The Highlights of Corsica in Comfort and Style -

The Highlights of Corsica in Comfort and Style

8 Days | Honeymoons & Romance

Experience the Isle of Beauty with private guides and drivers.

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This tour takes you around the entire Isle of Beauty in class and style. Start in the north in Bastia working your way down the west coast through Calvi, the Scandola Nature Reserve, and Ajaccio to Porto Vecchio. Explore hillside villages, narrow mountain passes, white sand beaches, and colorful towns. Stay in 4-star hotels while private guides and drivers show you the real Corsica.

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Day 1: Bastia

Private Transfer

A driver will pick you up at Bastia Airport and drive you safely to your hotel, in a premium vehicle.

Arrival at your accommodation

After the check-in, you will have the rest of the day to visit the surroundings.

Bastia beach and town in Corsica

Day 2: Cap Corse - Bastia

Cap Corse tour with a private chauffeur

Cap Corse is a 40-kilometer long and 10-km wide promontory, with several attractive fishing villages, much attractive coastline, and a couple of good beaches. A ridge of mountains runs down the center of Cap Corse, with Mont Stello, in the center of the peninsula, the highest peak at 1307 meters.

The usual way to visit Cap Corse is simply to follow around the coast – up one side and down the other, with occasional excursions a little way inland to visit the wine-producing villages in the hills.

The two sides, east and west, are quite different in character – to the west of Cap Corse, the mountains reach right to the sea in a much more dramatic fashion than on the gentler east side. There are numerous scenic highlights and small villages to see en route around the coast, the places mentioned below are a small selection of the highlights.

During your tour, you will make a stop at the following places: Miomo, Lavasina, Erbalung, Tour de l’Osse, and Luri, visit the village of Pino, and then Nonza.

beautiful sea in cap corse, Corsica

 

Day 3: Patrimonio - Saint-Florent

Full-day private driver-guide at disposal

A private driver-guide will pick you up at your accommodation and accompany you in Corsica according to your program, in a premium vehicle. At the end of the day, you will be dropped off at your accommodation.

Suggestion: Patrimonio wines and Cap Corse Muscat producer visit (Saint Florent)- Domaine Orenga de Gaffory

Are you a wine lover or just an upstart, learn the know-how from the lovers of great wines – Welcome to the Domain Orenga de Gaffory, one of the greatest domains of Patrimonio, in the heart of Patrimonio.

Domaine Orenga de Gaffory was created in 1967 out of the love and pride for Corsican heritage and tradition.  Fifty years of experience, 4 generations of winemakers whose main ambition has always been to excel in the elaboration of authentic wines and offer vintages with a different charm and an asserted finesse.

The Domain Orenga de Gaffory has been rewarded by becoming a reference of the Patrimonio Protected Designation of Origin and then by obtaining the organic label in 2019.

You can have an exceptional stay under the Corsican sun, with friends or family, and immerse yourself in the wine tourism and tasing. You can also visit the cellar, at the foot of the vineyards, for a convivial and animated wine tasting in Patrimonio. It is an ideal opportunity to share a moment in the sweet aromas of the wines.

Celebrate a special moment in a unique place in the middle of the vineyards or bond with your team over an excellent plate of charcuterie accompanied by wines recommended by the enthusiasts at Domain Orengo de Gaffory.

Suggestion: Discover the beautiful beaches around Saint-Florent

The nearest beach is Plage de la Roya with its fine golden sand dunes and lovely view of Saint-Florent and the Cap Corse. If you want to avoid the hustle and bustle, can take a boat and discover the more remote beaches Plage de Saleccia with its fine sands and crystal-clear water, or the beach Plage Loto.

Boat in the beach of Bastia, France

Day 4: L'île Rousse - Calvi

Transfer between Saint Florent and Calvi with a stop in “Ile Rousse”

A private driver-guide will pick you up at your accommodation in Saint Florent and drive you to your hotel in Calvi. You will stop in “Ile Rousse” to visit the village and for the lunch in a nice restaurant.

Suggestion: L’Île Rousse

Take a stroll through L’Ile-Rousse, the ancient fishing village settled in Roman times and developed into a trade port in the 18th century by Pasquale Paoli, a famous Corsican patriot, and leader who was fighting the Genoese control. Offering a view of one of the most beautiful gulfs in the Mediterranean Sea and situated in the heart of the well-preserved scenery of the Balagne region, L’Ile-Rousse is nestling amid vineyards, olive groves, and citriculture.

Be charmed by the beautiful Place Paolo and may want to have a drink on one of the many shaded terraces or simply sit down on a bench and soak up the Mediterranean lightness of being. Join the locals for a game of boules and actively take part in the Corsican “art de vivre”.

L’Ile-Rousse is bordered by three fine sand beaches offering sports activities, as well as deck chairs and parasols. Napoleon Beach is easily accessible from the town center and in summer you can observe sailing and motor boats. Loxari Beach is a wilder option, nestled between the mountains and turquoise waters.

View of the Natural Reserve in Porto

Day 5: Calvi - Corte

Private Luxury Chauffeured Day Trip to Calvi, West Coast, and Balagne.

Your licensed driver-guide will pick you up at your hotel in a Luxury vehicle.

You will pass through the Calanche de Piana, the Girolata, and the Scandola Nature Reserve through the interior maquis scrubland.

After a panoramic coffee break, we will cross the blooming Fango Valley to arrive in Calvi at lunchtime. Enjoy free time to visit the old town and its Genoese citadel. This area features many boutiques. In the afternoon return through central Corsica through the Ostriconi Valley, Corte, the Vizzavona Pass, and the beautiful pine forest.

Day 6: Scandola - Piana - Ajaccio

Private Driver-guide Day Trip to Porto

This tour will take you to one of the most fascinating landscapes Corsica has to offer, listed among UNESCO World Heritage Sites. You will be stunned by the setting!

We will follow the route to the villages of Cargèse and Piana offering an impressive panorama of the Golfe de Porto.

Then we will cross the stunning Calanches de Piana, an amazing natural spectacle of red-granite cliffs glowing in the setting sun creating a stunning contrast with the blue of the sea. The protected area is home to an exceptional array of flora and fauna. to see it’s incredible rock forms.

The setting of the village of Porto could hardly be more magnificent, it stands amid the west coast’s most spectacular scenery, facing the stunning Golfe de Porto and cradled between flame-red cliffs – and with a thickly forested valley to its rear, where the Gorges de Spelunca offers superb hiking.
Beach and landscape un Bonifacio Corsica

Day 7: Ajaccio

Private guided Tour of Ajaccio followed by Prunelli Valley with Private Chauffeur

You will embark on a panoramic exploration that winds into the Corsican mountains and takes you to the majestic beauty of the Prunelli Gorges. Continue deeper into the mountainous landscape, gazing out as your driver zigzags through hairpin switchbacks cut into the steep terrain.

You will reach the Prunelli Gorges to discover an awe-inspiring realm of crimson granite cliffs that plummet to a river surrounded by chestnut and pine forests. Fragrant plants and colorful flowers sweep wildly over the flatlands, and as far as the eye can see Mother Nature proudly puts on a dramatic display of her unspoiled beauty.

You may stop at Lake Tolla for a spectacular photo opportunity of this manmade wonder that provides power and drinking water to the people of Corsica. Along the way, you will pass through typical Corsican villages marked by rustic granite homes and hear about the island’s history and geography

Day 8: Ajaccio

Private transfer

A driver will pick you up at your hotel and drive you safely to Ajaccio airport, in a premium vehicle.

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