4 Chateau and Wine Estate Tours in Paris That Earn Their Entry Fee

1.Full-Day Loire Valley Chateaux Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 1,269 reviews · 12 hours - 750 minutes · from $127Our pick

Spend a full day in the Loire Valley with ParisCityVision, visiting three very different châteaux: Chambord, Chenonceau, and Cheverny. Choose a live English or Spanish guide, or use an audio guide in eight languages. Guides such as Camille, Nina, and Manuela are praised for keeping the day organized and bringing royal stories to life.

“I liked the excursion very much, the Loire valley castles are beautiful! The driver was super! The bus was clean and neat. The only thing that I didn’t like was that the guides didn’t explain much during the travel between the castles. I am sure there is a lot of history and legends that they can share and make the long hours in travelling more enjoyable and interesting.”

Check availability →Read our full review

2.Versailles Château and Gardens Walking Tour from Paris by Train

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 714 reviews · from $79Best value

Take the RER from Paris to Versailles with a guide, walk the grand gardens for about two hours, then enter the palace on your own with timed admission. Guides such as Aaron, OJ, Toby, Mado, and Martine have been praised for lively stories. Return by train when you are ready.

“Our guide, Toby was positively delightful. He has a quick step so be sure to keep up but he has lots of good tidbits to share! The tour was amazing from start to finish and well worth the price. It is a bit a physically taxing so be aware of that before choosing the walking tour.”

Check availability →Read our full review

3.Fontainebleau & Vaux-le-Vicomte Châteaux Day Tour from Paris

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 454 reviews · 9 hours · from $123

Travel from Paris to two remarkable châteaux in one day. Explore Vaux-le-Vicomte’s furnished rooms, kitchens, dome, and formal gardens, then visit Fontainebleau, the royal residence used for seven centuries. Round-trip coach transport, admission, and audio guides are included, but there is no live guide or lunch.

“As expected, it was just round trip from Paris to the 2 castles and entrance tickets plus audio guides for the venues. The schedule was ok, 3.5 hours for Fontainebleau and 2.5 hours at Vaux-le-Vicomte, just enough for the castles and a bit of gardens. Luckily, everyone was on time for each leg of the trip so everything went as planned.”

Check availability →Read our full review

4.Fontainebleau and Vaux le Vicomte Chateaux Day Trip from Paris

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 339 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $138

Travel from Paris to two remarkable French châteaux by air-conditioned coach. Explore Vaux-le-Vicomte’s grand rooms, cellars, dome, and 99 acres of gardens, then tour UNESCO-listed Fontainebleau with an audio guide. This is an independent visit, not a guided tour, so you set your own pace at both sites.

“A no hassle trip. It is self guided but the coach ride was relaxing and they are timely and give you plenty of time to explore and eat. The Chateau Fontainebleau was not crowded and really let you see so much more of chateau life. The Vaux le Vicomte Chateau was also amazing although smaller.”

Check availability →Read our full review