Compare Sun, Sand, Wine & Culinary Adventures by Gourmet Touring vs Four days in Saint-Emilion, Margaux, Blaye & Cadillac by Memosine
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Duration | 5 days | 4 days |
Price From | $ 1,379 | $ 1,655 |
Price Per Day | $ 276 | $ 414 |
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Trip Style | Self-guided tour | Group tour |
Lodging Level | Standard | Basic |
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Flights & Transport | Ground transport included | Ground transport included |
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Description |
During this 5 days tour, with GPS guided car explore St Emilion. Pre-paid visit and tasting at an exclusive St Emilion Grand Cru Classé château and visit to the places near Atlantic coast, climb up the largest sand dune in Europe |
At the wheel of your storytelling convertible buggy, equipped with a GPS tablet-guide, you will explore Margaux’s famous great growth Châteaux, the UNESCO-listed citadel of Blaye, the medieval city of Saint-Emilion, the Sauternes and the Château of La Bère in the Graves. Always at your own pace! Drive along charming small roads that follow the banks of the Gironde Estuary lined with numerous Charterhouses, former holiday homes. Take the legendary “Route des Châteaux” all the way to Margaux. Open the door of an 1855 “Grand Cru” Château and a family property, discover the secrets of wine-making and taste their wine. |
Day 1: St Emilion
Collect your hire car & drive to St Emilion and check in to your 4 star hotel, Château Grand Barrail, near St Emilion town.
Free time to exlore St Emilion’s romantic little cobbled streets on foot.
Dinner suggestions are provided in your guidebook (sent before you arrive). Choose to eat at your hotel, drive in to St
Emilion or to a romantic restaurant in the surrounding countryside. GT can reserve your table.
Day 2: St Emilion & Entre-deux-Mers
Use your GPS & guidebook to direct you to a food market or explore Pomerol before your first appointment.
See famous châteaux of note - all described in your guidebook and pre-logged in your bespoke GPS system.
Pre-paid visit and tasting at an exclusive St Emilion Grand Cru Classé château.
Join a pre-paid guided tour, in English, of St Emilion’s incredible underground monuments.
Select a suggested route from your guidebook - passing through the picturesque countryside of Entre-deux-Mers.
Check in to your countryside accommodation in Entre-deux-Mers.
Pre-paid meal (including wine) at your accommodation.
Day 3: Entre-deux-Mers & Premières Côtes de Bordeaux
Morning free to use your guidebook to explore the numerous and varied cultural sights of Entre-deux-Mers.
Lunch (excl drinks) at a wonderful out of the way restaurant frequented predominantly by locals.
Welcomed by the owner of a small family run vineyard in Premières Côtes de Bordeaux for a pre-paid visit & tasting.
Restaurant suggestions will be provided & a table booked for you if you wish or you can dine at your accommodation
Day 4: Atlantic coast - Gujan Mestras & Arcachon
Drive to the Atlantic coastal region where a new host of interests (none related to wine!) exist.
Enjoy an oysters and prawns lunch in a quaint oyster farming village (alternatives dishes available upon request!).
Check in to Hotel Gueriniere in Gujan Mestras.
The afternoon to explore the coast - climb up the largest sand dune in Europe, take a boat trip in to the Arcachon bay to see bird island or enjoy a nice walk along long secluded stretches of beach. All this & more is detailed in your guidebook.
Dinner suggestions will be provided & a table can also be booked for you at your hotel’s own Michelin-starred restaurant.
Day 5: Atlantic coast
Enjoy a relaxed breakfast & perhaps a morning swim in your hotel’s pool.
Drive to a caviar farm where a pre-paid visit will be organised for you followed by a tasting of their refined delicacy.
Return car to airport, post the GPS in its pre-paid envelope and depart with incredible memories
Day 1: Bordeaux, Margaux, Blaye, 50km
- 10:00 am: Departure from the Memosine agency in Bordeaux
- 10:30 am: Admire your first vines and drive along the Gironde estuary
- 11:30 am: Visit of an 1855 classified great growth Château followed by a wine-tasting*
- 3:00 pm: Lunch (not included)
- 2:30 pm: Legendary Castle Road to Margaux
- 3:00 pm: Wine-tasting visit in lovely Cru Bourgeois Château**
- 4:30 pm: Ferry crossing Lamarque-Blaye
- 6:00 pm: Settle in your charming guesthouse in Blaye***
Classified Château: Dauzac, Desmirail, Prieuré-Lichine **Cru Bourgeois Château: Lamothe-Bergeron, Haut-Breton Larigaudière ***Guesthouse: Clos Réaud, Villa Prémayac
Day 2: Blaye, Bourg sur Gironde, Saint-Emilion, 60km
- 08:30 am: Breakfast at the guesthouse (included)
- 10:00 am: Free visit of Blaye Citadel
- 11:30 am: Drive along the Dordogne river past charming Bourg-sur-Gironde
- 1:00 pm: Lunch (not included)
- 3:30 pm: Wine-tasting visit in a Fronsac appellation Château on the way to Saint-Emilion*
- 6:00:pm: Night amongst the Saint-Emilion vineyards**
Château: La Rivière **Guesthouse: Franc Grâce-Dieu, Haut-Sarpe
Day 3: Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, Sauternes, 90km
- 08:30 am: Breakfast (included)
- 10:00 am: Wine-tasting visit in the lovely family property*
- 11:00 am: Famous Châteaux loop to see Pomerol, Domaine de Petrus, Châteaux Cheval Blanc and Angelus
- 12:00 am: Lunch (not included)
- 2:30 pm: Guided visit of the Saint-Emilion underground monuments and monolithic church
- 3:30 pm: Free time around Saint-Emilion
- 4:30 pm: Leisurely drive to Sauternes past Saint-Macaire medieval city
- 6:30 pm: Night amongst the vineyards Sauternes**
Château: Franc Grâce-Dieu, Haut-Sarpe **Guesthouse: Relais du silence du Château d’Arche
Day 4: Sauternes, Graves, Bordeaux, 80km
- 08:30 am: Breakfast (included)
- 10:00 am: Wine-tasting visit in the property of Sauternes appellation*
- 11:00 am: Stop by Château Yquem and drive along the Landes forest
- 12:30 pm: Lunch in the Graves wine region (not included)
- 2:30 pm: Visit of the Château of La Brède, former home of world-famous philosopher De Montesquieu
- 4:00 pm: Stop at the Sources of Caudalie, famous for their grape-based cosmetics
- 5:00 pm: Drive across the Graves region and back to Bordeaux along its 18th-century quays
- 6:00 pm: Arrival at the agency in the Chartrons district of Bordeaux