Bordeaux wine festival - 8 days

D1 Welcome to Paris! Reception at the airport, and transfer to the Loire Valley region.
Lunch in a local traditional restaurant.
Guided visit of Château de Chambord, the most important château de le Loire.
Visit the city centre of Tours.
Check in at a character château hotel near Tours.
Dinner and overnight.

D2 Morning: visit of Château de Clemenceau. Lunch and time free in the royal town of Amboise.
Afternoon: visit an old Loire Valley winery and its troglodyte cellar, typical in this region of France. The oldest bottle in this winery dates back to 1947. Wine-tasting in the cellar.
Dinner in a local restaurant.
Overnight in the same château hotel.

D3 After breakfast depart for Bordeaux. Stop in Cognac to visit Château Otard and the distiller museum and taste cognac. After lunch, travel to Bordeaux.
Check in at a hotel at the centre of Bordeaux. Dinner and overnight.

D4 Bordeaux city monuments guided tour. The tour ends with information and advices for your visit of the Bordeaux wine festival.
Afternoon: free visit and wine tasting with your Tasting Pass.
Evening concert and fire works on the Gironde River.
Overnight in the hotel in Bordeaux.

D5 Morning: Bordeaux-Medoc-St. Emilion wine road guided tour. Visit vineyard-châteaux and taste wine in cellars. Lunch in Saint-Emilion, and free time to discover the picturesque town. Return to Bordeaux. Free time to enjoy the wine festival or go shopping.
Overnight in the hotel in Bordeaux.

D6 Morning: depart for Arcachon, on the coast of Atlantic Ocean. Visit the Dune du Pilat, the largest sand dune in Europe. Boat trip to visit fishing villages and an oyster farm; oyster tasting on the spot!
Return to Bordeaux. Dinner in a renowned restaurant.
Overnight in the hotel in Bordeaux.

D7 Take the TGV train to Paris (3hrs). Lunch in a Paris local restaurant. Check in at a hotel in Paris.
Afternoon: time free for shopping.
Overnight in the hotel in Paris.

D8 Transfer to Paris airport for the return flight.