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Avignon to Aigues-Mortes by barge

7 days · 6 nights

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The same person from your first question to the flight home, with a wedding or vow renewal planned alongside if you like.

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  • Dates and pace set around you
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Day by day

How the days unfold. Your advisor tailors the pace, the hotels and the extras to you.

Your route

7 days · 6 stops
  1. Avignon
  2. Roquemaure
  3. Vallabrègues
  4. Arles
  5. Gallician
  6. Aigues-Mortes

  1. Avignon

    Day 1 · Avignon

    Welcome on board

    You meet in Avignon and board the barge for a Champagne welcome and dinner from your private chef.

  2. Roquemaure

    Day 2 · Roquemaure

    Pont du Gard and Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    You start at the Pont du Gard, the Roman aqueduct over the Gardon. After lunch on board, a local estate in Châteauneuf-du-Pape hosts a private tasting.

  3. Avignon and Vallabrègues

    Day 3 · Avignon and Vallabrègues

    Avignon

    You spend the morning in Avignon, visiting the Palais des Papes and wandering its cobbled streets. Lunch is at a local restaurant before the barge moves on to Vallabrègues.

  4. Arles

    Day 4 · Arles

    Arles

    The barge arrives in Arles for a guided walk past Roman ruins and the bright façades that drew Van Gogh in 1888 and 1889.

  5. Gallician

    Day 5 · Gallician

    Into the Camargue

    You cruise into the Canal du Rhône à Sète and the Camargue wetlands, home to flamingos. In the afternoon you visit a lavender farm.

  6. Aigues-Mortes

    Day 6 · Aigues-Mortes

    Aigues-Mortes

    The barge carries you to the walled town of Aigues-Mortes for a guided walk along its ramparts and lanes. A farewell dinner waits on board.

  7. Day 7 · Aigues-Mortes

    Farewell

    After breakfast you say goodbye to the crew and leave the barge.

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Tell us when you would like to travel. Your advisor confirms dates and hotels, tailors the trip to the two of you, and stays with you until you are home.

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  • Every day adjusted to your pace, with time for the two of you
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Questions about this trip

How many guests does the barge take?
The barge sleeps eight guests in four cabins, so you can charter it privately for family or friends. A crew of six, including a private chef, looks after you.
What are the cabins and deck like?
Each cabin has a king or twin bed, an outside view and an en suite bathroom. The partly shaded sun deck has a heated plunge pool and space to eat outside.
What wildlife might you see?
The Camargue is one of Europe's largest wetland reserves, known for pink flamingos, white horses and black bulls. You cruise through it on the final days of the week.
How much does this trip cost?
Your travel expert prices it for your dates and the hotels you choose, and sends the full cost in writing before you commit.
When is the best time to take this trip?
May to October is the best time for this route. Tell us your dates and your travel expert checks the weather and availability for them.
Can we make this trip our own?
Yes. Add nights before or after, upgrade a hotel, fly in from wherever you are on the dates that suit you, or tell us it is a honeymoon or anniversary and we plan the details around it.
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