Loire Valley Day Tour from Tours : Villandry, Azay-le-Rideau & Vouvray Wineries
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9 hours


English


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Overview

Meet your guide in front of the Tourist Office of Tours at 9:30am and board the minivan for an fun day in the Loire Valley.Let's start the day by the visit of the Chateau of Azay-le-Rideau, a chateau worth seeing for its perfect regularity and reflect on the Indre river.  Your passionate guide will accompany you in the interiors and will share with you the stories of the estate.Then, enjoy a complete discovery of the gorgeous gardens of Villandry, what is the meaning of such gardens and what were the codes attached to it in the 16th century? Let your guide give you some pointers and give you little tips. After a stroll in the vegetable gardens, you can go to herb gardens and observe the view on the chateau and the gardens and go see the swans residing on the water garden.After lunch (with recommendations  from your guide of nice French bakeries where you can buy a snack), en route for Vouvray.Meet a French winemaker in a charming family run estate. See the vines and visit the traditional vat room and the cellars. During this visit, you will improve your knowledge regarding wine-making and of course wine tasting. Elegant sparkling wines and white wines are produced in this area.Following this first visit, explore one of the famous underground caves that were dug during the 10th century in order to extract stones and today used by a famous Loire Valley wine house for producing and storing wines.Throughout the afternoon, your guide will share his knowledge with you, to help you understand the diversity of Loire wines and its specific terroir. You will learn the different steps of wine tasting and train your nose to identify many wine aromas. Benefit from your guide's tips and tricks and learn to taste like a professional. Cheers!Afterwards, you will be driven back to Tours, where your tour will end at 6:30pm.

Operated by

A la Francaise

Itinerary

  • Chateau of Azay-le-Rideau

    Visit of the chateau interiors and the park

  • Villandry's gardens

    Guided visit of the gardens

  • Local winery in Vouvray Appellation

    Guided visit and tasting

  • Second local winery in Vouvray appellation

    Guided visit by the owner and the guide with explanations, tasting and a stop in a second vineyard.

Meeting Point Map

Location

Office de Tourisme de la Ville de Tours (78 Rue Bernard Palissy, Indre-et-Loire Tours, Centre-Val de Loire, 37000)

Duration

9 hours

Start Time

09:30

Address

78 Rue Bernard Palissy, 37000 Tours, France

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Experience

Exclusions

  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Lunch - Free time will be given to buy a sandwich in a bakery close by
  • French-speaking guide

Additional Information

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Minimum drinking age is 18 years
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Not recommended for people with heart conditions
  • This tour starts from the city of Tours. The departure is at 9.30am (please be there 10 minutes before departure). Drop-off at the end of the day is at 6.30pm.
  • Lunch is not included in this tour, there will be a free-time given by the guide when passengers can buy a sandwich

Guide Languages

  • English

Cancellation Policy

  • A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.

  • No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.

from
EUR 157.00