# Loire Valley châteaux and wine private tour from Paris Source: https://www.privatetrip.fr/wine-tours-from-paris/loire-valley-castles-wine-tour/ Updated: 2026-11-05 Chambord, then your choice of Chenonceau or Amboise, with tastings at a Vouvray producer and a small family winery. - **Length** Full day, 6:30 am to about 7:30 pm - **Drive** 2 h each way - **Group** 1 to 7 guests - **Winter price** €1,040 winter price, instead of €1,300€1,300 per group ## At a glance The Loire châteaux are about 2 hours from Paris. This private day tour runs from 6:30 am to about 7:30 pm, with Chambord from outside, a guided visit of Chenonceau or Amboise, tastings at a Vouvray producer and a boutique winery, and troglodyte villages along the Loire. It costs €1,300 for up to 7 guests. - Full day, 6:30 am to about 7:30 pm - About 2 h drive each way from Paris - €1,040 winter price, instead of €1,300€1,300 per group of 1–7 (about €149€186 each for 7), 20% off for tours until 28 February 2027 - Pickup and drop-off at your Paris hotel - Best for: Castles and wine in one day ## About this tour The Loire Valley is France’s royal heartland, where Renaissance kings built their châteaux and where a cool climate gives some of Europe’s most elegant wines. This tour combines both, with still and sparkling wines at Vouvray and a boutique producer, and two of the most beautiful châteaux in France. It is your private day. Your guide drives and tells the stories, and adjusts the plan to your interests, whether you love wine, history, or simply a day of French elegance. ## Itinerary A typical day. As the tour is private, every stop can be changed. 1. 6:30 am**Pickup in Paris** At your hotel, with a coffee and croissant stop on the way. 2. Chambord**A Renaissance masterpiece** Built for Francis I and inspired by the ideas of Leonardo da Vinci, seen from outside with its forest of chimneys and towers. 3. Vouvray**Private tasting** The Vouvray appellation covers eight villages east of Tours and makes chenin blanc in every style, still and sparkling, dry and sweet. 4. Lunch**Traditional French lunch** In a local restaurant or sandwiches in the van. 5. Chenonceau or Amboise**Guided château visit** Chenonceau, the château of the ladies, spanning the Cher, with its furniture, tapestries and flower garden; or Amboise, the royal residence above the Loire where Leonardo da Vinci is buried. 6. Boutique winery**Second tasting** A small producer of local whites and reds where you meet the winemaker. 7. Loire villages**Troglodyte sites** Cave dwellings and cellars cut into the limestone cliffs. 8. 7:30–8 pm**Back in Paris** Drop-off at your hotel, depending on traffic. ## What’s included ### Included - Spacious air-conditioned 8-seater van for your group only - Professional English-speaking guide who also drives - Pickup and drop-off at your Paris hotel or apartment - Fuel, tolls and parking - Itinerary planning and changes on the day - Hotel and restaurant suggestions and bookings - Passenger insurance while you are in the vehicle - All taxes, no hidden fees ### Not included - Meals and drinks - Entrance fees to museums, châteaux and monuments - Tasting fees at producers (about €20–50 per person for the day) - The guide’s lunch (up to €20) - Personal purchases and gratuity (optional) - Your own travel insurance ## Practical information ### What to wear Comfortable shoes and layers; cellars are about 10 °C. ### Fees Château entrance and tasting fees are not included. We book tickets in advance to avoid queues. ### Drive About 2 hours each way on the A10 motorway. ## This tour in winter 20% off for tours from 1 November 2026 to 28 February 2027: **€1,040** instead of €1,300 per group of 1–7. - Chambord is open every day in winter from 9 am to 5 pm, except 25 December and 1 January. In early 2026 it also closed on some Mondays outside school holidays, so we check your date. - Chambord usually puts on its Christmas decorations, with decorated trees in its halls, from late November to early January. - The châteaux are cold inside in winter. Bring a warm coat; you keep it on during the visits. [Winter prices, events and opening times for all our tours](https://www.privatetrip.fr/winter-tours-from-paris/) ## Questions about this tour **Chenonceau or Amboise?** Chenonceau for its setting on the river, its interiors and its gardens; Amboise for its views over the Loire and Leonardo da Vinci’s tomb. Jozef will help you choose. **Can we go inside Chambord?** Yes, on request, instead of the second château. With two full château visits there is less time for wine. **What is your cancellation policy?** The booking fee is non-refundable. For one-day tours cancelled more than one month ahead, it can be used for a future tour; for multi-day tours, more than three months ahead. If we cancel for safety reasons, such as severe weather, we refund it in full. [Read the full terms](https://www.privatetrip.fr/terms/). **Is the tour really private?** Yes. It is for your group only, from 1 to 7 guests, with pickup at your Paris hotel, and the itinerary can be changed on the day. ## What guests say Page updated 5 November 2026. Prices and times are checked at every update. **Winter offer** For tours from 1 November 2026 to 28 February 2027 €1,040€1,300 instead of €1,300 per group of 1–7 guests about €149€186 per person for 7 Deborah applies it when she confirms your booking. [Offer terms](https://www.privatetrip.fr/winter-tours-from-paris/#terms) - Full day, 6:30 am to about 7:30 pm - Pickup at your Paris hotel - Reply within 24 hours [Rated 5.0 from 124 TripAdvisor reviews](https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g187145-d7040140-Reviews-Private_Trip-Fontainebleau_Seine_et_Marne_Ile_de_France.html) ## You may also like ### [Loire Valley in 2 days, with a night at Fontevraud Abbey](https://www.privatetrip.fr/wine-tours-from-paris/loire-valley-2-day-tour/) 2 days, 1 night at Fontevraud · drive 2 h each way Six châteaux in two days, a night in the 12th-century Royal Abbey of Fontevraud and tastings at Vouvray and Brézé. - Chambord - Chenonceau - Amboise - Vouvray - Night at Fontevraud Abbey - Château de Brézé - Saumur & Azay-le-Rideau ### [Champagne: Reims, Épernay & small producers](https://www.privatetrip.fr/wine-tours-from-paris/champagne-tour/) Full day, 7 am to about 7 pm · drive 1 h 45 each way A famous house and two independent growers, Reims cathedral, the Avenue de Champagne and Dom Pérignon’s abbey at Hautvillers, with a WSET-certified guide. - Reims cathedral - Taittinger cellars - Two small producers - Avenue de Champagne in Épernay - Hautvillers & Dom Pérignon ### [Fontainebleau Palace, half day](https://www.privatetrip.fr/day-trips-from-paris/fontainebleau-palace-tour/) Half day, 9 am to about 3 pm · drive 1 h each way The palace of French kings and Napoleon, its gardens and the town of Fontainebleau, back in Paris by mid-afternoon. - Palace interiors & royal apartments - Napoleon’s apartments - Royal gardens & carp pond - Fontainebleau town - Barbizon or the forest