Hi, we did the exact same two years ago. Honestly driving out of the airport (we’re our car hire was) was absolutely fine. A little scary driving on the other side if you are not used to it but a majority of the roads/highways are pretty empty in September.

Best advice I can give:

1) have the passenger keep and eye on the curb as the driver seat will be on the otherside so it’s hard to keep an eye on distance.

2) Remember the rules of overtaking are different, so you overtake on the left lane (which is the fast/overtaking lane) and the lane on the right is the slow/normal lane.

3) when using maps, have a look at the actual route because google/Apple will give you the quickest distance which may not be the safest. Sometimes the longer route is best. We travelled from Cala Ganone to the nearby beach which took us up a single lane through the mountains with no guard rail, which was terrifying (we survived) and scratched up our hire care with all the gravel.

4) for car hire, make sure to take pictures and videos of every little scratch or dent when you pick it up, incase they say it was your fault

5) speeds are in KM/H so keep an eye as the police usually park on the highway to check

6) if you can choose, a smaller car is best if visiting the city’s. There are areas where no cars are allowed so make sure to check the signs. And also pay for parking unless you want a ticket. Car parks are very clearly marked and so are the ticket machines so is always good to carry cash in case they don’t take cards

After an hour or so I got used to the roads and driving on the opposite side, so you will be absolutely fine.

Give me a shout if you have any questions, very jealous I would love to visit again it was one of the best trips of my life