Southern USA Motorcycle Tour – Blue Ridge Parkway

Motorcycle Tour · USA

Motorcycle Tour Southern USA – Jazz, Blues, Country

This Southern USA motorcycle tour takes you 15 days from New Orleans to Orlando through the American South. On this New Orleans–Memphis–Nashville motorcycle route you experience jazz in New Orleans, blues in Memphis and country music in Nas...


How long?
15 days
When?
Herbst
Price
€ 8.000 / person

Southern USA Motorcycle Tour – Blue Ridge Parkway

This guided Southern USA motorcycle tour starts in New Orleans, where jazz and Cajun cuisine set the mood. After arrival, an experienced German-speaking guide crew takes over the organisation while you pick up your Harley-Davidson rental motorcycle. A support vehicle transports luggage so you can focus entirely on the road. The route leads along the Blue Ridge Parkway, through Memphis, Nashville and Chattanooga into the Great Smoky Mountains, then via Savannah and St. Augustine to the beaches of Florida.

Highlights

Jazz in New Orleans

The opening of this jazz, blues and country motorcycle tour takes you into the French Quarter of New Orleans. Between live music on Bourbon Street and Creole cuisine you immerse yourself in the culture of the American South.

Natchez Trace Parkway

Along the historic Natchez Trace Parkway you ride through dense forests to Tupelo, birthplace of Elvis Presley. A walk through a cypress swamp may reward you with an alligator sighting along the way.

Nashville Live Music Scene

In Music City this Nashville country music motorcycle tour is all about guitars and cowboy boots. Broadway bars and saloons offer live music, and the Wildhorse Saloon draws crowds of thousands of fans.

Tail of the Dragon

The famous Tail of the Dragon motorcycle route takes you through 318 curves in just 17.6 kilometres across the mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina. The Tree of Shame at the roadside marks all those who pushed too hard.

Smoky Mountains Pass

On this Great Smoky Mountains motorcycle tour you ride through dense misty forests in search of black bears, before the legendary Blue Ridge Parkway takes you further through North Carolina and American Transylvania.

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Itinerary

Stage 1

Day 1–15

USA

The route of this Southern USA motorcycle tour takes you from the French Quarter of New Orleans to the beaches of Florida – 15 days through Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.

Day 1: Flight to New Orleans
Day 1 · USA

Day 1: Flight to New Orleans

The scheduled flight on this Southern USA motorcycle tour departs from your chosen home airport to New Orleans. After arrival your guide is already waiting to take you to your hotel in the French Quarter. The evening is free to explore Bourbon Street.

Day 2: New Orleans – French Quarter
Day 2 · USA

Day 2: New Orleans – French Quarter

On this Harley-Davidson Southern USA tour the second day is free. A walk through the French Quarter, a double-decker bus tour and a paddle-steamer cruise with jazz music on the Mississippi show you the soul of New Orleans.

Day 3: Lake Pontchartrain – Natchez
Day 3 · USA

Day 3: Lake Pontchartrain – Natchez

On your Harley-Davidson rental motorcycle you cross the Causeway over Lake Pontchartrain, the longest bridge in the USA. Winding country roads and the Liberty Road bring you to Natchez with its historic antebellum mansions.

Day 4: Natchez Trace Parkway – Tupelo
Day 4 · USA

Day 4: Natchez Trace Parkway – Tupelo

The Natchez Trace Parkway motorcycle tour leads through deep forests and swamps past Jackson to Tupelo. A short walk through a cypress swamp may offer alligator sightings along the route.

Day 5: Graceland – Memphis
Day 5 · USA

Day 5: Graceland – Memphis

This New Orleans–Memphis–Nashville motorcycle tour takes you first to Elvis Presley's birthplace in Tupelo, then on to Memphis. In the afternoon you visit Graceland; in the evening Beale Street beckons with blues and BBQ.

Day 6: Casey Jones – Nashville
Day 6 · USA

Day 6: Casey Jones – Nashville

En route to Nashville this country music motorcycle tour stops at the Casey Jones Museum in Jackson. Via small side roads and a winding section of the Natchez Trace Parkway you reach Music City.

Day 7: Jack Daniel's – Chattanooga
Day 7 · USA

Day 7: Jack Daniel's – Chattanooga

This Chattanooga Lookout Mountain motorcycle tour optionally visits the Jack Daniel's distillery in Lynchburg. In the afternoon you climb Lookout Mountain, where on a clear day seven US states are visible.

Day 8: Cherohala Skyway – Tail of the Dragon
Day 8 · USA

Day 8: Cherohala Skyway – Tail of the Dragon

The Tail of the Dragon motorcycle route is the highlight for curve riders: via the Cherohala Skyway you reach Deals Gap with 318 curves in 17.6 kilometres. The Foothills Parkway then brings you to the foot of the Great Smoky Mountains.

