American Music Guided Motorcycle Tour

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American Music Guided Motorcycle Tour

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12 DAY ITINERARY

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NEW ORLEANS TO ATLANTA

13 DAY ITINERARY

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NEW ORLEANS TO ATLANTA

15 DAY ITINERARY

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NEW ORLEANS TO ATLANTA

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4/24/2020

Nathan Peach ( Overseal, Derbyshire, United Kingdom ) Just recently completed a Ride Free organised tour of Northern California, me and my buddy hatched an idea to go... read more

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11/11/2019

Wil and Erin at Ride Free organised our whole trip along route 66 then the coast road to San Francisco. A self guided driving tour we did with our friends.... read more

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10/26/2019

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"The Greatest Trip of my life!"

Hello Wil and Erin. Just a short note to thank you for the ‘BEST VACATION EVER’. Both Brian and Andy were exceptionally professional and it is fair to say that that trip would not have been as good without the professional and friendly banter between the group and the guides. They were well able to cater for the differences in the group and this aided the holiday. The locations, lodgings and roads traveled matched and, sometimes, exceeded our expectations. On at least two occasions the accommodations were part of our dreams. ( Log cabin on a lake ) Read More

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AMERICAN MUSIC MOTOCYCLE TOUR INFORMATION

American Music Guided Motorcycle Tour

American USA Music BBQ and Blues Tour – Live Music Many Nights

2020: 15 Day Music Tour – New Orleans to Atlanta – September 25 – Oct 8, 2020 –
#Final dates to be determined once the Loretta Lynn Music Event Rally dates are announced.
Request to make it an “Ultra Explorer Tour” and we add 1 or 2 more days for an extra amount relaxing time at stops.
For 2020 we are adding one day to the 12 Day Basic Option Itinerary below for 13 days.
Basic Route + layover Nashville + layover at Memphis or Loretta Lynn Ranch Bike and Music Rally ( To be determined on Rally )
1: 12 Day 11 Night -New Orleans to Atlanta – The Basic – Blues and Country
2: 13 Day 12 Night – New Orleans to Atlanta – Ultra – Blues and Country
3: 14 Day 13 Night – New Orleans to Atlanta – Ultra Ltd. – Blues and Country
4: 15 Day Music Tour – New Orleans to Atlanta – Ultimate – Blues and Country
5: 16 Day 14 Night – New Orleans to New Orleans – Ultra Blues and Country
6: 16 Day 15 Night – Atlanta to Dallas, Texas – Country and Blues
7: 14 Day 13 Night – Chicago to New Orleans- American Blues

Smokey Mountains Atlanta Deal’s Gap Tail of the Dragon Nashville Memphis The Cross Roads birthplace of the blues New Orleans San Antonio Austin, Texas ADD Santa Fe, Grand Canyon Vegas Blues Western Swing Country Cajun Bluegrass Mountain Music

Option 2: Chicago to New Orleans on the Blues Trail

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What really make a Ride Free Adventure is The Team, check out our crew. Our love for being on the road on a motorcycle adventure with great people from around the world, is what it is all about for us.

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This is an incredible ride. We hit the great American Blues, Roots, and Country Music Cities and Locations. Listen to Live Music Many Nights.

Visit the famous Crossroads, the birthplace of the blues.

Nashville, Memphis, Sun Studios where Elvis first recorded, Graceland, the Cross Roads, New Orleans, Austin Texas, and more

Click Here for PICTURES from the last 2017 American Music Guided Motorcycle Tour Trip – 600 photos

New Orleans to Atlanta – Basic Option – 12 Day
Country and Blues Music Motorcycle Tour
GUIDED TOUR FAQ’S FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Plus Return Fee depending on which route $375 on most routes.

AMERICAN HISTORY TOUR INFORMATION

American History Washington DC Battlefields Guided Motorcycle Tour

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Runs: April – May – June – July – Aug – Sept – Oct – November

I do a number of different versions of this tour.

