Wanderlust World Wanderlust World Based in the United States, this boutique wine tour and vacation company creates customized vacations throughout France. Tours with French Wine Explorers not only offer travelers a relaxing trip, but also informative history and an expert guide who will travel with you to each location visited. French Wine Explorers have been featured in magazines like Travel and Leisure, Food and Wine and Smart Money. The company is also a member of France's Government Tourism Office and American Society of Travel Agents.
French Wine Explorers visits a number of locations in France where wine tours and tastings are abundant. Choose from destinations like Bordeaux, Burgundy, Paris, Loire Valley, Champagne or the Southern Rhone Valley. Wine tour vacations to France average about six days and visit several important vineyards, the region's top estates and the finest restaurants and hotels. Transportation throughout France will be conducted in an upscale, air-conditioned vehicle.
A wine-relationship connoisseur for over 40 years, the owners of Insider Wine Tours have the ability to connect travelers with some of the top wine tour locations in France. You'll not only spend time at elite wineries and estates, but also meet vineyard owners and wine makers. Wine experts accompany guests of Insider Wine Tours, providing a background history on regions being visited, as well as answering any questions travelers may have.
Wine vacation tours consist of traveling through France's countryside regions where vineyards are plentiful, joining in wine-tasting celebrations and also visiting historical landmark locations in various regions such as castles, chateaus and medieval wine cellars. Tour prices are quoted for double occupancy and include meals, tours, hotel stays and airfare. Prices as of 2010 range from $2,995 to $4,495 and are determined upon the length of your stay in France, as well as the region. Vacation tours last between five and seven days.
Formerly known as Lostende Tours, this wine and biking tour company customizes private vacation excursions for travelers to the southwestern regions of France. Your vacation includes an exclusive stay in The Chateau de Pitray, owned and operated by the France from Inside family. Spend a week touring the surrounding regions embarking on both wine and biking tours, stopping in various World Heritage spots such as the Bordeaux wine region and the medieval village of St. Emilion.
As of 2010, vacation costs range from $1,700 to $2,300 for double occupancy. Wine tour vacations with France from Inside include a six-night stay at the family chateau, all daily breakfasts served at Pitray, three lunches and two dinners, served with wine at Pitray, guided visits and transportation to all wineries and cultural sites and airport shuttle service. Your travel costs to France are not included.