Within their ramparts huddle villages and farms from the middle ages and winter resorts as new as tomorrow. The contrast of old and new is fascinating and amazingly comfortable.

As the mountains in each of the Alpine countries differ, so do the people. For hundreds of years the inhabitants battled the elements and the land to wrest a living from the mountains.

Today, for many of these hardy mountain folk, tourists are their lifeblood and are accommodated with pleasure and perfection! Motorcycles and riders are warmly accepted and welcomed.

So, dream about magnificent mountain riding on the finest roads in the world, breathtaking scenery, diet shattering food, unique shopping opportunities, and enough cultural overload to last a lifetime. It's all there, in a small area, providing a motorcyclist's paradise.

Discover them with Beach's Motorcycle Adventures!

The Classic Alpine Adventure offers an in-depth ride through the most mountainous areas of Austria, Switzerland, northern Italy and the German state of Bavaria. With minor variations, this is the itinerary we've been running for three and a half decades.  Once you experience the roads and scenery available in the central Alps you will discover why riders repeat this tour 3, 5, and even 20 times. Classic it is!
 
The Alpine Adventure West conquers the French Alps and will take one over the highest European mountain passes before delving into western Italy on a meandering path back to Munich.

Completing the Alpine season is a special version of the Alpine Adventure, the Oktoberfest Olio. Modifications to the itinerary allow an extra day in Munich at the end of the tour to enjoy the world's largest engagement party, the Oktoberfest.

The Alpine Adventure East. focusing on the eastern Alps, the Croatian coastline and the Dolomites, will next be conducted in May, 2009 on a new itinerary.

A brochure detailing the Alpine tours may be downloaded here.

Interested in how the Alpine itineraries compare? Here is a map detailing the rides.