8-Days Self-Guided Motorcycle Tour of the Peloponnese

TYPE OF RIDING

Most of your riding will be on quiet secondary roads, often with little to no traffic. These aren’t highways — they’re scenic country routes, hand-picked for their curves, beauty, and character. You’ll experience:

• Long sections of twisty mountain roads
• Occasional narrow passages through villages
• Shifting terrain from dry, arid landscapes to lush, green elevations
• Excellent pavement in many areas, with occasional rough spots in remote sections

If you love technical riding, varied scenery, and the feeling of riding through a living history book — the Peloponnese delivers

Have a small taste in the pictures that follow:

HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS TOUR

This tour is rich in cultural and historical highlights, including five UNESCO World Heritage Sites:

• Ancient Mycenae – Citadel of the legendary Agamemnon
• Epidaurus – With its astonishing acoustics and classical theater
• Olympia – Birthplace of the Olympic Games
• Temple of Apollo at Bassae – A hidden ancient marvel in the mountains
• Mystras – The last stronghold of the Byzantine Empire

And beyond the ancient world:

• Monemvasia – The medieval “Gibraltar of the East,” carved into a rock rising from the sea
• Diros Caves – A surreal subterranean river ride
• The Mani Peninsula – With its stone tower houses and untamed beauty
• Nafplion – One of Greece’s most romantic towns, with its car-free old center and hilltop castle

This tour doesn’t just show you Greece — it takes you into it.

Ride through 3,000 years of history — carved into every mile.

Itinerary

Day 1: Athens – Nafplion (185 kilometers / 115 miles)

From Athens you will ride on a secondary coastal & mostly scenic route until the Canal of Corinth. The next stage will bring you on one of the most favorite routes of Greek bikers, until you reach Epidaurus.

In ancient Epidaurus visit the marvel of architecture that the ancient theater is.

Nafplion awaits for the evening. The first capital of the reborn Greek nation after the revolution war against the Ottoman empire, is a town full of charm. The castle of Palamidi, the old neighborhoods of the fishermen, the narrow, venetian style alleys and streets of the historic center are waiting to be discovered.

Day 2: Nafplion – Monemvasia (200 kilometers / 125 miles)

You start with a coastal ride, heading south, then you will ride through the deep forest routes of mountain Parnonas. Don’t be surprised if you don’t meet another car for hours!

You will then turn towards the southeast coast, until you reach the fortified medieval town of Monemvasia, right by the sea.  As soon as you lay your eyes on the place, you will understand why many people have nicknamed it as the “Gibraltar of the east”!

Day 3: Monemvasia to Mani (170 kilometers / 106 miles)

Today’s menu includes a loop of the Mani Peninsula, passing nearby the southernmost point of mainland Greece, and the 2nd most southern point of continental Europe.

According to Greek mythology, there lies an entrance to the underworld!

Mani Peninsula is a rough place, arid and its coastline is jugged. Your hotel is located in a beautiful small bay. If you do this tour in summertime, you will definitely want to have a swim here!

Day 4: Rest day in Mani

Rest in the beautiful bay and enjoy the sea or the tranquility of the place.

You may want to take a boat ride in the subterranean river in the caves of Diros!

Day 5: Mani – Pylos (210 kilometers / 130 miles)

Today’s menu includes the mountain road over the Taigetos pass, yet another one of the best biking roads in Greece!

A stop by the historical site of Mystras (UNESCO World Heritage Site) may be appealing to you.

A brief section on a fast flowing road heading north, and then again you will enter a mountainous landscape. The mountain Parnonas and it’s twisty roads will keep your interest high!

Day 6 : Pylos – Dimitsana (175 kilometers / 110 miles)

As your ride northbound, in Bassae you may want to visit the amazing temple of Apollo (UNESCO World Heritage site).

The roads today are small and narrow, as you will be passing through some small villages, all of them with a role in the greek independence war.

One of the most major ones, is the village where you will finish your ride, picturesque Dimitsana. Those of you interested in history, will visit the local museum and learn about this town’s role in the Greek independence war against the Ottoman empire in the 19th century.

Day 7: Dimitsana loop ride with options (210 / 130 miles)

Do you feel like visiting a couple of famous cultural sites or do you prefer to skip one of them and focus on riding ? Whatever your apetite, today’s route covers both options.

You have the chance of visiting the ancient sites of Olympia (the birth place of the Olympic Games, UNESCO World Heritage site).

