Cruise the Canal du Nivernais in one of our boats, experience its charm and rustic grace, visit Auxerre, Vezelay, Decize and Chablis, enjoy a boating holiday to the full.

The Burgundy region of France is beautiful cruising country; add to this the regions wines and cuisine, you have all you need for that perfect holiday!

As part of our ever expanding service, we are now able to offer the daily services of a 'Skipper' for those who would rather not become involved in driving the boat. It is not a boat charter as such, he does not sleep on board, but will look after and steer it during the day whilst you are cruising. The cost of this service will be 275 euro's or approx £176-00 per day and will be paid for in France.

After a few days of consuming either of the local wines, Burgundy Red or chilled Chablis, you may wish for some exercise and for a modest fee you will be able to hire a bicycle for riding along the tow path and exploring the villages and small towns along the way. You can also hire a BBQ stove, but here you must be sure not to set fire to the surrounding trees, food, or the boat!! It is possible to arrange a "one way" cruise. This means you do not have to look at all the same things on the way back down that you saw on the way up.

The Canal du Nivernais is very quiet and it is fair to say that the only thing canal cruising in France has in common with canal cruising in England is water!The canal winds its way through a rural area dotted with little villages and small towns, most of which have charming restaurants just waiting to be discovered. All the locks are manned by Lock Keepers so you do not have to get involved unless you want to. All you have to do is throw your rope ashore and they will do the rest.