Your Holiday Itinerary

7-Day Break

• Day 1 – We break up our journey with an overnight stay in northern France.
• Day 2 – South to Lyon, where we boardour cruise ship. Meet the crew during awelcome cocktail reception beforedinner. Evening of entertainment. Cruise overnight. B,D
• Day 3 – Enjoy breakfast cruising on past Valence, Montelimar and through the great lock in Bollène, one of the masterpieces of the 1950s, rising to nearly 60 feet. Lunch on board before reaching Avignon. Join our optional sightseeing drive to the Camargue, a huge plain famous for its seas and marshlands, and visit Saintes-Maries-dela- Mer. Dinner on board in Arles, then join an optional guided tour of the city, which is virtually an open-air museum. B,L,D
• Day 4 –Arrive Avignon at approx. 9am,then join our tour of the ‘City of Popes’and see the famous bridge, the Pontd’Avignon, of popular folk-song fame.Avignon is a delight, surrounded byramparts and perched on a rock overthe river. Lunch on board and thencruise south (relax on the sun deck and enjoy the tranquil scenery) to Vivierswith dinner on board. Why not join our optional walking tour of this listed medieval town? B,L,D
• Day 5 – Relax on board or enjoy our optional excursion to the Gorges of the Ardeche, crossing the Gras Plateau to Vallon Pont d’Arc. Here, the Ardeche River carved out a cliff forming a splendid 100ft high natural archway called the Pont d’Arc. The itinerary continues along the meandering gorges of the Ardeche River offering many striking viewpoints. Enjoy an optional tasting of the famous Côtes du Rhône wines on our final afternoon. We moor overnight in Tain L’Hermitage. Gala evening on board ship. B,L,D
• Day 6 – We cruise to Lyon, where we disembark. Head north by coach to the Paris area for overnight. B
• Day 7 – Homeward bound via Calais. B

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