The First 10 Years
A decade has gone by since our first tour to the Spiti and Kinnur valleys in the Indian Himalayas, a one-man whim with lots of knowledge and familiarity with the area, somewhere in Delhi 2009. It was an exciting and special trip, also very long (3 weeks). We knew little then about how to plan such a tour. What it takes, for how long, planning, facilities… we knew nothing… but there was passion and a tremendous desire to take people on a wild & crazy but special experience on motorcycles to places that really few people reach. Through nature, to the wild, to different cultures preserved in remote places of the world…
That’s where it all began
Then came the tour to South Africa, which was something completely different, taking motorcycles, roads, and riding to a whole new level. It really brought us a ton of new insights with regards to hotels, cuisine, and amazing tourist sites.
Our next tour to Rajasthan was meant to be a one-time tour. It was so special that it was actually crafted first as a cultural experience and only afterwards as a motorcycle tour. It was rich beyond description, but it was there that we came to an important realization; Motorcycles are the foundation to build the experience of the tour upon.
Our next tour to Vietnam was our answer to that. Although on smaller engine motorcycles, this Moto-Nature-Culture experience delivered BIG TIME!
Then came another pivotal understanding; Not everyone wants and / or can travel on long, expensive and faraway trips. A lot of bikers prefer Europe for riding and traveling. Comfort, proximity, shorter trips, great and new motorcycles, roads and hotels – everything is familiar and comfortable and not daunting. And so, we started adding destinations in the nearby continent: Romania, Greece, Croatia and Slovenia, Spain (2 routes) … Italy (3 routes), Iceland … and more … and more!
We soon saw the dream become a reality. Within the first couple years after that first tour, we had 5-6 tours a year to different destinations. We included Google and Facebook marketing that quickly replaced the “forums” and became an important tool that connects bikers and interest groups from across the country, and the world … and helped reach more riders and create more amazing trips.
Before we knew it, we found ourselves to be important partners in the creation of the “motorcycle touring” culture in Israel, a country that, at that time, traveled very little this way, and if so, mainly in Europe and mostly independently. Slowly but surely the market and demand in Israel flourished. To date, there are not many bikers in the country who do not know of the possibility of an amazing motorcycle tour abroad.
There are many different ways of to develop tours in this field. We went for it all the way without any compromises – PREMIUM TOURS! As the name implies, these are tours where the level of detail is very high. No need to ask what and how – everything is crafted to give you the very best for the TOTAL experience! The motorcycles, planning the best route, unique and great hotels, finger-licking meals, ultra-capable and multi-talented guides that make the trip, the escort vehicle with an additional staff member for support, choosing great sites, creating (very) special experiences that are usually not in the traveler’s books, personal care for every rider / participant and to their specific needs, smooth running logistics… and of course small groups.
In a decade of activity we have steadily designed and crafted 2 brand new additional motorcycle tours to per year, and today there are more than 20 different routes in 15 different countries on 4 continents !!! (Only on motorcycles and for motorcycles). Over 80 trips since the first, with close to 500 customers / travelers joining us on our tours (from one tour to some customers reaching 13 tours with us), 70% of our travelers returned for at least one more tour (with emphasis on at least)! About 40% head out with us on 3-6 to date on average.
What more?
6 tour guides running the entire show in real time with you on tour. 2 super-organized tour coordinators taking care of EVERYTHING (and we mean everything!) leading up to the tour, and 2 overseeing the entire operation, packaging it up and looking ahead to the future…. but mainly just concentrating on posting as many photos and videos from the road as we can…making you so envious, that you’ll join us for a tour too!
So what does the next decade have in store for us?
WOW!!!
Just follow and you will already see – new branding, new website and in general a lot of action going on here both inside and out.
But their is one thing that never changes…
More and more unforgettable experiences and tours ahead! Only on 2 wheels...