Tour des Alpes 2024

Beginning near Milan gives us all plenty of flight options to fly in.

We will first do a meet and greet at around 5pm at our hotel near Monza race circuit where you will meet the crew and we will run through the program for our tour. Later, we will enjoy a traditional Italian welcome dinner that evening before a good night’s rest.

Breakfast at the hotel before we head to the rental depot to collect our motorcycles for the tour. A quick commute through the streets of Milan before hitting the Autostrada to clear out of the city. We can leave our big gear bags at the hotel until we return.

We will depart Milan before midday and take the roads west towards the mountains of the Italian & French Alps.  Our overnight stop is just shy of the French border in the Aosta Valley. Our accommodation tonight is a grand building that will impress even the fussiest traveller.

Left or right? France or Switzerland?

We have choices as we depart Italy, either way we go we will enjoy incredible mountain switchback roads and will end up in France that night.

If the weather is in our favour we will be suggesting starting the morning by taking the cable car up to Aiguille du Midi 

We have the choice today of looping through mountain passes or perhaps you would like to take a rest day and summit Mont Blanc before enjoying our hotel in the Alps.

We continue our way through the Alps today with some amazing mountain passes including famous ones like Col de la Croix de Fer and Col du Galibier.

We descend down out of the Alps proper and begin to explore the many rivers and gorges that are characteristic of Southern France. More importantly our timing in early summer is ideal to see the iconic lavender fields in full bloom.

The rolling French farmland of this region is where you can enjoy the spectacular views of neat rows of lavender fields as they come into full bloom in summer. Amazing Insta-worthy picture opportunities abound.

Our accommodation is equally Insta-worthy and you may just choose to sit it out and enjoy your time here.

A benefit of staying in Provence is it’s proximity to the stunning Gorges du Verdon. These rock bordered chasms drop hundreds of metres to the river floor below. We might take a dip in the river but you might be surprised by the frigid blue water even in though summer is well underway!

We make our way through gorges, along rivers and over mountains towards the coastline of the Mediterranean near Vence. If our reservation is still good, tonight we will treat you a Michelin starred restaurant that is an unforgettable dining experience with wait staff that are skilled at upselling you to the irresistible produce of Champagne and the local region.

We will skirt around Nice via some of the roads used in the Monte Carlo Rally and via the stunning coastline around Monaco and Cote d’ Azur. Our riding is nearly over but tonight we enjoy an evening that is the epitome of the Italian Riviera lifestyle to enjoy together and round out a magical week on the bikes.

We will overnight in Santa Margerita but plan a boat cruise into the stunning Portofino harbour. Portofino is the essence of A-Lister lifestyle on the Italian Riviera with mega yachts jostling for space in the small harbour. Some of the “boats” are too dam big too enough fit inside and must be moored offshore!

We’ve done the road from the Italian coast north to Milan several times and we love it for the countless twists and turns. After hugging the Trebbia river and walking along a wonky “Hunchback” bridge we will take you along our private “Pavia Racetrack” sitting in the middle of open fields on gentle sloping farmland. Like a perfectly smooth slot car track laid in amongst wheatfields it is a surreal experience to carve through it’s curves with clear vision all the way down the hill. Sublime riding.

After arriving back in Milan, we will return our rental bikes near Linate airport, collect our gear bags and then make a short transfer and check into our hotel in downtown Milano.  Tonight we will feast at a traditional Milanese restaurant in the shadows of the incredible Duomo to celebrate La Dolce Vita!

Enjoy a final breakfast together at our hotel before we pack our bags and head for home or onto your next adventure in Europe. You’ve always got the option of resting for a few days and then joining us again for our Pinnacle Passes tour beginning on Sunday 14 July!