Starts in WASHINGTON, DC

The American History Tour > can tour the coastline of North Carolina, the outer banks with it’s ferries and light houses, Virginia Beach, the Eastern Shore like Onancock, Williamsburg, wild horses at Chincoteague Island, Jamestown, Revolutionary and Civil War battlefields, Washington D.C., and then back down the Blue Ridge Parkway on the Blue Ridge Mountains.

On some tours we can ride the world famous Tail of the Dragon in North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

The Route depends on what the particular group decides they like most after talking to all participants.

# We can modify the route where we start in DC if you want extra DC days, then depending on the length of the tour we drop down South to Richmond and loop around, or head down the Blue Ridge Mountain Parkway on our way to explore Civil War and Revolutionary War Battlefields, history, and mountains. Ending up with Deal’s Gap / Tail of the Dragon, then end in Atlanta with the huge airport.

I have an unlimited amount of options on this tour. There is so much history in Virginia and North Carolina. It would take us 2 months to run past a decent amount of it. I am from these areas, so I can modify each tour depending on what that group that is coming wants to do, and their interests

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16 day 15 Night 14 riding days – HISTORY TOUR
Day 1- Arrive Washington, DC
Day 2- Washington to Gettysburg to Antietam to Harper’s Ferry – 1hr 31 fast route + 1hr + 25 mins
Day 3- the above day two split in half because of all the battlefields to see
Day 4 – Harper’s Ferry to Shenandoah, Front Royal, to Charlottesville – 1hr 12 + 3hr 28
Option Day Add – add day here in mountains above to slow the trip down
Day 5- – Charlottesville to Appomattox – time in Charlottesville and Appomattox – 1hr 23 mins –
Day 6 – Appomattox to Lexington – gives time around Lexington – 1hr 23 –
Day 7 – Lexington to The Homestead, Hot Springs, VA – lots to see and enjoy this special place – 1hr 12
Day 8 – Hot Springs to Blue Ridge Parkway Stop – about 4hr
Day 9 – Blue Ridge Parkway Stop to Asheville, NC – The Biltmore – about 4hr
Day 10 – add day in here to have time at Biltmore and shorter day to Wilmington, more time there, will shorten to Wilmington Day.
Day 11 – Asheville to Wilmington, NC – 5hr 28 mins fast route
Day 12 – Wilmington to Ocracoke – 6hr 2 minutes with 2hr 47min ferry ride = about 3.5hrs of riding
Day 13 – Ocracoke to Williamsburg – 5hr 58min
Day 14 -Williamsburg to Richmond, VA – time at Williamsburg and Richmond – 1hr 17 mins
Day 15 – Richmond to Washington, DC – 2hr 58 mins
Day 16 – Washington, DC Departure

9 Day 8 Night – can be extended to have more time to really see the sites and history – BLUE RIDGE TOUR
Day 1 – Arrive to Washington, DC
Day 2 – Washington to Winchester
Day 3 – Winchester to Lexington
Day 4 – Lexington to Galax
Day 5 – Galax to Asheville, NC
Day 6 – Asheville to Deals Gap
Day 7 – Deal Gap / Tail of The Dragon Layover – fun riding day
Day 8 – Deals Gap to Atlanta ( or to Nashville and end in Nashville, or add another day to the Jack Daniels Distillery or / and more )
Day 9 – Atlanta Departure Day

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Day 1 – New Orleans Meet

We meet this first day after lunch, pick up our bikes, and do our orientation. Our first night together out on the town listening to live blues music in The French Quarter before we get on our motorcycles and ride off the next day.

Day 2 – New Orleans to Vicksburg

We ride along the the Delta countryside, let it take us back in time. A relaxing riding day that relaxes our souls. Our first riding day that takes us back in time. We have to get out of town, then we cruise the famous Blues highway on the route the old bluesmen took playing their music and learning their art. This follows generally close to the Mississippi River, and where many of the most famous bluesmen in the world grew up. We take in the area and influences that influenced the forming of the blues.

Day 3 – Vicksburg to Clarkesdale

The Crossroads / Mississippi Delta Then we ride our Harleys down the famous Blues Highway towards the mysterious Cross Roads where the blues was born along the Mississippi Delta. Don’t sell your soul to the Devil here!. Not much going on in Clarkesdale, except some blues, beer, bourbon, and BBQ. If you are looking for fancy, this is not it. This is the real deal.

