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February 22, 2021 By Craig Jackson

Like a Phoenix from the ashes….

Like a Phoenix from the ashes….

Finally – The news you have all been waiting for. On the 11th March 2020 the WHO declared Covid-19 a global pandemic and by June 23rd, we announced the closure of Compass Expeditions after 13 of the most incredible years.  Compass Expeditions took the very early decision to fully refund all deposits for all future tours, […]

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May 5, 2020 By Craig Jackson

The Ross McKeand Memorial ride and reunion event – Jindabyne – March 2020

The Ross McKeand Memorial ride and reunion event – Jindabyne – March 2020

By Duncan Bennett. Rydges Resort, scene of the 2020 Compass Expeditions Reunion. After an unpack, it was off to the bar to greet old mates and meet other Compass ride veterans.  This event attracts people from far and wide so there are about as many boring moments as toilet paper rolls in the local Woollies. A […]

Filed Under: Australia, Blog, Blog & Updates, News Tagged With: adventure motorcycle, motorcycle;le tour, reunion

April 6, 2020 By Craig Jackson

Compass Expeditions – COVID-19 Update.

Compass Expeditions – COVID-19 Update.

Dear Valued Customers, Whoever said it would be problematic to run an international tour company was spot on but who would have ever planned for something like COVID 19?  These are clearly testing times for the global community, and especially so for small businesses with the travel industry being particularly hard hit. It was around […]

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April 6, 2020 By Craig Jackson

Asian Overland 2020 Road Report – Week #5 – Back into Thailand

Asian Overland 2020 Road Report – Week #5 – Back into Thailand

By Jerry Cook I don’t think anyone in the group really was ready to leave Myanmar.  We were enjoying this country immensely.  After 11 days, with the last few having been some of the best riding of the trip so far, it was time to cross the Mai Sai border and enter the infamous Golden Triangle region […]

Filed Under: Asia, Blog, Blog & Updates, Major Expeditions Tagged With: Adventure Motorcycling, adventure travel, Major Expeditions, motorcycle expedition, Motorcycle Tour

March 31, 2020 By Craig Jackson

Asian Overland 2020 Road Report – Week #4 – More Myanmar

Asian Overland 2020 Road Report – Week #4 – More Myanmar

By Jerry Cook Prior to the expedition, nobody in the group really knew what to expect of Myanmar. It was a bit of an unknown.   Tourism has only been encouraged by their government since 1992 and really hadn’t opened up to travellers until the general elections in 2010 when a civilian government was installed.  It’s not a […]

Filed Under: Asia, Blog, Blog & Updates, Major Expeditions Tagged With: Adventure Motorcycling, adventure travel, Major Expeditions, Motorcycle Tour, Myanmar

March 30, 2020 By Craig Jackson

The Compass Expeditions 2020 Tour Catalogue

The Compass Expeditions 2020 Tour Catalogue

Where would you like to ride? For further information on all Compass Expeditions tours or Major Expeditions please visit us at: http://www.compassexpeditions.com/ Click below to view our catalogue of tours.

Filed Under: Asia, Australia, Blog, Major Expeditions Tagged With: Adventure Motorcycling, adventure travel, Motorcycle Tour

March 17, 2020 By Craig Jackson

Asian Overland 2020 Road Report – Week #3 – Myanmar – “Mingalabar” (Hello)

Asian Overland 2020 Road Report – Week #3 – Myanmar – “Mingalabar” (Hello)

By Jerry Cook Arriving at the Thailand / Myanmar border, I was excited to bring the group into the fourth country of the Asian Overland expedition.  There is a tangible excitement to brining a motorcycle tour group into a new country and the unknown adventures that lay ahead.   The border procedures were surprisingly efficient, thanks to the […]

Filed Under: Asia, Blog, Blog & Updates, Major Expeditions Tagged With: Adventure Motorcycling, adventure ride, adventure travel, motorcycle adventure, motorcycle expedition, Myanmar, Thailand