Day 9: Smoky Mountains – Blue Ridge Parkway
Day 9 · USA

Day 9: Smoky Mountains – Blue Ridge Parkway

This Blue Ridge Parkway motorcycle tour crosses the Great Smoky Mountains past the Cherokee administrative seat and the motorcycle museum in Maggie Valley. Via the world-famous Blue Ridge Parkway you complete over 3,000 curves by day's end.

Day 10: Southern Gem Savannah
Day 10 · USA

Day 10: Southern Gem Savannah

The Savannah to Florida motorcycle tour leads through South Carolina and Georgia to the historic old town of Savannah. Of the original 24 city squares, 23 still exist; the evening is spent right on the Riverfront.

Day 11: St. Augustine – Florida
Day 11 · USA

Day 11: St. Augustine – Florida

On this on-road USA motorcycle tour you leave Savannah through the marshlands toward Florida. A ferry takes you to Jacksonville Beach and in the afternoon you reach St. Augustine, the oldest city in the USA, with time for a beach excursion.

Day 12: Daytona Beach – Orlando
Day 12 · USA

Day 12: Daytona Beach – Orlando

This Daytona Beach to Orlando motorcycle tour follows the coastal road to Daytona Beach with the world's largest Harley-Davidson store. Via Interstate 4 you return to Orlando, where the motorcycles are handed back.

Day 13: Orlando – Free Time
Day 13 · USA

Day 13: Orlando – Free Time

The last full day of this jazz, blues and country motorcycle tour is free. Optional trips to the NASA Kennedy Space Center or the large outlet shopping malls near Orlando are available.

Day 14: Return Flight to Europe
Day 14 · USA

Day 14: Return Flight to Europe

This guided USA motorcycle tour draws to a close: the morning is free before a shuttle takes you to Orlando airport and the return flight departs to your chosen European home airport.

Day 15: Arrival in Europe
Day 15 · USA

Day 15: Arrival in Europe

This Southern USA motorcycle tour ends with arrival at your home airport in the morning. Fourteen days of jazz, blues, country music and winding Southern roads are behind you – the journey through New Orleans, Memphis, Nashville and Orlando will live long in the memory.

Transparently calculated

Services

All services of this motorcycle trip at a glance — a transparent breakdown of what is and isn't included in the tour price.

Included in the price

18
  • Scheduled economy flight from/to Frankfurt to New Orleans/Orlando
  • European & American aviation security fees
  • Fuel surcharges (as of 09/2023)
  • German air travel tax
  • 13 nights in motels/hotels per the itinerary
  • Breakfast (continental & American mixed)
  • Harley-Davidson rental motorcycle (Big Twin) incl. unlimited miles & liability insurance
  • TOP PROTECTION LDW/CDW insurance with no excess
  • TOP PROTECTION tyre protection
  • TOP PROTECTION €2 million additional liability insurance
  • 24-hour German-speaking emergency hotline
  • German-speaking motorcycle guide throughout the tour
  • Support vehicle with second guide
  • Luggage transfer (1 piece 23 kg + carry-on)
  • Surprise dinner
  • Commemorative photo in DIN A3 format
  • Exclusive tour T-shirt/polo
  • Travel guide & maps

Not included

10
  • Personal expenses
  • Helmet rental
  • Hotel parking fees
  • Fuel & oil
  • Motorcycle & rain gear
  • Entrance fees for attractions & parks
  • Tips
  • Travel insurance
  • Roadside breakdown/towing assistance
  • Surcharge for top-case models (€180)

For this tour, various Harley-Davidson Big Twin models are available on request: the comfortable Electra Glide/Road Glide Ultra, the Street Glide, the classic Heritage Softail and the Road Glide – each with a pillion seat for two riders. Please state two preferred models when booking; a guarantee cannot be given. Roadside assistance (breakdown towing) is available as an optional add-on.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The difficulty level is medium to high and the tour is aimed at experienced riders comfortable with curves, daily stages of up to 445 km and varied traffic conditions in the USA.

You ride a Harley-Davidson Big Twin model such as an Electra Glide, Street Glide, Road Glide or Heritage Softail, with unlimited miles and liability insurance included.

Yes, on request we offer the route as a self-guided tour with maps and information material instead of the classic group format with guide and support vehicle.

Yes, the entire route runs on paved roads and highways, from interstates to winding back roads such as the Blue Ridge Parkway.

You experience jazz in New Orleans, blues in Memphis on Beale Street and country music in Nashville on Broadway – three musical highlights of the American South.

After Savannah the route continues via St. Augustine and Daytona Beach to Orlando, where the motorcycles are returned at the end of the tour.
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