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Your road. Your rules.
No tour bus. No timetable. No one telling you it’s time to go. Just you, the window down, and a road that bends around the next mountain.
See a lake that takes your breath away? Stop. A village with one café and the best apple strudel of your life? Stay an hour. A farmer selling cheese by the road, a chapel on a hill, a view nobody puts in a guidebook? It’s all yours. Take the mountain pass instead of the motorway. Wake up and decide where today takes you. Breathe. Slow down. Feel every bend, every valley, every little piece of the land under your wheels.
But freedom only feels free when nothing goes wrong. Which roads need a vignette, where you can’t drive into the old town, which passes close in winter, where to park when the hotel has no garage. That’s the part that steals your holiday.
So we sort it before you even start the engine. The route, the car, the stops worth making, the hotels with parking. You just drive.
The best views were never on the motorway.
Thank you for choosing the open road. The places we love most can’t be reached by train or tour bus. They’re around the next bend, at the end of a gravel lane, on a pass that only opens in summer.
One country or four. Mountains, lakes or the sea. Tell us how you like to travel and we’ll draw the route around you.
Plan my road tripNo packages. No templates. Just a conversation.
5 nights · self-drive
- Grossglockner Road, 36 hairpins to Austria’s highest peak.
- Over the Gerlos Pass, past the Krimml Waterfalls, 380 metres high.
- Through East Tyrol and on into the Dolomites. Lunch in Italy.
Your wheel. Your pace. Four passes.
One base in Zell am See, four roads out, and every one ends somewhere completely different. A glacier. A ski town without the ski crowds. A valley full of waterfalls. Another country. Windows down, a hut stop at the top, back by the lake for dinner. We’ve driven every wrong turn worth taking, so you only get the right ones.
- Grossglockner, Thurn, Gerlos and Felbertauern, in the right order
- Private car, handpicked lake hotel, half board
- Route notes with the stops only locals know
- Tell us your dates
- We map your roads
- You just drive
Free to enquire. Takes 2 minutes. A real local replies within 24 hours.
Self-drive · 5 nights · one lake, many roads
© Zell am See-Kaprun Tourismus
- The Grossglockner High Alpine Road, 36 hairpins to the glacier.
- Krimml Waterfalls in the morning light, rainbow included.
- Back by the lake for sunset. Same bed, every night.
One lake. Your car. A new wonder every day.
Unpack once in Zell am See and let the Alps come to you. One morning you drive the Grossglockner road up to Austria’s highest mountain, marmots whistling at every bend. The next, the Krimml Waterfalls, then the turquoise high mountain lakes above Kaprun. Every evening ends the same way: back by the lake, a swim, a schnitzel on the terrace, the peaks turning pink. No packing, no rushing. Just the best of SalzburgerLand, one beautiful road at a time.
- Day drives planned in the right order, with the best stops on the way
- Road tolls, parking and the summer card explained and sorted
- A hotel by the lake with easy parking
- Tell us your dates
- We plan your drives
- You just take the wheel
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Self-drive · 7 nights · Austria, slowly
- Apricots and wine along the Danube in the Wachau valley.
- Lake Wolfgang, a lakeside coffee you didn’t plan.
- Hallstatt early, before the buses. The village is yours.
Vienna · Wachau · Salzburg · Hallstatt · Zell am See
Austria, slowly. That’s the whole point.
Start with coffee houses and palaces in Vienna, then follow the Danube through vineyards and abbeys. Salzburg, smaller than you expect and more beautiful than you’re prepared for. Then the Salzkammergut lakes, one after another, until Hallstatt rises from the water. Finally Zell am See, where the mountains take over. Your own car means the quiet lakes, the roadside farm shops and the viewpoints most people never find.
What we sort for you- The scenic route, not just the fastest one
- Where to park in Salzburg and Hallstatt, and when to arrive
- The Austrian vignette and the best rental car for the trip
- Hotels with parking, the right nights in each place
- Tell us your dates
- We draw your route
- You drive Austria slowly
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Self-drive · 8 nights · Italy to Austria
- Bergamo’s upper town, the stop everyone else drives past.
- Lake Garda’s western shore, tunnels cut into the cliffs.
- The Brenner Pass, the old road of emperors over the Alps.
Milan · Lake Garda · Dolomites · Innsbruck · Zell am See
It starts with Prada. It ends with cowbells.
Pick up the car in Milan and let the road do the rest. Lemon gardens on Lake Garda, mountains that glow pink at sunset in the Dolomites, the Golden Roof in Innsbruck, Krimml’s thundering waterfalls, and finally a turquoise lake where you unpack for good. With your own car, you stop wherever it’s beautiful. And on this road, that’s everywhere.
