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& Conti c ne i n n t e a c l S CAR TOURS w w m w co .s rs. ceniccartou THE UK’S LEADING TOUR OPERATOR FOR THE DRIVING ENTHUSIAST Amazing Road Journeys BRITISH TOURS I IRISH TOURS I EUROPEAN TOURS I WORLDWIDE TOURS I CLASSIC & HISTORIC MOTORSPORT EVENTS 1 Amazing Irish Road Journeys www.sceniccartours.com For full details see: www.sceniccartours.com or call us on: 01732 879153 THE UK’S LEADING TOUR OPERATOR FOR THE DRIVING ENTHUSIAST Scenic & Continental Car Tours are the UK’s leading tour operator for the driving enthusiast. Lerwick Original logo (our ftp) Featuring over 100 exciting holidays across the globe, Scenic & Continental Car Tours are proud Stromness Kirkwall to offer you a wonderful selection of Amazing Road Journeys. Wherever in the world you decide Scrabster to go, your journey will be on some the most spectacular roads. You’ll wake up relaxed and Modify logo SCOTLAND refreshed in comfortable, specially-selected hotels and you’ll travel together with like-minded Aberdeen people, with whom you can interact as much or as little as you wish. Troon DENMARK Cairnryan Larne Belfast Newcastle Douglas (IOM) IRELAND How Our Tours Work Heysham Dublin Liverpool Dun Laoghaire Hull Holyhead We are very aware that this is your holiday and, as such Detailed Road Books - Instead of a Tour Escort we Rosslare Cork HOLLAND Fishguard UNITED KINGDOM our tours, are designed to be as flexible as possible so supply you with a detailed Road Book featuring day by Pembroke Amsterdam Harwich Rotterdam Hook of Holland that you have the freedom to enjoy your trip to the full. Portsmouth Dover day suggested itineraries, backed up by a selection of Weymouth Poole Plymouth Newhaven Zeebrugge Dunkirk detailed maps, showing direct or scenic route options Calais BELGIUM In most cases we do not escort our tours, there are Dieppe and points of interest. Due to the volume of tours we Guernsey Cherbourg Le Havre two main reasons for this: Jersey operate, it is impossible for us to drive every route on Rosco Caen St-Malo 1. Each year we operate over 250 tours, the bulk of every tour and as a result we do not include a tulip FRANCE which run in May, June & September, so it would be or other forms of step-by-step directions. Our tour itineraries also indicate approximate daily mileages Santander Bilbao impossible for us to escort this number of tours. (NORTHERN SPAIN) and your meal basis at your hotel(s) on each day. 2. Our Tour price would increase dramatically, as we BRITTANY FERRIES EURO TUNNEL ISLE OF MAN STEAMPACKET P&O FERRIES CONDOR FERRIES IRISH FERRIES would have to include tour escort wages and costs STENA LINE DFDS NORTHLINK FERRIES such as: accommodation, meals, fuel, road tolls etc. Ferry Crossings Number of Cars - Our aim is to have around 15 cars on each tour (excluding larger events such as Laon Most of our European Tours are based on P&O Ferries Historique, Angouleme etc). We cannot however, crossings from Dover to Calais. You can, however, opt to guarantee how many cars will book with us and on change your crossing to Eurotunnel, North Sea Ferries some occasions the number of cars travelling may or other ferry companies operating ferry services fall well below this number. We will make every between the UK and the continent. Dover to Calais is effort to ensure each tour runs irrespective of the normally the cheapest option, so in most cases changing number of cars booked. to a different route will incur an additional charge. Car Parking - is available at all of our hotels (unless Our Irish Tours include crossings with Stena Line, Overnight Stops - Where necessary our tour otherwise stated). Where possible parking at the again we can also offer other routes on request. itineraries include overnight stops en route to your hotels is included, however, where this is not possible, ‘main stay’ destination. The mileages on the transit parking charges may be payable locally. You are in Safe Hands. It’s important to know the days tend to include higher mileages than on the company that you are dealing with can be trusted to touring days. In some cases we Group Tours - We specialise in providing packages protect your money until after your holiday is complete. offer the choice of how many overnight stops you can for car clubs. So, irrespective of the group size and It is also good to know that you’re dealing with a make i.e. Italian Lakes and Tuscany. You can, however, whether you want to create your own tailor made company that has the people, experience and systems opt to make your own overnight arrangements and group tour or simply buy into one of our ready-made in place to ensure we will be right behind you every step of the way. join or leave our tour at a point to suit you. packages, just give us a call