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Bordeaux: Saint-Emilion & Margaux Wine Tour with Tastings

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Duration8h 50m

GroupUp to 8

LanguagesEN

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Two Bordeaux wine regions, six hours, eight tastings in one day

You visit two of Bordeaux's most famous wine regions in a single day with a wine-expert guide, tasting eight wines across three châteaux and walking through the UNESCO village of Saint-Emilion. Lunch and all tastings are included, plus transportation from the city center and a photo stop at the iconic Château Margaux. The fixed schedule and small-group format mean you arrive back in Bordeaux by evening without having to plan logistics yourself.

8h 50m

Step-by-step itinerary

Saint-Emilion and Margaux wine tour

Meet guide at OLALA Bordeaux
Van ride to Saint-Emilion village
Guided walking tour in Saint-Emilion
Visit Château with 3 wine tasting
Picnic lunch at Château
Van ride to Margaux region
Stop for photo at Château Margaux
Visit Grand Cru Classé Château
Final tasting of 3 wines in Margaux
Return to Bordeaux city center

The Experience

The van leaves Bordeaux city center at a fixed time — you need to be there 15 minutes early, no exceptions, because the group moves as one. Your guide is a wine expert, not just someone who knows the route, and the drive itself becomes part of the education: as you roll through the vines toward Saint-Emilion, they're already talking about terroir, about why the left bank tastes different from the right bank, about what makes a Bordeaux wine recognizable even if you've never had one before.

Saint-Emilion is a UNESCO World Heritage village, which means the cobbled streets and stone buildings are the real thing — not restored for tourists but lived in, walked through, centuries old. Your guide takes you through it on foot, pointing out the monuments, the history embedded in the walls. Then you stop at a château in the Saint-Emilion appellation for your first tasting: three wines, and with each one the guide explains what you're tasting — the blend, the aging, the soil that shaped it. Lunch happens right there in the château: local cheeses, artisanal charcuterie, a Basque recipe in a jar, fruit compote, and a glass of the estate wine. It's not fancy, it's real, and it's the kind of meal that tastes different when you're sitting where the wine was made.

After lunch you drive to Margaux, the other major region. There's a photo stop in front of Château Margaux itself — the famous one, the building everyone recognizes — and then you move to a Grand Cru Classé estate (classified in 1855, which means it's been ranked that high for nearly 170 years) for another tasting of three wines. This is where you start to feel the difference between the two regions, between what Saint-Emilion gave you and what Margaux offers. The guide answers questions in a conversational way; it's small group, which means you're not competing to be heard.

The whole day is eight wine glasses total, a picnic, two château visits, and a walking tour of a medieval village — all included, all organized, all timed so you're back in Bordeaux by evening. You don't arrange transport between the regions, you don't figure out which château to visit, you don't negotiate entry or worry about the schedule. The guide speaks English, the vehicle is air-conditioned, and the châteaux can vary slightly depending on availability, but the structure stays the same. Children under 16 aren't allowed, which keeps the group focused on wine rather than managing a family dynamic.

What’s included

Your day includes pickup from OLALA Bordeaux in the city center, van transportation with an English-speaking wine guide, a guided walking tour of Saint-Emilion village (UNESCO World Heritage Site), a visit and tasting of three wines at a Saint-Emilion château, a picnic lunch with local cheeses, artisanal charcuterie, and a glass of wine, a photo stop at Château Margaux, a visit and tasting of three wines at a Margaux Grand Cru Classé château, and return transport to Bordeaux city center. The vehicle is air-conditioned, and all eight wine tastings are included.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by Olala Bordeaux

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to taste two major Bordeaux regions in one day without arranging transport, choosing châteaux, or timing the schedule yourself — the fixed departure and small-group format handle all of that, leaving you to focus on the wine and the guide's expertise.