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Private Loire Valley Tours — Châteaux, Wines & Tailor-Made Day Trips

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Explore the Loire Valley on a fully private tour departing from Tours, reserved exclusively for your party. Visit Chambord, Chenonceau and the finest châteaux of the region at your own pace, enjoy a private wine tour to Bourgueil and Chinon, or request a tailor-made itinerary built around your interests — with your own expert driver-guide and hotel pick-up included.

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A private tour from Tours is the most flexible and personalised way to experience the Loire Valley. With your own driver-guide and vehicle reserved exclusively for your party, you set the pace, adapt the stops and engage fully with the sites that interest you most — whether that is lingering at Chambord's rooftop terraces, spending longer at a favourite winery, or requesting an itinerary that goes beyond the most famous landmarks. All private tours from Tours include hotel pick-up and drop-off, and are available on request for any date subject to guide availability. Private day tour itineraries from Tours Chambord & Chenonceau private full day: A privately paced full day visiting the ...

A private tour from Tours is the most flexible and personalised way to experience the Loire Valley. With your own driver-guide and vehicle reserved exclusively for your party, you set the pace, adapt the stops and engage fully with the sites that interest you most — whether that is lingering at Chambord's rooftop terraces, spending longer at a favourite winery, or requesting an itinerary that goes beyond the most famous landmarks.

All private tours from Tours include hotel pick-up and drop-off, and are available on request for any date subject to guide availability.

Private day tour itineraries from Tours

  • Chambord & Chenonceau private full day: A privately paced full day visiting the Loire Valley's two most celebrated châteaux — Chenonceau in the morning and the vast Chambord estate in the afternoon — at a rhythm entirely adapted to your group. Entry tickets included.

  • Chaumont & Chenonceau private full day: A refined alternative itinerary combining Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire — famous for its International Garden Festival and panoramic Loire views — with Château de Chenonceau, for guests seeking a less-visited combination.

  • Chambord, Clos Lucé & Chenonceau private full day: An extended private day covering three iconic Loire sites — Château de Chambord, Clos Lucé (Leonardo da Vinci's final home and workshop in Amboise) and Château de Chenonceau.

  • Private Loire Valley wine tour — Bourgueil & Chinon: A full day exclusively for your party in the Loire's most celebrated red wine appellations, with tailored winery selections based on your level of wine interest, tastings at two producers and a stop for lunch in medieval Chinon. All tasting fees included.

  • Tailor-made Loire Valley private tour: Interested in Villandry's famous formal gardens, the cave-dwellings of the Troglodyte Valley, the Vouvray vineyards or lesser-visited châteaux such as Azay-le-Rideau or Langeais? Tell us your wishlist and we will design a private day itinerary to match.

What's included

  • Exclusive private touring — reserved entirely for your group, no other guests.
  • Expert English-speaking driver-guide with certified Loire Valley expertise.
  • Premium air-conditioned vehicle with hotel pick-up and drop-off in Tours or Amboise.
  • Château entry tickets and wine tasting fees as specified on each product page.
  • Flexible timing and adaptable itinerary on the day.

Browse the private Loire Valley tours below for inspiration. For a bespoke itinerary, contact our team with your travel date, group size, preferred sites or themes and we will propose the most suitable private tour with a clear all-inclusive price.

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