The wine days start at a handful of kerbs in the centre and fan out to three banks. Get the layout straight here before you buy Bordeaux France tickets, so you know where you are meeting and how far you are going.
| Meeting point | Where | Who meets there |
|---|---|---|
| Monument aux Girondins | Place des Quinconces | The half day with a Grand Cru Classé |
| 18 Place des Quinconces | The edge of the same square | The half day with eight wines |
| Tourist office | 12 Cours du 30 Juillet | The office's own walk; a small-group Saint-Émilion day; the luxury van |
| 2ter Rue Mably | Central Bordeaux | The day with lunch; the day that adds Margaux |
| Place de la Comédie | In front of the Grand Théâtre | The Cognac day; the premium sedan |
| La Cité du Vin | 134 Quai de Bacalan, tram B | The half day at an organic winery |
| Colonnes rostrales | Quai Louis XVIII | The e-bike day with a minivan transfer |
| 16 Rue Notre-Dame | The Chartrons | The e-bike ride to Saint-Émilion |
Private days are different. Almost all of them collect you from your hotel or flat, and the 2CV day also starts at 42 Allées d'Orléans. More on choosing a base is on where to stay in Bordeaux.
The city walks start in the old town. The daytime history walks meet at the entrance of the Cathédrale Saint-André on Place Pey-Berland. The night walk meets at the fountain in the middle of Place de la Bourse. The bakery walk meets on the left of the Basilique Saint-Michel's door.
The office walk meets outside the tourist office on Cours du 30 Juillet. All of them are within a short walk of each other, so you can pair a walk with a sight. See things to do in Bordeaux for the hours.
Saint-Émilion sits east of the city, beyond the Dordogne. The van takes about an hour from Rue Mably, as the day with lunch describes it. Pomerol lies next to it, between Saint-Émilion and Libourne.
Without a car, TER line 33 stops at Saint-Émilion station, and the village is 20 minutes' walk uphill. Libourne station is 7 km away. In high season, bus 304 from the Quinconces stops about 100 m from the centre. The Chartrons e-bike ride ends in the village, so you ride one way and come back by train.
The Médoc runs north from the city along the left bank of the Gironde estuary. The road through it passes Margaux first, then Saint-Julien, Pauillac and Saint-Estèphe. The estates stand along it, one after another.
The DS convertible day stops at Château Margaux and passes Château Beychevelle in Saint-Julien; its full day adds Pauillac and Saint-Estèphe. The cruise-port day breaks for lunch in Pauillac. The appellations are set out on the Bordeaux vineyards page.
Pessac-Léognan starts inside the city limits, to the south-west. You reach several of its estates without a car. Château Haut-Brion is a ten-minute walk from tram A's Saint-Augustin stop. Château Pape Clément is on bus 24, at Pont de l'Orient. A private Pessac-Léognan day spends its whole visit here.
Sauternes lies further south, between the Garonne and the Landes forest. None of the tours listed here goes there, so plan it with a private driver or on your own.
The Cognac and Basque days leave the wine country. The Cognac day meets at Place de la Comédie and spends the day in Cognac, with the cognac houses paid on the day. The Basque day collects you from your address and gives you time in Biarritz and Espelette.
Both are long days. Allow nine hours or more, and check the return time before you plan your evening.
Bordeaux, Saint-Émilion and the Médoc
The city and the three banks around it
The map loads from Google only when you press the button. Bordeaux is at the bottom left, Saint-Émilion to the east, and the Médoc runs north along the estuary.
Meeting points come from each tour's own listing. The trains and bus come from the Saint-Émilion tourist office, the tram stops from the Bordeaux tourist office, and the appellations from the wine council.
One fare covers a party of up to three, leaving Place de la Comédie in a premium vehicle with Wi-Fi for about five and a half hours in Cognac. The cognac houses' visits and tastings, and lunch, are paid on the day.
From $790 per group, up to 3
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Four and a half hours from the Cité du Vin in a nine-seat van: an organic winery with three red wines, a guided walk in Saint-Émilion and its macarons. Bring your own water.
From $86 per person
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Meets at the tourist office on Cours du 30 Juillet, six people at most, and the one shared day with the underground Monolithic Church in the fare, with the château visits and tastings. Adults only, and it cannot be refunded.
From $292 per person
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