This 18-day Balkans Adventure must tick all the boxes as far as motorcycle tours go, with a bit of everything on offer from the stunning mountain scenery of Austria’s Grossglockner and the Italian Dolomites to the beautiful Dalmatian coast road in Croatia. A wonderful tour packed with culture, history and of course amazing roads.
**Tour Dates **
**11/06/2025 – 28/06/2025**
We set off from the Eurotunnel across France with an overnight stop in the Champagne region and then into Germany using an established route with our first highlight road being the B500 in the Black Forest a road famous with bikers all over Europe with smooth tarmac and sweeping bends it sets the flavour for the rest of the tour.
From here we head across Bavaria and into Austria for our first 2-night stopover close to the Grossglockner Alpine Road. Our ride out or rest day here gives you the opportunity to explore the Grossglockner with its glorious mountain scenery, epic hairpins and smooth tarmac it will certainly be a day to remember.
From Austria we briefly cross Italy heading down in to Slovenia onto our next stop in the town of Postojna. The following day you have the option to visit the caves at Postojna and the Predjama Castle as we head south to Croatia for our first sight of the stunning Adriatic coastline. We will ride past the numerous islands of the northern Croatian archipelago on our route to the oldest continuously inhabited city in Croatia, Zadar.
Leaving Zadar, we continue our journey along the Dalmatian Coast with the bright blue Adriatic Sea to our right, passing 100’s of islands that are part of the stunning Croatian coastline. Past Split and onto our destination for the next two nights Dubrovnik, the most visited city in Croatia. With a day off we have the chance to visit the 16th century walled old town, with its mix of Baroque to Renaissance and Gothic architecture, there’s a lot to soak up.
Heading away from the coast we head into Bosnia, stopping at the famous Stari Most (Old Bridge) in Mostar on our way to the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo. Host of the 1984 winter Olympics, during the 90’s the city was under siege for 1425 days during the Yugoslav wars and is also where on 28th June 1914 the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand took place, which ultimately led to the start of World War one. A fascinating city where we spend two nights, so plenty of time to explore the city and its varied history.
Following our day off the bikes we head through the Bosnian countryside and back into Croatia for another two-night stop at the Plitvice Lakes, a Unesco World Heritage site and a simply stunning place to visit.
Back to Slovenia today where our final destination is the very picturesque lake-side town of Bled, we have a 2 night stop here, with a ride out around the Triglav National Park including the part cobbled Vršič Pass Slovenia’s highest road or just spend the day at the lake, hire a rowing boat or visit the church in the middle of the lake.
Leaving Bled and the Baltic states behind we ride through the Austrian and Italian Tyrol regions, with wonderful views of the Alps and Dolomites all around us, our journey over the next couple of days takes us to the Vosges mountains in France and then ultimately back to the Champagne region for our last stop before heading to the tunnel and back to the UK.
