BMW Motorrad Days 2012

Geoff and Ian are looking at putting together a European Tour in July 2012.  Many people have expressed interest in this tour, so, come and join some of your fellow club members for the trip of a lifetime in July 2012.  Although this is not an official club tour, we would like to extend the invitation to all of you to join us on the tour.  We will be visiting BMW Motorrad Days 2012, held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, at the foot of Germany’s highest mountain – the Zugspitze, just south of Munich.  Best of all is that this is just the start to our tour through the Alps, taking in Germany, Austria and Italy.

From July 6^th to July 8^th, you will be in the company of over 30 000 BMW Motorrad enthusiasts from all over the world, to celebrate BMW motorcycles and the people who ride them.  Thereafter, you will have the opportunity to enjoy some of the most popular riding in the Alps!  If you are a BMW Motorrad enthusiast, and you enjoy touring, have dreamt about riding the Alps, then BMW Motorrad Days 2012 is a must on your tour calendar for 2012.

Our Adventure begins and ends in Munich, Germany.  After picking up our BMW machines in Munich, we will ride via Garmisch into Lermoos, Austria, where we will spend two nights in a splendid four star hotel.  We will use this as our base whilst we visit the BMW Motorrad Days event, and take part in some fantastic outrides in and around the area. 

Thereafter, we head for Italy, and we will experience some of the most famous passes in the Alps, including perhaps the most famous pass of all - the Stelvio.  From Italy, we will ride into Austria, meandering through small towns and villages, as we head to Mayrhofen.  Here, we will have a rest day.  There are many leisure activities, from exploring the scenic mountains to tandem paragliding.

When we leave Mayrhofen we ride to Regensburg in Germany where we spend our last night while “on tour”.  Here we will have an opportunity to enjoy an evening of Bavarian food and entertainment at its best.  We leave Mayrhofen and head back to Munich where we return our trusty steads.  Then, we visit the world famous BMW Museum and BMW Welt.

One last night to enjoy German beer and bratwurst before we leave and return home.

We leave South Africa on Thursday 5 July and our tour starts on Friday 6 July in Munich.  We will leave Munich on Sunday 15 July and arrive back home on Monday 16 July.

If you are interested in joining us, contact Ian at ian@strategicit.co.za or Geoff at russell@aroma.co.za

There is a more detailed description with pictures attached to the forum post here.