We’ll arrange your channel tunnel crossing at a time that suits you and your journey in the UK. You can either take an early crossing on the first day of the tour, or for a more relaxed start to your holiday you can take the crossing the day/evening before and spend the evening with us in our hotel just 10 minutes drive from the terminal in Calais. Most of our customers pick this option.
After our tour briefing and issuing the sat-navs and radios, our first day on the road will largely be about munching kilometres. We’ll use the efficient French motorway network to travel south from Calais, heading to our first hotel situated in the beautiful Alsace wine region of France. There will be a group meal at our hotel — a great chance to get to know your fellow travellers.
We leave the Alsace vineyards behind and head east for an exciting drive across the heart of the Black Forest. After carving through the winding roads of the dense German woodland, we’ll meet the shores of Lake Constance and cruise above its scenic coastline to reach our hotel for the evening.
Today’s route takes us south into the Alps. We’ll leave Lake Constance and drive over one of Austria’s most famous roads, passing a sunken bell tower and winding through the apple orchards of South Tyrol. By the afternoon, we will swap the alpine scenery for the Mediterranean olive groves of Lake Garda, checking into our hotel for a three-night stay.
We have two full days near Lake Garda to spend how you wish. We’ll be running morning drive tours in the mountains on both days with the opportunity to branch off and visit lakeside towns or head back to the cool of the hotel pool. Day trips to Verona or Venice are highly recommended, or you could head south to visit the Ferrari or Pagani museums near Modena.
Today we transit from Lake Garda—the most easterly of the Italian Lakes—over to the western lakes. We’ve got a cracking route that takes us over one of the Italian Alps Passes, skirting Lake Como and Lake Lugano before we arrive at our new hotel nestled between Lakes Lugano and Maggiore. Time to unpack your bags for another three-night stay.
The next two days are for you to decide what you would like to do. We’ll be leading morning driving routes taking in the best local scenery. After you could visit Bellagio or Menaggio on Lake Como to soak up the atmosphere, or simply take things slower and enjoy the fantastic spa and leisure facilities at our hotel.
After a morning cruise out of the western lakes and through the Aosta region, we’ll ascend the spectacular Col du Grand-Saint Bernard Pass, crossing briefly into Switzerland. This is the iconic filming location for the opening sequence of the 1969 film The Italian Job. From the pass, we’ll descend into the Northern French Alps to reach our hotel in Annecy.
Today we’ll be threading a route through the Jura Mountains near the Swiss border. This is a superb, quieter region with some phenomenal driving and scenery. From the afternoon we’ll transition onto the A-roads to reach our final hotel in the north of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. We’ll have a final group meal to share our favourite moments of the trip and say our goodbyes.
This morning we’ll make our way back north to Calais for our channel crossings in the afternoon. If you have a long journey ahead of you in the UK, we recommend organising an extra night’s stay either near Calais or Folkestone.
Your Tour Package
Our tour packages provide nearly everything you need to enjoy your tour:
Fantastic 4-5 Star Luxury Hotels Including Breakfast
Safe Overnight Parking
Channel Tunnel Return Crossings in Wide-Bay Carriages
Swiss Toll Vignette
Lead & Support Car
Experienced Tour Guides
Full-Colour Tour Handbook
Two-Way Radio for Each Vehicle
Pre-Programmed Sat-Nav
Optional Sat-Nav Integration with Android Auto or Apple Car Play
Extra Costs
You will need to fund certain costs on your trip, which would include:
Fuel
Other Road Tolls
Parking (except at hotels)
Food & Drink
Entrance Fees
ETIAS and Visa fees if required
Vehicle Emissions Stickers
Personal and Vehicle Insurances
Room Upgrades
Cabin Upgrades (Ferries)
Vehicle Breakdown Policy
Personal Purchases
If you need further details on the rough costs involved, please do get in touch and we can advise you.
Pricing
£2749 per person, based on 2 people and 1 vehicle, sharing a room.
Single Occupancy
£5149
Prices are based upon you driving your own car. For other combinations of cars/hotel rooms or for group bookings, please contact us for a quote.
This Road Trip will run with a minimum of 7 vehicles. Places limited to 13 vehicles.
Only £549 per person deposit required to secure your place!
Deposit payment required to secure your booking.
Final balance due by 14th March 2027.
