***The boats are self-drive, and it is NOT required to have a permit (license). Easy to learn to use, experience not necessary.

Reims

Champagne

Chalon

Rent a canal boat cruiser between Dinant (Belgium) and Pont a Bar (France) and discover the Champagne Ardennes region following the rivers / canals of Oisne, Aisne, Marne, Est, Meuse, to go to Soissons, Reims, Sedan, Verdun, Hierges, Givet, Laifout, Epernay, Chalon en champagne - boating through beautiful and dramatic landscapes that have witnessed momentous times in history including WW1 & WW2, as well as representing some of the best of wines (including Champagne) and gastronomy

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Boat Rentals France is based in Dinant in Belgium (100 kms from Brussels Airport) and Port a Bar (7 kms Autoroute; 10kms Sedan railway, less than 2 hours TGV to Paris; Airports at Luxembourg (131 km), Charleroi (147 km), and Bruxelles-National (170 km)

SUGGESTED BOAT RENTAL TRIPS DINANT one way one week TO OR FROM PONT A BAR: 112 km, 23 locks, 25 hours PONT À BAR : one week Pont‐à‐Bar, Verdun, Pont‐à‐Bar : 220 km, 44 locks, 35 hours. PONT À BAR : Two week Pont‐à‐Bar, Epernay, Pont‐à‐Bar : 360 km, 146 locks, 64 hours   Discover the breathtaking beauty and history of the Ardennes. Sedan has the largest fortified castle in Europe dating from the 11th century; Charleville Mézières boasts a grand central arcaded square, as well as birthplace of Rimbaud (take the Rimbaud walk); Rethel, known for its Boudin Blanc (sausage filled with bread); Vouziers, where you will find in the local cemetary the tomb of Roland Garros the first man to fly the Mediterranean; Soissons, with its Cathedral from 13th century - town rebuilt after Franco Prussian war 1870s; Reims Gothic Cathedral an architectural masterpiece with lovely rose windos; Epernay - champagne capital with mansions including Moet & Chandon with 28 kms of underground cellars, or take a train to visit the cellars of Mercier; Chateau Thierry - birthplace of Jean de la Fontaine - the French Aesop; Chalons en Champagne, half timbered houses and gardens on canal, with exquisite masterpiece of romanesque gothic - Notre Dame en Vaux church ; Bar le Duc, Duchy shared between Germany and France, now Cheese capital of France!; Verdun - notorious as the WW1 battlefield where 1 million soldiers died, with its ruins of the Citadelle and adjoining museum; Valley of Meuse - spectacular Ardennes scenery, with natural wonders such as Dames de la Meuse, a rocky outcrop hanging over the river, and Rocher des Quatre Fils d'Aymon, the crest of which looks like four legendary horsemen.