Burgundy Canal Barge Tours: Canal Boat Rental,
Culinary Cruise or Bare Boat
Burgundy Canal Barge
Rentals: book a boat tour with
crew or rent a bare boat and
self-drive the Burgundy Canal.
Burgundy Canal locktender's
house
The Canal de Bourgogne or Burgundy Canal provides north to south access
through 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.  There are many small villages along the way.
The area traversed by the
Burgundy Canal is some of the
most scenic in France and
includes rolling farm country, fields
of white cattle, small villages, and
imposing hilltop castles and
chateaus.
Burgundy Canal Rental boats carry
bicycles for the use of passengers
and they have van support for
those that prefer not to walk to the
villages and the hilltop towns.
Have your own chef on
a Culinary Tour or
captain your Bare
Boat  on the Burgundy
Canal
Canal Boat Holiday in
French Wine Country on the
Burgundy Canal at the boat
basin with a view of
Châteauneuf-en-Auxois
Walking trails along the
canal at both sides in
places offer a flat  
walking surface for a
hike through the
Burgundy Valley.
Burgundy Canal Barge Tours and Cruises on the
Burgundy Canal can include a canal boat charter, a bare
boat, self-drive tour, or a fully crewed tour.  A Burgundy
Barge Cruise could include a chef for the culinary
vacation and a wine expert for the wine tours.
Much of the Burgundy Canal remains just the way it was when constructed in the
17th and 18 th Century.
Wide flat walkways on either side of the canal make great hiking and biking.
Canal barges make week-long trips out of locations like Dijon and become the
nightly hotel as they tie up during the night.
The Lock tender's House is
still in use as many locks are
operated manually as they
have been since the
Burgundy Canal was built.
The 11th century hilltop
village of
Châteauneuf-en-Auxois
offers the hiker or biker rest
and refreshment. Many
small  farming towns line
the route along the
Burgundy Valley and the
Burgundy Canal
Burgundy Canal the Ouche Valley
A Unique French Wine Country Vacation: A
Canal Boat Rental for a Narrow Boat Holiday
through Burgundy Valley  Wine Country
Your boating Holiday could include your own chef or
you could cruise France in your own self-drive Canal
Boat Rental; the barge companies offer three options:

  • Bare Boat, Self-Drive
The bare boat that you drive yourself is common for
groups of friends who split the cost,  No license is
needed and it only requires a brief explanation of the
locking- through process.  The boats move slowly
and are safe for any driver.
  • Boat with Crew
The boat with crew will have a captain and crew, bikes
on board for passenger use, and perhaps a support
vehicle for transportation to the villages.  They are
your floating hotel for the slow cruise through the
Burgundy Valley.  Groups can charter the entire boat
and crew for a unique family vacation.
  • Culinary and Wine Barge Cruise
The culinary and wine tour will include a chef on
board, cooking lessons perhaps, visits to renown
restaurants and wine cellars along the way, and stops
at wineries and artisanal cheese producers.
  • Barge with Crew
Barge companies with crew operated barges
to start your search:

www.bargeconnection.com/index.php

www.hotelsafloat.com/self.php

www.barginginfrance.com/leboatburgundy.htm
You can group with friends or family and rent
a self-drive barge, charter a canal barge, or
book a barge culinary trip, chef included

  • Sef-Drive
Self Drive Barge companies to start your
search:
Crown Blue Line   www.leboat.com/

Locaboat    www.locaboat.com/index.php
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Barge Culinary and wine Cruises could have a full crew including a chef, an open bar, bikes on board, and van
support
Canal Boat Holiday Barge Cruises out of the city of Dijon and other locations nearby make one week
culinary and wine trips on the Burgundy Canal
The
TGV high speed Train and a high speed toll highway reach Dijon and the Burgundy Valley from Paris.
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When To Go To the Burgundy Valley:   
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.  The
weather in Burgundy is temperate
March and April (50-75 F) and 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.  
Barge trips have their high season, mid May to Mid July and early September to mid
October.  The last two weeks of October can be low season and the end of the cruise season
for some providers.  Weather is good in September October, great months to visit.
Showers could come in any month but will be of short duration.  
Do You need an International Driving Permit to Drive in Europe.
None needed in France for US and Canadian drivers. Other non
Europeans could need the IDP.  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.....  
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Auto Europe  selection, price, and ease of booking on the
web. Shop online well ahead of your trip and choose diesel
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more economical) or gas, luggage space,(important)  
standard or automatic,
(important)  two door, four door and
other options.  Renting for more than 17 days; see their
options      
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When traveling by air to the Burgundy Canal you can save on your air fare by Parking your Car for Two
Weeks Free after one night Lodging in Airport Hotels near your home city .   (60 US cities and hundreds of
others worldwide)
The early shuttle from the hotel to the airline terminal will allow you to book an early flight and
save money     
on the airfare.
Two weeks of free parking offsets the cost of the hotel room and you do not need to arrange    
for a limo from your home to the airport.  
Free, 24 hour shuttles to the airport.
Hotels offer two weeks free parking with one night stay, some three weeks or a reasonable day rate for   
extra days.
 Cruise passengers included.   See more info at link below, details, photos of hotels, reviews.
Convenient
Two Week Free Airport Parking with a one night hotel stay could save you money and   
enhance your vacation experience.  
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Hiking and biking are available also along the canal.
The old towpaths once used by horses to pull the barges are
still in place and they make a flat path for hiking and biking.
Many of the canal boats carry bicycles for passengers who
want to bike along the Burgundy Canal or to visit the villages
Barge Tours
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  • Crew
  • Wine
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