Route 33 follows the same course as Route 66 for the first 15 miles, then breaking off at the water stop at Upton Magna, you head towards Walcot with excellent views of The Wrekin. You have a chance of another water stop at Wrockwardine before returning to event HQ at the Newport Showground. We have three route options for you to choose from: BRoute 99, Route 66 and Route 33. All three routes have been revised this year so you have something different to see on your ride. GPX file View Map. From Newport you head out to High Ercall with the opportunity of your first water stop at Upton Magna. Carrying on through Atcham. More than 83 supported formats. Since RouteConverter 2.28 the following file and URL formats are supported: Alan Map 500 waypoints and routes (.wpr).
Some departures are with Harley-Davidson Headquarters + museum visit
- 2300 Km / 1430 Mi
- 6 states
- 2 time zones
- 7 nights
- Experienced guide (gt*)
- Quality accommodation
- 20+ roadside attractions
- Support vehicle (gt*)
- Motorcycle rental and tax
- A chance to eat a free 72 oz. steak in Texas
- Custom Riding Jacket (gt*)
- Free gas (gt*)
- One Way Transfer fees (gt*)
- Welcome & Farewell Dinner (gt*)
- Helmets for driver and passenger
- Transportation between hotel
and rental location (gt*)
gt* = On Guided Tour Only
Tour dates (in English), orange dates = low season:
Sep 10, 2020 - Sep 17, 2020
Sep 24, 2020 - Oct 01, 2020
Tour dates (German Exclusive Language), orange dates = low season
Tour dates (Italian Exclusive Language), orange dates = low season:
Sep 10, 2020 - Sep 17, 2020
Tour dates (Spanish Exclusive Language), orange dates = low season:
Sep 10, 2020 - Sep 17, 2020
Tour dates (French Exclusive Language), orange dates = low season:
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Tour rates (per person):
Various discounts may apply (group booking, early-bird, last-minute etc - please contact us for your special rate)
Guided Tours:
1 person 1 motorcycle 1 room: $3,643 (low season), $3,858 (high season)
2 people 1 motorcycle 1 room: $2,197 (low season, per person), $2,411 (high season, per person)
2 people 2 motorcycles 1 room: $3,000 (low season, per person), $3,268 (high season, per person)
Mac torrent download. Self-Guided Tours:
1 person 1 motorcycle 1 room: $2,572
2 people 1 motorcycle 1 room: $1,367 per person
2 people 2 motorcycles 1 room: $1,929 per person
It is possible to join a guided tour with your own motorcycle. The deduction is $100 per bike/per riding day (on this tour it would be a discount of $700 USD per bike) on the base tour rate. Furthermore, if you should break down the tour guides would not be allowed to work on your bike, nor would you be able to ride the spare bike of the trailer, due to insurance issues.
It is possible to join a guided tour with a rental car (convertible or other categories) - please ask for details.
Day 1: Chicago, IL - arrival day
After touching down at Chicago International Airport we ask you to transfer to your hotel. Chicago, it almost goes out with saying, is one hell of a town; the largest, most vibrant of the Great Lake cities. The city skyline has few peers and down on the streets you’ll find a fantastic selection of world class museums, restaurants and cafes. There is also the city’s famed bar and nightclub scene that is still anchored in an incredible jazz and blues tradition. The fun begins with a Welcome Dinner and drinks with your fellow riders, and ends in one of Chicago's finest hotels, The Drake. In the morning the long dreamt of journey across Route 66 begins.
A little piece of brick road from 1926. Auburn, IL
Day 2: Chicago, IL - Springfield, IL (Miles:187, Kilometers:301)
First order of business is to pick up your Harley Davidson before you can start on the ultimate American road trip. Parallel to I-55, (the Interstate 55) the legendary Route 66 began its run right here. It cut through the state before it ran the whole way to the Pacific Coast. Along the way you’ll see old-time diners and service stations which are a real slice of Americana. Riding South from Chicago, we will pass the old archetypal truck stop town of McLean, but we don’t linger, instead we barrel through the coal-mining area of Illinois and continue along the Pontiac Trail, as this road used to be known. Finally we pull into Springfield, the Illinois state capital. You can choose between staying at either the Hilton Downtown Springfield or the historic Abraham Lincoln Hotel. Both hotels are just a stone’s throw from the site of Abraham Lincoln's Illinois home.
