Top 8 Castle Day Trips in France

1.Loire Valley Castles Day Trip from Paris with Complementary Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3,907 reviews · 13 hours (approx.) · from $149Our pick

Review of the Loire Valley castles day trip from Paris, with Chambord, Chenonceau, Blois, wine tasting, transport, costs, and practical tips.

“A great day out exploring the two main chateaux in the Loire Valley with a lunch spot in Blois and wine tasting, what's not to like! Both Emma and Goran were professional and informative and did a great job looking after our group. Chenonceau and Chambord are not to be missed, highly recommend!”

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2.Loire Valley Castles Day Trip With Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,727 reviews · 13 hours · from $104Best value

See Chambord and Chenonceau from Paris, enjoy Blois and Loire wine tasting on a well-organized 13-hour castle day trip.

“It was great, we had a lovely time in the castles and the Transportation was smooth and comfortable. There was even toilet in the bus and usb ports (type-c & type-A) to charge our phones. The guides were very friendly and informative. I would like to encourage wish good luck to Jasmina and Armand for their professional and exceptional behavior also would like to thank them for all the extra information they gave to us. We can’t wait to go to our next trip with them. Thank you”

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3.Giverny and Versailles Palace Guided Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,324 reviews · 11h 30m · from $163

Review of the Giverny and Versailles day trip from Paris, with Monet’s gardens, guided palace access, transport, timing, value, and tips.

“I loved Giverny and Monet’s gardens! Our guide Hendrix, was informative and absolutely wonderful! He made the experience so much more meaningful by explaining the life of Monet!”

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4.Colmar, Medieval Village & Castle Small Group from Strasbourg

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 769 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $241Top rated

Review this Strasbourg day trip to Colmar, Eguisheim, Riquewihr, the Alsace Wine Route, and Haut-Koenigsbourg Castle.

“It was a perfect way to see the other cities in the Alsace Region. Very solo traveler friendly. 🩷🩷🩷”

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5.Giverny Monet’s Home & Versailles Palace Day Trip from Paris

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 746 reviews · 11 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $167

Review of the 11.5-hour Giverny and Versailles day trip from Paris, with practical advice on guides, timing, value, transport, and what to expect.

“We were a group of 5 ladies travelling together. Pick up was fine and transport was comfortable. The guide for Giverny, however, commenced his commentary with a history of himself which was most uninteresting. He talked constantly for the entire trip and unfortunately with his lack of English Grammar skills, made the delivery of the commentary very difficult to listen to. On arrival we were disappointed with the inflexible nature of the organisation.We were unable to get some breakfast and then enter the garden and home. We were forced to enter with the entire group and therefore could not leave, have our breakfast and then re-enter the gardens and the…”

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6.Loire Valley Wine and Castles Small-Group Day Trip from Paris

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 613 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $296

Visit Chambord, Chenonceau, and Amboise from Paris on a small-group day trip with château entry, lunch time, and Loire wine tasting.

“Géraud - aka “G” provided and excellent Loire valley tour. He was personable, informative and very considerate of the group we toured with. I give G +5 for a great day visiting the historic castles in the Loire valley”

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7.Loire Valley Royal Castles Guided Small group Day Trip from Paris

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 129 reviews · 13 hours (approx.) · from $331

Review of a small-group Loire Valley day trip from Paris, with Chenonceau, Amboise, Blois, wine tasting, costs, timing, and practical tips.

“Olga was great! We really had a great experience even with the rain all day. Loved the three castles all were different but learned a lot about each castle and the history of them. . Driver was great!”

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8.Giverny Monet’s House & Versailles Palace Private Day Trip from Paris

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 49 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $879

See Monet’s Giverny and Versailles in one private day from Paris, with hotel pickup, expert guiding, priority entry, and flexible pacing.

“Our tour guide was awesome. The company he worked for did not have tickets ready for us anywhere. This supposed skip the line tour had a 1 hour wait to buy tickets before we could get into versailles palace. There was also a delay at monets house.”

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