Helicopter Tour of the Medoc First Growths ★ 4.7
Aerial helicopter tour departing Bordeaux Merignac airport, overflying the Medoc five-commune appellation at low altitude with a commentary on the first-growth estates, gravel ridges; Gironde estuary.
Price rangeEUR 120 per person; seasonal October only
NeighbourhoodSauternes AOC
Location
Address: Chateau d'Yquem, 33210 Sauternes, France, Bordeaux
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