MotoExplorers - Silk Road Motorcycle tours

Ride the Silk Road to China with us

start the journey 2 - 10 week options Vehicle supported China expedition

Bishkek to Bangkok

£6995 inclusive China-Thailand Join any stage Hotels & Moto support

Friendly team China

Great Wall China ride - UK to China 70 Day expelition Hotels all the Way £11150

SILK ROAD TIBET & TIGER GORGE

Explore China from £3599 CHINA RIDES > August-Sept 2017

Shangri-La Explorer China

Ride UK to China & freight bike 2018 £12299 inc return freight

Riding into Kyrgyzstan, the pace of life slows to a more nomadic mountainous lifestyle. It is well worth giving yourself time to explore these fabulous regions along the ancient Silk Road. We travel east, taking the mountain roads to Bishkek and after resting in this majestic city, Explore further along the lake into which the mighty Tian Shan mountains shimmer and reflect your first sight of China beyond the ridges. Our routes into China pass the ancient silk route 15th century stone caravanserai at Tash Rabat where you can stay in a comfortable Yurt Camp, ahead of riding the Torugart Pass across to China. MotoExplorer specialises in all moto touring routes to and through China, working closely with our own licensed and government registered partners in China to bring you exciting adventures within China, as well as specialist advice and tour organisation services, to support your own Moto Adventures into China and Asia.

Ride UK Europe China & Asia

UK to Russia stage from £1799 Great hotels, variety of riding, culture & adventures all the way. Big open spaces with freedom to ride off the beaten track, Explore East by motorcycle.

Ride a Lap of Kazakhstan

Kazak Rally Challenge Ride to Kazakhstan At your pace Challenge yourself to get off Grid, KazakRally laps take 15-30 days £525 Freestyle 2018 entry or £1525 with Moto support & hotel waypoints

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Silk Road adventure motorcycle touring is our specialisation, riding all directions to / from China and central Asia. Motorcycle journeys along some of the Worlds best adventure motorcycling routes, exploring places that most riders haven't discovered! MotoExplorer supports you Riding Eastern Europe, Russia, Kazakhstan, China & Thailand. MotoExplorer rides overland through China which we scouting from 2009. I hope you enjoy some of the imagery and if it inspires you to want to jump on the bike and go see for yourself, 'fantastic' - I'll look forward to helping show you how to get there. 'Steve Hotson' MotoExplorer .

Motoexplorers are the UK specialists and exclusive agency for approved MotoExplorer tours within China, working closely with our own government licensed tour partners based in China. We can co-ordinate and support all aspects of overland motorcycling to and through China, covering all major border crossings, moto permits, licenses, guides, vehicle support plus all border and customs procedures.

'The excitement and anticipation of setting of on a great overland motorcycling adventure. If that's why you are visiting this site, then you're only a few revs away from being on the greatest overland journey ever. The hardest part is making the decision and structuring your life to enable you to just take a few months out for yourself. Once you start riding your senses will awaken with the reality of making a 'Great physical journey', starting the bike each day and riding forward towards a new place until eventually you find yourself at China!

How to ride to China, what are the routes & what's to do?

MotoExplorer UK will take care of all the formalities for you. We will personally guide and support you through every step of the preparations. We run our own UK support truck to China, we're with you to assist along the journey to China. We are experienced running Motorcycle tours to China since 2009, preparing all of the required paperwork, permits and licenses for overland travel by motorcycle for foreign registered vehicles to travel overland through China. Our licensed and government approved guides will meet you at the border, where they smoothly handle the customs & traffic regulations. You can then travel freely, day-to-day, You choose how you like to travel at your own pace. Your guides will take care of all formalities, hotel accommodation, customs and all of the arrangements to support you throughout the expedition.

Is there a support vehicle - what happens if I break down?

No one likes being stranded in the middle of Kazakhstan with a flat tyre! MotoExplorer provides our own fully equipped Moto support truck, operating out from UK which will accompany you through Europe to China. We also operate our own expedition support truck on routes to and from Western China, the Stanz, Russia, Georgia, Turkey. Riders can join our various supported tour stages, to/from China. We also work with trusted local guides and travel partners in Kyrgyzstan, China, Laos & Thailand to provide vehicle, guide/fixers support throughout the expedition. If you have any incidents, our support vehicle can usually get you moving again quickly, or in more serious situations assist you getting to a safe location.

What dates, how long riding, where do we finish?

