April holidays 8 great plans for children

Yes, you can discover the vineyards of Touraine with the kids! Try out the Oenological Escape Game at the Pierre & Bertrand Couly estate. With everyone’s keen sense of observation and a great team spirit, you won’t be able to resist any enigma! The same goes for the Cave de Vouvray, with the Secret de la Guilde Saint Martin, and Maison Lacheteau – Grands Caves Saint-Roch and its Sparkling Game!

Game with the family, too, at the Royal Fortress of Chinon, the first monument in Touraine to have initiated a “monument game“. While the game is based on the codes of escape games, here the whole fortress is the playground!

At the aquarium de Touraine, observe the fish of the Loire Valley (sturgeon, pike, pike-perch…) as well as more exotic species: seahorses, caimans and other white-tip sharks! Board the little train at the réserve de Beaumarchais, for a safari in the heart of a 30-hectare wildlife park, meeting deer, fallow deer, but also ostriches, bison, and wallabies. Visit the Goupillières troglodyte valley and its farm animals, as well as educational farms. Or book an organised nature outing in the Espaces Naturels Sensibles or in the PNR Loire Anjou Touraine.

Enjoy a variety of unusual initiatives at the châteaux, aimed particularly at young visitors:

• A exhibition devoted to the animated film Léo, at the Château du Clos Lucé;
• the treasure hunt at the château de Gizeux, but also the école des petits Mousquetaires at 11am (Monday to Friday), the costume tour at 3pm for 4-12 year olds (every day) and themed workshops at 4.30pm;
• A monumental tree house, a exposition PlayMobil, and even a visit in the company of Anne de Bretagne at the château de Langeais ;
• Fun tours with the Histopad tablet, at the Cité royale de Loches, the fortress of Chinon and the château royal d’Amboise;
• The game card at the château d’Azay-le-Rideau, for a family challenge!

And review most of the Loire châteaux in the mini-châteaux park, in Amboise 😉