Bordeaux France walking tours show you the old city on foot in one hour 45 minutes to three hours, by day, by night or from bakery to bakery. The day walks start at the cathedral or the tourist office, the bakery walk at Saint-Michel.
Two hours from Cathédrale Saint-André past Place de la Bourse, the water mirror, the Grand Théâtre and Porte Cailhau, ending at Place des Quinconces. A coupon buys a glass of wine at a partner bar, closed on Sundays.
From $16 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
The tourist office's own walk, 1 hour 45 minutes from its door on Cours du 30 Juillet: Quinconces, the Grand Théâtre, Saint-Pierre's lanes and the water mirror. Bilingual in the morning; cancel up to 48 hours ahead.
From $16 per person
Free cancellation up to 2 days (48 hours) before the start, not 24 hours.
Fifteen people at most, from the cathedral door: the Hôtel de Ville, the Pey-Berland tower, Place Saint-Projet, Porte Cailhau, Saint-Pierre and Place de la Bourse in two hours, with a guide who is also a sommelier.
From $28 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Two hours after dark from the fountain on Place de la Bourse, through the old squares and past the lit monuments, with one canelé on the way. It runs rain or shine, so wear comfortable shoes.
From $31 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Three hours of award-winning bakeries, from the green door of the Basilique Saint-Michel. Every pastry and a drink of your choice are in the fare, for ten people at most. Come hungry.
From $66 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Bordeaux: Tours & Wine leaves the cathedral door for Porte Cailhau, Saint-Pierre and Place de la Bourse, fifteen people at most.
Check availabilityIt is a guided walk of one hour 45 minutes to three hours through the old city that UNESCO listed in 2007 as the Port of the Moon. You meet at a church door, the tourist office or a square, and you finish in the centre, a short walk from where you began.
The walks cover the same compact centre from different angles. The daytime history walks start at Cathédrale Saint-André or the tourist office and pass Place de la Bourse, the Grand Théâtre and Porte Cailhau. The night walk sees the monuments lit up, and the bakery walk eats its way from Saint-Michel.
Every city tour listed here is on foot, so if you searched for a Bordeaux city tour, this is it. And if you wanted a Bordeaux food tour, the bakery walk is the one to book.
The history walk and the tourist office's walk cost $16. Nothing else here gives you a guide for less.
Take a walk on your first morning and you learn the centre early. After two hours you know where the quays, the shopping street and the old quarters are.
The history walk gives you a coupon for a glass of wine at a partner bar. The night walk includes one canelé, Bordeaux's caramel-crusted pastry, and the bakery walk every pastry and a drink.
The night walk starts at the fountain of the Three Graces, in the middle of Place de la Bourse, and takes in the old squares and monuments after dark.
Bordeaux's centre is easy to walk alone, and the tourist office runs its own tour. Here is how the three compare.
| A guided walk | The tourist office walk | On your own | |
|---|---|---|---|
| How long | 2 to 3 hours | 1 hour 45 minutes | As long as you like |
| Price | $16 to $66 | $16 | Free to walk; some sights charge |
| Extras | A wine coupon, a canelé or pastries | None | What you buy |
| Language | English | French and English in the morning | Yours |
| Group | Ten or fifteen at most on the bakery and small-group walks | The office's group | Just you |
| Cancel | Up to 24 hours ahead | Up to 48 hours ahead | Not needed |
Walking alone costs nothing: the water mirror is free. The Saint-Michel spire costs EUR 7 to climb, the Grosse Cloche's guided visit EUR 6, and the Cité du Vin EUR 23. A guide adds the stories behind the façades, and a first day with a guide makes the rest of your visit easier.
Bordeaux Best Boulangeries meets at the green door of the Basilique Saint-Michel, and every pastry and a drink of your choice are in the fare.
Check availabilityPlanning a longer stay? Our three days in Bordeaux plan puts a walk on the first morning.
Ready for the vineyards after your walk? Every wine day is on Bordeaux France Tours.