Atlantic Mountains Extreme

This is not a tour for novice riders. Don’t waste your time or money if you don’t have a good bit of experience riding on many different roads and weather conditions. If you love curves and challenging roads, this tour can’t be beat! It’s got it all, from the first 30 km on Day 1. As an American, the Canary Islands have never been on my radar. I thought they were like Grand Cayman or Aruba in the Atlantic. Boy, was I wrong! These are true mountains and cliffs with roads designed and constructed by motorcyclists. The road surface is perfect and sticky even in the rain. Gran Canary has its own version of the Grand Canyon, but with a beautiful race track cut into the walls all around! The most amazing thing about these islands to me as a motorcyclist is how many well designed and constructed roads there are on the 3 islands we visited. Unlike the other Extreme Tours I’ve done, this one also includes extreme weather changes. In one day you go from heat to cold, from dry to driving rain, from still air to 50mph gusts that almost knock you down, from clear to fog so thick you can barely see. WELL WORTH THE TIME AND MONEY! What a treat! Thank you, Edelweiss! And thank you to the tour guide! Can’t wait to do another extreme tour!

It’s likely that if you are an American, you’d be hard pressed to open a world map and point to the Canary Islands, let alone describe the landscape. You’d also be hard pressed to find a more diverse place to ride; geologically, culturally and climate-wise. The roads are perfect. I would never have guessed such tarmac would be found - hundreds of miles and thousands of turns - it was like a week-long track day experience through seven different countries. Coastline, desert, canyons, mountains, jungle, rain forest. Wine country, twisty little villages, steep single track roads. You name it. This was my wife’s first trip and she fell in love with extended two -up motorcycling trips. We had a few opportunities to ride solo while our wives shopped and took in the sights. Bikes were perfect, our guide was perfect. Knowledgeable about history, geography, culture, landscape, routes, food, language, everything! It was the very best of everything- the best guided tour I’ve ever experienced. Period. Thank you Edelweiss. Author- A Life In Motorcycles https://www.amazon.com/Life-Motorcycles-Mechanics-Reviving-Motorcycle-ebook/dp/B07XLNWTJ9/ref=nodl_