Chain of Rocks Bridge over Mississippi River, St. Louis, MO
Day 3: Springfield, IL - St. Louis, MO (Miles:116, Kilometers:187)
Making our way south, we head towards the state of Missouri on our way to St. Louis, a town rich in history. Along the way, we will pass through a number of Highway towns, which are great places for a stop en route. One thing’s for sure, you should see the famous Dixie truck stop, “Our Lady of the Highway Statue”, Litchfield and the “Ariston Café”. We will also set aside some time to visit Meramec Caverns as you head for the Mississippi River – a complex of mineral formations which are as rare as they are exquisite. And of course we couldn’t miss the famous “Chain of Rocks Bridge”. Now we are properly in Missouri, the state where the Mississippi River meets the Missouri River, and where you can find both forests meet the grassland prairies. It’s a short ride from the state border into the 'Gateway to the West,' St. Louis, a dynamic and cultured city nestled along the shores of the almighty Mississippi River. You will find not only some of the best live music, but also BBQ ribs in the entire United States in St. Louis. You can also study the magnificent St. Louis Arch from the window of tonight’s accommodations, the centrally located Hampton Inn.
Beautiful country roads in Missouri
Day 4: St. Louis, MO - Joplin, MO (Miles:335, Kilometers:539)
It’s a nice idea to get up a little early before we hit the road. Take a short walk across the street and marvel at an early morning view of the St. Louis Arch and Mississippi River. Soon after we will have St. Louis in our rear view mirrors as we leave the city for the rolling Missouri hills. You will soon see why this is such a popular stretch for riders, especially after working up an appetite for a lunch stop at a place in the middle of nowhere that serves about the best darn BBQ you will ever eat! Tonight we stay in Joplin, a city still recovering from a massive tornado in 2011. We'll meet some of the locals in the downtown neighborhood and hear some hair-raising stories about how it felt to be in the eye of a deadly tornado!
The 'Pony' Bridge near Bridgeport, OK
Day 5: Joplin, MO - Oklahoma City, OK (Miles:255, Kilometers:411)
Making tracks from Joplin we ride west through Oklahoma, following the contour of a landscape that feels as if it’s always been there. We cover 100 miles between Tulsa and Oklahoma City through what was known in the Old West as Indian country. In the 1830s this land, which was considered basically worthless, was set aside as Indian Territory. It became an expedient dumping ground for the so-called Five Civilized Tribes who had previously acted as a check on white settlement in the southern states. The Seminole of Florida, the Choctaw and the Chickasaw of Mississippi, and the Creek of Alabama were each assigned a share, and the rest was assigned to the Cherokee from Georgia, Carolina and Tennessee. The state still has a large Native American Indian population to this day. As you may or may not already know, “Oklahoma” is actually the Choctaw word for “red man”. As we head west we travel through El Reno and then ride over the mile-long bridge, near Bridgeport and straight into Oklahoma City. Be sure and enjoy your stay tonight in the heart and soul of Route 66 country! Your hotel is handily located in the Bricktown Neighborhood, which is packed with shops, restaurants and nightlife.
72oz (2kg) steak. Free if you can eat it! Amarillo, TX
Day 6: Oklahoma City, OK - Amarillo, TX (Miles:266, Kilometers:428)
We get up nice and early for our trip into the Panhandle, the southernmost portion of the Great Plains. Frequently referred to as “the real Texas”, the Panhandle really lives up to the popular stereotype of how Texas is supposed to look. Where the buffalo once roamed and the indigenous peoples once lived was considered perilous and uninhabitable frontier country. However its value went up sharply during the 1870s as a source of natural resources - specifically Helium, especially in Amarillo, and oil. Together with agriculture, this brought enormous wealth to the region. Although Amarillo can seem cut off, even from the rest of Texas, it sits on one of the great American cross-country routes – the I-40 (once a part of legendary Route 66), roughly 300 miles from Albuquerque and 250 miles west of Oklahoma City. Home to a few of the world’s largest cattle ranches, Amarillo takes its name from Spanish and means “yellow”, the color so distinctive to this territory. The illustrious Ambassador Hotel in Downtown Amarillo will be our hosts this evening. Not only that but our good buddies from 'The Big Texan Steakhouse' will pick everybody up at the hotel in a fleet of old Cadillacs with giant bull horns across the hood. On tonight’s menu are the finest steaks in the whole of Texas!
