From Lyon to Martigues via Tain l'Hermitage, Avignon, Arles, and the Camargue, go on an unforgettable cruise. Discover Lyon, a UNESCO World Heritage city, which retales 2,000 years of history through its old cobbled streets. Visit The Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave which contains some of the best-preserved figurative cave paintings in the world, as well as other evidence of Upper Paleolithic life. In the coolness and the humidity it offers, you can be fully immersed through sound and olfactory worlds.
Highlights
Join an optional excursion through Lyon, the second largest city in France
Admire the rivers and the famous, indigenous Camargue horses
See Avignon and the Papal Palace with its private apartments
Enjoy an exceptional cruise on the Saône to the mouth of the Rhône River
Involves minimal physical effort and is typically associated with leisurely activities. Activities are low-intensity or last less than a few hours each day.
Meet up in Lyon at 4:00 p.m. in front of the Brasserie Georges for your departure by coach towards Chalon-sur-Saône. Passengers are welcome to board the ship at 5:00 p.m. After comfortably settling into your cabins, you will be introduced to the crew at a welcome cocktail.
*Passengers will choose either the Classic or Discovery package to participate in for the duration of the voyage.
Enjoy some free time on your own in the heart of Mâcon. Afterwards, join the excursion for both packages: Tour of the Beaujolais vineyards. Tonight, join the cruise through Lyon by night to admire the city lights.
Classic: Panoramic tour of Lyon and discover its famous "traboules", types of passageways that are typical of the city.
Discovery: Bike ride through the main monuments and districts of Lyon. Finish up your tour with a tasting of local products in the heart of the old town.
Spend the afternoon cruising towards Tain-l'Hermitage, arriving in the evening.
Continue cruising this morning. Discover the Pont d'Arc Cavern, a replica of the famous Chauvet Cave (only available through pre-reservation with your travel agency before your departure). Start cruising to Avignon.
Join aguided tour of Avignon and the Papal Palace. Depart for Arles. Enjoy some free time in the old section of this highly cultural city, enriched with vestiges of the Roman Empire.
Classic: Discover the Camargue. Visit a "manade" (horse breeding farm) and learn about how a manadier works with the animals.
Discovery: Safari in jeeps through the Camargue for an original immersion in the wilderness.
Continue cruising towards Martigues. Tonight is your gala dinner and evening.
Day 7: Martigues | Lyon | Disembark
1 Breakfast
Enjoy one last buffet breakfast on board before disembarking in Martigues at 9:00 a.m. Coach transfer back to Lyon, stopping for lunch along the way. Arrive in Lyon early in the afternoon.
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$1,985
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Main Deck-Cat A
52 cabins (38 twins, 7 double bed, 4 triple cabins, 2 single cabins) equipped with shower and toilet, hairdryer, satellite TV, radio, safe.
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Upper Deck-Cat A
27 cabins (23 twins, 4 double) equipped with shower and toilet, hairdryer, satellite TV, radio, safe.
Notes
20% discount on children between 2-10 years
30% discount for 3rd person in triple cabin
Initial deposit is 30%, and most travelers will call our office and pay the deposit with a credit card.
Final payment is due 100 days prior to departure by Bank transfer or credit card. All final payments by credit card may be subject to a surcharge and maximum of $20,000 charge
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2 days ago
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