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Burgundy & Provence (Jazz)

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BURGUNDY & PROVENCE (JAZZ)
WLJZARLESCHALON
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Meals
Breakfast: 7 Lunch: 6 Dinner: 7
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Accommodation
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    • DAY 1:   ARLES (EMBARKATION)
      Welcome to France. Your Suite Ship is Ready for Boarding Flights into Marseille must arrive by 3 pm. Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm. OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN ARLES (D)
    • DAY 2:   ARLES
      Inspiring Sights and Avant-Garde Lights Visit the Adventure Centre for today's activities with your Adventure Host. ACTIVE Get your daily dose of exercise through a Power Walk in Arles with your Adventure Host, OR: DISCOVERY Attend a Painting Workshop to learn techniques of Vincent van Gogh. Create your own painting in the style of the legendary artist, OR: CLASSIC Enjoy a Guided Walking Tour of Arles-the captivating city of the Provence region. You'll visit the Roman Amphitheatre in this visually stunning city. Take free time to stop in Le Cafe Van Gogh for a glass of wine, before sailing to Avignon. This evening enjoy live entertainment with a Jazz Band. OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN AVIGNON (B,L,D)
    • DAY 3:   AVIGNON
      The City of Popes in Picturesque Provence CLASSIC Take a Guided Sightseeing Tour of the fortress city of Avignon-with its ramparts encircling the city-and a visit to the amazing Palace of the Popes, OR: CLASSIC Enjoy a Guided Visit to the ancient Roman aqueduct of Pont du Gard, an engineering masterpiece that supplied water to Nimes during the Roman Empire, OR: DISCOVERY Join a Guided Tour to the famed wine cellars of Chateauneuf-du-Pape for a true taste of the Rhone wine region. AFTERNOON/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO TOURNON (B,L,D)
    • DAY 4:   TOURNON
      A Rendezvous with Castle Views and Vineyards ACTIVE Explore Tournon by foot as you follow your Adventure Host for a morning hike in this beautiful town along the Rhone, OR: CLASSIC Take a morning Guided Walking Tour to explore Tournon-one of France's oldest medieval cities with its 16th-century castle. DISCOVERY Enjoy a Jazz entertainment onboard while sailing to Vienne VIENNE Jazz Festival CLASSIC Join a Guided Walking Tour through this charming French hill town, including the cathedral, Archaeological Gardens of Cybele, and Roman Temple of Augustus & Livia. After dinner, enjoy free time to attend the well-known Vienne Jazz Festival. Bars and pubs in Vienne all feature music during this festival time. OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN SAINTE-COLOMBE (B,L,D)
    • DAY 5:   LYON
      La Vie En Rose in Lyon Sail for lovely Lyon this morning. ACTIVE Discover Lyon's architectural district by bike with your Adventure Host, over bridges, and along the banks where the Rhone and Saone rivers meet, OR: CLASSIC Join a Guided Sightseeing Tour to survey Lyon from Fourviere Hill with its numerous churches. You'll also explore the Old Town with its maze of medieval alleyways, and the lively cafes, monuments, and famed fountain of Place des Terreaux. OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN LYON (B,L,D)
    • DAY 6:   LYON
      Medieval Walls and Movie Set CLASSIC Explore one of the most beautiful medieval walled towns in France on this half-day guided tour of Perouges, idyllic movie set from the 1973 version of "The Three Musketeers". This evening, enjoy the strains of Gypsy Jazz, a style of jazz often said to have been started by guitarist Jean "Django" Reinhardt in the 1930s. Because its origins are largely in France, it is often called by the French name "Jazz Manouche." EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO TOURNUS (B,L,D)
    • DAY 7:   TOURNUS-CHALON-SUR-SAONE
      Wine and Cheese on the Stunning Saone DISCOVERY Travel into the rolling landscapes of the Maconnais region to learn about its world-famous Chardonnay vineyards, the wines produced here, and to attend a wine-tasting in the cellars of a real medieval castle! DISCOVERY Later, enjoy a delicious cheese tasting onboard. Enjoy live entertainment on board this evening. OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN CHALON-SUR-SAONE (B,L,D)
    • DAY 8:   CHALON-SUR-SAONE (DISEMBARKATION)
      Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning. Flights should not leave Lyon airport before 8 am. (B)
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    Meals
    7breakfasts;
    6lunches;
    7dinners;
    Tour Code
    WLJZ
    Tour Style
    Music Lovers'
    Price
    *Price per person, based on Twin occupancy for 08 July 2025 departure
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    Day 1

    ARLES (EMBARKATION)

    Welcome to France. Your Suite Ship is Ready for Boarding Flights into Marseille must arrive by 3 pm. Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm. OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN ARLES (D)

