USA motorcycle tour along Highway 1 in California

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USA Motorcycle Tour: Arizona, Nevada & California

This USA motorcycle tour takes you on a Route 66 ride from Los Angeles through Arizona, Nevada and California. You ride together with an experienced guide from the Pacific through the Sonora and Mojave deserts to Las Vegas and back to Highw...


How long?
11 days
When?
Herbst
Price
€ 6.600 / person

USA motorcycle tour along Highway 1 in California

Your USA motorcycle tour starts in Los Angeles and takes you through the American Southwest for twelve days. After arrival, you and the group pick up your Harley-Davidson rental motorcycles and meet your German-speaking guide along with the support vehicle for luggage and service. Highway 1 first takes you to San Diego, before the Highway 1 California motorcycle tour continues toward Arizona. Western towns, the Sonora Desert and Route 66 define the legs all the way to Las Vegas. Maps and logistics are all organized.

Highlights

Pure California Riding

This California motorcycle tour begins at the Pacific in Los Angeles and takes you along coastal roads to San Diego. Palm trees, foothills and the old mission town shape the first days before the route continues toward the desert and Arizona.

Dream Road Highway 1

The Highway 1 California motorcycle tour is considered one of the most beautiful coastal roads in the world. Via Palos Verdes and Long Beach you ride along steep cliffs, before rolling back to LA via Santa Monica at the end of the trip.

Cross the Mojave Desert

On the way to Route 66, this Mojave Desert motorcycle tour takes you through Oatman and Kingman. Wild burros, old western film sets and the Hoover Dam lie along the route, before Las Vegas appears on the horizon with its lights.

Southwest Desert Landscapes

This Southwest USA desert motorcycle tour shows saguaro cactus forests, the Pima Air Museum and the old mining town of Tombstone. Between the Sonora and Mojave deserts you experience the full variety of American desert landscapes on two wheels.

Harley-Davidson Rental Bike

A current-model Harley-Davidson rental motorcycle USA is available to you for the tour, including unlimited mileage and liability insurance. Electra Glide, Street Glide or Heritage Softail carry you comfortably through every leg.

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Itinerary

Stage 1

Day 1–12

USA

The complete route of this USA motorcycle tour runs through the states of California, Arizona and Nevada.

Day 1: Flight to Los Angeles
Day 1 · USA

Day 1: Flight to Los Angeles

This USA motorcycle tour begins with the flight to Los Angeles. After arrival, a shuttle takes you to the centrally located airport hotel, where you meet your guide. Depending on arrival time, the first tour briefing takes place that same evening.

Day 2: Highway 1 to San Diego
Day 2 · USA

Day 2: Highway 1 to San Diego

After breakfast you pick up your motorcycle at the rental station and start your Arizona motorcycle tour along the coastal Highway 1. Via Palos Verdes and Long Beach you reach the old mission town of San Diego right on the Pacific.

Day 3: Borderland to Yuma
Day 3 · USA

Day 3: Borderland to Yuma

With your Harley-Davidson rental motorcycle USA you follow the Mexican border into the state of Arizona. In Yuma you visit the old territorial prison on the Colorado River, before continuing through the Sonora Desert to Gila Bend.

Day 4: Sonora Desert - Tombstone
Day 4 · USA

Day 4: Sonora Desert - Tombstone

On this leg of your Nevada motorcycle tour you cross the saguaro cactus forests of the Sonora Desert and visit the Pima Air & Space Museum. In the afternoon you reach the old western town of Tombstone with its famous OK Corral.

Day 5: Top of the World - Phoenix
Day 5 · USA

Day 5: Top of the World - Phoenix

Passing Tucson, this leg toward Las Vegas takes you through the Catalina and Tonto mountain region. Via active mining towns like Hayden you reach Scottsdale, the lively sister city of Phoenix, where you spend the night.

Day 6: Wickenburg - Lake Havasu
Day 6 · USA

Day 6: Wickenburg - Lake Havasu

This Southwest USA desert motorcycle tour takes you on Highway 74 through saguaro cacti and Joshua tree forests to Wickenburg. Through the Mojave Desert you reach the London Bridge in Lake Havasu City in the afternoon.

Day 7: Route 66 to Las Vegas
Day 7 · USA

Day 7: Route 66 to Las Vegas

At Topock you meet the historic Route 66. This Mojave Desert motorcycle tour takes you through the small western town of Oatman with its wild burros, past the Hoover Dam to Sin City Las Vegas, where you spend two nights.