and we’ll do the rest! 2 Amazing Road Journeys For full details see: www.sceniccartours.com or call us on: 01732 879153 British Tours European Tours Our British tour program allows you the freedom to The delightful thing about Europe is that you will explore history-steeped market towns, idyllic villages, not have to travel far to find yourself immersed in a and the glorious gardens of England, Scotland and completely different culture. Enjoy one of our short Wales by car. Explore rugged landscape and remote breaks to France, Belgium or Holland, or if you are isles made famous by Thomas Hardy, Burns, Wordsworth feeling a bit more adventurous and want to head and the Brontë sisters. Enjoy some of the UK’s wonderful further afield we have an amazing selection of road hotels together with some amazing drives to make trips to choose from including: The Italian Lakes and your perfect driving holiday! Stelvio Pass, the breath-taking Norwegian Fjords or the sunshine of the Mediterranean coast. Classic & Historic Motorsport Events With Europe literally on our doorstep we are in a privileged position to have such easy access to the numerous Classic Motorsport events, whether it’s the Fly-Drive Options Spa Classic at Fracorchamps in Belgium, the Laon If you do not want to take your own car, but Historique in France or the Mille Miglia in Italy. Our would still like to experience one of our Amazing packages include ferry crossings, hotel accommodation Road Journeys, then why not look at one of & tickets to the events. In many cases you can combine our many Fly-Drive options. these events with one of our pre or post tours to a selection of European destinations. Fly-Drive options are available on ‘most’ of our tours including flights from selected UK airports and car hire. Irish Tours Worldwide Tours If there is a tour where no option is shown, then still give us a call and we would be only too pleased to Explore some of the most iconic destinations in the Perched on the northwest tip of Europe, this is the create one for you. one place in the world where even time getting lost world. Choose from the iconic Route 66 to a 2 Island will be worthwhile. With ancient myths and legends tour of New Zealand, The Pacific Coast and Monterey Please note: Flight prices are subject to availability to uncover, amazing landscapes to explore and locals Classic Car Week to an Escorted Tour of China featur- within the fare band costed into each tour at the time who will be more than happy to reveal Ireland’s hidden ing the Chinese Grand Prix. The World really is your of printing this brochure. If the flight cost exceeds our gems, just go where the island of Ireland takes you. oyster with Scenic & Continental Car Tours. In most fare band we will give you a revised tour quotation Guaranteed, you’ll return home with memories that cases our tours offer you the choice to take your own without any obligation. All flight bookings are will last a lifetime! car or to hire a car in resort. operated for Scenic & Continental Car tours by our sister company Success Tours ATOL No. 5114 Financial Security. In accordance with the EC Package No Surcharge Guarantee. Once you have booked a trip Travel Directive, Scenic & Continental Car Tours operates a with us and paid your deposit, we guarantee your price & Conti c ne i n system of client trust accounts; the ultimate in payment will not change; irrespective of currency fluctuations or n t e a c l protection. This means every penny you pay us is ring-fenced any supplier price increases imposed on us. S and audited by an independent firm of accountants and CAR TOURS w w m w co may not be used by us to pay suppliers until you have .s rs. ceniccartou returned from your holiday. Front cover image: San José, Almería, Spain (London to Gibraltar Tour) Amazing Road Journeys 3 England Germany Bath, Cheddar Gorge & The Cotswolds 6 Rhine Valley, Romantic Road & Black Forest 54 Cotswolds & the Bristol Balloon Fiesta 6 Enchanting Black Forest 55 Lake District & Yorkshire Dales 7 Black Forest & The Belgian Ardennes 56 New Forest & Isle of Wight 8 German Museums & Motors 57 Devon & The Eden Project 9 Berlin, Dresden & the Harz Mountains 58 Cornwall & Isles of Scilly 9 Rhine in Flames 59 North East England 10 Drive The Nürburgring & Spa 59 Peak District National Park 10 Czech Repubic & Poland 60 York, Whitby & the North Yorkshire Moors 11 Royal Norfolk 11 Switzerland & Austria Kent Country Tour & the Darling Buds of May 12 Grand Tour of Switzerland 62 Goodwood Revival 12 Austria & High Alpine Road 63 Mercedes-Benz World & Brooklands Museum 13 Great Dolomites Road & Alpine Passes 64 Isle of Man 14 Isle of Man & Ireland’s Causeway Coast 14 Spain, Portugal & North Cyprus The Best of Wales 15 Northern Spain & Picos de Europa 66 Guernsey & Jersey 16 Picos