For the love of driving

What’s included?

  • 8 nights in 4 / 5* accommodation (Including 1 night on ferry). Price based on 2 people sharing a double / twin room is £5250

  • Overnight ferry crossing departing from Portsmouth to Saint-Malo with cabin

  • Fuel yourself with breakfast each day. Dinner is included on 4 evenings in the hotel or a local restaurant

  • 2 x Tickets for the F1 Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona with parking

  • Car shipped home from Nice with specialist transport partners EM Rogers (£1100 deducted if you choose to drive)

  • Commemorative T-shirts for driver and co-driver, event stickers and gift for you and your car

  • Great routes across the Pyrenees and Southern Alps all pre-programmed on to sat nav units with detailed road book

  • Loan of high power 2-way radios for route info and the usual tour banter

  • Optional packages to take in the Monaco GP (contact us to discuss available options)

The Pyrenees & Alps Coast to Coast Tour is an 8-night road trip that takes in both the Pyrenees and the Southern Alps, and also provides you with the opportunity, if you wish, to attend the first of the European F1 doubleheaders in Spain and Monaco.

Starting in Portsmouth with an overnight crossing to Saint-Malo, the 1750 mile road trip to Nice, takes us on many of the classic Cols in the Pyrenees, as well as many of their lesser-known cousins!

This tour includes a great selection of 4/5* hotels, starting in the coastal city of Biarritz before heading into the mountains and across to the historic racing city of Pau. Leaving Pau the route heads through the heart of the Pyrenees to the tax-free haven that is Andorra, la Vella.

Sunday is race day, and following a great drive down to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya from Andorra, you’ll have your first chance to enjoy the new spec F1 cars live at the Spanish GP 2022 (Parking ticket plus 2 x entry tickets included).

We will then begin our route north up to the Southern Alps, with one last run through the ‘Pyrenees Catalanes’ to reach our hotel near Montpelier.

Our penultimate day takes us through the ‘Gorges du Verdon,’ before reaching our hotel on Nice’s seafront boulevard for the last 2 nights of the tour.

The final day’s roads feature on many peoples bucket lists and include those around the infamous Col du Turini, as well as parts of the Red Rock road, guaranteed to make this Grand Tour a road adventure to remember forever.

Please follow the links above for full event details.

Pyrenees & Alps
Coast to Coast Tour

Overview

The Pyrenees & Alps Coast to Coast tour is a 1750 mile, 8-night road trip from St Malo to Nice, taking in both the Pyrenees and the Southern Alps, that provides the opportunity to indulge in the first European F1 doubleheader in 2022.

Pyrenees & Alps Coast to Coast Tour route map
Pyrenees & Alps Coast to Coast Tour route map

Pyrenees & Alps
Coast to Coast Tour

Hotels

Pamplona - Sofitel Biarritz Le Miramar

Pau - Beaumont Pau 5*

Andorra - Hotel Plaza 5*

Barcelona - Eurostars Barcelona 5*

Le Grau-du-Roi - Le Spinaker 4*

Nice - Radisson Blu Hotel, Nice

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The full tour cost of £5250 is based on 2 people sharing a double or twin room. The single occupancy price is £4750.

Please note the pricing above ‘INCLUDES’ the ferry crossing from Portsmouth as well as secure car transport back from Nice, plus all items mentioned in these details.

If you wish to secure a place on our starting grid, please fill out the entry form below, and we will send you a deposit invoice for £1500. This will secure your booking, with the remainder of the balance due no later than the 60 days before the tour departs.

Please note: We will not book your ferry ticket until you have paid the deposit, as we need full details to make a reservation, including registration number and car details, etc.

Options: If you wish to make alternative arrangements to cross the channel, i.e. via the ‘EuroTunnel,’ we can discount the tour by £300. If you wish to drive home we can also reduce the tour price by a further £1100

Please book the tour with confidence! We will offer you a full refund if we feel the event is not safe or practical to run under regional and international Covid rules. However, please note, if the event does take place as planned and the outstanding balance is not paid, it will result in your trip being cancelled and your deposit of £1500 being lost.

Please Note: The French and Spanish Covid entry requirements around vaccination will more than likely still be in force. Please ensure you can fulfil those requirements before booking, as GTTourz Ltd cannot be held responsible for you being refused entry for any reason whatsoever.

By paying the deposit to GTTourz Ltd you are confirming that you have read and understood our Terms & Conditions and refund policy. We advise you to take out suitable travel insurance at the time of booking to cover all eventualities resulting in you having to cancel the tour for any reason.

The tour price does not include:

  • Flights if using the included transport for your car
  • Grand Prix entrance for Monaco GP
  • Accommodation for the Monaco GP
  • Any Pre or Post tour extensions
  • Road tolls
  • Fuel and Insurance
  • Food and drinks other than those items stated
  • Spa treatments
  • Hotel extras

T&C’s for this event: Pyrenees & Alps Coast to Coast Tour is an exclusive event limited to a maximum of 12 cars. Please be aware that GTTourz Ltd reserves the right to cancel the tour if we do not reach the minimum number of cars (6), or we feel it is not safe to run the event due to COVID or for any other reasons listed in the T’s & C’s. If this occurs, we will offer a full refund or a place on an alternative tour of your liking (subject to availability).

