Wine tours from Lyon, a chauffeur for the day

Tell us the date, the pick-up address, the estates or villages you want to see and the time you would like to be back. One contact takes the request, reachable twenty-four hours a day. The vehicle is chosen for the number of travellers, the price agreed before departure and given on request.

On the day, the chauffeur collects you in Lyon, at your hotel or wherever you choose. He drives you from one estate to the next, waits through the visits and lunch, then takes the road again when you decide. If a visit runs on, the rest of the day shifts with it: the day is yours, the driving is ours.

The Beaujolais begins twenty-five kilometres north of Lyon: a half day covers two or three villages. Côte-Rôtie, forty kilometres to the south, fits into a morning, or stretches across the day if you carry on down the Rhône valley. Burgundy asks for a full day: Mâcon, Beaune, then Dijon, two hours five from Lyon.

A couple travels in the E-Class or the S-Class, a family or a small group in the V-Class, up to seven people. For a company outing or a party of visitors, the Sprinter VIP takes fifteen passengers plus a dedicated seat for a guide. A booking starts at three hours, and a full day runs to nine.

The Sprinter VIP was built for long days: VIP seats, individual reading lights, a lounge with a work area, a USB socket at every seat and a hold for twelve large suitcases. The other vehicles are recent Mercedes, with Wi-Fi and a bottle of water on board. Allow one piece of luggage each: tell us if you are bringing cases back and we will adapt the vehicle.

The chauffeur wears a suit, speaks French and English, and knows these narrow hillside roads. He drives calmly, without commentary, and leaves the day to you. One contact follows the booking, reachable seven days a week, and an urgent request is set up in under an hour. The rate is a single one, with no weekend surcharge.