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Cruise Highlights:
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Wine tasting at Domaine Jafflin
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Dijon: Visit the market, mustard shops and the Ducal
Palace
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Visit the 13th Century Chateau de Commarin
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Visit the 12th Century Abbaye de la Bussiere
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Beaune: Capital of Burgundy wine country
2009 Itinerary - Dijon to Escommes,
Ouche Valley
Sunday – Dijon
You are met at the meeting
hotel de la Cloche in Dijon at 4.30pm and transferred to
the elegant L’Impressionniste moored in the Port of
Dijon for your cruise through Burgundy. A Champagne
reception welcomes you on board and provides you with a
chance to meet the crew. Enjoy a stroll into Dijon
before Dinner aboard.
Monday – Dijon to Fleurey
sur Ouche.
This morning experience
your first day’s cruise along this enchanting canal,
which also promises a walk or cycle along an ever
present towpath, as we ascend gradually to the canal
summit, past sleepy villages and pretty lock houses.
Leaving Dijon, we pass Lake Kir and cruise by the
limestone escarpments which feed the nearby vineyards.
After lunch we visit
Clos de Vougeot,
headquarters of the esteemed
Chevaliers du Tastevin,
who award every year a special prized label to the
finest Cote d‘Or vintages. We offer a private tasting of
Vosne Romanee, Gevrey Chambertin, Cote de Nuits and
Nuits-St-Georges at the family run
Domaine Jafflin
in the heart of Nuits-St-Georges on the route des Grands
Crus. Our excellent relationship with the Jafflin family
goes back over 20 years. Dinner aboard.
Tuesday – Fleurey sur
Ouche to Gissey sur Ouche.
After breakfast, enjoy a
walking tour of old
Dijon including a visit
to the vivid flower and produce
market, mustard shops
and the flamboyant 14th century
Ducal Palace
(or enjoy some excellent shopping time). Return to the
boat for lunch and leisurely afternoon cruise to Gissey
sur Ouche. Dinner aboard.
Wednesday – Gissey sur
Ouche to La Bussiere.
This morning we visit the moat
- encircled 13th century
Chateau de Commarin.
Going back 26 generations, the de Vogue family ownership
portrays an insight into the glamorous lives of the French
aristocracy as well as showing off the Chateau, stables and
landscaped gardens. After lunch we cruise to La Bussiere,
passing grazing white Charolais cattle, rolling hills and
picturesque villages. Dinner aboard.
Thursday - La Bussiere to
Crugey
Early morning cruise and exclusive tour
of the magnificent 12th century Abbaye de la
Bussiere. The ornamental gardens and lake, wine press,
crypt and cellars are interwoven with ancient colonnades,
stone staircases and huge stained glass windows. After a
Kir Royale aperitif in the
private music room, the former chapel, we enjoy the
gastronomic delights of Master Chef Olivier Elzer in the
vaulted Michelin starred restaurant whilst enjoying the
sommelier’s choice of local burgundies. This afternoon we
continue to the mediaeval village, craft shops and castle of
Chateauneuf-en-Auxois,
once an outpost of the Dukes of Burgundy and offering a fine
overview of the feeder lakes, canal and surrounding
countryside. Dinner aboard.
Friday – Crugey to Escommes
Our last day’s leisurely cruise takes
us to the canal summit, 1250 feet above sea level, just
before the Pouilly tunnel. In the afternoon we cross the
premier cru vineyards into Beaune, capital of Burgundy wine
country with a history going back over 2000 years. We absorb
the fascinating 15th century
Hotel Dieu Hospice
and visit Maison Champy, Beaune’s oldest winery established
in 1720 with even older cellars. Captain’s Farewell Dinner
aboard
Saturday - Dijon
After breakfast disembark the barge and transfer to
Dijon station by 9.00 or Dijon Centre. (Suggested train
to Paris TGV 6710 departing Dijon at 9.57 and arrive in
Paris, Gare de Lyon at 11.37am).
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Note: This is a sample itinerary and subject to
change. On alternative weeks, the cruise is in
reverse direction.
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Rates 2009
Note: All
prices are in Pounds
£
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Date |
Season |
Region |
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March 29 |
Value |
Burgundy |
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April 5, 12, 19, 26 |
Value |
Burgundy |
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May 3, 10 |
Value |
Burgundy |
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May
17, 24, 31 |
Regular |
Burgundy |
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June 7, 14, 21,
28 |
Regular |
Burgundy |
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July 5, 12, 19 |
Regular |
Burgundy |
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July 26 |
Value |
Burgundy |
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August 2, 9, 16, 23 |
Value |
Burgundy |
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August 30 |
Regular |
Burgundy |
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September 6, 13, 20, 27 |
Regular |
Burgundy |
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October 4, 11 |
Regular |
Burgundy |
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October 18, 25 |
Value |
Burgundy |
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November 1, 8 |
Value |
Burgundy |
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Accommodation |
Value |
Regular
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Junior Suite per person |
POUNDS
£2,150 |
POUNDS
£2,550 |
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Suite per person |
POUNDS
£2,250 |
POUNDS
£2,690 |
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Single supplement |
POUNDS
£800 |
POUNDS
£950 |
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Single cabin |
POUNDS
£2,350 |
POUNDS
£2,790 |
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Charter 10 passengers whole boat |
POUNDS
£23,000 |
POUNDS
£27,400 |
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Charter 11 passengers whole boat |
POUNDS
£23,700 |
POUNDS
£28,200 |
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Charter 12 passengers whole boat |
POUNDS
£24,400 |
POUNDS
£29,000 |
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Charter 13 passengers whole boat |
POUNDS
£25,100 |
POUNDS
£29,800 |
Features:
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Size of barge: 100 ft by 16.6 ft
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Number of Passengers: 13
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Number of Cabins (all private bath): 6
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2 Suites, 4 Junior Suites
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Crew: 5
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Air Conditioning and Central Heating: Yes
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Salon: Saloon/dining area with 8 picture windows, 2 sofas and dining table seating 12.
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Bar: Open Bar
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Deck: Large sundeck with recliners, dining table, chairs, and umbrellas.
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Cabin Features: Being refit for 2007 with 5 cabins about 100 sq ft each with twin beds or double bed.
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Vehicle for Transfers/Excursions: Two air-conditioned minivans.
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Accessibility: Steps to salon and cabins
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Bicycles
Rates include:
Accommodation on board the barge
All meals, table wines and alcoholic beverages
All sightseeing and admittance fees as stipulated
Use of vessels' bicycles and other facilities
Round trip transfers from the meeting point to the barge are also included in the fares
Rates do not include:
Cancellation and holiday insurance
On board gratuities and items of personal nature
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