If it’s your first time to visit any region in France, especially the wine regions, the best decision you can ever make concerning your travel plans is to procure the services of a car rental in France prior to your trip.

Having your own car to use during your trip will allow you to control the pace of your holiday. With some tours, you are given very little time to enjoy the scenery, so to speak. You can find yourself in and out of museums in a very short span of time; this doesn’t leave much room for you to appreciate what you’re seeing.

A car rental will also allow you to explore French regions not originally included in your itinerary. French holidays, after all, are made more exciting when you discover new things unexpectedly. You can have wine-tasting tours of your own with your friends in the wine regions of Burgundy, including the Cote de Beaune wine paths.

Car rentals in France that cater to holiday travelers include Avis, Budget, Dollar, Hertz, Sixt, Europcar, Auto Europe, and Thrifty. Make sure that you put in a request with all your specifications, especially if you need to have special features included in the car – say, you need a car seat for your baby or wheelchair space for an elderly companion.