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Daily Overview

Day Destination Activities
1 Venarey-les-Laumes EMBARKATION

 

Welcome aboard cocktails, settle into your cabin

2 Venarey-les- Laumes

 

Montbard

Explore the tiny canalside villages of Nogent, Courcelles and Les Granges

 

 

Visit sites including Flavigny-sur-Ozerain, Semur-en-Auxois, and Alesia

3 Montbard

 

 

Ravières

Cruise, walk or cycle passed the 18th century Forges de Buffon

 

Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Abbaye de Fontenay

4 Ravières

 

Ancy-le-Franc

Admire local produce and delights of the traditional French market

 

Dinner ashore at a local restaurant

5 Ancy-le-Franc

 

Lezinnes

Visit Château d’Ancy-le-Franc

 

Cruise through picturesque locks along Burgundy Canal

6 Lezinnes

 

Tanlay

Enjoy breakfast onboard before a leisure cruise to Tanlay

 

Tour vineyards and enjoy a private wine tasting

7 Tanlay Breakfast

DISEMBARKATION

Detailed Itinerary

DAY 1 / VENAREY-LES-LAUMES

Guests are met at the Hotel Westminster in Paris and transferred by private chauffeured minibus to La Belle Epoque. A full crew Welcome Aboard with champagne and canapés. After time to settle into your cabin you will enjoy your first dinner on board and an introduction to Burgundy’s excellent cuisine.

DAY 2 / VENARAY-LES-LAUMES / MONTBARD

Enjoy a leisurely breakfast, then we cruise through woodlands and rolling fields with great towpath biking and walking opportunities past the tiny canalside villages of Nogent, Courcelles and Les Granges. After lunch, we enjoy either a stroll around the hilltop village of Flavigny-sur-Ozerain, where the film ‘Chocolat’ was set, or a tour of the medieval town of Semur-en-Auxois. On the way from the summit of Mount Auxois, we also look at Alesia, where the last battle between the Gauls and Romans took place in 52 B.C. and visit the impressive museum. Dinner on board.

DAY 3 / MONTBARD / RAVIERES

Morning cruise with excellent towpath walking or cycling, passing the 18th century Forges de Buffon. Then after lunch we escort you to the exquisite UNESCO World Heritage Site of Abbaye de Fontenay founded by St Bernard in 1118. Representing a distinctive example of early Cistercian architecture and virtually intact, Fontenay allows an exceptional glimpse of Cistercian life and industry with its peaceful gardens, ponds and fascinating cloisters, dormitories and scriptorium. Return to the barge and cruise to Ravières. Dinner on board.

DAY 4 / RAVIERES / ANCY-LE-FRANC

Morning visit to medieval Noyers-sur-Serein to admire the local produce, colours and delights of the traditional French market, or to wander the town ramparts in this, one of the most beautiful villages in France. We return to the hotel barge and after lunch on board, enjoy a gentle afternoon cruise past grazing Charolais cattle, with plenty of opportunity to walk or cycle along the towpath, to moor in Ancy-le-Franc. Dinner ashore at a local restaurant.

DAY 5 / ANCY-LE-FRANC / LEZINNES

This morning we visit Château d’Ancy-le-Franc. This beautifully symmetrical, 16th century masterpiece contains France’s biggest collection of Renaissance murals and is set in magnificent gardens and parkland. In the afternoon, a gentle cruise as your hotel barge continues along the Burgundy Canal and descends through the picturesque locks to moor at Lezinnes. Dinner on board.

DAY 6 /LEZINNES / TANLAY

After breakfast we enjoy a leisurely cruise to our final mooring at Tanlay, with the opportunity to cycle or walk into the picturesque village of Saint Vinnemer. Following lunch, we tour the vineyards and town of Chablis, dating back to Roman times and enjoy a private wine tasting at a renowned winemaker such as the family-run Domaine Jean-Marc Brocard, which makes the most of the region’s wonderful local terroir to produce high quality wines, before returning to the barge for Captain’s Farewell Dinner on board.

DAY 7 / TANLAY

After breakfast, guests are transferred to the Hotel Westminster in Paris.

Note: On alternate weeks the cruise is in the reverse direction.

Dates & Prices

Itinerary Code
(Name of Itinerary)
 Itinerary Start Date  Ship Name  Route Duration (Nights) Stateroom Pricing PP
RREU-33
(Explore Burgundy – La Belle Epoque)
4/2/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $6,700
4/9/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $6,700
4/16/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $6,700
4/23/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $6,700
4/30/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $7,790
5/7/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $7,790
5/14/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $7,790
5/21/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $7,790
5/28/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $7,790
6/4/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $7,790
6/11/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $7,790
6/18/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $7,790
6/25/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $7,790
7/2/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $7,790
7/9/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $7,790
7/16/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $7,790
7/23/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $6,700
7/30/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $6,700
8/6/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $6,700
8/13/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $6,700
8/20/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $6,700
8/27/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $7,790
9/3/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $7,790
9/10/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $7,790
9/17/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $7,790
9/24/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $7,790
10/1/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $7,790
10/8/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $6,700
10/15/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $6,700
10/22/2017 La Belle Epoque Venarey-les-Laumes/Tanlay 6 $6,700

 

Terms and Conditions 

Inclusions

  • Comfortable accommodation in air-conditioned, en suite staterooms or suites
  • Gourmet meals prepared by the onboard chef, fine wines and an open bar
  • Daily escorted excursions to places of interest and private wine tastings in air-conditioned minibuses
  • Local transfers e.g. to and from Paris
  • Bicycles and on most hotel barges, an on-deck spa pool
  • Attentive service from an experienced crew – Captain, chef, tour guide, and hosts/hostesses

Ship Details

La Belle Epoque

BuiltLengthDecksCabinsPassengersCabin Size
1995128 feet261390-165 sq feetMore Details

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