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USA..."Golden California"
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The Adventure starting in Las Vegas takes you via San Diego and Los Angeles until San Francisco. Explore the incredible differences between Californian City's, the Pacific Coast, the Mojave Desert and the Sequoia forested Sierra Nevada. The daily distances allow you to enjoy motorcycle riding, sightseeing and the beauty of California. Visit San Diego's famous Sea World, ride some of the best original Route 66 and experience the immense beauty of Yosemite NP.
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Remote back country roads taking you through desert and mountains, along the Pacific Coast, across the Yosemite NP and through the Napa Valley. Decide after every daily's route briefing if you want to join the guided ride or if you rather do your own touring!
Add-on a 6 day extension back to Las Vegas.
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Passengers are welcome, riding two-up is a pleasure. A support vehicle could accommodate some passengers and will carry your luggage to each evenings selected hotel. A worry free vacation filled with the excitements of motorcycle riding is guaranteed!
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TOUR DETAILS
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Tour Character:
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Motorcycle vacation with lots of very good riding
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Start/End:
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Las Vegas, Nevada / San Francisco, California
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Duration:
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14 Days (incl. arrival and departure) / 6 day extension 
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Riding days:
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12 days (4 optional riding days)
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Entire Route:
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Minimum 2000 miles / max. - as many you want
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Motorcycles:
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Selection of BMW, Honda Goldwing and Harley Davidson
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Group riding:
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Not required (daily route briefing)
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Accommodation:
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Selected 3 and 4-star hotels
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Highlights:
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Route 66, Hwy 1, Sequoia NP, Yosemite NP, Las Vegas, Pacific Coast
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TOUR DIFFICULTY
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Paved back-roads with many winding sections along desert, mountains and pacific coast.
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- All weather motorcycling experience required
- Ability to ride tight turns recommended
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TOUR SERVICES
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 All transfers in Las Vegas and San Francisco
Rental motorcycles
Support vehicle (luggage transport + passenger service)
Accommodation for 13 nights in selected 3 and 4-star hotels
Local tour guide
General map and tour book
Daily map printouts and route briefing
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NOT INCLUDED
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Gasoline
Admissions
Meals and beverages
Individual activities
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DESTINATION INFO
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Upon complete booking you will receive a general map and tour book with the day by day routing. Additional you will be invited to join a daily on tour briefing where you receive detailed maps of the daily route.
We strongly recommend you to get a travel guide book and a phrase book to the country's language:
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PRICING & DATES
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$4220
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Riding a Honda Shadow / Harley Davidson Sportster
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TOUR DATES
Sept 13-27, 2008
Contact us
with the dates
that interest you
add a 6 day extension
back to Las Vegas
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$4620
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Riding a BMW R1150GS
Harley Davidson Road King / Softail / E-Glide / etc.
Honda Goldwing 1800
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$3290
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Bring your own bike
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$2860
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Passenger
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$870
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Single room supplement
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US$
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Currency
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CURRENCY ASSISTANT
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ALL TOURS
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*Pricing is based on a minimum of 8 riders. If fewer than 8 riders book for any given tour, the
pricing or services will change. AdMo-Tours will notify all participants prior to the tour start of
any changes in the tour services offered.
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DAY BY DAY
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 Day 1:
Arrival at Las Vegas / Nevada
Shuttle to the hotel at Las Vegas Boulevard location. Stroll along the Strip & welcome dinner with introduction.
Day 2:
Las Vegas (loop 150 miles)
Pickup your rental bike and participate on a day ride to the Valley of Fire. Optional Grand Canyon Helicopter Flight available for additional fees.
Day 3:
Las Vegas - Needles (230 miles)
Visit the Hoover Dam and ride some of the most spectacular miles on Route 66. Stop in Kingman for lunch and get to experience the wild west in Oatman.
Day 4:
Needles - Palm Springs (220 miles)
Ride long stretches of Route 66 across the beautiful Mojave Desert with its Amboy Volcanic Crater, the Bristol Dry Lake and the Joshua Tree National Park. Enjoy the lively downtown of Palm Springs.
Day 5:
Palm Springs - San Diego (170 miles)
Twisty mountain roads taking you across the Cleveland Forest back in the desert and again with narrow curves up to the town of Julian with its famous apple pies. Wind your way down to La Jolla on the Pacific Coast of San Diego.
Day 6:
San Diego (optional riding day)
Wane go on a City Tour on the Bike or with a Bus? We recommend ½ day See World and a tour on San Diego's trolley bus across downtown to the Hotel Coronado. Spend some time on the beach and stroll along the quality shops of La Jolla.
Day 7:
San Diego - Santa Monica (270 miles)
Ride along Southern California's Beaches. Take some curvy twisty mountain roads to the rim of the world in the San Bernardino Forest. Cross Downtown Los Angeles well guided and supported by the AdMo team on easy not too busy routes to the end of Route 66 in Santa Monica.
Day 8:
Santa Monica (optional riding day)
A day of options. One can take the motorcycle and ride the Sunset Boulevard to Hollywood. Others might prefer a guided bus tour across the City of Angeles. Or a day on the beach at Venice, shopping at the Rodeo Drive or riding the twists of the Santa Monica mountains.
Day 9:
Santa Monica - Pismo Beach (230 miles)
Ride through the Santa Monica mountains up and down in many tight turns to the Rockstore where you find LA's motorcycle scene. Along the costal hwy 1 to Santa Barbara and the Danish town of Solvang. Find today's hotel located direct at the beach with miraculous sunsets
Day 10:
Pismo Beach - Three River (270 miles)
Hwy 1 is twisting you between cliff and shore along the Pacific until a narrow road turns with alpine switchbacks east towards the central valley. Cross the gold coast to the orange farms into a narrow canyon where Three River is providing a hub for the Sequoia National Park visitors.
Day 11:
Three River - Mariposa (190 miles)
A day dedicated to nature and curvy roads! Switchbacks taking you into the Sequoia NP where you can see some 1500 year old trees. A seldom traveled back-road provides great riding through rolling hills along lakes and rivers.
Day 12:
Mariposa (optional riding day)
Mariposa is a town funded during the gold rush in 1849, today the hub for a visit of the Yosemite National Park. This is without any question one of most spectacular alpine landscape seen! The roads are as fantastic as the scenery and the today's optional ride will be unforgettable.
Day 13:
Mariposa - San Francisco (220 miles)
Last not least, along the gold-wash route hwy 49 through the foothills of the Sierra Nevada to Napa Valley, the winery of California. Ride across the Golden Gate Bride into San Francisco and down one of the steepest city streets, the Lombard Street, to the hotel at Fisherman's Warf.
Day 14:
Departure
Note: We reserve the right to make changes.
 Ready to ride? Book here
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