From Paris: Day Trip to Loire Valley including Wine Tasting and Lunch
246.25 EUR
Spend an unforgettable day in the Loire Valley! Visit Chambord Castle and two family-run wineries, have lunch at a wine estate, and enjoy magnificent panoramas of the vineyards. From your departure to your way back, your guide will take care of everything for you!
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Available in
- French,
- English,
- Spanish,
- Italian
Highlights
- Enjoy a small-group tour (max. 8 participants) with a wine expert as your guide
- Discover the stunning Château de Chambord
- Taste at least 6 exquisite wines during the day
- Visit a world-famous wine estate for a traditional meal and wine tasting
- Admire magnificent panoramas of the Loire Valley
Description
After early morning hotel pickup in Paris, you’ll travel approximately 2 hours south of the city in the direction of Chambord Castle with a wine expert as your guide.
You’ll enjoy an audio-guided tour of Chambord Castle in the morning, and will come away knowing the secrets behind this magnificent château, constructed by Francis I of France 500 years ago.
Back in your air-conditioned minivan, you’ll pass through the vineyards of Touraine, Vouvray, and Montlouis-sur-Loire, admiring the colourful landscapes of Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, and Cabernet Franc grapes.
You’ll then visit a family-run Vouvray wine estate, where you’ll meet the winemaker and enjoy a delicious traditional meal, paired with a wine tasting.
After lunch, you’ll visit another family-run winery and taste sparkling white wines, dry and sweet white wines, and red and rosé wines. Here, you'll get to taste authentic Loire Valley wines that are largely unavailable in the rest of the world.
During the day, if the weather allows it, your guide will take you into the vines to explain what’s being done at that very moment!
You'll be dropped off in central Paris (Hôtel de Ville) in the early evening.
Read moreWhat’s included & not included
- Pick up from your accommodation in Paris
- Transportation in a comfortable 8-seater minivan
- Fluent English-speaking guide/wine expert
- Croissants on the way to the Loire Valley
- Château de Chambord visit with audio guide
- Lunch at a traditional restaurant or wine estate
- Wine pairing with lunch
- Visit to a boutique winery with tastings
- Stop in the vineyards for an intro to vine growing
- Drop off at your accommodation
Meeting point
Hotel/Accommodation Pick-up everywhere in Paris
Reviews from travellers (2)
This operator has 4 reviews for other tours
Our tour guides, Richard of Reunion Island (our driver) and Victor were fantastic hosts. Being an early start (7am ex Paris), Richard understood that, at that time of day, most hotel restaurants were not yet open for breakfast. As such, he stopped at a bakery and brought us fresh croissants for breakfast before heading off on the leisurely drive to Epernay.
On site we visited a major winery (in this case Moët & Chandon) and then two smaller wineries, one of which provided us with a sumptuous luncheon. A few other sights were taken in as well, not to mention the numerous, picturesque French villages we passed through.
All of us on the tour were from English speaking countries and this was neither a problem for the Wine Passport hosts nor the staff at all of the wineries we visited. This tour is a fantastic day out and I, for one, would highly recommend it. I would gladly do it again (this time making room in my suitcase for some takeaways)!!!
- Full refund if you cancel up to 72 hours before the tour
- No booking fees
- Pay by credit card or PayPal
Tour operated by: Wine Passport