Sip and Savor Your Way Around Super Scenic Virginia

Sip and Savour Your Way Around Super Scenic Virginia
7 nights
From £1,360 per person
Price includes: Flights, accommodation and car hire

With more than 300 wineries, nearly 300 craft breweries and 70+ distilleries, as well as an award-winning food scene garnering more and more attention every day, Virginia gives visitors more than enough reasons to visit. Add in the glorious outdoors and you have a recipe for perfection on your next American road-trip.

Day 1 – Arrive at Dulles International Airport to Leesburg (approx. 20 miles)

Arrive at Dulles International Airport in Virginia. Collect your intermediate car including all taxes and insurance and one tank of fuel. The airport is just a few miles from your first stop.
Loudoun County, known as DC’s Wine Country, offers more than 40 award-winning wineries and wine tasting rooms, as well as over 30 craft breweries, and a handful of distilleries. Loudoun is filled with rolling green hills and beautiful country estates.  

You’ll find several wine clusters with self-driving trails making it convenient when deciding where to stop, sip and savor. Visit the Loudoun Heights Cluster, which surrounds one of the smallest and most historic Virginia towns, Hillsboro, or the Potomac Cluster. Rather not drive? Take a tour with one of many local companies.

Make a stop at the Restaurant at Patowmack Farm. This working organic farm features a tented patio for open air dining; and a spectacular view. Virginia has more official International Dark Sky Parks than any other east coast destination.
Head to Leesburg. Perched perfectly on the edge of DC’s Wine Country it makes an ideal location to rest your head in between wine tours. And when you’re not touring, the area offers two golf courses and a variety of outdoor adventures from hiking to biking. 

Stay two nights in Loudoun County.

Day 3 – Leesburg to Charlottesville through Shenandoah National Park (approx. 175 miles)

From Leesburg you’re less than an hour’s drive from the entrance to Shenandoah National Park and it’s scenic Skyline Drive, which winds its way south all the way to The Blue Ridge Parkway. Whether you just drive, stopping at the many incredible overlooks, or pause to hike through wooded hollows to a cascading waterfall, Shenandoah offers a wealth of nature’s wonders to explore.

A less than 30-minute detour off Skyline Drive takes you to the only Michelin three-starred restaurant in the Capital Region, The Inn at Little Washington. Cited by TripAdvisor’s Traveler Awards as the Best Restaurant in the U.S., The Inn’s food has been described by critics as ‘so good it makes you cry.’ 

Continuing on Skyline Drive, your next stop is Charlottesville and the Monticello Wine Trail, named after Thomas Jefferson’s home. More than 35 wineries can be discovered within a 30-mile radius and the wines from this region are considered some of the best in the Eastern United States. Guided wine tours make it easy to narrow down your options. Make sure to visit Monticello to learn why Jefferson is often called The Father of American Wine.
Stay two nights in Charlottesville

Day 5 – Charlottesville to Richmond (approx. 70 miles) 

Travel southeast to Richmond, Virginia’s state capital, renowned for its craft beer scene. The Richmond Region is home to almost 40 craft breweries and distilleries. The city is also making a splash in the food world, many of the best restaurants are locally owned. An easy way to explore is to follow the Richmond Beer Trail. Or leave the driving to someone else and really enjoy via one of the city’s several tour companies.
Head down to the James River, which runs right through the middle of the city and serves-up white-water rafting, kayaking and stand-up paddle boarding, along with some fantastic hiking and biking opportunities.

Stay two nights Richmond

Day 7 – Richmond to Virginia Beach (approx. 110 miles)

Next stop, Virginia Beach, where a growing brewery network and the Chesapeake Bay’s legendary oysters inspire local chefs to constantly push what it means to be fresh-to-table, creating a culinary scene that is truly something to be savoured.

Great beer isn’t the only craft spirit you’ll find in Virginia Beach. Tarnished Truth Distilling Company makes award-winning bourbon, as well as rye, vodka, gin, and other specialty spirits. During a tour, you can brush up on Virginia’s rich distilling legacy, which dates back to the 17th century. Then enjoy a whiskey while dining in the ambiance of the Hunt Room tavern, or surrounded by the plush décor of Becca, the resort’s four-diamond restaurant.

As if the longest pleasure beach in the world isn’t enough of a scenic view, the nearby Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge provides a tranquil environment for kayaking, biking, and hiking. Or take a trip across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel to Cape Charles– the views from the bridge are stunning. 

Stay two nights Virginia Beach

Day 8 – Virginia Beach to Washington Dulles International (approx. 215 miles)

After you’ve taken in Virginia’s amazing scenery - from the valleys to the mountains, a three-and-a-half-hour drive will finish the loop, taking you back to Dulles International Airport.

Fly home from Washington Dulles International Airport.

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