Enjoy a day discovering the vineyards of St-Emilion by bicycle! Ride through the famous vineyards of St-Emilion, taste some of the delicious wine produced here and feast your eyes on beautiful French chateaux.
About this activity
- Free cancellation
- Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
- Mobile ticketing
- Use your phone or print your voucher
- Duration 9 hours
- Check availability to see starting times.
- Instant confirmation
- Live tour guide
- English, French
- Small group
- Limited to 15 participants
Experience
Highlights
- Ride 15 km through the stunning St. Emilion vineyards
- Visit 2 beautiful chateaux
- Enjoy 4 wine tastings
- Lunch at the chateau
- Visit the village of Saint-Emilion, a UNESCO Heritage Site
Full description
Ride through the famous vineyards of St-Emilion. Enjoy a day visiting two beautiful chateaux: a charming family run estate and a Great Classified Growth estate. What's more, discover the mythical village of St-Emilion, a UNESCO World Heritage site, while ambling through beautiful medieval streets.
If you like the Merlot grape, you will love the wines of this wine region!
The itinerary is as follows:
10:15 am: Be welcomed at Bordovino’s Apartment in the center of Bordeaux. Start the day with a short drive to the St-Emilion region.
11.30 am: Tour the charming medieval village of St-Emilion which has been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999.
12.30 pm: Jump on your bike and start pedalling through the vineyards. Arrive at the first chateau: a charming family run estate. Discover the property while walking through the vineyards and learning about the estate’s traditional way of making wine. Taste the wines and continue with a nice casual and chic lunch in the gardens (or under an arbour in case of bad weather).
3.00 pm: Back on your bike, enjoy sightseeing through mythical appellations such as Pomerol, Lalande de Pomerol and St-Emilion and pass by prestigious properties of the region.
4.30 pm : Visit a prestigious Classified Growth estate of St-Emilion. Tour in the estate and learn about their winemaking process from the vineyards to the bottle. At the end of the tour taste their wines.
7.15/30 pm: Back in Bordeaux after a 45-minute drive.
Includes
- Chateau entrance fees
- Wine tastings
- Transportation to the Saint-Emilion wine region
- Lunch at the chateau
- Around a 15 km ride through the vineyards
- Tips and gratuities
- Hotel pick-up and drop off
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Meeting point
Bordeaux Tourist Office, 12 Cours du 30 Juillet - 33000 Bordeaux
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What to bring
- Comfortable shoes
Know before you go
- You need to be in good physical condition to do this tour
- Remember to wear suitable shoes and take a backpack
- Please let the tour operator know if you have any health problems
- You will be supplied with bottled water for the day
- The tour may be cancelled if there is only 1 participant. It is legally required to have a minimum of two people to operate the tour. In the event of cancellation, the customer will be contacted and will receive a full refund
- Please note that lunch is included. Please advise if you have any food allergies/special requirements. No alternatives will be available the day of the tour
