Day 1, Friday PONT DE PANY to DIJON 
Arrival at Château la Chassagne, Pont de Pany, near Dijon. At 5pm transfer in air-conditioned minibus to the hotelboat. Visit to Dijon and when we get back to the boat it is time for our first candlelight dinner served with regional wines. The evening is brought to a pleasant close in the friendly atmosphere of the bar where all drinks are on the house.

Day 2, Saturday DIJON to FLEUREY SUR OUCHE 
While we are having breakfast La Reine Pédauque and MS Niagara leave Dijon and head for the first of a total of 45 locks. We make our way along Lake Kir with its leisure facilities via Plombieres to Velars sur Ouche. We continue onto Fleurey sur Ouche, where we will moor for the night.

Day 3, Sunday FLEUREY SUR OUCHE to GISSEY 
The third day brings us into the heart of Burgundy, into the glorious Ouche Valley. Cruise past the village of Pont de Pany and Château la Chassagne, & Ste. Marie sur Ouche. We finally tie up in Gissey.

Day 4, Monday GISSEY to BEAUNE 
A day's excursion with the captain to Beaune. Here we will visit the world-famous Hospices and the Collegiate Church of Notre Dame. We go wine-tasting in a wine-grower's cellar and have lunch in a typical French restaurant.

Day 5, Tuesday BEAUNE to Pont d'Ouche 
Cruise to Saint Victor and La Bussiere where a visit to the Cistercian abbey is an absolute must. After lunch cruise past Veuvey on our way to today's destination: Pont d'Ouche. There's enough time for an outing to the medieval hillside village of Château-neuf en Auxois.

Day 6, Wednesday Pont d'Ouche to Vandenesse 
Cruise between Pont d'Ouche and Vandenesse. For passengers it is the last chance to sit back and soak up the beauty of the surroundings. In the evening you are guests at the captain's table for a farewell dinner.

Day 7, Thursday VANDENESSE to DIJON 
After a generous breakfast, passengers leave the boat and are driven back to Château la Chassagne, to the train station or Dijon airport.

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