Bordeaux
ESCORTED WINE TOUR OF BORDEAUX VINEYARDS
Bordeaux needs little introduction as capital of the
most prestigious wine region in the world. But the city
is more
than just a gateway for this ancient nectar: it is a
cultivated and charming city, elegantly placed on the
Gironde estuary
with the scent of the ocean pervading its wide and imposing
avenues.
Day 1: Arrival at Bordeaux airport, welcome by your driver
guide, panoramic tour of Bordeaux and transfer to your
4*hotel in Bordeaux city centre.
Diner and overnight at the hotel
Day 2: Full day tour of Saint Emilion
09h30 Pick up at the hotel by your driver guide and departure
for Saint Emilion.
10h00 Visit to the Château Franc Mayne, Grand Cru
classé of Saint Emilion, it boasts some wonderful
cellars built into an underground quarry.
11h30 Visit St Emilion, mediaeval city, UNESCO world heritage
site and one of the centres of Bordeaux wine-making. Lunch
in the medieval city.
15H00 Visit to the Château Fonplegade, Grand Cru
classé of Saint Emilion
17h00 Return to Bordeaux . Dinner and overnight at the
hotel.
Day 3: Full day tour of Médoc
09h00 am Pick up at the boat by your driver and 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.
10h00 - 
Visit and tasting at the Chateau Lascombes - grand cru
classé in Margaux Appellation
11h30
- Visit and tasting at the Chateau Lynch Bages - grand cru
classé in Pauillac Appellation
Lunch somewhere in the area
15h30
- Visit and tasting at the Château Pichon Longueville
Comtesse de Lalande at Pauillac or Mouton Rothschild
17h00 - Return to Bordeaux. Diner and accomodation
at the hotel.
Price per person:
760 euros based on 4 people minimum – 1060 euros
based on 2 people minimum
This price includes:
1 transfer and 2 days transport in a fully equipped shuttle
van
The services of a qualified driver guide (15 years experience)
throughout the tour with commentaries in English
3 nights accommodation in traditional bedroom in
4* Hotel, Bordeaux city centre
3 dinners (3 course) in the restaurant of the Hotel
The tolls, fuel and parking are also included.
Visits and tastings mentioned in the programme.
This price does not include lunch, the guide know
all the good restaurants in the area and he will advise
guests. The price for lunch ranges from 20 to 40
euros
