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The Island of Corsica

Highlights

  • Six Night Self-Drive Tour From Sardinia, and Ferry to Corsica
  • Visit the 1539 year old hilltop town of Porto Vecchio
  • Visit Calvi, some say it is the birthplace of Christopher Columbus
  • Visa Evisa, a beautiful mountain village, located in the highest part of Corsica
  • Tour Code: SVECO21

Corsica (France) is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean, 7 Km’s from the island of Sardinia. This 6 night self-drive tour is a perfect add-on to your Sardinian holiday, arrive by Ferry from Sardinia, and tour the island of Corsica by car. Staying in lovely 3 to 4 star hotels with Breakfast.

  • Itinerary - click for more

    Day 1: Sardinia → Bonifacio → Porto Vecchio

    Meet your driver at your hotel in Olbia or Alghero and transfer to the port of Santa Teresa di Gallura.
    Public ferry to Bonifacio.
    Meet your driver, collect your rental car, and continue to the Porto Vecchio area.
    Hotel check-in.


    Day 2: Porto Vecchio → Aléria → Bastia

    Breakfast. Visit Porto Vecchio, founded by the Genoese in 1539 on a rocky promontory.
    Drive up the east coast to Aléria. Visit the archaeological area with Roman remains, necropolis, forum, temple, baths, and the Jérôme-Carcopino Museum.
    See the San Marcelo church and the remains of Diana’s Tower near the lagoon.
    Continue to Bastia. Overnight.


    Day 3: Bastia → St Florent → Cap Corse → Sisco → Bastia

    Breakfast. Drive to St Florent, a former Genoese town and now a popular seaside resort.
    Continue around Cap Corse, known for dramatic peaks, Genoese towers, and coastal villages including Nonza, Pino, Santa Severa, Pietracorbara, and Sisco.
    Return to Bastia. Overnight.


    Day 4: Bastia → Calvi → Ajaccio

    Breakfast. Travel through the Agriates Desert and the hilltop villages of Balagne.
    Continue to Calvi, known for its citadel, marina, long beach, and views of the mountains.
    Some traditions cite Calvi as the birthplace of Christopher Columbus.
    Drive on to Ajaccio. Overnight.


    Day 5: Ajaccio → Corte → Evisa → Ajaccio

    Breakfast. Drive to Corte, in the heart of the island, set on a rocky promontory between two valleys.
    Visit the citadel and enjoy views over the mountains, forests, rivers, and lakes of central Corsica.
    Continue to Evisa, a mountain village near the Col de Vergio.
    Drive along the D84 through Niolu and the Scala di Santa Regina gorge, with red granite walls and natural pools along the Golo River.
    Return to Ajaccio.


    Day 6: Ajaccio → Bavella → Sartène → Bonifacio

    Breakfast. Drive to the Bavella Needles in the Mount Incudine massif.
    Continue toward Sartène, known as one of Corsica’s most traditional towns.
    Stop 7 km before Sartène to see the Spin’à Cavallu bridge, a 13th-century Pisan arch.
    Proceed to Bonifacio. Overnight.


    Day 7: Bonifacio → Olbia

    Breakfast. Return your rental car.
    Private transfer to the port for the ferry to Sardinia.
    Arrive in Santa Teresa di Gallura and transfer to Olbia Airport.
    End of services.

Included

  • Breakfast daily
  • 1 night in 3-star hotel in Porto Vecchio standard room, double occupancy
  • 2 nights in 3 star hotel in Bastia standard room, double occupancy
  • 2 nights in 3-4 star hotel in Ajaccio standard room, double occupancy
  • 1 night in 3-star hotel in Bonifacio standard room, double occupancy
  • Regular public ferry from Sardini/ Sta Teresa di Gallura to Corsica / Bonifacio) - passengers only - no car
  • Private transfer from Sardinia (from the Olbia or Alghero area) to the port of Sta Teresa di Gallura on Day 1
  • Private transfer from the car rental office in Bonifacio to the port of Bonifacio on Day 7
  • Private transfer from the port of Sta Teresa di Gallura to the airport / hotel of Olbia on Day 7
  • Car rental - Category J (VW Golf OR SIMILAR) with delivery on Day 1 in Bonifacio and return on Day 7 in Bonifacio
  • See car rental conditions
  • Vat Taxes

Not Included

  • Visits - Entrance Fees
  • City Tax
  • Meals
  • Items of personal nature and Items not listed in the Inclusions

Hotels or Similar

  • Porto: Vecchio Hotel BW Alcyon 3***
  • Bastia: Hotel Bastia Centre 3***
  • Ajaccio: Hotel Plus Ajaccio Amiraute 4****
  • Bonifaccio: Hotel Roy D'Aragon 3***

As a general rule the scheduled hotel for each departure will be one of the above listed. The final list of the hotels will available 15 days prior to departure.

  • Car Rental Conditions - click for more

    The car model is not guaranteed. Only the group is guaranteed.

    Car Rental Rate Includes
    – Unlimited mileage (UM)
    – Third party insurance in case of accident with excess (CDW).
    – Franchise insurance in case of theft (TPC).
    – Technical assistance to the vehicle: troubleshooting and / or supplying a replacement vehicle
    (Assistance not included in case of loss of keys, dead battery, fuel error, puncture)
    – Insurance of persons transported (PAI: 6.25eur / day)
    – Participation in the cost of registration (PCI)
    – 1 main driver + 1 additional driver (1 CADD)
    – VAT (20.00%)

    Car Rental Rate does NOT include:
    – complete kasko (total elimination of franchises in case of accident or theft). Supplement payable directly to the rental office: approx € 25.00 per day (this amount may vary without notice)
    – Gasoline
    – Fines
    – Everything that is not clearly indicated under “the price includes”

    VEHICLE RENTAL IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
    A)
    THE DRIVER WILL HAVE TO SUBMIT A VALID CARD FROM AT LEAST 1 YEAR AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY OF THE CAR. THE MINIMUM AGE OF THE DRIVER IS AT LEAST 21 YEARS OLD
    B) THE CLIENT WILL HAVE TO SUBMIT A VALID CREDIT CARD AT THE TIME OF THE CAR SETTING – DEBIT CARDS ARE NOT VALID
    C) THE BLOCK RENTAL COMPANY ’A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF € 1,500.00 AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY OF THE CAR. THIS AMOUNT WILL BE ’RETURNED AT THE END OF THE RENTAL IF DAMAGES TO THE CAR HAVE NOT BEEN PRODUCED DURING THE RENTAL
    D) WE ALWAYS RECOMMEND THE CUSTOMER TO CAREFULLY READ THE CONTRACT BEFORE TAKING THE CAR. EVERYTHING THAT THE CUSTOMER ACCEPTS BY SIGNING THE CONTRACT, WILL BE CHARGED TO THE CUSTOMER. VERDESICILIA WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR INSURANCES OR SUPPLEMENTS ADDED AND SIGNED BY THE CLIENT.

2026 Rates Starting From $ 2600 CAD Per Person Double


The CAD ($) rate is indicative of Euro price and subject to change.
Price per person in CAD $ Dollars.

 


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