7 nights from
£2000
“Good cuisine and great wines make a paradise on Earth.” So said King Henry IV. Jules Verne guests will experience both on this glorious journey aboard the MS Cyrano de Bergerac, our top-rated vessel for food, sailing to the best of Bordeaux wine chateaux. The cruise meanders around the confluence of three rivers; the Dordogne, its UNESCO Biosphere banks lined with farms, vineyards and truffle-ground woodlands; the Garonne, part of the Canal des Deux Mers, linking the Med to the Atlantic; and the Gironde, rolling round the Ile de Patiras lighthouse on the last 100km of the route to the Bay of Biscay. All three are dotted with quayside cafés and characterful towns, well placed for touring Medoc’s scenic Road of Chateaux, through little villages and large vineyards; the beaches and innovative buildings of ocean-edge Royan; maritime monuments in historic Rochefort and La Rochelle; catacombs and cobbled streets in atmospheric Saint-Émilion, complemented by the local wine; and a couple of castles, the Cadillac and nearby Château de Roquetaillade. Once as soporific as its rural surrounds, Bordeaux was called the Sleeping Beauty. Now far from sleepy but fabulously beautiful, the city is the star of the show.
Cabins are available from 5pm on arrival and until 9am on departure (before/after this, luggage storage on board is possible).
Whilst the vessel carries more, the group size specified refers to transfers and excursions.
The programme may be altered due to navigational factors with locks, water levels or congestion at certain sites.
per person in a twin/double Main Deck cabin
easyJet from Gatwick
per person in a twin/double Main Deck cabin
easyJet from Gatwick
(September - Ryanair from Stansted)
Air travel and taxes, all port charges, transfers, 1 night accommodation (on 7 night cruise), 6-night cruise, full board and drinks on cruise vessel, excursions, Jules Verne Representative, local expert guides and representatives. If our specially negotiated airfares are unavailable at the time of booking, a supplement may apply.
Travel insurance, optional excursions, tipping, any government taxes or compulsory charges introduced after publication.
Notes:
Please note the local city tax to be paid is at present EUR 2.64 per person / per night.
In certain countries we recommend the currency most widely accepted rather than the local currency.
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