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Self-drive Wine Holidays

Luxury Wine Region Road Trips

For those who crave the thrill of the open road, our self-drive holidays offer an unparalleled adventure. Navigate through charming villages, enjoy the scenery and meet the locals. Handpicked by our wine connoisseurs, these bespoke journeys let you chart your own course through the world’s most celebrated wine regions. Start each morning waking up in luxurious hotels, dine at gourmet restaurants and immerse yourself in local culture. Your ultimate wine adventure awaits.

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French Self-Drive Holidays

Explore our most popular French road trip ideas.

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Luxury Self-drive Holiday in France: Champagne to Bordeaux

9 nights from $5,265pp

Embark on the ultimate self-drive France holiday for wine-lovers, exploring top regions such as Champagne, Burgundy, Bordeaux and the Loire Valley.

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French Collection: Carcassonne to Cannes by Porsche

6 nights from $6,574pp

Treat yourself to an extraordinary drive! SmoothRed puts you behind the wheel of your dream car for this special holiday.

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A distant view of Cité de Carcassonne, a fortified medieval citadel surrounded by thick greenery and mountains on a clear, sunny day in Languedoc-Roussillon, France.

Luxury Self Drive Holiday: Avignon to Carcassonne

7 nights from $4,937pp

Explore the fascinating and beautiful wine region around two of France’s loveliest medieval cities, Avignon and Carcassonne.

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Vineyards of the famous Alsace region with pictorial traditional villages, France.

Alsace Gourmet Wine Collection

3 nights from $2,178pp

Explore Alsace – one of France’s most beautiful wine regions.

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Inside the vibrant renaissance garden of the Château du Clos Lucé, the house of Leonardo da Vinci on a bright summers day in Amboise, the Loire Valley, France.

The French Wine Collection: Champagne to the Loire Valley

10 nights from $3,295pp

The ultimate experience for French wine-lovers: Alsace, Champagne, Burgundy, Bordeaux and the Loire Valley have some of the finest vineyards and wines in the world.

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Vibrantly coloured hot air ballons gently floating over the Château de Chenonceau, towering over the perfectly mirrored River Cher, Loire Valley, France.

French Wine Collection: Loire to Bordeaux

6 nights from $2,851pp

From Chablis to the Loire Valley – the Garden of France – to the world-famous region of Bordeaux, immerse yourself in French wine on this five-day self-drive tour of three of France’s most beautiful regions.

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Cheese platter with different cheeses, fruits, nuts and wine on a wooden board.

French Cheese and Wine Tour

10 nights from $5,887pp

What do the French do better than anyone else? Many would say ‘wine’. Just as many, however, would also say ‘cheese’.

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A large, open cellar ageing Champagne bottles in a Champagne house in France.

The French Wine Collection: Champagne to Chablis

4 nights from $1,424pp

A fully chauffeured and utterly unforgettable journey across Champagne and Chablis, visiting the most beautiful vineyards and sampling the finest wines along the way.

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The stunning views across the champagne countryside from the comfort of the indoor pool, behind the windows of the Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa, France.

Royal Champagne Hotel Getaway

2 nights from $2,361pp

Discover a luxury hotel in Champagne - the Royal Champagne Hotel and Spa on an unforgettable Champagne weekend getaway.

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Italian Fly-Drive Holidays

Discover popular ideas for an Italian grand tour.

Spanish & Portuguese Fly-Drive Holidays

Explore the Iberian Peninsula in depth on a self-drive tour through Spain or Portugal.

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Expert answers to common questions about self-drive wine tours

Below are answers to some of the questions we receive most often from clients planning a tailormade self-drive wine holiday.

Why plan a self-drive wine tour?

Planning a self‑drive wine tour gives you greater comfort, privacy, freedom and flexibility. You can travel at your own pace and enjoy longer journeys that combine multiple regions without being tied to group schedules, train timings, or set routes. It’s an easy way to create a trip that truly suits you.

Another benefit for those driving their own vehicles from the UK is the ability to easily bring back bottles of wine to stock your home cellar!

How does a self-drive wine tour work?

On a self‑drive wine tour, you drive yourself between regions on a longer multi-stop journey, or simply getting to one region at your own pace. Meanwhile, we arrange private transfers and expert driver‑guides on your tour days, so you can relax and enjoy your wine tastings without worrying about getting back to your hotel safely.

What vehicle will I use on a self‑drive wine tour?

On most self‑drive wine tours, we create seamless fly‑drive holidays and can arrange your rental car for you. Some travellers from the UK prefer to bring their own vehicle when touring Europe, and in those cases we’re happy to organise Eurotunnel crossings. If you’d like to elevate your experience, we can also arrange luxury supercars or vintage cars. Simply tell us what kind of self‑drive holiday you’re envisioning, and we’ll make it happen.

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