Fantastic day in the Loire Valley - Philipe was our guide for this tour and did a wonderful job. He was able to get us to all three castles after an unfortunate mechanical issue that occurred early in our trip. He’s very knowledgeable of the area and very informative. He also is very open to questions And generally just a great guy. Thanks Philippe for all you did for us.

Journey into the history of France - Thank you for this beautiful day in the Loire Valley. Thank you for the guide especially for his adaptation his kindness his listening and respect Thanks for the group (American couple and English-speaking Polish couple ) Visits to magnificent castles despite the world

Fantastic - This tour was amazing - our tour operator, Nicholas, was very professional, knowledgeable and made the trip very easy for us. Overall, highly recommended.

Beautiful tour of the Loire Valley - Spectacular tour of the Loire Valley visiting 3 of the best castles guided by Raphael. We went in a minivan, which leaves from the center of Paris, and despite the trip and how tiresome it was, it was very well carried by the friendliness and predisposition of the Rapahel Guide. 10/10 for him. Absolutely recommended the excursion

Our guide, Michel, provided wonderful background for each castle. - Our guide Michel planned a wonderful day and shared helpful information for each castle. We enjoyed our time. Going with a small group and meeting others was fun too.

Memorable - Beautiful castles, comfortable van. Without forgetting our guide Philippé who answered all our questions and led us safely to the 3 castles. A day to remember.

Loire Valley Castles - We really enjoyed the day. Our guide was very friendly and d informative and made sure everyone was comfortable throughout the experience.

Totally enjoyable day. - It's a full day of three remarkable castles. Our chatty guide was loaded with fine details and made the go by easily. Nice to get his take on many issues.

Must see. Request Phillipe! - Phillipe was amazing! A tour guide that spoke in three different languages - spectacular. It didn't appear anyone missed anything being said as Phillipe was able to seamlessly describe everything to everyone. It is an early morning, and apparently cafe's do not open in Paris before 7/ 7:30am. The tour did start promptly, which was appreciated. There were several tours leaving at that time. We stopped en route about 1.5 hours in at an en route station that had delicious pastries. Just get two each to start. They are that good. First stop was Chateau de Chevereny. The entire castle was beautiful. The history is interesting. This was a spectacular place to stop. Second stop was Chenonceau. This could have been skipped. The visit to the chateau is very structured, and there were Easter decorations everywhere. Despite the gardeners that were clearly working away, many of the flower beds and kitchen garden seemed overgrown. It would have been nice to spend more time at Chevereny , and the third stop Chambord. Lunch was delicious at a lovely little restaurant as well. Chateau de Chambord's engineering and architecture were a marvel. Upon first approach you don't think you will have enough time to see everything. There is Soo much closed inside and it is largely empty. The histopad was sub par. There were only a few rooms that had a decent depiction of what the room looked like. The best part of touring inside was getting to the floors that had a terrace to overlook the estate. More time spent on the estate would have been valuable. 2 hour drive back to Paris and the day was done. The small group tour was valuable. Definitely worth the extra. A knowledgeable and courteous guide was so appreciated. I would definitely recommend Phillipe! Enjoy the splendor or a very small portion of the Loire Valley with this day trip!

2 out of 3 were great! - Our guide for the Loire Valley was Nicholaus, who was excellent. He was both the driver and guide. It was a small group of 8 people in a passenger van which was very comfortable. Nicholaus was very knowledgeable but I was disappointed he didn’t enter any of the castles with us. He tried to tell us what was important before we entered, but it would have been so much better with him. The 2 smaller castles were lovely and we had time to walk the grounds which was enjoyable. The 3rd and largest castle was a bit of a disappointment because it has 500 rooms and is basically empty. Although the architecture was impressive, I could have just looked at it from the outside and been just as impressed. There’s barely time to walk through it, and no time for the grounds. I think I would rather just do the 2 castles with more time for them and drop the 3rd from the tour. You would also probably get back to the city sooner. All in all, still a good day and tour.