Delicious Aquitaine | Day 1

Departure from Paris in a deluxe coach with your Carol Voyages guide and road to Perigord. Stop in Sorges for a visit of the truffle ecomuseum. In a beautiful restored farm, discover all the mysteries of the black diamond. Free time for dinner and night in a 3-star hotel in the surrounding area.

Delicious Aquitaine | Day 2

Breakfast at the hotel. Road to Perigueux and walking tour of the heart of the city including the Gallo-Roman Vesunna Museum and the Saint-Front Cathedral, which is part of  the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela path. Free time in town for lunch. Continuation on Montignac to visit Lascaux II, the exact replica of the most famous Palaeolithic sanctuary in the world. Continuation on Cahors for the visit of a cellar with wine tasting. Free time for dinner and night in a 3-star hotel in the surrounding area.

Delicious Aquitaine | Day 3

Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, visit the wonderful village of Domme, the land of Jacquou Le Croquant, which also offers an exceptional panorama over the Dordogne valley. Continuation to the village of La Roque Gageac, classified among the most beautiful villages in France. Departure for an 1-hour cruise on the Dordogne of in a “gabarre”, traditional flat bottom boat. Continuation with the visit of the castle of Beynac and road to Sarlat. Free time for dinner and night in a 3-star hotel in the surrounding area.

Delicious Aquitaine | Day 4

Breakfast at the hotel. Morning dedicated to the walking tour of Sarlat, city which counts the most classified historical monuments in a square meter of all Europe! Discover the house of La Boétie, the place of the geese market, the tower of the executioner, the lantern of the dead, the hotel of Vienna, the Récollets… Free time for lunch in Sarlat. In the afternoon, visit a farm of goose or duck breeding with tasting of “foie gras”. Continuation with a visit of the Eyrignac gardens. End to Castelnaud. Free time for dinner and night in a 3-star hotel in the surrounding area.

Delicious Aquitaine | Day 5

Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning departure by bus with your guide for a visit of the beautiful city of Bordeaux. In the afternoon, cruise on the Garonne with wine tasting and stop at the Cité du Vin for a visit. The Cité du Vin opened in June 2016 and was conceived as a unique cultural leisure site dedicated to wine as a cultural, universal and living heritage. Free time for dinner and night in a 3-star hotel in the surrounding area.

Delicious Aquitaine | Day 6

Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning drive to the Médoc to visit the cellars of the chateau Lafite Rothschild. Continuation with a visit of the cellars of Chateau Margaux and free time for lunch in the village. In the afternoon, stop at Lacanau ocean beach then continuation for the Cap Ferret. Admire a 180-degree view of the ocean at the tip of the cape and embark on a “pinasse” (local boat) for a tour around the bird island in order to approach the “tchanquées huts”, the famous “Point aux chevaux” and oyster parks. Free time for dinner and night in a 3-star hotel in the surrounding area.

Delicious Aquitaine | Day 7

Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning drive to Arcachon and visit the city divided into 4 districts, each of them bearing the name of a season with an architecture sometimes surprising and original. Climb to the Pyla dune, the highest in Europe and free time for lunch. In the afternoon you will cross the pine forests of the Landes to reach Dax with a visit of its arenas and its cathedral Notre Dame. Free time for dinner and night in a 3-star hotel in the surrounding area.

Delicious Aquitaine | Day 8

Breakfast at the hotel. Morning departure for Bayonne and visit of the Basque museum. Continue to Espelette and visit the Espelette pepper workshop. Free time for lunch. In the afternoon drive to St Jean de Luz and stop in this charming fishing port to stroll through its narrow streets and discover the Louis XIV house. Continuation to Ainhoa, classified among the most beautiful villages of France, a bastide in the Basque Country on the paths of Santiago de Compostela. Return to Biarritz. Free time for dinner and night in a 3-star hotel in the surrounding area.

Delicious Aquitaine | Day 9

Breakfast at the hotel. Visit of Biarritz with the rock of the Virgin, the long beach, the covered market, the hotel du Palais, the old port… Free time for lunch. In the afternoon visit the museum of the sea.

End of services in Biarritz