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Canal du Midi to the Petite Camargue

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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  • One advisor, start to finish
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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. Argeliers
  2. La Croisade
  3. Capestang
  4. Fonserannes
  5. Portiragnes
  6. Marseillan

  1. Argeliers

    Day 1 · Argeliers

    Béziers to Argeliers

    Meet in Béziers and board your barge in the port of Argeliers for a welcome reception.

  2. Carcassonne and La Croisade

    Day 2 · Carcassonne and La Croisade

    Carcassonne

    Walk the medieval walled city of Carcassonne with a guide, then cruise on to moor at La Croisade.

  3. Minerve and Capestang

    Day 3 · Minerve and Capestang

    Olives and Minerve

    Taste organic olives and oils with a glass of wine at a cooperative, visit the Cathar village of Minerve and cruise to Capestang.

  4. Narbonne

    Day 4 · Narbonne

    Narbonne market

    Spend the morning at Narbonne's colourful indoor market.

  5. Pézenas and Fonserannes

    Day 5 · Pézenas and Fonserannes

    Pézenas and Fonserannes

    See the mansions of Pézenas, once home to the Languedoc nobility, then cruise to the staircase of locks at Fonserannes.

  6. Portiragnes and Marseillan

    Day 6 · Portiragnes and Marseillan

    The Petite Camargue

    Cruise through the estuaries of the Petite Camargue, tour a vermouth distillery in Marseillan and join the captain's farewell dinner.

  7. Marseillan

    Day 7 · Marseillan

    Return to Béziers

    After breakfast, leave the barge and transfer to Béziers.

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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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  • One advisor from first question to the flight home

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You board at Argeliers and spend your first full day in walled Carcassonne. Olive oils, the Cathar village of Minerve and Narbonne's market fill the next days. Pézenas and the Fonserannes locks lead to the bird-filled Petite Camargue and Marseillan.

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Questions about this trip

How many guests does the barge take?
It sleeps 10 guests in five cabins, with a crew of five. It suits a family or a group of friends who want the barge to themselves.
What is the barge like?
It was converted from a working wine barge and has bright cabins with queen or twin beds and en suite bathrooms. There is a salon with a bar and a partly covered sundeck for meals outside.
How do you join and leave the barge?
You meet in Béziers and transfer to Argeliers. On the last morning you leave the barge in Marseillan and return to Béziers.
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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