Every Burgundy wine tour starts in a set place: a kerb in Dijon, the Beaune tourist office, your hotel, Paris or Mâcon. So choose the town before you make your Burgundy reservation, and the morning takes care of itself.
Three bases work, and each suits a different trip. The blocks below keep the same labels, so you can set them side by side.
Best for: arriving by train from Paris, and a first trip on the shared days. Your tours: the shared days from 16 Place Darcy and Saint-Bénigne church, the e-bike day from 78 rue Monge, and the cellar tasting at La Cave du Palais. Good to know: the Côte starts a short drive south, at kilometre zero of the Route des Grands Crus.
Dijon is the larger town, with the Palais des Ducs and a centre you cross on foot. You walk from your hotel to the kerb in the morning and back at about 5 pm. Every day that starts here is on Burgundy wine tours from Dijon.
Best for: sleeping among the vines, and a stay of two nights or more. Your tours: the Grand Cru route day and the 2CV half day from the tourist office, a shared day you can join at the Hospices de Beaune at 11 am, and most private pickups. Good to know: the town is small, so everything is a walk.
Beaune puts you among the Côte de Beaune's villages, with the Hôtel-Dieu at the centre. Evenings are the reason to stay: you walk to dinner after a day of tastings. Book early for the Hospices sale weekend, 13 to 15 November 2026.
The private days come to you. Each sets its own radius, so check that your hotel sits inside it before you book. The table lists each one as it is sold.
| Tour | Where it collects you | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| 2CV half day | Free within 5 km of Beaune | EUR 50 within 15 km; two to book |
| Authentica private days | Your hotel in Beaune, Dijon or within 10 km of either | Non-refundable |
| Bourgogne Gold private day | Your hotel in or around Beaune, or in Dijon | 9:30 am |
| À La Française private day | Your hotel in Dijon or Beaune | 9 am |
| Along Burgundy private day | Your lodging in Dijon, Beaune or nearby | 9:30 am |
| Custom planner | Anywhere between Beaune and Dijon | One pickup and one drop-off point |
| Private route day | Your hotel in the Beaune area | $1,170 for up to four |
| 2CV rental | Saint-Loup-Géanges or Place Madeleine, Beaune | Delivered 5–15 km from Beaune for EUR 80 |
A village hotel on the Côte, between the two towns, works well with any of these. It does not work well with the shared days, which start in town. If that is your plan, you want Burgundy private tours.
The private days collect you from your hotel between Dijon and Beaune and bring you back after the last tasting.
You do not have to sleep in Burgundy at all. The BIVB puts the region two hours from Paris and one from Lyon. The shared day from Paris leaves 6 avenue de Wagram in the morning and returns about 8 pm, and it reaches Chablis.
The private day from Paris collects you from your Paris hotel at 7:30 am and adds Beaune. From Lyon, the Land Rover day sends you train tickets to Mâcon, where it meets you at the station at 9:30 am. For the Côte d'Or itself, the TGV to Dijon is the quicker way in.
Beaune has two tourist offices, and the tours that start in town use only one. It is the office at Porte Marie de Bourgogne, 6 boulevard Perpreuil, telephone +33 3 80 26 21 30.
You can do the whole trip without a car. Here is what to settle before you go.
The pickups come from each tour's booking page, the distances from the BIVB, and the office from Beaune Tourisme. Verify before you travel.
A private car from your lodging in Dijon, Beaune or nearby at 9:30 am, with wineries chosen to your taste, the tastings, water and every fee in the fare. Lunch is yours to buy.
From $551 per person
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A private day from your hotel up the Route des Grands Crus to Chassagne-Montrachet, with a walk among Grand Cru plots. Children come with an adult.
From $813 per person
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A private car from your hotel near Beaune or in Dijon at 9:30 am, past the Clos de Vougeot, with a mâchon lunch in the fare. Its listing names no tasting, so ask what the visits pour.
From $1,159 per person
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