Garonne, France: Our most recommended tours and activities

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.

Toulouse: Electric Tuk-Tuk Tour with Photo Stops and Audio

2. Toulouse: Electric Tuk-Tuk Tour with Photo Stops and Audio

You are going to Toulouse soon! Good idea, the electric tuk tuk of Visiterama is waiting for you. It's the ideal choice to visit all the emblematic places of Toulouse, Le Capitole, Basilique Saint-Sernin, Les Jacobins, La Garonne, Les Remparts Gallo-romain, Le Pont Neuf, Pont des Catalans, La place Saint-Pierre, le Canal du Midi, Les Carmes, Le Jardin Japonais, Le Jardin des plantes, La Halle aux Grains, Cathédrale Saint-Étienne, La Place Saint-Cyprien, Le Musée Les Abattoirs...etc

Bordeaux: Guided River Cruise

3. Bordeaux: Guided River Cruise

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.

Toulouse: 72-Hour City Card

4. Toulouse: 72-Hour City Card

Enjoy free entry to museums and monuments in Toulouse city center, and benefit from a host of other offers by participating partners with a Toulouse City Card. For 10€ more, get around and about stress-free on the local public transport, including the metro, trams, bus network with your 10 trips ticket. If you purchase the transport option, your 10 free trips can be made without any time limit. In a single trip you may use up to 3 different services within a period of 1 hour from the first validation. Benefit from additional discounts at many of the city's top tourist sites and in a number of shops. Cruise along the Garonne River or the Canal du Midi with Bateaux Toulousains, or get a different perspective from the Tourist Train. The personalised card is available during 72-hours (3 days) and must be presented it upon entry at all partner sites to take advantage of the included offer. • Toulouse Museum and gardens - Free • Musée des Abattoirs - Free • Musée des Augustins - Free • Musée Saint-Raymond - Free • Musée Paul-Dupuy - Free • Musée du Vieux-Toulouse - Free • Le Château d'Eau - Free • Muséum du Pastel (Terre de Pastel) - Free • Quai des Savoirs - Free • Musée des Augustins - Free • Le Castelet - Free

Bordeaux: Wine and Trade Museum Entry Ticket & Wine Tasting

5. Bordeaux: Wine and Trade Museum Entry Ticket & Wine Tasting

Pre-book your entry ticket to Bordeaux’s Wine and Trade Museum and enjoy the added perks of a presentation of the vineyard and a wine tasting of two wines paired with local snacks. Receive a paper guidebook for your self-guided exploration of the cellars. The Bordeaux Wine and Trade Museum pays tribute to the great wine merchants and the rich winemaking history of Bordeaux. Set in the building of Louis XV's royal broker, you’ll discover three centuries of the history and fame of Bordeaux’s great wines. The vaulted cellars, built around 1720, retrace the work of the coopers and the maturing of wine in barrels in the tradition of the wine merchants of the 19th century. With an included paper guide, you’ll get to go on a self-guided walk through two cellars. At the end of your visit, you can attend a presentation on the Bordeaux vineyards and learn about the notions of grape varieties, appellations d'origine contrôlée, terroir, and more. Alongside your commented wine tasting with in-house selected local wines, you can taste raisins dorés (coated raisins) and canelés de Bordeaux (small French pastry flavored with rum). Before the end of your visit, you can savor more of the wines in the wine cellar (costs not included).

Bordeaux: visit the vineyard off the beaten track

6. Bordeaux: visit the vineyard off the beaten track

1:50 pm: meeting in front of the Bordeaux tourist office with your guide. 2:00 pm: departure. The half-day will start with a visit of an organic winery in the Graves or Pessac-Léognan region. You will learn how the wines of these regions are made, visit the vat and barrel rooms, before tasting the wines of the property (red and white, 2 minimum). Then we will cross the Garonne to discover another part of the Bordeaux wine region: the Entre-deux-Mers. Nicknamed "Little Tuscany", this is an hilly region that produces a wide variety of wines. You will visit a second winery, followed by a tasting of at least 3 wines. At the end of the day, you'll have discovered a little-visited part of the vineyard and enjoyed some very different wines. 6:30 pm: return to Bordeaux (+/- 15 min.).

Toulous: Self-Guided Audio Tour on the Glory of Occitania

7. Toulous: Self-Guided Audio Tour on the Glory of Occitania

Toulouse, a gorgeous ancient city founded by the Romans, has a remarkably preserved old city centre. Never destroyed by war, many medieval and Renaissance buildings still stand as do the picturesque twisting streets. Toulouse was a major stop on the pilgrimage route to Compostelle in the early Middle Ages and became a huge centre of learning at that time too. The tour takes you to some of the ancient university buildings, as well as to the World Unesco Heritage church of St Sernin. The Capitole square, in the heart of the old city, is a lively and lovely enormous plaza with cafés, restaurants and a spectacular City Hall called the Capitolium. It's a great place to stop and have a coffee or a drink as well! Then we go down to the river through the medieval quarter and spend time at the river and at a Renaissance palace. Toulouse also has an enormous amount of original and beautiful 19th-century architecture. We go to the Garonne River to find out where the Romans started it all, and to see the Renaissance bridge called the Pont Neuf. And we end our tour at the most enormous, most gorgeous building ever built during the height of the most affluent period for Toulouse, the wonderful Hotel Assezat, a magnificent Renaissance Palace!

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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