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Norfolk Self Drive Tours

Get more from your Norfolk self drive with this suggested Norfolk fly drive tour.

 
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Suggested Self Drive Tour Itinerary from Norfolk

Day 1 Norfolk Arrival

Arrive into Norfolk and pick up your rental car at the airport, then travel to your hotel to check in, before spending the day exploring the Virginia state capital's nautical charm, and naughty nightlife.
Hotel: Holiday Inn

Day 2 Norfolk - Washington, D.C.

Distance 190 Miles
Spend the morning seeing the sights of Norfolk before setting off for the drive to the Capital of America, historic Washington DC.
Hotel: Washington Plaza

Day 3 Washington, D.C.

Discover the many attractions of the nation's beautiful capital, while spending the day sight. Seeing, you should try and see the White House, the Lincoln Memorial, the Mall, and the stunning Capitol Building. Washington is also home to one of the world's greatest museums - The Smithsonian Institute.


Day 4 Washington, D.C. - Mt. Vernon - Manassas Battlefield - Luray Caverns - Shenandoah National Park

Distance: 133 Miles
Leave the District of Columbia. First stop in Virginia is Mt. Vernon. See George Washington's estate overlooking the Potomac River. Then visit Manassas National Battlefield Park, one of the most historic places on American soil. Continue west and visit spectacular Luray Caverns, one of the most beautiful caves in the world. Then enter Shenandoah National Park, a haven for plants, wildlife and people.
Hotel: Skyland Lodge

Day 5 Shenandoah National Park - Skyline Drive - Charlottesville - Colonial Williamsburg

Distance: 172 Miles
Drive south and enjoy the natural wonders along each mile of Skyline Drive, one of America's most scenic routes. You can see the peaks of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which especially in summer have a distinctly bluish cast. Then continue to Charlottesville and visit Monticello, the home Thomas Jefferson designed and built on a glorious mountaintop. Then drive to Richmond, Virginia's capital, rising high above the sparkling James River before continuing along the scenic road by the James River Plantations to Williamsburg, where restoration and preservation have turned back the clock 200 years.
Hotel: Days Inn

Day 6 Colonial Williamsburg -Virginia Beach

Distance: 63 Miles
Visit Colonial Williamsburg then see the earliest permanent English settlement in North America at Jamestown, and the Yorktown battlefield. There Washington's decisive victory over General Cornwall's forces turned the colonists' dream of a new nation into reality. Then continue to Virginia Beach with 30 miles of sandy seashore and a 2-mile-long boardwalk.
Hotel: Red Roof Inn

Day 7 Virginia Beach - Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel - Eastern Shore/Cambridge

Distance: 180 Miles
Drive north across the spectacular Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel to the tranquil Eastern Shore with its miles of uncrowded beaches, countless waterways, abundant wildlife and down-home cooking and hospitality. Cross into Maryland and drive by Salisbury and Cambridge to Easton, a village of sophisticated tastes and cultures. Visit nearby St. Michael's, which many travelers find to be the ultimate Eastern Shore town.
Hotel: Best Value Inn

Day 8 Eastern Shore-Annapolis-Baltimore

Distance: 68 Miles
With its bustling harbor ringed by a colorful hodgepodge of historic buildings lining narrow, crooked streets, Maryland's capital, Annapolis is Known as the "Athens of the New World". See the State House and visit the U.S. Naval Academy before continuing to Baltimore, the last station of the tour. The National Aquarium and the U.S. Frigate "Constellation" are among the main attractions. A great way to spend the last night of your holiday is to stroll along the magnificently rebuilt Inner Harbor and enjoy a meal in one of the many restaurants there.
Hotel: Comfort Inn Towson

Day 9 Baltimore - Norfolk: Departure

Distance: 165 Miles
Drive back to Norfolk Virginia, and return the car at the airport before checking in for your flight home.

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