually located at the market square. Take the time to stop and try to find out the meaning of these posts. We pass by lakes, remnants of the ice age that formed this area about 15.000 years ago. The Kesselberg between Walchensee and Kochel used to be a place for road races many years ago. The monastery of Benediktbeuern invites us to take a break in its beautiful beer garden. Continuing through the lovely Bavarian countryside we can visit one of the world famous castles – Linderhof - before we return “home”.

   

 

DAY 3

To Tegernsee, Wallberg, Achenpass, Austria – Wattens, a factory tour at Swarovsky….

 

 

 

 

 

…. to the heights of Haimingerberg with its holy day castle (Ferienschlössl), and the rafting and canyoning paradise of the Imst and Inn rivers.

 

Swarovski Crystal World Trip

 

Swarovski crystal is a popular collectors' item and visitors come from all over the world to visit the Swarovski Crystal World in Wattens (or, to give it its proper name, the Swarovski Kristallwelten).

The Crystal World was opened in 1995 to commemorate the centenary of the company founded by Daniel Swarovski, a Bohemian immigrant.

Nowadays the company makes high quality optical equipment, industrial crystal and high fashion items - as well as the famous collectors' pieces.

Contrary to the impressions of some visitors, the Swarovski Crystal World does not offer a "tour around the factory" or reveal any manufacturing secrets. Rather the exhibition is based around various artists' visions inspired by the idea of crystal.

Members of the Swarovski Crystal Society receive free admission to the exhibition and a glass of bubbly in the VIP lounge.

 

The tour through the installation finishes in a showroom highlighting the range of products - and, of course, offering them for sale. Bus trips to the Swarvoski Crystal World are often combined with trips to Hall, Rattenberg or Alpbach. Slightly closer access to Swarovski products is available from the Seefeld plateau at the big Swarovski shop in the Innsbruck old town.

    

 

 

 

 

DAY 4

 

Loop to Silvretta, Austria

This day again takes us into the most western part of Austria. After leaving the river Inn valley in Landeck we quickly reach the turn off into the Paznaun. A few villages of this region, achieved sad infamy in February 1999, specially Galtür where an avalanche destroyed half of the town. A very beautiful road leads us across the Bieler Höhe into the Montafon. The Silvretta Hochalpenstraße is privately owned by the Ill-Power Plant, the biggest electricity plant of Vorarlberg. We descend turn after turn into the Montafon and after a pleasant ride we reach Bludenz. For those who had enough twisties on the Silvretta road and want to be back at our hotel early you can take the short cut across the Arlberg.

 

 

DAY 5

 

Loop to Timmelsjock, Ötztal and Sölden

After a short ride West we turn South entering the Ötztal. The road runs through pleasant pine woods among piles of debris brought down from the river. Chestnut trees, maize and apricot orchards in the area of Ötz show that the Ötztal corridor running South benefits from the warm wind, called Föhn. Passing the ski resort of Sölden we start the climb to the end of the valley towards Timmelsjoch. Only open during the summertime, the pass also offers spectacular views on both the Austrian and Italian sides of the road.

 

 

DAY 6

 

Return to Munich via Chiemsee – Return of the motorbikes and get off in “Hofbräuhaus”

 

              

Not included in the tour price (all items not mentioned under services, in particular:)

-         Air Fare

-         Airport transfers

-         Beverages

-         Gas

-         Toll

-         VIP  insurance

-         All items of for personal use and souvenirs

 

RIDING SCHOOL

For those riding the Alps for the first time, we strongly recommend booking into the RoadControl Riding School. This school will be held one day before the actual tour and it will enhance your safety and riding experience immensely. Alpine and European

roads, traffic and driving patterns are very different to conditions most motorcyclists are used to in their home environment.

Our RoadControl riding school can tune your riding skills the conditions you will meet on this tour.

 

         

 

½  Day Riding School € 160. (€ 90 for the rider,-- €70 for the passenger)

OUR SERVICES

Included in the tour price

-        6 overnights in comfortable middle-class hotels during the entire tour

with breakfasts

-        Basic motorcycle rental with unlimited mileage and third party liability insurance

-        Comprehensive vehicle insurance for motorcycles with a deductible of € 1.500,--

-        Tour information package about entire tour including safety tips, details about the route, sights and road map

-        One tour guide on a motorcycle

-        One tour guide in the support van

Support van transports the luggage and provides space for passengers on entire tour