There is no greater pleasure and no better way to explore a destination than a self-drive holiday. Self-drive gives you a complete freedom and flexibility to explore a new destination or off-beat place, the way you want to explore them. Self-drive allows you to decide and control the pace of your holidays and you have a higher degree of comfort and privacy. There is no need to follow a strict regime of a group tour or an organized sightseeing tour, you can make your own time-table. Your vehicle is available right at the airport and you need not worry about waiting for a shuttle service or looking for a person holding your name placard. Against the popular belief that self-drive is expensive, for a family of 3-4 persons it is a very cost effective option.
British writer and artist Edith Durham had once said: “There is a peculiar pleasure in riding out into the unknown. A pleasure which no second journey on the same trail ever affords.”
A self drive holiday give you an opportunity to experience a destination very closely, interact with locals, 
understand their culture & traditions and relish local food. Hence a far more enriching travel experience than when you travel in a group. En-route you can stop at local villages and towns, go off-road, take picture wherever you want. Self-drive empowers you to stop at an attraction for as long as you want or if you do not want to stop, you can enjoy places and attractions which a normal group tour does not allows you, but they are of interest to you. There can be small challenges that you may face but as you go along they make you a more independent and confident traveler. For most such challenges we prepare you in advance.
When you have your own vehicle, it gives you an opportunity to challenge your inner explorer. You can go to off-beat places that are rarely touched by regular tourists and immerse yourself in the destination for a better unforgettable experience. Normally if you plan your self-drive holiday well and in advance, you can make it very cost effective. You can see and do a lot more on a self-drive holiday that you can otherwise do.
We also suggest you some of the best and most scenic drives in the world to make your holiday experience the one you will never forget.
As with self-drive holidays you are able to explore off-beat places, you also get an opportunity to stay with locals at Home Stay and Farm stays to experience the local culture and farm life. There are experiences that you can never get otherwise. Most of the routes and destinations we suggest for your self-drive holidays have excellent road networks, the ones that don’t we will advise you beforehand. Hence driving around is not a problem and we have specialists that have firsthand knowledge of routes and local conditions.
In the first meeting or conversation we try to fully understand your requirement in terms of number of people travelling, time available, travel dates, your interests and budget, etc. 
Although the countries and routes suggested by us will have good roads, have prominent sign-posts, google maps will work at most places, we still suggest you carry detailed maps given by our travel advisors.
We always suggest you take a 4WD vehicle with higher ground clearance. 
The road from Te Anau to Milford Sound is one of the most scenic journeys one can experience on a self-drive holiday. This 240 Kms journey takes about 2 hours, but you should take your time driving there as there is so much to see on this route and so many places where you would like to take photos. 30 Kms drive bring you to Te Anau Downs where one can spend time enjoying some of activities available. Then you reach Mirror Lakes where lakes mirror the mountains and you can click away to your hearts content. On this route the other places you can stop are Cascade Creek, Lake Fergus, Hollyford Valley Lookout, Monkey Creek and Mount Tukoto.
The highway from Anchorage to Seaward in Alaska is another one of world’s most scenic drives. It is a 205 Kms drive passing through some breathtaking scenery and takes around 3 hours, but if you are on self-drive holiday please take your time, spot at places and click memories that will remain with you forever.. The first 80 Kms of this highway goes around the base of Chugash Mountains and shore of Turnagain Arm, where there is a good chance that you may spot beluga whales, Dall sheep, waterfalls and eagles. The remainder of the highway passes through mountains across the Kanai peninsula, offering some of the best views of wind Alaska. Places to lookout for are Bird Creek, Bird Point, Girdwood, Mount Alyeska, Portage Valley, Turnagain Pass, Canyon Creek, Moose Pass and Resurrection Bay.
Drive from the town of Banff to Jespers is another one of world’s amazing drives. It is 288 Kms from Banff to Jerpers, you will first drive to Lake Louise which is 58 Kms from Banff. From Lake Louise the Icefields Parkways drive starts covering a distance of some 230 Kms to the town of Jespers. It is usually a 3 hours drive but when on a self-drive holiday it will take you at least 6 or more hours to reach Jespers as you will have so many scenic stops on the way. The drive is most pleasurable during Summers and Autumn. The scenery, mountains, waterfalls, glaciers, is so incredible that you will stop time and again on this highway to take photos and there is a good chance that you will see some wildlife also. Places to look out for are Vermillion Lake, Jhonston Canyon, Lake Louise, Peyto Lake, Athabasca Glacier & Columbian Icefields, Sunwapta Falls and Athabasca Falls. When near Columbian Icefields, you must try Glacier Skywalk.
Amalfi coast is considered one of the world’s most scenic stretches of coastline and the drive takes you through picture perfect small villages, beaches and mountains. From Naples to Salerno it is a 4:30 hours drive covering 140 Kms. However we suggest you start early morning and take your time reaching Salerno as there are so many places one can stop enroute. Some of the places you can stop at are Sorrento, Praiano, Positino, Amalfi and Salerno. While driving from Amalfi to Salerno you can take a diversion to Ravello which is considered as one of southern Italy’s most romantic and beautiful small town perched on steep terraced slopes.
Also known as Utah’s Scenic Byway 12, is a 197 Kms of pure bliss and an epic journey taking you through Canyons, plateaus and valleys. For a tourist seeking a thrill this route offers endless options of outdoor activities, the route passes through Bryce Canyon National Park, Capitol Reef National Park. There are some great restaurants and shops on the route. Summer time is the most popular time to travel on this route and you should set aside at least 3 days to cover this route. The must visit places on the route are Red Canton, Bryce Canyon National Park, towns of Tropic, Cannonville and Henrieville, Kodachrome Basin State Park, Escalante Petrified Forest State Park, town of Escalante, Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, Calf Creek, town of Boulder, Boulder Mountain and Capitol National park.
