Motorcycle Adventure Touring in June

Colombia's Andes offer some of the most spectacular riding in South America, and Medellin is the organizing point. The Circuito de Antioquia to the west covers coffee farms, canyon roads, and Andean switchbacks within a day's loop. Heading south, the Eje Cafetero (coffee axis) through Manizales, Armenia, and Salento gives access to the wax palm forests of the Valle de Cocora. Longer circuits push toward Cartagena on the coast or south toward Bogota. The city itself has a functioning rental market and a resident expat riding community that shares current route intelligence.

Georgia packs an extraordinary amount of riding terrain into a small country. The Military Highway north from Tbilisi climbs to the Cross Pass at 2,379m before dropping into Kazbegi, where the Gergeti Trinity Church sits on a ridge above 2,000m with the Caucasus range behind it. From Tbilisi you can also ride west to Kutaisi and the Black Sea coast, south through the cave city at Vardzia, and east into the Kakheti wine country. Few countries in the world give you this variety within a day's ride of the capital. Rental infrastructure has grown substantially in recent years and guided tour companies cover most circuits.