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

Litote - Burgund Canal - Sleeps 20

Libellue - River Saone - Sleeps 20

Belle Epoque - Nivernais - Sleeps 12

Art de Vivre - Upper Nivernais - Sleeps 8

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

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

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

Premier - Canal de Bourgogne - Sleeps 6

Savoire Faire - River Yonne- Sleeps 12

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.

Barging

 

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

Le Phenicien - Canal du Rhône à Sète - Sleeps 18

Napoleon - Rhone - Sleeps 4

 

River Cruises

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

MS Camargue - Rhone and Saone Valleys - From 2 Nights

 

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.

Nymphea - River Cher - Sleeps 6

Meanderer- River Cher - Sleeps 6

Alphonsa- Loire River - Sleeps 6

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.

Anjodi- Canal du midi - Sleeps 8

Saint Louis- Canal du Midi - Sleeps 6

Roi de Soleil - Canal du midi- Sleeps 6

Alouette- Canal du Midi - Sleeps 20

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

Anacoluthe - Seine River - Sleeps 50

 

River Cruises

VIP- Seine River - Group Charters Only - Sleeps 38

Seine Princesse - Seine River - From 2 Nights

MC Cezanne - Seine River - 5 star luxury

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

Lorraine - Canal du Rhône au Rhin - Sleeps 22