BMW Motorrad, Elephant Moto: riding on motorcycles from the R18 family across Costa Rica, Portugal and the USA

BMW Motorrad, Elephant Moto: riding on motorcycles from the R18 family across Costa Rica, Portugal and the USA

(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 15-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — BMW Motorrad, BMW’s motorcycle brand, and Elephant Moto, a motorcycle tour and rental company in Colombia and Costa Rica as well as an official Partner of BMW Motorrad, have announced “The Great Getaway” — touring Costa Rica, Portugal and the USA with the R 18 for eight days. The “The Great Getaway” package will be a travel format offered by BMW Motorrad for a perfect time-out, arranged and carried out by BMW Motorrad partner Elephant Moto. Riders can experience the beauty of nature for eight days on the “Big Boxer” motorbikes of the R 18 family, enjoy the freedom of endless expanses, immerse themselves in the urban jungle, sometimes discover the unexpected and leave the stress of everyday life behind.

For the 2022 motorcycle season, three inspiring destinations have been planned to provide riders with outstanding motorcycling pleasure in heritage style: Costa Rica, Portugal and the USA. Each tour includes eight days of riding on motorcycles from the R18 family, a tour guide, hotel accommodation and meals, support vehicle and an extensive social programme. In short: everything has been thought of.

The “Big Boxers” will be cruisng along rugged coasts, through dense forests and past mountains and waterfalls. The participants will get to know hidden places and exciting people, indulge in local and international cuisine and recharge their batteries for the next day in accommodation specially tailored to the tours.

With a maximum of twelve participants per tour, the 150 to 200 kilometre daily stages guarantee speedy progress on the road, great fun together in the evening and an intensive shared experience on the “Urban Day”, where the participants get to immerse themselves in the melting pot of famous cities: San José in Costa Rica, Lisbon in Portugal and Portland/Oregon in the USA.

New, intense impressions await the participants at every turn: pulsating life, foreign scents, spectacular architecture, even the soundscape is never the same. After all, every city has its own rhythm. And you meet the people who make the city’s heartbeat. For example, when visiting a handcrafter or a local market.

After dinner, the day ends in a variety of ways. For example, with a whiskey tasting, cocktails “on the roof” or live music, before everyone is back in the saddle the next morning: “The Great Getaway – start your R 18, please!”  Eight days of unforgettable riding pleasure combined with impressive experiences await the participants.

The time slots for “The Great Getaway” are:

1.       Costa Rica, March 2022

2.       Portugal, April to June 2022

3.       USA, August to October 2022

Further information and bookings via www.thegreatgetaway.net.

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In case of queries please contact:

Dominik Schaidnagel, Communications BMW Motorrad
Telephone: +49-151-601-50181, dominik.schaidnagel@bmw.de

Tim Diehl-Thiele, Head of Communications BMW Motorrad
Telephone: +49-151-601-57505, tim.diehl-thiele@bmw.de

Jennifer Treiber-Ruckenbrod, Head of Communications MINI and BMW Motorrad
Telephone: +49-151-601-35108, jennifer.ruckenbrod@bmwgroup.com

Internet: www.press.bmw.de
E-mail: presse@bmw.de

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