March 4, 2020 By Craig Jackson

Asian Overland 2020 Road Report – Week #2 – Thailand

Asian Overland 2020 Road Report – Week #2 – Thailand

By Jerry Cook When I looked ahead at the tour itinerary and saw that my birthday was going to be in Krabi, Thailand I knew it was going to be a good one.  I was right!  I woke up in our beautiful hotel, the Anyavee Resort to many messages from friends and family all around the […]

Filed Under: Asia, Blog, Major Expeditions Tagged With: adventure bike, Adventure Motorcycling, adventure travel, China, motorcycle expedition, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand

February 20, 2020 By Craig Jackson

Asian Overland 2020 Road Report – Week #1

Asian Overland 2020 Road Report – Week #1

By Jerry Cook Singapore & Malaysia When I was growing up, I was fortunate to spend many a Christmas and school holiday in Singapore. Being only a relatively short flight from my hometown of Perth and with my relatives living there, it was the ideal family getaway.  I have many fond memories of carefree teenage days […]

Filed Under: Asia, Blog, Blog & Updates, Major Expeditions Tagged With: adventure motorcycle, Adventure Motorcycling, adventure ride, adventure travel, asia, Laos, Malaysia, motorcycle adventure, Motorcycle Tour, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

October 31, 2019 By Craig Jackson

Oktoberfest in November Sale

Oktoberfest in November Sale

October is done and we have been too busy to fit in an Oktoberfest indulgence to celebrate our ongoing love affair with BMW motorcycles. German engineering at its best as far as we Compass expeditions are concerned! So, to celebrate, we purchased a couple of the new GS models, did the math, and realised that, […]

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October 30, 2019 By Craig Jackson

Celebrating 100 BMWs

Celebrating 100 BMWs

by Mick McDonald It’s been over a decade in the making however Compass Expeditions has just received the keys to its 100thBMW motorcycle, the vast majority purchased from BMW Southbank.  Established in 2007, after a successful charity ride across Russia, the owners, Mick McDonald, Jerry “Truman” Cook, Ryan Heath & Brendan Barbetti have morphed what […]

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October 14, 2019 By Craig Jackson

The Inaugural Spain Portugal and Morocco Tour 2019

The Inaugural Spain Portugal and Morocco Tour 2019

By Jerry Cook Part #1 The Inaugural Spain Portugal and Morocco Tour 2019 The inaugural Compass Expeditions Spain, Portugal and Morocco tour commenced in the beautiful Portuguese capital of Lisbon.  With over half of the group being previous Compass Expeditions tour participants, it is surely a testament to their enjoyment and success of their previous tours […]

Filed Under: Blog, Blog & Updates Tagged With: Adventure Maintenance Course, adventure travel, morocco, Motorcycle Tours, spain

September 25, 2019 By Craig Jackson

Strikes & Politics (a tour of South America)

Strikes & Politics (a tour of South America)

Words and Images by Tony Collins Both of these words are guaranteed to strike fear into the most seasoned tour operator because all carefully made plans go out the window. Countrywide strikes blocking roads to major tourist destinations, and your guests’ accommodation Having a Government change the rules at the last minute so you cannot […]

Filed Under: Blog & Updates, South America Tagged With: Adventure Motorcycling, adventure travel, Bolivia, Chile motorcycle tour, Motorcycle Tours, peru motorcycle tour, south america

September 24, 2019 By Craig Jackson

Under African skies – Cape Town to Victoria Falls Part 2

Under African skies – Cape Town to Victoria Falls Part 2

Words and Images by Mick McDonald We dragged ourselves away from the stunning Dead Valley Resort, scoffed home-made apple pies at Solitaire, crossed the Tropic of Capricorn, and reached the wild Atlantic coast by mid-afternoon, allowing us time to explore the “big smoke” again after so many nights of utter isolation.  Riding further north, we […]

Filed Under: Blog, Blog & Updates Tagged With: Adventure Motorcycling, adventure ride, adventure travel, Africa, Charley Boorman, Motorcycle Tour

