Do you want to see splendid Renaissance Castles and taste delicious Loire Valley wines? And experience lunch in a Michelin star restaurant ? At the end of this vip 11-hour wine and culture private day tour, you will have fallen in love with Chambord’s impressive architecture and with the diversity of Loire Valley wines. 

After an early-morning hotel pick-up in Paris, travel with your knowledgeable guide about two hours south of the city towards Chambord Castle. En route, bite into flaky croissants and pastries while hearing about the wine-making region of Loire and its heritage. Arrive at Chambord Castle in the morning for an audio-guide tour and learn all the secrets behind this magnificent château constructed by King Francis I of France, five hundred years ago. Back in your air-conditioned car, drive through the vineyards of Touraine, Vouvray and Montlouis sur Loire. Admire the colourful landscapes of local grapes.

For lunch, your guide will take you to one of the best restaurants of the region : a Michelin star restaurant. The chef’s creative course menu is prepared with local products and will be paired to delicious boutique wines of the region. After lunch at the michelin star restaurant, your guide will take you in the vineyard to enjoy a beautiful landscape and give you a vine growing introduction course. Then, visit one of the most emblematic wineries of the region and, depending on availability, taste sparkling white wines, dry and sweet white wines, red and rosé wines. Here, you will get to taste authentic Loire Valley wines largely unavailable in the rest of the world. Your guide will drop you back at your hotel in the early evening.

Highlights of Michelin star restaurant an Chambord loire castle tour

• Visit of Chambord Castle
• Feast on a gourmet lunch at a Michelin-starred restaurant
• Visit a boutique Loire Valley winery and taste wine

Included

• Private transport in an air-conditioned black car or minivan
• Pick-up & drop-off at your hotel
• English-speaking driver guide, expert in wine
• Visit of the famous Chambord Castle
• Gourmet lunch at a Michelin-starred restaurant
• Wine pairing with lunch
• Private visit of a Loire Valley winery, followed by a wine tasting
• Stop in the vineyard for a vine growing introduction

Meeting point

.Pick-up at hotel (if located in central Paris)

Important information

Not suitable for

• Wheelchair users

What to bring

• Comfortable shoes

Know before you go

•  Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
•  Not wheelchair accessible, some stairs to access the underground cellars
•  Wine cellars are usually quite cold and damp (45 °F/10 °C): do not forget to bring warm clothes with you
• Your pickup time will be confirmed by email 24 hours prior to your departure, so please check your spam if you don’t see it after 5pm