Cadillac Ranch, near Amarillo, TX
Day 7: Amarillo, TX - Santa Fe, NM (Miles:303, Kilometers:488)
It’s time to bid a fond farewell to the Lone Star State. We’re on our way to “The Land of Enchantment”, that is New Mexico. After passing through the eccentric and colorful art installation known as Cadillac Ranch, we come to the highly atmospheric ghost town of Glen Rio, where you can stand with one foot in Texas and the other in New Mexico. At this stage of the trip, we have 5 states behind us and 3 still ahead. The ride continues through the land of Comanche Indians and into Tucumcari, the largest town between Albuquerque and Amarillo. Then we head up into the High Plains and the slightly dizzying altitudes of Santa Fe in central New Mexico. Santa Fe is one of the oldest and most picturesque cities in the United States. It will be our base for the following two nights, in a hotel just steps from the historic town square and mission, in the heart of Santa Fe’s Old Town.
Horseback riding, Santa Fe, NM
Day 8: Santa Fe, NM - Albuquerque, NM(Miles:65, Kilometers:104)
Only a short ride left today to return our motorcycles. Please let us know if you need a day or two to enjoy the sights and many galleries Santa Fe offers!
What could possibly be better than riding Route 66 on a Harley-Davidson? Well, how about kicking off your Route 66 guided tour with two nights in Milwaukee to visit the Harley-Davidson Headquarters, and to enjoy a private, VIP experience at the Harley-Davidson Museum! This unique experience will be available to less than 50 riders per year. You will spend two nights in our Hotel right next to the Museum, you’ll visit the tiny shed where Mr. Harley and the Davidsons built their first motorcycles; all capped off by a one-of-a-kind Museum Experience. And if that’s not enough, you still have an incredible journey down The Main Street of America, Route 66, to look forward to. Route 66 in and of itself is the journey of a lifetime for most riders. Now, toss in a couple of days immersing yourself in the history, as well as the future, of Harley-Davidson, and you have the recipe for an unforgettable experience that will make you the envy of every rider on the planet.
Harley-Davidson Headquarters and Museum VIP Experience: add two days and two nights to your Route 66 tour!
We will grab a great breakfast at our hotel before making the short van trip to the H-D headquarters where we will be greeted by some of the Executives and Leaders of The Motor Company. We will then have the opportunity to shop in the H-D Corporate Store, an experience that is typically reserved for employees and partners. This is the only place in the world where you can purchase a Harley-Davidson t-shirt with “Juneau, Wisconsin,” the street the HQ sits on, as the location. It’s a pretty safe bet you will be the only person in your riding club, or even in your home city, that has the coveted “Juneau” t-shirt. Next we will make our way over to the H-D Museum for a truly VIP, behind the scenes experience. There is a lot to see in the Museum, so feel free to spend as much time as you like. It’s only a ten minute walk back to our accommodation.
2020 dates with the museum visit: Aug 11, September 8
2021 dates with the museum visit: May 11, June 22, Aug 10, September 7
1 rider 1 motorcycle 1 room: add US$1,080.00, guided tours only
2 people 1 motorcycle 1 room: add US$660.00 / per person, guided tours only
2 people 2 motorcycles 1 room: add US$600.00 / per person, guided tours only
2 people 1 motorcycle 1 room: add US$660.00 / per person, guided tours only
2 people 2 motorcycles 1 room: add US$600.00 / per person, guided tours only
Cancellation terms: Guided tours
45 days or greater cancellation notice: No charge & refunded booking security deposit.
Cancellations received less than 45 days prior to the tour departure date will be subject to the following penalties:
44 -32 days cancellation notice: Up to 50% loss of total Tour Fee to cover hotel & other costs. Rental Voucher for the remaining amount for future travel.
31 days or less: Up to 100% loss of total Tour Fee. Rental Voucher for any remaining value for future travel.
Cancellations received less than 45 days prior to the tour departure date will be subject to the following penalties:
44 -32 days cancellation notice: Up to 50% loss of total Tour Fee to cover hotel & other costs. Rental Voucher for the remaining amount for future travel.
31 days or less: Up to 100% loss of total Tour Fee. Rental Voucher for any remaining value for future travel.
Because of the chance of illness, accident, airline inefficiency, company insolvency or other unforeseen situations that may cause a customer (you) to miss a tour, we suggests to purchase travel/medical/health/trip cancellation insurance. It is a little expense that gives you piece of mind, highly recommended!
