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Tour highlights
Enjoy the freedom of your own car on this self-drive trip. Audley can arrange a rental vehicle for you if you require one.
Try wine blending in a reclaimed Bordeaux townhouse.
Visit Padirac Cave and cruise along its underground river in the Dordogne.
Explore the gardens and chateaux of the Dordogne.
Price includes:
- Activities and excursions as detailed
- All accommodation
- In-destination transfers
- Return ferry travel
- 24-hour support while you travel
Itinerary idea
Using your own vehicle for self-drive touring
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Departing from Portsmouth, you board your overnight ferry to Saint-Malo.
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Shells, Saint-Malo -
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Ramparts, Saint-Malo
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From Saint-Malo, you’ll drive south to Bordeaux with a stop in Angers for a walking tour along the way.
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Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux -
Red wine at a vineyard, France -
Stored red wines, France
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Embark on a food-focused walking tour of Bordeaux with your private guide. You’ll taste local delicacies and visit a cheese-ager’s cellars contained within a 15th-century former convent. Later this afternoon, make your way to a reclaimed townhouse, where you’ll learn to blend your own wine.
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Bordeaux, France -
Monument aux Girondins fountain, Bordeaux -
Fresh oysters, Bordeaux
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This morning, you’ll drive from Bordeaux to Sarlat in the Dordogne, where you’ll spend three nights.
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Place du Marché aux Oies, Sarlat-la-Canéda -
Saint-Sauveur church and the Lantern of the Dead, Sarlat-la-Canéda -
Local market in Sarlat-la-Canéda
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Today, you’ll visit Padirac Cave and cruise down its subterranean river, before driving to Rocamadour, a town known for its cliff-edge setting and its church and Black Madonna. Finally, you’ll stop at a goats' cheese farm for a tasting en route back to Sarlat.
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Grazing ducks, Dordogne, France -
La Roque-Gageac, Dordogne -
Garlic for sale, Dordogne
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Drive to Château des Milandes, a 15th-century castle where jazz singer Josephine Baker lived during the height of her fame in the 1940s. Afterwards, you’ll drive onto the Gardens of Marqueyssac to explore the extensive grounds.
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Plum trees, Dordogne -
Medieval townhouse, Sarlat-la-Canéda -
Artisanal bread for sale, Sarlat-la-Canéda
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Drive back to Bordeaux for one last evening in the city.
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Bordeaux, France -
Bordeaux Cathedral, France -
Bordeaux, France
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Leaving Bordeaux, you’ll drive north back to Saint-Malo for your overnight ferry to England.
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Saint-Malo, Brittany -
Bordeaux wine region, France -
Wine merchants, France
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Accommodation
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Brittany Ferries ![Ferry, Brittany ferries]()
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Le Boutique Hotel ![Terrace, Le Boutique Hotel]()
Le Boutique Hotel
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Hôtel La Couleuvrine ![Hôtel-Restaurant la Couleuvrine, Sarlat-la-Canèda]()
Hôtel La Couleuvrine
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- Saint-Malo
- Bordeaux
- Sarlat-la-Canéda
- Dordogne
- Sarlat-la-Canéda
- Dordogne
- Sarlat-la-Canéda
- Bordeaux
- Saint-Malo
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When to go
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