Munich and Southern Bavaria – 2 Day Tour in a German Sportscar

Bavaria built the cars and then built the roads to drive them on. This two-day programme puts your clients behind the wheel of a German sports car with a guide leading the way in a second vehicle, so nobody navigates, nobody argues about the route, and the driving stays the point. Day one stays in and around Munich; day two heads south into the Alps.

Day one – Munich and the Isar

The first day is about getting comfortable with the car and reading the city. The route takes in the ceremonial axis of Ludwigstrasse and Koenigsplatz, the grounds of Nymphenburg Palace, and the roads along the Isar out towards the south of the city, with stops at Marienplatz, the Residenz and the Englischer Garten for the parts of Munich that are better seen on foot. Your guide travels ahead and briefs at each stop, which keeps the day from turning into a queue of traffic lights with commentary.

Day two – the alpine roads

The second day leaves the city early for the lakes and the mountain roads of southern Bavaria. The usual line runs through the Tegernsee valley and on towards Garmisch-Partenkirchen, with the option of continuing to the castles near Fuessen if the party would rather finish with Neuschwanstein than with another pass. These are genuinely good driving roads – long sightlines, consistent surfaces and gradients that give the car something to do – and the photo stops are chosen for where the light and the view actually work rather than where the lay-by happens to be.

How the programme is put together

• Two consecutive days, private, with a lead guide vehicle and a briefed route
• Vehicle model and class confirmed at booking; drivers must hold a licence accepted in Germany and meet the hire conditions
• Overnight between the two days arranged in Munich or in the mountains, depending on how far south the party wants to finish
• Lunch stops at country inns along the route, booked ahead so the party is not searching at one o’clock
• Best from late spring to early autumn – alpine passes and mountain roads can close in winter and the car is the wrong tool in snow

Who it is for

This suits clients who would find a coach unbearable and a chauffeur too passive: driving enthusiasts, couples marking an occasion, and parties of two or three cars travelling together. It is not a good fit for guests who want to look out of the window and listen. Clients who want the same landscape without driving it themselves should take the Neuschwanstein and Linderhof day excursion instead, and those who want the city properly explained first can add the private walking and driving tour of Munich. Chauffeured alternatives are set out under our private transfers and tours, and the city context on the Munich destination page.