Gastronomic cruise on the Rhone and the Saone
3 nights
LYON-COLLONGES-MACON-CHALON SUR SAONE-MACON-LYON
Price per person based on 2 persons in double cabin occupancy
For triple cabins (2 adults + one child ONLY), please call our friendly agents +1 212-986-3800.
Inclusions:
- The cruise on full board from dinner on the first day to breakfast on the
final day
- Accommodation in a double air conditioned cabin with shower and WC
- Entertainment
- The grand gastronomic dinner with Paul Bocuse in the Abbaye de Collonges in
the Mont d'Or
- The assistance of our hostess on board
- The gala evening
- Port taxes
ITINERARY:
1st Day: LYON – COLLONGES – MACON
Boarding in Lyon around 17h, quai Claude Bernard. The boat will cast off for
Collonges in the Mont d’Or where we will stop by Paul Bocuse's restaurant.
Departure by coach for the Abbaye de Collonges(1), 700 metres from the
restaurant, for dinner in the Salle du Grand Limonaire. You will discover the
most traditional and renowned cuisine in France, made from the best,
market-fresh produce. The Abbaye de Collonges will open its doors to you on a
resplendent setting for a banquet surrounded by a unique collection of lovingly
restored hurdy-gurdies. The sound of the hurdy-gurdies will fill your heart with
joy. After this grand dinner, back on board where we will repair to the lounge
to round off the evening. The boat will sail on to Mâcon.
2nd Day: MACON – CHALON SUR SAONE THE MACONNAIS AND BURGUNDY
Departure of the boat in the early morning for Tournus. Arrival around 12h15.
Lunch on board. Departure by coach for the optional excursion around Burgundy.
tour of the “Côte de Beaune”: Pommard, Volnay, Auxey-Duresse, La Rochepot and
its wonderful chateau, Puligny Montrachet, Chagny, and then on to Givry, Buxy;
during this tour, there will be a wine tasting and the visit to the Hospices de
Beaune. The boat will sail on to Chalon sur Saône. Back on board around 19h30.
Dinner and evening on board. Overnight stopover in Chalon sur Saône
3rd Day: CHALON SUR SAONE – MACON – LYON
Departure of the boat for Tournus and Mâcon. At around 10h, 2h stop to do
some shopping. Back on board, lunch and departure of the cruise. At 14h, stop in
Montmerle, optional tour. Departure by coach for Romanèche-Thorins to visit the
"Hameau du vin", the only museum of its kind in Europe. Back on board in
Trévoux. Continuation of the cruise to Lyons. Gala dinner and an evening's
entertainment in the lounge. Overnight stopover in Lyons.
4th Day: LYON
After breakfast, disembarkation. End of our journey. (1) or in Paul Bocuse's
restaurant (depending on the number of people)
Practical Cruise Information, click here.
Comfort and Onboard Service, click here.
Shore Excursions on the Seine river, click
here.
Not include:
- Coach transport
- Drinks
- Insurance
- The optional excursions (book and pay on board or at the travel agent)
- Personal expenses
Formalities: valid national identity card or passport compulsory. Non-EU
nationals are requested to consult their embassy or consulate.
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