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Take a Burgundy Canal Cruise Vacation Aboard A Narrow Boat Barge Through Central France. A canal boat holiday can offer self-drive or all-inclusive canal barges. The barge becomes a floating hotel while you tour the Burgundy Valley. Some boats will have a chef on board, bicycles for day trips, a support vehicle, and even a hot tub on deck. The other option for a Barge Cruise is the bare-boat, a self-drive rental. The self-drive can be the ideal adventure and an affordable way for friends and families to go barge cruising. The boats move slowly and are easy to handle. No license is required to pilot the barge. The rental company will give the first time boater an introductory lesson in boat handling and locking through the canal locks that the vacationer will encounter as they tour the canal. The Burgundy Canal Burgundy has more than 1000 kilometers of navigable waterways and canals, The Burgundy Canal, The Canal du Centre, and the Nivernais Canal. The Burgundy Canal north of the City of Dijon is one of the more popular sections for a week long barge cruise because of the picturesque towns and chateaus along the route; Boats travel through agricultural villages and wine country. Consider the following when deciding on a canal cruise vacation: the rental price. Price is based on length of the boat and number of cabins, the capacity or number of bedrooms/cabins. Consider also the region that you would like to cruise, and the extra charges for fuel, food, the rental of bicycles and a possible support vehicle. Consider also the difference of price in a one way trip or a return trip. The rental company can help with theses details. Below is a sample of the rental companies that tour the Burgundy Canal. HotelsAfloat.com, self drive and luxury barge cruises. FrenchHotelBarge.com, this company offers barges on the Burgundy and Canal du midi There are also luxury canal cruise options on the Burgundy Canal. A canal boat holiday can include a wine cruise, a culinary cruise, or the all-inclusive cruise that will include a chef, bicycles for guests, a support vehicle, and even a hot tub on deck. The Niagara is one of the boats that cruise the Burgundy Canal out of Dijon and Beaune Sample prices for a barge cruise (check latest prices, seasonal prices) For 2 to 4 people; the price would be 4,500 Euros, 5 to 6 people : 5,400 Euros These prices could include breakfast , lunch, wine, and a support vehicle Itineraries for canal cruises in France are many. Central France is laced with canals through wine country. A barge trip through Central France on the Burgundy Canal will usually be of one week duration and offer a narrow boat barge hotel holiday through one of the most scenic of France’s regions, the Burgundy Valley. For more Information Burgundy Canal Vacation Travel Planning David Hilbert is a travel and trade writer and photographer. His travel and trade articles have been published in newspapers and magazine in the US, Canada, and Europe.
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