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The 15 Best Things to Do in Bordeaux

99 tours  ·  ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 average  ·  from $14.51

A city that is also a wine region, which makes the choice harder rather than easier. These 15 split it honestly: the estuary, the Médoc, Saint-Émilion, and the days that never leave the quays.

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Bordeaux: Cité du Vin Entry Ticket and Wine Tasting

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1.Cité du Vin Entry Ticket and Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 3,885 reviews · 1 day · from $27Our pick

Skip the ticket desk at Bordeaux’s Cité du Vin. Explore 18 wine worlds with a digital guide, then taste at a 35 m belvedere view.

“We learned a lot about wine history and production. It was great having an immersive experience with audio guide in my own language (Portuguese), which often isn't available.”

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Bordeaux: River Garonne Cruise with Glass of Wine and Canelé

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From Bordeaux: Afternoon Saint-Emilion Wine Tasting & snack

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Medoc or Saint Emilion Wine Tasting and Chateau from Bordeaux

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4.Medoc or Saint Emilion Wine Tasting and Chateau from Bordeaux

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,415 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $114.88Top rated

Medoc or Saint-Emilion wine tasting from Bordeaux, small-group château visits, tastings, snacks, and round-trip transport.

“My husband and I did a half day Medoc tour and thoroughly enjoyed it. Thibault was an amazing guide. He was knowledgeable, friendly, helpful and extremely easy to get along with. It was a well organised tour - easy to find the guide at the start; great inclusions; visited two lovely and different wineries; and overall I’d highly recommend it.”

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Saint Emilion Day Trip with Sightseeing Tour & Wine Tastings from Bordeaux

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5.Saint Emilion Day Trip with Sightseeing Tour & Wine Tastings from Bordeaux

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,120 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $250.33

Small-group Saint-Emilion and Pomerol day trip from Bordeaux with three tastings and a guided UNESCO village walk.

“Small group of eight. Guide was helpful, knowledgeable, and personable. Wineries were very nice, yet different. Experience of walking through the village of St Émillion was unique—like going back in time. All the wines were superb. Did not have time to visit the 800 wineries in the grand cru appellation.”

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Saint-Émilion: Grand Cru Classé Winery Visit and Tasting

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6.Saint-Émilion: Grand Cru Classé Winery Visit and Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,118 reviews · 1 hour · from $23

Visit a traditional Saint-Émilion estate and a modern La Croizille winery, then taste three Bordeaux wines with simple tasting tips.

“Sarah, our Wine Guide was very informative and she led us thru the wine making process and history of both Wineries/labels Baladoz and La Croizille while walking around the winery/visiting the cellar. We were the only 2 guests at agreed time, but tour still went ahead in English. We tasted 3 different labels and wines were very well made indeed. In their shop area they offer many wine accessories and good selection of wine labels which you can purchase on the spot. Would strongly recommend.”

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Bordeaux: Guided Walking Tour

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7.Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 1,038 reviews · 105 minutes - 2 hours · from $17

A 2-hour Bordeaux walking tour with morning French-English guidance, big UNESCO sights, Place des Quinconces, and Place de la Bourse.

“Our guide Alcide was absolutely spectacular! In addition to showing us around Bordeaux and explaining its history, he also shared a lot of valuable information about wine and gave us some great food recommendations. He's very passionate about his city and is great at transferring that passion to the people in the tour, as well. Thanks for everything, Alcide!”

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Saint Emilion Half-Day Trip with Wine Tasting & Winery Visit from Bordeaux

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8.Saint Emilion Half-Day Trip with Wine Tasting & Winery Visit from Bordeaux

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,034 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $133.02

Half-day Saint-Émilion trip from Bordeaux with a grand cru winery visit, red wine tasting, and a UNESCO village walk, in a small group.

“Pick up is a bit of a miss since dozen of other tours pick up from the same location. Tour was private and small. You do an interesting wine tour but our tour guide at the winery didnt speak good english and was insulted when I gently told him that “barrels” and “bagels” were pronounced differently. Basically the whole tour he kept talking about “bagels.” After the tour you go to a wine shop and they make you sample wine and seem to really try to make you buy bottles. The tour felt like a cash grab. Not recommended.”

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Bordeaux: Guided River Cruise

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9.Guided River Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 1,014 reviews · 1h 30m · from $17

90-minute guided cruise on the Garonne in Bordeaux, through the UNESCO Port de la Lune, with live bilingual commentary and great photo stops.

“Victoire was a warm, welcoming and extremely well-informed guide. She gave us just the right amount of information and fielded all our questions. She seemed very passionate about her work and had an infectious enthusiasm. And she spoke perfect English too!”

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From Bordeaux: St-Emilion Day Tour with Tastings and Lunch

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From Bordeaux: St. Emilion Village Half-Day Wine Tour

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11.St. Emilion Village Half-Day Wine Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 728 reviews · 4 hours · from $129

Small-group half-day from Bordeaux to St. Emilion, with a medieval village walk and a classified growth chateau wine tasting.

“Loved it, our guide was knowledgeable and entertaining and we had a lovely small group who got on well. Would really recommend!”

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Bordeaux CityPass

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12.Bordeaux CityPass

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 724 reviews · 2 - 4 days · from $57

Bordeaux CityPass bundles Cité du Vin, Bassins des Lumières, top museums, and unlimited TBM trams, buses, and BatCub shuttles.

“I travel a great deal and usually prefer a personal driver but when I have visited France in the past everyone uses the "metro" so on this personal vacation I decided to do the same. In Paris is was a total fail and I ended up using Uber far to much to justify what I spent on the cards BUT in Bordeaux this was not the case. I was able to maneuver the system with ease and use the card for all of my sight seeing! It was a superior method of travel; extremely easy and reality fast way from one place to the next.”

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Bordeaux: Historic Center & Chartrons District Bike Tour

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From Bordeaux: Half-Day Saint-Émilion Tour and Wine Tasting

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Saint-Emilion Electric Bike Day Tour with Wine Tastings & Lunch

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15.Saint-Emilion Electric Bike Day Tour with Wine Tastings & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 696 reviews · 8 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $217.67

E-bike through Saint-Émilion vineyards, taste wines at two chateaux, enjoy a picnic lunch, then explore the UNESCO village.

“Maude was an amazing guide!! She is very knowledgeable not only of wines, but of the region and its history. Maude also created a delicious and filling charcuterie board for our mid-day picnic. During our bike rides, she took us through the actual vineyards, so we got an up close feel for the crops themselves. The tastings and winery tours were very educational and tasty. I would definitely do it again with Maude as my guide.”

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