Live Guided Chenonceau, Chambord, Amboise Castles trip from Paris
Description
Private Full-day trip from Paris for 2 to 6 persons to the Top 3 Loire Valley Castles: Chenonceau, Amboise, Chambord with Wine tasting. Tickets included ! We offer two options: Live Guided during the whole trip or Audio Guided with experienced driver only. By Audio guided trips we provide Histopads in Chambord and Amboise and Audio guide in Chenonceau. Mercedes E220 business-class car for 2-3 people or Mercedes minivan for 3-7 people. Duration of 13 hours (longer as usual). Minivan and car drive faster than a bus. You save up around two hours. This tour is also offered in Small-groups up to 6 persons. 15 other Day trips from Paris in Small-groups and as Private Experiences by Clewel Travel.
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Itinerary
07:30 Departure from Your hotel. Pick up is included. The Guide will welcome You and the Trip begins. There are 245 km to drive on highway. It takes about 3 hours. The Guide will give You general Information about the French history connected to the Castles of Loire Valley.
10:30 to 12:00 Visit of Château de Chenonceau and its Garden Skip-the-line access and tour inside of the Chateau Chenonceau. There are no more audioguides available but reading materials with explanation of every room of the Castle. The guide will explain You as well the history and the construction of Chenonceau Castle. Chenonceau nicknamed the "ladies’ castle" is remarkable for its feminine history of famous women of France such as Catherine de Medici as well as for it’s stunning architecture as well as unique aches over the River Cher. The Renaissance-style Gardens of Chenonceau with their more than 130,000 flowerings plants will impress You as well.
12:00 Departure from Chenonceau Castle. 12:15 to 13:00 Wine Tasting of minimum 7 wines at a local family vinery existing since many centuries. You will learn how wines have been making for centuries and have afterwords the wine tasting of local wines with explanations. 13:00 - 14:00 Time for Lunch in the pedestrian street of Amboise city near the Amboise Castle.
14:00 Arrival at Amboise Castle. 14:15 to 15:15 Visit of the Chateau d’Amboise. You will get a HistoPad which will explain You the history of each place in the castle. Amboise is the grand 15th-century residence of King Charles VIII and an example of the transition of Gothic to Renaissance architecture. Learn the history of the castle Amboise which is known as birth place of princes, the reign of Kings, and the death of the greatest Renaissance master, Leonardo Da Vinci! You can see his grave in the chapel.
15:15 Departure from Amboise to Chambord Castle with arrival about 16:15/16:30
16:30 - 18:00 Visit of Chateaux Chambord. The Château de Chambord is one of the most popular castles because of its French Renaissance architecture. The building was constructed (1519–1547) by Francis I (Francois 1-er) and is nowadays the biggest castle with its 440 rooms, 282 fireplaces and 84 staircases. The castle is also known because of its open double-spiral staircase. The two spirals ascend the three floors without ever meeting. Leonardo da Vinci may have designed the staircase. 18:15 Departure to Paris. There are approx. 180 km to drive on highway.
20:30. Arrival in Paris. Drop off at Your hotel
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pick-up is included. It is always at the Reception desk of Your Hotel.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(5)
What an absolutely unbelievable day!! We were in Paris for our 2nd time and decided to do a day trip outside the city. The tour of Loire castles and the wine tasting were a highlight of our entire vacation. I cannot recommend this tour more highly. Cyrus was so friendly and knowledgeable.
False Advertising! Our excursion with this company occurred on April 6, 2023 We have called and emailed the company and Cyrus directly about this, and they have not responded. I am calling out to CLEWEL travel to reply to our review. We booked the "3 Loire Valley Castles Small-group by Minivan with Tickets & Wine Tasting" for over $1,500 It lists very clearly in the description several times a GUIDE is included. All the reviews speak of how great and knowledgeable the Guide was. We were not provided a GUIDE at all. When I asked our driver Alex to tell us about the castles he said "I am not a guide, I am a driver" He then told us he usually had a guide ride with him, but he did not have one today?! We paid for Guide, exactly as the listing mentioned several times. We emailed and called the company Clewel directly, asking for even a partial refund and they will not reply to us.
This review is about money and about another small group trip
Our guide was Rustam, he was very knowlegable of the castles and the area. He kept the trip very entertaining and provided us the history of each castle. It was amazing to see the top 3 castles in France.
Sirus was a great driver and guide. He worked well with our group. He was informative on each stop and made sure we focused on the best of eah castle. And the real winner was the winery. Our group loves wine and he took us to a small family owned vineyard with great wine and incredible prices. We highly recommend but I would avoid doing this on a Friday since traffic was heavy when we hit Paris on our return. This is a 13 hour experience but with several stops.
Our driver and guide, Cyrus G., was very knowledgeable and passionate about the history behind the three castles we were to see in the Loire Valley from the medievalist Ambrose castle to the most current Chenonceau (ladies castle). He shared 700 years of conflict, relationships and conquest which really brought our trip to life. The castles all had interesting architecture and something different to share regarding the historical periods represented. The stop for wine was lovely and we had a yuck hot lunch at Chenonceau Castle cafe. Worth the drive to have this Loire Valley experience!
