Albufeira, Birmingham and more
You get a briefing, then a set number of laps or a timed slot behind the wheel with an instructor in the passenger seat.
You get a briefing, then a set number of laps or a timed slot behind the wheel with an instructor in the passenger seat. Rally means loose surface and sliding; off-road means mud, gradients and crawling; a tank means driving something tracked and crushing a car if the site offers it.
Each person drives in turn, so there is a lot of standing around watching, which some groups enjoy and some do not. Ask how many laps each and how long the whole thing takes.
A full, valid driving licence is needed for most of it and will be checked on arrival. Flat shoes, and no drinking beforehand.
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Off-road around Albufeira means a full-day 4x4 jeep safari rather than self-drive: each jeep has its own professional driver, and the group rides through the countryside, hills, valleys and villages inland from the coast. It runs about six hours from a 10am pick-up at your accommodation, with return transfer, and a chicken lunch with soft drinks included. It runs every day, year round. For time at the wheel yourselves, look at the quad bikes and buggies instead.
Bournemouth's driving options are rural. Blindfold 4x4 driving, where the group shouts directions at a blindfolded driver in a 3.5-tonne 4x4, runs at a countryside activity site with a catering van; allow one to two hours. Further afield, ex-army vehicle drives run near Downton, south of Salisbury, and an ex-army armoured personnel carrier drive runs through forest country in Hampshire; both start at 11am or 2pm and need a full driving licence. Off-road buggies do not run from November to March. Arrive sober, as the buggy site turns away anyone who has been drinking.
Driving in Prague mostly means ex-military vehicles. The sites are in the countryside outside the city, so transfers are included and the whole outing takes around three hours. The usual format is a ride in a tracked military vehicle with a professional at the controls, about 15 minutes on a rough course, while the upgraded version puts the stag in the driving seat for 30 minutes in a suit and helmet. Some packages add a look round a collection of old military vehicles and a few rounds on a machine gun. Minimum group sizes apply, often around 12, so confirm numbers early.
2 nights
From £480 pp
Flights are not included.
An upgraded central hotel in Bournemouth, a short walk from the beach and the town-centre bars.
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Albufeira, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Brighton, Liverpool, London and Prague.
In Albufeira, from £95 pp. In Birmingham, from £81 pp. In Bournemouth, from £118 pp. In Brighton, from £50 pp. In Liverpool, from £55 pp. In London, from £179 pp. In Prague, from £93 pp. Flights are not included.
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