Outline Itinerary

Key Tour Information

* The Key Tour Information specifies what you should expect from the tour, no matter how far ahead you book.
As additional information is published on the website, it will be advised to clients who have reserved a place. The daily itinerary will be finalised in the weeks leading up to the Start Date.

Pricing

• £1,349 per person based on 2 people sharing a double/twin room.
• £150 supplement for single occupancy of a double room,
• £100 discount for bookings made before 1st January 2023, and paid for 10 weeks before departure.

Price includes

• Transport from the Meeting Point at Marseille Airport to the hotel on Day 1, and to the Departure Point at Marseille Airport on Day 5.
• 5 days (including arrival and departure days)/4 nights bed and breakfast in good quality hotel in Avignon.
• Coach for all activities in the itinerary.
• Three full days of visits and tastings.
• Six visits/tastings, including wineries in areas such as Châteauneuf-du-Pâpe and the Côtes du Rhone village appellations, tasting the key grape varieties and styles of the region.
• Four lunches/dinners with local wines.
• All local taxes and service charges.
• The services of Tim Syrad as your Wine Tour Manager and Wine Guide.

It is a condition of my accepting a booking that you will take out appropriate travel insurance – please see our Terms and Conditions Section 8.

Terms and Conditions are available here or on request.

Please note flights are not included in the price. Many of my clients prefer to extend their holiday before or after my tours, so I let people make their own flight arrangements.

* End of Key Tour Information

Flight Transfers

Our Meeting and Departure Point is Marseille Airport.  I will arrange transfers to coincide with the following flights.

Outbound (Wednesday 14th June 2023)
British Airways from London Heathrow to Marseille (MRS). Flight BA0336 departs LHR 1055 arrives MRS 1350.
Return (Sunday 18th June 2023)
British Airways from Marseille to London Heathrow. Flight BA0369 departs MRS 1825 arrives LHR 1920.

Please contact me if you would like to discuss travel options, for example flying to or from a different airport or making the journey by rail or driving.  I cannot arrange travel for you, but I can advise on what might work best.

How to book this tour

Please contact me by phone or email, or use the enquiry form on the Contact page on the website to check availability.  When I confirm a place is available, please complete the booking form to reserve your place.

Once I have confirmed a tour is proceeding I advise clients to arrange flights and confirm travel arrangements to me. Please do not arrange flights before I have confirmed your place and that the tour is proceeding.

Full payment must be made 10 weeks before the tour starts, invoices will be sent out 12 weeks before the tour starts.  At this point you will need to provide your insurance details (name of insurer, policy number, 24 hour emergency telephone numbers), outbound/inbound travel arrangements and any dietary requirements.

More about my Southern Rhone Wine Tour

We last visited the Rhone Valley in 2013 when we explored both the North and South so this is our first dedicated trip to the Southern Rhone.
The area is best known for the rich, full bodied reds of Chateauneuf du Pape. We will, of course, visit and taste at several producers and experience a diversity of style as well as experience the delicious white versions. We also visit the remnants of the historic 14th Century Pope’s palace.
The term Cotes du Rhone Villages is a familiar one and yet perhaps a bit misunderstood. A number of these villages have demonstrated consistent quality over many years and have been elevated to AOC status. The best example of these is Gigondas which is now producing many wines that compete well with Chateauneuf du Pape.
Given the scale of production, there is so much to discover within the Southern Rhone. The Tavel rosés are world renowned for their depth and intensity, Muscat de Beaumes de Venise needs no introduction as a top class sweet wine but did you know there is a Beaumes de Venise red? Lirac is another AOC that deserves more attention and we get the chance to understand this lesser known AOC better.
Avignon is a delightful place to stay as many will know. Famed for its fabulous 14th and 15th century architecture, the town oozes history. It is awash with excellent restaurants and is a lovely place to stroll around.

More about Tim Syrad Wine Tours

Since 1997 I have escorted over 110 groups of people on wine tours, visiting more than 30 wine regions in Europe and the New World. My clients keep coming back year after year because in addition to tastings and visits we really do meet the people who make the wine and tend the vines.

I pride myself in offering tours that are informative, imaginative and enjoyable. I keep group sizes manageable so that we spend our time appreciating our visits, not getting on and off the bus or queuing for the loos! I personally escort all of my tours, and I ensure as much as possible of the money my clients pay is spent on great food and wine, and good hotels. I believe you can combine appreciating fabulous wine with relaxation and laughter, which is why so many of my clients come on tour with me every year. More than 70 people have come on at least 10 of my tours.

There is a friendly and welcoming atmosphere on every tour from the start, and I am proud that many friendships have been made between the people who come on tour with me.

For more information about me, my next tours, and previous tours I have run, and to find out what my clients say (some of whom have been coming on tour with me since 2001) please explore the website.

For more information about this tour, or to book a place, please contact me
By phone (020 7060 4529)
Or email (tim@timsyradwinetours.com)
Or use the online enquiry form on the Contact page