If you are the type that shudders at the mere mention of the word "camping", look away now! So, after a ton of requests begging us to run the European Camping Tour for 2019 we submitted and gave in but we've gone Big this time adding a few more days and some bloody awesome roads and scenery, including Macedonia! What's it all about? The Grand European Tour 2019 (GET2019) Is an Escorted tour like no other. Riding almost 5,000 miles down to Italy and into Greece then back up through the Adriatic coast taking in some superb scenery, varying cultures and many seriously awesome roads Camping, isn't everyone's cup of tea but for those of us that ride bikes and want a sense of adventure and freedom it's the only way to go. Sleeping under the stars at the end of a riding day puts you into the heart of adventure and exploration touring. It's how we used to do it before the tourism boom began back in the 70's and 80's. But fear not, there is some luxury on this tour as well, we will be staying in hotels from time to time to give you something softer to lie on, in fact, we've added 7 nights of hotels which are conveniently scheduled to coincide with rest days or longer days in the saddle, so you can have a nice long soak in the bath and trim your nails! Where are we going? The journey begins in Folkestone, catching the Eurotunnel to Calais, we head south to the Vosges Mountains for a night's camping. Then we head across the Alps and over Grimsel Pass staying the night again in our tents before heading off to Pisa where we stay on a beautiful campsite 500 yards from the tower that
If you are the type that shudders at the mere mention of the word “camping”, look away now! So, after a ton of requests begging us to run the European Camping Tour for 2019 we submitted and gave in but we’ve gone Big this time adding a few more days and some bloody awesome roads