Drives

Tour de Côte d'Azur — A Long-Weekend Supercar Tour from Monaco

Three driving days from Monte Carlo Bay. Porsche 911 or Mercedes-AMG SL63. St Tropez for lunch, San Remo across the border, the Col de Turini at dawn, Jimmy'z at night.

Group of supercars on a French Riviera mountain road

A long-weekend driving tour from Monte Carlo. Three driving days, three nights at the same hotel (Monte Carlo Bay), a Porsche or a Mercedes-AMG, and a closing-night Col de Turini drive at dawn before the flight home. This is what’s actually on the itinerary — every cafe, every restaurant, every road.

TL;DR

  • Duration: 3 driving days, 4 calendar days (Sunday → Wednesday morning).
  • Hotel: Monte Carlo Bay — all three nights, half-board.
  • Cars: Porsche 911 or Mercedes-AMG SL63.
  • Distance: ~600 km.
  • Price: from €4,500 per person, double sharing.
  • 2026 dates: 16-19 Apr, 19-22 Apr, 21-24 May, 24-27 May, 11-14 Jun, 14-17 Jun, 30 Jun-4 Jul.

The four days, in order

Sunday — Arrival

  • 9:00 — meeting at Nice Airport
  • 9:30 — VIP transfer to Monaco
  • 10:00 — arrival at Place du Casino, breakfast at Cafe de Paris
  • 15:00 — check in at Monte Carlo Bay
  • 16:00 — Place du Casino afternoon
  • 19:00 — dinner at the hotel

Monday — St Tropez

  • 8:00 — breakfast
  • 9:00 — supercar pick-up
  • 10:00 — drive to St Tropez
  • 13:00 — lunch at Shellona (St Tropez beach club)
  • 15:00 — drive back to Monaco
  • 20:00 — free night in Monte Carlo

Tuesday — San Remo + Jimmy’z

  • 9:00 — breakfast
  • 10:00 — driving to San Remo (across the Italian border)
  • 12:00 — lunch at Trattoria a Ciassa
  • 14:00 — back to Monaco
  • 22:00 — party at Jimmy’z

Wednesday — The Col de Turini drive home

  • 5:00 — engine start
  • 6:00 — coffee at the top of the Col de Turini
  • 7:00 — arrive back at the hotel
  • 8:00 — breakfast
  • 9:00 — VIP airport shuttle
  • 11:00 — flight home to Tel Aviv

Why a long weekend, not a week

Two reasons.

First, the Côte d’Azur rewards short, intense visits. The road network here is small. You can drive every great road in the region in three days. Stretching it to a week means repeats, or worse — filler.

Second, Monte Carlo Bay as a base works. One hotel for three nights means you can unpack, leave things in the room, and have a real sense of place. Most “Côte d’Azur tours” hop between four or five hotels and you spend half the trip with one bag in the car.

The cars — Porsche or Mercedes

Both are great for this route. They drive differently.

The Porsche 911 is the right call if you want to feel the road. The Col de Turini drive on the last morning is when the 911 earns its keep — slow, technical hairpins where chassis matters more than horsepower.

The Mercedes-AMG SL63 is the right call if you want to look extraordinary in front of the Casino and don’t care about the last 5% of cornering precision. It’s a more comfortable cruiser, a more dramatic-looking car, and frankly more on-theme for Place du Casino.

We’ve had guests who drove both — Porsche one day, Mercedes the next, mid-tour swap. We can arrange that.

The Col de Turini at 5am

The single best moment of the long weekend, and the reason we end the tour with it rather than starting.

The Col de Turini is the legendary World Rally Championship stage above Monaco. By day it’s a tourist drive. At 5am on a weekday in shoulder season it’s empty, foggy at the top, and the road is yours. We start the engines while the sky is still dark, climb to the summit by sunrise, drink coffee at the cafe at the top while the light comes up, and descend back to the hotel by 7am for breakfast.

This is the photograph guests show their friends a week later.

Reserve

For the 2026 dates above, the May departures historically sell first. Email us with your preferred dates and we’ll come back within 48 hours.

— Niro Sharon, Founder, Pure Adrenalin

Frequently asked questions

How long is the Côte d'Azur tour?
Three driving days across four calendar days (Sunday arrival to Wednesday morning departure). Three nights at Monte Carlo Bay. About 600 km of driving total.
What does it cost?
From €4,500 per person, double sharing the car and the hotel room. The price includes the Porsche 911 or Mercedes-AMG SL63, three nights at Monte Carlo Bay on a half-board basis, lunch on the driving days, fuel, tolls, the VIP airport transfer from Nice, and a private guide.
Which car do I get — Porsche or Mercedes?
Both are available. The Porsche 911 is the chassis choice — better through the Col de Turini hairpins. The Mercedes-AMG SL63 is the GT-comfort choice — better for the coastal cruising and the Place du Casino moment. We confirm allocation by deposit order.
What's the rhythm of the long weekend?
Sunday: arrive Nice, transfer to Monaco, Place du Casino, dinner at the hotel. Monday: pick up cars, drive to St Tropez for lunch at Shellona, back to Monaco for a free evening. Tuesday: drive across the Italian border to San Remo for lunch at Trattoria a Ciassa, back to Monaco, Jimmy'z that night. Wednesday: 5am dawn drive over the Col de Turini, breakfast, 11am flight home.
When does it run in 2026?
Seven 2026 departures: 16-19 April, 19-22 April, 21-24 May, 24-27 May, 11-14 June, 14-17 June, and 30 June - 4 July. Each capped to maintain the intimate group dynamic.