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CANAL DU MIDI, BURGUNDY, BORDEAUX
CANAL HOLIDAY TRAVEL INFORMATION

    Canal du Midi cruising      The cabins are very comfortably-appointed   Languedoc's Canal du Midi is gorgeous!   Life travels very slowly on the Canal   This Canal du Midi holiday can take you to some idyllic places   The Canal du Midi is gorgeous!

We speak English, French, and some other languages.

Contact me now to discuss any aspect of French canal boat hire and luxury hotel barge cruise options!

- Warm regards, Sara

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TRAVEL INFORMATION FOR CANAL BOAT HOLIDAYS IN FRANCE

CANAL BOAT HOLIDAYS - GENERAL ADVICE ABOUT TRAVEL AND LOCATIONS
YOUR GREAT CHOICE OF 30 BOAT BASES
Click on the maps below for a general idea,
or use our Interactive Google map showing all our boat bases.
 
Map of all boating bases. For a clickable map, please use the blue link to Google maps in the box on the page you're looking at.

The 3 main French regions for canal boat and barge holidays are :

1. Canal du Midi & Camargue
2. Burgundy, Nivernais, Saone, Loire
3. Aquitaine, Charente, Lot & Garonne

Click to the right for larger maps.
1.  South of France - Canal du Midi, Camargue
Canal du Midi Boating Hire Bases.

2.  Mid-France - Burgundy, Nivernais, Saone, Loire
Canals & Rivers Burgundy France Boat Hire Bases

3.  South-West France - Bordeaux & Aquitaine Region
Canals & Rivers Mid-France Boat Hire Bases
 
GENERAL TRAVEL INFORMATION FOR FRANCE
If you are coming a long distance, you will normally be flying into one of the French major international airports, such as:
Paris Charles de Gaulle
Paris Orly
Bordeaux
Toulouse
Lyon Saint-Exupery
Marseille
From the main airports, you then have a choice of internal transfer flights to the nearest regional airport, or you could take advantage of France's excellent TGV high-speed train network to get closer to your destination.

An alternative is to fly to London Heathrow or Gatwick, and transfer to one of the London airports serving low-cost flights to French regional airports.

The French regional airports are shown on the clickable map to the right.

France airports map
CAR RENTAL : Naturally you also have the option of renting a car at your arrival airport and driving to the departure base of your canal boat. All bases have parking facilities, which vary from enclosed and covered secure parking, to open-air parking next to the base.
DETAILED LOCAL INFORMATION : As part of my service, I will send you detailed local travel information regarding how to get to your base of departure for your French canal boating holiday. This gives you information assuming you are within the region itself and is part of my free service to you.
NEED MORE HELP ABOUT GETTING TO FRANCE AND AROUND IT?
If your needs are related to travel to France generally and travel from another region to your base of departure, then I have a paid special 'Concierge' service just for you!

CONTACT ME NOW for availability of my French Canal Boat Holidays or the Luxury Hotel-Barge Cruises!

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FRENCH CANAL HOLIDAY REVIEW:

"Floating through the meandering canal under the canopy of the plane trees with beautiful yellow lilies lining the shore made for beautiful scenery. It felt like we were in an impressionist painting.

Our only mistake was not having more time.... we could easily have gone for two weeks.

Each day was an adventure but also filled with wonderful tastes. We travelled from Agde to Carcassonne and enjoyed every minute on the canal.

It is a trip of the lifetime and not to be missed. Yes, you can drive the road along the canal but living on the boat for a week was amazing!

At the end of each day we would moor and enjoy wine and cheese on the top deck and recount our adventures for the day! Do remember you are in France and enjoy operating on French time....easy and relaxed. "

- Ozie, Colorado USA

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