A gentle cruise on a hotel barge is the perfect way to discover the very soul of France, exploring its idyllic pastoral countryside and historical treasures, discovering unknown France experienced only from the intimate access a barge can offer. Far removed from the hustle and bustle of city life, hotel barge voyages allow you to travel in luxury without the strains of packing and unpacking all the while enjoying a blend of daily excursions and fascinating cruising.

Each day as your hotel barge moves sedately from one peaceful mooring to the next you can wander along the towpath getting on or off at one of the locks as you fancy. Walk through the grounds of ancient chateaux or stroll through a local market spotlighting devoted artisan producers. All small slices of French life often overlooked by travelers hurriedly moving from one town to another.

The hotel barges all carry bicycles for towpath riding and other shore excursions making the little villages and farms you discover more accessible as you cruise part of the adventure. Or do absolutely nothing other than absorbing the ever changing scenery from a comfortable deck chair on the sun deck. After a day of cruising and sightseeing your hotel barge moors up for the night ~ no worries, there's plenty of time for cocktails before dinner or maybe a relaxing soak in the deck spa before a gourmet dinner served with the best of wines of the area.