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Self-drive Houseboat Holiday in Alsace (6-berth)

  • 8days
  • France

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Alsace Self-drive Houseboat Holiday

Boat for 6 x guests in double cabins with ensuites. (space for 2 x guests sleeping in living area)

Enjoy a French boating holiday in the Alsace, a region full of history and fantastic gastronomy. the best bits: magnificent scenery - mountains and forests frame your route; delicious regional food and wines; watersports, cycling and hiking - something for everyone! wonderful art and architecture in the cities.

Start your holiday in Saverne in Alsace, a land of history and gastronomy. Choose to cruise either towards Strasbourg or towards Arzviller - famous for its boat lift (the only one in France). Beyond that, you get to the green Lorraine plateau and continue your cruise to Nancy, stopping en route at the superb Place Stanislas, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. At Gondrexange you take the Canal de la Sarre which is dotted with lakes and water spots offering beaches, swimming and watersports.

Included in your houseboat holiday:

  • Your boat for 8 x days (Saturday to Saturday or any other day except Sunday, subject to availability) excellent well-crafted boat with a capacity of 6 guests (room for 2 x visitors sleeping in living area). Departure is between 3-6pm Saturdays; return your boat between 8-9am the following Saturday. For other possibilities of extended days, shorter breaks and weekends, bigger or smaller boats - please contact our office: [email protected] 
  • Captain's handbook: preparation and advice for a trouble free cruise from start to finish
  • Navigation chart: vital for a well-organised cruise. In it you will find the location of locks, water fill-up points, places of interest etc. 
  • Base location map: instructions for locating your departure base easily
  • Navigation instruction: video giving advice for the navigation and security instructions to live aboard your cruiser.
  • Boat equipment, all equipment necessary for navigation
  • Boat insurance
  • Instructions on navigating the waterways and your temporary boat licence
  • Breakdown assistance available 7 days per week during base operating hours
  • Inventory: a list of all interior and exterior equipment
  • Crockery etc. enough for everybody on board
  • Bedding: sheets, blankets or duvets, pillows and pillow cases
  • Hotel package: Cleaning price, Set of towels for each passenger, Kitchen towels kit

Not included:

  • Boat fuel: you start with a full tank (All consumables such as oil, fuel, gas etc. used are included in your charge. All cruisers are fitted with a meter which is read on your departure and on your return. The number of hours of engine fuel used will be invoiced according to the rate displayed at the base. On average between 30-60 EUR per day.)
  • A bond of 1500 EUR (repaid to you at the end of your cruise if the boat and its equipment are brought back clean, in good condition and undamaged, at the time and place agreed on)
  • Waterways guide: 25 EUR
  • Barbecue rental: 40 EUR
  • Power converter rental 12/220v: 10 EUR
  • Wifi on board: 50 EUR
  • Deck mattress: 10 EUR each: comfortable and foldable mattress for relaxing on theroof or front deck of your boat
  • Bikes 40 EUR each
  • One-way cruise: from 150 EUR (not available in all regions, and charge is according to distance for recovery between the bases)
  • Final cleaning (required) internal and external at end of cruise: outside 70 EUR, inside 130 EUR (total clean 200 EUR)

Option for 'all inclusive' package:

  • Fuel package + cleaning price
  • Waterways map
  • Set of towels for each passenger
  • Kitchen towels kit
  • 2 x bikes
  • May be collected and paid on arrival (from 430 EUR)

Slow Tours offers a number of other Houseboat Holidays in Europe

Price is calculated on 6 x guests. Total price of boat hire is 6 x individual price

Ask us about your houseboat hire: departures any day except Sunday; boats available from 2-10 guests; boats available in other parts of France, Germany, Netherlands, Hungary and Portugal: find the right boat and location for you at [email protected]

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  • Day 1

    Day 1 is for getting familiar with your boat, stocking up with food and maybe doing a short drive before resting for the night

  • Day 2

    Hey! Day 2-7 is your choice! Make your own plan.... Begin your adventure now!

    Discover this region full of history and fantastic gastronomy, magnificent scenery, mountains and forests, delicious regional food and wines, water-sports, cycling and hiking

    Day 8: Your boat should be returned to the base where you picked it up between 8-9 am, unless arrangements have been made for a one-way trip.

