THE "French/Swiss Alps Tour".
Dates: T.B.A.
Duration: This tour can be either 17 days/16 nights or 11 days/10 nights.
This tour will start and finish in Beatenburg Switzerland and will include 4 Star & 3 Star accommodation with 8 evening dinners provided.
On the two evenings where dinner is not provided, you can choose to eat at one of the many quaint Bistros in the village or town we are staying the night in or grab some bread and cheese and head off on the bike for a picnic and watch the sun go down. The beauty of this tour is that you choose, how and where you want to spend your time.
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Duration: This tour can be either 17 days/16 nights or 11 days/10 nights.
This tour will start and finish in Beatenburg Switzerland and will include 4 Star & 3 Star accommodation with 8 evening dinners provided.
On the two evenings where dinner is not provided, you can choose to eat at one of the many quaint Bistros in the village or town we are staying the night in or grab some bread and cheese and head off on the bike for a picnic and watch the sun go down. The beauty of this tour is that you choose, how and where you want to spend your time.
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This tour has some of the most beautiful and different scenery, every day it changes from High Rugged Mountain Peaks to amazing rolling hills with vineyards and castles everywhere. The riding in parts can be challenging, on the very small mountain roads, then it can change to wider swooping corners. Just so many options."
Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive Interlaken Switzerland, greeted by the crew from Beker’s MCT and taken to the hotel In Beatenburg. Meet and Greet Dinner.
Day 2: Allocation of Motorcycles in the morning, then a familiarity ride in the afternoon around Thuner Sea and a few mountain roads.
Day 3: Interlaken to Andermatt The shortest route is only 134km, but there is so many options on this day and we would recommend the following : Interlaken – Brienz – Susten Pass – Wassen – Andermatt – Furka Pass – to the Top of the Grimsel Pass – Nufenen Pass – St Goddard Pass (Old or new to choose from) – Andermatt.
Day 4: Andermatt – Brig (233Km)
Very beautiful and different scenery on this day. You will encounter High Alpen Passes then into the valleys, visit Lacarno sited at the north end of the beautiful Lake Maggiore, then a winding road around the side of a mountain in Italy, ride thru quaint Italian villages, then over the Simplon Pass which drops us down into Brig. Andermatt- OberAlp – Disentisus Muster - Lukemania Pass – Bellinzona - Lacarno – Intragna – Olgia – Druogno – Simplon Pass
Day 2: Allocation of Motorcycles in the morning, then a familiarity ride in the afternoon around Thuner Sea and a few mountain roads.
Day 3: Interlaken to Andermatt The shortest route is only 134km, but there is so many options on this day and we would recommend the following : Interlaken – Brienz – Susten Pass – Wassen – Andermatt – Furka Pass – to the Top of the Grimsel Pass – Nufenen Pass – St Goddard Pass (Old or new to choose from) – Andermatt.
Day 4: Andermatt – Brig (233Km)
Very beautiful and different scenery on this day. You will encounter High Alpen Passes then into the valleys, visit Lacarno sited at the north end of the beautiful Lake Maggiore, then a winding road around the side of a mountain in Italy, ride thru quaint Italian villages, then over the Simplon Pass which drops us down into Brig. Andermatt- OberAlp – Disentisus Muster - Lukemania Pass – Bellinzona - Lacarno – Intragna – Olgia – Druogno – Simplon Pass
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Day 5: Brig to Annecy/Month St.Bernard (354Km)
You will travel thru the Rhone Valley; passing so many vineyards you can’t count them. Just out of Brig you can make a detour up the Matter Tal as far as Tasch, where some of the largest parking lots are in Europe. These car parks are there to take people on a Cog Train to Zematt to see the Matterhorn. After travelling thru the Rhone Valley you come to a small town of Martigny, from here you can make a choice of going Col de la Forclaz and Col des Montets , this route goes thru the town of Chamonix and you would get amazing views of Monte Blanc. The other choice is going over Grand St. Bernard and the Petit St. Bernard, these two passes of some of the highest in France, the Petit St. Bernard is a pass to test your skills.
Route 1: Brig – Visp – Tasch – Visp - Sion – Martigny – Col de la Forclaz – Chamonix – St Genvals les Bains – Ugine – Annecy.
Route 2: Brig – Visp – Sion – Martigny – Grand St. Bernard – Aosta – Petit St. Bernard – Bourg St. Maurice – Beaufort - Albertville - Ugine – Annecy.
Day 6: Annecy/Month St. Bernard Free Day. There are so many wonderful rides this day, we will decide on the day which one to take. Also, the town of Annecy is a must see, it is one of the most beautiful towns I have ever seen. Here are just some of the things to see
Day 7: Annecy/Month St. Bernard – Grenoble/Echirolles (215Km) Extra Add (52Km)
Another truly amazing riding day, plus with spectactular scenery. The route today will take you over some very small Cols, the roads that we will be riding will be the same as the Tour de France use. You won’t be disappointed.
Route 1: Annecy -Talliories - Faverage - Col de Tamie – Mercury – Albertville – Col de la Madeleine – La Chambre – Col du Glandon - Grenoble/Echirolles.
