The house catalogue

Where to go on your own?

Eight countries built for independent travel — self-drive, van or rental car. For each: the destinations that matter, the right season, an honest budget and the local driving rules.

  1. NAMSouthern Africa

    Namibia

    Giant dunes, self-drive safaris in Etosha, endless gravel: Africa's easiest country for a first independent trip — and our house speciality.

    Guide available
  2. ZAFSouthern Africa

    South Africa

    Two oceans, vineyards, the Big Five on a self-drive in Kruger and one of the world's finest coastal roads: the continent-country made for a varied road trip.

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  3. BWASouthern Africa

    Botswana

    Elephants by the tens of thousands, unfenced campsites in the heart of the Okavango Delta: the step up from Namibia — wilder, more demanding, unforgettable.

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  4. MARNorth Africa

    Morocco

    Three hours' flight from Paris: passes at 2,260 m, valleys of kasbahs and real Saharan dunes — the most exotic road trip you can fit into a week.

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  5. ISLNorthern Europe

    Iceland

    A 1,330 km circular road chaining waterfalls, glaciers, black beaches and lava fields: Iceland is Europe's most spectacular road trip — and the simplest to organise.

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  6. SCOEurope

    Scotland

    Valleys of legend, single tracks between lochs and moors, the right to camp almost anywhere: Scotland is the romantic road trip par excellence — midges included.

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  7. PRTSouthern Europe

    Portugal

    Wild Atlantic cliffs, sleepy white villages, terraced vineyards and Western Europe's best pleasure-per-euro ratio: the road trip to savour.

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  8. CRICentral America

    Costa Rica

    Steaming volcanoes, cloud forests, sloths by the roadside and two oceans three hours apart: the most accessible concentrate of wild life you can drive.

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