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* hotel «Le
Relais de
Margaux» next to Bordeaux (35 minutes drive from Bordeaux
city
centre and from Bordeaux Airport).
Overnight at the hotel “Le Relais de Margaux****L
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 Margaux.
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 Margaux.
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 of the Margaux appellation of the Médoc.
Relais de Margaux****L
The Gironde, covering a total surface area of 10,000 km2, is the
biggest department in France and its estuary, formed by the convergence
of Garonne and the Dordogne, is so large that we even talk of
the "European Mississipi". It has the highest dune
in Europe, at Le PYLA (112m), a string of lakes, the forest of
Les Landes and Gascony (the biggest forest in Europe) and 1,000,000
hectares of vineyards with legendary
names and exquisite vintages..
Location:
The "Relais de Margaux" is located on the Médoc
peninsula. This region has a temperate climate all year long thanks
to the Atlantic Ocean and to the cool of the river Gironde which
is located along the Golf course.
Accommodation :
The "Relais de Margaux" offers 100 individual, spacious
and quiet rooms, all decorated differently and equipped with airconditioning,
direct telephone, WIFI, mini bar, satellite television, safe,
trouserpress (except Club rooms : valet) and fully equipped
bathroom.
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Restaurants :
The Relais de Margaux is proud to offer two restaurants...
The "Ile Vincent" Gastronomic Restaurant situated in
the old part of the building.
The "Brasserie du Lac" in a very classy style, with its
panoramic terrace and a beautiful sight on the Golf and the Gironde.
(Advance reservations are advised for our restaurants)
The
Margaux Golf course : Par 71-18 hole golf
course (6048 metres long)
The course lies right in the heart of the famous Margaux vineyards,
close to the most prestigious chateaux of the Médoc. The
fairways are lined with elms and ash trees, with some following
the banks of the Gironde estuary and others surrounded by lakes
and water hazards.
The Spa Harmonia
Welcome to the kingdom of wellbeing and harmony of body and
mind. Allow yourself to be pampered by the expert hands of our
professional staff (physiotherapists, osteopaths, hydrotherapists,
beauticians etc...)
Other activities
: swimming pool, tennis court, volleyball
pitch and private harbour
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