Luxury barge and river cruise vacations in France, Spain and Portugal. Train tours in Spain. All-inclusive barge and river cruising and canal barging in France, Spain and Portugal. Cruises on luxury trains, barge hotels or elegant river boats. Enjoy French wines, gourmet cuisine and private guided tours. Travel Burgundy, Champagne, Provence, Normandy, the Loire River valley, the Paris region, Northern Spain,  Andalusiaand the Douro River valley by barge, riverboat or train. Group theme charters and family tours. Cooking and wine appreciation classes. Wine cruises and wine tours.



Barge Cruises, River Cruises and Train Tours in France, Spain and Portugal

 
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~ Barge Cruises in France ~
Wine Cruises

Relax on a luxury floating barge-hotel and enjoy the local wines!

Spend a week in one of the great wine regions of France tasting the local vintages and gourmet specialty cuisine. Enjoy luxury accommodations aboard a luxury barge-hotel as it cruises slowly along canals and rivers through the peaceful countryside. You'll have wine-tastings at carefully chosen local wineries, excellent local wines with lunch and dinner, tours of local sites of interest, and time to just relax (if boating isn't your cup-of-tea, how about a custom wine tour on land?).

Wine regions of France where barge cruises are available

Wine Cruise Regions of France

Grands Crus Wine Cruise in Burgundy
(8-passenger barge - individuals or charters)
This barge cruise is a unique opportunity to taste over 30 Burgundy Grands Crus including Bonnes Mares, Montrachet and Romanée Conti. The luxury experience includes the services of a Burgundy wine expert, daily vineyard and winery visits, and dinners with winemakers.

Burgundy - Tanlay Wine and Chocolate Cruise
(6-passenger barge - individuals or charters)
A truly unique cruise for those who love both wine and chocolate. Cruising along the peaceful Burgundy canal, you'll stop for wine tasting, a visit to a chocolate-maker, and a tour of the village where the movie Chocolat was made.

Burgundy - Chablis Wine Cruise
(13-passenger barge - charters of 10-13 people)
Your professional wine guide will start you off with an introduction to regional wines and tasting techniques. You'll tour vineyards and wineries and enjoy wine tastings in Nuits-Saint-Georges and Chablis, plus the southern Champagne region in Les Riceys. The barge's excellent wine list will be upgraded to include additional Premier Cru and Grand Cru wines.

Burgundy - Vougeot Wine Cruise
(13-passenger barge - charters of 10-13 people)
After an introduction to Burgundy wines and tasting techniques, your professional wine guide will take you on a private cellar tour and tasting at Puligny-Montrachet. You'll also visit the famous Clos de Vougeot, taste wines at Domaine Jafflin in Nuits-St-Georges, and enjoy lunch in the Michelin-starred restaurant at the Abbaye de la Bussière. In addition, the barge's excellent wine list will be upgraded to include additional Premier Cru and Grand Cru wines for your enjoyment with lunches and dinners on board.

Provence - Camargue II Cooking and Wine Cruise
(18-passenger barge - individuals or charters)
Two cooking classes plus wine tastings at Domaine Beaurenard, Domaine de la Mordorée, the Mas du Gourgonnier, Chateau Mourgues du Grès and Chateau d'Or et de Gueules.

Provence - Camargue II Wine Cruise
(18-passenger barge - charters of 9-18 people)
A great way to learn about the wines of Provence. A wine specialist will introduce you to wine tasting, viticulture and wine-making techniques and will take you on 6 winery visits in Châteauneuf du Pape, Les Alpilles/Les Baux de Provence, Côteaux d'Aix, Pays d'Arles, and Pays des Sables du Golfe du Lion.

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Questions about our river cruises in France, Spain and Portugal

(R) Riverboat cruises
(C) Private charters only

France: Burgundy

Burgundy - Chablis
Burgundy - Dijon I
(C)
Burgundy - Dijon II
(C)
Burgundy - Sancerre
Burgundy - Tanlay
Burgundy - Vézelay
Burgundy - Vougeot
Chablis - Tanlay

France: Paris & Vicinity

Ile de France - Briare
Ile de France - Loire
Paris - Champagne
Paris - Honfleur
(R)
Paris - Normandy
(R)
Paris - Rouen
(R)

France: Rhone River

Burgundy - Provence I (R)
Burgundy - Provence II
(R)
Lyon - Provence
(R)
Paris - Barcelona
(R)
Paris - Riviera
(R)
Provence - Camargue II
Rhone - Provence

South of France

Midi - Beziers (C)
Midi - Carcassonne I
Midi - Languedoc I
Midi - Languedoc II
Midi - Marseillette
(C)
Midi - Narbonne
Provence - Midi I
(C)
Provence - Midi II
(C)

France: Bordeaux Region

Aquitaine - Armagnac
Aquitaine - Garonne
Bordeaux - Medoc

France: Loire Valley

Loire - Chenonceau

France: Alsace

Alsace - Lorraine

Portugal: Douro River

Douro - Lisbon (R)
Douro - Porto I
(R)
Douro - Porto II
(R)
Douro - Porto III
(R)

Spain: Rail Cruise

Andalusia - Seville (T)
Galicia - Leon
(T)
Galicia - Vasco
(T)

(R) Riverboat cruises
(C) Private charters only
(T) Train tours

Ask about our river cruises in France, Spain and Portugal
Canal barge and riverboat cruises in France, Spain and Portugal

Chateauneuf de Pape, Provence

Chateauneuf du Pape

 

Clos de Vougeot, Burgundy, France

Cote de Nuits, Burgundy

 

Entrance to the village
of Chablis, Burgundy

 
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