Day 1 (Sunday) : Welcome to the scenic Loire Valley
Tours TGV train station private transfer to your hotel.
Afternoon check-in and resting time.
At 6pm, transfer to Corinne’s home to enjoy a Welcome Aperitif & Dinner.
Overnight.
Day 2 (Monday) : Chaumont (village, chateau & gardens) – Private Cruise on the Loire river w/picnic lunch – Visit to a winery – Cooking class followed by dinner
Breakfast at the hotel.
At 9:30am, meet Corinne at your hotel. Transfer to Chaumont-sur-Loire nearby village to visit the chateau and its gardens.
At noon, at the port of Chaumont, you will board on a futreau traditional wood boat to enjoy a 2-hour cruise on the Loire river including a picnic that Corinne would have prepared.
At 4pm, join Corinne in the kitchen to partake in your first cooking class celebrating the Loire Valley cuisine. Food and wine pairing tasting dinner follows.
Transfer to your hotel.
Overnight.
Day 3 (Tuesday) : Full-day guided Cultural & Gourmet Tour to Amboise and Chenonceaux
After breakfast, transfer to Amboise.
Visit to the royal Chateau and time free for shopping in town.
Visit to Le Clos Lucé (a tribute to Leonardo Da Vinci).
Lunch in Amboise.
Visit to one of the top-10 Loire Valley winery in Amboise.
Transfer to Chenonceaux.
Visit to Chenonceau royal Chateau & Gardens (King Henri II, Queen Catherine de Medici and Diane of Poitiers’ former residence).
Transfer to your hotel
Dinner at Corinne’s home.
Overnight.
Day 4 (Wednesday) : Blois (market, chateau & town historic quarter) – Lunch followed by visit to a winery – Cooking class followed by dinner
After breakfast, transfer to Blois.
Marketplace tour and food shopping (including time free for your own shopping)
Visit to the Royal chateau.
2-course Lunch in Blois followed by a walking tour through the historic quarter.
Transfer to your hotel or to Corinne’s home for a resting time.
At 4pm, join Corinne in the kitchen to partake in your second cooking class celebrating the French traditional cuisine. The class is followed by the food and wine pairing tasting dinner.
Transfer to your hotel.
Overnight.
Day 5 (Thursday) : Cooking Class followed by lunch – Afternoon visit to Chambord – Farewell Michelin-starred dinner
After breakfast, transfer to Corinne’s home and cooking school.
Cooking class starting at 10am followed by tasting lunch.
Transfer to Chambord (guided visit to the Renaissance chateau, park and gardens).
Transfer to your hotel.
7pm : Pick up at your hotel. Transfer to Blois.
7:30pm : Michelin-star 6-courses Farewell Dinner
Transfer to your hotel.
Overnight.
Day 6 (Friday) : Transfer to Tours TGV station. End of the tour
After breakfast, check-out.
Transfer to Tours TGV train station.
End of the tour.
