Little Boats of the Mediterranean
Travel by Coach
9days from
£1,099*per person
Overview
Ah, the Mediterranean…turquoise waters, golden shores and picture-perfect vistas. What better way to explore than gentle cruises in the sunshine? We take a range of boat trips in France and Spain on this lovely getaway, so you can relax and unwind while taking in the sights, including the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Canal du Midi. Other highlights include the marine reserve of the Medes Islands archipelago and the picturesque journey from Roses to Cadaqués, a pretty jewel in Costa Brava’s treasure chest of towns.
Itinerary
- Ferry to Calais and overnight stay in France.
- Continue to our hotel in the resort of Roses.
- We take a leisurely boat trip from Roses to Cadaqués, a pretty coastal town on the Costa Brava, once popular with artist Salvador Dalí. Here we enjoy a guided walking tour, exploring the labyrinth of the Old Town’s cobbled streets with their whitewashed buildings, before the coach takes us back to our hotel.
- Today we cross the border into France for a delightful boat trip on the world-famous Canal du Midi, departing from Béziers. Classed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this is one of the most popular waterways in France which in total runs for 240km and links the Mediterranean and the Atlantic through a network of locks, aqueducts and tunnels. During our relaxing cruise, we enjoy an included lunch on board too.
- Lake Banyoles is the largest natural lake in Catalonia and today we take to its tranquil waters to admire the surrounding Spanish scenery. We then enjoy a guided walking tour in stunning Besalú, a beautiful example of a medieval town, full of character and historic charm with cobbled streets and impressive architecture.
- Day at leisure
- Today we take a boat trip around the Medes Islands, seven inlets that today are some of the most important marine flora and fauna reserves in the western Mediterranean. Afterwards we head to Pals, one of the most charming villages on the Costa Brava. We have free time here to explore this medieval town at leisure.
- Travel to our overnight hotel in France, with a light evening meal included.
- Continue to Calais for our return ferry home.
What's Included
Holiday Highlights
- Excursions to Cadaqués, Besalú & Pals
- Boat trip from Roses to Cadaqués
- Cruise on the Canal du Midi with lunch
- Cruise on Lake Banyoles
- Medes Islands boat trip
- Guided walking tour of Cadaqués
Our Price Includes
- Return coach travel & ferry crossings
- First & last night on a bed-and-breakfast basis in France (last night with a light evening meal)
- Six nights' three-star half-board accommodation at the Prestige Sant Marc Hotel, near Roses (JG3 rating), plus a welcome drink and wine & water with dinner at the hotel
- Excursions to Cadaqués, Besalú & Pals
- Boat trip from Roses to Cadaqués
- Cruise on the Canal du Midi with lunch
- Cruise on Lake Banyoles
- Medes Islands boat trip
- Guided walking tour of Cadaqués
- Services of local guides on excursions
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Accommodation
Prestige Sant Marc Hotel, Roses -
Located near beautiful Roses, the Prestige Sant Marc Hotel is just 500m from the lovely Santa Margarida Beach. All en-suite rooms boast furnished balconies while other hotel facilities include two swimming pools, an outdoor terrace, TV room, bar, restaurant and free Wi-Fi.
