Overview
The Total Tuscan Experience is Tuscany Motorcycle Tours' new proposal for their customers who wish to turn their holidays into a real dream. This tour is a perfect mix of motorcycle adventure, luxury stay in a Tuscan villa in the countryside, visits to the most important cities and towns of Tuscany (such as Siena, San Gimignano, Volterra, Pienza, Montalcino), culinary experiences like cooking classes and exclusive dinners with a chef in the villa, wine tastings and relax in the swimming pool. Seven days of the VERY BEST of Tuscany, just get here and enjoy, Tuscany Motorcycle Tours will take care of the rest.
Highlights
- Visit the Ducati Museum and the official shop
- Ride to San Gimignano, Volterra, and Monteriggioni
- Ride through Raticosa Pass and the Futa Pass to Bologna
- Explore Val d’Orcia, probably the most beautiful area of Tuscany
- Navigate your bike through Chianti, Monte San Savino, Cortona
- Cooking class and pizza party included
- Enjoy wine tasting during your day off
- 7 nights accommodation
Itinerary
Day 1 - Arrival at the villa and welcome dinner
Upon your arrival at the airport, a private transfer will take you to the villa. You will be assigned your suite and the swimming pool will be ready. All the group will meet there and you have the welcome dinner with which you officially start this experience!
Day 2 - The Apennines and the Ducati complex in Bologna
The first day of riding: you will start discovering the North area of Tuscany and the twisty roads of the Apennines and the Mugello riding through the most famous Tuscan passes such as the Raticosa Pass and the Futa Pass up to Bologna. You will have lunch at the Ducati Scrambler Food Factory in Bologna and visit the Ducati Museum and the official shop. You’ll have dinner at the villa.
Day 3 - San Gimignano, Volterra, and Monteriggioni
Today you will have a shorter ride to nearby towns. First, you will visit the impressive medieval town of San Gimignano, famous for its towers. A very nice ride will lead us to Volterra, a fantastic town that was founded 500 years BC! After lunch, another fantastic road will take you to Monteriggioni, a small hamlet on top of a hill which is a perfect example of the small Tuscan medieval towns. You will be back at the villa not too late because today you have a cooking class with an English-speaking chef! Obviously, dinner will be the result of your work.
Day 4 - Ride to the Val d'Orcia
This will be a day rich in amazing landscapes: you will ride to the Val d’Orcia, probably the most beautiful area of Tuscany. You will visit many interesting places such as Montalcino where the “Brunello” wine is from, the Abbazia di Sant’Antimo, the wonderful little town of Bagno Vignoni, famous for the thermal waters and for last Pienza, a fantastic place with one of the best pecorinos of the world! That night you will have a homemade “pizza party” at the villa.
Day 5 - Day off and wine tasting
This will be a day of rest from the bikes and you will make something different: you will be driven on Mercedes vans to visit some nearby wineries where you will taste the great wines of the Chianti and have lunch. No worries, you do not have to drive so you can just focus on the wine. In the afternoon, time to relax at the villa and then you will have dinner.
Day 6 - Siena and more
On this day, you will first visit the fantastic city of Siena, which is close to the villa. Then you will go to an ancient Abbey, San Galgano, famous for the church and for the original and real sword in the stone. Your last visit of the day will be through an exciting road to Massa Marittima, a very interesting town near the sea. Dinner at the villa.
Day 7 - Last day of ride: Cortona
Today will be the last day you enjoy your motorcycles and will have a fantastic ride through the Chianti and Monte San Savino to the amazing town of Cortona (where the movie “Under the Tuscan Sun” takes place). You will visit Cortona and have lunch. A relaxing ride will take you back to the villa to get ready for the farewell dinner!
Day 8 - Time to leave
Last breakfast at the villa and a private transfer will take you to your airport, time to say “arrivederci”!
Ride Details
- Terrain
- asphalt
- Bike
- personal or rental bike (Ducati, BMW, HD, Moto Guzzi models)
- Mileage
- 1000 kilometers / 620 miles
- Daily rides
- 150 - 250 kilometers / 93 - 155 miles
- Riding gear
- not included, available to rent: GPS navigator, jacket, gloves, helmet (mandatory)
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
What's included
- 7 nights in villa with bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms
- Private swimming pool at your disposal
- Motorcycle rental with unlimited mileage and insurance (not if you use your own bike)
- English speaking guide on his motorcycle
- Transfer on Mercedes from / to one of these airports: Florence, Pisa, Bologna or Rome
- All breakfasts (7)
- All lunches à la carte
- All dinners (menu)
- Welcome dinner at the villa
- Farewell dinner at the villa
- Cooking class with English speaking cook at the villa
- Pizza party at the villa
- Day off from riding with visits to wineries, wine tasting and lunch (with Mercedes vans)
Not included
- Fuel
- Tolls
- Beverages
- City taxes, tips
- All services not mentioned as included and all items of a personal nature
- Security deposit for the bike rental (1500 to 3000 EUR depending the model)
Getting There
This tour takes place in Tuscany. During this week, all the group will stay in a villa in Tuscany. From the house, you will make day trips of near 150 / 250 kilometers to all the interesting places in Tuscany. If any day you, or your pillion, prefer to stay at the villa and enjoy the peaceful countryside and the swimming pool, you are free to do so. The Wednesday will be an OFF day from riding and
