From the French Basque Country to Bordeaux - Fine French cuisine at the foot of the Pyrenees and a cruise to discover Bordeaux and its outlying areas (port-to-port cruise)

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8 daysDuration

Small Group TourUsually 8-12 participants

16 peopleMaximum group size

35 - 70 yearsAge range for participants

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Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Bordeaux, France

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Highlights

All meals included - DRINKS INCLUDED with meals and at the bar

Refined French cuisine - Gala dinner and evening - Welcome cocktail

Free Wi-Fi onboard

Official welcome from the captain and crew

Onboard activities

Travel assistance and repatriation insurance

All port fees included

HighlightsOriginal back-to-back journeys to explore the French Basque Country and the Gironde region

Bayonne and a visit to a salted-meat workshop

Bordeaux and its Chartrons District, the historic wine commerce area .

The Bassins des Lumières, an old submarine base that is now the largest digital art center in France

Bike trip to explore the Libournais vineyards and a tasting of Pomerol wines .

50th Anniversary Gala Evening: anniversary dinner followed by a dance party

Travel assistance and repatriation insurance

All port fees included

HighlightsOriginal back-to-back journeys to explore the French Basque Country and the Gironde region

Bayonne and a visit to a salted-meat workshop

Bordeaux and its Chartrons District, the historic wine commerce area .

The Bassins des Lumières, an old submarine base that is now the largest digital art center in France

Bike trip to explore the Libournais vineyards and a tasting of Pomerol wines .

50th Anniversary Gala Evening: anniversary dinner followed by a dance party

Itinerary

Dive into the French Basque experience before a cruise on the Garonne and Gironde Rivers. Vacation in the heart of the famous seaside resort of Biarritz. Indulge in Basque culinary traditions and heritage—Espelette chili peppers, chocolate and ham in Bayonne, and Irouléguy wines. This trip will bring you to well-known pilgrimage points such as Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port—the last stage of the Way of St. James before the Pyrenees. Then, kick back and enjoy a delightful cruise while discovering the region surrounding Bordeaux.

day 1Biarritz

We'll welcome you at your four-star hotel (or similar accommodations) in Biarritz at 5:00 p.m., where you'll check in and enjoy a welcome cocktail.(1) Dinner and evening in Biarritz.Although once a whaling village, Biarritz is now an upscale seaside resort. The city's destiny changed forever when Napoléon III and his wife, Eugénie, came to take advantage of the ocean's health benefits. Enjoy some free time on the Atlantic coast by walking along the cliffs or even having a swim!

day 2Biarritz - French Basque Country - Biarritz

day 3Biarritz - Bayonne - Bordeaux

day 4Bordeaux - Cussac-fort-medoc - The Médoc(1)

day 5Cussac-fort-medoc - Gironde Estuary - Blaye(2)

day 6Blaye(2) - Libourne(2) - Saint-emilion

day 7Libourne(2) - Bordeaux

day 8Bordeaux

What's Included

Accommodation

Accommodations in double-occupancy cabin with climate control and shower in private bathroom

Meals

Accommodations, including breakfast and dinner, in a four-star hotel in Biarritz from Day 1 to Day 3*Lunch on Day 2 and Day 3Cruise with all meals from dinner on Day 3 to breakfast on the final day

Others

Full-day excursion to the French Basque CountryGuided tour of Bayonne and a salted-meat workshopAll onboard beverages (not including the special lists)All onboard entertainmentWelcome cocktailGala eveningTravel assistance and repatriation insuranceAll port fees.

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From the French Basque Country to Bordeaux - Fine French cuisine at the foot of the Pyrenees and a cruise to discover Bordeaux and its outlying areas (port-to-port cruise)

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