Bay of Arcachon Tour: Explore Pyla Dune and Arcachon

Discover Pyla Sand Dune and savor fresh oysters on a small-group tour from Bordeaux. Enjoy stunning views and learn about Arcachon’s unique architecture.

Duration: 6 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Bordeaux - Departure from Bordeaux /Transport time (1 hour)
  • La Grande Dune du Pilat - Climb the beautiful Pyla Sand Dune
  • Winter Town (Ville d’Hiver) - Discover why all the french upper-class built amazing villas in 19th-century with unique architecture in Arcachon
  • Gujan-Mestras - At the port you will lunch the famous oysters of…
What's Included
  • Oyster lunch or shrimps
  • Climbing the Sand Dune
  • Arcachon Winter city sightseeing tour
  • Professional guide
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • 2 wine glasses
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Pick-up & drop-off from your hotel
Additional Information

Spend a day away from Bordeaux on this full-day trip to the Bay of Arcachon. On this small-group tour, visit Pyla Dune (Dune du Pyla), the largest sand dune in Europe, and admire the spectacular views from the top. Then, your guide will drive you to Arcachon to explain why the French upper-class built amazing villas with unique architecture in the 19th…

Location
2792 Pl. des Quinconces
Place des Quinconces
Monument aux Girondins Please be there 5 min before tour departure (8.55am)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Judy
Sep 27, 2024
Oysters on the shell - Kaio was one of the best tour guides we've had. Enjoyed the sand dunes and a delicious lunch of oysters! I would highly recommend any tour with kaio as the guide!
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Tamarace8085el
Sep 2, 2024
Dunes and Oyster heaven - Amazing tour guide and amazing experience!! Everything about tour was perfect and Kaio was brilliant!! Thank you Kaio for showing us this piece of France!
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Alexandra_g
Sep 2, 2024
Fantastic! - Regis was absolutely the best guide! He created a memorable experience for us and we are very grateful. His communication skills, kindness and professionalism are superb!
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980alexandrag
Aug 30, 2024
Fantastic time with Regis! - Regis was the best! Your tour guide will “make or break” your excursion experience, hence, make sure to request Regis! He was the most structured, polite, informative, kind and positive!
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Noel
Aug 19, 2024
Great experience - Guide Kaio was exceptional ! Clear on explanations, knowledgeable , but also with a friendly approach. ! Will definitely recommend both A La Francause and him to all my friends planning to visit
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Shacqealf
Jul 19, 2024
Phenomenal tour by Regis - Our tour guide Regis was amazing and super knowledgeable. He’s a history teacher so he knew a lot about French history and could answer a wide range of questions about France and specifically the Bordeaux region. There was plenty of time for additional photos at each location. We made a few stops and he even brought complementary wine for us when we reached the top of dune du pilat. Overall very thoughtful, prompt about time, easy to have a conversation with, and very kind.
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Lucky580214
Jun 22, 2024
Maybe it was a mirage. - The dune changes, as we do. What we see today is not the same as last year and next year who knows...
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I3453qvpeterw
Sep 20, 2023
Oyster tasting and dunes - Wondering tour, wonderful guide, highly recommend. We wwre not expecting to be so well looked after.
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952candya
Sep 20, 2024
Fun day in the sunshine! - We had a full bus of fellow tourists expertly guided by Fabian who not only drove in a safe manner, he managed to entertain us along the way. The oysters were excellent as well!
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Debraw10
Sep 30, 2023
Disappointing, itinerary changed and we were not told - Pros: left on time, Arcachon Dune was amazing. Cons: We booked this specific tour 3 months in advance, at that time it was supposed to include a visit to an oyster farm to view the production process. This was one of the main reasons we picked the tour. We were only taken to a muddy shoreline restaurant, where the currently advertised oysters or shrimp were served. When we asked the guide why we were not going to the oyster farm as promised, he mumbled something vague about the area being too far out. What?! Then, the entire ride back to the city, he conversed 100% in French to the front seat passengers. Really? That was a solid hour of the tour where he might have pointed out what we were passing by. The English speakers got the short end of that deal. My partner and I were supposed to be given a lunch at the tour company office, and were the only 2 persons from the morning that had also booked an afternoon tour. We were taken to the office, where we observed the company staff having a nice sit down lunch together. But not us! We were handed a basket with 2 sandwiches and told to walk 4 blocks down the street to eat our sandwich in a public park. By the time we walked to the park and wolfed down the basic baguette sandwiches, we had to hustle back to meet the afternoon tour group. It was even more confusing since the spot where we were let off in front of the tour company was 2 blocks away in a different direction from where the tour van was loading the afternoon group. We barely made it. Altogether a very unpleasant experience.
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