Bordeaux is more than just wine — and even passionate wine lovers can't spend all their time only on tastings.
Walking the medieval stones of Saint-Émilion. Getting lost in the magical Médoc. Climbing the highest dune in Europe, sailing on a pinasse across Arcachon Bay, meeting legendary winemakers. You will live a "little life" and stay in several places — the spa hotel Les Sources de Caudalie, an authentic boutique by the silver waves, and finally La Maison d'Estournel — a beautiful château with Indian influences.
An evening picnic where Bordeaux turns to gold
A wine tasting beneath centuries-old vines
The quiet poetry of the grape
Bordeaux to the bay — wine, waves and pines
The highest sand dune in Europe
An estate of spice, silk and slow afternoons
Day 1
Arrival in Bordeaux. Transfer to Les Sources de Caudalie. Spa and dinner at the hotel.
Meeting at Bordeaux airport or train station. Group or private transfer arranged depending on arrival time. Transfer to the 5-star Les Sources de Caudalie (25 minutes).
The hotel is cozily set by a lake, between a forest and the famous vineyards of Château Smith Haut Lafitte. The Cathiard family preserves the estate's winemaking heritage alongside modern comfort and the unique Caudalie spa centre — wine and grape extract treatments, plus healing thermal spring water.
Rest, spa and free time. Dinner at the hotel restaurant.
Day 2
Lunch at Château Haut-Bailly. Tasting at Château Carbonnieux. Dinner at Saint James.
Breakfast at the hotel. Visit, tasting and lunch at Château Haut-Bailly — one of Descartes' and Tatyana Ostrovskaya's favourites: elegant, delicate and perfectly balanced. The château itself is the true face of Bordeaux in architecture, design and cuisine.
Visit and wine tasting at Château Carbonnieux, whose Benedictine-era estate produces some of the finest white wines of Graves. Thomas Jefferson once planted a walnut tree on these grounds.
Rest at the hotel. Dinner at Saint James restaurant.
Day 3
Dune du Pilat. Oysters in Gujan-Mestras. Sunset at Cap Ferret.
Breakfast and hotel check-out. Transfer to the coast — Arcachon. Climb the Dune du Pilat, the tallest sand dune in Europe, with a breathtaking view of the bay and the Cap Ferret peninsula.
Lunch at the fishing port of Gujan-Mestras — oysters, crispy baguette with salted Breton butter and icy white wine, in a restaurant soaked with maritime romance right next to the oyster farms.
Check-in at a stylish boutique hotel in Arcachon. A ship captain awaits at the pier to take you across to the legendary Cap Ferret — calm, measured, where French celebrities come to relax.
Dinner at La Coorniche — designed by Philippe Starck, who called this natural spectacle "the strongest, most beautiful, most poetic, and most surreal place in the world."
Day 4
Morning by the ocean. Médoc. Concert, tasting and dinner at Lafite Rothschild.
Breakfast, beach relaxation, free time and a boat ride. Lunch in Arcachon. Transfer to Médoc along the Route des Châteaux.
Check-in at La Maison d'Estournel — part of the luxurious Château Cos d'Estournel, set on picturesque hills in the heart of Médoc. The château's exceptional Indian-style architecture reflects Louis-Gaspard d'Estournel's 19th-century trade with Asia.
Rest and preparation for the evening. A classical music evening at Château Lafite Rothschild — a unique opportunity to hear live music at one of Bordeaux's true legends, the "royal wine" once served at Madame de Pompadour's receptions.
Lafite Rothschild wine tasting. Dinner at Château Cos d'Estournel.
Day 5
Tasting at Château Lynch-Bages. Sunset picnic in the Médoc vineyards.
Breakfast and relaxation at the hotel. Visit and wine tasting at Château Lynch-Bages — one of the great wines of Pauillac, made famous by innovator Jean-Charles Cazes from 1934.
Lunch at one of the Médoc restaurants. Rest, free time and walks through the vineyards.
Sunset picnic dinner in the Médoc vineyards.
Day 6
Departure home.
Breakfast and check-out. Transfer to the train station or airport.
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