This excursion will enable you to start your day beautifully in Tours and visit all the Loire Valley châteaux… in miniature. Two unusual and original visits, the largest fresh water aquarium in Europe and a gastronomic stop to taste local specialities will diversify the different fields of interest during this day of sheer success.

PROGRAMME
9:00 a.m.
Coffee break, in Tours in a city centre café.Leave for Lussault sur Loire, following the banks of the Loire river.

10:00 a.m.
Visit of the "Val de Loire Aquarium" in Lussault sur Loire, the largest fresh water aquarium in Europe : 5000 m², more than 10 000 fish coming from all over the world will surround you in 43 tanks. After considerable works, the aquarium is able to show an amazing film about the Loire river. You will be invited on an initiatory trip on the last wild river, from its starting to its estuary. You will explore the largest fresh water aquarium in Europe with its prestigious collection of Loire fish species within new decors, such as the voracious pike and silurid, but also coming from the far away oceans, the caimans and sharks. This trip filled with rich discoveries and adventures will suit every single person. Continue towards Amboise, still following the banks of the Loire river. Beautiful landscapes and views of the river peacefully flowing between the sandy islands.

12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Meeting at a place called "Vinci Caves" in Amboise for a gastronomic stop inside beautiful cellars dug in the rock we call the "Tuffeau" stone. In a friendly atmosphere, you will be shown a display of local crafts and products : charcuteries, cheeses, wines, confectionary…Among those, you will taste Tours style charcuteries, confectionary and biscuits with a home made aperitif and Loire wines. A moment of pure relax and enjoyment !

End of the day around 5:15 p.m.