AMALFI COAST AND MATERA (April 8-17, 2025)

Welcome to Rome.
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.

We leave Rome heading east through the area called Castelli Romani (Roman Castles) towards the Abbey of Saint Benedict.
Back on the bikes we ride the narrow scenic roads through many natural tunnels dug into the mountain towards Guarcino, where we stop for our first lunch on the road.
Now we are ready for a great plunge towards the Mediterranean Sea.
We reach Sperlonga just in time to admire the sun setting in the sea while we drink our Italian aperitif to celebrate our first great day on the challenging roads of Southern Italy.

We leave Sperlonga heading South towards Pompei where we stop to visit this famous archaeological site. Pompei is one of the most significant proofs of Roman civilization and provides outstanding information on the art, customs, trades and everyday life of the past.
Back on the bikes we head South again to reach the Costiera Amalfitana, considered one of the most beautiful places in the world.

Today we literally fall in love with the colors and the fragrances of the Costiera Amalfitana.

A day of pure pleasure riding on the astonishing coastline roads; having lunch on a beautiful terrace facing the sea at Marina di Cantone; shopping in beautiful city of Positano; drinking an aperitif while sitting at the table of a characteristic bar, waiting for the sun to set into the sea.

We leave Ravello heading south for the last unforgettable ride on the Costiera Amalfitana that take us to Vietri sul Mare. Time for a coffee and for the last picture of the Coast, and then we are ready to challenge the winding roads of the Parco Nazionale del Cilento.
We enter Basilicata and a special lunch is waiting for us. We stop at Latteria Salvia (Diary Salvia) for a “cheese tasting”. This is a really uncommon food experience: You will eat all kinds of cheese that the Salvia family continues to produce using production methods of the old pastoral tradition.
Back on the motorcycles we join the spectacular Strada Statale Appia, which was built by the Romans to get to Brindisi, the port from where merchant ships departed to reach Magna Grecia.
Finally we arrive in Matera, home of the most outstanding, intact example of a Troglodyte cave dweller settlement in the Mediterranean region, perfectly adapted to its terrain and ecosystem.

There is so much to see and do in Matera where you can visit the town on your own.
For those who prefer to ride we’ve organized an afternoon ride.
Matera is located 400 metres above sea level and is 45 km from the seaside.
The Sassi district is the ancient heart of the city of Matera.
The Sassi surround the Civita and constitute a city unto itself, completely carved out of the face of the calcareous rock -what is known as tufo stone. The Sassi district is a system made of dwellings carved out of the steep slopes of a deep valley.
Elegant and multi-faceted buildings are interspersed with underground mazes and cave labyrinths, forming one single stunning landscape.

Today we start exploring the Appennines Mountains and we will enjoy the twisty backorads throught the most famous South Italian National Parks.
We will be enchanted by a triumph of challenging roads, small villages clinging to the mountain, snow-capped mountain peaks.

We leave Campitello Matese heading North, through the most breathtaking backroads of Central Italy.
During our path we will ride through thw two most important Parks in Central Italy: Parco Nazionale d’Abruzzo and Parco Nazionale della Maiella, where we will admire the highest mountains of the Central Appennins.

Today is going to be a triumph of challenging roads, small villages clinging to the mountain, snow-capped mountain peaks.
We will ride through the Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso, where we will admire the Gran Sasso, or rather the highest Central Italian mountain with its 2,912 meters peak.

Later the scenery will change from to gentle slopes scattered with vineyards and olive-groves and overlooked by hill-top villages, and then to a more rugged and sometimes apparently unwelcoming landscape, where small towns cling to the steep mountain sides.
Then we wind our way back to Rome on other scenic roads.
After returning the bikes we arrive at the hotel with time to freshen up before getting together for our celebration dinner all together.

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!

• Late model motorcycle with lockable top case plus a third party liability insurance and comprehensive vehicle insurance.
• 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.
• 9 nights’ accommodation in quality, mostly 4**** hotels.
• 9 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.

• 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.