USA
12 Days Route 66
Self Drive Motorcycle Tour
Itinerary:
Chicago - Springfield / Illinois - St. Louis -
Springfield / Missouri - Oklahoma City -
Amarillo - Santa Fe - Gallup - Flagstaff -
Seligman - Barstow - Los Angeles
Day 1 / Chicago
You start your trip in Chicago by arriving during the day.
Day 2 / Chicago - Springfield, Illionois
In the morning you pick up your Motorcycle from the rental office and set off on the Interstate and local highway until the first Route 66 signs appear at Joliet. Your first break is at Launching Pad in Wilmington, one of the last original restaurants left on Route 66. You carry on to Mc Lean, where you stop at the Dixie Trucker Home, the highlight of the Illinois leg of the tour. Just also visit the nearby Route 66 Hall of Fame, with its souvenir shop and restaurant. You end your first day on the road at Springfield, Illinois, for a long time the home town of Abraham Lincoln, the President of the US during the Civil War.
Day 3 / Springfield, Illinois - St. Louis
You head along Route 66 to the town of pioneers – St. Louis. The landmark of St. Louis is the Gateway Arch. You will have a wonderful lookout over the city from inside this, the nation’s highest monument (standing 192 m [630 feet] high). The best starting point for a scenic tour is Laclede’s Landing. While here, you may wish to visit Hannegan’s, a restaurant and pub modelled after the US Senate dining hall where the best bands of the city perform on stage.
Day 4 / St. Louis - Springfield, Missouri
From today onwards you travel on Route 66 and the Interstate. The highlight of today’s journey is the Meramec Caverns. These famous caverns used to be the hiding place of the outlaw, Jesse James, and have been a tourist attraction since the opening of Route 66.
Day 5 /
Springfield, Missouri - Oklahoma City
You pass through Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma on Highway 66.
Day 6 / Oklahoma City - Amarillo
You start the day with a great photo opportunity at a bridge with 38 tremendous bows over the Canadian River and travel on to Clinton and the Route 66 Museum, where you get a wonderful source of fascinating information on Route 66. Your next stop is Amarillo, where you head west to the legendary Cadillac Ranch. Here you will see 10 Cadillacs buried upright and nose down in the dirt as a reminder of the golden days of Route 66. You We round the day off with a visit to The Big Texan steak ranch and spend the night in a typical American motel.
Day 7 / Amarillo - Santa Fe
The next day takes you from Amarillo to Adrian, where you stop for refreshments at the Midpoint Café. Not only is this a great café with excellent food, it also offers an assortment of native arts and crafts, antiques, and, of course, Route 66 souvenirs. Adrian is the halfway point between Chicago and Los Angeles. You end your day in Santa Fe and check out the historic downtown area.
Day 8 / Santa Fe - Gallup
The ride continues south and the next sightseeing and fotostop is in Madrid, with its original location Maggie's Dinner from the cult movie "Wild Hogs" featuring John Travolta. After lunch in Madrid you travel through arguably the most beautiful part of New Mexico. The gently winding road takes us through the local mesas, with their distinctive trees, to Laguna Pueblo, where you visit the mission church built by the Spaniards. Just in time for dinner, you arrive at the El Rancho Hotel in Gallup. Although the glitter is gone today, this is where Hollywood stars once rubbed elbows. Room 103 was once occupied by Ronald Reagan, room 213 was Humphrey Bogart’s, room 109 was Doris Day’s, Kirk Douglas occupied room 105, and Gregory Peck was in room 111. The Marx Brothers lodged in room 118, and John Wayne recovered from a long day’s ride in room 100.
Day 9 / Gallup - Flagstaff
From Gallup, your first leg of the day’s journey takes you through the Petrified Forest National Park and the Painted Desert. Both are spectacular sights. Moving on west, we recommend to stop for lunch in Holbrook, a typical Route 66 town. We particularly recommend Joe and Aggies Café where the house speciality is cheese enchiladas. Thoroughly strengthened, you depart for Winslow and then Meteor Crater. In the afternoon you arrive in Flagstaff. You might close the day with a visit to The Museum Club (nicknamed ‘The Zoo’), the most popular dance club between Oklahoma City and Los Angeles. Almost every night of the week great country music bands offer live entertainment.
Day 10 / Flagstaff - Seligman
Today is one of the highlights of our trip as you arrive at the Grand Canyon not long after breakfast. Those who wish may take a helicopter flight over the canyon. You continue your trip through Williams toward the Californian border. This unspoilt stretch of Route 66 follows the original Route and provides a unique sense of closeness to the surrounding land. Upon your arrival in Seligman you should visit the founder of the Historic Route 66 Association, which is located in the Route 66 Visitor Center. Hopefully you will have an opportunity to meet Angel Delgadillo, and you might end up in his barber chair for a close-up shave. You spend the night in a typical Route 66 motel, experiencing the basics!
Day 11 / Seligman - Barstow
After breakfast at Westside Lilo's Cafe, an original Route 66 restaurant and our recommendation, you travel on to Kingman, Oatman and Needles. You follow what is commonly considered the most beautiful section of the route. Stop at the Sahara Oasis for refreshments, and again in Amboy at Roy’s Café. If there is enough time left, you should turn off the highway shortly before Barstow and travel into the Mojave Desert for a few miles to see the ghost town of Calico and the old silver mine. Now populated again and lovingly restored, Calico once housed over 1000 miners and adventurers searching for their luck. This beautiful stretch of Route 66 ends in Barstow, named after the owner of the Santa Fe Railroad Company and mentioned in the classic song ‘Get your kicks on route 66’.
Day 12 / Barstow - Santa Monica
On your last day on the road you leave the legendary mother road in favour of the Interstate, which will take you straight into Los Angeles, where you drop off your Motorcycle at the rental office.
What's included:
Motorcycle for the Tour including
fully comprehensive Insurance and one-way charge
Accomodation (11x) Standard Motels in DoubleRoom
Secured Payment Certificate (Sicherungsschein)
Tourinformation
Pricing:
Rider HARLEY-DAVIDSON Big Twin = USD 3361
Co-Rider/Passenger = USD 867
SingleRoom extra charge = USD 817
TwinRoom extra charge = USD 150
All pricing payable in US Dollar.
2% Discount for payment by bank transfer
3% Early Bird Discount* for bookings more than 6 months prior tour start
2% Senior Discount* age min 62 years prior tourstart
5% Group Discount* (from 6 Riders)
*additional discounts apply for bank payment only.
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