Other Information
Single room supplement £220 per person
Pick up locations for this tour are (11/05/24) (15/06/24) (28/09/24)Abergele Acocks Green Aldershot Alfreton Altrincham Amesbury Countess Services (A303) Ampthill Andover Anlaby Ashford Ashton-under-Lyne Aylesbury Banbury Banstead Barnsley Basildon Basingstoke Bath Bebington Bedford Beverley Bexhill Bicester Biggleswade Billingham Birkenhead Birmingham Bishops Stortford Birchanger Green Services (M11) Blackburn Blackpool Bletchley Bodmin Bognor Regis Bolton Boston Bourne Bournemouth Bradford Braintree Bridgwater Bridlington Brighouse Brighton Bristol Bristol Cribbs Causeway Broadstairs Bromley Burgess Hill Burton-upon-Trent Bury Bury St Edmunds Camberley Cambridge Cannock Canterbury Canvey Island Castleford Chatham Chatteris Chelmsford Cheltenham Cheshunt Chester Chesterfield Chester-le-Street Chichester Chieveley Services (M4) Chippenham Christchurch Clacket Lane Services (M25) Clacton-on-Sea Cleveleys Coalville Colchester Colwyn Bay Connahs Quay Corby Cottingham Coventry Crawley Crewe Croydon Darlington Dartford Daventry Deal Derby Dewsbury Didcot Diss Doncaster Dorchester Dover Port Downham Market Driffield Droitwich Dudley Dunstable Durham Eastbourne Eastleigh Ellesmere Port Elloughton Enfield Epsom Evesham Exeter Services (M5) Fareham Farnham Faversham Ferrybridge Services (M62) Fleet Services (M3) Flint Folkestone Folkestone Stop 24 Services (M20) Gateshead Gillingham Gloucester Goole Gordano Services (M5) Gorleston Grantham Gravesend Grays Great Yarmouth Grimsby Guildford Hailsham Halesowen Halifax Harlow Harrogate Hartlepool Hastings Hatfield (Herts.) Havant Haywards Heath Hemel Hempstead Hereford Herne Bay Hertford Hessle Heworth High Wycombe Hinckley Holbeach Hopwood Park Services (M42) Horsham Hove Hucknall Huddersfield Hull Hunstanton Huntingdon Hythe (Kent) Ipswich Keighley Kempston Kettering Keynsham Kidderminster Kidsgrove Kings Lynn Kingswood Knutsford Services (M6) Leamington Spa Ledbury Leeds Leicester Leicester (Fosse Park) Leicester Forest East Services (M1) Leigh Leighton Buzzard Leominster Letchworth Lewes Lewisham Leyland Lincoln Littlehampton Liverpool Llandudno Llandudno Junction Long Eaton Loughborough Louth Lowestoft Luton Mablethorpe Maidenhead Maidstone Maidstone Services (M20) Malvern Manchester Mansfield March Margate Market Harborough Melton Mowbray Middlesbrough Milton Keynes Mold Newark Newcastle-under-Lyme Newcastle-upon-Tyne Newhaven Newmarket Newton Abbot North Shields Northallerton Northampton Northop Northwich Norwich Nottingham Oldham Oswestry Oxford Oxford Peartree Services (A34) Oxford Services (M40) Pershore Peterborough Peterborough Services [A1(M)] Peterlee Plymouth Polegate Pontefract Poole Portchester Portsmouth Prestatyn Preston Ramsgate Rayleigh Reading Redditch Redhill Rhyl Rochdale Rochester Romford Ross-on-Wye Rotherham Rugby Salisbury Sandy Scunthorpe Seaford Selby Sevenoaks Sheffield Shoreham-by-Sea Shrewsbury Skegness Solihull South Benfleet South Shields Southampton Southend Spalding St Albans St Austell St Helens Stafford Staines Stamford Stanford-le-Hope Stevenage Stockport Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Stratford-upon-Avon Stroud Sudbury Sunderland Sutton Sutton Coldfield Sutton-in-Ashfield Swadlincote Swindon Tamworth Taunton Telford Tewkesbury Thame Thetford Thirsk Thurrock Services (M25) Tilbury Tiverton Sampford Peverell Services (M5) Tonbridge Torquay Tunbridge Wells Uxbridge Wakefield Wallsend Walsall Wareham Warrington Warwick Washington Waterlooville Watford Wellingborough Wellington (Shrops.) Welwyn Garden City Weston-super-Mare Weymouth Whitley Bay Whitstable Widnes Wigan Winchester Wisbech Witney Woking Wokingham Wolverhampton Woodall Services (M1) Woolley Edge Services (M1) Worcester Worthing Wrexham Yate Yeovil York
