SECOND SQUADRON
ALPS, DOLOMITES & LAKE GARDA (July 16-24, 2025)
Challenging and conquering the Alps and the Dolomites is the dream of every motorcycle rider.
Mountain passes such as The Stelvio, Bernina, Umbrial, Fedaia and The Giau will be committed to your memory for a very long time; a memory of endless curves, valleys, snow-capped peaks, crystalline lakes, and mountain climbs with fast descents!
Charming alpine villages will be your resting places, where you can recharge your batteries, enjoy delicious local food and wine; while recapping your incredible day’s ride with your friends. Add to this one day ride on Lake Garda and the adventure is complete!
Yes, this is a tour for real motorcycle enthusiasts! You must be able to master switchbacks and very tight bends, especially if you will be sharing this incredible experience with a passenger. These mountains are often very steep and very high: not for those with acrophobia!
So, start planning and preparing now to challenge more than 30 Mountain Passes in 7 Thrilling Days! This is a motorcycle tour you will not only remember, but will think about often for a very very long time.
The tour starts and ends in Milano.
Tour Overview
Tour Start: Milan – Wednesday, July 16th 2025
Tour End: Milan – Thursday, July 24th 2025
Tour difficulty: 4/5
Route: The total riding mileage will be approximately 1,500 kms (932 miles) on asphalt.
Highlights: Milan, San Pellegrino Terme, San Marco Pass, Morbegno, Engadina Region, Maloja Pass, Bernina Pass in Switzerland, Forcola di Livigno, Eira Pass, Foscagno Pass, Bormio, Umbrial Pass, Ofen Pass, Resia Passes, Stelvio Pass, Gavia Pass, Ponte di Legno, Tonale Pass, Mendola Pass, Lavazè Pass, Costolunga Pass, Sella Pass, Gardena Pass, Furcia Pass, Monte Croce Pass, Tre Croci Pass, Giau Pass, Fedaia Pass, Valles Pass, Rolle Pass, San Martino di Castrozza, Marostica, Pian delle Fugazze, Lake Garda, Monte Baldo, Strada della Forra (The Gorge’s road), Tremosine, Lake Ledro, Lake Idro, Lake Iseo.
Climate: We can be experiencing the full range of weather conditions on this ride. We are in the top end at the best time of year, summer, the only season to enjoy this area and the days will be warm and sunny with little to no rain. As we ride north of Italy the nights will be chilly, but again the days should be superb.
Tour Map
Program
Welcome to Milan.
From the airport you will be transferred by a VIP private car to your hotel. Here you will find the Moto Tours Italy staff, ready to warmly welcome you to Italy.
Morning or early afternoon arrival is strongly recommended.
In the late afternoon we will be waiting for you in the hotel bar for a Meet and Greet amongst tour colleagues. We’ll then go and pick up the bikes and bring them back to the hotel garage.
Once back at the hotel the Moto Tours Italy staff will give a general briefing of the tour details, and will be happy to answer any questions.
We are now ready to go out for our Welcome Dinner during which you’ll learn more about what to expect in the exciting upcoming days.
Let the adventure begin! After breakfast, we leave Milano heading north.
We stop in San Pellegrino Terme for our first Italian espresso on the road and then we challenge our first Alpine pass of the trip, The San Marco Pass, that take us to Morbegno.
After lunch we enter the Engadina, a Swiss Region of the Alps.
Maloja Pass and Bernina Pass in Switzerland, Forcola di Livigno, Eira Pass and Foscagno Pass in Italy is our exciting route to Bormio, where we spend the next 2 nights.
Today is the day that many motorcyclists dream about their whole life. Yes, today we are going to conquer the Stelvio Pass! Summit: 2.757 Mt. / 9,100 Ft.
However, when you’re in the heart of the Alps it is impossible not to challenge all the passes that the mountains offer us. So here we are, ready to ride also the Umbrial, Ofen and Resia Passes.
So, at the end of the day we made a stunning loop that will allow us to tackle the Stelvio from both sides: in the morning we climb up from Bormio and in the afternoon from Trafoi where we take the 48 mythical hairpins to reach the summit!
It is very much like a giant roller coaster road that will take your breath away!
We start the day challenging the Gavia Pass, which is probably the toughest pass of the tour!
As we are on the top of the Gavia we stop for a short break and then we will be ready to continue our ride. Back on the bikes we plunge into Ponte di Legno where we join the SS42.
Before lunch we ride the Tonale and the Mendola Passes.
And the day is not yet finished! On the way to Selva di Val Gardena we tackle the Lavazè and Costolunga Passes!
Next up: The incomparable Dolomites! Spectacular landscapes, roads, mountain passes, and beautiful tiny villages!
It will be a whole day of up and down the roads and passes of the Dolomites: Sella, Gardena, Furcia, Monte Croce, Tre Croci, Giau, and Fedaia, these are extraordinary mountain passes that we’ll take on, one after the other, till the end of the day.
We say goodbye to the Dolomites and heading south we tackle the San Pellegrino, Valles and Rolle Passes and then through the marvelous Pale di San Martino, we reach the beautiful mountain village of San Martino di Castrozza.
Back on the bike we reach Marostica, a village so famous for its living chess event which is held in the main square of the town.
After lunch we ride the less-known dramatic road of Pian delle Fugazze, before arriving at Lake Garda.
Today we fall in love with the colors and the fragrances of the Lake Garda: a day of pure pleasure through the scenic roads of Monte Baldo with breathtaking vista on the lake; in the afternoon we take the ferry for a 20’ crossing of the lake from Garda to Toscolano Maderno, then we have lunch on a beautiful terrace facing the lake, then we challenge the narrow Strada della Forra (The Gorge’s road) to Tremosine!
Today we ride from Lake Garda to Lake Ledro, then to Lake Idro then to Lake Iseo. It’s our Lakes route that will approach us to Milan.
After returning the bikes, we arrive back at the hotel in time to freshen up before our final fabulous dinner together celebrating this wonderful Italian motorcycle experience.
Unfortunately time has come to say Arrivederci to your new buddies and pack your bags.
Today you will be transferred to the airport according to your flight schedule.
We will be waiting for your next Moto Tours Italy adventure!
See you soon!
Price-list
Tour policies
overview
- Late model motorcycle with lockable top case plus a third party liability insurance and comprehensive vehicle insurance.
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VIP insurance which lower to the minimum security deposit and liability excess for possible damages.
- Experienced guide(s) on motorcycle(s).
- Support van for luggage and eventually 1 or 2 passengers.
- 8 nights’ accommodation in quality, mostly 4**** hotels.
- 8 complete buffet breakfasts in the hotel.
- Welcome and farewell dinners in traditional local restaurants.
- All ferry rides (according to tour program).
- Entrance fee to National Parks and Museum visits.
- Airport transfers up to 7 days prior to the tour start and one at the end of the tour.
- Moto Tours Italy Welcome Kit.
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Insurance covering most any medical issue during the trip including, doctors, ambulance, hospital and any appropriate family travel.
Air ticket, meals and drinks, gasoline, personal spending and tips.
