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Bordeaux: River Garonne Cruise with Glass of Wine

1. Bordeaux: River Garonne Cruise with Glass of Wine

Discover Bordeaux from the River Garonne onboard the yacht, Le Luna. Enjoy a different perspective on the historic city with expert commentary as you sip on your choice of wine, hot drink or soft drink, and enjoy a piece of canelé cake. From the river, see some of the most famous sights of the city including the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Gothic Cathedral. Admire 18th and 19th-century mansions and art museums. Learn about the rich history of the city from your expert guide as your cruise along on a vintage post-war yacht. Enjoy a glass of local wine and a small traditional cake from the region, known as a canelé.

Bordeaux: Guided Cruise on the Garonne River

2. Bordeaux: Guided Cruise on the Garonne River

Explore Bordeaux from a new perspective with a river cruise on the Garonne with live commentary. Sail into the heart of the French wine region and admire the UNESCO World Heritage Listed Port de la Lune. Learn about the architecture of the Middle Ages and Renaissance as you relax on board. Make your way to the pontoon close to Pont de Pierre and meet your friendly guide and group for the day. Settle down on your boat and start your cruise along the Garonne river. Listen to live commentary from your guide as you admire the beautiful buildings that line the riverbanks. Pass by the Place de la Bourse historical square, the district of Saint-Pierre, and the iconic Cite du Vin.

Bordeaux: Les Bassins des Lumières Museum Entry Ticket

3. Bordeaux: Les Bassins des Lumières Museum Entry Ticket

Book your entry ticket to the world's largest digital art museum, the Bassin des Lumières, located in a Second World War German submarine base in Bordeaux. Witness different works of art that combine movement, music, and architecture. Explore six museum areas that showcase Venice's paintings, its architectural gems, and the great artists of Italian painting. Feel as though you are strolling through the Italian city's canals with immersive 3D digital paintings. The 12,000 m² digital art center is a fun activity for all the family. Admire the movement of the works on the walls, the ground, and the water.

Bordeaux: City Highlights & Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt Tour

4. Bordeaux: City Highlights & Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt Tour

Get to know Bordeaux at your own pace on this interactive scavenger hunt walking tour played on your phone. Decipher riddles, interact with the most important attractions of the city, and unlock interesting facts and legends. An ideal outdoor activity for first time visitors, couples, groups, families, and children. Can be used as a great team-building activity. After downloading the scavenger hunt tour on your mobile device, use the mobile app and integrated maps to reach 10 of Bordeaux's most important attractions on foot. At each stop, learn about the attraction and solve a location-based riddle that can only be solved if you reach the specific location. Use logic, imagination, observation, and team spirit to unlock the correct code and reveal the next destination of the city sightseeing game. At each stop, learn about the attraction and solve a location-based riddle that can only be solved if you reach the specific location. Use logic, imagination, observation, and team work to unlock the correct code and reveal the next destination of the tour. As you walk through the city, enjoy the flexibility to pause your game at any time to take a break, snap photos, stop for lunch, or visit a museum. Choose to continue the tour later or save the rest for another day. Your route includes the Bordeaux Cathedra, Porte Dijeaux, Notre Dame, and the Opera National de Bordeaux. Continue on to Place des Quinconces, Place de la Bourse and Place Camille Julian. Stop at Portes Cailhau and Bourgogne, and end with a stop at the mysterious Grosse Cloche.

Bordeaux: 1.5-Hour Mystery Walking Tour in French

5. Bordeaux: 1.5-Hour Mystery Walking Tour in French

Get an insider’s view of Bordeaux’s mysterious and mythical past on a 1.5-hour group walking tour of the city with a French-speaking guide. Begin your urban walking adventure by meeting your guide at the Basilica of Saint Severinus. Take in views of winding cobblestone streets, large squares, and narrow lanes as you walk from the north to the south of the city, listening to fascinating tales and legends that have haunted residents for centuries along your way. Learn about Charlemagne's ties to the city, why inhabitants were imprisoned, and discover the incredible bestiary that terrified the once-medieval city's citizens.

