River Cruise to Northern France
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Overview
Highlights
- Visit the Abbey of Hautvilliers where the monk Dom Perignon first made Champagne
- Visit to the world famous cellars of Moet and Chandon for a tour and tasting
- Visits to small family-run vineyards
- Visit Meaux and Coulomniers, one of the centres of Brie cheese
- Visit the magnificent Chateau of Vaux-le-Vicomte
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Meals: Dinner
Cumieres
Guests are met from the designated meeting point and transferred to Savoir Faire moored at Cumieres, 2km from the heart of Epernay. After an introduction to your captain and crew with a champagne welcome, there will be time to stroll through the village before dinner on board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Cumieres to Damery
This morning, we visit Reims and its magnificent cathedral. We then return to the hotel barge for lunch and a cruise to the delightful little town of Damery, with its 13th century church, which was pa...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Damery to Chateau Thierry
We are now entering the true Champagne region. Your hosts have arranged a pre-lunch visit to the world famous cellars of Moet and Chandon for a tour and tasting. We then continue to cruise to C...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Chateau Thierry to La Ferte
Our cruise today will take us through picturesque landscapes so loved by both the French and visitors abroad. Today we have arranged a tour of some of our favourite places and a selection of ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
La Ferte to Meaux
Today we cruise to Meaux, in the very heart of Brie, famous for its wonderful cheeses of the same name. Nearby, on the route to Soissons, stands a monument that commemorates the 5th September 1914, the...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Meaux to Paris
This morning we leave Meaux and head towards the mighty River Seine, which will take us into the very heart of Paris. Our cruise will take us past Coupvray, the birthplace of Louis Braille, the inventor o...
Meals: Breakfast
Paris
After breakfast we transfer you to the designated drop off point.
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If you find it necessary to cancel your trip, please notify us as soon as possible. If written cancellation is received by ROW (call to verify) before the final balance is due, you will be given a refund less the amount of deposit. Deposits are non-refundable. If cancellations are made on or after the final due date, no money will be refunded. You are welcome to find a replacement for yourself. Please understand that once you’ve signed up, we lose the right to sell your reserved spaces to other individuals or groups. Therefore, we regret that we cannot make exceptions for personal emergencies. For this reason we a strongly recommend you consider purchasing a travel protection plan.
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6 breakfasts, 5 Lunches and 6 Dinners
What activities can I expect?
Every day will see guided tours to historical or cultural sites including chateaux's, vineyards, market towns, gardens and museums. Some cruises have a special theme like golf, wine tasting. Guests can stroll along the tow path or cycle into neighboring towns and just play catch up with the barge.
**On alternate weeks the cruise will be in the reverse direction.
This is a sample itinerary is subject to change.
The designated meeting and drop off point is Paris.
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