Self-guided motorcycle tour - Romantic Spain
Pricing
| per rider in shared twin/double room with BMW 700GS | €1,680.00 $1,827.28 ? |
| per rider in shared twin/double room with BMW 750GS | €1,710.00 $1,859.91 ? |
| per rider in shared twin/double room with BMW F850 GS | €1,800.00 $1,957.80 ? |
| per rider in shared twin/double room with BMW F800 ADV | €1,800.00 $1,957.80 ? |
| per rider in shared twin/double room with BMW F900 XR | €1,800.00 $1,957.80 ? |
| per rider in shared twin/double room with BMW R1200 GS | €1,860.00 $2,023.06 ? |
| per rider in shared twin/double room with BMW R1200 R | €1,860.00 $2,023.06 ? |
| per rider in shared twin/double room with BMW R1250 GS | €1,890.00 $2,055.69 ? |
| per rider in shared twin/double room with BMW R1250 R | €1,890.00 $2,055.69 ? |
| per rider in shared twin/double room with BMW R1200 ADV | €1,980.00 $2,153.58 ? |
| per rider in shared twin/double room with BMW R1250 ADV | €1,980.00 $2,153.58 ? |
| per rider in shared twin/double room with BMW R1250 RT | €1,980.00 $2,153.58 ? |
| per rider in shared twin/double room with BMW S1000 XR | €1,980.00 $2,153.58 ? |
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| per pillion passenger(s) in shared twin/double room: | €700.00 $761.37 ? |
| single room - surcharge per person: | €350.00 $380.68 ? |
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| Hotel PLUS - Surcharge per person: | €350.00 $380.68 ? |
Included
| Service and equipment: |
| Rental motorbike BMW F700 GS (additional equipment and clothing can be booked on request). |
| Sat nav on the motorbike with the daily routes loaded. |
| Tour briefing and instructions for each day's ride. |
| Road book + maps. |
| Airport transfer for tours from Málaga. |
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| Accommodation and meals: |
| Accommodation in 3* and 4* star hotels as well as small, typical boutique hotels. |
| Daily breakfast during the tour is included in the tour price. |
| Flight, fuel, drinks, dinner, snacks, travel insurance. |
| Everything that is not explicitly listed in the included services. |
More details
| Start/end: Malaga |
| Duration: 8 days, 6 riding days |
| Total distance: approx. 2300 km |
| Daily stages: approx. 300 km |
| Route profile: panoramic roads |
| Accommodation: 3* and 4* star hotels |
| Highlights: Zafra, Trujillo, Plasencia, Guadalupe, Palma del Rio. |
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| Arrival day: |
| Airport: Málaga, Spain - IATA airport code AGP |
| Transfer: Airport - Tour hotel |
| Time tour briefing: from 09.00 on day 1 |
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| Departure day: |
| Airport: Málaga, Spain - IATA airport code AGP |
| Transfer: Tour hotel - Airport |
| Time of departure: whole day possible |
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| Accommodations on tour: |
| Hotel PLUS: With Hispania Tours you will always be well accommodated, all hotels for your tour are carefully selected. If you like it a bit more in style, like to wake up with a sea view or appreciate more luxurious facilities, you can add the Hotel Plus Package. In this case, we will make sure that you get just the one, particularly beautiful room in the hotels or even an upgrade to a better hotel category. |
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| Motorcycle insurance: |
| The motorcycle is fully comprehensively insured with € 2.000,- excess. With the VIP insurance for € 20,- (€ 30,00 for the XR model) per rental day the excess can be reduced to € 350,-. |
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| Language: This offer is usually suitable for English and/or German speaking participants. Please enquire for language options. |
| Mobility: The offer is not suitable for people with reduced mobility. Please contact us for more information. |
Description
Highlights:
Unique motorcycle tour in one of Europe's last natural paradises, Extremadura, in the heart of Spain. In the historic towns of Zafra, Trujillo, and Plasencia, you will follow in the footsteps of the Latin American conquistadores who came from here.
Maximum riding pleasure awaits you in the mountains of the Sierra Morena and Sierra de Gredos.
The extraordinary flora and fauna of the Monfragüe Natural Park and the Jerte Valley. Here you follow the course of the Vía de la Plata, the old Roman trade route across the Iberian Peninsula.
You will visit the legendary Guadalupe and its monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Romantic overnight stays in historical palaces and monasteries (Paradore) provide a very dignified ambiance in the evening.
Daily stages:
Day 1 - Arrival in Málaga
Our team will greet you at the airport in Málaga and take you to the comfortable tour hotel. If you are already accommodated locally, or your flight arrives early enough (before 11.00 am), you can remove this overnight stay from the included services during the booking process.
