Luxury Georgia & the Carolinas Self-Drive Tour

Eleven nights through Georgia and the Carolinas, self-drive with premium class flights included, at two nights a stop throughout.

Atlanta takes the first two, with a privately guided tour of the civil rights movement led by an expert guide, which covers the African American history of the city from the churches and the King sites outward rather than as a list of landmarks.

Asheville follows for two at the Biltmore Estate, reached through the Blue Ridge, where George Vanderbilt’s summer house is the largest privately owned residence in America and the grounds were laid out by the man who designed Central Park. Charleston comes next for two, with the City Market and the Music Hall, then Savannah for two through the barrier islands, with its squares and moss-draped oaks and a privately guided tour tailored to whatever the guests are interested in. Bluffton closes the route for two nights in the South Carolina Lowcountry, with a small-group eco-boat out among the marshes and the dolphins.

Premium class flights, fully insured car hire, the named activities and excursions, all the accommodation and round-the-clock support while travelling are included, and the price is quoted per person. Twelve days with two nights everywhere and private guiding at three of the stops is what the price reflects: this is the luxury end of the range and the guiding is the part that justifies it. Spring and autumn are the seasons, since the Lowcountry in high summer is hot and humid. No wildlife sighting can be promised.