Château de Chenonceau private tour from Paris: Loire Valley wines

A Renaissance palace on the river Cher, and the wines that made the region.

A private guided tour from Paris to Château de Chenonceau in the Loire Valley, with lunch in Montrichard and tastings at two family-owned wineries. The tour includes transportation from Paris, entry to the château and its gardens, a meal at a local restaurant, and access to two separate wine tastings: one of Touraine-Chenonceau wines and another of a wider range of Loire wines at a winery with 500 years of family history. Minimum two people per booking.

Step-by-step itinerary

Tour Loire Valley and wine tasting

• Private guided tour of Château de Chenonceau
• Visit gardens of Château de Chenonceau
• Lunch at local restaurant in Montrichard
• Taste AOC Touraine-Chenonceau wines nearby
• Visit family wine-maker and vineyards
• Wine tasting at family winery

The experience

Château de Chenonceau sits on the banks of the river Cher, a Renaissance palace still privately owned and filled with an unequalled collection of Renaissance art. Your guide meets you in Paris and drives the group to the château, where you walk the palace and its gardens at your own pace with interpretation. The château itself is the centerpiece, but the day builds outward from there into the region's wine culture, which is why the tour stops twice for tastings instead of once.

After the château, you drive to Montrichard for lunch at a local restaurant where you eat among the people who live here, not in a tour-group dining room. Then comes a tasting of AOC Touraine-Chenonceau wines nearby, followed by a visit to a family winery with roots going back 500 years. You taste a wide range of Loire wines in their tasting room, and the operators note that the prices are good enough that most travelers buy bottles to ship home. They can help arrange that. The whole day runs eight hours from pickup to drop-off in Paris.

This is a private tour, so the group size stays small and the pace is yours to set. The driver and guide are the same person, English-speaking, and included in the price. Transportation, lunch and both tastings are all built in. Wine purchases are separate.

What’s included

• Private transportation from Paris.
• guided tour of Château de Chenonceau and its gardens.
• lunch at a local restaurant in Montrichard.
• tasting of AOC Touraine-Chenonceau wines.
• tasting of Loire wines at a family winery.

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Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 09:30

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Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 8 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelers

Operated by Loire Valley Wine Tour - Day Tours

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want to combine a single major château with serious wine education and local dining, all in one eight-hour day from Paris. The private format keeps the group small, and the two tastings (one regional, one broad) give you a real sense of Loire wine-making rather than a single stop.

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Top questions

What is Château de Chenonceau like when you arrive?

Château de Chenonceau is a Renaissance palace on the river Cher, still privately owned and containing an unequalled collection of Renaissance art. You tour the palace and its gardens with your guide's interpretation, and the scale and the art collection are what make it one of the most visited châteaux in the Loire Valley.

How does the wine tasting work on this tour?

You taste twice: first a tasting of AOC Touraine-Chenonceau wines at a location near Montrichard, then a second tasting of a wider range of Loire wines at a family winery with 500 years of history. Both tastings are included, and you can buy bottles at either stop.

Does this tour leave from a specific location in Paris?

Yes, your guide picks you up from your Paris hotel or accommodation and drives you to the Loire Valley. The return journey ends back in Paris the same day, so the whole experience is eight hours from door to door.

Is lunch included, and where do you eat?

Lunch is included at a restaurant in Montrichard, where you eat among locals rather than in a dedicated tour group space. The meal is part of the fixed price.