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Budapest - 'The Paris of the east'
Motorcycle touring with a small group of like minded riders

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MAY 2010 - Sun 16th May to 29th May 2010


Sun 5th to Sat 18th September 2010
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10 countries - 2 weeks
European motorcycle touring


Destination 'The new east Europe'

escorted tour
for independent riders

16th - 29th May 2010
inc free relaxing spa day

&
5th - 18th September 2010

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"New Eastern Europe"
motorcycle adventure tour

small riding groups
Great Quality Character accommodation
with a real taste of local culture

all road touring bikes welcome
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Riders & pillions

Ride your own pace


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May or September 2010
16th to 29th May 2010
(chase vehicle supported)
or
5th to 18th September 2010
(Motorcycle escort / supported)

East Europe & Budapest "The Paris of the East"
Adventure motorcycle tour


All Inclusive - 14 day tour
East Europe & Budapest

Solo riders £1150 each
Single rider with own room: single supplement £325
pillion sharing double room £695

We'll show you the Best of Budapest
Based from our central 4* hotel with secure motorcycle parking


Supported Eastern Europe motorcycle tour
Everything is organised for you to relax & enjoy the riding at your own pace
safe in the knowledge that you will you have our tour support each day.

This is a vehicle supported tour suitable for motorcyclists with some continental motorcycling experience
& more independent riders who wish to explore at their own pace, whilst still benefiting from the support, experience and company of fellow travelers.


"vehicle supported" = relaxed flexible riding with support & experience at hand
(May 2010 trip is run from our 4x4 chase vehicle)
(September trip is motorcycle supported)

All tours have a totally flexible riding approach enabling you to ride at your own pace
with the support & friendship of your fellow riders whenever you need it.
Riders usually form into their own smaller riding groups of perhaps 2 or 3 bikes,
Much more enjoyable & flexible than the restraints of riding in convoy.

You are welcome to 'drop in behind' our supporting chase vehicle at any time, but most riders soon prefer to ride the tour at their own pace without the restraints or pressures of trying to keep up with other riders or a guide.

We provide full comprehensive route notes with GPS way points assisting you
with key road directions & junctions, interesting places to stop, good coffee & cake stops!
Plus Riders meet up way-points, where you can join up with 1 or 2 other riders your tour, when-ever you wish.
Everyone's free to explore at their own pace.
From experience, riders will sometimes take it in turns navigating or simply follow one of the other riders on
the tour. There are always riders who prefer the navigating element of touring more than others, but with our comprehensive road notes, GPS co-ordinates & daily riders briefing,
you'll enjoy more of the 'free spirited' way that biking is meant to be.


Riding out across the best of Germany, including the Rhine & Black Forest
heading east across stunning riding sections of the Austrian Alps, returning via
lovely scenery & perfect biking roads of the Slovakian Tatras. We then turn West & cross
the open intriguing lands of the czech Republic, stopping in one of the most gorgeous Czech towns full
of colour and vibrancy, where we're based at the very best hotel in town.
and then

INCLUDES: 2 nights stop in secluded mountains & Forests by the Slovakian Tatra mountains/ southern Poland borders
with a spare day to ride into Poland & visit the Auschwitz & Birkenau sites.
Our support vehicle will be close on hand, so that we can hold your jackets & helmet for you,
allowing you to explore without always having to carry your riding kit around with you.


Plenty of spare time to explore the amazing vibrant Hungarian capital city of Budapest
Plus time cool down & relax with a free Moto Explorer entry ticket into Budapest's best
range of natural thermal spa's
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Tour options & info

* Route sheets with rendezvous points & sat nav coordinates
* 14 days supported ride including stunning alpine routes
* motorcycle support & route guides
* 13 nights hotel accommodation in great quality characterful hotels
* 3 x evening meals, inclusive in Austria & Slovakia
* All breakfasts

* Budapest spa day in Europe's largest range of natural thermal spas
   soak away any aches in amazing relaxing thermal spas
* Budapest city map & tram travel advice
* Currency assistance - to show you how & where to get the best rates
* Moto advice sheets for all countries

* By popular demand; ferry crossings can be left open for individual riders to decide which crossing & time suits you best. Riders can then simply meet up with us during the first days riding or at the 1st hotel.
ie, Dover to Dunkirque - or travel overnight from Hull to Zeebrugge.