Cancellation terms: Self-guide tours
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Rules for dammit card game. Motorcycle/car rental cancellation:
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All confirmed rental reservations are refundable until 35 days prior tour departure
35 day or greater cancellation notice: no charge
34 - 21 day cancellation notice: 35% of Total Booking Amount (daily rental rate + daily mileage option + VIP/EVIP)
20 - 14 day cancellation notice: 65% of Total Booking Amount (daily rental rate + daily mileage option + VIP/EVIP)
13 day or less cancellation notice: 100% of Total Booking Amount (daily rental rate + daily mileage option + VIP/EVIP)
Package tour (vehicle rental + hotel reservations):
46 days or greater: none.
30 - 45 day cancellation notice: 35% of total booking amount.
15 - 29 day cancellation notice: 65% of total booking amount.
14 day or less cancellation notice: 100% of total booking amount.
Cancellation Fees: Fees are based on Total Booking Amount (Daily rental rate + Daily Mileage Option + VIP/EVIP + hotel rooms and taxes).
Insurance:
Various motorcycle insurances are available that you can book with your rental, for more information please have a look at our Insurance webpage.
What's Included in guided tours?
- Guaranteed first motorcycle model choice
- All hotel accommodations - with highest costumer ratings selected
- Late model motorcycle rental
- Unlimited mileage
- Professional Tour Leaders (Multilingual)
- Support Vehicle equipped with spare bike and room for additional luggage
- Support Vehicle driver
- Welcome & Farewell Celebration with dinner
- Helmets for driver and passenger (half-face)
- Custom Armored Riding Jacket (you will keep it!)
- On-Road Concierge Service
- Custom Tour Completion Patch
- Breakfast on riding days
- Door to door luggage service
- Fuel & oil on riding days
- Transportation between hotel and rental location
- Mobile Tour Guide App
- Toll Fees
- One Way Transfer fees
- National Park entrance fees
- Hotel Parking fees
- All taxes, fees, and environmental surcharges
What's not included in guided tours?
- Airfares
- Motorcycle security deposit (amount based on selected insurance)
- Food and snacks (except for welcome & farewell meals)
- Beverages
- Tips
- Personal souvenirs
What's included in self-guided tours?
- All hotel accommodations
- Late model motorcycle rental
- Unlimited mileage
- Helmets for driver and passenger
- All taxes, fees, and environmental surcharges
- Transportation between hotel and rental location (within 5 miles, save receipt for rental location)
- One Way Transfer fees
- Co-pilot book
- Detailed day by day or hour by hour itinerary
- Routing with scenic drive specific for motorbikes
- Tips for local areas
- GPS Navigation Unit (taxable): $15.00 per day (Required Security Deposit: authorized $250 hold on a major credit card)
- Customized Pre-Planned Trip to the GPS Unit (taxable): $10.00 per day
What's not included in self-guided tours?
- Airfares
- Motorcycle security deposit (amount based on selected insurance)
- Food and snacks
- Beverages
- Fuel and oil
- Insurance
- Tips
- Personal souvenirs
- Parking fees, park entrance fees, road or toll charges
- Motorcycle security deposit (amount based on selected insurance)
- Seasonal surcharges
- Rally surcharges
- Transfer airport-hotel-airport
To book this tour we need following information from you:
Date of best arrival to departure city (rental/riding starts next morning)
Rider(s): name, jacket size, home address, nationality, required insurance option(s): VIP Zero, VIP, SLI, selection of motorcycle model choice, room type: one or two beds in room? Any additional hotel rooms before or after the tour?
Pillion(s): name, jacket size, nationality
Booking deposit: $1,000 per motorcycle
Final payment: 6 weeks before tour commences
Payment method: wire transfer to our bank account. We also accept US personal checks (scanned to e-mail or mailed to our office).
PayPal and MoneyGram payments are not accepted
Date of best arrival to departure city (rental/riding starts next morning)
Rider(s): name, jacket size, home address, nationality, required insurance option(s): VIP Zero, VIP, SLI, selection of motorcycle model choice, room type: one or two beds in room? Any additional hotel rooms before or after the tour?
Pillion(s): name, jacket size, nationality
Booking deposit: $1,000 per motorcycle
Final payment: 6 weeks before tour commences
Payment method: wire transfer to our bank account. We also accept US personal checks (scanned to e-mail or mailed to our office).
PayPal and MoneyGram payments are not accepted
Please note: please do not purchase domestic/international airline tickets until tour is confirmed by us!
