Registered Guide, Transportation, Entrance Fees, Wine Tour and Tastings, 2 nights in a 4* hotel with breakfast in the city of Tours.

Please note that the day tours order will change according to your arrival date.

Itinerary

Day 1: Blois, Cheverny et Chambord

Pick up: 9:00 AM at the Tours Tourist Office  
or 8:45 AM at your hotel

Guided tour of the Chateau of Blois.

The chateau of Blois is unique in its combination of four styles: Medieval, Gothic, Renaissance and Classical. Home of Kings Louis XII and François I, it stands for the memories of a tragic event in history.

Tour and Tasting at a local family winery.

Enjoy an exclusive and convivial tasting of Cheverny and Cour-Cheverny wines, King François the 1st 's favourite wines, at a local winery. Then wines of the domain and terroir specialities.

Lunch at your leisure.

Guided tour of the Chateau of Cheverny.

It has been owned by the same family since the 13th Century. Thanks to some of the most beautiful furniture in the Loire Valley, The Marquis Hurault de Vibraye succeeded in giving warmth and life to his chateau. The chateau, which led to the creation of Moulinsart in the famous comic book Tintin, is also famous for the tradition of the horse-back hunt and its impressive pack of 100 dogs. You may have a chance to witness the spectacular daily event of “the dogs’ soup”.

Guided tour of the Chateau of Chambord.

Drive to the Estate of Chambord, whose national game reserve as large as the city of Paris! The Chateau de Chambord (guided tour) is a unique monument as defined by its architecture and proportions. Leonardo da Vinci likely took part in its conception. With more than 400 rooms and the double spiral staircase, Chambord is a highlight of the Loire Valley.

Drop-off: 5:40 PM at your hotel, dinner at your leisure

or 5:30 PM at the Tours Tourist Office

Check in at your hotel l'Univers**** in the city center of Tours. 

Day 2: Chenonceau, Royal Castle of Amboise and Clos Lucé

Pick-up: 8:50 AM at your hotel
or at 9:00 AM at the Tours Tourist Office 

Guided tour of the Chateau of Chenonceau.

Arriving in the Loire Valley, you’ll start your day tour touring the Château de Chenonceau.
The “Chateau des Dames”, bridge built across the Cher is famous for the prominent women who lived in it (Diane de Poitiers, Catherine de Medicis…) and for the beauty of its Renaissance Gardens.

Tour and wine tasting with a Specialist in matured Loire Valley vintages in Caves Ambacia.

Pascal and his team welcome you to his caves, the ancient tuff-stone quarries, for a tour followed by a tasting of 3 local wines.

Lunch at your leisure.

Guided tour of the Royal Chateau of Amboise.

After lunch, you will tour the Royal Castle of Amboise, residence of Charles the 8th and young François d’Angoulème, (the future Francois the 1st). Here you will discover perfect examples of the transition from Gothic to Renaissance styling, as well as the Saint Hubert Chapel which shelters the final resting place of Leonardo da Vinci.

Guided tour of the Chateau of the Clos Lucé.

The tour would not be complete without taking you to meet The Genius in his Chateau du Clos Lucé, only a few short steps away from the Royal Castle.
This is where da Vinci spent the last three years of his life and passed there in 1519. After touring his bedroom, office, reception room and kitchen, stand in awe at the Invention Room, where models of Leonardo's most spectacular machines are on display.

Drop-off: 5:40 PM at your hotel, dinner at your leisure
or 5:30 PM at the Tours Tourist Office

Day 3: Checkout & end of services

Accommodation

Your hotel l'Univers**** is set in a fashionable shopping area one kilometre from the Old Town. This hotel has been the most prestigious address in Tours since 1846. Many notables of Europe and the New World have stayed here. The celebrated portrait gallery only underlines its rich and historic past, while continuing to offer all the comfort of a grand hotel established in the best traditions of hospitality and elegance “à la Française”.

Hotel may change according to availability. Should the initial provider be unavailable we will offer accommodation at a parallel quality level.

Discover the area known as "Old Tours", with charming pedestrian-only streets and numerous 15th- and 16th-Century timber-framed houses, the famous Place Plumereau, Charlemagne Tower, Saint-Martin Collegiate Church, and the new Saint-Martin Basilica.
Walk in the fabulous Tours Market, the largest food market in the Loire Valley, with the open market every Wednesday and Saturday and a covered market all other days.
Discover our wines, cheeses, sumptuous fruits, vegetables, local meat dishes (charcuterie) and fresh fish.
Tours is the largest city in the Loire Valley and the region's capital. Its central location makes it the best base for sightseeing. Historically and architecturally speaking, it is an essential cradle of the French Renaissance.

This tour includes

• Transportation in a comfortable and fully appointed minivan
• An English-speaking Guide
• Entry tickets and guided tours for the Chateaux of Chenonceau, Amboise, Clos Lucé, Blois, Chambord, Cheverny
• Two Visits and tastings at cellar caves
• Two nights double occupancy in a hotel**** located in Tours with breakfast, all taxes included
  

This tour does not include

• Personal expenses
• Extras
• The cost of additional drinks
• Lunches, dinners and gratuities

Additional information

• Loire Valley tours from Paris by TGV train, option available during the booking steps