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Tours marked with are special prices.

Start End Max. No. Guests Accommodation Price p.p.
Mar 18 2023 Mar 25 2023 6 Single rooms 318€
Double rooms 318€
Mar 25 2023 Apr 01 2023 6 Single rooms 318€
Double rooms 318€
Apr 01 2023 Apr 08 2023 6 Single rooms 318€
Double rooms 318€
Apr 08 2023 Apr 15 2023 6 Single rooms 318€
Double rooms 318€
Apr 08 2023 Apr 15 2023 6 Single rooms 318€
Double rooms 318€
Apr 15 2023 Apr 22 2023 6 Single rooms 318€
Double rooms 318€
Apr 22 2023 Apr 29 2023 6 Single rooms 318€
Double rooms 318€
Apr 29 2023 May 06 2023 6 Single rooms 409€
Double rooms 409€
May 06 2023 May 13 2023 6 Single rooms 409€
Double rooms 409€
May 13 2023 May 20 2023 6 Single rooms 409€
Double rooms 409€
May 20 2023 May 27 2023 6 Single rooms 409€
Double rooms 409€
May 27 2023 Jun 03 2023 6 Single rooms 409€
Double rooms 409€
Jun 03 2023 Jun 10 2023 6 Single rooms 432€
Double rooms 432€
Jun 10 2023 Jun 17 2023 6 Single rooms 432€
Double rooms 432€
Jun 17 2023 Jun 24 2023 6 Single rooms 432€
Double rooms 432€
Jun 24 2023 Jul 01 2023 6 Single rooms 468€
Double rooms 468€
Jul 01 2023 Jul 08 2023 6 Single rooms 468€
Double rooms 468€
Jul 08 2023 Jul 15 2023 6 Single rooms 500€
Double rooms 500€
Jul 15 2023 Jul 22 2023 6 Single rooms 500€
Double rooms 500€
Jul 22 2023 Jul 29 2023 6 Single rooms 500€
Double rooms 500€
Jul 29 2023 Aug 05 2023 6 Single rooms 500€
Double rooms 500€
Aug 05 2023 Aug 12 2023 6 Single rooms 500€
Double rooms 500€
Aug 12 2023 Aug 19 2023 6 Single rooms 500€
Double rooms 500€
Aug 19 2023 Aug 26 2023 6 Single rooms 468€
Double rooms 468€
Aug 26 2023 Sep 02 2023 6 Single rooms 432€
Double rooms 432€
Sep 02 2023 Sep 09 2023 6 Single rooms 432€
Double rooms 432€
Sep 09 2023 Sep 16 2023 6 Single rooms 409€
Double rooms 409€
Sep 16 2023 Sep 23 2023 6 Single rooms 409€
Double rooms 409€
Sep 23 2023 Sep 30 2023 6 Single rooms 318€
Double rooms 318€
Sep 23 2023 Sep 30 2023 6 Single rooms 318€
Double rooms 318€
Sep 23 2023 Sep 30 2023 6 Single rooms 318€
Double rooms 318€
Sep 23 2023 Sep 30 2023 6 Single rooms 318€
Double rooms 318€
Sep 30 2023 Oct 07 2023 6 Single rooms 318€
Double rooms 318€
Sep 30 2023 Oct 07 2023 6 Single rooms 318€
Double rooms 318€
Oct 07 2023 Oct 14 2023 6 Single rooms 318€
Double rooms 318€
Oct 14 2023 Oct 21 2023 6 Single rooms 318€
Double rooms 318€
Oct 21 2023 Oct 28 2023 6 Single rooms 318€
Double rooms 318€
Oct 28 2023 Nov 04 2023 6 Single rooms 318€
Double rooms 318€
Nov 04 2023 Nov 11 2023 6 Single rooms 318€
Double rooms 318€

Car rental in France

If you would like to drive yourself before or after your tour, ask us for a quote on any brand new Renault, Peugeot or Citroen vehicle for driving in Europe.

Pick up your vehicle from most capital cities in Europe and return it to your drop off destination. Top insurance cover. Email [email protected] for a competitive quote

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