Corfu 4x4 Excursion

[BlairsvilleCruiseGirl]

Has anyone done the 4x4 "Jeep" excursion in Corfu?  If so, did you like it?  Were there 2 or 4 people per "Jeep"?  We want to do this on our Empires of the Med cruise, but my husband is hesitant as he doesn't want to get stuck in the back seat (we've had Jeeps for 30 years and definitely want to be in the driver's seat)!

I've checked both this forum and the general Greece excursion forum but no luck on finding out more info.  Thanks!

[PRH]

Yes, we did this one.  Lots of hairpin turns going up, stop in. Small village for food and drink then down to another place for coffee & dessert (which had to be paid for separately—no one was info’s this beforehand) and then back to the port.  A great way to see the island and terrain.  Not for faint hearted drivers!

[BlairsvilleCruiseGirl]

1 hour ago, PRH said:

Yes, we did this one.  Lots of hairpin turns going up, stop in. Small village for food and drink then down to another place for coffee & dessert (which had to be paid for separately—no one was info’s this beforehand) and then back to the port.  A great way to see the island and terrain.  Not for faint hearted drivers!

Thanks PRH!  Were these Jeeps or Subarus?  And were there 2 or 4 people per vehicle?  

Edited March 28, 2023 by BlairsvilleCruiseGirl

[PRH]

Just now, BlairsvilleCruiseGirl said:

Thanks PRH!  Were these Jeeps or Subarus?  And were there 2 or 4 people per vehicle?

Not jeeps but stick shift.  4 per vehicle.

[BlairsvilleCruiseGirl]

4 minutes ago, PRH said:

Not jeeps but stick shift.  4 per vehicle.

How did they determine who drove?  I know DH would not be happy in the back seat! 

[PRH]

You determined.  It was easier for us because my sister and brother in law were with us and neither of them wanted to drive.  In addition, they are both short so it worked out.  There were a number of people who couldn’t drive because they didn’t know how to drive a stick shift and/or were terrified of uphill switch backs with extremely narrow roads (the one picture shows the road through a town).

[BlairsvilleCruiseGirl]

Just wanted to update this thread in case anyone is looking for info in the future.  Just got off the Viking Sea and the Corfu 4x4 tour was a lot of fun.  They used beat up little Suzuki Samurai's, but only 2 per vehicle - there really wouldn't be room for 4 per vehicle, especially considering the rear window was folded down into the back.  Be sure you can REALLY drive a stick shift as you're going up and down a lot of mountains, frequently starting and stopping while at a steep incline.  So if you learned to drive a stick in flat terrain, you might have some trouble when you're trying to start your vehicle on a narrow road, with just a couple of feet of clearance in front and behind!

[Cienfuegos]

Great thread!  Have to stream the  The Durrells in Corfu for more of the island and its quirky video characters

[HDS]

Any age limit for the driver?  Upper limit that is?  

[BlairsvilleCruiseGirl]

20 hours ago, HDS said:

Any age limit for the driver?  Upper limit that is?  

Not that I know of.  They just sent a notice to the cabin telling us to bring our driver's license to the customer service desk, where they took a copy. The vehicles were from a rental car company, and when we got there, they had the drivers sign a simple rental agreement.  Not sure who the "leader" was with, maybe the rental agency?  She would zip off, and end up losing half the following vehicles because they had to stop for a light or a pedestrian.  At one point, over half the group was left in this little town, waiting for a person to cross the street.  When we finally got going, no sign of the lead.  Made a couple of wrong turns, finally chose a route that we figured might take us down mountain and in the general direction of the coast.  She came back, looking for us.  Happened a couple of times - we started laughing about it, Lost in Corfu!  Enjoying the adventure.  But seriously, they needed a sweeper/chase car to keep us together.