Join our 2017 expedition 70 days RIDE LONDON TO BANGKOK: We set off from UK/Europe; 5th August, 31 days riding to the Chinese border. 27 Days riding through China to Laos. 12 days through to Bangkok Thailand from where we organise sea-freight of the bikes to UK or Worldwide. Tour runs: August 5th to October 12th > 70 Days of total motorbiking Adventure. OR ship bikes to Thailand & Ride From Bangkok by China to UK You can also join the MotoExplorers vehicle Silk Road support stages, 31 days up to the China border, or to ride back from China to UK 40 days.

Do we have to ride in convoy groups?

No, you can spread out and ride your own pace, stop start when you want. You just have to be on a filed route plan in China and all reach the same hotels each evening. Our guide and support vehicle give you the confidence to ride independently at your own pace & style, there's no need to ride in convoys!

What's the ride route to China

We travel through Germany, Czech, Slovakia Tatra mountains, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, crossing the Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan to the Torugart Pass where we enter China riding into Kashgar. China Silk Routes can include Shangri-la paradise found “As you ride through the snow-capped mountains and valleys into ever-remoter areas of west Yunnan Province, Tiger Leaping Gorge with the most spectacular sceneries on the planet. MotoExplorer supports & assists all overland border crossings to China, plus moto support for riders returning China-Europe-UK, via Georgia, Turkey, Balkans & East Europe.

Silk Road Adventures

£1799

Start exploring East with MotoExplorer

2 weeks Moto supported tour - ride with us to East Europe and Russia (flexible thereafter)

UK to Russia & Kazakhstan stages

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Start your ride from UK

Door to Door transport service

Fly in to UK - we'll deliver your bike to you & collect / freight or store it after your tour.

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Steve's flexible travel style works well, It's Great being able to take your time to wander off the main roads, go down some tracks, take photos and see the smaller villages" The support truck came in very handy as well!

- Mike Ness 2011 GS1200A -
Thanks for a Great Adventure & support Steve, I learned a lot! was appreciated getting the Bike into the China van at the end - Hope to do another big trip with you sometime

- Andy Baxter BMW R 850 2009 scouting -
Highlight for us was "just doing the whole trip" Laos was interesting and wished we had more time there, Great Journey"

- John & Ger USA BMW 1200 gs -
Laos and Thailand were the real treat for road conditions after China, great windy tarmac, a motorcyclists dream! Some Hotels were a grab bag. Just like the riding, we love contrast. If they were all high end it would not have felt so adventurous but the high end ones were nice". "The southern mountain routes was probably both our high and our low at the same time". Bob Hemme

- UK to Thailand - Bangkok -
I thoroughly enjoyed the experience overall, with the Tibetan regions and Kyrgyzstan being the high points for sure. Countless times I looked up (across really) and couldn't believe what I was looking at. Some of the roads were a challenge but if it was easy everyone would be doing it. Tash Rabat was something I had read about for years. Bruce Nordin, Canada, 2016 GS 1200

- Canada via London, China to Thailand -
What can i say the trip was an experience of a lifetime, The routes through China was some of the best riding i have ever done". Tony Marino China 2016

- uk - China - Thailand 2016 -
Adventures all the way, having the support truck in China was a constant reassurance for us, all riders felt safe knowing help was never too far away if we got stuck" Ciprian Radovoi 2011

- Ciprian Europe China 2011 -
Steve (Motoxplorers) has been great, he is a true professional in his field. I cant thank you enough Steve. I would recommend his company without hesitation" Peter Knight, Australia.

- Motorcycling UK - China & home to Australia -
Awesome trip I made good friends who I continue to ride with after doing the trans China from arriving in UK and loaning a motoexplorers bike in 2011" Steve's a handy guy to have on tour, not much he couldn't fix! as hard as I rode that 660 it kept on thumping along, 'Great ride Guys" Craig Myers USA

- NYC Craig from USA to China -
I had more adventures in Kazakhstan than the rest of my riding career" Rode Twice through China "When can I go again"! John Hughes scouting rider 2009

- Riding through Kazakhstan to China -

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Motorcycle tour to China 2017 2017 is a small ride group, and now that we've got the required minimum numbers for obtaining all of the necessary permits through China, Laos & Thailand, I'm able to hold the original 2016 prices for everyone. The complete 70 day expedition is; £9995, including…

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I'm often asked if it's possible to do the China tour in a little less time! Like "ship my bike to the start line"? Well now it's possible to go some shorter ways to China! drop me a line, or phone for more info You can send your bike first…

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October 24, 2016February 15, 2017 by motoexplorer11

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Welcome to MotoExplorer UK We show our own photography and travel insights from the motorbiking expeditions we've rode from UK to China and Thailand, Journeys which we can now recreate especially for you. My own experience and route scouting has mainly focused on the north Silk routes, through Kazakhstan & Kyrgyzstan. I much prefer…