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Loire Valley Day Tour: Chateaux of Chenonceau and Chambord, with Vouvray Wine Tasting
4.5
154 Ratings
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Take a 9-hour excursion in a small group through the Loire Valley. A professional guide will escort you to the region’s two most renowned castles, Chenonceau and Chambord, in a cozy, air-conditioned minivan. Following that, savor excellent wines like Vouvray at Caves Ambacia.
Take a 9-hour excursion in a small group through the Loire Valley. A professional guide will escort you to the region’s two most renowned castles, Chenonceau and Chambord, in a cozy, air-conditioned minivan. Following that, savor excellent wines like Vouvray at Caves Ambacia.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Chateau de Chenonceau - The Chateau of Chenonceau is the most visited castle in the Loire Valley. It is unique for many reasons. It is nicknamed “the ladies chateau” because Its owners had only been women. It has gorgeous Renaissance gardens. It is set like a bridge across the Cher River.
- Caves Ambacia - You will enjoy a guided tou and wine…
- Chateau de Chenonceau - The Chateau of Chenonceau is the most visited castle in the Loire Valley. It is unique for many reasons. It is nicknamed “the ladies chateau” because Its owners had only been women. It has gorgeous Renaissance gardens. It is set like a bridge across the Cher River.
- Caves Ambacia - You will enjoy a guided tou and wine tating at Caves Duhard where you will have a cheese and wine tasting in a limestone cave winery on white wines
- Chateau de Chambord - You will discover the Hunting lodge built by King Francois I, it is the largest chateau and the most spectacular piece of architecture. You will be impressed by its 426 rooms and its 282 fireplaces. Your tour guide will show and explain it’s mind blowing double helix staircase, probably a Leonardo da Vinci creation. The forest in which it is in is a national game reserve.
What's Included
- Guided visits following the itinerary
- Exclusive tour and wine tasting in English
- Expert driver-guide at your service
- Comfortable transport in an air-conditioned minivan
- Guided visits following the itinerary
- Exclusive tour and wine tasting in English
- Expert driver-guide at your service
- Comfortable transport in an air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
- Personal expenses
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Other drinks
- Lunch
- Personal expenses
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Other drinks
- Lunch
Additional Information
- Please note, the tour departs from the city of Tours and Amboise. If you are not staying in Tours or Amboise, you will have to book and pay for your own transport to get there, this is not included in the tour.
- Operated in English
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Comfortable shoes are recommended
- Children must be…
- Please note, the tour departs from the city of Tours and Amboise. If you are not staying in Tours or Amboise, you will have to book and pay for your own transport to get there, this is not included in the tour.
- Operated in English
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Comfortable shoes are recommended
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Tour and Wine tasting only in English
- The tour will finish at approximately 6pm in Tours and 6.30pm in Amboise.
- The tour departs from the local tourist offices at the indicated times, we will not be held responsible in case of delay from the guests.
- Not recommended for people with walking problems
Location
Tourist Office Tours Loire Valley
Rue Bernard Palissy
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.5
(154 Ratings)
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Sightseer31165794233
Nov 14, 2025
A great tour - Ingrid was great, very knowledgeable and had a lot of insights about the chateaus. Yannis at the wine tasting educated me on wines in a entertaining way.
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Kimberly
Oct 31, 2025
Delightful, Educational, Service - The Tour was delightful and the tours very well done. Tomas was a delight at the Caves wine education. Learned many tips about wine. Ingrid was a great tour guide. Loved her antidotes regarding the royals and the personalized treatment received.
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Cassandra_m
Oct 29, 2025
A humourous and fascinating history of the Chateaux in the Loire Valley - This experience made me want to learn more French history. Ingrid's explanation of the French monarchy and the history of the chateaux were fascinating, and at times humorous. She highlighted the most interesting aspects of each château while also giving us a primer on French history and the monarchy. We had a little free time to explore each of the chateaux and the gardens on our own. The time in the caves was also an educational experience. We learned (and tasted) so much about the wines of the Loire Valley.
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Anthony_c
Oct 15, 2025
Wonderful visit - Great tour. The chateaus are amazing and the information wines and lunch at the caves were top notch!
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878victork
Oct 3, 2025
Great preview of the Loire Valley and its extensive history and sights. - Despite some delays we got to visit everything on the itinerary and had a lot of fun trivia from our guide Marie. The day was sunny for the most part which helped. She knew where to take us to get good shots too.
The wine tasting was unexpectedly bigger in tastings and that resulted in a fun experience with my group.
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Kristine_c
Sep 30, 2025
Girls trip to France - Roxanne, spoke fluid English, was very knowledgeable and lots of fun. We felt as if she was one of us and not the tour guide. It was a wonderful tour!!!!
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Deb_e
Oct 10, 2025
Great wine tasting and beautiful Chateaux - The Chateaux are amazing to see and quite different from each other. Our guide/driver didn’t use any amplification/microphone in the van so if you were sitting in the back you missed a lot of what she said. This was exacerbated by the fact that she didn’t turn off the radio. We haven’t had this issue in previous tours with mini vans of the same size. As a result, she shared little information while driving which was disappointing and a lost opportunity. A highlight was the wine tasting. The sommelier was fantastic and shared great information.
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Susan_l
Sep 20, 2025
Too much - It was too much crammed into one day. Maybe one chateau and a wine tasting would have allowed more time to really explore the chateau both with our wonderful guide, Ingrid, and also some time to explore the grounds on our own.
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Jane_h
Oct 17, 2025
Disappointing experience - The itinerary was wonderful. Our guide not so much. She was unwelcoming, crude, and not terribly knowledgeable. The wine tour was a real highlight. The guide was everything she was not
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Larrief2023
Oct 25, 2025
Bad experience - Our driver / guide by the name of Roxanne was not a pleasant person to be around. She was rude from the start to us as well as being rude to other people enquiring about their tours.
While her knowledge was sound , instead of informing us it was like we were being interrogated about the information she gave. She obviously didn’t want to be working on the day as she informed us that she was filling in for a friend who was sick.
We came away from this experience totally disappointed with TripAdvisor & will be very reluctant to use them in the future .
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