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8840 TOURS and 1546 GUIDES in 122 COUNTRIES!
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Loire Valley Private Tours |
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Be entranced by the Loire Valley where fairytale Renaissance chateaux and riverside vistas make it easy to imagine the bygone glamour and riches of French aristocracy. Take a Loire Valley tour with a local guide and learn all about the romance and intrigue of castle life hundreds of years ago.
The entire Loire Valley, with its abundance of fine chateaux and grand manor houses, has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Meandering with your guide along its rural laneways, you can take your pick of some of France's most beautiful sites. See the 'double helix' stairway (believed to be a creation of Leonardo da Vinci) at Chambord, the largest of the Loire castles. Wander the lovely grounds surrounding Chaumont Castle and breathe in magnificent views of the Loire.
You can choose from one of our suggested itineraries, or work with your guide to create your own. We want you to leave the Loire feeling you've seen the best this charmed region has to offer. |
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| Tour Guide Legal Requirements |
In France, the profession of tour guide is a regulated profession - you must have a license to guide into museums, and INSIDE national monuments. For example you must have this authorization if you want to organize visits in the Louvre or Orsay museum.
For such things as stopover tours, shopping tours, night city tours or food tours no license is required. report error
All ToursByLocals guides have met our ToursByLocals Guide Requirements which includes warranting that they can legally give the tours they offer. |
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Loire Valley Food and Wine Tours |
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Tour in Touraine, France:
"The tour was designed to accommodate the fact that we were staying in Chinon, so pick up and drop off was from this del,..." [more]
Noel F. - Aug, 2011
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Tour in Touraine, France:
"Simon and Susan were excellent guides to the part of the Loire Valley we were able to visit. Susan's knowledge of the a,..." [more]
Colleen Sullivan - Jun, 2012
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Tour in Loches, France:
"Excellent and knowledgable guides, very friendly and engaging, flexible and attentive to our interests and needs. And i,..." [more]
Wesley Scholz - May, 2013
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- You choose the ACTUAL PERSON who will give your tour. See their photo, bio, credentials and communicate with them in advance via our website. They are locals, living in the same area as the tour.
- ONLY THE BEST GUIDES. Guides can't buy their way onto our system - each is chosen by ToursByLocals.
- All Tours are PRIVATE, only you and people you choose.
- Guide services are priced PER TOUR, not PER PERSON. However, there may be a 'per person' price component if the tour involves external costs such as admission tickets, etc.
- Tours shown on website can be purchased directly - or the guide can customize them at your request.
- Full contact information provided after booking. Plus, you'll have access to ToursByLocals 24 hour emergency contact number.
- Looked through the site but still need advice? You can call ToursByLocals and talk to a REAL HUMAN!
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