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Tours to Loire Valley Small‐Group Wine Tasting Trip

Discover the wines of the Vouvray appellation, part of the Loire Valley, on this wine‐tasting adventure from Tours. Explore the famous underground caves and learn the proper wine‐tasting techniques for comparing different flavors and fragrances. You’ll have the chance to meet a local winemaker and hear about the terroir of the Loire Valley, one of the most renowned in France.

Lunchtime Food Tour of Tours

Get your taste buds ready and join us on a culinary experience around the Medieval City of Tours. ver a few hours we will embark on a culinary journey of the city and immerse ourselves in the culture, food and drink of the region. The tour will also be peppered with fun stories along the way. You will get to sample delicious regional specialities made by passionate local producers of the area. Enjoy tasting some of our finest cheeses, home‐made ice creams, local beers, air dried meats, Touraine wines, nougat of Tours and much more.

Discovery ride from Tours

The best of Tours in an hour. Your gentleman sider will make you discover the unmissable places of the city as well as unusual places, comfortably installed in a beautiful vintage sidecar.

Loire Valley Day from Tours with Visit to Azay le Rideau and Villandry

Enjoy a complete discovery of Loire Valley with the visit of must‐see Chateau of Azay‐le‐Rideau and Château de Villandry and its remarkable gardens. Benefit from your guide's thrilling historical anecdotes and feel part of these old days. In the afternoon, learn everything about Loire Valley wines by visiting a local winery of the Vouvray Appellation, well‐known for its sparkling and white wines. A fun adventure you will always remember!You will start with a visit to the Château d'Azay le Rideau, a true jewel of Renaissance architecture with its straight staircase called "ramp on ramp" and its main building of exemplary order, its history mixed with royalty, conspiracies and passion will not leave you indifferent. Then, Château de Villandry, a jewel of French heritage built during the Renaissance. Your guide will accompany you through the remarkable formal gardens of Villandry, of breathtaking beauty and delicacy.At 2.30PM, you're off to Vouvray, a beautiful wine area full of passion‐driven winegrowers! Meet a genuine French winemaker in a charming family‐run estate! Visit the traditional vat room. During this visit, you will improve your knowledge regarding wine‐making and of course wine‐tasting! The terroir of this wine area and its main grape variety of Chenin blanc allows the production of elegant white wines, dry, sweet or sparkling.

Tours History and Highlights Private Walking Tour

Discover Tours’ wealth of history and culture—and visit many of its most important historical highlights—on this private walking tour. Choose from a wide range of start times throughout the day, meet your guide in central Tours, and set off on foot. You’ll admire the Tours Cathedral, explore its Old Town, will see the medieval Tower of Charlemagne, will have the chance to taste locally made wine, and more.

Great Escape sidecar tour from Tours

Are you hesitating between visiting the city center or strolling through the vineyards ? This combined city‐vineyard tour is for you. It offers you the best of the city and the Vouvray vineyard in 2 hours.This circuit offers you an explosion of colors and scents, to the rhythm of the seasons. Guaranteed vintage atmosphere!

Retro Classic sidecar tour from Tours

Discover Tours' art and history on board a vintage sidecar. Gentlemen local siders will show you some of its most unusual and unique places.This is a real gateway to the Loire Valley and its castles. An original and offbeat experience awaits you!The tour includes the following highlights: Palais des Congrès, Cathédrale Saint‐Gatien, Bords de Loire, Pont Wilson, Place des Halles, Basilique Saint‐Martin, Musée des Beaux‐Arts.

Romantic Tour By Night

Dazzle your other half with this romantic nighttime getaway in a vintage sidecar and discover the light trail in downtown Tours. You will enjoy a discreet tasting break on the banks of the Loire.

Half day tour on sidecar from Tours

Embark on an unusual ride aboard a comfortable vintage sidecar. Your gentleman sider will help you discover the must‐see places between Tours and Azay‐le‐Rideau along the water

Loire Valley Day Tour from Tours : Villandry, Azay‐le‐Rideau & Vouvray Wineries

Meet your guide in front of the Tourist Office of Tours at 9:30am and board the minivan for an fun day in the Loire Valley.Let's start the day by the visit of the Chateau of Azay‐le‐Rideau, a chateau worth seeing for its perfect regularity and reflect on the Indre river.  Your passionate guide will accompany you in the interiors and will share with you the stories of the estate.Then, enjoy a complete discovery of the gorgeous gardens of Villandry, what is the meaning of such gardens and what were the codes attached to it in the 16th century? Let your guide give you some pointers and give you little tips. After a stroll in the vegetable gardens, you can go to herb gardens and observe the view on the chateau and the gardens and go see the swans residing on the water garden.After lunch (with recommendations  from your guide of nice French bakeries where you can buy a snack), en route for Vouvray.Meet a French winemaker in a charming family run estate. See the vines and visit the traditional vat room and the cellars. During this visit, you will improve your knowledge regarding wine‐making and of course wine tasting. Elegant sparkling wines and white wines are produced in this area.Following this first visit, explore one of the famous underground caves that were dug during the 10th century in order to extract stones and today used by a famous Loire Valley wine house for producing and storing wines.Throughout the afternoon, your guide will share his knowledge with you, to help you understand the diversity of Loire wines and its specific terroir. You will learn the different steps of wine tasting and train your nose to identify many wine aromas. Benefit from your guide's tips and tricks and learn to taste like a professional. Cheers!Afterwards, you will be driven back to Tours, where your tour will end at 6:30pm.