Fully guided 3 days
Highlights: The major Castles - Wine & Gastronomy
Date: All year along
Transportation: Fully chauffeured private luxury car with your guide
Accommodation: 4* Hotel, downtown Amboise or Relais & Chateaux
Overview
This three day escape showcases the essential highlights of the Loire Valley. Personally guided on a custom designed route, you will experienced the sights, sounds and culture of the area. We kept only the major castles of the region to make sure you have time to enjoy the French way of life as well, and go side tracks for unique experiences. Wine and gastronomy are high on our list but don’t hesitate to tell us about your own favorites.
This tour has been conceived as a medley of the Loire Valley. It is perfect for a discovery week-end or a short break-away from the city life but can be fully adapted to your own schedule and/or interest.
Itinerary
Day 1: In the footsteps of Leonardo da Vinci
Upon you arrival in the Loire Valley, your guide will take you to Amboise, where Leonardo da Vinci spent his last years. Visits both chateaux of Leonardo and Francois the 1st and stroll down the picturesque pedestrian streets of this Renaissance little town.
Day 2: Majestic Loire Valley castles and a goat farm
Embark with your guide for a day in the most famous castles of the Loire Valley: Chenonceau and Chambord, and visit a local goat farm.
Day 3: A unique experience around the Loire valley wines
Some tourists just taste the wine, but you are going to “experienced it”. Be ready to “see” and “touch” it in a style offered to few travelers and in places open only to RiverLoire guests.
Price & inclusions
Price starting from € 1 980,00 per person on a basis of 2 people
Subject to availability at the time of booking.
Included:
- 2 night Hotel accommodation.
- Daily breakfast
- 2 Lunches with drinks included.
- 2 Dinners, drinks not included
- All private transportation and transfers with a private English-speaking guide throughout your entire stay.
- All the entrance fees of the sites listed in the itinerary.
- Wine tasting.
- RiverLoire local assistance.
- Fees and taxes.
If you’ve just returned from this “Fully guided 3 days” tour we’d love to hear from you...
Kwong Yu (USA) a review from TripAdvisor (5 stars) - May 2024
Coming to the Loire valley is a special event, and this group elevated the experience to sublime. We had a fantastic combination of daily excursions, food, and wine, but with times to just rest and take in the experience. Our guide Tiffany was knowledgeable and eager to ensure we had the best time.
Jonathan (USA) a review from TripAdvisor (5 stars) - July 2023
This was our third trip to the Loire using this company as local organisers, and once again, we were blown away by their attention to detail on every aspect of the trip…No request was too much trouble for Thierry and his team, who, from coach driver to tour guide to the fantastic chef (and everyone in between!), were just delightful. Their local knowledge and great recommendations were hugely valuable. While this was our third time with River Loire Tours, it certainly will not be our last. During this trip, the time spent meeting local organic farmers with our chef, and immersing ourselves in the history of Chenonceau and Amboise among other adventures with friends were some stand-out memories - as well as the glorious meals!
Jenny (Ireland) a review from TripAdvisor (5 stars) - July 2023
From start to finish just an overall excellent experience. Claire was incredibly helpful in coordinating our 3 day trip according to the schedule we requested and Flore and Claire were excellent guides! If you are visiting the Loire Valley for chateaus or wine tastings, you can’t do better than working with Riverloire.
Christopher (USA) a review from TripAdvisor (5 stars) - September 2022
Claire at RiverLoire created a wonderful 3-day itinerary for the two of us. We definitely received our money's worth: chateaux, a bike ride, unique wine tastings, excellent lodging, superb restaurants (including one relaxing picnic and one extraordinary country house), and excellent guides. We had two different guides, depending on the activity. Both were punctual, knowledgeable, friendly, and flexible (and they each went out of their way to provide extra service). We completely trusted RiverLoire with their selections, and they did not disappoint. We would use them again, and we highly recommend them. If you are thinking about a private guide, RiverLoire can provide you with options you may never have otherwise.
Allen (USA) a review from TripAdvisor (5 stars) - June 2022
Riverloire definitely did not disappoint and I HIGHLY RECOMMEND them.
Alla (USA) a review from TripAdvisor (5 stars) - August 2021
Deborah (USA), a tripadvisor review (5 stars) - May 2019
My husband and I were celebrating our 10th anniversary with a trip to France. We spent three days in the Loire Valley with RiverLoire. It was absolutely fabulous from start to finish. They were punctual, professional, service oriented, knowledgeable and a lot of fun. Both of our tour guides were wonderful, it was great getting to know them. We spent three days enjoying castles, small towns, wine tastings and an unforgettable trip to Thierry’s cave with a personal wine and cheese tasting. We were not an easy couple to please as we often changed plans the night before as to what we wanted to do the next day. They not only accommodated all of our requests and short notice itinerary changes, they constantly amazed us and provided us with a 5 star experience. They were so flexible and willing to please our every request. Their restaurant choices were superb and they went out of their way to make sure that we did and saw all that we wanted to. It was an absolutely top notch experience and I would highly recommend them.
Nicole (USA) a review from Tripadvisor (5 stars) - May 2019
Mary Anne (USA) - May 2019
Pamela and John (USA) - April 2019
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