Perfect Pyrenees Motorcycle Tour
The Soul of the Pyrenees
Spain | Andorra | France
The mighty Pyrenees Mountains are known as one of the best motorcycle paradises in the world. Our Perfect Pyrenees Motorcycle Tour is a rider’s tour as the quality of the asphalt is top-notch, the route is 99% curves, and there is almost no traffic at all. Now add incredible scenery to all this and you have an outstanding riding experience!
The Pyrenees are the beautiful mountains that separate France & Spain. This 7 day motorcycle tour weaves along the border following the natural flow of the mountain range to take full advantage of all the serpentine roads. This truly is motorcycle heaven!
*Price includes BMW G310R
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 BarcelonaTotal Distance 902 miles / 1,453 km
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Total Time 8 DaysRiding Days 6 Days
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Rest Days 1 Valle del TenaBreakfast 7 Included Breakfasts
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Daily Mileage 160-220 miles / 250-350 kms.
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Hotel Overnights 7 NightsRiding Season late Spring, Summer, early Autumn
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Highlights: Cosmopolitan Barcelona, Mountain passes used in the Tour de France bicycle race, Incredible scenery in France and Spain.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.
From: € 2745*
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Daily Itinerary
- Day 1: Arrival Barcelona
- Day 2: Barcelona - La Seu d’ Urgell
- Day 3: La Seu d’Urgell - Ordesa & Monte Perdido National Park
- Day 4: Ordesa & Monte Perdido National Park – Valle del Tena
- Day 5: Valle del Tena - Rest Day
- Day 6: Valle del Tena – Cardona
- Day 7: Cardona – Barcelona
- Day 8: Flight home
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Day 1: Arrival Barcelona, safety briefing and welcome dinner
Transfer included from the Airport to the hotel. You will have some free time to relax or do some sightseeing before the welcome briefing. After the briefing we will enjoy a welcome dinner in a traditional restaurant. The first and last days mentioned in the itinerary are the arrival and departure days for your tour. Depending on the country you are flying from, you may have to leave a day early. Please book your flights accordingly!
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Day 2: Barcelona - La Seu d’ Urgell
Your journey will begin in the beautiful and historically rich city of Barcelona. On your first day of riding we’ll leave Barcelona and make our way into the Pyrenees Mountains. You’ll ride famous mountain passes that have perfect asphalt and curves. Your first day of twisties and curves in the Pyrenees ends in the quaint town of Seu D’Urgel, just a stones through from Andorra.
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Day 3: La Seu d’Urgell - Ordesa & Monte Perdido National Park
Today you’ll start border hopping! The full beauty of the Pyrenees and her perfect asphalt and lack of traffic will amaze you! You’ll cross from Spain to France and back several times today taking advantage of some of the best riding in the World! Beautiful Ordesa & Monte Perdido National Park will make for the perfect way to end this day.
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Day 4: Ordesa & Monte Perdido National Park – Valle del Tena
You’ll wake up to fresh mountain air, and the sound of waterfalls. Don’t forget to take advantage of the sumptuous breakfast; you have a full day of riding ahead of you. You’ll cross five mountain passes all of which offer breath-taking beauty and pristine road quality. Many of today’s roads are the same that are pedaled in the Tour de France bicycle race. Today’s overnight will be mountains surrounded by some of the best ski stations in the Pyrenees.
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Day 5: Valle del Tena - rest day
Today you’ll wake up feeling at home as today there’ll be no packing, it’s the rest day! Today you can relax and walk around town, the mountains or go for a day ride in the valleys or to Pamplona, famous for the annual Running of the Bulls festival.
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Day 6: Valle del Tena – Cardona
Leaving the beautiful Tena Valley, your day will begin by crossing a beautiful mountain pass and then entering the lower Aragonés Pyrenees. On today’s journey you’ll cross four more mountain passes and experience typical Pyrenees villages. Perfect sweepers will bring you down to Cardona, a town famous for its salt mines and the 8th century fortress perched high on the hilltop overlooking the town.
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Day 7: Cardona – Barcelona
Today’s ride will bring you out of the Pyrenees Mountains to the Montserrat Mountain which has magical scenery and many amazing curves on great roads before you return to Barcelona.
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Day 8: 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. Until our next motorcycle adventure together! Hasta Luego!
€ 2745*
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*Price includes BMW G310R