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Design your own tour

If you prefer to explore the Iberian Peninsula on your own, you can also experience our tours without a tour guide.

You will receive an extensive informa-tion package with maps for the trip and we will book all the hotels for you.

Naturally we will keep in contact during your stay to assure the smooth running of your tour.

Just contact us by phone at +34 952 172 172 or send us an email to contact@hispania-tours.com and we will organise the hotels and tickets, inform you where to find the best motorcycling roads and every-thing else that is needed to make it a unforgettable trip.

With all the details taken care of, you can completely focus on your motorcycle adventure.

How to book your tour ?On our website select the tour that you are interested in. Click on “Booking” and fill the booking form in. This is the easiest and fastest way to make your reservation and to inform us about your wishes.

We will send you an immediate confirmation with all the details you need to prepare for your trip.

Travelling, discovering new horizons, experien-cing unusual, sometimes strange, but always interesting cultures. Spending time on the best motorbikes in unique landscapes, off the beaten track, experiencing the freedom of 2 wheels in some of the most beautiful places.

With our combined know-how and experience we are best equipped to accompany you on your journey, develop individual and inventive routes and make your trip as memorable as possible. We offer a perfect balance of beau-tiful scenery, fantastic bike roads, and cities worth seeing and unforgettable places. Our offers are completed with inviting hotels and culinary delights from the local cuisine.

Our motorcycle tours are an adventure, a unique experience, and an unforgettable memory.

Our fleet of motorcycles at Hispania Tours in Malaga

The tour bus – logistics and transport

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We look forward to getting acquainted with you.Johannes Suppan, CEO and Founder

What converts your motorcycle tour into an EXCLUSIVE one Individual customer service: Our goal is to provide you with an unforgettable motorcycle tour. Perso-nal commitment and attention to detail will make the tour a special experience for you.Camaraderie: The feeling of friendship defines our trips – together we are en route, together we disco-ver the country.Safety: Safety always comes first with Hispania Tours! Our main focus lies in the completion of an incident-free trip. Our tour guides will brief you on stages of the trip where special attention is nee-ded.Experienced tour guides: Our multilingual tour guides are at your disposal with their motorcycle and cultural experience. They will guide you safely through the daily stages, and will show you the history and culture of the country, as well as hid-den secrets along the road. Professional tour preparation: All of our tours are carefully researched and prepared. We work constantly, trying to improve our tours and to incorporate new information into the tour to make them even more attractive for you. Before the start of the tour you will get an extensive information package with a map, list of hotels and tour de-scription so you can become familiar with the tour in your own time.Small groups: Normally no more than eight motor-cycles per tour guide. This guarantees maximum personal freedom for each participant. Of course you can also discover parts of the tour on your own.Comfortable accommodation: After a whole day riding we understand that comfortable accom-modation with authentic atmosphere is of great importance. In each selected hotel you will find a hospitable and cultivated atmosphere with lots of charm and comfort.Travelling without luggage: Upon your arrival at the hotel your luggage will be waiting for you in the room. During the daily legs you can ride with out worrying about heavy suitcases, as your luggage will be transported in the tour bus.The tour bus: Our tour bus will always accompany our tours. Besides your luggage we also carry spare parts and a spare motorcycle. In case of an inci-dent, we have a spare motorcycle ready so we can continue our tour without major delays. There is always a place for passengers in the tour bus.BMW Motorcycles: Our fleet consists of new BMW R 1200 GS, RT and R as well as BMW F 700 GS and BMW F 800 GS. All our motorcycles are main-tained and serviced at BMW Service Centres and are equipped with side cases and tank bags.

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Once a link between the Atlantic coast and the lands of southern Spain, for many centuries The Silver Route was a main communications route from North to South. Originally it served the spread of Roman culture, later, during the Middle Ages, it was used by Arabs and Christians alike. Fascinating cities and palaces built by the Goths, the Romans and not least the Arabs are witnesses to the remarkable past of this primeval region of Spain.

Riding through this magnificent scenery, our route takes us via Ronda to Seville, the capital city of Andalusia. From here we explore the Extremadura region, one of the last miracles of nature in Europe. Besides the fantastic roads winding their way through this impressive and extremely varied landscape, we visit towns immeresed in history and experience amazing wildlife.

On this tour you ride along an old trade route that dates back to the times of ancient roman emperors. Today it makes up an important trail of great cultural heritage known as Via De La Plata, the Silver Route. Discover the roads into the heart of Spain, full of historic cities, hospitable people and delicious cuisine.

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CORDOBA

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PLASENCIA

TRUJILLO

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ZAFRA

Like many other villages in Extremadura, Zafra also contributed its share to the „conquest“ of the American continent. We know the names of 221 people that were involved with Lope de Aguirre in his Amazon campaign, that can trace their roots , via Zafra, to their Roman origins.

MONFRAGÜE NATURE PARK

Monfragüe was made the 14th National Park of Spain in 2007, and the first in the region of Extremadura. The park is particularly well known because of the many large birds of prey which nest there. The park houses the largest colony of monk vultures in Europe. In this park you can observe the Spanish imperial eagle, black stork, griffon vulture, eagle owl, golden eagle and Bonelli‘s eagle.

CACERES

The Ibero-Celtic settlement was founded in about 54 BC by the Romans under the name of Norba Caesarina. In 1165 the city was made an inde-pendent principality by Geraldo the Fearless, a Portuguese adventurer.. Alfonso IX. finally pre-vailed in 1229, and took the city for the Kingdom of León. Besides Istanbul, the Aljibe in Caceres is the largest rock-carved cistern in the world. In 1986 Caceres received the status of a UNESCO World Heritage site.

