Chartres and Its Cathedral: 5-Hour Tour from Paris with Private Transport | La Vacanza Travel

Chartres and Its Cathedral: 5-Hour Tour from Paris with Private Transport

Duration: 5 hours
Destination: France, Ile-de-France, Paris
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  • 5 hours
  • Paris
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Visit the town of Chartres with a private driver and guide on this 5-hour tour from Paris. The main attraction is Chartres Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site that dates back to the 12th century and is famous for its French Gothic architecture and stained-glass windows. With your private guide, explore the cathedral inside and out, and then have some time to walk around town.

Your tour starts with pickup at your hotel in Paris for the 1-hour drive in a private vehicle to Chartres. Located about 50 miles (80 km) southwest of Paris, the town is best known for the Cathedral Notre-Dame de Chartres, one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in the world.

Ornamented with more than 4,000 sculptures, the cathedral has been an important destination for travelers since the 12th century; many pilgrims come to see its relic the Santa Camisa, said to be worn by Mary at the birth of Jesus, and others come to admire the 176 stained-glass windows that create a relatively dark but richly colored interior where light filters through the many narrative and symbolic panes.

The labyrinth, in the center of the nave, and the crypt beneath the cathedral are two other can't-miss features you'll see inside before heading outside to focus on the structure itself: its towers built in different styles, its facade with detailed sculptures and statues, the astronomical clock from the 15th century, the flying buttresses, the bishop's garden where you can enjoy a view over the old town, and the labyrinth garden from the 18th century.

After your visit of the cathedral with your private guide, you can enjoy a stroll around town before heading back to Paris, where your tour ends.

Inclusions
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Bottled water
  • Private driver
  • Professional guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Exclusions
  • Food and drinks
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Infant seats available
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 7 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Duration

5 hours


User's Reviews

Fahad_M

29 Feb, 2024

My wife and I really enjoyed this tour. Our guide, Lilith, and driver, Steve, were fantastic. While Chartres and the Cathedral are a must-see from Paris, their enthusiasm and good humour really enhanced our experience. We hope to use their services again for other tours.

John_G

26 Nov, 2023

Guide Lillet (sp) and driver Steve are the perfect pair to show you the splendor and beauty of Chartres. In a very comfortable automobile Lillet explains much of the history about both Chartres the Cathedral and the town while driving en route. It’s a magnificent site when you first see it from the road. Lillet was superb and comprehensive in her knowledge and extremely adept at conveying it. She also showed a bit of the charming town after the tour of the Cathedral. The trip back to Paris was smooth and comfortable and included a lively discussion about Russian authors & the need to find the right translations that do them justice. Cannot recommend this tour highly enough.

MORRISM_S

09 Nov, 2023

Our guide’s knowledge of the site and the pleasant driver who got us all there. It was a rare sunny day and though windy we enjoyed every minute.

Jon_K

07 Oct, 2023

Wonderful tour of a fabulous cathedral! The guide was great, providing just enough detail. Wish we had had more time in town, to stop at a café.

Kathleen_G

12 Aug, 2023

Very disappointing. We confirmed pick up time with the guide company the day before our tour. Less than 24 hours they canceled for “unfortunate reasons “.

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