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Discover the charm of Andalusia and visit Seville, Ronda, Cordoba and Granada with this motorcycle tour in Andalusia. See the famous “White Towns” and discover Andalusian cuisine, famous for its “Jamón Ibérico Pata Negra” (Spanish Iberian Ham) and delicious tapas. Soak up the sun, meet friendly people and experience the Andalusian joy for life. A hefty dose of curves and twisties awaits you in the Grazalema and Sierra Nevada Mountain ranges where you’ll ride perfect asphalt from high mountains down to the shores of the Mediterranean.
Our Southern Spain Andalucia Motorcycle Tour is packed full of great riding and is the perfect motorcycle tour for those with busy schedules. You deserve a Spanish getaway!
IMTBIKE ROUTE rating
It is essential to know the different skill levels needed to participate in the IMTBIKE TOURS that are offered to you. IMTBIKE makes sure that it offers different tours for all riding styles and levels. The IMTBIKE team always works diligently in designing our routes. This is a laborious process which entails reviewing all road choices before selecting the best option for an IMTBIKE tour.
The most experienced motorcyclists looks for roads that require technical skill; narrow twisty roads with little traffic and endless curves. But these same roads would be too difficult for a less experienced rider.
The local driving habits, the amount of traffic, the asphalt quality and the radius of the curves vary considerably from country to country and even in different regions of the same country. They will also vary depending on the season of the year. All of these factors have been studied by IMTBIKE and have been taken into consideration when rating our tours.
IMTBIKE thinks it is also important to know about the different types of roads you will be enjoying on your tour. To understand the road types easier, IMTBIKE has divided them into two categories, and we have calculated an approximate percentage of each on all of our tours.
- TOURING ROADS: These are wider roads comprised mainly of larger radius sweepers. They are still curvy roads but not tight mountainous twisty curves. Please remember that you will ride very few straight roads on IMTBIKE tours!
- CHALLENGING ROADS: These are roads that are tight twisty turns which require more technical skill. Many times they will be narrower roads without a shoulder and sometimes with steep inclines or descents. Normally they will be mountainous roads accompanied by spectacular sceneries.
If you have never ridden a motorcycle outside of your country, or if you have little experience riding on mountain roads with many curves, we recommend that you choose a tour rated moderate or intermediate. If you have any questions or doubts please do not hesitate to call or email us. We are always happy to answer your questions to make sure that you choose the best tour for your riding level.
Moderate
This route offers wider sweeping turns that are easy to maneuver. This route may have some tighter turns in a few places but this will be the exception. Regardless, even on moderate tours you must be able to ride a large cylinder motorcycle in any condition. Never plan to learn how to ride a motorcycle on an IMTBIKE tour. We recommend having a minimum of 8.000 km (5.000 miles) of experience riding a large cylinder motorcycle to participate on a MODERATE rated IMTBIKE Tour and you should ride a motorcycle on a regular basis at home.
Intermediate
This route rating can have sections of very twisty curves on narrow roads with no center line to divide the road. There will also wider radius curves on these routes. Traffic conditions can be intense at times in some urban environments and the local driving habits may seem aggressive and unpredictable to you. It is imperative that you are an experienced motorcyclist. We recommend that you have a minimum of 12.000 km (7500 miles) of large cylinder motorcycle experience to participate on a INTERMEDIATE rated IMTBIKE Tour and you should ride a motorcycle on a regular basis at home.
Advanced
This route rating has long sections of technical narrow twisty roads and sometimes single lane roads. These twisty roads will often be in mountains where steep inclines and descents will be commonplace. Some riding days can be long and challenging. Traffic conditions can be intense at times in some urban environments and the local driving habits may seem aggressive and unpredictable to you. It is imperative that you are a very experienced motorcyclist on a large cylinder motorcycle. We recommend that you have a minimum of 16.000 km (10.000 miles) of large cylinder motorcycle experience on an ADVANCE rated IMTBIKE Tour and of course you should ride a motorcycle on a regular basis at home.
IMTBIKE Average Daily Riding Hours
5 to 7 hours
6 to 8 hours
7 to 9 hours
How many hours a day you ride on a tour is important information in helping you decide on the right IMTBIKE tour for you. Some tour members want to ride as many hours as possible everyday, while others prefer to stop more frequently and dedicate more time to enjoying the scenery, visiting cultural sights and arrive at the hotel earlier to relax before dinner. The daily riding hours are calculated including the coffee breaks and photo stops but they do not include the time taken for lunch.
Normally we’ll start our riding day at 9:30am and we will take about a one hour lunch break sometime between 1pm and 2pm. So if the daily riding hours for a given tour are 5-7, then you will arrive at the hotel between 3:30pm- 5:30pm depending on the average speed of the group.
Tour Facts
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Start / End MálagaTotal Distance 960 miles / 1546 km
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Total Time 9 DaysRiding Days 7 Days
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Rest Days SevillaBreakfast 8 Included Breakfasts
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Dinners 7 DinnersDaily Mileage 160-220 miles / 250-350 kms.
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Hotel Overnights 8 NightsRiding Season Spring, Autumn, Winter
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Highlights: Málaga, Mediterranean Sea, The Alhambra Fortress/Palace, Sierra Nevada & Sierra Morena Mountains, Cordoba´s Mezquita, Ronda, Seville, the White Villages, Sierra de Cádiz.Accommodations: Amazing hotels. First-class historical Paradors and a few specially selected boutique hotels with local flair. Paradors are Castles, Palaces & Fortresses converted into motorcycle-friendly hotels.
