FRANCE A LA CARTE _____ESCORTED TOURS

FRANCE A LA CARTE ESCORTED TOURS

 

Our tours are based on 4 to 6 people travelling in a comfortable minivan with an experienced, english-speaking driver/guide. Accommodation is carefully selected bijou hotels, exceptional guesthouses and chateaux.

 

The itineraries are planned to let you discover a hidden France which only natives can know. The advantage of such small groups is that the tour can be adapted according to the participants wishes.


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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. French cuisine in the Quercy
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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