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

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1 BMW MOTORRAD DAYS Come and join some of your fellow club members for the trip of a lifetime in July 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 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 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.

2 Day 1: Friday 6 July Collect BMW Motorcycles Ride south from Munich via Garmish Partenkirchen to Lermoos in Austria Check in to our hotel freshen up Explore the town of Lermoos Take the bus to the main event, BMW Motorrad Days 2012, for the evening party, or enjoy a meal in the hotel restaurant

3 Day 2: Saturday 7 July Breakfast at the Hotel At about mid-morning, we ride from Lermoos in Austria to Garmisch in Germany, where we will take in the sights of the main event during daylight hours.

4 See what s on show at the event

5 Yes, especially for some of us. Mingle with other enthusiasts from all over the world

6 Enjoy authentic German food in the beer tent There will be various outrides from the event which you may participate in Or accompany our group on a ride to Innsbruck, where we will see some amazing sights along the way

7 Day 3: Sunday 8 July We leave the picturesque town of Lermoos in the morning only after breakfast of course And we head for Livigno in Italy. On the way we will do some amazing roads and passes, but the big attraction today is Stelvio Pass! We will ride into Stelvio from the Swiss side today. Top Gear rated Stelvio the best driving pass in the world, and you will see why. Take care; there are many first gear corners! Along the way of course, we will stop for coffee and Strudel and all things nice!

8 We pass the Reschen Reservoir where you will see only the church steeple that remains after villages of Graun and partly Reschen plus the ancient hamlets of Alrund, Piz, Gorf and Stockerhofe (St.Valentin) were extinguished by flooding the whole valley. On to Stelvio Pass - the Stelvio Pass is one of the highest Alpine Passes of Europe at 2758 m. There are 48 hairpin turns on the northern side of the pass. The original road was built in by the Austrian Empire to connect the former Austrian province of Lombardia with the rest of Austria, covering a climb of 1871 m. Since then, the route has changed very little. The 60 hairpin bends, 48 of them on the northern side numbered with stones, are a challenge to motorists and motorcyclists alike!

9 After a truly exhilarating ride, we will head for Livigno our place of rest for the night. Livigno is a tax free zone, so we will fill the bikes here with cheap petrol for the ride tomorrow. Our Hotel for the night is famous for its good quality food. Day 4: Monday 9 July On Monday we leave Livino in Italy and our destination for the day is Untervellach in Austria. It is a long ride and rather tiring, so make sure you are fit. And, because we all enjoyed Stelvio so much on Sunday, we do it again today, from the other side. There will be a lot less traffic today, being Monday, so have fun in the pass!

10 We will check in at our guesthouse, a small and quaint establishment, and after freshening up, will head into the small town of Untervellach for dinner. Day 5: Tuesday 10 July We leave Untervellach and head for Mayerhofen. Along the way we will ride up Gross Glockner, the highest peak in Austria. Along the way we will see some amazing waterfalls and ride the most beautiful mountain passes. We check in to our hotel for the evening and relax alongside the river which flows next to the hotel. Tomorrow, we will have a rest day for those who need it.

11 Day 6: Wednesday 11 July Rest day Trip up the mountains by cable car, tandem paragliding, relaxing your call

12 Day 7: Thursday 12 July Today we will do an outride from Mayrhofen - a day ride into Italy. We will obviously stop for that authentic Italian Pizza along the way! We spend our last evening in Mayrhofen Day 8: Friday 13 July We leave the beautiful city of Mayrhofen and head for Regensburg in Germany. This is like the Stellenbosch of Germany; with a little more history Here we will visit the Cathedral St. Peter

13 And the fantastic beer gardens to sample the beers of Regensburg Tonight we dine in one of the micro breweries and experience real Bavarian hospitality. Day 9: Saturday 14 July We leave the student town of Regensburg and head back to Munich where we will return the bikes and collect our belongings. We then take the train to the hotel in Munich. After freshening up we will take a train to the centre of the city, home of BMW Headquarters, where we visit the BMW Museum and BMW Welt.

14 Of course no trip to Munich would be complete without a visit to the famous Hoffbrauhaus!

15 Day 10: Sunday 15 July We take a train into the city centre and see the Glockenspiel At about lunchtime we head back to the hotel, pick up our bags and take the train to the airport. We will board our flight back to South Africa and savour the memories of the trip of a lifetime! So, what are the costs? R The price includes return flights, BMW motorcycle hire, panniers and insurance, train fares where required (1 st and last day), 9 nights accommodation on a per person sharing basis for 5 nights and on a single supplement basis for 4 nights, breakfast daily and one dinner. For your own account are dinners, drinks, fuel costs, accident and damage excess, souvenirs, leisure activities and visas.