04/05/2024
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Taste of Bordeaux (Wine Cruise)
7- Night Cruise With 2 Nights Bilbao, 2 Nights San Sebastian Pre-Cruise And 2 Nights Loire Valley, 1 Night Paris Charles De Gaulle Post-Cruise
Taste of Bordeaux (Wine Cruise)
AT A GLANCE
On our river cruises, you will enjoy an extensive lineup of included tours. In many cases, you will have a choice of excursions, such as standard tours, bike tours, hikes and Special Interest Tours. We always include a large variety of activities so that you can choose how you want to explore. No matter your preference, your days will be full of discovery and wonder.
BILBAO TO PARIS
On our river cruises, you will enjoy an extensive lineup of included tours. In many cases, you will have a choice of excursions, such as standard tours, bike tours, hikes and Special Interest Tours. We always include a large variety of activities so that you can choose how you want to explore. No matter your preference, your days will be full of discovery and wonder.
DAY 1:
Bilbao
Hotel check-in
DAY 2:
Bilbao
Guernica excursion
“A City of Contrasts” walking tour and introduction to tapas
DAY 3:
Bilbao
Guggenheim Museum
San Sebastian
Hotel check-in
Evening walk of Old Town
DAY 4:
San Sebastian
“City by the Bay of Biscay” tour
DAY 5:
San Sebastian
Transfer to Bordeaux via Bayonne
Bordeaux
EMBARKATION
DAY 6:
Bordeaux
Scenic cruising
Libourne
Saint-Émilion excursion and Grand Cru Classé wine tasting
OR Saint-Émilion Excursion
OR Saint-Émilion bike tour
DAY 7:
Libourne
Bastide town and market visit
OR Château Boutinet hike with wine and tapas tasting
DAY 8:
Blaye
Citadel visit
OR Blaye Chemin de Fer bike tour
OR Blaye to Bourg bike tour
Bourg
OR Bourg walking tour, Carriage Museum and WWII Petrol Cistern
Exclusive wine festival
DAY 9:
Cussac Fort Medoc
Medoc Grand Cru Classé wine tasting and scenic vineyard tour
OR Margaux Vineyard hike and local specialties tasting
OR Soulac-sur-Mer excursion
DAY 10:
Cadillac
Roquetaillade Castle with Sauternes wine tasting
OR Roquetaillade and Cadillac visit
OR Cadillac bike tour
DAY 11:
Bordeaux
UNESCO city tour and market tasting
OR Bordeaux bike tour
Bordeaux Cité du Vin (wine museum) visit
OR Bassins de Lumières
DAY 12:
Bordeaux
DISEMBARKATION
Transfer to Tours
Free time for lunch
Loire Valley / Amboise
Hotel check-in
DAY 13:
Amboise
Château de Chenonceau, Du Clos Lucé and Château d’Amboise
DAY 14:
Amboise
Hotel check-out
Château de Chambord and Blois
Paris
Transfer to Paris; hotel check-in
DAY 15:
Paris
Return flight home