Autumn Barge Cruises
The best time to take a barge cruise through Europe is probably the autumn season, between September and October. Summer can also be an enjoyable barge cruising season if you don’t mind hotter temperatures and bigger crowds, and the start of the river cruising season in late spring (April-May) can be a good time to see Europe coming back to life after winter. Note that, like all river cruises through Europe, there are no barge cruises in the cold winter months from January-early March.
Barge cruises navigate the rivers of Great Britain and Central Europe, including France, Germany, and the Netherlands. The temperatures are fairly consistent in each of these destinations each season.
Spring & Fall Cruises
If you choose to take your barge cruise in the Spring (March-May) or Fall (September- November), you will have warm but not hot days and brisk to chilly nights. Fall and Spring are actually very comfortable seasons for barge cruising to avoid the crowds and heat of summer.
Colorful tulips in the Netherlands
In fact, springtime in the Netherlands is when you will see the country’s most recognizable landscape - fields of brightly colored tulips! On the opposite side of the cruising season, in the autumn, you will see wonderful shades of oranges, yellows, and reds as the leaves turn color.
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Debra D - RI USA
1 day ago
I don’t have the words to describe it but the last week has been one of the best I can remember. 6 days of adventure in South East Alaska including trekking through lush rain forest, sitting in silence listening to glaciers calving, up early to see the northern lights, kayaking and stupidly swimming in iceberg frozen waters ! (That actually hurt).
Animal sightings including black and brown bears, Minke and hundreds of Humpack Whales, porpoises, sea lions, mountain goats, harbour seals, bald eagles, salmon and more birds than I can count. Wonderful friends and connections made. A huge shout out to Trevor and his totally amazing crew on the Admiralty Dream whose energy and enthusiasm made this most incredible experience.
DAVID JAMES
2 days ago
Excellent safari trip with Adventure Life and Albatross Travel. Special shout out to our guides Eric Turasha (Kenya), and Blasi Shirima (Tanzania) from Albatross Travel. Both were world class!!! The trip went off without a hitch; all the camps were amazing…worth mentioning...one of the camps we were going to stay in on the Tanzanian side was damaged by high winds so we ended up in a different camp (Mara under Canvas Camp). Can't say enough good things! A great experience and superb service!!
Brenda Cox
3 days ago
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carole therisod
3 days ago
Always professional knowledgeable and efficient. Jess H. is great.
