CORSICA - SARDINIA - SICILY
"Earth Sea & Fire"
16 Days MOTORBIKE ROAD TOUR
REF:
THREE-ISLANDS-ROAD
02-17 September 2012
£ 2499
rider with
own bike
£ 2226 pillion
A few Spaces Available
 Photo
Album "Earth Sea & Fire" Sept 2011
An
easy riding tour with plenty of time to explore
and relax with 3 Rest Days
(with options to ride) built into our programme
Island
hopping at its very best. Our
tour begins with a relaxing cruise from Mainland Italy to the island of Sicily
where we ride the great mountain road to Mount Etna. A
unique tour taking in the 3 best biking islands in the Mediterranean - Sicily,
Sardinia, and Corsica. These
islands offer a fantastic combination of rugged mountains, canyons, passes, beaches,
and spectacular coastal scenery. Exciting
riding on the tight twisty roads in an ever changing landscape of pine and chestnut
forests, waterfalls, deserts, and incredible colourful rock formations. 
We
ride through wonderful picturesque villages tucked into small coves with their
numerous private beaches. 
Islands
touched by many cultures through the ages - Romans, Venetians, and their ancient
settlements and fortresses. 
Ride
through the mountains, snooze by the seashore, and take breakfast on the hotel
patio overlooking the Med. 
There
is great French and Italian food and of course the sumptuous ice cream! 
Riding is entirely on sufaced
roads
BIKING PROFILE:
A
route designed by John Fulton from experience gained over 25 Years leading adventure
tours in Europe, Asia, Middle East, and Morocco
The
program provides adequate time for rest and sightseeing 
OUTLINE
ITINERARY
CORSICA - SARDINIA
- SICILY
"Earth Sea & Fire"
Total Distance: 2487km
/ 1555 miles
(plus optional rides total 455km / 284 miles)
Day
1 - Chamonix
Meet in evening at our hotel
in Chamonix (France)- tour briefing @ 19:00hrs.
Overnight Hotel
Day
2 - Chamonix to North of Italy to catch ferry
We ride through the
Mont Blanc Tunnel and down the Aosta Valley and ride the autopista to Genova to
catch our late evening ferry to Palermo Sicily.
Overnight Ferry (twin sharing
cabins)
320 km / 200 miles Day
3 - Palermo (Sicily)
Arrive Palermo early evening and ride to our
hotel in a quiet town.
Overnight Hotel
40 km / 25 miles Day
4 - Palermo & the South Coast (Sicily)
We ride over
the mountains and along the south coast to our beautiful ancient city which is
a World UNESCO site. This 2,700 year-old city is rich in Greek history with amphitheatres
and beautiful architecture.
Overnight Guesthouse
365 km / 228 miles Day
5 - South Coast & Mt Etna (Sicily)
Morning to explore
the ancient sites then we ride north to our hotel on the slopes of Mt Etna via
a spectacular medieval town - time to explore the town's beautiful buildings and
ancient Greek theatre overlooking the Mediterranean.
Overnight Hotel
160
km / 100 miles Day
6 - Mount Etna (Sicily)
Rest day or optional ride day. Opportunity
to take the cable car and Unimog up the slopes of Mt Etna. Here you will get fantastic
views over the island. The energetic may wish to climb to the summit of Mt Etna
with a local guide.
Overnight Hotel
(Optional ride approx 195km / 122 miles) Day
7 - Sicily to Sardinia via overnight ferry
We ride north into the
mountains and then west along the spectacular coast line to catch our early evening
ferry to Sardinia.
Overnight Ferry (twin sharing cabins)
320 km / 200 miles Day
8 - Eastern Sardinia
We arrive at Cagliari around 07:00hrs and
we take time to visit the town and then ride through the mountains to our idyllic
town nestled below the mountains overlooking the Mediterranean.
Overnight Hotel
244
km / 152 miles Day
9 - Eastern Sardinia
Rest day or option to ride. An opportunity
to explore the local sites and cave systems with world's second tallest stalagmite
and enjoy the fantastic beaches. Optional day ride through the surrounding mountain
National Parks.
Overnight Hotel
(Optional ride approx 160 km / 100 miles) Day
10 - East to Northern Sardinia
An interesting ride through the
mountains to the west coast and then north up the coast. Enroute we visit an incredible
Roman site overlooking the Mediterranean.
Overnight Hotel
210 km / 132 miles Day
11 - Sardinia to Corsica East Coast
We ride up the spectacular
north west coast with its incredible beaches and ancient fortified towns to take
our short ferry crossing to the walled city of Bonifacio with its fjord like harbour
in southern Corsica. Lunch is followed by our ride up the west coast and then
inland throught the mountains to our beautiful town on the East Coast.
Overnight
Hotel
300 km / 188 miles Day
12 - Central Corsica
Today is a challenging ride North
through the Mountains to past UNESCO World Prehistoric sites. Our mountain day
continues north through the central mountains over several high spectacular passes
with unsurpassed mountain scenery. We take time to witness the Corsican way of
life for the people of these remote village hamlets. Overnight in the ancient
historic capital of independent Corsica.
Overnight Guesthouse
167 km / 104
miles Day
13 - Central Corsica
Rest Day or option for day ride through
forests alongside rushing mountain streams to high mountain bowls along magnificent
gorges and through delightful sleepy villages.
Overnight Guesthouse
(Optional
ride approx 100km / 60 miles) Day
14 - West coast Corsica
Another unforgetable day in the mountains
surrounded by pine and chestnut forests we cross several high cols and descend
to our quaint village with its own beach surrounded by huge red rock towers.
Overnight
Hotel
160 km / 100 miles Day
15 - North west coast Corsica
We take the coast road north climbing
up and through the pink cliffs with exciting views to the whole of the Gulf de
Porto which is now a UNESCO designated preserve. A challenging ride with very
tight twisting roads. Great opportunities for the keen photographer with time
to enjoy the water front cafes and promenades of the villages we pass through
enroute to the port of Bastia on the north of the island to take our overnight
ferry.
167 km / 104 miles
Day
16 - (France)
Early morning arrival in France. We
bid our farewells until next time
BOOK
early - Spaces limited!
 
| 
Fully
Guided
