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Walking in the Vineyards of Bordeaux and Medoc

Summary:

In this region, the largest of the Bordeaux vineyards, you're spoiled for choice: the gentle, near-oceanic landscapes of the Garonne or the rich medieval heritage with its fortified cities.

Duration
7 Days
Next Departure
21-Apr-2025
Starting at
± EUR 1,776.00
Price per day
± EUR 254.00
Tour Type
Tour Type

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  • Exodus
 
Operator
Exodus Adventure Travel
Tour
Walking in the Vineyards of Bordeaux and Medoc
Travel Style
Walking Tour
Age Group
14 - 99 Years
Categories
tour category: Fishingtour category: Boattour category: Walkingtour category: Train

Summary

In this region, the largest of the Bordeaux vineyards, you're spoiled for choice: the gentle, near-oceanic landscapes of the Garonne or the rich medieval heritage with its fortified cities.

Walking in the Vineyards of Bordeaux and Medoc (Exodus)

Short Itinerary / Route

Day 1
Arrival In Paillac
Day 2
At Pauillac
Day 3
Pauillac-Margaux
Day 4
Margaux-Blaye
Day 5
Blaye-Gauriac
Day 6
Gauriac-Bordeaux
Day 7
Leave Bordeaux

 

Travel Cities (2): Blaye, Bordeaux

Details

This incredible diversity of relief, exposure and soils also mean that the wine comes in all colours. Dry and sweet whites, reds, roses, Clairets, Cremants and even a spirit, the Fine de Bordeaux, all add to the variety. From medieval houses to mills, from bastides to Carthusians, abbeys and Romanesque churches. Go at your own pace and let your feet guide you on a journey that combines lush countryside views and delectable tastings.Situated between the Gironde estuary and pine forests, ocean beaches and large lakes, the Medoc vineyard is a stunner with its 60 Grands Crus classes: Chateaux Lafite-Rothschild, Latour, Margaux, Mouton-Rothschild and others, to name only a few of the most world-renowned. The route des Chateaux is a collection of unmissable stops: Margaux, Pauillac. Walk into a sensory journey to the heart of this terroir of powerful red wines. A tour for wine lovers as well as architecture fans, where traditional mansions, house contemporary wineries. In Medoc, the vine has truly created marvels.Come along with us and take off on a spirited discovery of this iconic wine-growing region.

Highlights

  • A ride through the most prestigious vineyards of Bordeaux and Medoc
  • Numerous opportunities of wine tasting in prestigious wine estate
  • Explore Bordeaux listed as World Heritage by UNESCO

Included in Price

  • In Bordeaux, wine and gastronomy are an essential part of local heritage. They are inseparable from Bordeaux’s unique art de vivre. Blessed by the richness of its vineyards and enjoying proximity to the ocean, Arcachon Bay, and the estuary, Bordeaux is one of France’s culinary havens. Bordeaux and its surrounding regions offer a feast of delights for wine and food lovers. Do not miss to taste the local speciality, a canelé, a tiny vanilla and rum-flavoured cake that looks like a miniature fluted jelly mould. The inside is spongy and the outside is a delicate caramelised crust. Locals eat them for breakfast, elevenses, lunch and dinnertime, and they can even be paired with Bordeaux wine.
  • All breakfasts and 1 evening meal
  • Walking transfers
  • Estuary boat crossing

NOT included in price

  • Travel insurance
  • Single accommodation (available on request - compulsory supplement)
  • Solo traveller supplement (where only one person is travelling on a departure date)
  • Visas & vaccinations

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