"All inclusive" prices
East Europe & Budapest
Solo bikes - sharing twin room = £1150 each

Single rider - own room = single supplement £325
Rider & pillion - double room - all inclusive = £695 for pillion

 


Tour

Duration

Miles

longest day

Shortest day

Days off bike

Average mileage

Budapest

14 Days

2890 miles

280 miles

160 miles

3

aprox 230 miles

Ride totally at your own pace
You choose exactly how you want to ride each day, either at your own pace
taking your own detours when it suits you, ride certain stages with the supporting guide vehicle or simply ride with 1 or 2 other riders when ever you want.
Hotel details & GPS route co-ordinates are provided to enable you to easily navigate each day at your own pace.

Everything you need for a solo or group adventure ride across Europe.
Adventure Bike Tours provide as much help & advice as you need.

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Previous tours in May 2008 & 2009 - always a fantastic time for touring into eastern Europe Full Tours - 12 riders
Everyone had a fantastic 2 weeks riding
reporting Budapest to be a fantastic relaxing destination, with great restaurants & top marks for our choice of quality hotel with secure bike parking. As ever the spa day was a highlight, with most people sampling either a Hungarian or Tai massage (or in some cases both!) Everyone commented on the quality & variety of accommodation used throughout the tour, stating that we could change our description from 'Character accommodation' to 'Great quality accommodation'
It appears that our choice of good quality hotels with local character is a real winner with everyone on this trip.

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RIDE SOME OF EUROPES BEST MOTORCYCLING ROUTES

you'll soon be enjoying the sweeping open continental roads and stimulating
eastern european experiences.

Tours are suitable for all road touring bikes
A great 2 week riding adventure for both solo riders & couples
You decide how you want to ride - at your own pace
with key way points to enable you to meet up with follow riders
during the days ride or simply get together at the evenings hotel.


Contact us for more information or to reserve your place
Booking deposit: £150

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BUDAPEST & EAST EUROPE
Try somewhere
new for a change >
You might like it! . . .
Budapest is a magical city
unlike anywhere else you will experience. Plus, it's a fantastic ride there AND back. Join a small group of 'chilled' riders & pillions for an adventure that will take you to places that you'd never discover yourself!
You'll enjoy it.

10 Country East Europe tours in:
May & September

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Get in touch . . . & come ride there with us in 2008.

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3 generations of BMW GS's relaxing & enjoying the European sunshine on the Globerider 'ten Country' tour.

Motorcycle type?

We are often asked which type of motorcycle is best suited for these adventures?

The answer is, what ever bike best suits you. So long as it's a reasonable road touring bike, virtually any bike should handle the 10 country tour.
There is no specific requirement for off road riding, although at certain points there are opportunities to venture into the rough if you wish!

BMW GS's feature predominantly on the tour, simply because people like them! They're a good
all rounder with the ability to venture of the beaten track & explore a few green lanes as we cross Europe.

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TOUR DETAILS - EASTERN EUROPE


Budapest
Tour brief

14 days adventure riding including stunning alpine routes
Route sheets include rendezvous way points & GPS satnav coordinates

SEE BELOW FULL TOUR DETAILS
Routes vary with each adventure

  Destination

Duration

Mileage

Budapest
The Paris of the East

14 Days

2890 miles

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experience the true nature of the Countries through which we travel. The adventures are not based on a series of cultural visits to historical sites, although we do pass by some significant locations as we cross Europe & tour riders may wish to research and include a few visits to specific places along the way.

