For the love of driving

What’s included?

  • 3 Nights accommodation in 3 different 4* hotels, based on 2 sharing a Dble / Twin room.

  • Fuel yourself every day with a traditional full Welsh breakfast and dinner each evening.

  • Loan of high-powered 2-way radios for the duration of the event.

  • The Wales Rally GR route will incorporate the roads around the classic rally of 2001 and the last Wales Rally GB in 2019.

  • Routes will be loaded on pre-programmed Tom Tom sat nav units and you will receive a road book / commemorative tour guide.

  • Commemorative T-shirts for driver and co-driver plus event stickers.

  • Professional photographer to capture the cars on one of the days.

Do you own a ‘GR’ Yaris and looking for some winter fun and a driving challenge?

If so, Wales Rally GR could be your final chance in 2022 to get out for some proper fun, in the environment that the little rally special was designed for!

No need to care if the car is clean or worry about catching the front splitter on your supercar, this tour will be purely “for the love of driving,” hopefully in some typical Wales Rally GB conditions, in the best fun car launched in the last 10 years, IOHO of course!

Combine the rolling hills and wandering valleys of the Welsh countryside, with the narrow gnarly roads that link the famous forest stages in South Wales, used on the infamous McRae v Burns battle from 2001, along with the famous stages on the last WRGB in Central and North Wales, and you have the perfect recipe for a pre-Christmas ‘GR’ Yaris rally.

Wales Rally GR will definitely have all the ingredients to make it the perfect place for you to pull the curtain down on the 2022 driving season in style.

Wales Rally GR '22

3 days of driving the best roads Wales has to offer, close to the stages from the 2001 Wales Rally GB in the South, and stages from the last ever rally in 2019 located in Central and North Wales.

Wales Rally GR '22 route map

Wales Rally GR '22

Wales Rally GR 2022

3 nights accommodation in 4* hotels on a Dinner, Bed and Breakfast rate.

Pre-Tour night on December 5th (Vale Hotel) is available at an extra charge.

Lake Country House Hotel

Lake Vyrnwy Hotel & Spa

The Quay Hotel

Quay hotel 2.jpeg

The full tour cost of £1250 is based on 2 people sharing a double or twin room. The single occupancy price is £1100

If you wish to secure your ‘GR’ Yaris on the stage start, please fill out the entry form below and we will send you a deposit invoice for just £400. Once paid you will have secured your booking on the tour.

Please note: Due to the short lead time for this event, and to avoid disappointment, please don’t delay getting your entry in. The remainder of the balance is due by the 6th of November.

Options: We will be leaving a hotel in the Cardiff area, at approx 10am on Tuesday the 6th of December, so please let us know if you wish to book an extra pre-tour night in the comments box on the booking form.

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:

  • 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: Wales Rally GR 2022 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). 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

Wales Rally GR '22

Tuesday 6th December | 5 hours 20 min drive 180 Miles: Leave the hotel in the Cardiff area (Hotel TBC) on a well-tested route through the Brecon Beacons and the Black Mountains, that has been tweaked to ensure we also use some suitable ‘GR’ Yaris roads that pass many of the stages contested in the 2001 classic Wales Rally GB, on route to the first night’s accommodation at the Lake Country House Hotel.

The 2001 classic saw McRae and Burns go head to head for the championship, with the winner taking the overall world title. Sadly the spectators were robbed of an epic battle after McRae crashed out in spectacular style while leading just after the halfway point of the infamous Rhondda stage, handing the 2001 championship to Burns on a plate.

Wednesday 7th December | 5 hours 15 min drive 185 Miles: The second leg of the tour will include some of the best roads southwest Wales has to offer, including the fantastic Elan Valley, perfect GR territory, on route to our overnight stop at Lake Vyrnwy Hotel & Spa near Bala.

The day will see us come across many of the southern stages used on the final Wales Rally GB in 2019. The first ones are located close to Devil’s Bridge and include many rally drivers’ favourites, Meyherin and Sweet Lamb.

The B4518 to Machynlleth, one of our favourite roads, is also on today’s route, and after seeing a recent certain Collecting Cars YouTube film, it is clear it’s also one of ‘Chris Harris’ favourites, as he seemingly helped design the latest DLS Singer to be at home on this very road. One thing is for certain, the ‘GR’ Yaris is also in its element here!

Thursday 8th December | 5 hours 30 min drive 165 Miles: The third leg will start at the rear of the hotel, on the shores of the stunning Lake Vyrnwy, before heading down a beautiful valley towards Aberhirnan Forest that many car clubs use on supercar tours. However, we feel it is far more suited to the ‘GR’ than it is a ‘GT’ so we have included it in this event.

After reaching Bala for a photo stop, the route heads up into the more rugged Snowdonia National Park, via some of the best roads to be found in Wales, passing some of the best spectator stages of WRGB, forests like Penmachno and Brenig found on the side of the infamous ‘Evo Triangle’.

The final day includes another of our favourite stretches of tarmac that is often mentioned in magazines as one of the best roads in the UK, the B4391 near Ffestiniog. From there we will wind our way up the Pen-y-Pass and Llanberis Pass in Snowdonia.

The last stretch of the tour heads up to the very tip of Wales to drive the actual final stage of Wales Rally GB from 2019, the short but spectacular stage 20, around the Great Orme before the short run to the final hotel of the tour, The Quay Hotel & Spa in Conwy.

Friday 9th December | Home Time: Enjoy a lie-in after a memorable few days of winter driving, or enjoy a final chat over breakfast with your fellow drivers and co-drivers before you head home.

Previous event Next event Return to index

Booking closed

Look out for next year’s event!

Keep on track

Subscribe to our mailing list to receive updates on new events, special offers and launches.

We use cookies

We use cookies to make using our website easy and meaningful for you, and to better understand how it is used by our customers. By using our website, you are agreeing to our privacy policy.

I agree