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.

Loire-Valley

Private tour by French licensed tour guide of the two most popular Loire Valley chateaux.

Chauffeured Loire Valley highlights full day tour: Chenonceau and Chambord.

The most iconic of the Touraine Loire Valley chateaux

Half Day Walking Tour of Chenonceau

Discover an unknown jewel

Let's discover Tours with a native!!

Customize your tour at your convenience: tour the chateaux or towns you decide.

Licensed tour guide at your disposal for 8 hours

Half Day Walking Tour of Amboise: Chateau and Church

The view of the Loire River from the Chateau's ramparts

The sarcophagus of the King's cryptographers

Was this the most beautiful women of her era?

Sunlight through stained glass plays on stone carving in the chapel of St Hubert

The Chateau of Amboise, viewed from across the River Loire

The residence of kings and the resting place of their codebreakers

Last home of Da Vinci. His tomb in Royal castle of Amboise. Private tour given by a French licensed tour guide.

Leonardo da Vinci's life in the Loire Valley, chauffeured full day tour.

The medieval donjon - Richard the Lionheart's favorite.

Medieval and Renaissance off the beaten track

Half Day Walking Tour of Loches

Explore the Loire Valley at your own pace in my new luxury electric Mercedes SUV (EQB 250)

Chauffeured Mercedes at your disposal for 8 hours

Canopy over Anne of Brittany's private altar.

Bronze bust of Charles VIII, one of Anne of Brittany's husbands.

Costume based on a portrait of Anne of Brittany.

Tableau depicting the forced marriage of Anne of Brittany to Charles VIII at Langeais.

Plaque commemorating the visit of Joan of Arc.

Looking at a 15C figurine of Saint Agnes in the Royal Apartments at Loches.

Learn what they ate, how they kept clean, what they wore, their role in society, their education and status

The Lives of Medieval Women Tour

Tour the most popular Loire Valley castle.

Chateau de Chenonceau, private tour, French licensed tour guide.

Catherine de Medici's private apartments, Chateau of Chenonceau.

Catherine de Medici's effigy on her grave in the Basilica of Saint Denis.

The 5 Queens Bedroom at the Chateau of Chenonceau.

Anteroom to Catherine de Medici's private study.

The Long Gallery at the Chateau of Chenonceau.

Cutting and kitchen garden, in continuous use since Diane de Poitiers established it.

Portrait medallion of Catherine de Medici in her 30s.

Amboise tours

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Simon J.

$ 956 (USD)

Includes all fees

Susan W.

$ 446 (USD)

Includes all fees

Emmanuel J.

$ 156 (USD)

Includes all fees

Simon J.

$ 637 (USD)

Includes all fees

Susan W.

$ 446 (USD)

Includes all fees

Simon J.

$ 956 (USD)

Includes all fees

Susan W.

$ 390 (USD)

Includes all fees

Simon J.

$ 796 (USD)

Includes all fees

Susan W.

$ 223 (USD)

Includes all fees

Simon J.

$ 319 (USD)

Includes all fees

Susan W.

$ 446 (USD)

Includes all fees

Simon J.

$ 637 (USD)

Includes all fees

Susan W.

$ 84 (USD)

Includes all fees

Simon J.

$ 764 (USD)

Includes all fees

Susan W.

$ 84 (USD)

Includes all fees

Simon J.

$ 478 (USD)

Includes all fees

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