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They had this experience with Bordeaux Tourism & Conventions
J
Booked English Tour. Got 80% French, 20% English instead.
Tour was insightful and pretty much covered all of the main landmarks of the city. The Tour Guide was friendly and very knowledgeable. However, the tour was not very well organised. The audio was not clear enough and the microphone kept dropping out. Moreover, I specifically booked an English speaking Tour, however it was mostly (70-80%) French speaking and the occasional English translation afterwards. The constant translating definitely added alot more time to the walk. I would recommend if you speak French, but there are better alternatives for just English speakers.
R
Brilliant
Bruno, the guide, was a star and brought it all alive. Shame not to see the saloon upstairs.
D
A fabulous day! Great value for money.
This was one of the best day tours I have ever been on. Our guide, Sandrine, was fantastic; so friendly and knowledgeable, and she seamlessly alternated between French and English commentary.
We were lucky enough to see the final day of harvest at Chateau Balestard la Tournelle, and our host was delightful (so we're the wines we tasted!)
The underground cathedral is quite literally awesome - an enormous space carved out of solid rock... it is an absolute must-see!
I felt we had enough time to ourselves to explore and enjoy beautiful Saint-Émilion.
And I must give praise to our driver Fred, who showed amazing manoeuvring skills negotiating narrow lanes to reverse-park the bus at our second Chateau stop. Bravo Fred!
This tour is incredible value for money and I definitely recommend it.
Merci beaucoup!
N
A grand day out - with wine!
Tour guide was informative, friendly and helpful. Seeing some of the wine production at Chateau Balestard La Torrelle - we were lucky enough to be in time for the last of the harvest - was fascinating, and the tastings were great, especially at Chateau Champion. Saint-Émilion was great to visit and lunch at.
G
Wine tour
The tour was v good very informative compère on the bus and at wineries and generous service at wineries
Didn’t like people smoking around us at wineries
G
Win some, lose some
I made a mistake in my online booking and Nawell from Bordeaux Tourisme graciously helped me out. Amazing to watch our driver maneuver the big bus in the tiniest of roads. The delivery of content by our guide could be improved but I still appreciate what I saw- St Emilion, the monolith church, chateau and vineyard, and may recommend this tour to friends depending on their level of interest.
Answer from Monsieur l'Office de Tourisme et des Congrès de Bordeaux Métropole
Dear Gracelynn, Thank you for your comments and kind words regarding the professionalism of our colleague Nawelle. We will pass on your feedback to the relevant department in order to improve the quality of this tour. We are nevertheless delighted that you enjoyed the excursion and look forward to seeing you again here. Kind regards, The Bordeaux Tourist Office team