Personally accompanied
Experienced tour guides accompany you personally and make sure you are well looked after.
Bordeaux - Atlantic - La Rochelle
Trip highlights:
- Old harbour of La Rochelle
- Bordeaux - opulent wine metropolis
- Ile de Ré - beaches, dunes, villages
Sea air and wine indulgence in south-western France
This exceptional trip takes you to the marshes of the "Green Venice" in Poitou, to the fortress of La Rochelle and to the wine paradise of Bordeaux. As a connoisseur, you will get your money's worth at the wine tastings and degustations. Oyster farms, historic port towns, towering sand dunes and vast forests also beckon.
Day 1: Switzerland - Amboise
Journey through Burgundy to the Loire.
The last boarding point in Switzerland is Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse, at 9.00 am.
Day 2: Poitiers - La Rochelle
Journey to visit Poitiers, magnificently set on a rocky plateau. Detour into one of France's most beautiful natural landscapes, the Marais Poitevin marshland. A boat trip through the picturesque canals is a must.
Day 3: La Rochelle – Ile de Ré
A walking tour of medieval La Rochelle. You head straight for the harbour, which is considered one of the most beautiful historic harbours in the world. Via a bridge you reach the Ile de Ré. The holiday island off La Rochelle has preserved much of its charm and offers great landscape variety.
Day 4: La Rochelle - Bordeaux
Journey to the world-famous Marennes with its countless oyster-farming basins. In the afternoon you reach Cognac. A delicate cognac aroma drifts through the winding lanes of the old town. You visit a distillery and taste the precious brandy.
Day 5: Bordeaux
Guided tour of the once so wealthy wine capital of the world, which has regained its former splendour. Bordeaux impresses with its rich 18th-century architecture and lively cultural life. Free afternoon.
Day 6: Saint-Émilion
(Optional) Excursion to Saint-Émilion, a delightful medieval village that is hugely popular because of the importance of its wine-growing areas and its famous rock-cut church. Afterwards you enjoy an outstanding tasting.
Day 7: Bordeaux - Clermont
Journey through the gently rolling, green hills of the Périgord, home of truffles and "foie gras". Stop in Périgueux, which enchants with medieval lanes and grand Renaissance façades.
Day 8: Clermont - Switzerland
Return journey via Geneva to Switzerland.
In Bordeaux you stay for 3 nights at the 4* Hotel FirstName Bordeaux by Hyatt, just a few steps from the charming old town. Throughout the trip you stay in carefully selected 4* hotels (official national category). The rooms offer every comfort, such as bath or shower/WC, hairdryer, minibar, telephone and satellite TV. Equivalent hotels if unavailable.
Included services
- Travel by Deluxe coach
- Accommodation in quality first-class hotels
- 4 x HB (dinner/breakfast buffet)
- 3 x B&B (room/breakfast buffet)
- Guided tour and tasting at a cognac producer
- Guided tours of Bordeaux and La Rochelle
- Excursion to the Ile de Ré
- Visit to an oyster farm with tasting
- Boat trip in the Marais Poitevin
- Local tour guide on days 3 and 7
- EUROBUS audio system §
Deluxe coach
33 fine leather seats – only 3 instead of the usual 4 seats per row – offer plenty of room. Enjoy the generous legroom and a level of luxury that leaves nothing to be desired. The exclusive ambience will win you over.
- 33 wide, adjustable leather armchair seats
- Spacious three-seat rows with generous legroom
- Seat belts at every seat
- Fold-down table at every seat, adjustable footrests
- 220-volt socket at every seat *
- Air conditioning, toilet and washroom, fridge / coffee machine
- Lane assist and adaptive cruise control *
- Free Wi-Fi/internet in Europe (from 2018)
33 fine leather seats – only 3 instead of the usual 4 seats per row – offer plenty of room. Enjoy the generous legroom and a level of luxury that leaves nothing to be desired. The exclusive ambience will win you over.
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