Day 1 - Arrive Bordeaux - Martillac

Upon arrival at Bordeaux airport you are welcomed to France by your local Guardian Angel and transferred to your hotel where you are assisted with check-in procedures.

Overnight: Les Sources de Caudalie

Day 2 - Martillac - Bordeaux - Martillac

Today you are met by your local guide and private vehicle for a morning tour of Bordeaux (4 hours).

This morning you have the opportunity to experience historic Bordeaux as you visit some of its famous monuments and buildings. Your guide shows you the 18^th-century Place de la Bourse and riverfront. You spend some time visiting the 13^th-century Cathedral of Saint André, now a World Heritage-listed monument. You also have a chance to admire the neo-classical facades of the Bordeaux Law Courts, St. André Hospital and the 18^th-century Palais Rohan, now the City Hall. View the magnificent 18^th-century building facades, before moving on to explore Old Bordeaux town on foot, with its 15^th-century Cailhau Gate and the 14^th-century ‘Grosse Cloche’, the former belfry of the town hall in the Middle Ages, St Pierre church and the Place du Parlement.

Your tour of Bordeaux ends at the magnificent Grand Theatre, built in 1773 by Victor Louis and generally considered to be one of the most beautiful in Europe.

Enjoy a fantastic unique experience when your local Bordeaux host invites you into her apartment, built in 1825 in the centre of Bordeaux where, before the Revolution, the Royal Palace and Chateau Trompete once stood. In this private home enjoy a typically Bordelais dinner or lunch, accompanied by Bordeaux wines, and talk with her about the town of Bordeaux and its wine, life today in south-west France and how France has changed and is continuing to evolve in the world of today.

The remainder of your day is at leisure – why not pre-book a treatment at the unique vinotherapy spa at your hotel? The treatments combine the virtues of naturally warm spring water with vine and grape extracts and include luxurious red wine baths and Merlot wraps.

Overnight: Les Sources de Caudalie

Meal Plan: B,L

Day 3 - Martillac - St Emilion wine region - Martillac

Overlooking the Dordogne Valley, and surrounded by vineyards, is the charming medieval town of St. Émilion. Spend the morning exploring this quintessential setting, visiting the Monolithic Church and Ermitage Grotto where Émilion lived. A Benedictine hermit who first came to the area in the 8th century, his piety attracted a number of companions and a community arose on the site now recognised as St. Émilion. The area is also famed for its fine Bordeaux Wines, which you have the opportunity to enjoy during a wine tasting as you visit some of the local vineyards such as Château Franc Mayne or Beausejour Becot (8 hours, driver-guide).

Overnight: Les Sources de Caudalie

Meal Plan: B

Day 4 - Martillac - Médoc wine region - Martillac

Driving along the 'Route du Médoc' today, allow your expert driver-guide to introduce you to the magnificent landscape of this traditional wine-growing land. With more than 800 'crus' and 8 AOCs (‘Controlled Designation of Origin’), this area produces some of the world's most renowned vintages, including Margaux, Pauillac and Saint-Estèphe. Learn more about the skilful cultivation of these fine wines during a cellar tour followed by a wine tasting at one of the region's top 'Grand Cru' estates. You also have the opportunity for photo stops at some of the grand estates such as Pichon-Longueville or Cantenac Brown. (8 hours, driver-guide)

Overnight: Les Sources de Caudalie

Meal Plan: B

Day 5 - Depart Martillac

Today you are privately transferred with the assistance of your Guardian Angel to Bordeaux airport.