Live
like a Prince - Cuisine and Wine
(9 days / 8 nights)
This
escorted tour is based on eating and drinking - French cuisine
and French wines - enjoyed throughout a leisurely drive through
the Languedoc and Dordogne before finishing in the Bordeaux
vineyards. Other vineyards met en route include the Corbières,
Minervois, Limoux and Cahors. A highlight of the trip is a
hands-on cooking course given by the top chef in a Quercy chateau.
Day 1 Toulouse/ Carcassonne
The tour members gather in Toulouse where they are met by their
guide. Departure for Carcassonne, where you will settle into your
comfortable hotel and explore the immediate surroundings. Before
dinner, you are invited to a wine tasting initiation by a professional
sommelier.
Dinner and overnight in Carcassonne.
Day
2 Corbières
vineyards
Depart
for the Corbières vineyards, an AOC located in the
heart of the Aude region. Here we will taste different types of
wine that will give you a better idea of the regional taste.
After lunch, visit of the mediaeval city of Carcassonne classified
World Heritage site by UNESCO since 1997.
Night in Carcassonne.
Day 3 Limoux vineyards / Canal du Midi boat ride
In the morning, depart for Limoux to visit a wine cellar. The
strength of Sieur d'Arques is based on the harmonious combination
of the sense of tradition, experience, modernity and rigour of
the wine grower. After lunch return to Carcassonne for an unusual
cruise on the Canal du Midi.
Transfer from Carcassonne to St Beauzeil where you’ll be
welcomed at a magnificent château.
Dinner and night in St Beauzeil.
Day 4 cooking lesson / Foie Gras museum
Guy
Hérault,
the chef, welcomes you into his kitchen for a hands-on session
all about the preparation and service of foie
gras, fish or dessert. For lunch you will enjoy the fruit of your
own labours! Wine is included. 
After the visit of a foie gras museum, the evening, before dinner,
will be devoted to the particularities of the Cahors wines.
Dinner and overnight in château.
Day 5 Lascaux II Cave Paintings / Sarlat
This morning we make an early departure to visit the Lascaux II
Caves, an experience that will transport you back 50 000 years.
Then free visit of Sarlat.
This bustling, beautiful market town is the capital of the Perigord
Noir, so called because of the areas dense forests.
Dinner and overnight in Sarlat.
Day 6 Saint Emilion Village / Bordeaux visit
Departure for Bordeaux.
Lunch at Saint Emilion; its inclusion on the World Heritage list
is fully justified.
During the afternoon your guide will take you on a tour of Bordeaux
to visit its main monuments and the old town.
Dinner and night in Bordeaux.
Day
7 Bordeaux vineyards
This morning departure for the celebrated 'Route des vins' to discover
some of the most prestigious names and chateaux.
From Pauillac to Margaux, dotted along the Gironde river, you'll
visit or drive through some of the most prestigious locations.
Of course, wine tasting session will also be on your program today!
Tonight, enjoy a gourmet dinner in a famous Bordeaux restaurant.
Night in Bordeaux.
Day 8 Free day in Bordeaux / Arcachon visit optional
A free day in Bordeaux: plenty of time to shop, visit some of
the finest wine bars, or to tour as an option, some of the region's
better know sights like Arcachon, a famous turn of the century
seaside resort.
Overnight in Bordeaux.
Day 9 Bordeaux
Breakfast at your hotel
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