Bordeaux & Basque Country: A Tale of Two Cultures

After you enroll, we’ll ask you to provide or update your personal information and preferences, which includes your health information, lodging and meal preferences for your program.

A passport is required for this program. It must be valid for at least 6 months after your return date.

This information about travel documents pertains to participants holding U.S. passports. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

United States citizens don’t need a visa for any of the countries you’ll be visiting. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.

Arrival day is on September 16, 2027

Meet the group at Quality Hotel Bordeaux Centre in Bordeaux

Start of Trip:  3:00 p.m. hotel check-in, Orientation in the early evening followed by Welcome Dinner.

Getting to the site: Participants who booked their air through Road Scholar will be provided with an arrival transfer if arriving on the day of the group arrival. If you do not arrive on the day of the group transfer or if you are a POP (Program Only Participant), you are responsible for arranging your own transportation from the airport in Bordeaux to the hotel. Taxis are available from the Bordeaux airport to the first program hotel.

Getting to the site by train or bus: High Speed trains from Paris Montparnasse Station to Bordeaux St. Jean station operate multiple times daily. Travel time is 3.25 - 3.75 hours and fare varies.

Your trip ends on: Monday, September 27, 2027 in Bordeaux at CroisiEurope’s Cyrano de Bergerac

End of Trip: 12:00 Noon hotel check-out.

Getting to the airport: Participants who booked their air through Road Scholar will be provided with a departure transfer as long as travel dates do not deviate from the official program end date. The group leader will let you know the exact time of your transfer the night before departure.

Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Participants who have not purchased airfare through Road Scholar are responsible for making their own transfer arrangements to the first site at the beginning of the program, as well as from the last site at the end of the program. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details needed to make your transfer arrangements. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call (800) 241-1404. Please note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.