Route 2: Annecy -Talliories - Faverage - Col de Tamie – Mercury - Albertville - Col de la Madeleine – La Chambre - St. Jean de Maurienne - Col de la Croix - Grenoble/Echirolles
Day 8: Grenoble/Echirolles return (200Km).
This can be a free day, but we would highly recommend that you ride this day. Again there are so many options. Here is just one of the many. Part of this route will take you on Napoleons’ “March to Waterloo.” Grenoble - Champ-sur-Drac - La Mure - Mens - Le Percy – Mens - Corps – Echirolles.
You will travel thru the Rhone Valley; passing so many vineyards you can’t count them. Just out of Brig you can make a detour up the Matter Tal as far as Tasch, where some of the largest parking lots are in Europe. These car parks are there to take people on a Cog Train to Zematt to see the Matterhorn. After travelling thru the Rhone Valley you come to a small town of Martigny, from here you can make a choice of going Col de la Forclaz and Col des Montets , this route goes thru the town of Chamonix and you would get amazing views of Monte Blanc. The other choice is going over Grand St. Bernard and the Petit St. Bernard, these two passes of some of the highest in France, the Petit St. Bernard is a pass to test your skills.
Route 1: Brig – Visp – Tasch – Visp - Sion – Martigny – Col de la Forclaz – Chamonix – St Genvals les Bains – Ugine – Annecy.
Route 2: Brig – Visp – Sion – Martigny – Grand St. Bernard – Aosta – Petit St. Bernard – Bourg St. Maurice – Beaufort - Albertville - Ugine – Annecy.
Day 6: Annecy/Month St. Bernard Free Day. There are so many wonderful rides this day, we will decide on the day which one to take. Also, the town of Annecy is a must see, it is one of the most beautiful towns I have ever seen. Here are just some of the things to see
- The Palais de l'Isle, also called the "old prison", was built from the 12th century. It is the symbol of the town and is among the most photographed monuments in all of France.
- The Château d'Annecy (Annecy Castle) was the home of the Counts of Geneva and the Dukes of Genevois-Nemours, an offshoot of the House of Savoie (12th–16th century). Today, the restored castle houses the Art and History Conservatory of Annecy and the Regional Office of the lpine Lakes.
- The Cathedral of Saint-Pierre, built in the early 16th century as a Franciscan friary, was the cathedral of Francis de Sales and is home to a number of baroque pieces from the 16th century
Day 7: Annecy/Month St. Bernard – Grenoble/Echirolles (215Km) Extra Add (52Km)
Another truly amazing riding day, plus with spectactular scenery. The route today will take you over some very small Cols, the roads that we will be riding will be the same as the Tour de France use. You won’t be disappointed.
Route 1: Annecy -Talliories - Faverage - Col de Tamie – Mercury – Albertville – Col de la Madeleine – La Chambre – Col du Glandon - Grenoble/Echirolles.
Route 2: Annecy -Talliories - Faverage - Col de Tamie – Mercury - Albertville - Col de la Madeleine – La Chambre - St. Jean de Maurienne - Col de la Croix - Grenoble/Echirolles
Day 8: Grenoble/Echirolles return (200Km).
This can be a free day, but we would highly recommend that you ride this day. Again there are so many options. Here is just one of the many. Part of this route will take you on Napoleons’ “March to Waterloo.” Grenoble - Champ-sur-Drac - La Mure - Mens - Le Percy – Mens - Corps – Echirolles.
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Day 9: Grenoble/Echirolles - Lons le Saunier (260Km) Today we have a bit of everything at the beginning of the day we will be doing quite a few Cols, then from lunch you might think you are back in New Zealand, beautiful rolling hills and nice predictable curves, with lots vineyards, castles, lakes and of course the most wonderful quaint villages. Grenoble – La Tronche – St. Pierre de Chartreuse – Col du Cucheran – Col du Granier – Le Bourget du Lac – Chapaz – Nantua – Arinthod – Lon le Saunier
Day 10: Lons Le Saunier – Beatenburg/Interlaken (291Km) Again today the riding is easy going, rolling hills beautiful villages and riding around Lake Lausanne to Montreax, this town is a must stop for lunch, the scenery is outstanding. Plus the Chateau Chillon is just outside Montreax, this is a very interesting castle with plenty of history. We are also back into Switzerland, so the end of the day we have a few more passes. Lons le Saunier – Clairvaux les lacs – Morex – Nyon Vaud – Montreux – Gsteig – Gstaad – Spiez – Interlaken – Beatenburg
Day 11: The Crew will deliver you back to the train station or you can extend your ride by hiring the BMW and head back to Munich.
Day 10: Lons Le Saunier – Beatenburg/Interlaken (291Km) Again today the riding is easy going, rolling hills beautiful villages and riding around Lake Lausanne to Montreax, this town is a must stop for lunch, the scenery is outstanding. Plus the Chateau Chillon is just outside Montreax, this is a very interesting castle with plenty of history. We are also back into Switzerland, so the end of the day we have a few more passes. Lons le Saunier – Clairvaux les lacs – Morex – Nyon Vaud – Montreux – Gsteig – Gstaad – Spiez – Interlaken – Beatenburg
Day 11: The Crew will deliver you back to the train station or you can extend your ride by hiring the BMW and head back to Munich.