*All IMTBIKE lodgings are hand-picked for their quality of service, local charm and strategic locations.
Daily Itinerary
- Day 1: Arrival in Málaga
- Day 2: Málaga – Costa del Sol – Sierra Nevada - Granada
- Day 3: Granada – Córdoba
- Day 4: Córdoba - Seville
- Day 5: Seville - rest day
- Day 6: Seville – White Towns
- Day 7: White Towns - Ronda
- Day 8: Ronda – Serranía de Ronda - Málaga
- Day 9: Flight home
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Day 1: Arrival Malaga, safety briefing and welcome dinner
Transfer included from the Airport to the hotel. You’ll have time to rest and visit the city until we meet up again in the evening for a welcome briefing in the hotel. After the briefing you’ll have dinner with your guides at a local Spanish restaurant. The first and last days mentioned in the itinerary correspond to first and last days of the tour. Keep in mind that, depending on which country you are flying from you may need to leave a day early so please reserve your flights accordingly.
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Day 2: Málaga – Costa del Sol – Sierra Nevada - Granada
Leaving Malaga, we’ll head for the eastern most parts of the Costa del Sol. From the seat of our motorcycles we’ll hug the coast as we watch the waves roll into the shore. Curve after curve we’ll follow the Mediterranean before turning sharply inland to start the climb into the rugged mountains. We’ll climb into the imposing Sierra Nevadas past ski areas on the highest paved highway in Spain. Awaiting you are the steep, narrow streets of Granada, its historic center, the Albayzín and the unequaled beauty of the Alhambra Palace.
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Day 3: Granada – Córdoba
On our third day we will leave Granada on a beautiful little road surrounded by forests and mountains north of the Sierra Nevada. The forest will give way to an incredible expanse of seemingly infinite rows of olive trees carpeting the Andalusian soil, truly an amazing sight. After that, on the banks of the Guadalquivir River, Cordoba awaits us with a charming and lively atmosphere. We will be able to wander its narrow streets and visit the famous Mezquita.
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Day 4: Córdoba - Seville
Get ready for a day that is packed full of great motorcycling roads and beautiful views. The route heads north towards the Sierra Morena, the region’s best kept motorcycling secret. This mountain range is the northern border of Andalucia. We’ll take one curve after another through the mountains and then south along the splendid Guadalquivir River to Sevilla. Sevilla is the capital of Andalucia and the heart of Spain’s welcoming Southern hospitality.
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Day 5: Seville - rest day
Today is a rest day, perfect for taking in the city of Seville and its impressive Gothic cathedral, countless small churches and interesting neighborhoods full of narrow streets, Flamenco music, tapas bars etc. You will also have the option of riding into the Sierra Morena where you can visit the colorful mines of Riotinto or taste the very best of the Spanish Iberian Ham, the Jamón de Jabugo.
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Day 6: Seville – White Towns
Today we’ll say goodbye to the magical Andalusian capital and all its art and beauty. We’ll head south on tranquil roads through pleasant rural landscapes and large plains. Next we’ll climb quickly into a nice, intense section of the Grazalema Mountains, crossing over the most impressive mountain passes of the entire range. The day will come to an end in one of the prettiest pueblos blancos of Andalucía, located on the top of a narrow cliff.
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Day 7: White Towns - Ronda
Today is a very full day with no shortage of perfect curves amidst the mountains range of Cadiz. The amazing landscape includes cork tree forests and grazing Spanish bulls. It’s here where you’ll pass through the numerous Pueblos Blancos that have made this region famous. You’ll rest for the night in one of the most memorable cities in all of Spain, Ronda. Peer over the 120 meter cliff from the “New Bridge” (over 300 years old!), or check out the Roman Bridge that remains intact after several thousand years. You can also lose yourself amongst the lively little streets or visit the oldest bull ring in Spain.
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Day 8: Ronda – Serranía de Ronda - Málaga
Departing Ronda you’ll head straight into the heart of the mountains, snaking along lonely roads past magnificent landscapes. Mountain after mountain, town after town until you return to the IMTBike office, where you’ll say goodbye to your faithful motorcycle. You’ll then have time to rest in the hotel or do some last minute shopping and visit the city of Malaga one more time. The guides will take you out to an excellent restaurant where you’ll enjoy a farewell dinner and we can say “Hasta pronto!” “Until next time!”
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Day 9: Flight home
Today you will say your goodbyes to the guides and the other tour members (now your new friends) as you make your way to the airport to fly home. We’ll see you again on our next motorcycle adventure together!
Included in Tour:
- Airport pickup on the first day of the tour.
- Overnight accommodations in carefully selected 4 & 5 star hotels and Paradors/Pousadas (castles and palaces converted into “motorcycle friendly” boutique hotels).
- A delicious gourmet evening meal featuring Spanish and Portuguese specialties every night (except on rest days).
- Complete buffet breakfast every morning.
- New model BMW motorcycle fully equipped with 3 BMW cases.
- Tour handbook (normally about 70 pages-very comprehensive) and highlighted map.
- Expert multilingual guide on a motorcycle.
- Multilingual guide in support vehicle which will carry your luggage, any oversized purchases you make; or even a passenger or two.
- Tour Souvenirs.
Not included in Tour:
- Air ticket, lunches, gasoline, drinks, tolls, personal spending and tips