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From Tours/Amboise: Chenonceau, Clos Lucé & Wine Tasting

4.6 / 5

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Activity provider: France Intense
Day trip

From Tours/Amboise: Chenonceau, Clos Lucé & Wine Tasting

Activity provider: France Intense

From US$ 231.75 per person

Take a guided tour of the Chateau of Chenonceau and Amboise. Arrive in the Loire Valley and tour the château before enjoying a wine tasting with a local wine specialist. After, visit the Clos Lucé where Leonard Da Vinci spent the rest of his life.

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Duration 8.5 hours
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Live tour guide
English
Small group
Limited to 8 participants

Experience

Highlights
  • Visit the Château de Chenonceau and its Renaissance gardens
  • Enjoy a delicious wine tasting with an oenologist at Caves Ambacia
  • Visit the Royal Castle of Amboise, residence of Charles VIII
  • See the Chateau of Clos Luce, where Leonardo da Vinci spent his final years
Full description

Get picked up in the morning before driving to the Loire Valley and start your day touring the Château de Chenonceau. The Chateau des Dames bridge built across the Cher is famous for the great heroines who lived there (Diane de Poitiers and Catherine de Medicis) and for the beauty of its Renaissance gardens. Next, head to a wine tasting with a wine specialist at Caves Ambacia in Amboise. An oenologist will welcome you into the caves, former tuff stone quarries, for a tour. This will be followed by a wine tasting of Vouvray wines.  After this, tour the Royal Castle of Amboise, residence of Charles VIII and the young François d’Angoulème, future Francois I. Discover a perfect example of the transition from Gothic to Renaissance architecture and the Saint Hubert Chapel, which today houses the grave of Leonardo da Vinci. Finally, head to the Manor du Clos Lucé, a few yards away from the Royal Castle. Leonardo da Vinci spent the last 3 years of his life there and died there in 1519. See his bedroom, office, reception room and kitchen, and be awestruck by his invention room, displaying models of his most spectacular inventions. End your day by being dropped off in Amboise at 5:30 PM or in Tours at 6 PM.

Includes
  • Transportation in a comfortable 8-passenger minivan
  • English-speaking guide
  • Tickets and guided tours at the Chateaus of Chenonceau, Amboise, and Clos Lucé
  • Wine tasting at a cellar cave (conducted in English)
  • Extra meals or drinks
  • Train tickets

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  • Please note that your guide can lead the tour in a maximum of 2 languages per minivan
Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.6 /5

based on 9 reviews

Review summary

  • Value for money
    4.2/5
  • Safety
    5/5
  • Service
    4.8/5
  • Organization
    4.8/5

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With the slow influx in tourists to france (written in April 2022) this is essentially a private tour. Most of the time I was wondering if it was worth the $200+ per person, and I think it was worth at least most of that. Gas is very expensive these days, and our tour guide did a fantastic job explaining the different sites while also giving us free time at each of the chateau's. The free time is very rushed at chenonceau and close luce though, which was enough to see close luce however there were portions of chenonceau we did not get to see by the time we left (however, got to see most of the most important portions). Thankful that the wine tasting company they partner with had options for those who do not drink alcohol. Overall there are not many options for touring the chateau's if you do not have your own car, so factor that into your decision for paying this much per person (there is no uber out there, taxis are sparse and expensive)

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May 3, 2022

I greatly enjoyed this guided tour! The guide, Marion, was very knowledgeable and extremely welcoming. She made the experience.

November 20, 2019

O passeio foi muito bom, o roteiro é perfeito.

Gostamos muito do passeio, a guia Lea foi ótima, sabe muita história da região e dos lugares visitados e é divertida. O tempo de visita a Chenonceau poderia ser um pouco maior, pelo menos mais meia hora.

September 18, 2019

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