Best of French Alps tour

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7 days / 6 nights
1070 km

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Self-Guided : June to Oct.
Guided : On Request

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France

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From
€630

French Alps motorcycle tour

Guided or self guided motorcycle tour in the French Alps & South of France. Ride on the most scenic roads and enjoy the best of our French Alps motorcycle tour with one of our motorbikes for rent…

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guided and self-guided motorcycle tours and rental in the route des grandes alpes in France and europe. Motorbike road trip in the Great Alpine Road.

French Alps motorcycle tour

Trip of a lifetime on the best roads of the French Alps! This motorcycle tour takes you on the highest paved roads and mountain passes in the Alps and Europe, following the Route des Grandes Alpes that ranks among the World’s most legendary roads! Admire numerous perched medieval villages in South of France and ride the picturesque roads of the Mercantour National Park by motorcycle! The balcony roads of the Gorges de Daluis and the Gorges du Cians are absolutely breathtaking and will leave you speechless! An authentic motorbike tour full of colours, sensations and local flavours…

highlights

The Alps – Route des Grandes Alpes – Legendary Passes of Tour de France – col de l’Iseran (Highest pass in Europe – 2,770m) – Bonette Road (Highest road in Europe – 2,802m) – Col du Galibier (2,642m) – Col d’Izoard (2,360m) – Gorges du Cians – Gorges de Daluis – Col de la Cayolle (2,326m) – Perched villages – Lake Serre-Ponçon – Route Napoléon – Alpine & Mediterranean Gastronomy

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Day 1 : Arrival in Aix-les-Bains

transfers, meet & greet, relax, visit and briefing

Wash away some jetlag, have a walk to the nearby lake, wander in the old streets and shaded parks, delight yourself in the hot pool… By the end of the day, enjoy your first evening filled with familiarizing yourself with the excitement of what lays ahead whilst enjoying a taste of the Alpine Cuisine…

Day 2 : Aix-les-Bains → Bonneval-sur-Arc

230 km / 5h

Great start of our French Alps motorcycle tour on the little roads of the Bauges Range. Go higher through legendary mountain passes to discover Northern French Alps’ beauty. Enjoy the motorcycle ride through the Beaufortain and its gorgeous Cormet de Roselend… Admire the dramatic scenery up the mythical Col de l’Iseran, highest Pass in Europe with its 2,770m ! Overnight in Bonneval-sur-Arc, ranked as one of the most beautiful villages in France…

Day 3 : Bonneval-sur-Arc → Queyras

190 km / 4h

Ride of a lifetime on Le Tour de France legendary roads through the Col du Galibier (2,642m) and the lunar like landscapes of the Col d’Izoard (2,360m), gateway to the South of France ! Overnight surrounded by mountains in the village of Guillestre…

Day 4 : Queyras → Mercantour

220 km / 4h30

Tick the Cime de la Bonette road off your bucket-list, highest road in Europe at 2,802m ! Dramatic isn’t enough to describe the scenery up there… Colourful motorcycle ride up the blood-red Daluis Gorges contrasting with the turquoise waters of the river below… Overnight in the heart of the Mercantour National Park where you can enjoy a starry night in the quiet atmosphere of the place…

Day 5 : Mercantour → Champsaur

210 km / 4h30

Great start of the day up the Col de la Cayolle, one of the finest motorcycle drives in the Alps! Follow the beautiful Ubaye Valley and enjoy the breathtaking views over the Lake Serre-Ponçon, one of the largest reservoirs in Europe… Overnight in the picturesque Champsaur Valgaudemar valleys, in the heart of the Écrins National Park…

Day 6 : Champsaur → Aix-les-Bains

220 km / 4h30

Amazing final day on the best motorcycle roads of the Northern French Alps. Follow the mythical Route Napoléon alongside the Lake Sautet. Keep riding on a series of stunning mountain passes and finally get back to Aix-les-Bains on the shore of France’s largest natural lake where ends our breathtaking French Alps motorcycle tour!