With more than 40 different tours offered worldwide Edelweiss Bike Travel has one of the most comprehensive travel programmes currently available for motorcyclists. Furthermore, details have just been released of four brand new tours for 2009 that will appeal to any motorcyclist with a sense of adventure. Here are a few highlights of what's on offer.

Racetrack Tour 2009 - Baden-Baden

Taking place in June and July, and starting from Munich, this tour allows riders to experience quiet, winding roads on a three-day route from the Alps towards the Black Forest before reaching the motorcyclists' paradise of Baden-Baden. While the riders on this tour can enjoy a full-day training with the professionals at the Baden-Baden racetrack, Edelweiss tour guides will take all the pillion passengers on a sightseeing and shopping trip to Strasbourg. After this training day, two more excellent riding days lead back to Munich.

Racetrack Tour 2009 - Baden-Baden

Enduro Park Tour 2009 - Hechlingen

Taking place in July, August and September, this is a fantastic opportunity to explore the border region between Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic on winding roads, before heading towards the most beautiful off-road park in Europe - the Enduro Park Hechlichen. On this two-day training course, professional enduro riders will show you the right techniques and practices so that you can become a truly competent off-road rider. On both training days a sightseeing program in Rothenburg and Nuremberg awaits the pillion passengers.

Scouting Smoky Mountains 2009

Many riders enjoy the benefits of organised tours, but there are those who prefer a little unpredictability in their travel plans. Edelweiss Bike Travel's `scouting' tours visit destinations that are new and unknown to the world of Edelweiss, so not everything is 100 per cent planned and there could be changes at any time!

One of these tours takes on some of the most beautiful motorcycle roads of the east coast of the USA. Taking place in May, June and September, the Scouting Smoky Mountains 2009 tour is a nine-day vacation that will lead you through North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia.

Endless twisty roads will line your way through the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains, and the tour will reach its peak on the most famous motorcycle road of the east coast. The Tail of the Dragon at Deals Gap awaits you with 318 bends over 11 miles. Needless to say that this is the kind of motorcycle paradise that we'd all love to seek out.

Scouting Patagonia 2009

If you fancy the idea of riding with Edelweiss from Osorno, Chile all the way to Ushuaia at the most southern tip of Argentina, then this 20-day tour will show you the peerless beauty of the Andes and Patagonia. Taking place from November to December 2009, take the opportunity to ride with Edelweiss to the `world's end', visiting places along the way such as San Carlos de Bariloche, El alafate, Torres del Paine and Ushuaia on your way south.

2009 Patagonia Tour

More information on any of the tours can be found online and spaces can be reserved on the tour of your choice. It doesn't matter if you choose a tour from the regular touring program or if you book on one of the additional `scouting' trips - Edelweiss will try to ensure that it will be the best experience of your lifetime. For further questions and brochure requests, please visit www.edelweissbike.com or email worldtours@edelweissbike.com.