Burgundy Valley Canal Boats, Cooking Lessons
Culinary Vacation
Canal Barge cruise with a chef on
board
A Culinary Barge Cruise
on the Burgundy Canal will cover
some historic territory.

The Canal de Bourgogne or Burgundy
Canal provides north to south access
through eastern France and connects
the Atlantic Ocean with the
Mediterranean Sea through the Rivers
Seine and Yonne to the north, and the
rivers Rhone and Saone to the south.  

The City of Beaune, south of Dijon is
noted for its cobble streets and is
considered the wine capital of the
Burgundy Valley.  
Many Burgundy Valley
Barge tours leave
from the port of Dijon,  
go north and then
return
List: Burgundy Valley Canal Barge Tours on the
Burgundy Canal
Culinary Tours, Burgundy Canal
Canal Barge Tours,Culinary Cruise
Culinary tour barges stop for
the evening meal below the
castles of the 11 th century
Châteauneuf-en-Auxois
Burgundy Valley canal boats offer cooking lessons on a
week-long barge cruise.  Wine tasting cruises and
culinary cruises travel through the Burgundy Valley of
Eastern France.
Burgundy Valley Canal Boats offer culinary
cruises with cooking demonstrations and lessons,
wine tasting, and cheese making in the Burgundy
Valley, France
Several providers
offer the full
Burgundy Canal
Barge Cruise
Including a Wine
and Culinary Cruise
With Cooking
Lessons.

The sample list above
right shows options for a
barge cruise through
the Burgundy Valley of
Eastern France.

A culinary barge cruise
will include trips to the
local restaurants of
renown and to the
vineyards and wine
cellars.
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Cooking
Lessons
  • Boat La Reine Pedauque
The luxury narrow boat, La Reine Pedauque,
offers culinary cruises with a chef on board,
wine tasting, and cooking lessons.
Cooking lessons from Chef and owner while
cruising south of Dijon and the Ouche Valley,
six passenger, AC, open bar, tv, spa, cycles,
van support.  Cruising from Saint Jean de
Losne to Chateauneuf-en-Auxois.
  • Canal Barge Amaryllis
The 8 passenger ultra deluxe Amaryllis offers
AC, cuisine, wine cellar, cheese selection, van
support and much more.  Available as charter
only to families and friends.
The canal boats tie up in the
afternoon and guests are free to bike
to interesting villages or go by the
barge's air conditioned van to a
vineyard, wine cellar, or notable
restaurant.  
A culinary barge cruise will include
bikes on board, van support, a chef, a
wine expert, wine cellar, cheese
board,  and an open bar.
Canal Boats tie up for the night below
Châteauneuf-en-Auxois
Best Time To Go To the Burgundy Valley:   
  • Cruise Season
April to October  is canal cruise season and good times to go to Burgundy for Barge Tours, Dijon visits,
biking and hiking along the canal, and the culinary cruise vacation.  
  • Weather
The weather in Burgundy is temperate March and April (50-75 F) Showers could come in any month but
will be of short duration.  Weather is good in September October, great months to visit.
  • Low Season
From  April to mid May the barge tours will not be booked solid so prices are lowered.  Mid July and all of
August can also offer lower prices because much of France goes on a six-week vacation.  The last two
weeks of October can be low season and the end of the cruise season for some providers.
  • High season
Barge trips have their high season, mid May to Mid July and early September to mid October.   
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In France and Italy you can rent a car and do not need to show an International Permit, only your drivers license    
Italian law, however,  requires that.....  
Where is the Burgundy Canal,  Barge Cruises, Hiking,Biking
  • Airport Rentals
Auto Europe offers selection, price, and ease of booking on the web.   Shop online well
ahead of your trip and choose air, hotel or auto in France.  Rentals available at TGV Stations
Save On Air Travel
  • Free Airport Parking, Your Home Airport
You can Save on Air Travel by parking your car for free at airport hotels in 60 US cities and hundreds of others
worldwide.  These hotels are not always located within the airport but they all offer shuttles to the airport
After one night stay in the airport hotels you can park for up to two weeks free.
  • Shuttle
The early shuttle (24 hour in some cases) from the hotel to the airline terminal will allow you to book an early flight
and save money on the airfare.
  • No Need For Limo
Two weeks of free parking offsets the cost of the hotel room and you do not need to arrange for a limo to and from
the airport.
Most Hotels in this program offer two weeks parking with one night stay some offer three and include parking for
cruise passengers.
Hotel Reservations, One Night Stay with  Free Two Week Airport Parking, ParkSleepFly.
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