September 10, 2019 By Craig Jackson

Under African skies – Cape Town to Victoria Falls

Under African skies – Cape Town to Victoria Falls

Words and Images by Mick McDonald Finally, after too many hours on a plane we touched down in Cape Town, South Africa; those first steps down the ramp onto African soil are always ones filled with anticipation and excitement, more so as I knew exactly what we were in for, being my 3rdCharley Boorman ride […]

Filed Under: Blog, Blog & Updates, News Tagged With: Adventure Motorcycling, adventure ride, adventure travel, Africa, Cape Town, Charley Boorman, Motorcycle, motorcycle adventure, Motorcycle Tour, Namibia, Victoria falls

August 1, 2019 By Craig Jackson

Photo Bombe Alaska, Flogging It to Deadhorse and Dropping The Anchorage – The True North: Alaska tour by the Travelling Bennetts

Photo Bombe Alaska, Flogging It to Deadhorse and Dropping The Anchorage – The True North: Alaska tour by the Travelling Bennetts

Duncan and Cindy Bennett are regular riders with Compass Expeditions having ridden with us in Australia, South America and on the epic Cairo to Cape Town Expedition. Recently they partook in our inaugural True North: Alaska tour and have very generously allowed us to reproduce their musings from that tour from their fantastic Blog page […]

Filed Under: Blog, Blog & Updates Tagged With: Adventure Motorcycling, adventure travel, Alaska Motorcycle Tour, arctic circle, Motorcycle Tour

July 3, 2019 By Craig Jackson

The Asian Overland Research Trip – Week 11 – The Final Week

The Asian Overland Research Trip – Week 11 – The Final Week

By Mick McDonald We started our final week off by visiting one of the world’s greatest archaeological discoveries, the Terracotta Warriors, it truly is an immense sight to be gazing over 1000s of warriors tasked with standing guard over Emperor Qin for eternity, from 2000 years ago. The site was only discovered in 1974 by […]

Filed Under: Asia, Blog, Blog & Updates, Major Expeditions Tagged With: adventure motorcycle, adventure motorcycle tour, adventure travel, China, Laos, Malaysia, motorcycle adventure, motorcycle expedition, Motorcycle Tour, Myanmar, Singapore, tibet

June 28, 2019 By Craig Jackson

Simon Pavey’s Off-Road Skills Adventure Maintenance Course – For when there is no recovery truck!

Simon Pavey’s Off-Road Skills Adventure Maintenance Course – For when there is no recovery truck!

The Adventure Maintenance course is held on the Friday before the Simon Pavey, Off Road Skills training weekend – for dates and details visit the event webpage at: http://www.compassexpeditions.com/tours/simon-paveys-off-road-skills-course/ •            Learn essential bike repair skills •            Prepare your bike •            Ideal for anyone planning a big adventure •            Relevant to all makes of bike This […]

Filed Under: Australia, Blog, Blog & Updates Tagged With: Adventure Maintenance Course, adventure motorcycle, BMW GS, Off Road Rider Training, ORS

June 24, 2019 By Craig Jackson

The Asian Overland Research Trip – Week 10 – Almost Done

The Asian Overland Research Trip – Week 10 – Almost Done

By Mick McDonald We woke to a virtual blizzard that only seemed to intensify as the day wore on, it was our last day in Tibet and we were descending nearly 2000mt from the, now snow covered, Tibetan Plateau to what is known as the Mongolian Prefecture, and the town of Golmud, however Tibet had […]

Filed Under: Asia, Blog, Blog & Updates, Major Expeditions Tagged With: adventure bike, Adventure Motorcycling, adventure ride, adventure travel, Asian Overland, China, Motorcycle, motorcycle expedition, Motorcycle Tour, tibet

