“MotoCaribe was founded in 2007 on a simple premise that guides all we do today: to offer all riders worldwide the greatest value on the planet in supported, exotic motorcycle tours, period.
We do much more than ride. We adventure.”
-Robert Cooper, Founder
Rick G.When looking back at this tour I get this big silly grin on my face. Every time I tell my stories about the adventure I get a great big silly grin on my face. Now when I think about going back for another tour I get an even bigger silly grin on my face.
What more could one want than a little adventure in paradise?
MotoCaribe South West Tours
Many are surprised that a tropical island can have a true arid region, which is what MotoCaribe explores in the South West.
Starting in the tropical mountain town of Jarabacoa (“ha dah bah COH ah”), the tour spends a day riding the central mountains, then heads south toward the Caribbean coast through the southern Cordillera Central range.
After an evening on the Las Salinas peninsula in an eclectic hotel, we continue or trek southward through the country’s dry region to check into our resort in Barahona, home base for day trips around Lago Enriquillo—140′ below sea level, make a foot trip into Haiti from Jimani—and the incredible beauty of Bahia de Las Aguilas to the south.
We return through the amazing mountains toward Constanza and the soon-to-be famous Constanza-El Rio mountain ridge road.
The South West Tour travels through two of the country’s four distinct climate zones.
- Salto Jimenoa
- El Baden bypass
- Cuevas del Pomier
- Las Salinas
- Dunas de Bani (immense sand dunes) National Park
- San Jose de Ocoa
- Lago Enriquillo
- Polo Magnetico (where gravity pulls you *uphill*)
- Paraiso
- Los Cocos Wind Farm
- Bahia de Las Aguilas
- Parque Jaragua National Park
- Haiti border crossing
- The towns of Jarabacoa, Manabao, La Vega, Baden, Bani, Las Salinas, San Jose de Ocoa, Azua, Barahona, Jimani, Duverge, Neyba, Bonao and Constanza.
- And, of course, epic motorcycling.
- South West Tour RouteEnjoy a virtual ride of the MotoCaribe South West Tour from arrival to departure.
• The 8-Day South West Tour is the “standard” Sunday-to-Sunday MotoCaribe Tour.
• The 9-Day South West Tour, offered only in February, includes an extra day for Carnival in La Vega, a spectacular cultural treasure of sight & sound.
• The 10-Day South West Tech Tour, offered for the first time in April 2018, includes two days of intensive hands-on motorcycle tech and Maintenance training with Steve Loster, Service Manager of Arizona Kawasaki KTM Triumph of Tucson.
•All South West Tours are on 95% paved roads and are a joy for those who enjoy the twisties. There is a 7km sections of hard packed gravel, and in general, the roads are straighter. There isn’t as much traffic and some speeds are higher. The South West Tours spend several days in the “arid” zone of the Dominican Republic and will remind you of the SW United States.
The South West Tour is approximately 1500 km.
All MotoCaribe Tours are excellent for 2-up.
8-Day South West Tour
Rider- A unique Caribbean experience in the arid region!
- 2018 Dates:
- October 28 – November 4
- 2019 Dates:
- January 6 – 13
- November 27 – November 3
- Pillion & Van Tour: $1795
9-Day South West Carnival Tour
Rider- The 8-Day tour with an extra day in Paradise to enjoy Carnival in La Vega, a spectacular cultural treasure of sight & sound.
- 2019 Dates:
- January 27 – February 4
- Pillion & Van Tour: $2095
10-Day South West Tech Tour
Rider- The 8-Day South West Tour with two days of intensive motorcycle tech and maintenance training led by Steve Loster, Service Manager and Master Technician at Arizona Kawasaki KTM Triumph of Tucson AZ.
- 2019 Date:
- March 8 – 17
- Pillion & Van Tour: $2395
