Loire Valley Tour: Gardens and Wine Tasting

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Amboise

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Embark on a captivating day tour of the Loire Valley from Amboise. Explore the enchanting gardens of Chateau de Villandry, marvel at the elegance of Chateau d’Azay-le-Rideau, and indulge in a wine tasting at a renowned Vouvray winery. Unforgettable experiences await!

Duration: 9 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Chateau of Azay-le-Rideau - Enjoy a guided tour of the interiors and the park
Château de Villandry - Experience a guided tour of the gardens with an enthusiastic guide
Amboise - Savor AOC Touraine wines with a tasting session in the Amboise region
Vouvray - Participate in a guided cellar tour and wine tasting at a Vouvray estate

What's Included

Wine tasting
Driver/guide
English-speaking guide
Guided visits
Transport by air-conditioned minivan

What's Not Included

Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Lunch
French-speaking guide

Additional Information

Delight in a full Loire Valley adventure by exploring the distinctive and sophisticated gardens of Chateau de Villandry and the charming Chateau of Azay-le-Rideau. A dedicated guide will accompany you throughout the tour, offering entertaining stories and extensive knowledge of the area. Truly an unforgettable experience!
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Location

Office de Tourisme Amboise Val de Loire

Quai du Général de Gaulle

Your guide will come to meet you in front of the tourism office. He/She will be wearing a hat!

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Virginia_d

Sep 12, 2025

Chateau and wine tour - We enjoyed our experience. Elodie was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. Highly recommend! Don’t hesitate to book this tour.

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Tim_l

Aug 15, 2025

Chateaus and wine, what could be better? - Very relaxing tour with wonderful guide Alex. The wine stops, one at cave were, were very interesting and complete with a selection of beautiful French wines that represent the area. The gardens at Villandry were nothing short of stunning

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Diane

Jun 14, 2025

Good day out - Our guide couldn't have been better. He was very knowledgeable and interesting.The variety of the different parts of the trip made it a really good day out

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William_g

Apr 26, 2025

Loving the Loire Valley, going on another tour tomorrow! - Well worth it, Camille our driver/guide was wonderful. The wine vineyards, tasting, history and beautiful flowers were awesome.

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Eatruntravel17

Oct 14, 2024

Great tour even on a rainy day! - We lucked out and had our amazing guide from the previous day, Marion, lead us on this tour as well. We loved her personality as well as her scholastic and personal knowledge of the area. It was a rather rainy day so we didn’t appreciate the gardens as much as we would have on a sunny day, but the castles were still wonderful to visit. Our finally winery stop planned tour was altered slightly because of the rain, but it meant we had more time inside talking with the owner which we greatly enjoyed.

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Z2770owcatheriner

Oct 14, 2024

Fantastic guide and tour - We had a fantastic time and were lucky enough to go on 2 tours with Marion who was so informative, sweet and such a great tour leader! I would highly recommend this company and her as a guide! We hope to go back again to try see of the other tours. Such a wonderful experience!

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941tavit

Jun 24, 2024

Great day at Villandry, Azay le Rideau and wineries - The guided tour exceeded my expectations because, in addition to the presentation of the history of the two castles, with an emphasis on Azay le Rideau castle, our guide, Sophie, knew how to keep the conversation alive in the minibus, between locations, presenting a lot of information, from past and present, about the places we passed by. My travel companions (we were 5 in the minibus), helped the conversation a lot, asking interesting questions to which Sophie answered prompty and humorously. The wine tasting at Vouvray, 7 sortiments, was preceded by a guided tour of the cave, led by a member of the family that owns the place, guide the explained the entire production process from grapes harvesting to the actual wine. It turned out to be a marvelous day for me for which I am grateful to my vivacious travel companions and, especially, to Sophie, which was the perfect guide.

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Grandtour10970296104

Jun 19, 2024

Great day of château and wine - Sophie was an incredibly knowledgeable and entertaining guide who brought Château Azay le Rideau to life, and provided not only interesting background to Villandry but the Loire Valley in general. After a very interesting wine tour in Vouvray, we were treated to a bonus wine tour in Amboise. Both were entertaining and the wine tasting generous. Overall a wonderful day. Thank you Sophie!

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Peter_f

May 9, 2024

Simplicity in the Val Loire - Seeing the chateau without the worry of navigation. Ticketing is done for you. Camille is a most gracious guide and host. I would be very happy to go on any Viator tour with Camille in the lead.

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Getaway53419497611

May 4, 2025

Great potential - We enjoyed visiting a castle and garden in the morning. Our guide was very nice but very new, trying to find her groove. The afternoon was wine tasting at two locations and disappointing experience. The first stop was a tasting room, no explanation of the wine other than white/red or stronger in taste. The second stop to a wine maker was better, but only provided white wines. We were forced to stand for both tastings. This was a poor value with limited information.

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