Traveler Reviews

• Mohamad S 17-Feb-2020

  excellent tour for the price you pay - we went for half day to the Médoc region. good and cheap way to quickly visit the region and learn so much from the guide about the different wines and Chateau. it also included a tasting of 4 wines at 2 different chateau!

• Edel C 13-Feb-2020

  A lovely day out - got to see a lot of the Bordeaux region,
  Glass on wine and onion soup in St Emilion village

• Dina M 07-Oct-2019

  I went on Thursday 3rd of October. The guide on the bus was SO good. He didnt just give us a history of Bordeaux that he had read in 5 mins from a lonely planet book as many often do. He gave us history, word etymologies, explained culture and language, al in the trip to the vineyard. Such an excellent guide, very pleasant and professional and didnt even ask if we "could leave a review".

  The first lady at Chateux Auzac (brown hair) was formidable, a wealth of information, no question she did not know the answer to. The tour was great, and we got to learn a lot about the wine making process.

  The second location was less commercial so got to see the process a bit. Tour guiding wasnt super like the last one.

  My only criticism is that we didnt get to go to a vineyard or see any of the processes really of wine making. If possible, this could be added on for when I bring my mum next time!

  The coach was super clean and comfortable.

• Ann F 27-Sep-2019

  There were way too many people on this trip to make it enjoyable and the journey between wineries was very long.

• Joan S 19-Sep-2019

  We went on two half-days trips, to two different regions of Bordeaux, with two different guides, and found both tours equally interesting and enjoyable. Both trips were with large groups,

  Our first tour was to the Medoc region. Our guide Christine explained as we travelled the history of wine growing, speaking both in French then in English. We visited two chateaux where upon arriving we were split into French and English speaking groups. We learnt further about the chateaux we were visiting, the grapes they were growing and the wine they produced, sampling two wines at each chateaux.

  Our second tour was to St Emillion and the beautiful Chateaux Pressac. Brigitte, our tour guide, once again explained the history of wine growing as we travelled, but delivered the explanation in a different style to our first guide so it was still very interesting (speaking both in French then in English). Brigitte also explained the history of St Emillions in both languages, pointing out lots of interesting items as we walked through the village and churches. We remained in one large group on arriving at the Chateaux Pressac, where the company guide spoke French then in English about the grapes which were being grown and the wine produced. Again we sampled two wines.

  As non-drivers we think these tours are a good experience to see in a very short space of time the countryside, villages and chateaux of Bordeaux whilst at the same time learning more about the wine industry.

• Erwin S 16-Sep-2019

  Very knowledgeable tour guide . Nice bus with a friendly driver. Worth the price considering renting a car would be more,

• Susangeorge.za 03-Jul-2019

  So glad we did this trip and got to see the amazing St Emillion. Our tour guide Beatrice was great, as was the winetasting tour at the chateau

• Devin B 24-Sep-2018

  The sights were beautiful, but my group and I did not love this tour. It seems we spent more time listening to people talk about wine than actually getting to sip or enjoy the gorgeous chateau. It was quick off the bus, listen to a long presentation, taste a few sips of wine while standing around, and then quick back on the bus. I would not recommend this trip if you are looking for a relaxing day in the vineyards.

• Kara.ashley.olson 01-Jul-2018

  During this tour we visited two wineries with about 50 other participants. We only received 4 very small tastings. I think there are probably better options elsewhere.

• Helena 03-May-2018

  My friend and I booked this tour as it had great reviews, but we were somewhat disappointed by the tour overall.

  We went to Merdoc and the two châteaux we visited were lovely. The first one was run by a company so didn't feel as authentic, but the second one which had a great staff member telling us all about the history. Also the guide on our coach gave a lot of comprehensive info in both French and English about the area and history.

  However, we were totally rushed around. We set off 15 minutes late due to the coach being blocked in which of course couldn't be helped, but then we didn't get to spend much time at the first château enjoying the garden. We had brought lunch with us and were told there'd be time to eat it understandably we couldn't eat on the coach of course but the only stop was a random one to take photos of a château you aren't allowed to visit. The weather was bad by this point but we didn't stop at all afterwards at the second château.

  The tour was supposed to be 5 hours and it lasted just over 4 hours. We think that the tours that include 3 châteaux visits are probably better, but we wouldn't recommend this one for this price.