FRANCE
A LA CARTE
Wine-tasting
and gastronomy breaks
Eating
and drinking have always gone together in France and our short
breaks range from serious tasting of the 'grand crus' in the
Bordeaux region to a more leisurely introduction to the oldest
French spirit - Armagnac - in deepest Gascony.
Bordeaux
Prestige -
the details
Bordeaux
airport or TGV station are the most convenient arrival points.
Price
per person in EUROS |
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Bordeaux Prestige
Wine Tour |
base 6 guests |
base 4 |
base 2 |
4*
luxury package
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€1620 |
€1765 |
€2195 |
| Included in prices: - 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 a Luxury 4* hotel
- Breakfast from day 2 to day 6.
- 5 Gourmet dinners
- 1 seafood lunch
- Visits as mentioned :
* Boat trip in Arcachon * Visit & tasting in a caviar
farm.
* 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
* Visit and tasting to the Château Fonplegade, Grand
Cru classé of Saint Emilion
* Visit St Emilion, mediaeval city, UNESCO world heritage
site
* Guided visit (2 hours) of Bordeaux (no entrances)
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Try the simple
version of this tour - in a city centre
4* hotel
BOOKING ENQUIRIES
other wine-tasting packages
Gascony - a real French spirt - Armagnac
Corbières - Languedoc's answer to Bordeaux
Cahors - Chateaux Mercuès & Haute Serre
Gaillac - Albi and the Tarn: interesting wines
Cognac - the 'other' great French spirit
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BORDEAUX PRESTIGE WINE
TOUR
6
days / 5 nights escorted tour
This
prestige 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
six 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: Arrive Bordeaux
Welcome by your driver and transfer to your 4* luxe hotel
in Martillac (20 minutes drive from Bordeaux city centre).
Dinner and overnight in a 4* luxe hotel in Martillac (see
the descriptive below)
Day 2: Full day tour of Médoc
Pick up at the hotel, departure for the Médoc, the most
famous of the Bordeaux vineyards which lies to the North-West
of Bordeaux
city, a vast spit ofland 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 plantand environment has given us 60
Grand Crus classés
and 400 Crus Bourgeois in the 8 AOC of the Médoc.
* Visit and tasting at the Chateau Lascombes, Grand Cru classé in
the Margaux Appellation.
* Visit and tasting at the Chateau Lynch Bages, Grand cru
classé in the Pauillac Appellation.
Lunch somewhere in the area.
* Visit and tasting at the Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse
de Lalande at Pauillac.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Martillac.
Day 3: Full day tour of Saint Emilion
Pick up at the hotel and departure for Saint Emilion.
Visit 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 where you will in the mediaeval city.
Visit to the Château Fonplegade, Grand Cru classé of
Saint Emilion
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Martillac.
Day 4: The Arcachon basin
Departure for the Arcachon basin, a vast lagoon on
the Atlantic, coast some 45 minutes west of Bordeaux.
On the way a stop at theDune de Pyla – highest sand dune
in Europe – to
catch the
beautiful views over the ocean and the interior
forested in pines.
Arrival in Arcachon: stroll around the town.
Short cruise to see the celebrated «tchanquées»,
picturesque oyster-breeders' cabins on stilts.
Lunch Chez Diego l’Ecailler, seafood restaurant on the
sea-front.
On the return trip to Bordeaux, stop at a sturgeon farm :
visit and tasting of caviar.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Martillac.
Day 5: Bordeaux
Breakfast at your hotel. Transfer to Bordeaux city.
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 brand-new tram in 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.
Dinner at restaurant «Le Chapon Fin».
Night in a 4* hotel in Bordeaux
Day 6: Departure
Breakfast. Transfer to Bordeaux airport or TGV station for onward
travel
reservation
and enquiries
Accommodation.
This tour is based in a 4*Luxury hotel (the top grade in France)
in the vines (Chateau Smith-Lafitte) on the outskirts of Bordeaux
city.
Hôtel
SPA 4* Luxe
The hotel is located in Martillac, little town near Bordeaux
amidst the famous vineyards. It faces the château
Smith-Lafitte, whose vines surround the SPA.
Rooms:
49 rooms and suites in the heart of the vineyard spread over
a number of different themed buildings:
• La Bastide des Grands Crus where each room has been decorated with everyone
in mind – from coopers to collectors – who
share a passion for fine wine.
•
La Maison du Lièvre, between the lake and the kitchen
garden done
out in old furniture and white beams ... but offering full
modern comfort.
•
Le Comptoir des Indes – this 'Indian Trading Post'
has the atmosphere of an enduring love story that links Bordeaux,
England and Asia.
•
L'Ile aux Oiseaux - The superb 'Tchanquée' cabin (on
stilts) reserved for nature lovers
• La Grange au Bateau which reflects the world of water so prevalent in
the Aquitaine region.
Restaurants & Bar:
In the kitchen Chef Franck Salein is equally at ease
with 'gastonomique' gourmet or 'minceur'
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Restaurant "La Grand'Vigne"
La Grand'Vigne was inspired by 18th century Orangeries.
Its beautiful terrace overlooks a pond at the foot of
a vine-covered slope – a
feast for the eyes as well as the palate.
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Restaurant "La Table du Lavoir"
A true country inn where grape-pickers originally came
to wash their clothes in the 19th century.
• Bar: the French Paradox serves vintages from the chateau, including its
extraordinary whites.
Sports and leisure activities:
Outdoor Jacuzzi, hammam, beauty parlour, 25 meter outdoor
pool,
gym, tennis courts, mountain bike, water ski 15 minutes
away.
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