Bordeaux France half-day wine tours fit a château, a tasting and usually a village walk into four to four and a half hours. You are back in the city with the evening still yours.
Meet at the Monument aux Girondins for four hours, with a 50-minute drive each way. You get a Grand Cru Classé visit, three or four wines, an aperitif platter and the village walk, all in the fare.
From $97 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Book the half day and the DS convertible drives the châteaux road through Margaux and past Château Beychevelle; the full day adds Pauillac and Saint-Estèphe. The tastings you choose are paid at each château.
From $333 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Four and a half hours from the Cité du Vin in a nine-seat van: an organic winery with three reds, the village with your driver-guide and Saint-Émilion's macarons. Bring your own water.
From $86 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Four and a half hours from 18 Place des Quinconces and back to the city centre. A winery visit with eight wines and a guided walk in Saint-Émilion, in a group of eight at most.
From $109 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Four and a half hours in an open 2CV for up to three, with two châteaux visits and their tastings in the fare. Pickup at your hotel, flat or cruise ship, or at 42 Allées d'Orléans.
From $286 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Four hours in Saint-Émilion for your party, with hotel pickup, one winery's tasting in the fare and a guided walk through the village. It needs two people to run.
From $398 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Four hours in the Médoc for your party alone, from hotel pickup, with two wineries pre-selected and the tasting fees paid. Two people minimum, and meals are not included.
From $480 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Planète Grands Crus leaves 18 Place des Quinconces for a guided winery visit and a walk in Saint-Émilion, eight people at most.
Check availabilityIt is four to four and a half hours: the drive out, one or two producers, a tasting, and on most of them a walk in Saint-Émilion's village. You are back in Bordeaux with the rest of the day, or the evening, still yours.
The shared half days go to Saint-Émilion from three kerbs in the centre: the Monument aux Girondins, 18 Place des Quinconces and the Cité du Vin. The drive takes about 50 minutes each way. The private half days collect you at your hotel and go to Saint-Émilion or to the Médoc.
The DS convertible sells a half day and a full day on the same listing; its half day drives the Médoc's châteaux road through Margaux and into Saint-Julien.
Four hours in the vineyards leaves you time for the city: the Cité du Vin, a walk on the quays, or dinner without rushing. See our list of things to do in the city.
The shared half days cost $86 to $109, with the visit and tastings in the fare. That is about half what a shared full day costs.
Every half day here puts the château tasting in the fare except the DS convertible, where you choose and pay at each château. The Médoc private half day pays the fees at both of its wineries.
The half day from the Monument aux Girondins adds an aperitif platter of local delicacies, and the one from the Cité du Vin a taste of Saint-Émilion's macarons.
The alternative is a full day of seven to nine hours with more producers and lunch. Here is how they compare, using each listing's own figures.
| A half day | A full day | |
|---|---|---|
| Hours | 4 to 4 and a half | 7 to 9 |
| Producers | One or two | Two or three |
| Wines | Three to eight on the shared half days | Eight or more on the shared full days |
| Lunch | Not included; a platter or macarons on two | A picnic at a château on the days from Rue Mably |
| Shared fare | $86 to $109 per person | $178 to $292 per person |
| Private fare | $286 to $480 per person | $336 to $878 per person |
| Best for | A first taste, or a trip with one spare morning | A day given to the wine, or both banks |
If you have one free morning, or you are not sure how much wine you want, take the half day. If the vineyards are the reason for the trip, the full day gives you three wineries and lunch at a château.
Ophorus collects you at your hotel for four hours in Saint-Émilion, with a winery tasting in the fare and a guided walk through the village.
Check availabilityHave a whole day after all? Compare the half days with every full day on Bordeaux France Tours.