(Re)discover Bordeaux in a new light, with a selection of unusual and amusing activities, and get off the beaten track. Have a good time with your friends or family in the heart of the “Sleeping Beauty”.
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Unusual Visits and Tours
Bordeaux’s Tales and legends Tour
Bordeaux reveals its mysterious and mythical face during this guided tour based on the city’s tales and legends.
A very unusual and entertaining way of discovering the history of Bordeaux, that will have you proceed between reality and fiction.
Werewolves, witches, ghosts and disappearances… unveil Bordeaux’s strangest mysteries of these last centuries.
Price: from 15€/person
Duration: 1h30
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Street Art Tour of the Chartrons
Visit the trendy neighborhood of the Chartrons, a historical space popular among the urban artists.
A guided tour looking like a life-size exhibition, to have you discover artists with eclectic styles, who are may be or may not be committed, but are always talented.
Colorful frescoes in the heart of a sumptuous architecture… an experience you must not miss!
Price: from 15€/person
Duration: 1h30
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The Bassin des Lumières (The Basin of Lights)
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The submarine base of Bordeaux welcomes you and will have you discover the Bassin des Lumières, a place dedicated to art.
Many exhibitions are shown, in which you proceed at the heart of the art work of Yves Klein, Gustave Klimt, Renoir and Monet, among many others.
A unique and unusual trip into the bright world of art.
Full price: 13.50€
Official website (website in french)
Darwin, the Ecosystem
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Rendezvous on the right bank of Bordeaux to enter this unique and unusual neighborhood, built on a former urban wilderness, a real refurbished ecosystem: Darwin.
On site, boho and underground atmospheres meet in an authentic and artistic setting to your greatest pleasure: coworking spaces, restaurants and bars, grocer’s shops, hardware workshops and a skate-park are only some of the many things you will find in Darwin!
The CLIMAX festival is organized each year, in an environmentally friendly and awareness-raising process. And every Wednesday, Darwin’s Magasin Général organizes the Heures Heureuses (Happy Hours), during which artists from Bordeaux, such as Les Amplitudes or L’Orangeade, among many others, perform for live performances or DJ sets.
Price: Heures Heureuses entrance 5€
87 quai des Queyries, Bordeaux
Official website (website in French)
Bordeaux Grand Tour by Segway
This activity is aimed at the new kids in Bordeaux.
Get on your Segway (an amusing two-wheel vehicle) and follow your guide who will have you discover the most emblematic monuments of Bordeaux, which are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
The ride will be punctuated by three wine tastings in wine cellars, for a real experience of Bordeaux.
An original and amusing way of having an overview of the history, culture and architecture of Bordeaux, which are rich and renowned in the entire world.
Duration: 2h
Private Tour of the Quays in 2CV
Discover the quays of Bordeaux, the superb architecture of their historical monuments and the modernity of the refurbished warehouses, during an original drive in 2CV.
Your guide’s explanations and anecdotes and the photo stops will punctuate this unique tour, by day and by night, to discover the historical and contemporary face of Bordeaux.
Duration: 45 minutes
Cap Sciences
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Cap Sciences enables you to better understand today’s world, thanks to its playful and unusual exhibitions, fit for everyone and every age.
Activities and demonstrations in which you can participate are proposed in order to make learning fun and playful.
Innovative ideas and fascinating subjects will show you that learning and understanding can be fun!
Do not hesitate anymore and come discover the unique exhibitions, such as the Disgusting Food Museum or the exhibition of Critical Mind, and leave Cap Sciences with your mind awakened to the world’s complexities.
Prices vary depending on the exhibitions
Hangar 20, Quai de Bacalan, 33300 Bordeaux
Official website (website in French)
Games and Investigations
Treasure Hunt and Beer Tasting in Bordeaux
Go and search for the legendary philosopher’s beer in a life-size treasure hunt at the heart of Bordeaux.
Solve the puzzles and quizzes and enter the different bars in the different neighborhoods that await you during this unusual treasure hunt.
An amusing game scenario to have you discover the history of beer and the city center of Bordeaux, and have you end this game with a delicious and well deserved beer tasting (soft drinks are available for children as well).
Price: from 26€/person
Duration: 3h
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Game of Code Bordeaux jadis Burdigala
Go back in time and discover the Bordeaux of the period of the Roman Empire, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the contemporary era during a historical and playful overview during which you will have to crack the secret code.
This activity will appeal to your deduction, observation and reflection capacities in order to solve puzzles, fulfill missions and reach your ultimate goal.
Have fun with your friends or family while discovering Bordeaux and its History (or Histories?).
Price: from 30€/person
Duration: 2h30
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Discovery of the Bordeaux Rally
Here is an ideal activity to discover or rediscover Bordeaux in a playful way. You will not notice the time go by!
