Loire Valley Luxury VIP Tour: Visit Famous, Majestic Castles of Chambord, Chenonceaux, and Amboise

Embark on a luxurious VIP tour of the Loire Valley, exploring the majestic castles of Chambord, Chenonceaux, and Amboise. Discover the birthplace of French Renaissance, visit Leonardo da Vinci’s home, and marvel at outstanding Gothic architecture.

Duration: 13 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Chateau Royal d’Amboise - After departing Paris in the morning, enjoy a spacious, luxury ride to the first stop of the day, Chateau Royal d’Amboise. The royal château is famous for being the last resting place of Leonardo da Vinci.
    French royalty resided at Amboise from the 15th to the 19th century, and with its spectacular view over the Loire…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Guidance from local art historian expert
  • Comfortable in-vehicle air conditioning
  • All fees and taxes included
  • Travel in a luxurious and comfortable vehicle, ideal for lengthy tours
  • Convenient hotel pick-up and drop-off
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Gratuites (optional)
Additional Information

Eliminate the stress of organizing your day tour to the Loire Valley, the cradle of French Renaissance with over 120 estates, with this exclusive luxury journey with return transportation from Paris. Key features include visits to the residence and grave of Leonardo da Vinci, exceptional Gothic architecture, and ample time to explore three of the most notable and prominent châteaux in the Loire Valley.

Location
Loire Valley
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Geoff_w
Jun 6, 2024
Outstanding tour of the Loire Valley Chateaux - Exceptional day with nicely paid visits to the three chateaux. Good driver, and nicely paced flexible itinerary. Guide was knowledgeable and kept the whole day interesting while allowing us some time to sleep in the car as well! Highly recommended.
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Therese_p
May 19, 2024
Great private tour - We booked 4 different private tours in France. This was one of the best tours. Our guide, Julian, spoke the best English, and did not have a heavy accent at all. The other tours we took were good, but I struggled a bit to understand the guides with their heavy accents. He was very informative on everything in the tour - and even while driving he would show us different things. On the way home, he even went out of his way to drive us to the front of Cheverny, where I told him I heard they still have hunting dogs. The chateaus were all beautiful and the stories about them all were very interesting. It is a long drive from Paris, and the tour was 12 hours total, which I thought was going to be exhausting. But, to my surprise, the time went by quickly and wasn't as exhausting as other shorter tours I took (maybe because 5 of those hours were sitting in the van getting to and from). I would highly recommend Julian as the tour guide and this tour from Parismatic tours
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Ana_k
Aug 20, 2023
Excellent Tour - Excellent tour experience visiting the Loire Valley Castles on the VIP Private Tour. Ricardo did a fantastic job!!! He gave us personalized attention and was super flexible. Visiting these three castles on the Loire Valley Castles VIP Private Tour is a fantastic way to immerse yourself in the history, culture, and beauty of the region made perfect by our excellent tour guide.
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Dpkinusa
Aug 16, 2023
Great tour, guide tailored pace to our preferences, much appreciated - Great day. On time pickup, easy drive. We preferred the relaxed pace, not in a big hurry. Guide was excellent. We wanted high level info, read details online as we toured the castles. My husband and I wander separately, so it's a challenge for a guide to try to keep us together. Best to give us an overview, tell us when we need to be back at the car and let us go. Our guide was astute enough to recognize that and the camaraderie we established was great. Da Vinci home, Clos Luce, is interesting to get reacquainted with the genius of Da Vinci. That said, it's reproduction so anyone expecting it to actually be Da Vinci's home should understand that it's a reproduction of his home.
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Michele_p
Aug 4, 2023
Great day in the Loire valley - We really enjoyed our day and it went very smoothly. Our guide was knowledgeable and gave us some time on our own to explore and have lunch. What you are really paying for is private transportation and entry tickets with some guide assistance.
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Charles_s
Jul 25, 2023
Louvre valley castles - Each of 3 castles special & neat! Super driver/guide. Long drive, but we knew this ahead of time. Fortunately Wonderful weather
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Kimmelfam
Jun 17, 2023
Fantastic day! - Fantastic day! Comfortable drive in Mercedes sedan. Excellent and experienced guide. Good mix of guided tour plus time on our own to explore Chambord, Chenonceau and Clos de Luce (Leonardo's home). Held to schedule and we were back at our hotel in time for dinner. Would book again with Parismatic.
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Jennifer_b
Mar 17, 2023
Treat yourself with a local professional and go! - Our guide was exceptional. He was a wealth of information, super nice. polite and everything you would want in a guide. It was a great treat to get picked up at our hotel, have a professional with us for the day, be driven around with an expert, tickets purchased for us, parking done, great lunch spot etc. He took scenic routes through the countryside and really maximized our time by showing us so much. He really cared about our experience which you just can’t put a price on.
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Deichkieker1
Sep 10, 2023
simply huge - Quite a large castle, including a castle garden, jousting tournaments, etc., golf carts can be hired to get around the large grounds, very large free parking lot, you can also ride bikes through the park. Plenty of restaurants and shops available
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Nisha_s
Aug 7, 2023
Not worth the money - The tour promised 3 chateaux i was able to see Chambord and Chenonceau but could not see Amboise this is a big let down. The tour guide was not very friendly. He rushed everything and did not show the whole palace. I feel it is a rip off for that money we paid for a family of 5.
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From $260
up to 8 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).