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 Twelve
Crew Six-Seven
 
Dimensions
Length 129 ft
Width (Beam) 17.5 ft
Decks 3

State Room 1 (upper deck)
Bedroom 12'5" x 7'2"
Bathroom (shower)   9'4" x 4'3"
 
State Rooms 2 - 6 (lower deck)
Bedroom 14' x 7'4"
Bathroom (shower)   8' x 4'6"
 

 Note: beds are changeable as double or twin

Tain l'Hermitage to Arles

Cruise the River Rhône with excursions to Château de Grignan, Avignon, Les Baux, Arles and St Rémy. Enjoy wine tasting at Château de la Nerthe.

Arles to Tain l'Hermitage

Cruise the River Rhône and enjoy excursions to Arles, Les Baux St. Rémy, Avignon, the historic site of Orange, and the Château de Grignan. Enjoy a "dégustation" of various wines and other delicacies of the region.

 

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 Tain l’Hermitage/Tournon
Depart Paris Gare de Lyon in the afternoon on the TGV train. On arrival at Valence you are met by the Afloat in France guide who transfers you to Tain l’Hermitage or Tournon where you board the barge. A champagne reception welcomes you and gives you a chance to meet the crew. Later that evening enjoy a wine tasting before your first delicious dinner on board.

Monday - Cruise to Viviers.
Shortly after today’s bread and croissants have been bought from the local bakery the boat sets off and cruises to Viviers. Relax on the top deck and watch the beautiful scenery of the Rhône Valley glide by. Your guide has wine tasting on the agenda. Returning to the boat, continue your cruise and moor for the evening in Viviers, a charming medieval town. A walking tour of Viviers is a delight.

Tuesday - Visit Château de Grignan. Cruise to St. Etienne des Sorts.
Today your guide takes you to visit the Château de Grignan where the daughter of Madame de Sévigné resided. The collection of letters by the marquise de Sevigne to her daughter is considered a masterpiece of literature. A light lunch is taken at a local restaurant before the afternoon visit to a local truffle farm. Back on board you continue your cruise to St. Etienne des Sorts.

Wednesday - Visit Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Cruise to Avignon. Visit Pont du Gard.
This morning‘s excursion is to Château la Nerthe for a tasting of the wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pâpe. The afternoon cruise to Avignon is spectacular. Cruise past Le Pont St. Bénézet (the famous Pont d’Avignon) to the evening’s mooring at the quay opposite the gate to the walled city. Take an afternoon excursion to the Pont du Gard, part of the Roman aqueduct that transported spring water from Uzès to Nîmes.

Thursday - Tour of Avignon. Cruise to Arles. Visit les Baux
Accompanying the chef to Avignon’s market for breakfast is a great opportunity to sample the produce before the market is really open for business. Following this is a walking tour of the walled city which includes a guided tour of the Palace of the Popes. Return to the boat where lunch awaits. The barge cruises to Arles for this evening’s mooring. This afternoon’s visit is to the cliff-top village of Les Baux.

Friday - Visit Arles. Cruise to Vallabrègues. Visit St Rémy.
After breakfast your guide takes you on a walking tour of Arles, best known in modern times because Van Gogh spent much of his time painting here between 1888 and 1890. A late lunch is followed by a cruise to Vallabrègues. Later that afternoon you visit the lovely town of St Rémy also synonymous with Van Gogh and the birthplace of the famous French physician/astrologer Nostradamus. Meanwhile the chef is preparing a gala feast for the farewell dinner.

Saturday - Avignon - Paris
After breakfast disembark the barge and transfer to Avignon TGV station. Return to Paris (Gare de Lyon) on the TGV where you are met by our Afloat in France representative to assist you with your luggage.

Napoléon was converted from the hull of a commercial freight-carrying barge built in Belgium in 1963. She was one of the last commercial barges to have been built.

The hull was purchased in Belgium and converted in a small shipyard in Bruges, in the north of Belgium. The woodwork was carried out by British ship's carpenters in Belgium. The various systems incorporated in the ship come from several European countries.