M-Touch Travel offers online booking for hotels, apartment rentals and packages in Europe.

But thats not all, we offer scheduled sightseeing tours, dinner cruises, cooking courses, wine tastings and experiences for groups and individuals.

Let us surprise and delight you with our private car or walking tours so you can discover secret places off the beaten path and authentic places where locals like to hang out.

The M-Touch Difference is hands-on, hassle free travel with the goal to make your holiday an experience to remember whatever your budget.

Welcome to Europe!

Larry Davis

Guests Six
Crew Four
 
Dimensions
Length 98 ft
Width (Beam) 17 ft
Decks 1

Just refurbished
•2 luxury state rooms measuring on average 226 square feet, including en-suite facilities
•En-suite facilities to consist of toilet, sink and a spacious walk in shower.
•Choice of a twin or double bed
•Spacious wardrobe space
•Air-conditioning - natural flow ventilation system.
•Satellite TV & DVD system
•Safe
•Phone intercom system - now guests can communicate directly with Kitchen/Salon/Crew area

Béziers to Carcassonne
Cruise the tranquil Canal du Midi with excursions to Pezenas, historic Oppidium d'Enserune, Minerve, the Cistercian Abbaye de Fontfroide and the amazing medieval fortress of Carcassonne. Experience the wonderful covered market in Narbonne and enjoy winetasting at various châteaux.

Carcassonne to Béziers
Cruise the beautiful Canal du Midi. Explore the medieval fortress of Carcassonne. Visit the Cistercian Abbaye de Fontfroide, Minerve and Pezenas. Enjoy wine tasting of the Corbières and Minervois regions. Experience the wonderful covered market in Narbonne.

 

Entertainment

• Library
• Games
• Hifi/Stereo
• Bicycles & Maps
• Tennis rackets & balls
• Sat Television, DVD
• Internet

Services

• Mail service/stamps on sale
• Newspaper
• Photo film on sale
• Souvenirs
• Telephone
• A/C
• Valuables (Crew on board at all times)

The day to day itinerary described below is a typical cruise. However, on any one cruise, the moorings may change and the places visited may vary depending on the season and guest preferences.

Sunday - Paris to Toulouse.
Your tour guide meets you in the lounge of Hotel de la Cité, at 2.00 pm and escorts you on your transfer to the Alouette moored at Carcassonne. A champagne reception welcomes you on board and gives you a chance to meet the crew. Once unpacked, you visit one of the last working windmills in France, “Le Moulin de Benazeth”. Later that evening enjoy your first dining experience on board.

Monday - Visit Carcassonne. Cruise to Trebes.
Today, tour the wonderful medieval fortress of La Cité de Carcassonne. Explore the intricate fortifications of the two castellated walls, one inside the other, about a mile in circumference. The views from the battlements towards the Pyrenées are stunning. Visit the Cathedral remarkable for its stained glass rose windows, fine statues, elegant Romanesque nave and Gothic transepts. Back to the barge for lunch and an afternoon cruise to Trebes followed by winetasting at Peyriac-Minervois.

Tuesday - Cruise to Puicheric.
After breakfast, your tour guide takes you to Abbaye de Fontfroide, a Cistercian monastery founded in the 11th century. Now privately owned the abbey has been sympathetically restored with well-kept gardens and peaceful cloisters. Return to the barge for lunch. Relax on deck and watch the passing scenery as you slowly cruise along to your overnight mooring of Homps.

Wednesday - Cruise to Le Somail. Visit Minerve
Take in the grandeur and beauty of the Canal du Midi, with its impressively fine locks, buildings and aqueducts, scarcely changed from their completion over 300 years ago. After lunch, visit Minerve, an old village on a limestone cliff, which dominates the vineyards below. Its now ruined castle was once a Cathar stronghold besieged and captured by Simon de Montfort. There’s a chance to taste some awarding winning olive oil at a local olive press at l’Oulibo.

Thursday - Cruise to Capestang. Visit Narbonne.
This morning experience the wonderful under-cover market in Narbonne; a lively Mediterranean city playing an important role as a wine producing centre. The municipal, military and religious architecture; the treasures in its museums; the river banks of the Robine and its shaded boulevards all contribute to its charm. Back to the barge for lunch and an afternoon cruise to Capestang followed by winetasting at Château Auris.

Friday - Cruise to Beziers. Visit Pezenas.
A morning cruise to Beziers and after lunch a chance to visit the beautiful town of Pezenas where Louis 15th held court in the summer time. Pezenas is also famous for its antique shopping. Back on board the chef is preparing a memorable feast for your farewell dinner.

Saturday - Carcassonne.
After breakfast disembark and transfer to Hotel de la Cite, Carcassonne. (If you wish to make alternative transfer arrangements, please discuss your requirements at the time of booking.)