Holidays afloat
Welcome on board:
Spend a week or a
weekend with your family
or friends exploring the 800 miles of
rivers and canals in Burgundy.
What better way to discover the charms of our
region than to cruise lazily down the Saône, the Seille
or the Yonne, or to wend your way along the Burgundy,
Nivernais or Centre canals?
self-hire boats on a canal to discover Burgundy
A heaven-sent opportunity to appreciate the simple pleasures
of
life: the flight of a duck or a heron, the friendly salute of
a bargee,
the lock-keeper’s cheerful call or a tempting fishing trip.
All those in search of peaceful nature will find the answer to
their
prayers in the waterways of Burgundy.
At the gates of Paris and Lyon, yet far from the crowds and
traffic,
become a skipper of a comfortably appointed boat
- and cast off on a voyage of discovery!
Hotel barges
Hotel barges undoubtedly offer you the most luxurious
and most comfortable way of discovering Burgundy, its
waterways and its unrivalled cuisine.
About twenty cruise barges ply up and down the waterways of
Burgundy with cruises ranging from 2-7 days.
Hotel barges, discover Burgundy in luxury and comfort
The barges have
a capacity of 6-24 passengers (some cruise-ships have a larger
capacity, up to 140 passengers) and provide full-board hotel
service and some operators will also arrange transfers to and
from
airports, special outings, evening entertainment and visits to
wine-cellars.
Excursion boats
If you are attracted to the canals and rivers of Burgundy,
excursion boats are a very pleasant means to discover part
of the region on a short cruise.
Your pilots are in love with the waterways they cruise, they
know
them in detail, all the anecdotes, stories and history, which
will
surprise you, amuse you and even make you dream. These boats
can welcome from 6 to 200 passengers, offering cruises of an
hour,
half a day or a whole day.
Certain cruises can serve lunch on board. These boats can
equally
well satisfy the individual, a family or a large group.
Special order
programmes may be arranged, but beware, some boats only
navigate
during the season.
New and environment-friendly : electric boats
It is now possible to rent electric boats (for a few hours
or a whole day) on the Saône and on the most spectacular
part of the Nivernais Canal (tunnels at La
Collancelle).
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More than twenty companies propose a wide choice of house
boats in all Burgundy. For further information, please order
the brochure “Boating holidays” published by the
Burgundy Tourist Board or consult our website:
www.burgundy-tourism.com
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