What we sort for you- One-way car hire from Italy to Austria, without a shocking drop-off fee
- Old towns with traffic zones, so no fines arrive months later
- Austrian vignette, Brenner toll and mountain road tolls
- Hotels with parking, the right number of nights in each place
- Tell us your dates
- We draw your route
- You drive into the Alps
Takes 2 minutes. A real local replies within 24 hours.
Self-drive · 7 nights · Austria & Bavaria
- One trumpet on the Königssee. The mountains answer.
- The Alpine road to Neuschwanstein, lakes on both sides.
- Ludwig II lived in his fairy-tale castle for only 172 days.
Vienna · Salzburg · Königssee · Neuschwanstein · Munich
The castles. The Alps. The beer. All of it real.
Palaces and coffee houses in Vienna, then west to Salzburg, Mozart’s city. Across the border to the Königssee, where silent boats glide between cliffs. On through Bavarian villages with painted houses to Neuschwanstein, the castle that inspired Disney. And finally Munich, a beer garden under chestnut trees. By car, every village and every lake on the way is yours to stop at.
What we sort for you- Cross-border car hire, Austria to Germany, without surprises
- Austrian vignette and Munich’s low emission zone sticker
- Neuschwanstein tickets and the right parking, booked ahead
- Hotels with parking in every stop
- Tell us your dates
- We draw your route
- You drive into the fairy tale
Takes 2 minutes. A real local replies within 24 hours.
Self-drive · 4 nights · Bavaria & Berchtesgaden
- Silent electric boats on the Königssee, running since 1909.
- One trumpet at the cliffs. The mountains play it back.
- The Rossfeld panoramic road, the Alps on both sides.
Yes, the water really is that green.
Just across the border from Salzburg lies a corner of Bavaria that feels like a secret. The Königssee, so clear and green that people think the photos are edited. A silent boat to the red onion domes of St. Bartholomä, with the whole lake to yourselves. The little church of Ramsau with the peaks behind it, the most painted view in Bavaria. And Lake Chiemsee, where King Ludwig II built his own Versailles on an island. With your own car, Salzburg is only half an hour away.
- Königssee boats timed early, before the day visitors arrive
- Eagle’s Nest: the last road is bus only, we tell you how it works
- German parking rules, panoramic road tolls and cosy guesthouses, all sorted
- Tell us your dates
- We draw your route
- You see it’s real
Takes 2 minutes. A real local replies within 24 hours.
Self-drive · 5 nights · Innsbruck & Tirol
- Lake Achensee, Tirol’s largest lake, turquoise between the peaks.
- The Gerlos Alpine Road, from Tirol into SalzburgerLand.
- Krimml’s waterfalls at the bottom of the pass. Rainbow likely.
Espresso in Innsbruck. Lakes and passes by car.
Start with coffee under the Golden Roof and a cable car straight from the city to the summit. Then take the wheel. Drive up to Lake Achensee, the “Tirolean Sea”, where the water is so clear it looks unreal. Roll through the Zillertal past farmhouses heavy with flowers, and climb the Gerlos Alpine Road with the whole valley falling away below you. At the bottom, the Krimml Waterfalls. Tirol is the kind of place you only really see from your own car, stopping whenever the view says so.
- Innsbruck old town, Nordkette cable car timed for the clearest sky
- Scenic Alpine roads and tolls, sorted before you start
- Hotels with parking and the best stops on every drive
- Tell us your dates
- We draw your route
- You drive through Tirol
Takes 2 minutes. A real local replies within 24 hours.
Self-drive · 8 nights · Alps to the Adriatic
- The Vršič Pass, 50 hairpins through the Julian Alps.
- The Soča river, a green you won’t believe until you see it.
- Truffles in Istria’s hill towns, then the sea at sunset.
Austrian Alps · Lake Bled · Soča Valley · Istria
From snowy peaks to the sea, in one unforgettable drive.
This is our own road, the one we drive every year between our winters in the Alps and our summers in Pula. Leave the mountains of SalzburgerLand, cross into Slovenia and stop at Lake Bled for a slice of its famous cream cake. Climb the Vršič Pass, then follow the emerald Soča down towards the sea. In Istria, hill towns sit on top of the green hills like crowns, truffle dishes fill the menus and Rovinj glows in the evening light. You start in the Alps and finish with your feet in the Adriatic.
What we sort for you- Car hire that’s allowed to cross into Slovenia and Croatia
- Austrian and Slovenian vignettes, Croatian tolls explained
- Mountain passes timed for the season and the light
- Hotels with parking, from Alpine lakes to the sea
- Tell us your dates
- We draw your route
- You drive to the sea
Takes 2 minutes. A real local replies within 24 hours.
Self-drive · 6 nights · South Tyrol & Dolomites
- The Great Dolomite Road, pass after pass of pale rock towers.
- Seiser Alm, Europe’s largest high alpine meadow.
