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The river cruise is with no doubt the best way
to discover the most beautiful landscapes, with
all the comfort on board, GWENDOLINE
makes a tourist trip from May till October on
the waterways of France.
The program is organized in cruises of a week
from Sunday evening till Saturday morning, and
proposes to those who want to move or to relax
with friends of any age, a carefree cruise.
In the course of the water, you will enjoy forgotten
or new sensations, freedom, serenity and disorientation
2008
Season
We can adapt your cruise
at your convenient as for duration of the trip
as well as for content - please contact us.
cruise
example
THE
DISCOVERY RUN
550,00 Euro / ttc per person.
- 2 days/2 nights
- The residence in double cabin.
- The service of the crew
- The full board : continental breakfast,
lunch, diner with wine, on board.
- The use of bicycles
- The water of comfort and gas
- The cooking ware, dishes and the linen (sheets,
pillowcases, braids, towels)
- Taxes and tolls of navigation
- All the games and the entertainments on board
Day 1 :
14h00 Bernard & Annie welcome you on board
of " La Gwendoline ".
Introduction and visit of the barge. Installation
in your cabin.
15h00 Cast off then c rossing of the lock of exit
from canal du Rhône au Rhin which puts down
us on the river Saône, heading for a nice
cruise.
After we pass the lock of Auxonne we stop at feet
of the fortress ramparts for our evening stop
over.
Ancient Fortified town, it possesses an important
architectural historic heritage, in the shade
of Bonaparte
Spare time, rest on board, shopping, visits of
Auxonne at your own way, then return on board.
After the swans have had their meal, by 8:00 pm,
you'll have dinner at the Captain's table, conviviality,
discussions, then games, reading or small walk
along the banks before going to bed.
Day 2 :
After a good night sleep your breakfast is waiting
for you in "Le carre".
10:00 am Bernard launches the engine, rings the
trunk, release ropes, we are ready for our second
day going to Pontailler sur Saône. We pass
the lock of Poncey, you will admire the functioning
of this hydraulic machinery that is a lock.
At about 1:00 pm, countryside stop for a light
lunch served outside on the sundeck.
After noon, while " The Gwendoline "
slides majestically, you strech on the sundeck
admiring various landscape which appear after
every bend.
Arrived at Pontailler sur Saône for our
night stopover, you are free for visiting the
town, the house of the arts and\or the house of
the fishing.
At about 8:00 pm, the dinner waits for you in
prelude of a charming evening.
Day 3 :
After Breakfast the crew prepares the equipment
for casting off.
After few hours of navigation in the Burgundian
country " La Gwendoline " snuggles up
in Heuilley's forest where we stop for the lunch
which we take together.
The quiet and restful place, perfectly fit for
a nice walk in the forest or a small siesta on
the superior deck.
In the Afternoon, herons crosse the trail of the
boat, fields and forests succeed one another and
banks deliver to your curiosity the pretty and
flowery chalets of the edge of the river Saône.
We finally arrive at Mantoche, Its castle, a shaded
platform lined with weeping willows, this is where
we accost to put end to our Discovery Cruise
Sincerely yours Cap'tain Berny.
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Burgundy as you have
never seen it! approximately 1200kms of
rivers and canals. This remarkable wealth
explains by its geographic situation.
It is indeed in the heart of this region that is the watershed between three main French rivers (the Seine, the Loire, the Rhone).
To gather these three river, ponds were built in the XVIIth, XVIIIth, XIXth centuries, canals were added to the navigable rivers (the Saône, the Yonne and the Seille) so constituting a network of real liquid roads of an exceptional tourist interest.
Burgundy thru the Saône, the canal of the centre, the side canal in the Loire, the canal of Briare, the canal of Loing, the Seine, the Yonne, canal of Nivernais, canal of Burgundy. |
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L'ESCAPADE
(5
days / 5 nights)
Itinerary
Dole/Chalon or Chalon/DoleIn the course
of the River Saône for the time of
a cruise, you will be charmed by this magnificent
river.
More than 400 Km make it one of the most
important waterways in Europe.
Cast aside the traffic jams, business schedules
and other rigors of life for a relaxing
and enjoyable stay aboard La Gwendoline.
Duration:
5 days and 5 nights
Passengers: 4
River : Canal du Rhône au Rhin and
the River Saône
Route: from Dole to Chalon sur Saône
Dates: May to October
- boarding in Dole on Sunday, 1st by 5:00
pm.
- disembark in Chalon sur Saône on
Friday, 6 before 5:00pm*
(*depending on arrival time).
Accommodation :
( *please see boat interior pictures on
our web site).
Price in € per
person/day : 250,00€ ttc.
This includes :
The accommodation in double cabin all inclusive
(Continental Breakfast - light lunch - dinner
on board or in a restaurant depending on
the evening stopover).
Taxes and tolls for navigation and boat
park.
Service of the crew.
The fuel for propulsion and generator.
The use of leisure equipment, games(sets),
or take advantage of the bicycles available
for a
pleasant ride along the canal.
The water of comfort and the gas.
Tableware - Bed sheets- Blankets - Bath
towels.
