Royal Loire: Chenonceau, Chambord & Wine Experience

The itinerary was wonderful. Our guide not so much. She was unwelcoming, crude, and not terribly knowledgeable. The wine tour was a real highlight. The guide was everything she was not

Great tour. The chateaus are amazing and the information wines and lunch at the caves were top notch!

The Chateaux are amazing to see and quite different from each other. Our guide/driver didn’t use any amplification/microphone in the van so if you were sitting in the back you missed a lot of what she said. This was exacerbated by the fact that she didn’t turn off the radio. We haven’t had this issue in previous tours with mini vans of the same size. As a result, she shared little information while driving which was disappointing and a lost opportunity. A highlight was the wine tasting. The sommelier was fantastic and shared great information.

Despite some delays we got to visit everything on the itinerary and had a lot of fun trivia from our guide Marie. The day was sunny for the most part which helped. She knew where to take us to get good shots too. The wine tasting was unexpectedly bigger in tastings and that resulted in a fun experience with my group.

Roxanne, spoke fluid English, was very knowledgeable and lots of fun. We felt as if she was one of us and not the tour guide. It was a wonderful tour!!!!

It was too much crammed into one day. Maybe one chateau and a wine tasting would have allowed more time to really explore the chateau both with our wonderful guide, Ingrid, and also some time to explore the grounds on our own.

We had the most wonderful fun filled day with Ingrid and a fabulous family from the US who were also on our trip. Our first stop off was Chenonceau, which was just magnificent. Ingrid brought to life the history of the chateau and the men and women who fought and lusted over it. We got a huge dose of French history and some fascinating stories from Ingrid throughout the tour. The next stop was the winery and the caves for a wine tasting experience, enhanced by Francesco’s expertise, which was followed by a lovely lunch with our new friends. After lunch we headed to the next chateau, Chambord, which was even larger than the first. Again, Ingrid brought the history to life with her fabulous commentary, and fun facts. We finally refined to Amboise, with lots of restaurant recommendations, and the all important directions to the laundromat! Thanks Ingrid, you’re a lifesaver. Wish we had more tours with Ingrid but we will be off to Paris soon for other adventures. We had such a great time we are also hoping to stay in touch with our fellow tourers from the US😜

A good tour, impressive chateaux, and the winery experience was fabulous. The person who conducted the winery tour and tasting was knowledgeable and entertaining. Our main tour guide driver Marie was good, but she was very difficult to understand.

We had a wonderful tour yesterday! Our tour guide was Mary and she was excellent. Had a really good mix of history with the 2 castle tours along with a wine tasting and introduction to how it is made and the different subregions of the Loire Valley.

Full day of history and unforgettable chateau’s. Our guide, Marie, is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about the region and the history. She is very engaging while making sure everyone in the group is enjoying the experience.