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8 DAY – Wild West 1
Guided Motorcycle Tour

Self Drive Tours

DATES | PRICING | BOOKING

Day 1 – Los Angeles, California

Meet your fellow riders from around the globe and the Ride Free Tour Team late afternoon in the hotel lobby for introductions and a drink before our first group dinner at our favorite local spot at the beach. After dinner the Ride Free Tour Team will give a brief orientation and answer any questions about the exciting ride to come. Get a good night’s sleep, as we have a big week ahead.

Day 2 – Los Angeles to Laughlin, Nevada

The Ride Free Tour Team will pick you up at the hotel and head directly to pick up your bike. Once everybody in the group has been checked out the Ride Free Tour Team will give a safety briefing and answer any questions before we saddle up and hit the road. If you have never been part of a group ride on a Harley Davidson or touring bike before, you will find yourself grinning ear to ear as you realize that you have quickly become the object of envy for every pour soul stuck in their cars on the Los Angeles Freeway system. The only sound more satisfying than the roar of the engines of your fellow riders around you is the rumble of your own bike as you leave Los Angeles in your mirrors and the great American city gives way to lonely cacti and the inviting warmth of the California dessert. You have been waiting a long time for this day. Enjoy the feeling. After a lunch stop at a roadside diner we will open into the Nevada dessert before dropping down the valley towards the banks of the Colorado River and the small casino city of Laughlin, Nevada. After checking into the hotel, we’ll enjoy a group dinner before turning you lose to try your luck on the craps tables, slot machines and blackjack tables. Just remember to save few bucks because Las Vegas is just a few days away.

Day 3 – Laughlin, Nevada to Williams, the base of Grand Canyon National Park via Route 66

For many, this is one of the most anticipated days on our journey, as we trace the path of American history along an open stretch of one of the world’s most infamous highways, Route 66. We wind up the mountain to the old mining town of Oatman and pet the mules and maybe find some gold? Feel the rumble of your bike as we open up our throttles and race back in time. You can almost see the old steam engine carrying passengers to a new life in the West along the 100 year old tracks that run parallel to Route 66. Gas stations and roadside diners still dot the same landscape that the first Harley Davidson motorcycles sped eastbound from Milwaukee so many years ago. We are now at one with the road as we leave a little piece of our own history on this great American highway. We arrive in Williams, at the base of the Grand Canyon. This gives us plenty of time to enjoy Rt 66, then be staged for a full day at The Grand Canyon tomorrow.

Day 4 – Williams to Grand Canyon South Rim Or no stop at Williams, and we go to Bryce Canyon for a night before Zion after Monument Valley.

We will soon be leaving the roar of Route 66 for the quiet serenity of the most recognizable destination in the Southwestern U.S., Grand Canyon National Park. We will enter the Park and ride along the rim of the Grand Canyon as we make our way to the lodge and other activities. Once we settle in we’ll enjoy a short walk to stand together in awe of one of the Great Wonders of the World. We either have a layover at the Grand Canyon by means of staying in Williams at the base of the Grand Canyon yesterday, or we continue on to the South Rim on Day 3 and add Bryce for a night to the trip after Monument Valley on the way to Zion. This is decided months before tour depending on what everyone wants. If we choose the Williams stop, it allows us more time on Day 3 to take our time on Route 66 and the neat Western Town of Williams. Then the next morning we drive an hour to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon and enjoy a day of hiking, exploring, an optional helicopter ride, mule rides if scheduled far enough in advance, and just taking in the biggest hole in the world. Or, we do not do a night in Williams, but follow the description below, and then we can have a layover at another place to be decided as we book the tour. Most likely a layover in Zion, which allows us to spend the day exploring the amazing Bryce Canyon and more. For those of you who want the full experience, we’ll organize an early morning walk to watch the sunrise over the Grand Canyon. You’ll have to see it to believe it.

Day 5 – Grand Canyon to Monument Valley

What an incredible day we have ahead of us! We’ll putt along the rim of the Grand Canyon once again as we make our way out of the Park for the scenic ride into the state of Utah on our way to Monument Valley. The region is rich in Native American history and we will have plenty of time to stop at road side stands and shop for Native American handcrafts or just to talk with people whose ancestors have called this area home for hundreds of years. These people are as proud and prominent as the great landscape that rises before us as we enter the visual wonder that is Monument Valley.

Day 6 – Monument Valley to Zion National Park, Utah

I’ll warn that you may forget all about the Grand Canyon and Monument Valley once we enter Zion National Park. While Route 66 to Grand Canyon, and Monument Valley are easily the most anticipated days for our fellow riders, this is almost always the most memorable. It is difficult to paint a description of Zion that can measure up to the actual experience of riding through it so I will leave it to your imagination, except to say WOW.

Day 7 – Zion to Viva Las Vegas Or Zion to Bryce Canyon to Zion

If we decide, all before the trip, to not do a layover in Williams, Grand Canyon; then that allows us the opportunity spend a layover day in Zion and ride to Bryce Canyon and back for the day. Bryce Canyon is absolutely amazing. There is also the choice to just hang out for the day in Zion if you like. You can ride to Bryce with us, or do your own thing. You can go for a hike, go for a local ride in the mountains, relax, shop, explore, or lounge by the pool. Relax. I would have to say that Zion is probably my favorite stop on the journey. We will get an early start today so we can arrive in Las Vegas with plenty of time to cut loose. Leaving the cool air of Zion, we will drop down into The Valley of Fire, a moonscape of deep red clay earth and rock formations that open once again into the Nevada dessert. Here comes that ear to ear grin once again as Las Vegas starts to grow in the distance. The only sensation that can come close to matching the wonder of the Las Vegas cityscape at night is cruising down the Las Vegas Strip amidst the rumble of your fellow riders and newfound friends as we make our presence clearly known. What happens next? That’s all up to you. Las Vegas is, well, Las Vegas. Walk the famed Las Vegas strip at night, take in an amazing show or redeem yourself at one of the great casinos. The choice is yours. We’ll organize a group dinner and some fun for those of you who want to come along. For the rest. Viva Las Vegas!

DAY 8 – Las Vegas Departure – End of Part I

Today is the Departure Day for Part I.