I am looking to travel the 2 islands after I do a RS Sicily tour . I will be in the Med in early Oct .
I would not like to drive so I’m
Looking fur someone who can help me put an itinerary together with the use of public or private transportation. I am probably flying in to the southern part of the island and then go North and ferry over to Corsica
I am interested in any ideas and recommendations . I prefer local 3-4 star hotels
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Thank you so much for your input. I was thinking 7-10 days on each island . Since the major expense is air perhaps doing both islands Would be best.
I realize they are large and I’ve been reading about them. I was thinking Sardinia in the southeast and then hiring a driver to go to the northwest and then get the ferry to Corsica and do the same thing…just see a couple places and maybe return in the future…like a Hawaiian vacation …,,Did you have any favorite beach..,not too crowded and good snorkeling?
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I agree with what David says above and will add that we normally take public transport on holiday but had to hire a car in both Corsica and Sardinia since there was so little public transport available.
Regarding the time of year, our visits to Corsica and Sardinia were both in late September. In Sardinia, by the end of our week the weather had really turned. Our last planned beach day was too cold to go to the beach (we sat on sun loungers wearing our jumpers) and the day we left was raining all day. On the other hand, we had pretty good weather our whole time in Corsica and it was warm enough to go in the water. All that is to say that once you get into late September and especially early October the weather can be very changeable, so it's a bit of a gamble on whether you'll be able to go to the beach or not, and you should probably have some alternative activities in mind as a back-up.
Our favourite beaches in Sardinia were Alghero and the Maddalena Islands, and in Corsica Porto Vecchio near Bonifacio.
David is absolutely right about many of the flights being seasonal- we flew home from Figari in Corsica on the last day of September (to London) and it was the last flight of the season.
Good luck with your planning!
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I have the same cautions the others expressed, but there is some transit on Sardinia—perhaps you could cobble together a combo of train or bus for the long journeys (since you are transiting the entire island), just to save some money as a driver for the entire length of the island will be pretty expensive. Or, you could consider flying to Alghero, which I have heard repeatedly is the best place to be without a car with proximity for easy day trips (I focused on the east coast by car).
PS you posted in Beyond Europe and I think all the Sardinia fans found you, but you should post in the Italy and France pages too. Good luck!