Paris · LOIRE VALLEY CASTLE TOURS
Good loire valley castle tours fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Loire Valley châteaux from Paris in 13 hours, with Chambord, Chenonceau wine tasting, and free time in Blois. Two UNESCO sites included.
“Great excursion, which I highly recommend. Thank for great tour and tour guides. Bus very comfortable.”
Skip-the-line entry to Château de Chambord with access to 60+ rooms, temporary exhibitions, gardens, and the famous double-helix staircase.
“Chambord Chateau is well worth a visit and there is lots to do around the grounds. The cafes and restaurants are also great. We got tickets on the GYG app - the price was the same and saved on long queues!”
Loire Valley day trip from Paris to Chambord and Chenonceau with skip-the-line entry, Blois lunch free time, and complimentary wine tasting.
“Fantastic day out to see the Loire valley and learn about the history on the way. Our guide John was funny, knowledgeable and very interesting! We particular enjoyed his own story and anecdotes. Highly recommend.”
Timed-entry admission to Château de Chenonceau across the Cher River, with Renaissance gardens, Dômes Gallery, Carriage Gallery, and 16-language audio guides.
“It was a very busy day at the chateau . We arrived around 10.am with our pre bought tickets. We have to present the passes we have to exchange for the entry tickets standing in the queue they were telling everyone next castle entry would be 5.15pm. When we exchanged our prebought tickets we were given entry at 11.15 because we had prebought tickets . This was a huge benefit . The castle tour was excellent which we did ourselves using the free pocket handbook which detailed every room”
Full-day Loire Valley chateaux tour from Paris to see Chambord, Chenonceau, and Cheverny by luxury coach with skip-the-line entry.
“The trip was amazing. Everything well organized and on time. Not very long road to get tired. Both guides interested in you and help all the time. Very interesting information is given. Highly recommend this trip!”
Loire Valley day trip from Paris to Chambord, Chenonceau, and Cheverny, with skip-the-line tickets and live guide or audio options.
“A most interesting full day tour. An excellent guide took us around three different types of French castles. The first was still a lived in private residence into which we felt we could move in to tomorrow quite happily and was our favourite. The second one had magnificent laid out gardens and was for a while in the hands of Catherine de Medici. The last one, in French State hands, was absolutely jaw dropping from the outside but disappointed on the inside - at its peak it covered the same amount of territory as Paris does today!!!!! The only downside was the time it took by coach to reach the…”
Small-group Loire Valley châteaux day trip from Paris with Chambord, Chenonceau, Amboise, Leonardo stop, and included wine tasting, 12 hours.
“Excellent variety of chateaux, knowledgeable guide and beautiful location. A wonderful experience. Our guide Enzo was smart and entertaining.”
Small-group Loire Valley castles day trip from Paris, with Chenonceau, Amboise, and Chambord, skip-the-line tickets, and wine tasting.
“Excellent guide and a nice relax full day away from Paris.”
Paris to Château de Chambord plus two Loire wineries, with lunch and wine tastings on an air-conditioned 11-hour tour.
“Excellent! Lionel our guide was exceptional, so lovely and was told us so much! Loved the people on the tour too, as a solo traveller, I highly recommend this!”
Loire Valley castles in one long day from Paris: Chambord, Chenonceau, Cheverny, with hotel pickup and guided tours plus skip-the-line tickets.
“A great activity. Although the tour information did not indicate that Cheverney chateau was not visited on Mondays. Amboise chateau was visited instead and was alright but activity was booked partially to visit Cheverney and see the famous hounds.”
Full-day Loire Valley castles from Paris with an English guide, castle entry, and lunch at a bakery, visiting Amboise, Chenonceau, and Chambord.
“Really good tour guide and enough time to see all the castles (depends if you really like to explore every rooms, then probably you would need more time). The downside was the lunch, it was advertised as "in a french boulangerie" but we went to a bakery chain that you can find it all over Europe and London... maybe next time it would be better to go to a REAL boulangerie. Overall good experience and knowledgeable tour guide”
A 2-day bus tour from Paris to Mont Saint-Michel and the Loire castles, with guided visits, a 4-star hotel night, and English or Spanish guides.
“Mont St Michel was very impressive, but their tour information for tourists was poor. I had a problem with the shuttle bus system because there was no map showing the shuttle stop. Although my tour guide advised us to take a shuttle, the first comer speaking English to the area couldn’t get the reality on poor signs on the street. On the way to the parking lot, we met some French people, but no one can point where is the parking lot for bus. The worst thing was I couldn’t find my luggage in my bus. Just the bus driver asked me to search baggage. Finally my tour guide started…”
A 12-hour private Loire castles day from Paris, visiting Cheverny, Chenonceau, and Chambord with skip-the-line entry and a live guide.
“Our driver was terrific, and the audio guide was informative. We were there in February, so the crowds were small which was great.”
Small-group Loire Valley day trip with Paris hotel pickup, guided Chenonceau, Royal Amboise, Da Vinci at Clos Lucé, plus wine tasting.
“Our guide and driver Cyrus G. was excellent. Very knowledgeable about the castles, drove smoothly, and very communicative about instructions. Our only complaint was that we didn’t have enough time at the Chambord castle. It is massive. We could have spent a whole day at just the castle and another exploring the grounds. I have two recommendations 1. either eat at Paul’s next to Chateau d’Amboise and go to that castle or eat at Chateau Chambord. That way you have more time to explore the last castle on your trip 2. If you are not really a wine drinker and are going to Chateau Chambord, skipping the wine tasting would…”
Tour Vouvray in Loire Valley with a vineyard walk, rock-hewn cellar visit, and tasting 6 wines with local bites in 3 hours.
“Fabulous wine tour from vine to wine our host was knowledgeable and informed. A most enjoyable 3 hours”
Every kind of day out, and the best of each.
