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World Ploughing Championship August 29th - September 8th 2014
ST JEAN D ILLAC GIRONDE
ST JEAN D ILLAC GIRONDE
Thursday 28 August 2014 All day World Board Head Stewards arrive registration and check-in Friday 29th August 2014 All day Arrival and registration at HOTEL MERCURE BORDEAUX AEROPORT (Depending on your schedule) Free airport shuttle (1km 5min) and train (10km 30min) shuttle Check-in at hotels : HOTEL MERCURE BORDEAUX AEROPORT & HOTEL IBIS STYLES (280m between hotels) 19h00 to 22h00 Buffet dinner in each hotel Overnight
HOTEL MERCURE HOTEL IBIS STYLES 1 avenue Charles Lindbergh 95 avenue J F Kennedy 33700 MERIGNAC 33700 MERIGNAC
Wine tasting Saturday 30th August 2014 All the group 06h30 08h30 07h00 08h00 09h00 Breakfast in hotels Announcements Tour to ST EMILION Visit of a BAZADAIS suckler-cow farm (local breed) 10h30 11h00 Continuation to ST EMILION Visit of the Vineyard of ST EMILION Buffet lunch at St Emilion Visit to a ST EMILION winegrower
16h00 Visit of ST EMILION in a touristic train 17h30 19h30 20h00 Back to hotels Cocktail with local music in Mercure Hotel (Bandas) Dinner in Mercure Hotel
Sunday 31st August 2014 06h30 08h30 Breakfast in hotels All the group 07h00 08h00 09h00 Annoucements Tour to the Great Dune of Pilat Visit on your own of the Great Dune of Pilat 10h30 11h00 Drive to GUJAN MESTRAS Visit of an oyster farm Oyster tasting Lunch in a restaurant
15h00 Arcachon Bay Boat Cruise (1h45 49 persons per boat) around the island Ile Aux Oiseaux. 17h00 19h30 21h00 Back to hotels Dinner at Mercure hotel Drawing for practice plots / briefing competitors
Monday 1st September 2014 06h30-08h30 Breakfast in hotels Competitors program : 07h30 08h00 17h00 17h30 Coach transfer (12 km - 30 min) Marshaling yard open Official Practice for Competitors Official Practice Ends Departure Marshaling Yard to Hotel
Monday 1st September 2014 Visitors program : 08h30 Tour to visit the MEDOC area through the mythic Route des châteaux. Some of them belong to international companies as Chanel, Hermes Stop for pictures at prestigious Châteaux as Mouton, Rothschild, Latour, Petrus Visit of a vineyard Wine tasting Visit of the abbey of Vertheuil, an abbey church, of the XIème-XIIème centuries Buffet lunch
15h00 Cruise on the Gironde Estuary (2 hours) 17h00 18h30 19h00 20h30 Way back to hotels Arrival at hotels Dinner at Mercure hotel Briefing competitors (if needed)
Tuesday 2 nd September 2014 06h30-08h30 09h00 Breakfast in hotels WPO Board Meeting at HQ Competitors program : 07h30 08h00 17h00 17h30 Coach transfer (12 km - 30 min) Marshaling yard open Official Practice for Competitors Official Practice Ends Departure Marshaling Yard to Hotel
Tuesday 2 nd September 2014 Visitors Program : 08h30 Tours to the Natural Regional Park of the Landes de Gascogne (2 hours trip)
10h30 Arrival at SABRES Full day visit of MARQUEZE Ecomuseum Lunch in their restaurant Continuing the visit 18h30 19h00 Arrive back to hotels Dinner in Mercure hotel
Wednesday 3rd September 2014 06h30-08h30 Breakfast in hotels Competitors program : 07h30 08h00 09h00 16h30 17h00 Coach transfer (12 km - 30 min) Marshaling yard open Official Practice for Competitors Judges meeting Official Practice Ends Departure Marshaling Yard to Hotel
Wednesday 3rd September 2014 Visitor program : 09h00 Tour to SOULAC SUR MER Stop en route to visit of a factory of home-made hazelnuts candies Guided tour of SOULAC SUR MER Lunch in a local restaurant Drive to LACANAU
Visit of the sea resort of LACANAU Free time 16h30 Back to hotels Time to freshen up Whole group : 18h15 18h30 20h00 22h00 Transfer to La Marinière restaurant Buffet in La Marinière restaurant Presentation of Denmark 2015, the World Ploughing Championship Back to hotels
Thursday 04th September 2014 06h30-08h30 Breakfast in hotels Competitors program : 07h30 08h00 09h00 12h00 13h00 15h00 Coach transfer (12 km - 30 min) Marshaling yard open Official Practice for Competitors Meeting Judges at fields Meeting measuring stewards at fields Meeting plot stewards at fields Official Practice Ends
Thursday 04th September 2014 Visitors program : 08h30 10h00 Departure to LE TEICH Visit on your own of the TEICH BIRD RESERVE 13h00 15h00 Lunch at Merignac Transfer back to the fields
Whole group : 16h00 Official Opening of 2014 World Ploughing Championship 16h45 17h45 18h00 19h00 19h30 20h30 Buses depart to Hotel Buses depart Hotel for Church Service Church Service Back to hotels Dinner at Mercure hotel World competitors draw for subbtle plots (Mercure Hotel)
Friday 05th September 2014 Day 1 of 2014 World Ploughing Contest Saturday 06th September 2014 Day 1 of 2014 World Ploughing Contest RESULTS AND GALA BANQUET FOLLOWING COMPETITION Sunday 07th September 2014
Sunday 07th September 2014 Visitors program : 10h30 Departure to BORDEAUX Guided visit of BORDEAUX, listed at UNESCO World Heritage Site Lunch at BORDEAUX
After lunch Visit of BORDEAUX THEATRE Back to hotels Dinner at Mercure hotel
Monday 08th September 2014 06h30-08h30 All day Breakfast in Hotels or breakfast to go Transport guests to Bordeaux Airport for return to homelands This schedule can be done the other way around according to the final number of coaches