The video is at our stop and night out.

Day 4 – Clarksdale to Memphis

Today we get on more of the old 61 Blues Road as we retrace the steps and stops of the legends. Welcome to The South. We will save Graceland for tomorrow so we are not rushed in our ride today, or rushed seeing Graceland. Tonight we go hear some music and see the sights on the famous Beale Street.

Day 5 – Layover Day Memphis

Today we take a tour of Elvis’s Estate, Graceland. We also go see Sun Studios, as well as more blues music tonight. Or just relax in the pool.

Day 6 – Memphis / Elvis to Hurricane Mills

This stop between Memphis and Nashville give us more time at both, less rushed. Also many years we are able to stay in some great cabins in the Tennessee Hills, and have a pool party! It is a special treat depending on availability = if you book your tour soon enough. If not, we still some other options and great stops this day.

Day 7 – Hurricane Mills to Nashville, Tennessee

We cruise around town for a good breakfast, and then head out into the surrounding countryside for a nice ride and lots to see and hear. Then we are in Nashville, the Country Music Capital of the World. We have a beautiful Southern country motorcycle ride planned today on our way to Nashville.

DAY 8 – Nashville Layover

A full day to explore Nashville. There is so much to do here. There is a hop on hop off trolly where you can visit the iconic places around downtown Nashville today like the Johnny Cash Museum, other country museums, a distillery, lunch stops, and more. And more live music tonight!

Day 9 – Nashville to Chattanooga, Tennessee

Great motorcycle ride today through the American countryside to end up in the neat city of Chattanooga. But first, we stop in Lynchburg, and take a dry tour of the Jack Daniels Distillery, and even ride up Lookout Mountain for a great view and history lesson.

Day 10 – Chattanooga to Smokey Mountains / Tail of the Dragon Mountain Ride / Blue Grass Mountain Music

We head up into the Mountains for some mountain bluegrass music and the Tail of the Dragon. One of the USA’s most famous mountain twisty roads in the beautiful Smokey Mountains. The ride up the mountain today is spectacular if you love easy rolling twisty turns and smooth roads. We hang out and take it all in. People from all over the world travel to this famous motorcycle destination.

Day 11 – Deal’s Gap to Atlanta

There is still a lot of adventure left this day. It is hard leaving the beautiful North Carolina Mountains. Many people will start inquiring about our Blue Ridge and Smokey Mountain Motorcycle Tour or our American History Motorcycle tour after they are awed by the beauty of this area. The twisty ride down the mountain and out of the hills is a highlight for many. We stop in a historic town square for our last lunch on the road together. Finally we get our bikes turned back in at the end of the day in Atlanta. After out last night and dinner together reminiscing over the trip we say our goodbyes. Time to plan the next trip.

Day 12 – Departure Day – Atlanta

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Day 1 – New Orleans Meet

Day 2 – New Orleans to Vicksburg

We ride along the the Delta countryside, let it take us back in time. A relaxing riding day that relaxes our souls.
Our first riding day that takes us back in time. We have to get out of town, then we cruise the famous Blues highway on the route the old bluesmen took playing their music and learning their art. This follows generally close to the Mississippi River, and where many of the most famous bluesmen in the world grew up. We take in the area and influences that influenced the forming of the blues.

Day 3 – Vicksburg to Clarkesdale

The Crossroads / Mississippi Delta

Then we ride our Harleys down the famous Blues Highway towards the mysterious Cross Roads where the blues was born along the Mississippi Delta. Don’t sell your soul to the Devil here!.

Not much going on in Clarkesdale, except some blues, beer, bourbon, and BBQ. If you are looking for fancy, this is not it. This is the real deal.

The video is at our stop and night out.

Day 4 – Clarksdale to Memphis

Day 5 – Layover Day Memphis

Today we take a tour of Elvis’s Estate, Graceland. We also go see Sun Studios, as well as more blues music tonight.

Or just relax in the pool.

