What is a Vineyard Walking Tour?

Let’s be honest — when someone says ‘vineyard walking tour’, you’re thinking…  am I about to suffer? Not on French Wine Adventures!

• We walk – but we take our time and dont overdo it –  around 10km a day. If you would like more walking there are many circular routes near the accommodation that offer delightful extra nuggets.
• We walk – but we take the time to enjoy a long lunch with excellent food and wine.
• We walk – but we take the time to wine taste at a vineyard /winery along the way.

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Is this about fun or fitness test? 

We are delighted to say it is absolutely about fun but you will also get a good stretch of the legs. Food and wine taste so much better after a couple of hours of walking in magnificent vineyard landscapes.

French Wine Adventures walking tours can be adjusted to suit you – we can adjust to guests based on levels of fitness – they are small group tours so customisation is possible. However, they are not suitable for guests that have difficulty walking – for this we also offer classic wine tours with limited walking.

We have categorised the French Wine Adventures walking tours using the system below.

Easy: fine for occasional walkers – for example the Wine Adventure Day  or the St Emilion Grand Cru Tour

• Average walk distance: 2 to 5 kms
• Average walking time: Up to 2 hours

Moderate: for those who walk on a regular basis – for example the Monbazillac Walking Tour with Michelin Star restaurant lunch or one of the circuits on our Casual Walking Tour in South West France

• Average walk distance: 6 to 10kms
• Average walking time: Up to 4 hours

Moderate plus: for walkers who are comfortable with ascents and descents and slightly uneven terrain – for example several of our Casual Walking Tours in South West France – we have many routes to propose departing from our HQ in Saussignac

• Average daily distance: 8-14kms
• Average walking time: up to 4-5 hours

We walk through the vines your wine comes from. We get up close to the soil. You hear the insider wine gossip. You understand why a Bordeaux tastes like Bordeaux, St Emilion like a St Emilion or a Saussignac like a Saussignac.

Is it hard?

 

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So on the question of ‘will I suffer?’ Honestly? Sitting in a van being driven from château to château is far more exhausting.

When you walked the vineyards, touch the soil, hear the stories… that glass isn’t just wine anymore.

If this is your kind of holiday — Come walk with us!

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