the Nivernais canal & River Yonne boat rentals

the Nivernais canal & River Yonne with Locaboat

Cruise route map

the Nivernais canal & River Yonne navigation routes and map

Bases at Joigny, Corbigny and Dompierre sur Besbre

As you follow the valley of the Yonne and the Canal du Nivernais, you are travelling through a landscape where at each bend or lock new vistas open up, often punctuated by the tower of some little-known but sublime Romanesque church.

Here, at superb restaurants in Joigny and Auxerre, food and fine Nivernais architecture complement each other like capon and a good Chablis.
Irancy, surrounded by vineyards, sleeps around its church which felicitously combines Gothic and Renaissance features.
The dramatic location of Châtel-Censoir, a pretty village with a 5th-century crypt and ancient church vies in splendour with the excursion to glorious Vézelay, its main street lined with medieval bouses and its magnificent Sainte-Madeleine basilica.

Friendly, bustling Clamecy retains its ancient dovecots.
The canal also makes the most of its verdant setting as it passes the Rochers de Saussois where, if rock- climbing is your thing, you can try your hand at scaling the crags.

One-week cruises from Joigny

  • Joigny, Auxerre, Vermenton, Chatel-Censoir, Joigny
    154 km; 68 locks; 5hr30 cruising per day
  • Joigny, Auxerre, Vermenton, Clamecy, Corbigny ONE WAY
    128 km; 62 locks; 4hr45 cruising per day

10 or 11-day cruises

  • Joigny, Auxerre, Chatel-Censoir, Clamecy, Joigny
    194 km ; 86 locks ; 4hr45 cruising per day
  • Joigny, Villeneuve, Sens, Bray, Nogent sur Seine, Joigny
    256 km; 48 locks; 4hr15 cruising per day

Three-week cruise

  • Joigny, Sens, Montereau, Moret, Montargis, Briare, Sancerre, Nevers, Decize, Chatillon, Baye, Clamecy, Auxerre, Joigny CIRCLE
    553 km; 214 locks; 5hr15 cruising per day

One-week cruises from Corbigny

  • Corbigny, Tannay, Clamecy, Chatel-Censoir, Corbigny
    108 km; 62 locks; 4hr15 cruising per day

10/11-day cruise

  • Corbigny, Tanlay, Clamecy, Coulanges, Vermenton, Corbigny
    158 km; 92 locks; 4h15 cruising per day

Two-week cruise

  • Corbigny, Chatillon, Decize, Nevers, Sancerre, Corbigny
    340 km; 168 locks; 6 hr cruising per day

One-week cruises from Dompierre sur Besbre

  • Dompierre, Decize, Cercy, Chatillon en Bazois, Dompierre
    170 km; 58 locks; 5hr cruising per day

Two-week cruises from Dompierre sur Besbre

  • Dompierre, Decize, Chatillon en Bazois, La Collancelle, Clamecy, Auxerre, Joigny: ONE WAY
    260 km; 129 locks; 4hr30 cruising per day

Locaboat rental boats for the Nivernais canal & River Yonne

There are 13 self-drive boats for the the Nivernais canal & River Yonne

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P1500 R rental boat

P1500 R

12 guests
6 cabins
2 bathrooms
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From 1953€/week
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P1120R rental boat

P1120R

6 guests
2 cabins
2 bathrooms
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From 1232€/week
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Linssen 34.9  GS rental boat

Linssen 34.9 GS

6 guests
4 adults
2 children
2 cabins
2 bathrooms
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From 1869€/week
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Europa 400 rental boat

Europa 400

4 guests
2 cabins
2 bathrooms
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From 2184€/week
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Penichette Evolution rental boat

Penichette Evolution

4 guests
2 cabins
1 bathroom
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From 1603€/week
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P1020 FB rental boat

P1020 FB

5 guests
4 adults
1 child
3 cabins
2 bathrooms
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From 1330€/week
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P1107W rental boat

P1107W

7 guests
3 cabins
1 bathroom
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From 1204€/week
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P1165 FB rental boat

P1165 FB

7 guests
4 cabins
2 bathrooms
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From 1715€/week
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P1180 FB rental boat

P1180 FB

7 guests
6 adults
1 child
3 cabins
3 bathrooms
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From 2282€/week
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P1260R rental boat

P1260R

10 guests
5 cabins
2 bathrooms
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From 1764€/week
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P1400 FB rental boat

P1400 FB

10 guests
4 cabins
3 bathrooms
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From 2135€/week
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P1500 FB rental boat

P1500 FB

12 guests
8 adults
4 children
8 cabins
4 bathrooms
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From 2856€/week
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P935W rental boat

P935W

5 guests
2 adults
2 children
2 cabins
1 bathroom
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From 1099€/week