- Enrosadira, when the peaks glow pink at sunset.
The mountains that blush at sunset.
South Tyrol is Italy and Austria at the same table: espresso with your apple strudel, road signs in two languages, wine valleys below and wild peaks above. Start in Bolzano and meet Ötzi, the 5,300-year-old Iceman. Then drive into the Dolomites: the little church of Val di Funes against the jagged peaks, mountain lakes in colours you didn’t know water could have, and one high pass after another. Locals say the dwarf king Laurin cursed his rose garden, but forgot the dusk. That’s why, for a few minutes every evening, the mountains still turn pink.
- Mountain passes and the most beautiful stops, in the right order
- Lakes and roads with limited summer access, booked ahead
- Hotels up in the mountains, where the sunset happens
- Tell us your dates
- We draw your route
- You watch the peaks glow
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Self-drive · 6 nights · Istria, Croatia
- Truffles with the Karlić family and their dogs in Paladini.
- Tomaz winery near Motovun, wine with a view of the hills.
- In Pula’s Roman Arena, 2,000 years old and still standing.
Hill towns, truffles and the sea.
This is where we spend our summers, and it still surprises us. Istria is Tuscany’s quieter cousin with the sea next door. Drive through vineyards and olive groves to medieval towns perched on the hills. Motovun, sitting above the truffle forest, was named Europe’s second best hidden gem for 2026 by European Best Destinations. Then down to the coast for a swim, a sunset in Rovinj and an evening in Pula, where a Roman arena sits in the middle of town.
Morning truffle hunt with the Karlić family in Paladini, then lunch at their table with a view nothing will ever beat. In the afternoon, on to Tomaz winery near Motovun. There are so many winemakers here, but on this route, this is the one we send our guests to.
- Truffle hunt, lunch and wine tasting booked for you
- Hill town parking and the quiet beaches only locals use
- White truffle season in autumn, or summer by the sea
- Tell us your dates
- We draw your route
- You taste Istria
Takes 2 minutes. A real local replies within 24 hours.
Self-drive · 7 nights · ski & city
- Salzburg or Munich. Your car, winter tyres, ski rack ready.
- The Skicircus safari, valley to valley without taking skis off.
- A rest day in snowy Salzburg, just an hour down the road.
Your skis. Your car. Your Alps.
Pick up the car at the airport and drive into the mountains on your own time. Base yourself in Saalbach and ski the whole Skicircus, from Hinterglemm to Leogang and Fieberbrunn. With a car, the rest of SalzburgerLand is yours too: a day on the Kitzsteinhorn glacier in Kaprun, an evening in Zell am See, or a break from the slopes in Salzburg’s Christmas lanes. Ski when the snow is best, explore when the legs need a rest.
- A winter-ready car with ski rack, airport to slopes
- Ski pass, rental and lessons sorted before you land
- A hotel near the lift with parking, plus our favourite huts
- Tell us your dates
- We plan your ski week
- You drive into the snow
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Borders? We stitch them together.
Snow in the morning, sea by the evening, wine on both sides of a line on the map. Pick one, or let us join them all into one trip.
Saalbach, Austria
Saalbach. 270 km and no excuses.
Four villages, one ski circus, 270 kilometres of slopes linked on skis. Out of bed, onto the lift. Hut lunch in the sun, afternoon party in your boots, back down to your door. If you ski, you’ll understand. If you don’t, you will.
- Ski-in, ski-out hotels
- Passes, rental and lessons, sorted
- The huts locals actually stop at
Salzburg + Innsbruck
Mozart in the morning. Powder by noon.
Salzburg under snow, the fortress glowing above the river and a concert in the evening. Then two hours by train to Innsbruck, where the cable car takes you from the old town straight up into the Alps. Two cities, real skiing in between.
- Salzburg to Innsbruck by train
- Concert tickets and ski days, sorted
- Christmas markets in December
Italy · Slovenia · Croatia
Three countries. One coastline. One day.
Coffee in Trieste, the way it’s been served since the Habsburgs. Lunch in Piran, fish straight off the boat. Sunset in Rovinj with a glass of Istrian Malvazija. Three languages before dinner, and you never lose sight of the sea.
- Trieste, Piran and Rovinj in one route
- Drivers who know every border shortcut
- Fish, olive oil and wine on the way
Brda & Collio
Same hills. Two countries. Twice the wine.
The border runs right through the vineyards. On one side it’s Slovenia’s Brda, on the other Italy’s Collio. Same grapes, same families, two flags. Taste Rebula in the morning, Ribolla Gialla after lunch, and try to tell us which one won.
- Family wineries on both sides
- Tastings booked, driver included
- Truffles, cherries and long lunches
Keep exploring. We’ll sort the rest.
Mountains or sea, snow or sun, a weekend or a whole journey. Here’s where else we’d love to take you.
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