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Big Sur Grand Driving Adventure

Follow Highway 1 through Carmel and Point Lobos to Bixby Bridge in an open-air Slingshot.

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Best for: Adventure travelers and driving enthusiasts

Experience highlights

  • Explore Carmel-by-the-Sea
  • See Point Lobos
  • Experience Highway 1 from the open road
  • See Bixby Bridge
  • Feel the road in an open-air Polaris Slingshot

About this experience

Make the road the destination. Drive a Polaris Slingshot through Monterey and Carmel, then follow Highway 1 as cliffs, coves and the open Pacific take over the view. Continue past Point Lobos toward Bixby Bridge, with GPS-guided stories and the freedom to pause at the overlooks. This longer route is built for travelers who came to experience the legendary Big Sur drive. This is the route for adventure travelers and driving enthusiasts. Move from Carmel-by-the-Sea through Highway 1 to Bixby Bridge, then use the flexibility of the reservation for the meal, walk, attraction or overlook that turns the drive into your day.

Points of interest

Explore Carmel-by-the-Sea · See Point Lobos · Experience Highway 1 from the open road · See Bixby Bridge · Feel the road in an open-air Polaris Slingshot

Route overview

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Monterey

Vehicle options

Vehicle options to be confirmed.

Tour length does not change based on vehicle type.

Driver and passenger requirements

Driver and passenger requirements for this tour have not been added yet. Check the booking window for current requirements.

Standard reservation

The standard reservation is designed around the average time needed to complete the route in normal traffic. Add 60 minutes for a more relaxed pace, with extra time to stop, explore and capture unforgettable photos.

Relaxed pace option

Add 60 minutes for a more relaxed pace, with extra time to stop, explore and capture unforgettable photos.

If you keep the vehicle longer

If you keep the vehicle beyond your prepaid reservation time, you will only be charged for the additional minutes used, not a full extra hour. Overage is calculated per minute using the tour's discounted hourly rate.

Meeting point

GoCar Tours Monterey kiosk

PLACEHOLDER: street address

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