The tours are designed to be more of a riding adventure, staying at good quality characterful accommodation, meeting and mixing with local people. Adventure Bike Tours will point you in the right direction to have a new experience and adventure on everyday of your tour, with enough freedom and independence to include as many of your own diversions as you wish! At the end of each day, you will always know that you'll have a good base to recharge your batteries whilst still getting a true taste for the culture of the Country through which we're traveling.


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The 10 Country tour
Departure is usually on a Sunday, Giving you the Saturday to prepare for your tour & for those wanting a fresh start on the Sunday, maybe an overnight stop in the UK close to port. Riders from the North wishing to ride south on the Saturday before the tour can stay overnight in Dover or alternatively - you can sail from a more northern port, ie Hull - & simply meet up with us at one of our GPS waypoints or the first evenings hotel in Germany.
We sail early morning from Dover to Dunkerque which positions us nicely for our ride across Belgium and first night close to the Rhine in Northern Germany.
ETA in Dunkerque is aprox 11am.

Average mileage for each day is aprox 240 miles of great motorcycling - with a couple of slightly longer rides on odd days.
Predominantly non motorway, mainly top biking routes!
This is an adventure tour that is more about motorcycling than visiting museums and beaches! - This tour is all about enjoying stimulating riding and getting a true taste of eastern Europe. Minimal motorway riding - mainly to link up to the best bits of biking roads. ie Outward Port to Germany. Plenty of adventure & riding variety from day 2 onward.
All riding is on road, although there is opportunity for a few dirt roads at certain stages, they are not an essential part of the tour. Hence, most riders will be on a variety of sports tourers.

This tour can run in either direction and may be slightly amended to suit certain riders as well keeping an element of adventure!
We now include riding in the Slovakian Tatras with an opportunity to venture into Poland & visit the Auschwitz camp for any riders who would like to experience this. The full route along with all accommodation points, addresses, map books and sat nav co-ordinates will be provided aprox 30 days prior to departure.
This is a tour to point you in the right direction for a great adventure ride across Europe. Each day is flexible - for you to ride however you wish. Whilst you have the benefit of suggested route notes - there's no need to stick rigidly to them!
There's lots of suggested meeting way points along the route . . . and your evenings accommodation is all arranged, so there's always a few like minded riders & pillions . . . . "guys and girls just like you" . . . to share the days experiences with over a cheap chilled glass of wine . . . or 2 :_)
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Outward ride   (basic outline of the tour . . . . but it will always be evolving & fine tuned to suit YOU . . . & how you ride - on your tour)
Routes & directions vary from tour to tour. This example is based on riding the Czech Republic sections on the outward stage.
Certain tours will include riding across 9 Countries with an option to cross the 10th - usually Poland or Switzerland dependant on tour routes.

Day 1 takes us across Belgium to Germany, where we stay in Germanys lovely Eiffel region, ready to pick up the real start of Europe's stunning riding!
Day 2 Two days heading across southern Germany - including superb sections approaching the Black Forest where the roads start those famous twisty climbs towards the Alps.
Day 3 An early start heading from south Germany across Country to the Czech border. A full days riding that has everything! Our first stop in Czech is not too far over the border, at a friendly high quality biker run pension, full of character in a stunningly beautiful town. The first milestone of the trip as we enter eastern Europe & the 1st drinks are on me!! We'll take a short walk into town - where I'll organize a full evening meal with drinks - to celebrate our arrival in the east!

Czech republic:
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Day 4 We'll then spend the next 2 days riding across the Czech Republic - at a slightly slower pace, enabling us to take in the change of culture.
Day 5 The Czech / Slovakia border region where we stay right in the middle of a stunning forest, surrounded by forested mountains & fresh air, with hardly a car in sight. Option here for an extended day riding in Slovakian Tatras & across the Polish border.
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Mile after mile of stunning mystical eastern European countryside A warm welcome will usually greet us as we stop off at Slovakian villages.

don't be too tempted to drink with the locals . . I know!

we've still got plenty of sweeping roads leading us into northern Hungary.

