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To step aboard this hotel barge is akin to entering the palette of an impressionniste artist. L’Impressionniste is beautifully decorated with wall colourings, prints and fabrics of the turn of the century era. Offering fully air-conditioned luxury accommodation in elegantly decorated twin or double suites with ensuite marble fitted bathrooms. You may choose to relax by using our 12 bikes, fitness centre, sauna or sun deck Jacuzzi, or even by taking a hot air balloon flight (an optional extra on this cruise).
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- Prices -
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Regular |
Mid |
Value |
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Charter 13 passengers whole boat
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59000 |
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50800 |
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Charter 12 passengers whole boat
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57500 |
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49500 |
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Charter 11 passengers whole boat
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56000 |
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48200 |
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Charter 10 passengers whole boat
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54500 |
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46900 |
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Suite per person
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5290 |
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4590 |
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Junior suite per person
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4990 |
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4350 |
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Single Cabin
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5450 |
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4750 |
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Single supplement
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1900 |
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1700 |
-Departure Dates-
| Value |
2009 -03 -29 - > 2009- 05-10; 2009-07-26 -> 2009-08-23; 2009-10-18->2009-11-01 |
| Mid |
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| Regular |
2009-05-17 -> 2009-07-09; 2009-08-30 -> 2009-10-11 |
Prices are shown in US dollars
Sterling price available on request
6 week trans-Europe cruise: departure 8 November @ 300,000 USD for up to 13 guests.
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ITINERARY
Board L'Impressionniste at Dijon
Sunday
You are met at the meeting hotel at 4.30pm and transferred to the elegant L'Impressionniste moored in the port of Dijon for your cruise through Burgundy.
A Champagne reception welcomes you on board, and provides you with a chance to meet the crew.
Enjoy a stroll into Dijon before dinner aboard.
Dijon to Fleurey-sur-Ouche
Monday
This morning experience your first day's cruise along this enchanting canal, which also promises a walk or cycle along an ever present towpath, as we ascend gradually to the canal summit, past sleepy villages and pretty lock houses.
Leaving Dijon, we pass Lake Kir and cruise by the limestone escarpments which feed the nearby vineyards.
After lunch we visit Clos de Vougeot, headquarters of the esteemed Chevaliers du Tastevin, who award a prize each year to the finest Cote d'Or vintages.
We offer a private tasting of Vosne Romanee, Gevrey Chambertin,Cote de Nuits, and Nuits st Georges at the family run Domain Jafflin in the heart of Nuits St Georges on the route des Grands Crus.
Our excellent relationship with the family goes back over 20 years.
Dinner aboard.
Fleurey-sur-Ouche to Gissey-sur-Ouche
Tuesday
After breakfast, enjoy a walking tour of Dijon including a visit to the vivid flower and produce market, mustard shop and the flamboyant 14th century Ducal Palace, OR enjoy some excellent shopping time!
Return to the boat for lunch and leisurely afternoon cruise to Gissey-sur-Ouche.
Dinner aboard.
Gissey-sur-Ouche to La Bussiere
Wednesday
This morning we will visit the moat-encircled 13th century Chateau de Commarin.
Going back 26 generations, the de Vogue family ownership portrays an insight into the glamarous lives of the French aristocracy, as well as showing off the Chateau, stables and landscaped gardens.
After lunch we cruise to La Bussiere, passing grazing Charolais cattle, rolling hills and picturesque villages.
Dinner aboard.
La Bussiere to Crugey
Thursday
Early morning cruise and exclusive tour of the magnificent 12th century Abbaye de la Bussiere.
The ornamental gardens and lake, wine press, crypt and cellars are interwoven with ancient colonnades, stone staircases and huge staines glass windows.
After a Kir Royale aperitif in the private music room, the former chapel, we enjoy the gastronomic delights of Master Chef Olivier Elzer in the vaulted Michelin starred restaurant whilst enjoying the sommelier's choice of local Burgundies.
This afternoon we continue to the Medieval village, craft shops and castle of Chateau-Neuf-en-Auxois, once an outpost of the Dukes of Burgundy and offering a fine overview of the feeder lakes, canal and surrounding countryside.
Dinner aboard.
Crugey to Escommes
Friday
Our last day's leisurely cruise takes us to the canal summit, 1250 feet above sea level, just before the Pouilly tunnel.
In the afternoon we cross the premier cru vineyards into Beaune, capital of Burgundy wine country with a history going back over 2000 years.
We absorb the fascinating 15th century Hotel Dieu Hospice and visit Maison Champy, Beaune's oldest winery established in 1720 with evern older cellars.
Captain's Farewell Dinner on board.
Return
Saturday
After breakfast, disembark the barge and transfer to Dijon station by 9am.
Suggested train to Paris TGV 6710, departing Dijon at 9.57am and arriving at Paris, Gare de Lyon at 11.37am)
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