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Burgundy Canal Barge Tours: Canal Boat Rental
Canal Barge Rentals: Hire a crew or rent a
bare boat and cruise the Burgundy Canal.
Philip, the Chef on the Canal Barge St. Louis
Hiking and biking are
available also along the canal.
The old towpaths once used by mules to pull the
barges are still there making a flat path for hiking.
The canal boats carry bicycles
The Canal de Bourgogne or Burgundy Canal
provides north to south access through France and
connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean
Sea through the Rivers Seine and Yonne to the north,
and the rivers Rhone and Saone to the south.  
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The area traversed by the
canal is some of the most
scenic in France and
includes rolling farm country,
fields of white cattle, small
villages, and imposing hilltop
castles and chateaus.
Burgundy Canal Rental
boats carry bicycles for the
use of passengers and they
have van support for those
that prefer not to walk to the
villages and the hilltop towns.
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Have your own chef on a Culinary
Tour or captain your Bare Boat  on
the Burgundy Canal
Canal Boat
Holiday in French
Wine Country on
the Burgundy
Canal
Burgundy Canal Barge Tours
Speed limits will be clearly marked and the Rotary will be a welcome site with its directions to various
towns.  Gassing up is similar to US with credit card and automatic shut-off at modern pumps. Car rental are
available in all large cities and at many TGV Train Stations.
Information for those renting a vehicle in France
Walking trails along the
canal at both sides in
places offer a flat  walking
surface for a hike through
the Burgundy Valley.
Burgundy Canal Barges out of Dijon offer Culinary Tour and Bare Boat,
Self-Drive Trips
Much of the Burgundy Canal remains just the way it was when constructed in the 17th and 18 th Century.
Wide flat walkways on either side of the canal make great hiking and biking.
Canal barges make week-long trips out of Dijon and become the nightly hotel as they tie up during the
night.
Canal locks at Dijon
Lock tenders House
The 11th century hilltop village of
Chateauneuf -en-Axious  offers the hiker or
biker rest and refreshment. Many small  
farming towns line the route along the
Burgundy Valley and the Burgundy Canal
Burgundy Canal near the Ouche Valley
How to reach Dijon and the Burgundy Canal by
rail and rental auto from Paris
A unique French Wine country
Vacation, A Canal Boat Rental for
a Narrow Boat Holiday through
Burgundy Valley  Wine Country

Your boating Holiday could
include your own chef or you
could cruise France in your own
self-drive Canal Boat Rental

Cruise France on the Burgundy
Canal.