Bordeaux Tours in Fall

This was our first Explore trip and we were very pleased. Our tour leader Erwin was personable, knowledgeable and consistently making sure everyone was accounted for and knew what to expect next.

Our tour covered a lot of the history, architecture and geography of that area of France. The hotels were generally very good and central to what we were doing. What really made the tour were our tour leader Albert who was so much fun, so knowledgeable and such a great teacher. Kaspar the driver was also wonderful. Both of them went out of their way to help us in general. In particuar we needed help getting to our train station and they provided the transportation - we were so grateful The small group on the tour worked out so well. A super trip. Barb Green

For the most part, the tour itinerary was fantastic. We enjoyed Albi and would have preferred a night there. I could have also skipped the night in the Pyrennes (rather stay in a village). Otherwise I felt like all of the hotels were in perfect locations for the city/village we were in. For the accommodations, not a fan of Hotel du Barry (or whatever the name of the spa hotel is) but mostly because it wasn’t to my taste (otherwise fine). I’m sure you will hear many complaints about Hôtel Saint-Albert, the staff were “meh” and the breakfast was bogus or at least a big let down compared to what we had at other stops. Now for the part that made this trip fantastic – the team Kaspar and Albert. Kaspar was courteous, efficient, very accommodating and most importantly he made us feel safe. Albert was outstanding!! He is patient, entertaining, savvy and kind. His knowledge of everywhere and everything we saw was top notch and his history lessons made the experience that much better. You could not have a better representative for your tours. Bravo Albert!!

I chose this tour at the last minute, having never travelled with them before. It was exactly as described, the participants were terrific, many had travelled on previous trips with Back Roads. We were looked after well, in no small part due to our great driver Casper, & dynamic, so-knowledgeable tour leader Albert! The included dinners were good [if too much food], but the stand-out was the dinner at Hotel du Barry!

Bordeaux is wonderful area to tour, and Charlie (our guide) made sure that there was a good balance between exploring and having some necessary downtime. He has a really good knowledge of French history and life - and is an excellent judge of how much the group can enjoy and absorb. Such a great tour director. Our driver, Ewan, is so good at his job and great company to boot. The meals provided as part of the tour were excellent and the hotels were quite outstanding. We enjoyed having the opportunity to choose our own restaurant on occasion, too. Definitely the best land tour we've done - and we've done quite a few. We'll be back for more!

Wonderful trip along an amazing bike path. E-bikes were excellent and recommended for casual cyclists. Hotels were mostly good. One negative was the difficulty finding places to stop en route but we were out of holiday season.