Special Golf & Wine Tour 2010 From Château des Vigiers to Margaux
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9 days / 8 nights / 5 rounds of golf / 3 upscale wine tasting visits From only 1750€ for this exclusive Golf & Wine Tour View map of your Golf & Wine Tour
Day 1
Arrival at Bordeaux airport – Welcome by France Golf Tours
Transfer or drive to your hotel in Dordogne area (1h)
Lodging at Château des Vigiers, a magnificent castle dating back to 1597 located in the beautiful countryside to the East of Bordeaux near Bergerac. Locally known as « Little Versailles », the Château des Vigiers has been tastefully restored in French country-house style, surrounded by its own vineyards and 18-hole golf course. Exposed beams and the stonework create a charming ambiance, enhanced by one of the best gourmet restaurants in the area.
Day 2
Golf at Château des Vigiers golf course Les Vigiers golf course carves its way through the working plum orchards, vineyards, lake and oak woods surrounding the Château. The course is ideal for recreational golfing. The 9th and 18th holes present interesting challenges avoiding the water hazards on one side and the Château on the other. Donald Steel, the course architect, considers the 18th hole as one of the best he ever designed in terms of strategy and setting
Suggested body treatments at Maria Galland Beauty Spa (at Chateau des Vigiers) Maria Galland Beauty Spa : Where Beauty is Timeless... Château des Vigiers offers a complete range of professional health and beauty treatments in association with Maria Galland of Paris. The health facilities include: 3 treatment rooms, relaxing massages, sauna, jacuzzi, steam room (Hammam), a state of the art fitness centre and an outdoor heated swimming pool Chateau des Vigiers is truly the place to unwind and be pampered!
Lodging at Château des Vigiers
Day 3
Suggested visit in the Perigord area:
Les Eyzies In the heart of the Vézère Valley, Les Eyzies’ cliffs shelter numerous prehistorical sites dominating the Vézère river and is the homeland of Cro Magnon. The city is renowed for the adundance of its archeological wealths and its cliffs dug of numerous underground caves. The village also offers a variety of sites and monuments to be visited.
Sarlat became a prosperous city at the end of the VIII century under the reign of Pepin le Bref and Charlemagne when the benedictines established a monastery there. Capital of the Périgord noir and renowed touristic destination, Sarlat is caracterized by its rich architecture; inherited over centuries, that can be admired troughout beautiful & numerous narrow streets
Beynac is a French medieval village perched on a rock. It is famous for its castle, conquered by Richard Lionheart’s men and then reconquered and rebuilt by the French. It has not been changed since. Other jewels of this town are the litlle narrow streets one can go through to admire renaissance houses and gardens. Finally, the geographic situation of Beynac enables the tourist to have most enjoyable “balades” on the Dordogne river to admire the incredible setting of the town.
Lodging at Château des Vigiers
Day 4
Golf at Château des Vigiers golf course Les Vigiers golf course carves its way through the working plum orchards, vineyards, lake and oak woods surrounding the Château. The course is ideal for recreational golfing. The 9th and 18th holes present interesting challenges avoiding the water hazards on one side and the Château on the other. Donald Steel, the course architect, considers the 18th hole as one of the best he ever designed in terms of strategy and setting
Suggested Visit of a Foie Gras farm To put it simply, Foie Gras is literally goose or duck liver. The name actually means “fatty liver” in French. Its origins date all the way back to the ancient Egyptians, who noticed their geese would eat large amounts of food during the winter. By the first century B.C., the Romans force-fed their geese with figs, which made the Foie Gras richer and extra sweet. The King of France, Louis XVI, once proclaimed Foie Gras as “The Dish of Kings.” As of today it is a traditional meal for christmas and new year’s eve celebrations in France. Foie Gras is a delightful French specialty that should absolutely be tasted upon visiting our country.
Lodging at Château des Vigiers
Day 5
Drive or Transfer to your hotel in Medoc area. On your way,
Suggested visit of the medieval town of Saint-Emilion There are some architectural sites which have always seemed, from immemorial times, to blend in with the surrounding landscape. Saint-Emilion is just such a jewel of stones, in a natural setting of utmost beauty. This medieval town stands proudly at the top of the hill overlooking the worldwide renowned Saint-Emilion vineyards and is the ideal place for wine tasting and shopping. Built in the form of an amphitheatre, Saint-Emilion has also a remarkable monolithic church and its Romanesque monuments and vestiges tuck away in the back streets which seem to defy the passage of time. The stone is a soft ochre colour, and somehow symbolises the town’s spirit.
Followed by:
Wine tasting visit at Chateau Franc Mayne, a Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classé wine renowned for its quality and its famous cellar and underground corridors. Located on the prestigious hillside of the Côte des francs, Château Franc-Mayne has a vineyard of 7 uninterrupted hectares, planted on the old stone quarries in the heart of the Saint-Emilion appellation
Lodging at Relais de Margaux, a prestigious hotel set in the former wine cellar of the worldwide renowned Château Margaux (Premier Grand Cru Classé de Médoc). The Relais de Margaux, impregnated with the spirit of Montaigne, Montesquieu and Mauriac, cultivates and maintains a lofty philosophy of what art of living is all about. The gourmet restaurant gives you the possibility to discover the traditional yet incentive and exquisite cuisine of the region and also the excellent wines.
