Beaune & Burgundy Vineyards Private Day Trip from Lyon
Description
To the north of Lyon, Burgundy is renowned for its prestigious wines. The itinerary combines historical visits with tastings of high-quality wines. From Southern Burgundy to Gevrey-Chambertin, via Beaune and Côte de Nuits, enjoy this delightful day. Explore Burgundy’s vineyards and castles with a passionate driver-guide. First, visit a historic château and its 11th-century wine cellar, sampling the finest Côte de Beaune wines. Afterward, enjoy free time for lunch in Beaune, with advice on local specialties. Explore the town’s flower-lined streets and visit landmarks like the Hospices or Notre-Dame Collegial Church. In the afternoon, continue wine tastings in the Côtes de Nuits before heading to Gevrey-Chambertin, home of famous vineyards like Romanée Conti and Clos Vougeot. Finish with a unique tasting at a Gevrey cellar before returning to Lyon.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Explore Burgundy, a land of exceptional wines and picturesque vineyards, a journey into the heart of French winemaking tradition.
You will have the privilege of joining two tastings to discover both white and red wines.
Historical city center to enjoy a free lunch. (not included)
We'll take you to an unusual cellar where you'll taste more powerful red wines.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Please, let us know where your accommodation will be so we can organize the meeting point. If your hotel is located in the city center, our guide can come pick you up directly at the place you will be staying. Otherwise, we can schedule a meeting at Place Bellecour.
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Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(2)
Though our guide was very knowledgeable, enthusiastic and helpful, for what we paid for this tour the places we visited were somewhat disappointing. Patriarche was especially disappointing. We were able to get some time in both the Cote de Beune and Cote de Nuits, but we didn’t get a chance to try the wines that I was hoping for. It’s not like we can afford Grand Crus, but in subsequent talks with others it sounds like we could have done significantly better. It felt like Tasty Lyon is still learning how to put together this tour and I expect they will learn from our tour, but it bothers me that they will have learned at our expense. We would have had additional tour options leaving from Beune instead of Lyon, but we didn’t understand that until we were in the area. The amount of driving time getting to Burgundy and back (4-5 hours) would have cut into the time for any tour.
We traveled to Lyon with our adult children and wanted to see Beaune and go wine tasting in Burgundy. We were fortunate to get a private tour in a small van. Raphaelle was a friendly and knowledgeable guide who spoke perfect English. She picked us up in the morning at our hotel, and first took us to a beautiful winery in the countryside. Then we went to the town of Beaune and had 2 hours to walk around and get lunch. She suggested a restaurant that had very good regional fare. The town was very picturesque. Then she took us to a winery right in Beaune, with a massive cellar system under the town. Finally we went to a third winery in another quaint village. We enjoyed the wines at all three wineries, and learned a lot about French wines. We loved getting to see the terrain and villages of Burgundy. It was also nice to talk to Raphaelle and the winery staff about French wines and France. All in all, a very enjoyable day and one of our favorite experiences of our week in France.