Day 6 We have an inspiring ride south as we pass through Slovakia and enter northern Hungary. Amazing changes of landscape,
totally varied riding, mountains, sweeping countryside & intriguing Hungarian villages.
Night 6, 7, 8, is all about exploring Budapest. Very flexible to either ride or absorb this amazing city, 'The Paris of the East'
You can totally unwind in a surreal thermal spa, explore the many hidden treasures of the city or simply eat & drink Hungarian style at eastern prices while you watch the world go by.

Budapest - "The Paris of the east"


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I'll be on close hand to point you in the right directions, with one amazing relaxing thermal spa day - included.
Work up a big appetite, as the Hungarian cuisine is amongst the finest you'll sample. I'll recommend some lovely relaxed local bars & restaurants - with the most amazing home cooked Hungarian food & portions! Probably amongst the best steaks you'll find anywhere in the world!!
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We'll drink with the locals
in cosy Budapest bars & cafes
Budapest's famous chain bridge leads to 'the castle district' from where you can enjoy spectacular views. & this handy little 90p ride will save your legs! Always something happening in the streets of eastern Europe, even the spa's have chess games

We visit mystical towns throughout our journey.


Day 9 Heading west out of Budapest - along either lake Balaton or the Danube (dependent on tour guide) where we spend the evening. (may be replaced with an extended days riding on the Slovakia / Poland stage) with an opportunity to cross the border & visit the Auschwitz camp if any riders wish to take this detour. (Auschwitz is an extended days riding from northern Slovakia into Poland and & hence is only practical on certain tours, usually easiest on the May or September tours) sat nav GPS coordinate for Auschwitz are included on these tours.
Day 10
For those independent riders wishing to continue further south exploring the Balkans further, or perhaps down to Greece or even Bulgaria? This would be a good point to accompany us up to. We can recommend other tour guides in this region - should you wish to join a longer tour of the balkans.
. . . . Back to our adventure, as we approach the snow capped Austrian Alps and once again some of the most stunning motorcycling in the world.

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Day 11 Hungary to Austria - A stunning mountain ride. We stop the night high in the Tyrol mountains! & then
Day 12 Austria / Switz to southern Germany. Again, all stunning riding as we head west, across famous Austrian & south German biking country. You'll be well warmed up by now! & love every minute of these roads with some of Europe's best motorcycle roads right here! A nice stretch across southern Germany, staying night 12 at a lovely cultural town where we'll eat & drink well, German style!

   
sit back, relax & enjoy plenty of cool German beer, as we stop off somewhere intriguingly different each evening.
That's me :-) I'm the one on the end . . . not the dead looking one (I hope!!) enjoying a cool glass of German tap water . . . . . "I'm sure that's what I asked for!!?" contact me . . . . with anything you'd like to ask. If I'm on a tour . . . hopefully Sazi at Explorer HQ - will send you a nice message back :_)
Day 13 Central to northern Germany - with our last German evening, where we stay in a lovely rural location close to the Luxembourg border. A few German beers & group meal sets us up for the last days riding . . . .

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Plenty of time to chill out resting the bikes, drink great European coffee & watch the world go by.

Green open space, un crowded towns, always somewhere new to explore.
Just another day in paradise

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a song!? . . . & where better to practice your yodeling!

A land of intriguing people who
keep perfect time & are really good at keeping your money safe!

Day 14 and it's still great European motorcycling as we start our approach back into Belgium, stopping off at a lovely town rich in European war time history. Arriving at port for an early evening Saturday crossing back to UK.

Aprox sailing time is 8.00pm. Those with long connecting rides from Dover, may wish to book accommodation for Saturday evening in the UK. Alternatively there is an overnight crossing available Zeebrugge to Hull which could be arranged independently.

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A few country titbits:

Germany: Stunning riding through forests & vineyards.
Amazing river views, food, wine & beer, legendary black forest roads & cake!

