Loire Valley Half Day : Villandry and Azay-le-Rideau from Tours | La Vacanza Travel

Loire Valley Half Day : Villandry and Azay-le-Rideau from Tours

Duration: 4 hours
Destination: France, Centre-Val de Loire, Tours
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  • 4 hours
  • Tours
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

During this morning, visit the unique and elegant gardens of Chateau de Villandry and the lovely Chateau of Azay-le-Rideau. Your passionate guide will stay with you all along the tour, sharing with you funny anecdotes and all his knowledge of the region. An unforgettable experience !

What Can You Expect?

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Chateau of Azay-le-Rideau, Rue Balzac, 37190 Azay-le-Rideau France

Guided visit of chateau and gardens

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Chateau de Villandry, 3 rue Principale, 37510 Villandry France

Guided visit of the gardens only with passionate guide

Duration: 1 hour

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • Driver/guide
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Guided visits
  • Entrance fees to 2 historical castles: Villandry Gardens and Chateau of Azay-le-Rideau
  • English-speaking guide
  • Entry/Admission - Chateau de Villandry
  • Entry/Admission - Chateau of Azay-le-Rideau

Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Lunch
  • French-speaking guide

Additional Info

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infant seats available
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Pets are not allowed even service animals
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Departure Point

Departure Point

Tourist Office Tours Loire Valley, 78-82 Rue Bernard Palissy, 37000 Tours, France


Departure Time

09:30 AM

Duration & Voucher Info

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

4 hours

Cancellation Policy

User's Reviews

craigpW7372SF

10 Oct, 2023

Azay le Rideau is magnificent. The chateau and its position are beautiful. The guided tour was very interesting and the restoration of the property allows a better understanding of the skill in construction. Villandry gardens are beautiful sure, but we would have preferred to skip Villandry and spend the extra time at Azay le Rideau.

Cheryl_F

05 Oct, 2023

Our guide SOPHIE was so charming fun and knowledgeable the chateaus were so beautiful. Sophie filled us in on the history of each chateau..excellent guide...a great day spent

Mark_R

17 Sep, 2023

Maryann our group leader was A++++ outstanding. She was friendly, knowledgeable, humorous, a safe driver and top notch in every way. I cannot commend her more for the job she did in guiding our adventure. The two main castles were amazing and must-see sights…. almost unimaginable. The van was clean and comfortable to ride in. The time in the van was very tolerable for this big sightseeing trip as it was broken into small pieces going from place to place. That said, the time allowed at the two big castles was way too short! We had to rush on our free time to see just a few of the optional sites at each castle. And felt like we really got shorted on this experience. The needed extra time at the big chateaus would have been easy to add by removing the 3 hour visit to the small chateau where we had a very small, modest, unmemorable lunch. We appreciated seeing how a small privately owned chateau that is not funded by the government pales in comparison to the more glorious French funded chateaus but I would have gladly given up this one part of the day to have more time at the two big chateaus. This shortcoming was not Maryann’s fault, this was the fault of the planning by the tour company. In all, a wonderful opportunity to see the French countryside and two amazing chateaus but too little time to see more of them.

Vanessa_H

26 Jun, 2023

Our tour guide Dimitri was friendly and accommodating. He had good knowledge of the castle history and guided us seamlessly through the day. The castles were extraordinary. The half day was a nice compliment to our full day the day before. If you are wanting to learn more about castles in the Loire Valley and how the people lived during that time - This is a great tour!

Katie_R

22 Jun, 2023

Great tour! Guide was very knowledgeable and made us feel comfortable. We had a very fun and relaxing time while still learning something.

User's Picture Gallery

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Château great, gardens good but meh

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Great Castle Tour!

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Informative, comfortable and relaxing tour with a lovely guide.

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The Guide Made Our Day

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Perfect Tour

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Impressive Gardens But Château Was Not

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Fantastic and informative half-day tour to Villandry, Azay-le-Rideau and Family Castle

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Une très belle surprise avec guide privé !

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Belle expérience

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