Most driving tours ease into the week. This one opens with four exotic cars lined up against a Mediterranean harbour before you’ve had a chance to unpack.
The scene before anyone’s checked in
The day starts with a private transfer straight from Nice Airport — no detour through the hotel first. The fleet handover happens on the Monte Carlo marina itself, in the afternoon: a Ferrari, a Lamborghini, a McLaren, and a Bentley lined up against the water, the Rock of Monaco visible in the background. It’s a deliberate sequencing choice — the cars come before the check-in, so the first real impression of the week is the fleet itself, not a hotel lobby.
Keys, a briefing, and a short first drive
The handover itself is straightforward: keys, a quick safety and logistics briefing, and a short shakedown drive before check-in at the Monte-Carlo Bay & Resort — enough to get a first feel for the car assigned for the opening stretch, without turning day 1 into a full driving stage. That comes tomorrow, on the coast road through Nice, Cannes, and Antibes toward Cap-Ferrat.
Meeting the guide
This is also where the group meets the private guide who runs the full week — introduced at the marina, before anyone’s behind the wheel. On the Monaco route specifically, that’s Doron, known on the road as “Motorhead” — a name that tends to make more sense by day 3, somewhere on Col de Turini.
Why the marina, specifically
Monaco’s marina isn’t a random backdrop — it’s the same harbour that anchors the principality’s own relationship with cars and yachts, and handing over a Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, and Bentley lineup against that exact setting sets a tone the rest of the week has to live up to. Guests consistently describe this as the moment the trip actually starts feeling real, more than the airport pickup or even the first night’s dinner.
The evening: welcome dinner overlooking the lagoon
The day closes with a welcome dinner back at the Monte-Carlo Bay & Resort, overlooking the lagoon — the first chance for a group of strangers to actually talk before three driving days turn them into something closer to a crew. Read more about life at the resort that anchors all 4 nights of the route.
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