Day 6 – Memphis / Elvis to Hurricane Mills

Day 7 – Hurricane Mills to Nashville, Tennessee

We have a beautiful Southern country motorcycle ride planned today on our way to Nashville.

DAY 8 – Nashville Layover

And more live music tonight!

Day 9 – Nashville to Lynchburg

We take our time getting up this morning after a big night the night before on our last night in Nashville. After a slow morning, and good rest, we take some nice country roads to Lynchburg. This is a short relaxing day. We the put up our bikes, and take a tour of the Jack Daniels Distillery. Since we are staying here tonight, we can take the “non dry tour”, and sample some Jack Daniels.

Day 10 – Lynchburg to Chattanooga, Tennessee

Today we take a great motorcycle ride today through the American countryside to end up in the neat city of Chattanooga. But first we ride up Lookout Mountain for a great view and history lesson. This is another pretty relaxing day.

Day 11 – Chattanooga to Smokey Mountains / Tail of the Dragon Mountain Ride / Blue Grass Mountain Music

Day 12 – Deal’s Gap to Atlanta

After out last night and dinner together reminiscing over the trip we say our goodbyes. Time to plan the next trip.

Day 13 – Departure Day – Atlanta

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Day 1 - Arrival day New Orleans, first hotel night included on tour

Day 2 - New Orleans to Vicksburg, MS

Day 3 - Vicksburg to Clarksdale, MS

We ride our Harleys down the famous Blues Highway towards the mysterious Cross Roads where the blues was born along the Mississippi Delta. Don’t sell your soul to the Devil here! Not much going on in Clarkesdale, except some blues, beer, bourbon, and BBQ. If you are looking for fancy, this is not it. This is the real deal.

The video is at our stop and night out.

Day 4 - Clarksdale to Memphis, TN

Day 5 - Memphis layover

Today we take a tour of Elvis’s Estate, Graceland. We also go see Sun Studios, as well as more blues music tonight. Or just relax in the pool.

Day 6 - Memphis to Hurricane Mills, TN

Day 7 - Hurricane Mills to Nashville, TN

Day 8 - Nashville layover

A full day to explore Nashville. There is so much to do here. There is a hop on hop off trolley where you can visit the iconic places around downtown Nashville today like the Johnny Cash Museum, other country museums, a distillery, lunch stops, and more. And more live music tonight!

Day 9 - Nashville layover

Day 10 - Nashville to Lynchburg, TN

Day 11 - Lynchburg to Chattanooga, TN

Day 12 - Chattanooga to Deals Gap, NC

Day 13 - Deals Gap to Maggie Valley, NC

Day 14 - Maggie Valley to Marietta/Atlanta, GA

Day 15 - Departure Day Atlanta

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Day 1 – We start in Atlanta Georgia ( Big airport )

Blue Clubs. Welcome to The South.

Day 2 – Atlanta to Smoky Mountains / Tail of the Dragon Mountain Ride / Bluegrass Mountain Music

We head up into the Mountains for some mountain bluegrass music and the Tail of the Dragon. One of the USA’s most famous mountain twisty roads in the beautiful Smoky Mountains.

Day 3 – The Dragon Layover / Mountain Ride Day

Today we ride the beautiful mountain roads. An amazing relaxing day in one of the most famous motorcycle riding spots in the USA.

Day 4 – The Dragon to Lynchburg, Tennessee

We visit the Jack Daniels Bourbon Distillery

Day 5 – Lynchburg to Nashville, Tennessee

So much to do and see here we do a layover day here or New Orleans. We cruise around town for a good breakfast, and then head out into the surrounding countryside for a nice ride and lots to see and hear. Then we are back in Nashville after lunch for plenty of neat things to do in the Country Music Capital of the World.

Day 6 – Nashville (Layover)

Lots to do in Nashville.

Day 7 – Nashville to Memphis / Elvis

Then we ride to Memphis where we see Graceland and Sun Studios where Elvis first recorded.

Day 8 – Memphis to The Crossroads / Mississippi Delta

First we have time this morning to visit Graceland if we did not yesterday. We have a short riding day today. We head towards the mysterious Cross Roads where the blues was born along the Mississippi Delta. Don’t sell your soul to the Devil here! Not only do we visit the known cross roads, but we also visit the on the low crossroads where some old bluesmen claim it really started… no one knows for sure.

