Blue Strada Tours - North Carolina Excursion Mountain Tour

Explore the beautiful mountains and High Country of North Carolina as you experience the perfect combination of endless twisty roads and breathtaking scenery that makes for some of the best riding in America.

Duration: 5 nights/4 days riding
Price: starting at $1853 (see details below)
Highlights: Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, Snake Valley, Backbone Rock, Deal’s Gap and Tail of the Dragon
Availability: April 17-22; October 9-14

Day One: (Friday) Welcome to Charlotte, North Carolina

Blue Strada Tour guests arrive at designated Welcome hotel before 5:00 pm
Introduction to fellow tour guests and details of the motorcycles
Review of the tour itinerary
Hospitality reception and Welcome dinner

Day Two (Saturday) Off We Go!

Riding distance: 255 miles

Experience the great twisty mountain roads of North Carolina as you depart Charlotte in route to Banner Elk and The High Country
Ride the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway and enjoy one of the best motorcycle roads in the country
Destination for the evening is a Villa nestled in the heart of the High Country with gorgeous mountain views from every room
Various dinner options

Day Three (Sunday) It’s only a Snake!

Riding distance: 250 miles

After a gourmet breakfast at the Villa, the tours heads to Asheville
Tackle Snake Valley—three mountains, one valley, and 489 curves!
Ride through the world’s shortest tunnel, also known as Backbone Rock
Accommodations while in Asheville are at an award-wining Inn in the heart of a National Historic District
Various dinner options, including a restaurant specializing in Bluegrass Music and BBQ

Day Four: (Monday) Time to Slay the Dragon

Riding distance: 150 miles

Miles and miles of twisties again today as you ride a beautiful part of the Blue Ridge Parkway on your way to Robbinsville, NC
A lunchtime treat with nothing but views is in store at the Mt. Pisgah Inn
Head to Deal’s Gap in the afternoon where the world-famous “Tail of the Dragon” awaits those who dare—318 turns in 11 miles!
Accommodations for the night are a beautiful lakeside lodge
Reception and Celebration dinner at the Lodge

Day Five: (Tuesday) All good things must end

Riding distance: 240 miles

A bountiful breakfast at the Lodge sends us on our way back to Charlotte
Wayah Bald Road leading to the Chatooga River provides more great riding on your final day
Lunch in historic Highlands, NC with scenic waterfalls dotting the route
Return to the hotel in Charlotte and prepare for departure the next day
Various dinner options

North Carolina Excursion Mountain Tour Pricing
Bike	Single Room/ 1 Motorcycle	Double Room/ 1 Motorcycle (Passenger)	Double Room/ 2 Motorcycles (2nd Rider)
Suzuki V-Strom 650 ABS	$2800	+ $905	+ $2045
Suzuki V-Strom 1000	$3000	+ $905	+ $2245

Includes:
Suzuki® V-Strom Adventure motorcycles
All room accommodations, breakfast, Welcome and Celebration dinners.
Airport transfers
Support vehicle for luggage

Not Included:
Riding gear as weather dictates
Cocktails and beverages over and above those provided at Welcome and Celebration dinners
Personal charges to hotel rooms (movies, telephone, beverages, etc.)
Personal gas
$15/per day insurance