DORDOGNE SUMMER TOUR 2011

This is our third tour of the Dordogne in South West France and incorporates visits to many of France's most beautiful villages," les plus beaux villages" as well as Rocamadour which, although it is in the Lot region and not in the Dordogne, is so stunning and so close that it would be foolish not to include it !

The English have had a love affair with the Dordogne and Aquitaine for centuries so here is your chance to find out why and join us on the back roads of this delightful region so full of history and wonderful vistas. The Dordogne is often described as “the region of a 1001 chateaux” and we visit a few of these on our tour as well as other places of interest such as gardens and museums.

To see photos taken on our 2011 tour click here

SWISS SUMMER/STELVIO PASS TOUR 2011

10-day tour starting with a Friday morning ferry from Dover to Dunkerque and travelling through France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany to Switzerland where we spend 5 days exploring this beautiful country..Our route takes us to Davos where we drive Top Gears's "best driving road in the world" over the Stelvio pass.Our final two days takes us over the Grand St Bernard pass to Italy where we stay in Cogne a charming mountain resort before returning to Lake Geneva on our final afternoon.En-route we drive over 20 spectacular passes with a combined height above sea level in excess of 44,000 metres including the "daddy of them all", the Stelvio Pass at 2,757 metres with over 60 hairpins,(see photos below).Our stunning route allows us to experience some of Europe's most stunning scenery and, arguably, its best driving roads.The first two days include some motorway and main road sections to make covering the distance a little easier, but once into Switzerland we have a couple of more restful days on Lake Lucerne and in Montreux on Lac Leman, (Lake Geneva).
To see photos taken on our 2011 tour click here