Europe Motorcycle Tours & Guided Motorbike Holidays

The best motorcycle tours in Europe, compared

Five routes, one week each and nine days in Cappadocia. Here is how they differ, so you can pick the one that fits the way you ride.

Tour	Days (riding)	Distance	Level	Terrain	Best months	Two-up	From
The Road of the GodsGreece · Peloponnese	7 (5)	634 miles	Accessible	Back roads, 19 miles of easy track	Apr-May, Sep-Nov	Yes	£1,790
Anatolian TreasuresTurkey · Lycian coast	7 (5)	684 miles	Accessible	Coastal back roads, almost all tarmac	Apr-May, Sep-Nov	Yes	£1,890
The Secret Roads of a Different EuropeGreece and Albania	7 (5)	652 miles	Intermediate	Mountain passes, longer days	May, late Sep-Oct	Yes	£1,790
Adventure between Sea & MountainsItaly · Sardinia	7 (5)	466 miles	Intermediate	Mountain roads and tracks, some technical	May-Jun, Sep-Oct	Off-road pairs	£1,790
Cappadocia: Journey through Earth and SkyTurkey · Cappadocia	9 (7)	932 miles	Intermediate	Tracks, canyons, cave villages	Jun, Sep	Off-road pairs	£2,590

Your first tour, or riding two-up

The Road of the Gods or Anatolian Treasures: small roads, almost all tarmac.

Two countries in one week

The Secret Roads of a Different Europe loops through northern Greece and Albania.

You want tracks

Sardinia or Cappadocia, our two adventure tours.

Motorbike holidays in Europe, flying from the UK

Most motorcycle tours of Europe start with days of motorway, and from the UK, the Channel. Ours start at the airport: you spend your week on the best roads, not on the motorway to reach them.

Riding there on your own bike

Getting there: From the UK: Dover or Folkestone, the crossing, then one or two days of motorway
Time off work: 10 to 14 days for a week of good roads
Your bike: The miles, the tyres and a breakdown abroad are yours to handle
Luggage: On the bike
Route and hotels: You plan them

Fly and ride with Vintage Rides

Getting there: You book a direct flight from London, 2½ to 4½ hours; we meet you at the airport
Time off work: 7 days, 5 of them on the best roads
Your bike: A Royal Enfield serviced by our mechanic, fuel and spare parts included
Luggage: In the support van
Route and hotels: Your tour leader rides ahead, hotels are booked

Athens3 h 45 · The Road of the Gods

Antalya4 h 15 · Anatolian Treasures

Thessaloniki3 h 20 · Greece and Albania

Olbia2 h 35 · Sardinia

Kayserivia Istanbul · Cappadocia

Flying in from further away? Athens and Istanbul are major hubs, with nonstop flights from North America and the Gulf.

MOTORCYCLE TOURS IN EUROPE WITH VINTAGE RIDES

Our motorcycle tours in Europe are guided fly-ride trips: you fly in, a Royal Enfield is waiting for you, and you ride for a week. We run five routes in four countries: southern Turkey and Cappadocia, the Peloponnese in Greece, northern Greece and Albania, and Sardinia, our route in Italy.

Each tour is led by an English-speaking motorcycle guide, followed by a mechanic and a support vehicle that carries your luggage. Hotels, meals, fuel and airport transfers are included, so all you bring is your riding gear. Vintage Rides has been organising guided motorbike holidays since 2006, and more than 15,000 riders have travelled with us.

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Turkey. Two guided tours: Anatolian Treasures (7 days, 684 miles (1,100 km)) along the Lycian coast of the Mediterranean, by Myra, Pamukkale and the lakes, and Cappadocia: Journey through Earth and Sky (9 days), among rock formations, cave villages and rock-hewn monasteries.

Greece. The Road of the Gods (7 days, 634 miles (1,020 km)) crosses the Peloponnese, from ancient archaeological sites to coastal villages; a Girls Ride edition for women riders runs on request.

Albania. The Secret Roads of a Different Europe (7 days, 652 miles (1,050 km)) starts in Thessaloniki and rides through northern Greece and Albania: mountain passes, green valleys and lakes, far from mass tourism.

Sardinia. Adventure between Sea & Mountains (7 days, 466 miles (750 km)) mixes winding mountain roads, off-road tracks and coastal panoramas.

