Self-Guided Tour 7 - Eastern Europe Motorcycle Tour

Tour where West meets East, tradition meets modern and mountains meet plains

After the Channel crossing from Folkestone and a ride across Belgium, Holland and northern Germany you’ll board the overnight Motorail to Austria.

This allows you to arrive to Slovenia on the second day saving you three days of solid motorway riding.

The following day you ride through Austrian and Julian Alps towards your first Eastern European destination.

With the beautiful Karavanke mountain range behind you and river Drava as your guide you enter the Panonian Plains of Hungary.

Your base for next two nights is the little spa resort on the shores of the thermal lake.

On your day off you may opt to ride around Lake Balaton and explore the numerous lakeside towns and villages or park the bikes and relax and enjoy the curative properties of the thermal lake.

Your route towards Serbia will take you across the vast Hungarian plain (Puszta) which during the 5th century was the playground of the Attila the Hun and his tribesmen. Their exceptional horsemanship left a legacy that is still evident today in numerous equestrian centres across Hungary.

Your furthest destination on this tour is our hometown in Serbia. This is a historic town built by Austro-Hungarian Empress Maria Teresia during the 18th century.

Your accommodation for two nights is a traditional farm house that has been converted into a comfortable three star hotel with modern facilities.

River Drava, your guide once again, will take you to Zagorje region of Croatia.

Your base for two nights is another spa resort located deep into the forests of Zagorje hills. Here you have the opportunity to rest and enjoy the hotel’s fantastic leisure facilities.

In Slovenia you stay in a three star hotel situated in the Triglav National Park in a small alpine hamlet overlooking a peaceful valley surrounded by dramatic mountain peaks of the Julian Alps.

It is time to cross the Alps again and leave Eastern Europe behind. Your next stop is the famous ski resort of Zell am See in Austria (ride over GrossGlockner). From here the route takes you through Black Forest followed by Champagne region and finally back to UK.

Please note: This tour can be extended to two weeks and converted into all road trip. For more details and price adjustment please do not hesitate to contact RideWithUs.

 

Tour Itinerary

Day 1

Early morning meeting - car park in front of the Euro Tunnel terminal building
Motorway ride towards Germany to board the overnight train to Austria

Approx daily mileage 350

 

Day 2

Early morning arrival to Austria
Combination of motorway and non motorway roads towards Lake Balaton in Hungary

Approx daily mileage 210

 

Day 3

Day off

Optional - visit to local tourist attractions

 

Day 4

09.00am start towards Serbia
Combination of motorway and non motorway roads.

Approx daily mileage 120

 

Day 5

Day off

Optional - visit to local tourist attractions

 

Day 6

09.00am start towards Zagorje in Croatia

Non motorway roads

Approx daily mileage 240

 

Day 7

09.00am start towards Austrian Tyrol
Combination of motorway and non motorway roads

Approx daily mileage 240

 

Day 8

09.00am start towards Black Forest - Germany
Combination of motorway and non motorway roads

Approx daily mileage 290

 

Day 9

09.00am start towards Champagne region of France
Combination of motorway and non motorway roads

Approx daily mileage 250

 

Day 10

09.00am start towards Calais
17.20  crossing to Folkestone

Approx daily mileage 252

 

 

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