Euro Tour 2012

[Fuggles]

Firstly apologies for not introducing myself to you all earlier but I have known Phil now for a while and for some time we have been talking about a tour across Europe. In part it's a new adventure and in part it's to do something really different for the tenth anniversary. Phil has asked me to post the details here and, rather than work through him, answer any questions you may have. I hope this is okay.

Before all that............ My name is John fuggles and I drive a Nissan Skyline (sorry ) I am chairman of the GTR Owners Club and also have a travel business that allows me to arrange club trips to Japan and elsewhere for club members. I've owned a lot of cars in my time and am passionate not just about the cars but also the people, after all car clubs are a 'people place' first and foremost as far as I am concerned



The Euro Tour takes place between 14 – 22 June 2012 and each day is designed to give you the opportunity to enjoy some of the best driving roads in the world, and then relax in Europe’s finest hotels every evening - for a truly memorable roadtrip.


June 14: (Thursday) Folkestone
EVE: Arrive at the Holiday Inn, Folkestone. A chance to meet other tour members, discuss the route and planned attractions. A briefing by the tour guide and an opportunity to ask questions.

Accommodation at the hotel in Folkestone.


June 15: (Friday) Euro Tunnel - Paris (180 mi)

All Participants depart Folkestone hotel and head for Eurotunnel Morning Crossing by Euro Tunnel from Folkestone (England). Arrival at Calais (France) and Drive onwards to Paris.

Arrival at Hotel in Paris with access to Paris Metro station for people wanting to go into Centre for shopping and the evening

EVE: Free for Dinner on your own.
Accommodation at the hotel in Paris.


June 16: (Saturday) Paris - Vichy (270 mi)

Breakfast at a restaurant in the hotel

10:00 a.m. Drive to Vichy which is situated in the Auvergne region of France

01:00 p.m. Enroute Lunch and Wine tasting at Celliers de la Pauline, Thauvenay.




4:30 p.m. Arrival at Vichy and to the Vichy Spa Hotel



Free at Leisure to explore the area on your own or time for the Spa for the people wanting to relax and unwind...

EVE: Free for Dinner on your own.
Accommodation at the Vichy Spa Hotel


June 17: (Sunday) Vichy - Provence (380 mi)

Breakfast at a restaurant in the hotel.

09:00 a.m. Morning Drive to Provence via Mont Ventoux and Millau Viaduct




12:30 a.m. 19:00 p.m.

Arrive Millau Viaduct for photo opportunity and lunch Arrive at your hotel – a converted Monastery – in Provence.



EVE: Free for Dinner on your own.
Accommodation at the hotel in Provence.


June 18: (Monday) Provence - Monte Carlo (150 mi)

Breakfast at a restaurant in the hotel.

09:00 a.m. Drive to and through Gorge Verdon and lunch at the top of the Gorges.




12:00 a.m. Through Les Bessons and on to Cannes before crossing from France into Monaco.

15:30 p.m. Arrival at Monte Carlo and check into the Monte Carlo Metropole Hotel.



Free to enjoy rest of the day in the city Casino, Shopping etc.

EVE: Free for Dinner on your own at one of the two Michelin starred restaurants at the hotel or elsewhere in Monaco

Accommodation at the Metropole Hotel in Monte Carlo.


June 19: (Tuesday) Monte Carlo - Bormio (320 mi)
Breakfast at a restaurant in the hotel

07:30 a.m. OPTIONAL: before the morning rush hour, a convoy around the famous Monte Carlo F1 circuit

08:00 a.m. Drive to Bormio via Genoa on the southern coast road then along Galleria Sant’Antonio Cepina and through the Stelvio National Park. Lunch will be in your own time en-route

17:00 p.m. Arrival at Bormio and transfer to Hotel and free to enjoy rest of the day in the village

EVE: Free for Dinner on your own.
Accommodation at the hotel in Bormio.