You are free to get on and off board at
any of the locks, the crew has bicycles
ready for you, or you may prefer to wonder
off on foot to follow the canal's towpath.
Take your camera with you, some of the lock
houses are very interesting.
On Sunday:
Boarding and Welcome
by 5:00 pm
Bernard and Annie will welcome you on board
" La Gwendoline ".
Presentation and visit of the boat. Installation
in your cabins.
Plenty of time for a stroll around the town
for last shopping or merely relax on board
and enjoy the view.
7:00 pm approx. After settling in you are
invited to join the Captain for welcome
drinks, information about the cruise and
cruise safety briefing.
8:00 pm approx., You will have dinner at
the Captain's table in total friendship.
After dinner you can then have time for
a small walk in the old streets of Dole
before going to sleep .
FIRST DAY -
From Dole to Saint Symphorien
The breakfast is served in the "carré*".
(*Boat dining room) (préciser les
horaire ex : entre 8 :00 et 10 :00)
Bernard launches the machine, a small blow
of horn and release ropes! A last glance
to the impressive collegiale church, and
" La Gwendoline gets into the lock,
heading for Saint Symphorien on the Saône,
the route will be animated by the passage
of 8 locks, you will admire the functioning
of hydrolic machinery.
At about 1:00 pm, Short stop over for the
lunch served in outside on the deck.
During the afternoon, as " La Gwendoline
" cruises through the idyllic countryside,
you will relax on the sun deck perfect for
viewing the passing scenery. At the end
of this first day of navigation, we will
arrive at Saint Symphorien sur Saône
for our night stopover, the last "bief
" of the Canal du Rhône au Rhin,
Where park numerous barges of many nationalities.
SECOND DAY
- From Saint Symphorien to Auxonne
After a nice breakfast and we make the preparations
before releasing ropes.
" La Gwendoline " is going slowly
toward the river Saône by taking the
last lock of the canal du Rhône au
Rhin. During this morning we shall cross
two locks.
After few hours of navigation in the Burgundian
countryside " La Gwendoline "
moors at the feet of the ramparts of Auxonne,
picturesque place for our lunch.
In the Afternoon, spare time to visit the
town of Auxonne. ancient fortified town
and the city border will offer you architectural
and historic heritage under the friendly
glance of Bonaparte.
The evening looks pleasant, and we shall
together have dinner under plane trees to
the restaurant in the top of ramparts, offering
us a magnificent sight on the Saône
which spreads out far off.
THIRD DAY -
From Auxonne to Chazelle.
Whilst having breakfast, the barge cast
off her moorings and begins her cruise up
the canal of Burgundy.
We pass the village of Saint Jean de Losne,
important river port and is the Saone entrance
to the Burgundy canal.
We leave on the right bank the hillsides
of the Gevrey-Chambertin vineyards, Nuits-Saint-Georges,
Côtes of Beaune and the other Côtes
Chalonnaises.
A graceful ash heron crosses the trail of
the boat, the fields and forests succeed
one another and banks are in our curiosity
discovering of this from there the pretty
small flowery traditional houses on the
banks of the river Saône.
The Gwendoline will come to caress banks
for a fairground stopover well deserved
to Chazelle, where we shall spend the night.
FOURTH DAY
- From Chazelle to Verdun sur le Doubs.
After the breakfast and the preparations
for navigation, we continue our trip to
Verdun-sur-le-Doubs, Border city. It is
in Verdun-sur-le-Doubs that the Saône
mixes its quiet waters to those tempestuous
of the river Doubs and the river Dheune.
After the lunch which you will take on the
deck, you will have time to walk down to
visit the old medieval Verdun, built on
a strengthened island.
At about 8:00 pm, we will leave the boat
to begin the evening in an ashorea local
auberge.
FITH DAY
- FromVerdun sur le Doubs to Chalon sur
Saône.
After breakfast, we navigate quietly, swallowing
the majestic river Saône.
Port of Burgundy, Chalon sur Saône,
the crossroads of civilizations since the
prehistory, the city of art and history
welcomes us, " La Gwendoline "
comes to caress her quay(platform) before
stopping for a provisioning and a short
well deserved rest.
We shall lunch on board, to revive these
some last days together, and already comes
the moment to leave. The crew will say farewell
to you. By the end of your cruise, we know
you'll be looking forward to the next one..
This proposal, is
subjected to you by Annie and Bernard, who
will be happy to welcome you on board.
Itinerary examples
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By the Saône of St Jean de Losne to Châlon on the Saône
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By the canal of the centre of Châlon on the Saône to Digoin
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By the side canal in the Loire from Digoin to Nevers (Marseille les Aubigny)
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By the side canal in the Loire and the canal of Briare of Marseille Aubigny to Montargis ( The Tilery)
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By the canal of Loing, the Seine, the Yonne, of Montargis ( Cépoy) with Sense(Direction)
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By the Yonne of Sens to Auxerre
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By the canal of Nivernais of Auxerre to Corbigny
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By the canal of Nivernais of Corbigny to Decize
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By the side canal in the Loire, the canal of Roanne to Digoin, from Decize to Roanne
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By the canal of Roanne to Digoin, from Roanne to Montchanin
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