Day 8: Las Vegas - Rest Day
Day 8 · USA

Day 8: Las Vegas - Rest Day

This guided USA motorcycle tour gives you free time in Las Vegas today. Optionally head out on your own to Mt. Charleston or Red Rock State Park with a visit to Red Rock Harley-Davidson, or alternatively to the Valley of Fire.

Day 9: Eldorado Mine - Bagdad
Day 9 · USA

Day 9: Eldorado Mine - Bagdad

After a detour to the old gold mine in Eldorado Canyon, this Sonora Desert motorcycle experience brings you back onto Route 66. Passing Amboy and the famous Roy's Cafe, you reach your overnight stop, Barstow.

Day 10: San Gabriel Mountains - Highway 1
Day 10 · USA

Day 10: San Gabriel Mountains - Highway 1

This West Coast USA motorcycle tour follows the Angeles Crest Highway through the San Gabriel Mountains and Topanga Canyon, before you reach Highway 1. Via Santa Monica you head back to the starting point, Los Angeles.

Day 11: Los Angeles - Return Flight
Day 11 · USA

Day 11: Los Angeles - Return Flight

The morning is free for you in Los Angeles, optionally with a city tour to Venice Beach and Hollywood. This San Diego to Los Angeles motorcycle tour ends with the shuttle to the airport and your flight home.

Day 12: Arrival in Europe
Day 12 · USA

Day 12: Arrival in Europe

Arrival at your point of departure in the morning. This Phoenix, Scottsdale and Route 66 motorcycle tour through Arizona, Nevada and California ends here - with lasting impressions of desert, highway and American vastness in your memory.

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Services

All services of this motorcycle trip at a glance — a transparent breakdown of what is and isn't included in the tour price.

Included in the price

18
  • Scheduled economy flight from/to Frankfurt to Los Angeles (connecting flights possible)
  • All European and American flight security fees
  • Fuel surcharges (as of 09/2023)
  • Air travel tax for departures from Germany
  • 10 nights in good tourist-class and mid-range hotels as per the itinerary
  • Breakfast on selected days (a mix of continental and American)
  • Harley-Davidson rental motorcycle USA (Big Twin) incl. unlimited mileage and mandatory liability insurance
  • TOP PROTECTION: LDW/CDW insurance with no deductible for accident or theft damage
  • TOP PROTECTION: liability waiver for tire damage
  • TOP PROTECTION: 2 million euro supplementary liability insurance
  • 24-hour German-speaking hotline assistance
  • German-speaking tour escort from/to Los Angeles by an experienced motorcycle guide
  • Support vehicle with a second guide for the entire motorcycle tour
  • Luggage transfer per piece of luggage (23 kg) plus hand luggage during the tour
  • Surprise dinner
  • Souvenir photo in A3 format
  • 1 exclusive tour T-shirt/polo per participant
  • Guidebook and maps

Not included

10
  • Personal expenses
  • Hotel parking fees
  • Gasoline and oil
  • Motorcycle and rain gear
  • Admission fees for attractions or parks
  • Tips
  • Travel insurance etc.
  • Road side towing assistance
  • Helmet rental
  • Anything not listed as included

For this USA motorcycle tour, various Harley-Davidson model types are available on request: Electra Glide/Road Glide Ultra, Street Glide, Heritage Softail and Road Glide, all with windshield, side cases and 6-speed transmission. Road King, Low Rider, Sportster and Indian Motorcycles are also bookable subject to availability. When booking you let us know two preferred models; a guaranteed commitment to a specific model cannot be given. A copy of your driver's license and passport is required with registration.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

<p>You ride a current-model Harley-Davidson rental motorcycle USA, mostly Electra Glide, Street Glide or Heritage Softail. At booking you name two preferred models; a guaranteed commitment to a specific type isn't possible.</p>

<p>The tour is guided: a German-speaking guide accompanies you from/to Los Angeles, plus a support vehicle with a second guide handles luggage and service. On request, the route can also be organized as a self-guided motorcycle tour.</p>

<p>The difficulty level is rated moderate. The routes on well-paved highways are manageable even for less experienced riders, though individual legs through desert and mountains require stamina and experience handling a big machine.</p>

<p>Included are hotel nights, breakfast on selected days, rental motorcycle including insurance, guide and support vehicle, plus luggage transfer. Not included are gasoline, personal expenses, admission fees and optional excursions such as the helicopter flight.</p>

<p>The minimum number of participants is 12. If this number isn't reached, we reserve the right to cancel the trip up to four weeks before departure. A valid ESTA authorization is also required to enter the USA.</p>
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