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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How to Reach Burgundy Valley Canal Culinary Barge Tours on the Burgundy Canal
Barge Cruises on the Burgundy Valley are centered in the City of Dijon and surrounding area.  The barges
make one-week culinary and wine trips on the Burgundy Canal
The TGV high speed Train and a high speed toll highway reach Dijon from Paris.
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When 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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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