5 DAY Loire Valley Wine and Castle Tour with Guide and Sommelier
By Wine Geometry Tours
Free cancellation available
per adult
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 5d
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
- Multiple languages
Overview
Eat. Drink. Love.
Based in the royal city of BLOIS
Eat: Enjoying Michelin-star restaurants, taking in splendid views of the Loire and its castles.
Drink: Sylvain GAMARD is a 3rd level WSET graduate with expertise in wine. Wander in the vineyards of the greatest, where you will be explained the wine process, proper wine selection and tasting. It's an opportunity to discover some hidden gems you’ll want to take back home!
Love: A stay on the banks of the Loire must include visits to the largest castles! Chambord, Chenonceau, Amboise, but also the gardens of Chaumont, Villandry, and many other wonders … we will narrate the History of France by its wines, which have been the main contributor to the Greatness of France.
Activity location
- Chateau Royal de Blois
- 6 Place du Chateau
- 41000, Blois, France
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Château Royal de Blois
- 6 Place du Château
- 41000, Blois, Centre-Val de Loire, France
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5 DAY Loire Valley Wine and Castle Tour with Guide and Sommelier
- 5d
- English
Starting time: 08:00
Price details
£1,715.61 x 1 Adult£1,715.61
Total
What's included, what's not
- Wine tastings
Know before you book
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
Activity itinerary
Day 1: Blois - Chambord - Cheverny
- 4 stops
- Meals: lunch
- Accommodation: Not included
Chateau Royal de Blois
- 2h
- Admission ticket included
1st day: BLOIS - CHAMBORD – CHEVERNY
visit of the castles of Blois and Chambord (its 440 rooms, 282 chimneys, 82 staircases, 4500 pieces of art… but above all, the double helix staircases attributed to Leonardo Da Vinci!), and tasting at Cour-Cheverny of the wine of King François I, the Romorantin. Chocolate factory visit and chocolate tasting from 20 different countries! Dinner in a top-notch French brasserie in city centre Blois. Wine tasting at the B&B in the evening.
Chateau de Chambord
- 2h
- Admission ticket included
1st day: BLOIS - CHAMBORD – CHEVERNY
visit of the castles of Blois and Chambord (its 440 rooms, 282 chimneys, 82 staircases, 4500 pieces of art… but above all, the double helix staircases attributed to Leonardo Da Vinci!), and tasting at Cour-Cheverny of the wine of King François I, the Romorantin. Chocolate factory visit and chocolate tasting from 20 different countries! Dinner in a top-notch French brasserie in city centre Blois. Wine tasting at the B&B in the evening.
Cheverny
- 2h
Visite du vignoble de Cheverny, visite d'un chai pour mieux comprendre le travail dans la vigne et au chai, puis dégustation de 7 vins de l'appellation AOC CHEVERNY.
Bracieux
- 1h
Visite de chocolaterie (artisanat local) et dégustation de chocolat pour mieux comprendre d'où vient et comment on produit ce délice!
Day 2: Chenonceau - Amboise
- 4 stops
- Meals: lunch
- Accommodation: Not included
Chateau de Chenonceau
- 2h
- Admission ticket included
2nd day: CHENONCEAU – AMBOISE
Visit of the castle of Chenonceau (home to the French Kings for over 250 years… and an architectural gem, hosting 4 different architectural periods!), lunch in a nearby restaurant in a cave. Afternoon visit of the Clos Lucé, the last home of Leonardo Da Vinci, where you will witness all of his inventions! Wine tastings in Amboise and Vouvray, visit of the vineyards and wine making process, where you get to taste old vintages dating back to 2001!
Les Caves Champignonnieres des Roches
- 1h
- Admission ticket included
Discover an 80-mile long cave used today for France's most famous mushroom production!
Learn the history of these tufa stone caves which were carved to build the Royal Castles... and in turn served as wineries and mushroom caves!
Le Chateau du Clos Luce - Parc Leonardo da Vinci
- 2h
- Admission ticket included
2nd day: CHENONCEAU – AMBOISE
Visit of the castle of Chenonceau (home to the French Kings for over 250 years… and an architectural gem, hosting 4 different architectural periods!), lunch in a nearby restaurant in a cave. Afternoon visit of the Clos Lucé, the last home of Leonardo Da Vinci, where you will witness all of his inventions! Wine tastings in Amboise and Vouvray, visit of the vineyards and wine making process, where you get to taste old vintages dating back to 2001!
Vouvray
- 1h
2nd day: CHENONCEAU – AMBOISE
Visit of the castle of Chenonceau (home to the French Kings for over 250 years… and an architectural gem, hosting 4 different architectural periods!), lunch in a nearby restaurant in a cave. Afternoon visit of the Clos Lucé, the last home of Leonardo Da Vinci, where you will witness all of his inventions! Wine tastings in Amboise and Vouvray, visit of the vineyards and wine making process, where you get to taste old vintages dating back to 2001!
Day 3: Chaumont sur Loire
- 3 stops
- Meals: lunch
- Accommodation: Not included
Chateau De Chaumont Sur Loire
- 2h
- Admission ticket included
Visit of Chaumont-sur-Loire and its international garden festival. Lunch in Mosnes in a troglodyte cave with wine tasting. Boat tour on the Loire. Visit of a goat farm, explanations on cheese making, and wine&cheese pairing picnic.
Chaumont-sur-Loire
- 2h
BOAT TOUR on the Loire River!
Visit of Chaumont-sur-Loire and its international garden festival. Lunch in Mosnes in a troglodyte cave with wine tasting. Visit of the chateau de Chenonceau, nicknamed the “Ladies’ castle”because of the strong feminine influence in the building and its surroundings. Visit of a goat farm, explanations on cheese making, and wine&cheese pairing picnic. Dinner at a Michelin-starred restaurant in Blois.
Amboise
- 1h
Visit of a goat farm, explanations on cheese making, and wine&cheese pairing picnic.
Day 4: Chinon - Villandry
- 3 stops
- Meals: lunch
- Accommodation: Not included
Chateau of Azay-le-Rideau
- 2h
- Admission ticket included
This 16th century Chateau has been judged a "hidden gem" by French writer Honoré de Balzac. L-shaped, surrounded by the river Indre, its beauty is simply astonishing, and its interior encapsulates many precious secrets and furniture of the time.
Chateau de Villandry
- 2h
- Admission ticket included
Undoubtedly the most beautiful gardens of all the Loire Valley. 4 levels of terraces of gardens surround the Medieval castle, which has been renovated throughout the centuries. The Chateau is privately owned, what an amazing job they have done with it!
Chinon
- 3h
2 wine tastings in the lovely town of Chinon, home of French writer Francois Rabelais, one of the "inventors" of the French language!
Cabernet Franc is dominant here, you will learn to taste it blind!
Day 5: Sancerre
- 1 stop
- Meals: lunch
- Accommodation: Not included
Sancerre
- 6h
Wine tastings in the most famous vineyards of Sancerre and Pouilly Fumé!
Walking tour of Sancerre.
Location
Activity location
- Chateau Royal de Blois
- 6 Place du Chateau
- 41000, Blois, France
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Château Royal de Blois
- 6 Place du Château
- 41000, Blois, Centre-Val de Loire, France
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