France and Wales. Off-road training courses on a Royal Enfield Himalayan, with instructors: one to three days in France, in the Beaujolais near Lyon, or two days in Wales, ideal before a first adventure tour. In France, choose the one-day course, the two-day or three-day level 1 course, the level 2 course or the women-only Girls Ride.

You book your own flight to the starting point: Antalya or Kayseri in Turkey, Athens or Thessaloniki in Greece, Olbia in Sardinia. We meet you at the airport and take you to the first hotel.

From the next morning you ride with your guide, on days of 70 to 195 miles (110 to 310 km). The support vehicle carries the luggage and the mechanic looks after the bikes, so you ride light. Nights are spent in hotels and guesthouses, in twin or double rooms, with a single room on request. On the last day we take you back to the airport.

Our European routes do not all ask the same of you. Anatolian Treasures and The Road of the Gods are rated Accessible: small back roads, almost all tarmac, with about 31 miles (50 km) of easy track in the Peloponnese. The Secret Roads of a Different Europe, through northern Greece and Albania, is rated Intermediate.

Two are adventure tours, also rated Intermediate, for riders who are comfortable off tarmac: Cappadocia, with around 160 miles (260 km) of track out of 930, and Sardinia, which mixes narrow mountain roads with tracks, some of them technical. New to off-road riding? Our training courses in France and Wales are the place to start.

Vintage Rides was born on a Royal Enfield: our founder, Alexandre Zurcher, crossed India on a Bullet 500 before starting the company in 2006. We have ridden them ever since. They are light and easy to handle, as happy on a mountain pass as on a village lane, and they start conversations wherever you stop. On our guided motorcycle tours in Europe, the bike comes with fuel, spare parts and third-party insurance, and a mechanic who knows it inside out.

Our motorcycle tours have always been for small groups with a maximum of 10 people. These reduced numbers mean that you are more likely to forge friendships with the other riders in your group and take full advantage of the routes you choose. Riding in a small group also stops you from feeling as if you are part of the herd and increases your chances of meeting locals en route. During a motorcycle tour in Europe, there are plenty of options available to you.

You can join a group of like-minded strangers who share the same passion for riding as you. Or you can also opt to create your own group and set off to explore European lands with your nearest and dearest. You can go it solo or ride with a pillion. Anything is possible! We recommend touring between May and September but you can also suggest your own dates. Our team is on hand and promises to tailor your tour to your needs and ensure that your motorcycle road trip in Europe is unforgettable.

Motorcycle tours in Europe: frequently asked questions

In spring and autumn, away from the summer heat. In April and May, then from September to November: Greece and the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. In May, late September and early October: Albania. In May and June, then September and October: Sardinia. In June and September: Cappadocia. From March to November: our off-road courses in France and Wales. From December to February we have no departures in Europe, so look at our motorcycle tours in Asia instead.

Greece or Turkey. The Road of the Gods, in the Peloponnese, and Anatolian Treasures, on the Lycian coast, are rated Accessible: small roads, almost all tarmac, well within reach of anyone who rides regularly. Albania and Cappadocia, rated Intermediate, call for more stamina or more confidence on tracks, and Sardinia mixes mountain roads with tracks, some of them technical. Never ridden off tarmac? Start with one of our off-road courses in France or Wales.

In Greece and Turkey, on The Road of the Gods and Anatolian Treasures: roads almost entirely on tarmac, ideal with a pillion. Albania also welcomes pillions, on longer riding days. In Cappadocia and Sardinia, where tracks take up more of the riding, going two-up calls for real off-road experience as a pair: talk to your travel advisor first. Pillions can join the level 1 courses in France, but not the course in Wales.

Per rider, allow £350 (€390) to £890 (€990) for a one- to three-day off-road course in France, £690 (€775) for the course in Wales, £1,790 (€1,990) for a week in Greece, Albania, Sardinia or on the coast of Turkey, and £2,590 (€2,890) for 9 days in Cappadocia. A pillion pays £1,490 (€1,640 to €1,690) on the one-week tours. On every tour, the motorcycle, fuel, guiding, hotels and meals are included; flights are extra. Full details are on each destination page.

A week is enough. Our tours in Greece, Albania, Sardinia and on the Turkish coast last 7 days, 5 of them in the saddle; Cappadocia takes 9 days, 7 of them riding. Our off-road courses take one to three days in France and two days of training in Wales. To see two countries in one week, The Secret Roads of a Different Europe links northern Greece and Albania in a single loop.

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