With the app on your smartphone, which will give you clues and puzzles to solve, launch into a picture rally in complete autonomy.
Solve the puzzles as fast as you can to find the monuments to photograph and bring victory, as well as lasting memories, home.
Several options exist: the discovery rally, the challenge rally (teams fighting against each other) and the bachelor’s party rally, to have a crazy time with the groom or bride-to-be, including punishments.
Price: from 39€/group
Duration: from 1h30 to 2h30 depending on the rally
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Escape Game Bordeaux’s Secrets “The Sleeping Beauty”
Launch into a surprising outdoors escape game in the heart of the city center of Bordeaux.
In teams of 2 to 6 people each and with a tablet and a map, display your sense of observation and sharpen your sense of direction in order to find the clues and find your guide within the expected time frame.
This escape game is available in four different circuits, each of which has you discover emblematic and historical places and monuments of Bordeaux, such as the Porte Cailhau or the Galerie Bordelaise, among many others.
Visit Bordeaux in a fun way with your friends and family!
Price: from 80€/team
Duration: 1h30
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Escape Hunt, the number one escape game in Bordeaux
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Escape Hunt offers you original escape rooms with well-structured scenarios which you must escape from within the expected time frame, using the clues and your deduction, observation and reflection capacities.
Choose your escape room according to the difficulty level and the scenario you prefer and have a great time with your friends and family.
Price: from 36€/person for 2 players
Official website (website in French)
Quiz Room
Enter a game show television studio set and take part in a quiz on one of the proposed themes: sport, music, everyday life, society and cinema & series.
With the rules changing in each round and traps set for the other teams, nothing will go according to plan.
An unusual and amusing experience fit for everyone: good times and laughter are guaranteed!
Price: from 20€/person
Duration: 1h30
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Virtual Reality Room
Virtual Room Bordeaux invites you to discover a virtual universe and fulfill a mission with your team.
Choose one of the two Time Travel missions and dive into a futuristic world in virtual reality.
An ideal experience for video games lovers as well as for novices, that will enable you to discover and enjoy a new entertainment method.
Price: from 25€/person
Duration: 1h
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Sensas Bordeaux, Discovery of the 5 Senses Circuit
Guided by a Master of the Senses, fulfill a number of missions which test your senses during a circuit of 6 sensorial workshops and 3 SAS.
Collect the amulets along the way: each amulet represents money given to an association working against disabilities.
A playful and unique experience that will raise your awareness of disabilities while having you have a good time with your friends and family.
Price: from 22€/person
Duration: 2h
Book now (website in French)
Archery Bump in Bordeaux Pessac
Halfway between paintball and dodgeball, Archery Bump is an activity that promises a really fun time.
Fight in teams, armed with bows and arrows (with foam ends), and become a modern Robin Hood to bring home victory.
Dodge the arrows of your opponents, aim your opponents and their targets so as to score as many points as you can.
Price: from 240€ for 10 people
Duration: 1h
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The Wave Surf Café
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Discover sledding sensations on an artificial wave in the heart of Bordeaux.
Put on your swimsuit and throw yourself into the water! Surf securely in this surprising bar and regain your composure with a drink with your friends.
An unusual place to have fun or just admire the feat of the other surfers.
Price: from 25€ for one session (50-55minutes)
Galerie Tatry, 170 cours du Médoc, 33300 Bordeaux
Official website (website in French)
Thrilling Experiences
Helicopter Flight Above Bordeaux
Get on a helicopter and admire Bordeaux and its surroundings from the sky.
Three different itineraries are available in order for you to discover the different faces of the Gironde department: Cap Médoc, Cap Arcachon and Cap Vignoble (Cap Vineyard, with a halt in a Chateau).
An experience that will truly blow you away, to live with your friends or family, and of which you will keep lifelong memories.
Prices:
- Cap Médoc 299€/person
- Cap Arcachon 359€/person
- Cap Vignoble with a halt 499€/person
Flight duration:
- Cap Médoc 35 minutes
- Cap Arcachon 45 minutes
- Cap Vignoble 65 minutes (3h in total)
Book Now (website in french)
Airliner flying simulator
Get in the cockpit of the flying simulator of an A320 with a professional pilot and become a captain during this exceptional experience.
Choose a flight plan among 24,000 airports, take off and land the airplane and add extra challenge such as an engine failure or bad weather for even more thrilling sensations.
Price: from 99€/person
Flight duration: from 35 minutes
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Training courses of sports cars driving on the track of Mérignac
You are almost on the shooting of Fast & Furious!