Pick up locations for this tour are (11/05/24) (15/06/24) (28/09/24)Abergele Acocks Green Aldershot Alfreton Altrincham Amesbury Countess Services (A303) Ampthill Andover Anlaby Ashford Ashton-under-Lyne Aylesbury Banbury Banstead Barnsley Basildon Basingstoke Bath Bebington Bedford Beverley Bexhill Bicester Biggleswade Billingham Birkenhead Birmingham Bishops Stortford Birchanger Green Services (M11) Blackburn Blackpool Bletchley Bodmin Bognor Regis Bolton Boston Bourne Bournemouth Bradford Braintree Bridgwater Bridlington Brighouse Brighton Bristol Bristol Cribbs Causeway Broadstairs Bromley Burgess Hill Burton-upon-Trent Bury Bury St Edmunds Camberley Cambridge Cannock Canterbury Canvey Island Castleford Chatham Chatteris Chelmsford Cheltenham Cheshunt Chester Chesterfield Chester-le-Street Chichester Chieveley Services (M4) Chippenham Christchurch Clacket Lane Services (M25) Clacton-on-Sea Cleveleys Coalville Colchester Colwyn Bay Connahs Quay Corby Cottingham Coventry Crawley Crewe Croydon Darlington Dartford Daventry Deal Derby Dewsbury Didcot Diss Doncaster Dorchester Dover Port Downham Market Driffield Droitwich Dudley Dunstable Durham Eastbourne Eastleigh Ellesmere Port Elloughton Enfield Epsom Evesham Exeter Services (M5) Fareham Farnham Faversham Ferrybridge Services (M62) Fleet Services (M3) Flint Folkestone Folkestone Stop 24 Services (M20) Gateshead Gillingham Gloucester Goole Gordano Services (M5) Gorleston Grantham Gravesend Grays Great Yarmouth Grimsby Guildford Hailsham Halesowen Halifax Harlow Harrogate Hartlepool Hastings Hatfield (Herts.) Havant Haywards Heath Hemel Hempstead Hereford Herne Bay Hertford Hessle Heworth High Wycombe Hinckley Holbeach Hopwood Park Services (M42) Horsham Hove Hucknall Huddersfield Hull Hunstanton Huntingdon Hythe (Kent) Ipswich Keighley Kempston Kettering Keynsham Kidderminster Kidsgrove Kings Lynn Kingswood Knutsford Services (M6) Leamington Spa Ledbury Leeds Leicester Leicester (Fosse Park) Leicester Forest East Services (M1) Leigh Leighton Buzzard Leominster Letchworth Lewes Lewisham Leyland Lincoln Littlehampton Liverpool Llandudno Llandudno Junction Long Eaton Loughborough Louth Lowestoft Luton Mablethorpe Maidenhead Maidstone Maidstone Services (M20) Malvern Manchester Mansfield March Margate Market Harborough Melton Mowbray Middlesbrough Milton Keynes Mold Newark Newcastle-under-Lyme Newcastle-upon-Tyne Newhaven Newmarket Newton Abbot North Shields Northallerton Northampton Northop Northwich Norwich Nottingham Oldham Oswestry Oxford Oxford Peartree Services (A34) Oxford Services (M40) Pershore Peterborough Peterborough Services [A1(M)] Peterlee Plymouth Polegate Pontefract Poole Portchester Portsmouth Prestatyn Preston Ramsgate Rayleigh Reading Redditch Redhill Rhyl Rochdale Rochester Romford Ross-on-Wye Rotherham Rugby Salisbury Sandy Scunthorpe Seaford Selby Sevenoaks Sheffield Shoreham-by-Sea Shrewsbury Skegness Solihull South Benfleet South Shields Southampton Southend Spalding St Albans St Austell St Helens Stafford Staines Stamford Stanford-le-Hope Stevenage Stockport Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Stratford-upon-Avon Stroud Sudbury Sunderland Sutton Sutton Coldfield Sutton-in-Ashfield Swadlincote Swindon Tamworth Taunton Telford Tewkesbury Thame Thetford Thirsk Thurrock Services (M25) Tilbury Tiverton Sampford Peverell Services (M5) Tonbridge Torquay Tunbridge Wells Uxbridge Wakefield Wallsend Walsall Wareham Warrington Warwick Washington Waterlooville Watford Wellingborough Wellington (Shrops.) Welwyn Garden City Weston-super-Mare Weymouth Whitley Bay Whitstable Widnes Wigan Winchester Wisbech Witney Woking Wokingham Wolverhampton Woodall Services (M1) Woolley Edge Services (M1) Worcester Worthing Wrexham Yate Yeovil York
Holiday code
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