The riding remains great today, with small countryside roads, and mountain twisties as always!

Day 8: Dimitsana – Athens (245 kilometers / 153 miles)

The route of the final day is exciting. You will ride over alpine locations with magnificent views.

Ancient Mycenae (UNESCO World Heritage Site) is also on the way.

You will be returning in Athens, by late afternoon or early evening.

Extension options

As you see in the the itinerary described above, 1 day out of the total 8 do offer the option to either ride or sit out and relax. You might want to consider adding a non-riding day.

From our previous experience with our customers, this is often a decision made when you are travelling with your spouse!

The suggested locations for adding non riding days are the seaside destinations of the original itinerary: Nafplion and/or Monemvasia.

• Add 1 day in Nafplio if you want to fully experience the atmosphere of its charming historic centre with neoclassical buildings, old neighbourhoods, wide sidewalks and large squares, a seafront promenade and Venetian-era monuments. It was modern Greece’s first capital and is considered one of the most romantic cities in the country.
• Add 1 day in Monemvasia if you want to explore this medieval town at ease and soak in all the romantic vibes it offers. Monemvasia is the country’s best-preserved ‘castle town’, built behind a massive rock on a peninsula and still inhabited despite being founded in the 6th century. It is no surprise that Monemvasia is consider by many Greeks as an ultimate destination for a romantic weekend getaway.

For any of those extra days, there won’t be any route planned.

DATES

There are no fixed dates for this tour. You may request to do this whenever you wish, provided there is availability of motorcycles and accommodation.

Best experienced during April*, May, early June, then from the 2nd half of September and October.

* In April: a couple of the mountain passes (during day 2 and day 8) may still hold some snow in the shoulders of the roads. Caution is required.

July and August can get hot and crowded. The sea will be at its best though, if you decide to add non-riding days by the sea!

In November :

• chances of rain are increased, temperatures on the highest parts of the mountain passes can sometimes be as low as 6-8 degrees Celsius.
• most hotels in the coastal locations of Mani & Pylos close for the season. If you decide to do this tour in November, those 2 locations will be swapped for the town of Kalamata. Accordingly the routes of days 5 and 6 will have to be altered significantly.

PRICING

Pricing for this tour and its offered extension options are given in the tables below. Prices vary per motorcycle selection and accommodation (solo, sharing room, or 2-up). Booking deposits and payment details are listed after the tables.

2026 Prices

Extension option: add 1 day at Nafplio or Monemvasia, additional Cost :

Booking deposit :

• 340 euros per person for the 8-day itinerary
• +60 euros per person for each extension day

(* Rider and Passenger price is for both people, not per person.)

Remaining amount is paid in 2 parts:

• 50% : 60 days before arrival. If you are placing your booking initially at a date less than 60 days prior to the starting date, the 50% are required as a deposit.

• 50% : the day you collect the bike.

Note: prices shown are based on quotes from hotels offered to us for group tours on fixed dates. Depending on the exact dates of your travel, prices may be slightly higher. For example (but not restricted to) :

• During the entire month of August
• the “long weekends” around national holidays/anniversaries : 25th March, 28th October, Ash Monday, Greek orthodox Easter, Labour Day (1st of May), Orthodox Holy Spirit Sunday & Monday

INCLUSIONS/ EXCLUSIONS

The following are included in the price that you are paying:

– 7 nights accommodation with breakfasts, in personally selected hotels.
– Rental of Motorcycle, with side panniers, top case, comprehensive insurance with excess.
– Rental of 1 GPS per 4 people, with routes and POIs pre-loaded for every day
– Paper map with routes marked and a handbook with key information for the trip, suggestions, tips etc.
– 2 helmets, of basic quality, European standards approved. Options available to upgrade to high quality helmets, for an added daily fee.
– Free luggage storage at our premises.

– 24% VAT

The following are not included:

– accommodation in Athens, when you fly in and when you ride back to Athens (we can certainly arrange it if you wish)
– airport transfers (offered as an option)
– Fuel & tolls
– Food, drinks, personal daily expenses & tips
– Fines, tickets
– Entrance fees to local museums, tourist sites
– Accommodation & Environmental tax. This is paid directly to each hotel during your check out, and it ranges from 1.5 to 8.5 euros per night
– Ferries, parking
– Personal travel insurance

Also, not included are the costs of any “added” days you may choose to have. Those costs will typically have to include the daily rental rate of the motorcycle plus the accommodation cost, which varies depending on where you choose to spend those added days.