    INCLUDED MEALS

    Breakfast: 0, Lunch: 0, Dinner: 1

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    Day 2

    ARLES

    Inspiring Sights and Avant-Garde Lights Visit the Adventure Centre for today's activities with your Adventure Host. ACTIVE Get your daily dose of exercise through a Power Walk in Arles with your Adventure Host, OR: DISCOVERY Attend a Painting Workshop to learn techniques of Vincent van Gogh. Create your own painting in the style of the legendary artist, OR: CLASSIC Enjoy a Guided Walking Tour of Arles-the captivating city of the Provence region. You'll visit the Roman Amphitheatre in this visually stunning city. Take free time to stop in Le Cafe Van Gogh for a glass of wine, before sailing to Avignon. This evening enjoy live entertainment with a Jazz Band. OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN AVIGNON (B,L,D)

    INCLUDED MEALS

    Breakfast: 1, Lunch: 1, Dinner: 1

    SHIP(S) *

    No Vessel information available

    SHOW
    Day 3

    AVIGNON

    The City of Popes in Picturesque Provence CLASSIC Take a Guided Sightseeing Tour of the fortress city of Avignon-with its ramparts encircling the city-and a visit to the amazing Palace of the Popes, OR: CLASSIC Enjoy a Guided Visit to the ancient Roman aqueduct of Pont du Gard, an engineering masterpiece that supplied water to Nimes during the Roman Empire, OR: DISCOVERY Join a Guided Tour to the famed wine cellars of Chateauneuf-du-Pape for a true taste of the Rhone wine region. AFTERNOON/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO TOURNON (B,L,D)

    INCLUDED MEALS

    Breakfast: 1, Lunch: 1, Dinner: 1

    SHIP(S) *

    No Vessel information available

    SHOW
    Day 4

    TOURNON

    A Rendezvous with Castle Views and Vineyards ACTIVE Explore Tournon by foot as you follow your Adventure Host for a morning hike in this beautiful town along the Rhone, OR: CLASSIC Take a morning Guided Walking Tour to explore Tournon-one of France's oldest medieval cities with its 16th-century castle. DISCOVERY Enjoy a Jazz entertainment onboard while sailing to Vienne VIENNE Jazz Festival CLASSIC Join a Guided Walking Tour through this charming French hill town, including the cathedral, Archaeological Gardens of Cybele, and Roman Temple of Augustus & Livia. After dinner, enjoy free time to attend the well-known Vienne Jazz Festival. Bars and pubs in Vienne all feature music during this festival time. OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN SAINTE-COLOMBE (B,L,D)

    INCLUDED MEALS

    Breakfast: 1, Lunch: 1, Dinner: 1

    SHIP(S) *

    No Vessel information available

    SHOW
    Day 5

    LYON

    La Vie En Rose in Lyon Sail for lovely Lyon this morning. ACTIVE Discover Lyon's architectural district by bike with your Adventure Host, over bridges, and along the banks where the Rhone and Saone rivers meet, OR: CLASSIC Join a Guided Sightseeing Tour to survey Lyon from Fourviere Hill with its numerous churches. You'll also explore the Old Town with its maze of medieval alleyways, and the lively cafes, monuments, and famed fountain of Place des Terreaux. OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN LYON (B,L,D)

    INCLUDED MEALS

    Breakfast: 1, Lunch: 1, Dinner: 1

    SHIP(S) *

    No Vessel information available

    SHOW
    Day 6

    LYON

    Medieval Walls and Movie Set CLASSIC Explore one of the most beautiful medieval walled towns in France on this half-day guided tour of Perouges, idyllic movie set from the 1973 version of "The Three Musketeers". This evening, enjoy the strains of Gypsy Jazz, a style of jazz often said to have been started by guitarist Jean "Django" Reinhardt in the 1930s. Because its origins are largely in France, it is often called by the French name "Jazz Manouche." EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO TOURNUS (B,L,D)

    INCLUDED MEALS

    Breakfast: 1, Lunch: 1, Dinner: 1

    SHIP(S) *

    No Vessel information available

    SHOW
    Day 7

    TOURNUS-CHALON-SUR-SAONE

    Wine and Cheese on the Stunning Saone DISCOVERY Travel into the rolling landscapes of the Maconnais region to learn about its world-famous Chardonnay vineyards, the wines produced here, and to attend a wine-tasting in the cellars of a real medieval castle! DISCOVERY Later, enjoy a delicious cheese tasting onboard. Enjoy live entertainment on board this evening. OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN CHALON-SUR-SAONE (B,L,D)

    INCLUDED MEALS

    Breakfast: 1, Lunch: 1, Dinner: 1

    SHIP(S) *

    No Vessel information available

    SHOW
    Day 8

    CHALON-SUR-SAONE (DISEMBARKATION)

    Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning. Flights should not leave Lyon airport before 8 am. (B)

    INCLUDED MEALS

    Breakfast: 1, Lunch: 0, Dinner: 0

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