Day 9 – Mississippi Delta to New Orleans

We get in early with time for some Cajun and Blues fun. Don’t feed the Gators.

Day 10 – New Orleans (Layover)

We could spends days in New Orleans. Plenty to see and do. Swamp boat rides, listen to the blues all day, fight a gator, we can go for a ride or two.

Day 11 – New Orleans to Texas

We stop on the way to Texas at an old port for some hole in the wall music and town. We experience and stay at an old port town on the water, or if you guys want to be city slickers, we stay in Houston. So either local little off the path joints, or Big City Lights, and clubs.

Day 12 – Texas to San Antonio, Texas and surrounding area BBQ and Dance Halls

The next am we head out to the old Dance Halls around Texas. Some have music playing all day. We lay our heads in San Antonio, but before that we cruise the Riverwalk and go hear some live music.

Day 13 – San Antonio to Austin, Texas and the Hill Country – The Live Music Capital of the USA

In the morning we hit the beautiful Hill Country and real deal BBQ joints on our way into Austin. But not before we check some live music out in Luckenbach Texas “Let’s go to Luckenbach, Texas With Waylon and Willie and the boys” Then so much live music to see in Austin. Blues bars, Western Swing, maybe we can catch Austin City Limits.

Day 14 – Austin Layover – The Live Music Capital of the USA

So much music and fun to have in Austin and the Austin surrounding area. Some great rides, BBQ, and Music.

Day 15 – Austin to Dallas, Texas – Drop Bikes Off Late Afternoon

We get up after a great night out in Austin. Then start heading through Texas towards our final destination. We turn our bikes in late in the afternoon, seeing what real old Americana we can find on the side of the road on the way.

Day 16 – Departure Day. – Fly out of Dallas

Today you are on your own to explore Dallas, or board a flight and head home.

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Day 1 – Arrive in Chicago

Meet the group today and the fun begins!

Day 2 – Chicago to Fort Madison, Iowa

We begin our journey on our bikes on the Blues Trail.

Day 3 – Fort Madison to Saint Louis

Where the Blues Trail Rt 61 and the famous Rt 66 cross!

Day 4 – Saint Louis to Cape Girardeau

More old blues roads.

Day 5 – Cape Girardeau to Nashville, Tennessee

Day 6 – Nashville to Nashville ( layover )

We have a layover so we have time to explore all Nashville has to offer.

Day 7 – Nashville to Memphis / Elvis

Then we ride to Memphis where we see Sun Studios where Elvis first recorded. We will do Graceland tomorrow when we have time to enjoy it without rushing. I have a secret spot here to eat where Elvis used to hang out to relax and get away from the crowds. It is in no book or map. My wife and I found it years ago when we got lost after visiting Graceland on a cross country journey. The ladies that worked there had worked there their whole lives and told us stories and showed us pictures of Elvis when he used to hang out there. I think we were the only people not from the area to have been there since Elvis. Everyone in the place was absolutely fabulous.

DAY 8 – Memphis to Memphis ( layover )

We enjoy Memphis. Graceland! BBQ, Blues, Bourbon, and more!

Day 9 – Memphis to Tupelo

We head towards the mysterious Cross Roads where the blues was born along the Mississippi Delta. Don’t sell your soul to the Devil here! Not only do we visit the known cross roads, but we also visit the on the low crossroads where some old bluesmen claim it really started… no one knows for sure.

Day 10 – Tupelo to Merigold

We explore more on our way to New Orleans

Day 11 – Merigold to Natchez

We explore more on our way to New Orleans

Day 12 – Natchez to New Orleans

We arrive to New Orleans. Time to ride to Bourbon Street and explore New Orleans on our Motorcycles.

Day 13 – New Orleans to New Orleans

We could spends days in New Orleans. Plenty to see and do. Swamp boat rides, listen to the blues all day, fight a gator, we can go for a ride or two. So we take a day and cruise around New Orleans together on our bikes.

Day 14 – Departure Day – New Orleans

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