June 17, 2019 By Craig Jackson

The Asian Overland Research Trip – Week 9 – In the land of the Gods

The Asian Overland Research Trip – Week 9 – In the land of the Gods

By Mick McDonald The drive out of Lhasa was the usual, epic mountain panoramas, glaciers, high altitude turquoise lakes and posing Mastiff dogs the size of Serengeti lions! We had hit the tourist trail and saw at least 5 other tourists on the route. On top of lofty mountain passes our car seemed to attract […]

Filed Under: Asia, Blog, Blog & Updates, Major Expeditions Tagged With: Adventure Motorcycling, adventure ride, adventure travel, Asian Overland, China, Motorcycle, motorcycle adventure, motorcycle expedition, Motorcycle Tour, Mount Everest

June 11, 2019 By Craig Jackson

The Asian Overland Research Trip – Week 8 – Oh my God!

The Asian Overland Research Trip – Week 8 – Oh my God!

By Mick McDonald Oh My God! These were the words most uttered as we drove an unbelievable fairy-tale landscape of snow-capped peaks, narrow canyonlands dissected by a raging torrent far far below, pine forests, Impossibly scenic monasteries located on a knife edge ridge and a landscape dotted with Tibetan style farmhouses that would command a […]

Filed Under: Asia, Blog, Blog & Updates, Major Expeditions Tagged With: adventure bike, Adventure Motorcycling, adventure ride, adventure travel, Asian Overland, China, Motorcycle, motorcycle adventure, Motorcycle Tour, tibet

June 3, 2019 By Craig Jackson

7 good reasons to ride in Australia with Compass Expeditions

7 good reasons to ride in Australia with Compass Expeditions

We often forget that adventure begins when you leave your own front door and since at Compass Expeditions, we often refer to Australia as our very large and spectacular back yard we wanted to point out some good reasons to come and ride in “Oz” with us.

Filed Under: Australia, Blog Tagged With: adventure bike, Adventure Motorcycling, adventure travel, Australia, Australian tours, motorcycle adventure, motorcycle to ayers rock, Motorcycle Tour

June 3, 2019 By Craig Jackson

The Asian Overland Research Trip – Week 7 – From China with love

The Asian Overland Research Trip – Week 7 – From China with love

By Mick McDonald We have forgotten what week it is as we farewelled the wonderful Laos, the 3 hour ride to the border, with the obligatory flat tyre, was a fitting way to end our time in Laos as it was yet another scenic overload over the final mountain ranges into China The border itself […]

Filed Under: Asia, Blog, Blog & Updates, Major Expeditions Tagged With: adventure bike, Adventure Motorcycling, adventure ride, adventure travel, asia, Asian Overland, Asian Overland Expedition, Motorcycle, motorcycle adventure, motorcycle expedition, Motorcycle Tour

May 27, 2019 By Craig Jackson

The Asian Overland Expedition- Research trip – Week 6 – A history that no one wants.

The Asian Overland Expedition- Research trip – Week 6 – A history that no one wants.

Our first day in Laos and the wonderful leafy capital city that is Vientiane, with its French influenced cafes and coffee shops selling wonderful patisseries and serving refreshing lemon smoothies. We visited the Laos version of the Arc de Triumph, made out of cement donated by the US, for the airport!! We also visited what became an eye opener and yet another example of man’s capacity to inflict suffering upon each other. During the Vietnam war Laos had a B52 planeload of bombs dropped on it every 8 minutes 24/7 for 9 years straight, that’s 580,000 tonnes or ordinance of which 30% remained unexploded, making Laos the most bombed country in human history!

Filed Under: Asia, Blog, Blog & Updates, Major Expeditions Tagged With: asia, Thailand

May 24, 2019 By Craig Jackson

Compass Expeditions and GS Africa – a new partnership for African Adventures

Compass Expeditions and GS Africa – a new partnership for African Adventures

Compass Expeditions are pleased to announce our new partnership with South Africa’s premier BMW Motorcycle rental agencies – GS Africa.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Africa, Motorcycle Tour, south africa

May 23, 2019 By Craig Jackson

The Asian Overland Expedition- Research trip – Week 5 – Land of the Longnecks

The Asian Overland Expedition- Research trip – Week 5 – Land of the Longnecks

We hit the for what must surely be Thailand’s most legendary motorcycle road, the Mae Hong Son loop, even in a Hilux we were excited to get onto this road famous for its 1864 curves.

