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Let’s start planning your next ride across Europe.

 

Have you and your friends ever talked about taking “The Trip”—a motorcycle adventure across Europe—but not found the time to         organise it? 

We will organise everything, so you can focus on the roads, the scenery and the ride. 

 

European motorcycle tours, planned around you? As an experienced motorcycle tour operator, we can arrange your channel crossing, hotels and optional excursions. Fancy visiting a race circuit or football stadium? Tell us what you’d like to include. 

 

Your trip could be a long weekend or a two-week grand tour. If you’d prefer to start with a shorter adventure, ask us about our regular guided motorcycle tours before setting off on “The Big One”. We’ll help you find a trip to suit your plans. 

 

Why travel with ECM Motorcycle Tours? A Sat Nav can help you find the way, but it can’t replace the experience of seasoned European travellers. We’ve covered many thousands of kilometres, visited our chosen destinations repeatedly and explored the surrounding areas. You’ll benefit from our practical experience and local knowledge when planning your motorcycle tours in Europe. 

Join a group of fellow riders and enjoy the camaraderie, freedom and exhilaration of travelling by motorcycle. 

 

We plan to ride at or near the speed limit when it is safe to do so—not to race. There’s time to take in the scenery, with the aim of reaching the hotel at a sensible hour.

 

Ride together or travel at your own pace. 

You can ride with the group or choose to travel independently at your own pace. We will provide details of the hotels where the group will meet in the evening, so you can make the most of your european tour in the way that suits you. 

 

Plan your motorcycle adventure with us.

 

Ready to talk through your trip? 

 

Call Us 07979 805569

email: eric@ecm-motorcycles-tours.co.uk

 

 

 

You simply need to turn up at the agreed time and place, meet up with us and your fellow travellers, and ride!

 

We’ll arrange a ‘pre trip meet-up’ for everyone a few weeks before the trip, so that you have the opportunity to meet your fellow travellers and aren’t setting off with a group of complete strangers.

 

Your tour leader is an Emergency Services-trained First Aider, so if the unthinkable happens, there will be someone on hand to provide immediate emergency care until the emergency services arrive.

 

He is also a trained motorcycle mechanic with over 40 years of experience, so minor mechanical issues can hopefully be sorted before they become major ones.

 

Important Information:

The itineraries quoted should be considered a guide only. We reserve the right to alter the route due to weather, travel or time constraints. Routes may also be altered by a majority vote of the participants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 A Non-refundable 50% deposit (per person) is payable at time of booking and the balance will be due a    minimum of 10 weeks before start of the tour.

 

 The tour price includes

  • Return Ferry / Eurotunnel crossing  (including shared cabin on overnight ferry crossings)
  • 3 / 4 star en-suite hotel rooms including buffet breakfast
  • Address for each hotel
  • Route plans if you require them
  • Hotel Parking (where available)

 The tour price excludes

  • Petrol
  • Toll charges (vignette)
  • Admission charges
  • Meals other than those specified
  • Any fines (if you are being silly)
  • Travel / Medical Insurance
  • Breakdown / Recovery Insurance

 

 The Small Print:

  Although we will make every effort to stick to the itinerary detailed above; we reserve the right to make changes where necessary.                           

  ECM Tours cannot be held responsible for any traffic, road or weather conditions on each day of travel.                                                                                      ECM Tours cannot be held responsible for any delays in your channel crossing to or from the UK, whether caused by bad weather or any other                         circumstances. In the event of delay you will be responsible for providing your own meals and accommodation.    

  ECM Tours cannot be held responsible for any additional costs incurred, should you decide to change your hotel or ferry bookings from those  booked by     us.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       ECM Tours reserve the right to request you leave the tour if your behaviour both on the road or at the destinations is considered to be dangerous to others   or disrespectful to the other members of the tour or to the residents of the places we visit. In this situation all further hotel                    reservations will be     cancelled and NO Refund be issued.                                                                                                                                                   

  Your Vehicle:

  You are responsible for your own motorcycle, the manner in which you decide to ride and for your pillion passengers safety.

  You are required to ride within the law in any country visited.                                                                                                     

  ECM Tours will not accept any responsibility for violation of the law.

  As we will be traveling through France, it is recommended that you purchase a 'Crit Air certificate' this the French equivalent of the ULEZ charge in the UK   and it covers many cities throughout France. We will be happy to provide information on how to do this.

  Valid motorcycle insurance is your own responsibility and must be valid for the duration of the tour. Although most comprehensive policies  provide               European cover, you are required to let your insurer know when you will be travelling abroad.     

  You are required to take out your own European motorcycle breakdown / recovery policy.                                                                                   

  ECM Tours accept no responsibility for transporting you, your bike or your pillion to any alternative destination in case of breakdown or accident.                     Furthermore, in case of your motorcycle breaking down, the cost of any repair or service will be solely the responsibility of the rider.

  You must carry your driving license, insurance certificate, current MOT and vehicle registration document (V5) at all times.

  Travel / Medical Insurance:

  Travel & Medical insurance is your own responsibility and must be valid for the duration of the tour and must cover holiday cancellation,  accident, illness     and death. Please check that you are covered to ride motorcycles abroad as many travel insurance policies only cover up to  125cc. Motorcycling is               usually  listed in the Dangerous sports section of the policy small print.

  Passport:

  All travellers should carry a valid passport at all times.

  There must more than 6 months left after your return to UK.                                                                                                                                                              Please Note: Most foreign countries ignore the expiry date and count ten years from the issue date.     

  Non-UK passport holders must ensure that they meet all visa requirements for the countries included in the chosen tour. 

  Refunds:

 The trip is based on a minimum of six guests travelling with us, if the trip is not filled it may be cancelled and in this case ONLY; all monies paid will be           refunded. 

  If you decide to leave the tour or change your travel arrangements / channel crossing for any reason; ECM Tours cannot accept responsibility of  refunding   any money.

  We also reserve the right, in any circumstances, to cancel your booking, giving you eight weeks’ notification and a full refund of all monies paid,  unless the   circumstances are beyond our control.

  Refunds will not be made in the following situations: war, threat of war, riots, civil strife, terrorist activity, industrial disputes, natural disasters,  fire,                 technical problems to transport, closure or congestion of ports, cancellations or changes to schedules by carriers ceasing to operate due to adverse             weather conditions or other reasons and similar events beyond our control or where we cancel because you fail to pay the balance of  your holiday cost

 

Welcome, and thank you for visiting our website.

Our trips are planned around a group of six guest bikes, although pillions are always welcome.

We have found that groups of this size are easier to manage and allow us to ensure that everyone 

receives the personal touch, with any issues dealt with straight away.

 

News Flash

 

NEW TOURS

We are pleased to announce that we have created two new tours: 

 

European Touring Taster: a gentle four-day introduction to 

 touring in and around Normandy, France.

Currently planned for June / July 2027

 

Please check out the European Touring Taster link at the top of the page for more details.

 

 

Massif Central Tour: a eight day /seven night to the heart of France

 including an excursion to the amazing Millau Viaduct and the Tarn Gorge. 

Currently planned for June 2027

 

Please check out the Massif Central link at the top of the page for more details.

 

 

 

 

 

Our next visit to the Vosges & Black Forest will be 9th–16th May 2027.

We currently have three places available 

DON'T MISS OUT CONTACT US TODAY

 

Please check out the Vosges & Black Forest Link link at the top of the page for more details.

 

 

Note: All tour dates are flexible and are subject to change. If you have specific dates in mind please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate you.

 

 

CUSTOM TRIPS

We would be delighted to build a trip around your preferred dates and destination.

 

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