Above: Old Route 66 in Dwight, Illinois.Decommissioned in 1985, the official Route 66 is long gone. Currently, the term refers to a 'tourist route' that follows existing roads generally bearing another name - although some communities continue to officially call it '66' or 'Historic 66'. At times, the Route is entirely gone or simply impassable and the only alternative left to reach the next town is the Interstate.
Above: 'Route 66' inscription on the asphalt of Marsh Arch Bridge (or Rainbow Bridge). Riverton, Kansas.The original route is fairly well preserved, maintained and still practicable in 85% of its length (obtained by combining isolated, non-continuous segments); be it because it still works as an important communication means for locals on its path, or because the region benefits from the tourist craze the route persistently generates and choses to play with the Route-induced nostalgia.
Regardless, we should admit that Route 66 is difficult to follow, cut up in a multitude of successive sections since 1926, and today, interspersed with numerous Interstate stretches. Sometimes, it is nearly impassable. At other times, it ends in a cul-de-sac or is simply closed to all traffic on account of its decay.
Interestingly enough, these decommissioned sections become biking or walking trails occasionally featuring small monuments in honor of the Mother Road. We especially like that of Towanda, Illinois, where the nice walk on the road closed to traffic is flanked by scattered, small information poles on each of the eight states traversed. Many sights on and around the route are described, including the infamous 'Dead Man's Curve', whose title speaks for itself .. (See 'Route 66, a deadly road')
Try to follow the railway tracks. Although this is by no means a bullet-proof method, Route 66 generally runs close to the railway track for a very simple reason: the route was already traced. Bear in mind that, in 1926, as the federal government endorses the highway system including Route 66, the center of the United States is still fairly hostile territory: rough weather, snow-capped mountain ranges, scorching deserts, lakes and tumultuous rivers. In following the railway track, Route 66's engineers saw a straightforward method to keep costs down. This explains why the Interstate network continues to follow Route 66 today on most stretches.
Above: Near Rolla, Missouri. Route 66 often follows the route of the Interstate, as here in the state of Missouri. It is not always very bucolic but the Main Street of America does not forget to occasionally divert and traverse numerous downtowns on its path.If you lack a very precise knowledge of Route 66 alignments, a generally valid approach is targeting the next town down the road. Chances are your GPS will suggest following Route 66 (you can also to identify an alternative to the Interstate using a map, without GPS support). On the other hand, you can also disable the Highway option on your GPS and force it to take secondary roads; in most cases, it will spontaneously take you to Route 66 (when available).
Above: Dwight, Illinois. Signaling on Route 66. The brown signs along the historic route are complementary to existing panels. An arrow indicates the direction to be followed, the turns to take at intersections or the Interstate exits when Route 66 cannot be followed any longer.Today, the 'succession of sections' which makes up Route 66 is classified as 'Historic Route' and reported as such on the outskirts of the old tracks, on an usually brown 'Historic Route 66' panel, in the same color as natural reserves or historical sites. Sometimes, Route 66 signs are directly painted on the road (prevents thefts).
Above: Commerce, Oklahoma. Road signaling on Route 66 depends on the preservation associations in each state. Thus, the appearance of the panels may vary slightly as here in Oklahoma.The sections of Route 66
Without a map or travel guide, it will be a nearly impossible endeavor to intuitively follow the original Route 66, because its path has suffered major changes over the decades. As changes were introduced, the old alignments were simply abandoned as such and quickly overgrown by weeds and shrubs. Thus, we can cross ghostly sections of very early alignments laid down before 1925, whose ends are barred by Road ends signs. Sometimes, as in Narcissa Oklahoma, adventurous travelers can drive on the first transcontinental route alignment, dating back to 1922. Travelers beware, it's a bumpy ride!
Above: Half-paving of Route 66 (1922). Narcissa, Oklahoma. It is seldom that one comes across a section as old as these 13 miles stretching from Narcissa to Afton, in Oklahoma, built in 1922. To save money, only the center of the road was paved, leaving the sides bare to allow for vehicle passing.Association's panels occasionally indicate the year in which the Route followed a particular alignment (1926-1930, 1930-1940, etc.) or more generically, whether it is an 'old alignment', as opposed to a more contemporary one (from the 50s onwards).
We advise you to concentrate on the most recent alignments, veering off occasionally onto very early alignments for a few key sights. In fact, the last sections followed by Route are now better signaled and certainly more passable, while some segments of the oldest alignments are no longer paved or tarred and nearby attractions become extremely rare.