YUSTE MONASTERY

Yuste Monastery is hidden by the southern flank of the Sierra de Gredos. Yuste Monastery, founded by Iberian Hieronymites, was the last refuge of the Emperor Charles V, who was at the time the most powerful man in the world, Holy Roman Emperor of German nations and King of the Spanish world empire in which the sun never set. He spent the last years of life here from his arrival in November 1556 to his death in September 1558.

ALCOCER (EL CID)

Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, el Cid, was a Castilian knight from the time of the Reconquista and a Spanish national hero. Just as the fabled Atlantis was never found, this place was discovered in the 80‘s to be was one of the sites of the „Cidliedes“ - the tradition of passing on stories by song.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS - THE SILVER ROUTE

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Day 1: Arrival in MálagaArrival at Málaga airport and transfer to the Hotel. Introductions over dinner with Spanish wine while giving us an opportunity to discuss our tour.Day 2: Malaga – Zafra On our first driving day we pass through wild mountainous scenery and the gorges of the Sierra Margarita and the natural wonder of El Torcal, famous for its unusual and unique limestone formations.We continue following the road to Antequera, one of the most beautiful white villages in Andalusia and pass through Morón de la Frontera. Our route takes us through the Sierra Morena nature reserve. In this diverse mountainous and hilly landscape endless fascinating roads wind through oak forests and pastures, past millions of flowers and magical lakes. Long-sweeping bends and smooth asphalt makes our hearts beat just that little bit faster.Day 3: Zafra – Sierra Morena – TrujilloToday we reach Extremadura, a region of Spain where history was written. America‘s conquerors came from Extremadura. Hernán Cortez and

Francisco Pizarro brought Inca and Maya gold back to their homeland Spain, thus financing the construction of splendid palaces and impressive churches. Our tour leads us to a town steeped in history; Trujillo. Trujillo, the birthplace of the famous conqueror Pizarro, is mainly renowned for its beautiful main square, the medieval fort and city walls with seven gates.Day 4: Trujillo – Cáceres - PlasenciaFrom Trujillo we go on the town of Cáceres. It is a UNESCO world heritage site and considered by many to be Spain‘s most beautiful city. Indeed, the flair of this city is unique as Cáceres offers an extremely well preserved old town with numerous palaces from the 14th century.Cáceres is definitely a city we could spend more time in, however, there are still many more fascinating things waiting to be discovered on our tour such as the Parque Natural de Monfragüe.The Monfragüe reserve, protected since 1979, boasts the largest and most representative Mediterranean forests. Impressive breeding colonies of griffon vultures can be seen on the rocky cliffs while the park is also home to

OFF THE BEATEN TRACK SPANISH AMBIENTE

ALONG THE ROAD

THE SIERRAS WAIT WITH UNIQUE BEAUTYFEEL LIKE A KING IN

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peregrine falcons, hawk-eagles and eagle owls.Day 5: Plasencia - GuadalupeFrom our hotel in Plasencia we ride towards the Sierra de Gredos. Here we will find beautiful small mountain roads with impressive views. Continuing our way down to Guadalupe we stop for a moment to visit some old Romans ruins.In the evening we will spend the night in Guadalupe, which is particularly famous for its „Black Madonna“, the patron saint of all Spanish-speaking countries.Day 6: Guadalupe – CordobaOn our way to Córdoba we pass through an area of particularly stunning scenery and crystal-clear lakes. Each of these once man-made lakes captivates through its own unique character. Nevertheless, many magnificent stretches of road and the fascinating Andalusian city of Córdoba still await us. In the 11th century, Córdoba was one of the largest capital cities in Europe and today its cultural heritage epitomizes Andalusia.Córdoba boasts the world-famous Mezquita that originates from the 8th century and, covering an area of 23,000 square metres, it is the third largest mosque in the world.

Day 7: Cordoba – MalagaWe leave Córdoba and head in the direction of Granada, the home of the incomparable Alhambra, the only Moorish palace complex to be preserved in its entirety. We then cross the Sierra Nevada over a stunning mountain pass.From here the endless winding roads and unique landscape of the Alpujarras await us. Away from the traffic with the Mediterranean Sea in sight we start our descent along the steep winding roads to our starting point of the tour.Over a farewell dinner we look back at some of the fantastic impressions of the past week.Day 8: Return journeyNote: We reserve the right to make minor changes to the tour.

OFF THE BEATEN TRACK SPANISH AMBIENTE

ALONG THE ROAD

THE SIERRAS WAIT WITH UNIQUE BEAUTYFEEL LIKE A KING IN

OUR HOTELS SILVER ROUTE SETTLEMENT

Price per rider

Pillion

Single room surcharge

Your own motorcycle

BMW F 700 GS

BMW F 800 GS

BMW R 1200 GS

BMW R 1200 R

BMW R 1200 RT

1980 €

1880 €

300 €

0 €

570 €

630 €

720 €

720 €

870 €

INCLUDED SERVICES

31 May - 07 Jun 2014

Transfer in Andalusia

Rental bike incl. comprehensive insurance

Accommodation in first class 4* Hotels

Breakfast and Dinner

English/Spanish speaking tour guide

Chase vehicle

Information package / Maps

Souvenir

TOURRATES 2014

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