Pasta Safari
Overview
About this trip
WHAT THE HELL IS A "PASTA SAFARI"?
This is going to be fun! We are going to ride around the best and most authentic roads and landscapes of Central Italy, far from the chaos of the cities for a full immersion in the local culture. Let's have fun with the best motorcycles of the market, enjoying food, people and history toghether.
WHY PASTA? Easy, the regions we'll be riding through are the places where the most important pasta dishes of italian tradition were born... Do you want to taste all of them? You can, for sure.
TOUR OVERVIEW
Departure / Return
Rome – Italy
Duration
6 days / 5 nights / 5 days riding
Regions touched
Lazio - Abruzzo - Umbria - Toscana
Total Distance
Approximately 1200 km
Accommodation
TOP RATED Hotels on route, double rooms
Food
THE BEST trattorie and traditional restaurants in the whole area
Riding Level
Suitable for riders with basic touring experience
PARTICIPATION OPTIONS
Participants can join the tour with two different options:
Join the tour with your own motorcycle
Join the tour with one of our rental bikes, to choose from 3 lists:
Tier 1 List - Premium Models
BMW R1300GS or Ducati Multistrada V4
Tier 2 List - Middle size models
BMW R850/900GS or Ducati Multistrada V2
Tier 3 List - A2 Licence models
Smaller displacement models on request
If the listed models are not available for the chosen dates, a motorcycle from the same category may be provided as an alternative.
What's included
Shuttle Service
From airport and to the various locations in Rome
THE BEST Hotels
5 nights in TOP RATED hotels and resorts
THE BEST food
5 dinners in TOP RATED trattorie and restaurants
All breakfasts
Motorcycle rental
With Fuel for the whole tour, 3 top cases, RC insurance and luggage storage included (if rental option selected)
Tour Guide
English speaking tour guide riding with the group
Insurance
Full tour operator insurances
What's not included
Lunch meals
Coffee stops
Hotel Bar & drinks
Riding gear rental
Optional to add in the tour
Extra insurances
Optional to add while booking
Tips
Others
Everything not mentioned in the "What's Included" list
Day 1
Rome
The tour begins in Rome, where participants will meet in the afternoon at the hotel for the welcome briefing.
Participants with their own bikes, will get directly to the Hotel
Participants coming with airplane, will have a shuttle from the airport to the hotel
This first day is designed to get to know the group and have a proper "taste" of Italy, with a tour in the city center and a welcome dinner in one of the most authentic popular restaurant of the Eternal City.
Day 2
Rome to L'Aquila
A shuttle will bring us to the motorcycle pick up point and we'll be having a short briefing before we roll.
The first full riding day takes us across the Apennine mountains, stepping in Abruzzo region through one of the most incredible hillclimb racing roads. We'll visit hidden medieval towns, including the famous castle of Rocca Calascio.
In L'Aquila we will be dining in an historical "trattoria" to have a true taste of italian regional cousine.
Day 3
L'Aquila to Norcia
Things are getting serious!
The second day of riding will be across one of the most incredible landscapes of whole Italy, the plateu of Campo Imperatore. Of course the whole route will be a nonstop series of jawdropping beautiful places until our arrival in San Gemini
In this location, speaking about pasta, you will "get you hands dirty".
Day 4
Norcia to San Gemini
We step in Umbria!
You'll be having one of the best rides of your life through twisty and beautiful montains and hills. We will reach the town of Spoleto and we'll be arriving in the afternoon in an incredible location where we will spend the evening dinner and the night.
There's option for relax in the pool or a cuddly Spa treatment that we think you will not miss for sure.
Day 5
San Gemini to Capalbio
Tuscany is around the corner, so we get there!
We will cross the beautiful and sweet hills of the Maremma region to reach the western part of our tour, the Stunning peninsula of the Monte Argentario, where we can even have a swim in the crystal clear waters of the mediterranean coast after visiting the incredible ghost town of Civita di Bagnoregio e and the beautiful Pitigliano.
Of course there's more... because an incredible sunset food experience is waiting for you in Capalbio.
Day 6
Capalbio to Rome
Our adventure is almost over, but there's time for some more fun on the road! The way back to Rome will be throug the tirrenian coast and the hilly Maremma Laziale. We will cross beautiful seaside landscapes and stunning twisty roads.
After our last lunch stop we can visit one of the most relevant aircraft museums of Italian history.
We'll be dropping back the motorcycles later in the afternoon and we'll be crying and hugging together before saying goodbye.
