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Provence
River Cruise: Golf, Wine & Classic France
Six Nights | Three Rounds
13 - 20 June 2009
19 - 26 September 2009
Additional dates available - call
800 344 5257 for details.
Petits légumes farcis de Provence with Mas Sainte Berthe
AOC ‘les Baux’ (2004) for dinner. Tour and taste one
of Chateauneuf-du-Pape’s best cellars in Villeneuve les
Avignon. Eighteen holes at Seve Ballesteros’ marvelous Pont
Royal Golf Club.
C’est la vie in southern France with PerryGolf on board
the 18-passenger luxury barge Le Phénicien,
as she cruises the Rhône River and the Rhône-Sete
canal between Avignon and Aigues-Mortes. Our route will meander
through the Provence and the Languedoc-Roussillon regions where
thousands of years of culture, world-renowned wines, gastronomic
food, unspoiled natural beauty – and splendid golf –
await your arrival.
Le Phenicien blends the spaciousness of a larger river cruiser
with the intimacy of a well-appointed canal barge. There are nine
cabins with twin beds or king bed, and ensuite baths. The 1000-foot
salon offers ample lounge seating, bar, and elegant dining all
with panoramic views through large picture windows. Admiring the
Camargue landscape from the teak sundeck is an experience you
will remember.
 Meals
on Le Phenicien will be specially prepared by our Chef from selected
local ingredients. Breakfast and Lunch is enjoyed by buffet, your
gourmet dinner is served at table. You will discover a wide variety
of local traditional specialties accompanied by choice local wines,
Champagne and other sparkling wines.
Daily sightseeing excursions are highlighted by a guided tour
of Avignon including The Palace of the Popes, residence of the
Sovereign Pontiffs during the 14th century and the largest Gothic
palace in the world. Astounding Roman antiquities are the subject
of several tours; the gigantic aqueduct “Le Pont du Gard”
and the city of Arles, known as “Little Rome in Gaul”
for its considerable economic and religious importance to the
Roman Empire which ruled Arles for over 700 years. Aigues-Mortes
is a walled Medieval town remarkable for the nearly perfect preservation
of its Middle Ages construction. Our last excursion will take
us in the deep heart of the wild Camargue.
There, we reach one of the most prestigious Manade, a typical
ranch, where the horse guardians, authentic local cowboys, show
how they tend the herds of bulls on their superb white horses.
The three rounds of golf you’ll play are every bit the
match for this exceptional lifestyle experience. Ballesteros’
Pont Royal Golf Club, overlooking the village
of Mallemort, is an excellently maintained championship layout
featuring large bunkers and various water hazards across a hilly
landscape. Strategy and accuracy are the keys to your round although
longer hitters will find exciting risk/reward opportunities on
several holes.
Servanes Golf Club is laid out below a huge
limestone escarpment in the Alpilles mountains (one of Cezanne’s
favorite landscapes) set among cypress and plane trees at the
foothills of the rocky Alpilles Mountains. Olive groves line the
fairways below the cliffs followed by three holes around a beautifully
landscaped lake. La Grande Motte was designed
by Robert Trent Jones Senior, and meanders through the flat Camargue
landscapes, home of the pink flamingos, ducks and black bulls.
Trent Jones has cleverly shaped a high class course on this magnificent
coastal land.
Click
here for a detailed itinerary
Itinerary in Brief*
6 Nights | 3 Rounds
Various departures
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Day
1:
Depart US.
Day
2:
Embark Le Phénicien in Avignon. Day at leisure.
Welcome dinner.
Overnight: Le Phénicien in Avignon.
Day
3:
Golfers: Pont Royal
Sightseers: Palace of the Popes in Avignon.
All: Afternoon visit to Chateauneuf-du-pape winery.
Overnight: Le Phénicien in Villeneuve
les Avignon.
Day
4:
Morning tour to Le Pont du Gard, the gigantic Roman
aqueduct.
Afternoon cruise to Vallabrègues.
Overnight: Le Phénicien in
Vallabrègues.
Day
5:
Golfers: Servanes.
Sightseers: Village of Les Baux de Provence and the Alpilles
mountains.
Afternoon cruise to Arles.
Overnight: Le Phénicien
in Arles.
Day
6:
Visit the Manade ranch in the Camargue region.
Afternoon cruise to Gallician.
Overnight: Le Phénicien in
Gallician.
Day
7:
Morning cruise to Aigues-Mortes.
Golfers: La Grand Motte
Sightseers: Medieval fortress city of Aigues-Mortes
Overnight: Le Phénicien in
Aigues-Mortes
Day
8:
Disembark Le Phénicien in Aigues-Mortes
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Tour Inclusions:
- 6 nights on board in private cabin with ensuite bathroom
- All meals including beverages
- Drinks on board
- 3 rounds of golf with pre-booking of tee times
- Minicoach transportation throughout, to all planned
golf and sightseeing activities. Transfers to/from Le
Phenicien on arrival/ departure at defined times from
defined points.
- PerryGolf ground assistance and services
- All local taxes
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Not included :
- Drinks off barge
- Tips and other personal expenses
- Transfers to/from Le Phenicien outwith scheduled transfers
- Electric golf cart rental (subject to availability)
- Crew gratuities (5% of cruise fare recommended)
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Tour Cost Per Person:
| 2009 |
13-20 June
Regular Season |
19-26 September
High Season |
| Golfer |
$5,995 |
$6,095 |
| Non Golfer |
$5,395 |
$5,595 |
| Single Supp |
$5,395 |
$5,595 |
Le Phénicien – Meadering Through Provence
for Just 18 Guests
Le Phénicien is a different barge, spacious, luminous
and very comfortable. She can accommodate up to 18 guests in 9
cabins. All common areas are on the main deck. You will enjoy
the teak sundeck with its director chairs and its leather benches
surrounding the pilot bridge. All cabins are found on the lower
deck each featuring the same comfortable equipments, en suite
bathroom, air-conditioning with individual control and superior
bedding.
Click here for details about Le Phénicien
including a Photo Gallery
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