EAGLERIDER GUIDED MOTORCYCLE TOUR
14 night guided motorcycle tour from £ 5799pp
ROUTE 66 WITH EAGLERIDER
14 NIGHT GUIDED MOTORCYCLE TOUR
ride the original Route 66 • see nostalgic landmarks • spend time at numerous historic towns
DAY 1 Fly to Chicago On arrival transfer to your hotel .
DAY 2 Chicago / Springfield
Pick up your bike and begin the ultimate American road trip . Head south along the Pontiac Trail , the original name for this bit of the road , passing through Joliet and stopping at the RT 66 Museum in Pontiac and generally getting a feel for the rubber on the Mother Road ( 187 miles ).
DAY 3 Springfield / St Louis
Traverse cornfields and small towns representing the USA ’ s heartland before arriving into St Louis over the original Chain of Rocks bridge where RT 66 crosses the Mississippi River . Enjoy the city ’ s live music and BBQ ribs ( 116 miles ).
DAY 4 St Louis / Joplin
Hit the road and take in the rolling Missouri hills that make this area so scenic and fun to ride in . See the World ’ s Largest Rocking Chair in Fanning , wind your way on the twisting roads of Devil ’ s Elbow before reaching Joplin ( 335 miles ).
DAY 5 Joplin / Oklahoma City
Head west through Oklahoma , passing through Miami , Claremore and Catoosa , home of the legendary Blue Whale . Pass through the lands of several Native American tribes before riding into Oklahoma City , the heart and soul of Route 66 ( 255 miles ).
DAY 6 Oklahoma City / Amarillo
Travel along some of the oldest stretches of Oklahoma ’ s Route 66 , once the land of vast buffalo herds . Ride along a section of the Chisholm Trail , which passes through Yukon and El Reno , and stop at Clinton ’ s amazing Route 66 Museum . Cross the border into the Texas Panhandle , the southernmost portion of the Great Plains ( 266 miles ).
DAY 7 Amarillo / Santa Fe
Pass through the world famous Cadillac Ranch and stop at the midway point of RT 66 in Adrian , Texas . In the ghost town of Glen Rio , stand with one foot in New Mexico and the other in Texas ! From there , enter the land of the Comanche Indians , where mesas , mountains , cactus and pines define the landscape . Ride into the High Plains and altitude of Santa Fe in central New Mexico , one of America ’ s oldest cities ( 303 miles ).
Tecopa Mojave Desert
DAY 8 Santa Fe
At leisure . Perhaps you would like to take a ride along the river valley to the old Native American Indian town of Taos , play cowboy for a day on a horseback ride along a mountain or canyon trail , or simply relax !
DAY 9 Santa Fe / Gallup
Head south to Albuquerque . Later , cross the Rio Grande and travel west out into the Navajo wilderness . Further on ride through Grants and along Cibola National Forest towards Gallup – an old railroad town and Indian stronghold ( 271 miles ).
DAY 10 Gallup / Grand Canyon
Cross into Arizona and ride to Petrified Forest National Park , a fossilised prehistoric forest of gigantic trees unearthed by erosion . Travel west to your hotel just one mile from the Grand Canyon ’ s South Rim ! ( 283 miles ).
DAY 11 Grand Canyon / Laughlin
If you have a head for heights , your tour includes an optional helicopter ride over the South Rim giving you an incredible view of this amazing natural spectacle . Later , pick Route 66 back up in Williams , stop in the towns of Seligman , Hackberry and Kingman before reaching Laughlin ( 256 miles ).
DAY 12 Laughlin / Las Vegas
Take a quick ride for a little detour in Las Vegas ... but first get your first real taste of the Mojave Desert , and ride across the famous Hoover Dam ! ( 129 miles ).
DAY 13 Las Vegas / Victorville
Cross the border into California and traverse the Mojave Desert which boasts some of the most dramatic scenery in Southern California ( 282 miles ).
DAY 14 Victorville / Los Angeles
Ride the Angeles Crest Highway , hailed as one of the top motorcycle rides in southern California . Next , descend into the Los Angeles Basin for the Pacific Ocean and “ End of the Trail ” sign on the Santa Monica Pier ( 124 miles ).
DAY 15 Los Angeles Travel to the airport for your onward journey .
USA
Grand Canyon Las Vegas NP
Victorville Santa Fe
Laughlin Los
Gallup
Angeles
MEXICO
Chicago Springfield
St Louis Joplin
Oklahoma City
Amarillo
Chicago 1 night | Springfield 1 night | St Louis 1 night Joplin 1 night | Oklahoma City 1 night Amarillo 1 night | Santa Fe 2 nights | Gallup 1 night Grand Canyon 1 night | Laughlin 1 night Las Vegas 1 night | Victorville 1 night | Los Angeles 1 night
PREFER TO DO THE TRIP UNDER YOUR OWN STEAM ?
14 night self-guided tour from £ 4649 Please ask for details & inclusions .
Gulf of Mexico
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Departures : On selected dates . Please ask for details . Accommodation : 3-4H hotels throughout . Meals : Breakfast on riding days , a hosted welcome dinner and farewell party , otherwise room only . Tour price : The price shown includes return international flights to Chicago and from Los Angeles , late model motorcycle rental , helmets for the driver and passenger , multilingual professional tour guide , support van and spare motorcycle , professionally designed route , EagleRider riding jacket , 14 nights accommodation , door-to-door luggage service , national park entrance fees , hotel parking fees , toll fees , fuel on riding days , EagleRider on-road concierge , transportation between tour hotel & EagleRider locations and Grand Canyon helicopter tour on day 11 .
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