Get in the sports car of your dreams, from the Mustang Shelby to the Ferrari 458, by way of the Lamborghini LP560 and stock up on adrenaline by piloting your car for several laps on the track, just like a real race driver.
Start with a lap by Porsche Cayenne as a passenger to familiarize yourself with the track and then become the driver of a legendary racing car.
You are guaranteed to be thrilled!
Price:
- from 124€ for the Mustang Shelby
- from 144€ for the Ferrari and the Lamborghini
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Wine Rediscovery
The Cité du Vin
Would Bordeaux be the wine world’s capital without its unique Cité du Vin?
Enter this surprising curve-lined edifice and discover the rich world of wine and oenology.
3,000 m2 of exhibitions, 19 thematic spaces, many wine tastings and even more await you in the temple dedicated to wine and its art.
Price: from 20€ for a skip-the-line ticket
Wine in Black Workshop in Saint-Emilion
Rendezvous in the beautiful Château du Pas de l’Ane in the heart of the Saint-emilion vineyards and live a unique and playful experience during which you will learn everything you need to know about wine and vineyards, in pitch-black darkness.
Awaken your senses and end this activity with a Grands Crus and chocolate tasting with background music, still in the dark, for a unique sensorial travel.
A unique experience to share with your friends and family.
Price: from 19€/person
Duration: 1h30
Book Now (website in French)
Diploma Introduction to Wines and Spirits
Discover the wines and spirits world or enlarge your knowledge about them during this diploma introduction to spirits day.
Become unbeatable on the steps of creation of spirits, from the production to the tasting, and end this day with a 30-question multiple-choice questionnaire to fill up within 45 minutes, at the end of which you will obtain your diploma.
Price: from 220€/person
Duration: 7h
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Breathtaking Points of View
Crossing the Chaban-Delmas bridge, watching it rise and admire the view of Bordeaux from its pylons
The Chaban-Delmas bridge has become an unmissable building of the landscape of Bordeaux.
Cross the Garonne river on this titanic technological exploit and, if you are lucky enough, you will see its central structure rise to let a boat pass under it: a masterful show, but it will force you to walk to the Pont de Pierre in order to cross the Garonne river.
If you are in Bordeaux during the Journées du Patrimoine, visits of the four pylons are organized, during which you will have the opportunity to climb on one of the pylons to enjoy an incredible view of Bordeaux.
Admiring Bordeaux from the Tour Pey-Berland
Let’s rendezvous in the heart of Bordeaux, on the Place Pey-Berland, where you will find the breathtaking Saint-André de Bordeaux cathedral and the city hall.
Enter the Tour Pey-Berland, just next to the cathedral, which is an impressive edifice on top of which sits a statue of the Virgin Mary, and climb the many steps to reach the top and enjoy a spectacular view of Bordeaux from its historical center.
An experience that will please children and adults alike.
Full price: 5.50€
Tour de Pey Berland, Place de Pey-Berland, 33000 Bordeaux
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The Place de la Bourse and its Water Mirror, Elected “Most Beautiful Place in the World” by Bordeaux Residents
The historical architecture of the Place de la Bourse and the refreshing modernity of the water mirror at the Garonne river’s edge give this place the charm and appeal of the unexpected .
Come and freshen yourself on a hot summer day, or just observe the teeming life in this spot which is very popular among Bordeaux residents, from the skaters to the strollers.
A real show you will not see anywhere else in the world.
But the real magic is revealed at nightfall when the Place de la Bourse lights up and is reflected in the water mirror. Then, you will understand why people from Bordeaux consider this place as the most beautiful in the world.
Quirky Restaurants
The Grande Poste, Improbable Space
It is impossible to define this place with only one word.
A bar/restaurant, an auditorium, a place of exhibition and a meeting place of artists and ephemeral shops at the same time, the Grande Poste is nothing less than an improbable space.
Come have a drink or a brunch with your friends, discover new artists, watch a show, or all at the same time!
7 rue du Palais Gallien, 33000 Bordeaux
Le Comptoir des Chats
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Come and enjoy a selection of comforting homemade dishes and drinks in the middle of a cute cat tribe.
Enjoy a delicious and cuddly break in this unusual place, that looks just like a welcoming jungle.
You will leave this place relaxed and with stars in your eyes.
8 rue Pierre de Coubertin, 33000 Bordeaux
Arkose, restaurant and climbing wall
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A climbing wall? A restaurant? It is both at the time.
Arkose is the unusual rendezvous of sportsmen and food lovers.
In the heart of a 1,250 m2 room, wall climbers and foodies meet to have fun securely and enjoy local and healthy food that has been rewarded by Ecolabel.
Price: 15€/session
Galerie Tatry, 170 cours du Médoc, 33300 Bordeaux
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