STUDENTS ADVENTURES SIDECARS

TRENDING : Sightseeing tours in a *motorcycle sidecars* are taking off around the world, writes Shivani Vora.

Riding in a three-wheeled vehicle with a driver who's also your guide is a fun way for travelers to explore a destination.

It can be an 'attention-getting' way to explore a city, too.

Remi Di Nino, a founder of the Paris sidecar tour company Retro Tour Paris, said that spectators often snapped pictures of the sidecars during excursions.

''They're not your typical way of getting around, so people get excited when they see them,'' he said. ''Also, the riders on the tours get a completely different perspective of  Paris  than they would  by  sitting on a bus.''

Mr. Di Nino's company offers excursions around Paris, ranging from 40 minutes to seven hours, in stylish Ural sidecars.

BrightSide Tours offers seven excursions in Barcelona, also in Ural sidecars.

AndBeyond offers an eight-hour tour in and around Cape Town in a vintage World War II  motorcycles with a sidecar.

Beijing Sideways has several sidecar tours of Beijing in a Chang Jiang 750 Chinese motorcycle. One option is the two-hour Beijing by Night, which includes more than a dozen stops around the city, including at the gate of the Forbidden City.

Some hotels also offer sidecar tours. The Royal Mansour, in Marrakesh, Morrocco offers a sidecar excursion to the home of the French perfumer Serge Lutens.

After tour, their driver will take them on a ride to see popular sites in Marrakesh. Prices are around $400 for two people.