Most of our gateway hotels provide shuttle service to and from the airport. We will take care of getting you to the bike rental location prior to the tour, and from the rental location back to your hotel at its conclusion.

Besides the great roads and spectacular scenery on a Great American Motorcycle Tour, one of the most critical components is our lodging selections. All lodging is included, from the evening before our departure through the night after we return to our final stop. This is Enhanced Motorcycle Travel, the Great American way… we stay at only the finest available inns, bed and breakfasts, and resorts.

Words like "first-class" , "luxury" and such are subjective, and can mean a lot of things to a lot of people, so we stay away from 'em. The "Star" or "Diamond" systems don't really work for us either, since we get to so many out-of-the-way places, and those guidebook writers (and the flocks of tourists that follow them) just haven't made it there yet. We just go for the best available, with a few conditions...

We stay at places where our group is not considered "small", so we can be the primary focus of the proprietor and staff. That generally means you'll stay at a small local inn, Bed & Breakfast, ranch, lodge, or even private cabins. Sometimes we're the only ones there. The place needs to have character, and some of the most interesting characters you'll meet on a tour (in addition to your group of course!) may be our hosts for one or more evenings.

Nonetheless, comfort is never sacrificed, and you'll find amenities such as antique furnishings, hot tubs, fireplaces, as well as nearby activities and attractions such as golf, horseback riding, fishing, hiking, and yes, even shopping.

Suffice it to say your lodging experience will be "Comfortably Unique".

Each day that we are traveling starts with breakfast as a group. It's often at our place of lodging and varies from a generous continental to a cooked-to-order feast. Sometimes we ride for an hour or so if there's a "destination" breakfast in the area. Before leaving each morning we'll discuss the days ride, attractions, alternative routes. In any case, don't worry about starting out on an empty stomach.

Lunch is on your own. We'll usually stop where there are several choices and you can have what you like. We like places that are just the right combination of atmosphere, good food, and the prompt service needed to help us keep moving.

We've found that people like choices when it comes to dinner. Some days we'll have adinner as a group, but we also give you opportunities to have dinner where your want and when you want.

We typically enjoy local favorites and specialties, always prepared fresh and always plentiful. Sometimes we order from menus - choose anything at all - but on occasion we have a "personal chef" who is eager to exercise his or her culinary creativity. The best meals, like the best rides, are often "planned spontaneity"!

Every tour Except the "Open Road" Tour is accompanied by a support vehicle. The SV carries luggage for the group and has plenty of room for clothing and riding gear and even space for some larger extras like fishing poles and golf clubs. We're saying "two pieces per person" just so no one gets carried away.

Should anyone not wish to ride a motorcycle the entire time, there's also room in the SV for one or more passengers.

When you arrive for your tour, you'll receive your Daily Itinerary Packet. In it you'll find detailed information about your tour, including maps and directions for each day's travels... the route the group leader will be following as well as alternates. There will be a list of attractions, interesting facts about places and people along the way..

You'll also have emergency contact information and telephone numbers for our each night's lodging, should you be delayed.

On Full-Service Tours, your entrance fees to National Parks are included as part of your Great American tour package. On Self-Guided tours these costs are additional. We can advise you the approximate amount of these costs on request.