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Barge Cruises in France

 

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M-Touch Travel offers a full range of hotel barges and river cruises.

But thats not all, we offer pre and post trip sightseeing tours, dinner cruises, cooking courses, wine tastings and experiences for groups and individuals.

The M-Touch Difference is hands-on, hassle free travel with the goal to make your holiday an experience to remember whatever your budget.

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Larry Davis

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I have selected for you the very best of France's Waterway barges.

We can arrange your transfers at a discounted price. In addition, we will reserve hotel pre and post cruise for added convenience.

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Burgundy

A boat ride along Burgundy's waterways makes a truly delightful way to float through history...

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Burgundy spans a watershed. The Saone River runs south to the Mediterranean; the Yonne flows north to join the Seine. In addition, canals link the main cities and towns. The Canal de Bourgogne is the most popular waterway in France for leisure cruising extending over 150 miles through the famous vineyards, towns and villages of this beautiful region .

Barges

arrowLitote - Burgund Canal - Sleeps 20

arrowLibellue - River Saone - Sleeps 20

arrowBelle Epoque - Nivernais - Sleeps 12

arrowArt de Vivre - Upper Nivernais - Sleeps 8

arrowFleur de Lis - Saone & Canal du Centre - Sleeps 6

arrowAmarylis- Saone, Rhone, Canal du Centre - Sleeps 8

arrowHirondelle - Canal de Bourgogne, Centre, Rhone, Saone - Sleeps 8

arrowPremier - Canal de Bourgogne - Sleeps 6

arrowSavoire Faire - River Yonne- Sleeps 12

Provence Village

Provence

With its feet in the Mediterranean and its head in the Alps, the region has an extensive palette of colourful landscapes.

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The light is exceptionally bright, and its landscapes are wonderfully varied: from rocky inlets with their parasol pines and turquoise water to the Camargue plain, from the Vaucluse vineyards to the summits of the southernmost Alps or the plateaux of Haute-Provence with their scents of thyme and lavender. Just south of Arles is the meeting place of the Rhone and the Mediterranean. A natural and protected park of the Camargue, composed of vast plains of wetlands, ponds and rice paddies and its natural inhabitants the pink flamingoes, herons and cormorants.

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arrowImpressionniste - Canal du midi Rhone, Canal a Rhone a Sete - Sleeps 12

arrowLe Phenicien - Canal du Rhône à Sète - Sleeps 18

arrowNapoleon - Rhone - Sleeps 4

 

River Cruises

arrowPrincess de Provence - Rhone and Saone Valleys - 5 Star Luxury

arrowMS Camargue - Rhone and Saone Valleys - From 2 Nights

 

Loire Chateaux

Loire Valley

The Spectacular Loire Valley and its main tributary, the River Cher, have carried cargo and passengers for over 2000 years since pre Roman times.

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The River Loire runs westward for over 600 miles before reaching the Atlantic Ocean and is France's longest river. The Loire and its tributaries, the Rivers Cher, Indre, Vienne and Loir link the chateaux, vineyards, farmlands, forests and ancient towns that rest on their banks.

arrowNymphea - River Cher - Sleeps 6

arrowMeanderer- River Cher - Sleeps 6

arrowAlphonsa- Loire River - Sleeps 6

Bordeaux Cathedral

Bordeaux & South-West

Stretching from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean, the man-made waterways of the Canal du Midi and the Canal Lateral a la Garonne form France's longest navigable artificial waterway. Together they are called the Canal Des Deux Mers.

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West from Toulouse the canal becomes the Canal Lateral a la Garonne, passing through Moissac, Agen and Castets-en Dorthe ending at the beautiful the 18th century city of Bordeaux. Started in 1666 and built by as many as 12,000 men, the Canal du midi runs 235 kilometres and requires over 100 locks to join the Mediterranean to the Atlantic. Plane trees and poplars line the banks of the Canal du Midi against the hot summer sunshine. From the pink city of Toulouse to the port of Sete, the canal cuts through Southern France.

arrowAnjodi- Canal du midi - Sleeps 8

arrowSaint Louis- Canal du Midi - Sleeps 6

arrowRoi de Soleil - Canal du midi- Sleeps 6

arrowAlouette- Canal du Midi - Sleeps 20

Bayeaux Watermill

Normandy

From the mouth of the Seine westwards to the Orne is the Floral Coast...

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At the mouth of the Seine is Le Havre, a busy port that houses a great modern museum, Musee Malraux. On the opposite side of the Seine Estuary is the lovely old fishing port of Honfleur with its tall houses. Following the Seine from Paris is Les Andelys dominated by the Chateau Gaillard built in 1196 by Richard Lionheart, King of England and Duke of Normandy, to keep the King of France from reaching Rouen.

Barging

arrowAnacoluthe - Seine River - Sleeps 50

 

River Cruises

arrowVIP- Seine River - Group Charters Only - Sleeps 38

arrowSeine Princesse - Seine River - From 2 Nights

arrowMC Cezanne - Seine River - 5 star luxury

Lorraine Barge

Alsace Lorraine

Canal du Rhone au Rhin, a beautiful waterway that has seen little use since the building of the Grand Canal d"Alsace in the 1950's.

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See the famous "Arzviller" barge lift: raising craft 52 meters. and cruise into Lorraine, where the canal follows the steep-sided valley of the River Zorn to the famous inclined plane of Arzwiller. and then through a cutting and two tunnels under the peak of the Vosges Mountains

arrowLorraine - Canal du Rhône au Rhin - Sleeps 22

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Burgundy

As one of the richest regions of France, the historic towns and villages of Burgundy are the product of many centuries of civilization. It's a region known the world over as the producer of some of the finest wines and food available. .

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Provence

The Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, a welcoming land of sunshine and easy living has always attracted large numbers of artists, from Van Gogh to Picas via Marcel Pagnol, Auguste Renoir and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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Loire Valley Cruises

The River Loire runs westward for over 600 miles before reaching the Atlantic Ocean and is France's longest river. The Loire and its tributaries, the Rivers Cher, Indre, Vienne and Loir link the chateaux, vineyards, farmlands, forests and ancient towns that rest on their banks.

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Bordeaux & South-West

Cruise past the thriving town of Beziers famous for bullfights, on past the incredible 13th century Etang de Montady. Visit the wonderful covered market at the lively Mediterranean city Narbonne. Tour Europe’s largest medieval intact walled fortress at Carcassonne.

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Normandy

The coastline is sometimes wild and rugged, but the countryside with it's half timbered houses surrounded by apple orchards , fresh undulating landscape, and forests of beech and pine, is a haven of peace and serenity.

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Alsace - Lorraine

Cruise to the heart of Alsace-Lorraine, where French and German culture entwine to create one of France’s most bewitching regions. Visit Colmar and Strasbourg, enjoy wine tasting, and visit crystal-makers..

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