Loire Valley France Castles Tour – 6 Day Small Group Tour by France Off the Beaten Path – Small Group Touring!
Loire Valley France Castles Tour – 6 Day Small Group Tour Features “Insider” Cultural, Foodie, Wine Experiences Reserved Exclusively for Our Guests!
Award-winning France Off the Beaten Path Loire Valley France Castles and Foodie Tour named one of the BEST Active, Gourmet Tours in France for Discerning Travelers by Conde Nast, National Geographic, Forbes Traveler, CNN Traveller, USA Today, The New York Times, eHow.com, Gourmet Get-a-Ways, Travel & Leisure and many more!
Enjoy guided tours and leisure time to discover the 6 BEST and most historically rich castles of the Loire Valley.
Participate in 2 private and fun, hands-on cooking classes with our local French friends — one is a Meilleur Ouvrier de France Chef working alongside Alain Ducasse and Paul Bocusse, and welcomes guests to his family home in the French countryside, and the other is a Michelin rated chef, and welcomes guests to his professional working kitchen.
Indulge in a VIP winery tour & wine tasting with local friends at their family winery followed by a privately hosted lunch at their estate.
The Loire Valley is renowned for its sumptuous Michelin-star restaurants, and tour guests dine at our favorite establishments throughout this small group culturally rich Tour.
Enjoy Classified Touraine Wines — No meal is complete in the Loire without tasting the fruits of the region, mainly those sumptuous grapes that local vintners transform into some of France’s best loved wines.
Different classified Loire Valley wines are served at every meal throughout the tour.
Plus Savor Touraine Foodie specialties during a hosted cocktail evening.
Learn about France’s famous cheeses! We hold a dedicated cheese tasting that features tasting artisan cheeses from around the country.
As France’s leading Loire Valley tour operator, in 2019 Off the Beaten Path celebrates 25 years leading small group tours exclusively in France. Our guided, small group Loire Valley France Castles Tour surpasses Loire Valley tour guest expectations every time thanks to our long standing presence in France, and established local relationships with the Loire Valley region’s most highly recognized professionals. We have established relationships with professionals in the Loire Valley who are not only renowned Michelin-star, Meilleur Ouvrier de France, Master Chefs, and specialty artisans, but who are also our personal family friends. Our local Loire Valley friends cherish our relationships that have been built on years of friendship discovering the Loire together, through each others’ eyes and heritage.
Our local friends warmly and welcomingly open their homes, workshops, and professional kitchens to you, our Loire Valley Tour guests. Every day of our Loire Valley France Castles Tour, as we take you on a journey into the late Middle Ages and Renaissance periods, you will truly feel like you are stepping back into a magical period of time and French history. Our specialist guides recount stories, gossip, and fun factual tidbits and anecdotes about events of these periods and local history daily to enhance your discovery of the castles of the Loire Valley, France.
France is our Focus and Specialty… We know France Best!
Come travel the back roads of Loire Valley, France during this 6 day/5 night, active, small group tour through the Center region of France (“Le Centre” in French) to discover both spectacular French Mediaeval and Renaissance history during this award winning Loire Valley France Castles Tour adventure. To further add to making many great memories, you will meet and spend time with our local French friends.
Our years of connections and insider access to people, places and events of the region have earned us a solid and excellent reputation as authorities on everything cultural in the Loire Valley.
We use our “savoir faire” to ensure you experience the very best of the Loire Valley, its castles, history, and people in a fun and memorable small group environment.
Through our combination of active, cultural, and personalized authentic French experiences, you will feel like you spent a week with a wonderful group of friends rather than having been on a tour.
Stepping back in time to the period when the Valois and Bourbon families ruled the Kingdom of France has never been more fun! Learn about French Kings, Queens and their courts, and all the drama that accompanied them through these fascinating historical periods in a fun and fact filled experience! We embark on daily visits, activities and excursions to unveil magical and sometimes mythical and gruesome stories, that by the end our Loire Valley France Castles Tour, you will be completely transformed. You will leave this magical place with a new appreciation for these historical periods and the characters who animated them.
Who are Off the Beaten Path, LLC Loire Valley France Castles Tours designed for?
No experience necessary…Off the Beaten Path, LLC designs its Loire Valley France Castles Tour for active, English speaking travelers. The company’s small group tour features a variety of engaging excursions including exclusive cooking classes, private winery experiences, artisan tours, castle tours, privately hosted lunches and dinners, wine, and cheese tasting. Learn the juicy side of French history with our expert, professional award-winning tour guides. Enjoy leisure time daily, and five nights at one boutique hotel (NO hotel hopping), as well as sumptuous meals throughout. It’s vacation, and Off the Beaten Path’s Loire Valley France Castles Tour is all about having fun, enjoying new experiences, and being active!