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Hiking in the Loire Valley
Stress-free hiking with castles, wine & French everyday life
8 dagar
Vandring Self-Guided trip
21/10/2026 - 31/10/2027
Level 2
7 Breakfasts
From 9 750 SEK
To walk through the Loire Valley is to move through France's historical and culinary heart at a leisurely pace. Here you follow the meandering Loire River between royal castles, vineyards and lively small towns, in a landscape shaped by both nature and humans in beautiful harmony.
The walk goes from elegant Amboise to charming Saumur and offers an unusually fine combination of accessible walking, cultural experiences and French joie de vivre at its best. During the days you move through wine villages like Montlouis and Vouvray, along riverbanks, over open slopes and past troglodytic dwellings carved into the limestone. Evenings are spent in historic towns with good food, local wines and a relaxed atmosphere. This is a trip for you who want to walk without stress.
Tour Highlights
The Royal Castle of Amboise and Leonardo da Vinci's Clos Lucé
Hiking through the vineyards of Montlouis and Vouvray
Château de Villandry and its famous gardens
Fontevraud Abbey – one of France's largest monastery complexes
Finale in Saumur with castle, Loire views and wine tradition
Program
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7 Breakfasts included
You travel on your own to Amboise, a charming town known for its royal castle Château Royal d'Amboise and Clos Lucé, where Leonardo da Vinci spent his final years. Amboise is a pleasant and lively small town with a very central location in the Loire Valley, making it a perfect base for excursions to nearby places like Blois, Chenonceau and Tours.
We highly recommend adding an extra night here to explore the surroundings at your leisure, for example the magnificent Château de Chambord near Blois or Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire, known for its international garden festival. Alternatively, you can arrive early, leave your luggage at the hotel and take a half-day excursion to Château de Chenonceau by taxi or public transport. The castle visit itself usually takes between two and four hours.
Level & standard
This is a relatively easy walking trip that suits you with normal fitness. The walks go on well-marked trails, gravel roads and smaller country roads, often along the Loire River or through gently rolling wine landscapes. The elevation differences are moderate but the stages are quite substantial with 17-22 km per day. You choose the pace yourself and the trip is well suited for you who want to combine moderate physical activity with culture, wine and authentically French environments.
During the trip you stay at personal and carefully selected hotels with good locations along the route. In Amboise you stay at Hotel Bellevue by the Loire River, with views towards the royal castle. In Montlouis-sur-Loire, Hôtel Le Montloire awaits, a modern hotel with a central location in the wine village. In Tours you stay at Hotel Mirabeau, close to both the station and the city's historic center, and in Villandry you overnight at the charming Hotel Le Cheval Rouge, right next to the castle and its gardens. All hotels have private bathrooms and breakfast is included every morning. NOTE other, equivalent hotels may occur.
8 dagar / 7 nätter
Accommodation: Charm
Price per person
The specified prices are per person and include
- Accommodation
- Breakfast
- Luggage transport between hotels
- Taxi transfer from Villandry to Chinon day 5
- Digital roadbook with:
- Practical information
- Guidebook
- Detailed route descriptions
- Maps
- Navigation app with GPS tracks
- 24-hour service phone
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