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France: Take a Canal Barge through Burgundy
Readers have been requesting an affordable barge trip. Now, here it is--a spectacular CW Adventure Charter, with all the frills, May 29 to June 6, 2009.

Aug 7, 2008
By Bernadette Bernon (More articles by this author)
Leboat
On the CW Adventure Charter to France, readers will explore the barge canals of Burgundy.
Join us on a one-way voyage of discovery, from Migennes to Châtel-Censoir, through the picturesque villages and stunning vineyards of Burgundy. We'll visit the medieval town of Auxerre, with its magnificent cathedral and narrow streets. Cycle from one town to the next if you like--there are bikes aboard--go exploring after we tie up for the afternoon, or stay aboard and try your hand at operating the locks as we pass through lower Burgundy, a region that offers some of the finest food and wine in France.

Our spacious self-drive Connoisseur French canal barges from LeBoat are 46 feet with four cabins; fill a boat yourself, or we'll do our best to find additional crewmates to make a boat. Our seven-night voyage costs $1,750 per person, sharing, and includes a night in Paris, cocktail party, and welcome dinner, starter provisions, a train excursion through the countryside, and a tour of the Caves de Bailly winery.

Our guest host will be Sally Helme, publisher of Cruising World, Sailing World, and Power Cruising magazines. Also along to care for your every need will be Peter and Carol King, our charter organizers extraordinaire.

See www.sailingcharters.com for information on an optional add-on trip (June 6-10) to Beaune, General Eisenhower's war room in Reims, and extraordinary restaurants and vineyards of the region, including a special dinner in Paris.

For more on cruising France by barge, check out "France's Canal Du Midi" by Doris Colgate, in the January/February 2007 issue of Power Cruising.

For more information contact:

Peter and Carol King
Cruising World Adventure Charters
(800) 521-7552
www.sailingcharters.com


To view the CW Adventure Charter Guide, click here.
 
 
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