Road trips by car

Fly from Amsterdam, every tour day by day, with the kilometres and the costs.

Road trips by car in Canada

Grand Western Canada: Vancouver to the Rockies
From the Pacific coast via Whistler, the Okanagan and the mountain passes to Jasper, Banff and Waterton: Canada's west in one road trip.

Road trips by car in Costa Rica

Pura vida in 10 days
Arenal volcano, the Monteverde cloud forest and the monkeys of Manuel Antonio: the best of Costa Rica in ten days, with short drives.
The classic in 15 days
By boat to Tortuguero, then Arenal, Monteverde, Manuel Antonio and the whales of Uvita: the tour nearly everyone takes, without the rush.
North to south in 16 days
Land at Liberia, drive south past the volcanoes and fly home from San José: Rincón de la Vieja, Río Celeste, Arenal, Monteverde, Manuel Antonio and Uvita.
Guanacaste and Nicoya beaches
A volcano to begin with, then three beaches along the Nicoya coast: Tamarindo, Nosara and Sámara. Sun, surf and turtles.
The Caribbean coast
Rafting at Turrialba, canals and turtles at Tortuguero, then reggae and palm beaches at Cahuita and Puerto Viejo.
Osa and Corcovado
Quetzals in the mountains, whales at Uvita, then by boat to Drake Bay for Corcovado and Caño Island. Costa Rica at its wildest.
Volcanoes and cloud forest
Four volcanoes in ten days: Irazú, Poás, Arenal and Rincón de la Vieja, from San José to Liberia.
With children in 14 days
Short drives, lots of animals and a beach as a reward: frogs at Sarapiquí, ziplines at Arenal, hanging bridges at Monteverde, mud baths and Tamarindo.
The grand tour in 21 days
Three weeks from Liberia to San José: volcanoes, Río Celeste, Arenal, the cloud forest, the beaches of Santa Teresa, Manuel Antonio, the whales of Uvita and the quetzal.
Turtles and whales
Both coasts in the green months: green turtles at Tortuguero, humpback whales at Uvita.
Surfing the Nicoya Peninsula
Three surf towns along the Nicoya coast: Tamarindo for the first lesson, Nosara and Santa Teresa for the better waves. By 4x4 down the coast road.
Surfing the south
Jacó and Playa Hermosa, then the powerful waves of Dominical, with whales at Uvita and monkeys at Manuel Antonio.
Yoga and wellness
Hot springs at Arenal volcano, then yoga by the sea at Nosara and Santa Teresa: a trip to unwind.
Diving in Guanacaste
Giant mantas and sharks at the Catalina Islands, a day at Rincón de la Vieja volcano and a finish at Tamarindo.
Birdwatching
From the lowlands of Sarapiquí to the cloud forest and the mountains: toucans, hummingbirds, macaws and the quetzal.
Honeymoon
Two weeks in the finest lodges: hot springs at Arenal, the cloud forest, and a week of beach at Santa Teresa and Tamarindo.
Adventure in 10 days
Rafting on the Pacuare, canyoning and ziplines at Arenal, Monteverde's longest zipline and a catamaran at Manuel Antonio.
Short: Guanacaste in 8 days
A week from Liberia: Rincón de la Vieja volcano, Arenal and two nights of beach at Tamarindo.

Road trips by car in United States

New York to Washington
The big cities of the East Coast, with Amish country and Gettysburg in between.
California's Highway 1
San Francisco to Los Angeles along the Pacific, with Big Sur as the high point.
The Grand Circle
Las Vegas and the great national parks of Utah and Arizona in one loop.
Miami and the Florida Keys
Art deco Miami, the Overseas Highway to Key West, the Gulf Coast and Orlando.
The Pacific Northwest
Seattle, rainforest on the Olympic Peninsula, the Oregon coast and Mount Rainier.
Yellowstone and Grand Teton
Geysers, bison and the Teton range, from Salt Lake City.
Music of the Deep South
Country, blues and jazz: Nashville, Memphis, the Mississippi Delta and New Orleans.
Route 66
The Mother Road from Chicago to the pier in Santa Monica.
Washington and the Blue Ridge
The capital, Skyline Drive through Shenandoah, and colonial Virginia.
New England in the fall
Lighthouses, lobster and the fall colours of New Hampshire and Vermont.
The Colorado Rockies
High passes, mountain towns and the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde.
Texas and the Hill Country
Space Center Houston, the Alamo, Austin's live music and the Gulf.
Southern California and the desert
Los Angeles, San Diego's beaches, Palm Springs and Joshua Tree.
San Francisco to Las Vegas
Yosemite, over Tioga Pass to Mammoth Lakes, and through Death Valley to Las Vegas.
The Great Lakes
Chicago, the dunes and lighthouses of Lake Michigan, and Detroit.
Minnesota and Wisconsin's north woods
Lakes, forests and the north shore of Lake Superior.
Orlando, St. Augustine and Savannah
Theme parks, rockets on the Space Coast and the oldest towns in the South.
New York, the Finger Lakes and Niagara Falls
The city, the Hudson Valley, wine country and the falls.
The Oregon Coast and Crater Lake
Haystack Rock, dunes and lighthouses, the deepest lake in the USA and the Cascades.
Wine country, the redwoods and Lake Tahoe
Napa and Sonoma, the tallest trees on earth and the blue of Lake Tahoe.
The Smokies and the Carolinas
Great Smoky Mountains, the Blue Ridge Parkway and the old South of Charleston and Savannah.
Arizona: Grand Canyon, Sedona and the desert
The Grand Canyon, Sedona's red rocks and the saguaros of the Sonoran Desert.
Utah's Mighty Five
All five national parks of Utah in one trip.
Sequoia, Yosemite and Lake Tahoe
From Los Angeles through the giant sequoias and Yosemite to San Francisco.
Boston, Cape Cod and Newport
Beaches, dunes and mansions on the coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
The West in 10 days
San Francisco, Big Sur and Los Angeles, then the desert: Joshua Tree, Route 66, the Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon, Zion and Death Valley, ending on the Las Vegas Strip. A new place every night.