TOURS BY MINIBUS DEPARTING FROM TOURS ONLY.
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DEPARTING FROM AMBOISE OR TOURS Langais, Azay-le-Rideau, Chambord, Cheverny, Chaumont,
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TOUR LVT-D3 full day minibus tour with guide
$215.00pp lunch and tastings included
CHENONCEAU / AMBOISE / CLOS LUCE
Pick up: 9 am Amboise Tourist Office. (Wednesday & Saturday)
9.30 am, Tours Tourist Office. (Wednesday & Saturday)
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 great
feminine figures who lived in it (Diane de Poitiers, Catherine de Medicis…) and
for the beauty of its Renaissance gardens.
Tour and wine tasting lunch at a wine
specialist’s in matured
Loire Valley vintages. Daniel, oenologist, welcomes you in his caves, former
tuff stone quarries, for a tour followed by a wine tasting of Vouvray, Montlouis,
Chinon, Bourgueil and Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil wines. In order to transcend
your meal, you will pair your wines with a selection of delicatessen and cheeses
(cheeses selected by Rodolphe le Meunier, 2007 cheese refiners’ world champion).
Guided tour of the Royal Chateau of Amboise.
After lunch, you will tour the Royal Castle of Amboise, residence of
Charles VIII and young François d’Angoulème, future Francois I. You will
discover in this wonderful castle, perfect example of transition from Gothic to
Renaissance, the Saint Hubert Chapel which shelters today the grave of Leonardo
da Vinci.
Guided tour of the Chateau of the Clos Lucé.
In order to make your tour thorough, we take you to meet the Genius in
his Manor
du Clos Lucé, a few yards away from the Royal Castle.
Leonardo da Vinci spent there the last three years of his life and died there in
1519. After you tour his bedroom, office, reception room and kitchen, you will
be in awe in front of the invention room, displaying models of the most
spectacular machines Leonardo invented.
6.30 PM: your guide will drive you back to Tours or Amboise Tourist Office.
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TOUR LVT-D2 full day minibus tour
$215.00pp lunch and tastings included
BLOIS / CHAMBORD / CHEVERNY
Pick up: 09.30 am, Tours Tourist Office. (Tuesday & Friday)
10.00 am Amboise Tourist Office. (Tuesday & Friday)
Guided tour of the private Chateau of BLois
The medieval castle of Blois was purchased in 1391 by Louis, duc d'Orléans,
brother of Charles
VI;
after Louis' assassination, his widow, Valentina
Visconti,
retired to this castle at Blois. It was later inherited by their son, Charles
d'Orléans the
poet, who was taken prisoner at Agincourt and
spent twenty-five years as a hostage in England, before returning to his
beloved Blois, which he partly rebuilt as a more commodious dwelling. It
became the favourite royal residence and the political capital of the
kingdom under Charles' son, King
Louis XII
Drive to Cheverny. Cheverny & Cour Cheverny wine tasting. The “Cheverny” appellation produces elegant red wines from pinot noir and gamay as well as fruity white wines from chardonnay and sauvignon. You will enjoy this moment to taste a wine for real connoisseurs: the “Cour Cheverny Appellation”, a stunning white wine made from a grape called Romorantin, imported by King François I into the Loire Valley.
Lunch at a local restaurant with the wines.
Guided tour of the Chateau of Cheverny,
which has been owned by the same family since the XIII. The Marquis Hurault
de Vibraye, thanks to one of the most beautiful furniture in the Loire
Valley, has 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, a national game reserve as large
as the town of Paris. The chateau de Chambord (guided tour) is a unique
monument by its architecture and proportions. Leonardo da Vinci probably
took part in the conception of the project. With more than 400 rooms and its
double spiral staircase, Chambord is a highlight of the Loire Valley.
06.30 pm: your guide will drive you back to Tours or Amboise Tourist Office.
This tour includes
transportation in a comfortable full options minivan, English speaking escort guide, entrance tickets and tour the Loire Valley Chateaux of Beauregard, Cheverny and Chambord, tour and wine tasting, local Loire Valley lunch. 8 passengers maximum per vehicle.
This tour doesn't include
personal expenses, extra, other drinks, hotel pick up $20 per person (hotels located in the Loire Valley between Amboise and Tours).
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TOUR LVT-D1 full day minibus tour
$215.00pp lunch and tastings included
AZAY LE RIDEAU / LANGEAIS / VILLANDRY
Pick up: 09.00 am Amboise Tourist Office. (Monday & Thursday)
09.30 am, Tours Tourist Office. (Monday & Thursday)
To start the day, guided tour of the chateau of Azay le Rideau, one of the purest gems of Renaissance architecture in the Loire Valley. Financer Gilles Berthelot’s chateau, delicately placed on an island on the Indre river, still shines today thanks to the lightness and balance of its mullioned, pepper pots, dormers and above all its graceful staircase.
We will not forget to admire the chateau under every angle with a stroll around the English style garden, a jewel case of greenness for what is considered today as one of the most beautiful stone diamonds in Touraine.
Tour, wine tasting (Bourgueil or Chinon wines) and lunch at a family estate or at a traditional restaurant. Local products and wines. A true authentic moment.
Guided tour of Langeais Fortress.
Guided tour of one of the most spectacular gardens of Touraine, Villandry.
By its diversity and originality (Love Garden, Kitchen Garden, Aromatic and Medicine Plant Garden, Water Garden and the brand new Sun Garden) and by its size (15 acres, 1150 linden trees), Villandry is the Loire Valley garden not to be missed. With your guide, learn to speak the language of a medieval and Renaissance garden, discover the power of thyme and basil on your health.
06.30 pm: your guide will drive you back to Tours or Amboise Tourist Office.
This tour includes
transportation in a comfortable full options minivan, English speaking escort guide, entrance tickets and guided tour of the Loire Valley Chateaux of Azay le Rideau and Langeais, gardens of Villandry, tour and wine tasting at a cellar cave, lunch at a winery or in a traditional restaurant, drinks included.
8 passengers maximum per vehicle.
This tour doesn't include
personal expenses, extra, other drinks, hotel pick up $20 per person (hotels located in the Loire Valley between Amboise and Tours).
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