Bordeaux Outdoor Escape Game: Port of the Moon

6. Bordeaux Outdoor Escape Game: Port of the Moon

Solve riddles with an app on your phone to discover the top sights in Bordeaux's historic center. Visit the city's landmarks and hidden gems at any time of day and at your own pace. Navigate the city by foot on this interactive tour without the need for a map, GPS, or a guide.  This city game starts at Monument aux Girondins. It will take you between 1 to 2 hours to complete and you can also explore at your own pace: pause the game and resume anytime from the location where you paused it. You will finish at Grosse Cloche. As you solve challenges, the story unfolds and exact directions on your phone will guide you to the next location. After your booking you will receive an email with instructions on how to download and play the game on your phone. You can play on your own, in a large group or in several smaller groups that compete against each other and meet at the final stop of the game.

Bordeaux: Birthday Celebration Outdoor Game

7. Bordeaux: Birthday Celebration Outdoor Game

Looking for an original gift? Cast off for an original birthday party by exploring in an immersive way what is known as "The Port of the Moon". Your mission? Walk the streets in honor of the person blowing out the candles and perform unusual challenges! It's time to have fun together to create a day of unforgettable memories with your loved one! Arm yourselves with your good humor, your enthusiasm and your courage to carry out our wackiest missions and challenges! Because after all... There's no way this day is going to end the way it started! So offer this fabulous gift to the person who blows out the candles and especially on behalf of the whole team: HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Bordeaux: Christmas Markets Festive Digital Game

8. Bordeaux: Christmas Markets Festive Digital Game

Browse the Sleeping Beauty Christmas Market! Take advantage of this enchanting period to discover or rediscover the Christmas market in a new light! Funny, interactive, fun and memory-making, this game is suitable for families and groups of friends of all ages! The mission is simple: collect as many points as possible! How do you do it? We have scattered all kinds of challenges and questions on the Christmas market: MCQs to solve, unusual photos to take, crazy videos to make or even classic songs to revisit; you'll understand: there will be no boredom! The more you answer correctly, the more points you'll earn! Let the scent of Christmas rekindle your childlike spirit with this game that is accessible to all and completely offbeat! The only thing you need? A smartphone and your thirst for discovery! Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

Bordeaux: Outdoor Harry Potter Smartphone Escape Game

9. Bordeaux: Outdoor Harry Potter Smartphone Escape Game

Live the Harry Potter magical epic in Bordeaux! An enchantment has condemned track 9 ¾! It is no longer accessible from King's Cross station. The access to the Hogwarts Express would be now in the capital of the wine... It is up to you, Muggles, to thwart this curse and to find the access to the track! The starting point of this magical epic is the theatrical Place de la Comédie. But beware: the train will pass in 2 hours! Using your smartphone, you will search for the location of each house. The objective is to gather 4 code words per house within the time limit. They will allow you to find the location of the track. Each visit to a house will also allow you to collect key clues to be put together to find THE code word that will validate each passage. On the program: solving riddles, meeting wizards or even bonus cauldrons. The Hogwarts Express will leave in 120 minutes. Tick tock tock... This game is accessible to all and multigenerational. You have the possibility to play in team, for that only one person of each team will have to enter the identifier and the unique code on his device. Then you can start the game simultaneously. You will be able to compare your points and the time obtained at the end of the game. Please note: this activity is an outdoor escape game where the plot is not directly related to the city (although it is held in attractive places in the city center). It is a game on a given theme and not a guided tour of the city.

Bordeaux: Robbery at the Casa Outdoor Escape Smartphone Game

10. Bordeaux: Robbery at the Casa Outdoor Escape Smartphone Game

Join the famous gang of bank robbers and take over the Palais Rohan! It's time to have fun with friends in the city center and commit the biggest crime ever in the city! How? By helping them open the safes hidden in the basement of the building... Decode the messages left by the Professor all over the city to complete the operation. Arm yourselves with your good humor, your malice and your courage, because today you will be the greatest gangster in the world. The professor is counting on you!

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What people are saying about Bordeaux

The cruise was nice and informative. It wasn’t too long and the glass of wine and small cake was a nice touch.

Great trip, knowledgeable guide and good way to get an idea of the additional places to visit

Excellent trip with really friendly crew. Very informative, and a nice glass of wine.

All very well organised - no problem - guide very fluent and well versed.

very enriching cruise with very educational historical commentary