BORDEAUX
WINE TOUR
5
days / 4 nights escorted tour
This
wine tour takes the form of an escorted tour. Participants
are met at their airport/TGV station of arrival and transferred
thereafter to their hotel and the different wine sites
over the five days. Transport is by comfortable air-conditioned
minivan with an experience English-speaking driver-guide.
No more than 6 people are in the party.
Day 1: Arrival Bordeaux
Arrival
airport. Welcome by your guide, panoramic tour of Bordeaux.
Dinner and overnight in Bordeaux (4* hotel).
Day
2: Full day tour of Médoc
Pick
up at the hotel by your driver guide, departure for the
Médoc, the most famous of the Bordeaux vineyards
which lies to the North-West of Bordeaux city, a vast
spit of land between the Atlantic Ocean to the West and
the Gironde Estuary to the East, a geographical location
which confers on it a temperate climate suited to vine-growing.
This symbiosis of plant and environment has given us 60 Grand Crus classés
and 400 Crus Bourgeois in the 8 AOC of the Médoc.
Visit and tasting at the Château Lascombes, Grand Cru classé in
Margaux Appellation
Visit and tasting at the Château Lynch Bages, Grand cru classé in
Pauillac Appellation
Lunch at Café Lavinal. The café-restaurant is located in an old
building at the heart of the hamlet of Bages, just opposite the famous bakery
'Au Baba d 'Andréa'. Every day chef Hugo Naon creates a special
brasserie -style cuisine for his clientele. 
Visit and tasting at the Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
at Pauillac.
Return to Bordeaux. Overnight at the hotel in Bordeaux.
Day
3: Full day tour of Saint-Emilion. Pick up
at the hotel and departure for Saint-Emilion.
Visit and tasting to the Château Franc Mayne, Grand Cru classé of
Saint Emilion
Visit St Emilion, mediaeval city, UNESCO world heritage site and one of the
centres of Bordeaux wine-making.
Lunch in the medieval city at the Logis de la Cadène restaurant which
dates back to 1848 and located in a fine old mansion in the centre of the old
town. One of their specialities is grilled meat on vine-clippings, but whatever
you eat, you'll have a warm and attentive welcome.
Visit and tasting to the Château Fonplegade, Grand Cru classé of
Saint-Emilion. Return to Bordeaux.
Overnight at the hotel in Bordeaux.
Day 4: Bordeaux 
Departure
for a guided visit (2 hours) of Bordeaux to discover
the old town: You will be able to discover the new heart
of the City which has been considerably renovated with
cleaned-up monuments, pedestrian zones and a brand-new
tram service.
From the vestiges of the Middle Ages (11th century cathedral of St André,
the St Pierre quarter), to the elegance of 18th century (the 4 km long façade
overlooking the river, the place Royale, the Grand Theatre, Bordeaux's 1781
opera).
You will discover the different golden ages of Bordeaux's history, dominated
by the wine trade and various colonial influences.
This afternoon you can do some shopping in the centre.
Gourmet dinner at the Chapon Fin restaurant
Overnight at the hotel in Bordeaux.
Day 5: Bordeaux
Breakfast
in hotel. Transfer to Bordeaux Airport.
Price:
from €1025 per person
includes:
-
Transport in luxury mini van
- The services of a professional driver guide throughout the tour with commentaries
in English.
- Accommodation and meals for the driver
- Accommodation in 4* hotel.
- Breakfast from day 2 to day 5.
- 2 dinners (including 1 gourmet dinner)
- 2 lunches
- Visits as mentioned :
* Visit and tasting at the Château Lascombes, Grand Cru classé in
Margaux Appellation
* Visit and tasting at the Château Lynch Bages, Grand cru classé in
Pauillac Appellation
* Visit and tasting at the Château Pichon Longueville, Grand Cru classé in
Pauillac Appellation
* Visit and tasting to the Château Franc Mayne, Grand Cru classé of
Saint Emilion Appellation
* Visit and tasting to the Château Fonplegade, Grand Cru classé of
Saint Emilion Appellation
* Visit St Emilion, mediaeval city, UNESCO world heritage site
* Guided visit (2 hours) of Bordeaux (no entrances) |
