- Ship
- 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Today chooose between two optional excursions:
1) After breakfast on board, set off for an optional excursion of the centre of the Arcachon Bay (lunch included). Begin the tour with a visit of the oyster centre and museum situated at Larros Port. A modern, interactive scenography helps you to discover oyster farming and the history of the oyster. Then visit an oyster cabins and taste some oysters. Have lunch in a local restaurant and get back on the road heading to Arcachon, for a boat trip on the Bassin d’Arcachon. See the Bird Island, the famous "Cabanes tchanquées" houses on stilts and the the oyster beds. Then visit the GreatDune of Pilat, at 107m the highest sand dune in Europe. The view from the top is awe-inspiring. Return to Bordeaux at the end of the day. Your gala dinner on board is followed by an evening of dancing.
2) After breakfast depart for the optional excursion of Cognac (lunch included). Start with a visit of a major Cognac house, followed by a tasting session. Lunch is provided in a local restaurant before a tour of the town by tourist train, complete with commentary, along the roads and quaysides, passing monuments and Cognac’s public gardens. Next visit the Cognac Museum of Arts (closed on Mondays), and learn about the enthralling adventure of the “Liqueur of the Gods”with much information about vine growing and harvesting, wine production, distilling, barrel making, wine and Cognac trade, the glass industry and also packaging design - a modern addition. On Mondays, there is a guided visit of the chateau of Cognac, birthplace of French king, François I. A historic building dating from the 13th to 16th centuries, the chateau is a wonderful blend of the history of both Cognac and France. Visit is followed by a tasting session in Baron Otard’s cognac cellars. Return to Bordeaux at the end of the day. Enjoy a gala dinner on board followed by an evening of dancing.