Accommodation: Tourhotel Málaga
Day 2 - Crossing Sierra Morena to Zafra
After our briefing in the morning, the handover of the motorcycles takes place. The tour leads you through the lowlands of the Guadalquivier river to Sierra Morena. Countless fantastic roads await you in this varied mountain and hilly landscape. You travel through oak forests and bull pastures, cross meadows of flowers, and linger at fairytale lakes. The road adapts to the landscape, long curves and good asphalt make your heart beat faster. In the evening you reach the typical Spanish village of Zafra, your first destination of the day.
Destination: Zafra
Distance / duration: 370 km / 6,5 h
Accommodation: 4*hotel in Zafra
Highlight: Sierra Morena
Day 3 - Along the Silver Route to Merida and Trujillo
From Zafra, you travel along the Silver Route into the Extremadura region. This is where the „conquistadores" of the Americas, Hernán Cortez, and Francisco Pizarro, came from, bringing Inca and Mayan gold to their homeland of Spain to finance the construction of magnificent palaces and churches. You stop in Merida, the Roman capital of Lusitania founded by Emperor Augustus 2000 years ago. Passing the Roman aqueduct of Los Milagros, you cross the Cornalvo Nature Park and head towards Trujillo, where you will spend the night. Trujillo, the birthplace of the famous conquistador Pizarro, is known for its beautiful main square, a medieval fortress, and city walls with seven gates.
Destination: Trujillo
Distance / duration: 290 km / 6 h
Accommodation: 4* hotel in Trujillo
Highlights: Aqueduct Los Milagros, Cornalvo Natural Park
Day 4 - Monfragüe Natural Park, Cáceres and Plasencia
This morning you cruise through Sierra de Fuentes to get to Cáceres. Cáceres boasts a very well preserved historic center and numerous palaces from the XIV century. For many, it is even the most beautiful city in Spain and indeed the flair of this city is unique. Cáceres is a place where you could stay even longer, but there are still many beautiful things to discover, such as Monfragüe Nature Park on the way to Guadalupe. The natural park was already protected in 1979 and is home to one of the largest and most representative Mediterranean forest areas. On the cliffs are impressive breeding colonies of griffon vultures, here also nest peregrine falcons, Bonelli's eagles, and eagle owls. In the afternoon you reach Plasencia, located on the banks of the Jerte River, one of the main stages of the Silver Route.
Destination: Plasencia
Distance / duration: 180 km / 4 h
Accommodation: 4* hotel in Plasencia
Highlights: Cácares, Monfragüe Natural Park.
Day 5 - The curvy paradise of the Sierra de Gredos and Guadalupe
You leave Plasencia and the Silver Route, as your motorcycle smells mountain air today. You will ride up to the motorcycling paradise of the Sierra de Gredos mountains, where you will enjoy unique views of the Almanzor peak with its almost 2600 meters. The roads in this mountainous region seem to be made for motorcycling and you spend a perfect day of riding before setting up your evening quarters in Guadalupe. Guadalupe is famous for its Black Madonna, the patron saint of all Spanish-speaking countries.
Destination: Guadalupe
Distance / duration: 300 km / 6 h
Accommodation: 4* hotel in Guadalupe
Highlights: Sierra de Gredos, Almanzor peak
Day 6 - Across Extremadura to Palma del Rio
On your way to Palma del Rio, you are crossing a landscape of lakes; each of these once man-made lakes has its own character. Afterward, it is time to depart from this region you already know so well. But there are still beautiful stretches of the road awaiting you as you head towards Palma del Rio, the place where the Catholic kings and Columbus once met.
Destination: Palma del Rio
Distance / duration: 280 km / 6 h
Accommodation: 4* hotel in Palma del Rio
Highlights: Natural paradise Extremadura, Palma del Rio
Day 7 - Return to Málaga via Puerto de las Palomas
From Cordoba you will ride over the Sierra Grazalema and the magnificent motorcycle pass Puerto de las Palomas towards Ronda and then over the Serranía de Ronda to your tour starting point Málaga.
Stage destination: Málaga
Distance / duration: 280 km / 6 h
Accommodation: 4* Tourhotel Málaga
Highlight: Mountain pass Puerto de las Palomas
If you are already accommodated locally, or your flight departs late enough to finish the tour (in the afternoon from 17.00), you can remove today's overnight stay from the included services during the booking process.
Day 8 - Departure day
The suitcases are packed and according to your flight time, our transfer service is ready to take you to the airport. We say goodbye and hope to see you again soon on one of our other motorbike adventures!
Please note: We reserve the right to make minor changes to the tour schedule.