Every hotel barge cruise includes some consistent ingredients. Firstly, a unique and uniquely comfortable, form of transport – the barge smoothly travelling through the water. Then, the team of English-speaking professionals who will take the very best care of you, handling the barge, preparing gastronomic delights and serving fine wines. Each day they’ll drive you in air-conditioned comfort to explore and enjoy local places of interest and savour local wines. Each barge has bikes, whether pedal-powered or electric powered, to roll easily along the flat tow-path by the canal.
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Inspirational Possibilities
A private charter means that many more options become possible and the cruise and its memorable highlights can be tailor-made to suit your interests. If you’re looking for an activity to balance out your tranquil leisure-time, there are a lot of options on offer.
Walking Cruises
Taking a walk off the beaten track, perhaps in the footsteps of pilgrims along the ancient Way of Saint James, can add a new dimension to your experience of the French countryside.
Adventure Cruises
Cave exploration, canoeing, ballooning, horse riding, archery and treetop swinging are just some of the family-oriented activities that can be organised to keep you on your toes.
Biking Cruises
Every barge provides bikes (many are electric) and, depending on your appetite for exploration, the tours are local or more challenging with maps and packed lunches provided.
Golf Cruises
Tee times on a course near you can be arranged so that you have time to play a memorable round of golf and still return to your hotel barge to continue your relaxing cruise.
Wine Cruises
Taste the very best French wines on-board your luxury barge cruise. Immerse yourself in the fascinating skills of the vineyards of the region, guided by expert sommeliers.
Gourmet Cruises
Savor exquisite meals on board prepared by your private gourmet chef. Visit five-star restaurants. Extend your knowledge of French cuisine with a master chef cooking class.
Pampering Cruises
For sheer pampering and relaxation enjoy fashion and craft shops, a spa treatment and the opportunity to learn about the colour and styles that suit you with a Parisian colour consultant.
Creative Cruises
Your host will arrange your tour around the most scenic and picturesque spots, giving you all the time you need, and in Burgundy, a trip to the Musée des Beaux Arts in Dijon.
Heritage Cruises
Learn about some of the western world’s most important cities, churches and châteaux. Explore the sites of many historic wars and battles – for example, the Hundred Years’ War.
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Different Boats for Different Folks
The barges we are proud to represent are of similar sizes but individually unique in how they are configured, how the facilities are arranged. There is also a difference between Canal du Midi barges and other barges because Midi locks (that those barges have to fit into) are smaller. Broadly speaking, the greater the number of cabins, the less spacious each is.
Solos and Couples
Single travellers and couples book cabins and meet like-minded, interesting
fellow guests.
Happy Families
Families of all generations, with activities to satisfy each age group from the youngsters to the oldsters
Friendship Groups
Old friends enjoying life together, wine-lovers, golfers, artists and girl-friends needing serious pampering!
Singles and Couples – Meeting Fascinating Fellow Guests
Many barges, (but not all and we know which ones) can be booked flexibly, by the cabin just like a hotel. This is a great option for singles and couples. You’ll be ‘on board’ with like-minded folks who share your spirit of adventure, your love of France and (naturally) your appreciation of the best things in life.
Families and Groups – Private Charters
If you’re thinking about cruising with other couples, or gathering together a bigger group – of your multi-generational family or of your dearest friends – then you’ll want to charter a whole barge just for yourselves.
Our Unique Expertise – France, Cruising the Waterways and Hotel Barging
We have explored the rivers and canals of France on our own boat since 2003, logging up over 10,000km along most waterways, in most regions, at all times of year.
Independent, impartial and enthusiastic, we have personally visited and know every hotel barge, every owner-operator and fleet, published here.