Or
Lodging at Médoc Hotel du Golf Located in the heart of the Medoc vineyards, Medoc Hotel du Golf is the perfect place to stay for golfers.79 rooms with all modern equipments, swimming pole, spa, massages, restaurant, and the 2 famous Medoc golf courses on site, this comfortable four star hotel also offers some wine tasting experience. Ideal for avid golfers who are wine amateurs.
Day 6
Golf at Relais de Margaux golf course Recently opened, Relais de Margaux golf course is an excellent layout surrounding the 5 star Margaux hotel in the heart of the worldwide renowned wine area. The front nine are clear with numerous water hazards unlike the back nine snaking in the forest. A few holes bordering the Gironde estuary offer some very nice views making Margaux golf course the ideal complement to the neighbour Medoc golf courses.
Suggested Massage and balneotherapy at Relais de Margaux Welcome to the kingdom of wellbeing and harmony of body and mind. Relais de Margaux Spa and balneotherapy facility is a veritable haven of peace, where the windows open on to a natural setting that is the embodiment of calm and serenity, from the Gironde estuary to the renowned Margaux vineyards, ideal to escape the modern world and the stress of your daily life. Our experts will lavish you with treatments based on knowledge of the body, dietary balance and the harmony of energies. You will appreciate the virtues of water and the concentrated marine ingredients of the Thalgo product line, an inexhaustible source of beauty and an undisputed standard in the world of balneotherapy for forty years
Lodging at Relais de Margaux or Médoc Hotel du Golf
Day 7
Golf at Médoc golf course Les Vignes Designed by Rod Whitman, Medoc les Vignes course is set in a typically regional landscape where the beauty of the moors and of the maritime pines serve to enhance the architect’s design. The long par 5 holes with their carefully designed greens, the judiciously placed bunkers call for precise strokes. The wide variety of the playing situations and the delightful setting will meet the expectations of the most demanding players.
Wine tasting visit at Chateau Palmer. Château Palmer is a Grand Cru Classé de Médoc located in the worldwide renowned city of Margaux. Château Palmer's finesse, elegance and concentration, typical of the greatest wines of Margaux, are above all due to its unique terroir of gravelly rises. Built in 1856 for the brothers Isaac and Emile Péreire, the château shows a subtle blend of classic, Baroque, and Renaissance styles, and features tall windows with blue shutters, sculpted lintels, and a slate roof. The glazed doors open onto recently-created topiary gardens. Looking beyond the gardens, visitors can admire the gentle slope of the gravelly rises of Margaux and Cantenac where Palmer's vineyards are to be found. The long rows of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon vines stretch out to the horizon under the blue Médoc sky...
Lodging at Relais de Margaux or Médoc Hotel du Golf
Day 8
Golf at Médoc golf course Les Châteaux Site of the French open in 1999 (European PGA Tour), Medoc les Châteaux Golf Course corresponds to the pure tradition of Scottish links. Wide fairways bordered by heather, gorse, and broom, entice golfers into the delights of carefully preserved nature. The fast greens, the influence of winds from the Atlantic ocean, and the technical difficulties of the layout go to make this championship course a constant challenge. Medoc les Châteaux course is set in the heart of the wine area and the players will have no doubt about that, since each hole is named after a Medoc top vintage and the 150 yards mark is …a bottle of wine.
Wine tasting visit at Château Pichon Longueville (Grand Cru Classé de Medoc). It was in the 17th century that Jacques de Pichon, Baron de Longueville, began to put together the vineyard of Pichon-Longueville, between St-Julien and Pauillac. The reputation of this wine was established in a few years and the fame of the domaine equalled that of Latour.
Lodging at Relais de Margaux or Médoc Hotel du Golf
Day 9
Drive or transfer to Bordeaux airport (30 min) - Departure
Transportation
Your vehicle with English speaking driver : VIP coach 12 to 15 seats with tables, air conditioned, leather seats, refrigerator, cd player.
OR
Rental car type : Berline type Renault Laguna, or Xsara Picasso, or Peugeot 407, category N automatic transmission, 4 doors, unlimited mileage, CDW insurance
Special Golf & Wine Tour 2010 From Château des Vigiers to Margaux 9 Days / 8 Nights / 5 Golf rounds
Prices indicated are in euros, per person, based on double occupancy
Golfer
Non golfer
Self drive - minimum of 2 persons
1750€
1550€
Chauffeured drive - minimum of 8 persons
2090€
1890€
Including : * Lodging 4 nights at Chateau des Vigiers (classic chateau room) and 4 nights at Relais de Margaux (Harmony golf room) or Medoc Hotel du Golf * Daily buffet breakfast * 5 rounds of golf with pre-booking of tee times * Car rental with full insurance coverage and unlimited mileage * OR Chauffeur driven service for all ground transportation * 3 wine tasting visits * Travel book including all travel documents and sightseeing suggestions * Meet and greet service * France Golf Tours assistance and services * All local taxes Not included : * Meals, drinks, tips and other personal expenses * Electric golf carts rental or caddies * Body treatments at Chateau des Vigiers or Relais de Margaux
Attention : the hotels, golf courses, and visits indicated in the program are subject to availability according to the clients’ travelling time.
