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Arrive and transfer to your hotel for check-in on your own. Discover Orléans, the 'City of Art and History', which was liberated in 1429 by Joan of Arc from the English siege.
Today, enjoy the wild river banks in calm and serenity as you travel through the charming and very flowered City of Beaugency. Meals: Breakfast
Leave Beaugency by the river banks passing via the prestigious Château of Chambord, the widest Château of the Loire Valley and a masterpiece of the Renaissance period. Then, follow the direction of Blois, which presents a rich historical heritage with the Château offering a brilliant illustration of the evolution of French Architecture from the middle Ages to the 17th Century. Meals: Breakfast
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Follow the small countryside routes until the Château of Chaumont overlooking the Loire River before reaching Amboise and its Royal Château from 15th –16th Century. A few streets further on, is the last home of Leonardo Da Vinci, the Manorhouse of ‘Clos Lucé’. Optional Canoe Trip on the Loire River (Mosnes - Amboise) From your canoe, peacefully tame the last wild river in Europe and admire extraordinary views of its fauna and flora, combined with an incomparable feeling of being far from civilisation (approx. 1 Hr 30 Mins). Meals: Breakfast
Ride through the vineyards of Montlouis to discover the numerous cellars that offer sweet white or sparkling wines. Then, enjoy the lovely Château of la Bourdaisière, the birthplace of Gabrielle d’Estrées, a favourite of King Henri IV. Continue to the heart of the City of Tours to discover the Old Quarters sheltering the famous 'Place Plumereau' and its half timbered houses. Meals: Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel. End of Services. Meals: Breakfast
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Tour Prices are per person twin share in Australian Dollars. Conditions apply and group tours are subject to change and availability. Prices are subject to currency fluctuations. (lvt)
