Tours by canoe (Vouvray-Tours)

Duration: 1h - Price: €30 Take advantage of fine weather to treat yourself to an aperitif cruise on the Loire departing from Tours with the BOUTAVANT association. Take a seat aboard a traditional boat for a one-hour cruise and enjoy the late afternoon light on the river. A basket of Touraine specialities and a glass of wine will accompany this timeless moment of discovery.

Duration : 7h30 - Price : 39 euros Take a ride on the Loire à Vélo© between Tours and Montlouis-sur-Loire, visit a winery and have a picnic break before returning by canoe! Your program in detail :  Your program: Departure from Tours, 13 km bike ride on the Loire River (1h00) to Montlouis-sur-Loire: follow the banks of the Loire on a bike path accessible to the whole family. A visit and wine tasting awaits you in Montlouis sur Loire (1h00). Discover the land and the history of the wines of Montlouis-sur-Loire. You can picnic at the canoe base in Vouvray, but you'll need to bring your own picnic as there are no refreshment points on site. You will exchange your bikes for canoes at our base in Vouvray and return to Tours by canoe (at the guinguette of the Wilson bridge or at the pont de fil depending on the water level). You will travel about 7 km, (1h30/2H) on unsinkable and self-bailing canoes to return to Tours in the middle of the birds of the Loire.

Duration: 1 day - Price: 59€ Pick up your bike at the start of one of the 4 ‘stopover towns’ - Tours, Amboise, Blois and Orléans - and ride like a youngster! The first of its kind in France, this Pass allows you to discover the riches of the Loire à Vélo at your own pace and in complete simplicity. It includes bike hire, lunches and snacks, Loire Valley wine tastings, as well as visits to museums and some of the Loire's greatest châteaux: Villandry, Amboise, Azay-le-Rideau, Chenonceau, Chaumont, Chambord, Langeais, etc. You'll also benefit from preferential rates at major sites, restaurants, hotels, wineries, food outlets and leisure activities. Suggested itinerary from Tours : Pick up your bike in Tours and pick up your picnic at the Fourchette Paysanne before heading off along the Loire to visit the Prieuré Saint-Cosme. You can then cross the river for a wine-tasting stop and a visit to the troglodytic cellars at the Grandes Caves Saint Roch in Rochecorbon or the Cave des Producteurs in Vouvray. On your return to Tours, round off your day in style with a visit to the CCC OD or a gourmet stop-off at the Les Fromages de Camille shop. Find all the Pass offers and practical information here. This Pass includes bike hire, visits and activities as well as lunches and snacks at the following partners:  Bike hire: Roue Lib, Détours de Loire. Lunches and snacks: La Fourchette Paysanne, Chez Monsieur Henri, Maison Bigot, Le checkmate, La Doulce Terrasse, Sushi Shop, Cordier Traiteur, La Maison Rabelais, Popé coffee spot, Autour du VRAC, Le Cubrik. Places to visit: Domaine National de Chambord, Châteaux of Chenonceau, Beaugency, Domaine de Chaumont sur Loire, châteaux of Meung-sur-Loire, Villandry, Amboise, Clos Lucé, Azay-le-Rideau, Château and park of Langeais, Prieuré Saint-Cosme, Hôtel Goüin, CCC OD, Château de Tours, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours, Musée du Compagnonnage, Cloître de la Psalette, Tours Natural History Museum, Tours guided tour and coming soon, Orléans Fine Arts Museum, Balzac Museum, Savonnières petrifying caves, Orléans Floral Park, Hôtel Cabu - Museum of History and Archaeology, Orléans Museum for Biodiversity and the Environment, Joan of Arc House. Tastings: Maison Lacheteau, Les Fromages de Camille, Cave des producteurs de Vouvray, Vinaigrerie Martin Pouret. Sports & leisure: Petit train Orléanais, Petit train de Tours, boat trip in Orléans.