Czech republic: Simple eastern European spirit & adventures. Intriguing
little discovered towns with stunning architecture & full of character.
A really rich vibrant land . . . . 'real eastern Europe spirit'

Slovakia: Simply stunning, stimulates every sense! Fantastic quiet rural country
that has everything the adventure motorcyclist could dream for. Amazing vast
forests with sweeping roads - & we stay right in the middle of one of them!
Stunning fresh un spoilt mountain landscapes Slovakian Tatra mountains

Hungary: Budapest, the next Prague, but better! Europe's 'Paris of the East'
Totally distinctive in so many ways from anywhere else in the world.
A really quite recent addition to 'free Europe' & a unique opportunity to experience
this invigorating country and capital city, traveling with an adventure motorcyclist with
strong Hungarian bonds! Three nights in Budapest, & once you've experienced the
great food, hospitality & thermal spa's you'll be sure to want to come back!

Austria / Switzerland: Some of the very best motorcycling roads in the world, as we cross famous alpine routes riding the Swiss - Austrian Alps. Stunning mountains, lakes, twisty roads and funny people! Everything's great quality & a biking legend here!

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European Motorcycle tour & Route information

We've two main aims on the ten Country adventure tour:    

•  To take you places which you'd never find / or go alone, covering enough distance on the tour each day to put us in a position which is different from the day before.   To achieve this, we strike a balance between covering enough distance each day whilst keeping the riding enjoyable and achievable for an average adventurer. In doing this, we get to push ourselves maybe just a little beyond our usual comfort zone, in terms of how we ride / where we'd ride. Always with the aim to make each day a new stimulating new experience, where you find yourself riding in a new environment each day, with each evening stop again a new experience where you'll get a taste of local culture.

•  Fantastic motorcycling routes.   The tour is also about traveling, riding and experiencing a real journey of adventure.   The riding is different in each Country we visit. Everyday a new riding experience.   We combine some stunning scenic motorcycling routes with both slower b roads taking us through mystic villages, as well as the odd faster road or autobahn to enable us to progress quickly to the next experience!

To make this possible, we sometimes strike a balance between good riding routes & faster journeys. But, no matter what route we take, each section is a stimulating journey.   In order to find ourselves planted in a strange new land relatively quickly, we do need to make quite good progress across some of the tour sections, but be assured that each day has been well researched and pre run by myself and will be a good balanced route to keep the tour flowing nicely & be an easily ridable distance, usually averaging 240 miles per day. Of course you're welcome (& encouraged) to take your own routes and diversions. We'll all get a little lost at certain points of the tour; all part of the adventure of traveling through a strange part of the world!, but you'll always have our pre planned route / directions / way points and sat nav co ordinates to point you back in the right direction for each key point in the tour.

Route guides include:

•  Where practical, a lunch time suggested meeting point / way point, with ETA & the relevant road reference and GPS
sat nav E. / N. coordinate

•  The start direction and suggested route for each days ride.

•  Name / Address for each evenings accommodation, with sat nav co-ordinate, along with an ETA.

Should things not go to plan - no problem, just keep heading in the right direction & meet up what ever time you decide to arrive at the evening's accommodation yourself.   Other riders will have checked in & you will know that your room is awaiting for you whatever time you arrive . . . . however wet & hungry you are! Motorcycling across Europe is adventurous and we are all aware at times carries certain risks. Accordingly, every rider should have everything necessary to take care of your self and your motorcycle, including full European breakdown assistance, medical insurance with repatriation arrangements in the event of accident or illness. All riders must also be able to take full responsibility for themselves on tour at all times should you need to ride any stages of the tour alone or make arrangements for assistance in the event of breakdown.

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A great opportunity to explore places that you would be unlikely to find alone. With support and assistance when needed, but without the formality of having to follow a group. Ride your own tour & discover the real beauty of European motorcycling safe in the knowledge that we've pointed you in the right direction, taken care of the formalities with touring for you without removing any of the fun and adventure.

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