The bicycle, an essential equipment to fully enjoy the stops during a river cruise
By choosing river tourism, you are enjoying another way of travelling where you take your time, where you have the opportunity to disconnect and return to your roots. Especially since many destinations are available in France and Europe. With a cruise on a boat or barge without a permit, you can more easily immerse yourself in your environment, discover its charms and thus, have a pleasant stay. And to stroll during your stopovers, reach monuments, towns and villages, admire the landscapes, the best means of transport is undoubtedly the bicycle! Classic or electric, it is suitable for young and old. With it, you can drive according to your desires. In addition, in France, there are many paths suitable for cyclists and tracks, both in the countryside and in urban areas.
A green, practical and accessible mode of travel for all
If you like to walk in the heart of nature, go at your own pace, the marriage of river cruises and bike rides should please you! In France in particular, towpaths and canal banks are suitable for this mode of transport. On the day of your departure, you can therefore board your barge or boat without a licence with your bicycles, or rent bicycles during your stopovers. Perfect for exploring unknown territories, they allow you to discover a region in two different ways: on water and on land. You can also more easily meet the inhabitants and riches of your holiday destination. In addition, in France, there is no shortage of destinations where these two activities can be combined. Canal du Midi, Mayenne, Anjou, Brittany, Camargue, Alsace... you have the choice!
Ally bicycle and boat to fully discover a region
When you go on holiday, in an unknown place, walking is ideal to explore the surroundings, to discover the specialities and specificities of a region, a city. With cycling, you benefit from a mode of transport that does not pollute and that goes perfectly with a river cruise. You can use it for walking, shopping, sports, spending time with your family and visiting places (villages, natural areas... etc.). Likewise, you go faster than on foot. The distances to be covered may therefore be greater. And then, if you take your bicycles with you, it doesn't cost you anything!
So, for your next river trip, don't hesitate any longer, take them with you whatever the season!