Please also note, both hotel and restaurant choices may change if unforeseen problems arise. Should this occur, GTTourz Ltd will endeavour to book the equivalent accommodation and venues and notify all participants of any changes at the earliest opportunity. GTTourz Ltd tours are social driving adventures and are not fully guided tours, races, rallies, time trials, or competitive events in any way.

Itinerary

Pyrenees & Alps
Coast to Coast Tour

Wednesday 18th | Arrive at Portsmouth: Ferry crossing to Saint-Malo with a cabin. If you wish to make alternative arrangements to cross the channel, i.e. via the ‘EuroTunnel,’ at your cost, we can discount the tour by £300.

Thursday 19th | 7 hour drive 455 Miles: Transit day driving south through France on the quickest route to the South West city of Biarritz, to our first beachside hotel of the tour - the 5* Sofitel Biarritz Le Miramar Thalassa. Dinner is included at the hotel.

Friday 20th | 6.5 hour drive 200 Miles: The journey across the Pyrenees on route to Pau, the home of another historic race circuit, begins with some lesser-known roads and passes on route to the Beaumont Pau 5* hotel, which is situated on the side of the Pau historic race track. Dinner is included at the hotel.

Saturday 21st | 6.5 hour drive 230 Miles:  The Col Du Tourmalet is first up, before heading east on some of the less travelled roads of the Pyrenees. These include the Col de Val Louron-Azet, and the Col De Peyresourde to name a couple, before reaching the overnight stop at The 5*Hotel Plaza in Andorra La Vella. It’s a little longer behind the wheel than we’d like, but it’s basically one hell of a route all the way from Pau to Andorra, and we wouldn’t want you to miss any of it! Dinner is at your leisure, the hotel’s central location in Andorra La Vella provides plenty of choices.

Sunday 22nd | 2.5 hour drive 120 miles: We will be leaving Sunday morning for a great drive down to reach Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, to park up ready for the F1 race at 3pm (provisional lights out time). If you wish to leave early so you catch all the support races, feel free to do so, or if you wish to skip the GP altogether to relax in the spring sunshine, it’s your holiday, we will catch up in the bar later on.

F1 circuit to Marina| 30 Min drive 20 miles: Leaving the F1 circuit we will head for the 5* Eurostars Grand Marina Hotel Barcelona, located close to the famous ‘Las Ramblas,’ where you may just spot a few famous boats in town for the GP. Dinner is again at your leisure, there are lots of choices for some great tapas close to the hotel in the marina, as well as in ‘Las Ramblas’ itself.

Monday 23rd | 6 Hour Drive 300 Miles: After leaving Barcelona, we’ll be heading north towards the southern alps. The days’ route includes some great roads north through the Pyrenees Catalanes region, and onto the French Riviera near Montpellier to our hotel, the 4* Le Spinaker at Le Grau-du-Roi. If you wish to have a shorter day behind the wheel and relax on “The Deck” at the hotel and maybe enjoy some oysters from the bar, you could head directly to the hotel from Barcelona, and shorten the day to a 230 mile, 3.5 hour drive. Dinner is included at the hotel.

Tuesday 24th | 5.5 Hour drive 245 Miles: Leaving the marina in Le Grau-du-Roi, we will head inland in the direction of the ‘Gorges du Verdon,’ as well as one of ‘Harry’s Garage’s favourite roads up to Cannes, before reaching our final hotel of the tour in Nice. Located on the seafront, the Radisson Blu 4* is a great location to spend the last 2 nights of the tour, in the upgraded sea view rooms overlooking the stunning Mediterranean. Dinner is at your leisure, with options available in both the hotel or along the seafront boulevard.

Wednesday 25th | 5 Hour drive 170 Miles The final day could be a ‘chill-out’ day or a chance to leave your partner by the pool if they fancy some sun, or you can take on the classic ‘Monte Carlo Rally’ routes around the Col du Turini, before reaching the tour finish line back in *Nice on Wednesday night. Then it’s time for a few beers, a final alfresco group dinner (location to be confirmed) and a chance to chat over your highlights of the past 7 days!

Options: You could extend your stay to take in the spectacle that is the **Monaco F1 GP, or maybe you want to use the opportunity to just chill out for a few days in the sun after a tough week of driving before you fly home. Please get in touch if you want more information on the options available and prices for extensions.

*Nice is where we will rendezvous with our transport partners EM Rogers, to load the cars to be securely shipped back to the UK in their fully covered transporters. If you’d rather not ship your car home and would like to drive, we can discount the tour by the cost of the transport @ £1100 per car. The price of £1100 is based on 6 cars being loaded per truck, if its less than 6 the price will be shared equally. This fee includes the EM Rogers processing fee of £450 to complete and submit all the paperwork requirements for transporting cars in and out of the UK since Brexit.

**Tickets and accommodation are not included with the tour pricing to attend the Monaco GP, but various packages can be sourced for you to include both hotels and tickets. All subject to availability, so if you are interested please book early to avoid disappointment.

Please note: routes and exact timings may vary dependent on the recce we carry out in 2022 before the event.

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