Filed Under: Asia, Blog, Blog & Updates, Major Expeditions Tagged With: adventure travel, Asian Overland, Beijing, China, expedition, Laos, Motorcycle Tour, Myanmar, Thailand

May 14, 2019 By Craig Jackson

The Asian Overland Expedition- Research trip – Week 4 – The Road to Mandalay

The Asian Overland Expedition- Research trip – Week 4 – The Road to Mandalay

Our 4th week on the Asian Overland saw us hit the “Road to Mandalay”, the very name conjures up images of wooden wheeled carts being pulled by Brahmans and steered by a family wearing bamboo hats along a track that winds its way through endless rice fields, and that’s exactly the scene that greeted us we wound our way north. We reached the incredible Bagan, a 25 square mile plain on the mighty Irrawaddy River in central Myanmar. Bagan is a maelstrom of temples with up to 4000 Buddhist temples from the 12th & 13th Century AD, its often referred to as Ankor Wat on steroids but minus the crowds.

Filed Under: Asia, Blog, Blog & Updates, Major Expeditions Tagged With: adventure ride, adventure travel, Asian Overland Expedition, motorcycle adventure, Motorcycle Tour, Myanmar, south East Asia, Thailand

May 7, 2019 By Craig Jackson

On the trail of the Incas

On the trail of the Incas

This is what happens when you have the good fortune to be able to take a motorcycle tour of Peru, Northern Chile and Bolivia with a bunch of riders and pillion passengers who all share a passion for travel, fun, good food, libations and of course riding motorcycles. Riders who are not afraid to love life and live it to its full.

Filed Under: Blog, Blog & Updates, South America Tagged With: adventure travel, Bolivia, Chile, Mach Picchu, Motorcycle, motorcycle adventure, Motorcycle Tour, peru, south america

May 6, 2019 By Craig Jackson

The Asian Overland Expedition- Research trip – Week 3

The Asian Overland Expedition- Research trip – Week 3

Moving into our third week on the road, we look towards exploring our fourth country within south-east Asia. Myanmar is within reach, but not before discovering Thailand’s ancient history in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Sukhothai Historical Park. Here lie the ruins of the 13th century Sukhothai Kingdom, which is alleged to be the […]

Filed Under: Asia, Blog, Blog & Updates, Major Expeditions Tagged With: adventure ride, adventure tour, adventure travel, Burma, Motorcycle, motorcycle expedition, Motorcycle Tour, Motorcycle Tours, Myanmar, south East Asia, Thailand

April 29, 2019 By Craig Jackson

The Asian Overland Expedition- Research trip – Weeks 1-2

The Asian Overland Expedition- Research trip – Weeks 1-2

Week One: And so, it begins, one of the most extensive research trips that we have ever undertaken. Lucky enough to be doing this trip is myself, founder of Compass Expeditions, Mick McDonald and our resident paramedic who has worked on many of our rides, including our Simon Pavey and Charley Boorman events, Sarah Taylor.  […]

Filed Under: Asia, Blog, Major Expeditions, News Tagged With: adventure bike, Adventure Motorcycling, adventure ride, adventure travel, asia, Major Expeditions, motorcycle adventure, Thailand

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Compass Expeditions 2022 tour dates coming soon

Finally – The news you have all been waiting for.

“It’s now with the greatest of pleasure that we can announce that, like the legendary Phoenix, Compass Expeditions has arisen from the ashes and will once again offer world renowned, unique, exciting motorcycle tours across the globe.” – Mick McDonald

Read the full story here:  Like a Phoenix from the ashes….

Out of concern for the safety of our riders and crew until the  COVID-19 situation is under control, we have no plans to run tours in 2021.

However, stay tuned for our  2022 tour dates and details which will be released as soon as possible.

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