June 20: (Wednesday) Bormio

Breakfast at a restaurant in the hotel

An extra day to enjoy the facilities and surroundings of Bormio. A day off
from driving but still time to explore the scenery and fantastic mountain roads if you wish. Bormio is famous for its skiing and cycling as well as spa baths and fantastic scenery. A day to unwind!

EVE: Free for Dinner on your own.
Accommodation at the hotel in Bormio.


June 21: (Thursday) Bormio - Ingolstadt(230 mi)

Breakfast at a restaurant in the hotel.

09:00 a.m. Morning drive through the Stelvio Pass



11:00 a.m. Leave Stelvio Pass and head north through Germany and on to Ingolstadt.

Lunch will be in your own time en-route

16:00 p.m. Arrive at hotel in Ingolstadt


Should the Stelvio pass be closed we have an alternative route taking us through the Stelvio National Park and over the Alps north-west, before Davos and Vaduz and then on to Ingolstadt.

Free for Dinner on your own.
Accommodation at the hotel in Ingolstadt.

June 223: (Friday) Ingolstadt

at the Audi Museum in Ingolstadt, lunch at leisure in their facility

Overnight in Ingolstadt and dinner at leaisure

June 23: (Saturday) Ingolstadt - Folkestone (440 mi.)

Breakfast at a restaurant in the hotel.

Drive back from Ingolstadt to Calais and cross using the Euro tunnel. A choice of routes.


OPTIONS: We can extend your stay for Saturday night near the Nurburgring before returning home on Sunday. Prices for this will be £120 per person for the one day extension

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Prices are as follows:

• One person in a car and own room £2550
• Two people in one car £1750 each
• One person in a car and sharing rooms with a second car £2100 per person/car

Comapred to similar tours this is considerably cheaper and is far better quality in terms of the tour plans and acomodation. For example the Metropole is 5-star, 3 Michelin star and was voted best hotel in the world two years ago. For a tenth anniversary tour I really hope yu like what we have done and I want to thank Phil for really showing such an interest in this project. The tour will have a guide accompanying it and we will also have 7x24 hour telephone support back in the UK in case it is needed.

If you have any questions or want more info please post here (I will be looking in from time to time) or email him directly: john@fuggles.co.uk

[HYFR]

amazing

well done

funnily enough im doing my own eurotrip on these date ... bit different thou .... 7 lads in a VW Carravelle to Poland !

[Hedgehog Dodger]

Hi John

I am not sure you remember me from the GTROC, its been a couple years since I have owned one.

Great write up and amazing pics

[Fuggles]

Indeed, it's been a while

I hope people like what we are proposing and we can get some numbers in order to make it work.

[Ian_C]

Alright Fuggles, I'm Nik_W and Cris_Ws mate, met you at Le Mans, you collected an events shelter from my house after Le Mans last year.

[Fuggles]

Cool! Hiya Are you going to LM24H this year? Sadly I wont be able to go but there will be plenty of others there. Maybe we'll see you on the tour?

[Ian_C]

Yeah off to LM in the S4 in convoy with with Cris in his freshly rebuilt R32. Shame you booked this tour overlapping with LM!

[Fuggles]

True. We have to work with dates that accomodate the hotels and fitting all that lot in is tough, especially with things like Monte Carlo and the Stelvio Pass. Why not on the Sunday after the race head down to Provence and join in the tour? I am sure we could easily work out an alternative package to accomodate those that want to do it. Maybe Cris, Rob and some of the others would be up for that too?

[Fuggles]

Okay,

If you want to join after Le Mans the same tour but starting with two nights in Provence and arranging your own Channel crossings - everything else exactly as described - would be as follows:

1 car with 2 people £925 each
2 cars (1 person each) sharing a room £925 each
1 car 1 person (not sharing) £1495

[Fuggles]

We will not be running this event for 2012 but instead will run the same event in 2013. This should give everyone more time to save up and plan for the Great Euro Tour