Shore excursions can be sold as part of the cruises package. Please contact us for more details.
These excursions are not proposed for all the cruises and depend on the itinerary.
If the minimum of 25 participants is not reached, the excursion may be either cancelled or proposed at another rate, depending on the number of participants (to be paid for on board).
The excursions on the first evening and the morning following boarding are only guaranteed for the passengers who have booked the excursion before the cruise.
Guided tour of Angers
Departure for the excursion of the city of Angers . City of art and history, the capital of Anjou is distinguished as much by the richness of its heritage as by its inscription in modernity. Foyer Plantagenet flourishing city of the Renaissance, Angers houses the colossal walls of the famous medieval fortress of King René and the extraordinary wall hanging of the Apocalypse. Visit the fortress of the thirteenth century and discover the tapestry of the Apocalypse . It is the most important set of medieval tapestries in the world. You cross then the city of the canons, vestiges of the Romanesque art and the Gothic style Plantagenêt.
Duration: 4 hours
The order of visits can be modified.
Day excursion to the castles of the Loire
Departure by coach to the castle of Azay-le-Rideau . Built on an island in the middle of the Indre, the building, as it stands today, was built under the reign of Francis I by a wealthy financier, Gilles Berthelot, who wanted to reconcile innovations from Italy and French construction art. Classified as a historic monument, the Château d'Azay-le-Rideau expresses all the refinement of a castle from the first French Renaissance. Continue to Villandry for lunch. After lunch, enjoy a walk in the gardens of the castle Villandry: spread over three levels, they combine aesthetics, diversity and harmony. Continuation to Rigny-Ussé for the visit of the castle of Ussé.Built in the 15th and 16th centuries, this magnificent castle, with its fortified towers, turrets and turrets, looks like a fairytale castle. Today, the castle is still inhabited, it offers the visitor a trip back in time in the heart of tales and legends. He also inspired Charles Perrault "Sleeping Beauty".
Duration: 11 hours
INCLUDED in the NHN_PP and NSN_PP programs
The order of visits can be modified.
Cruise-walk on the Erdre
Bus transfer to the pier of Nantes boats . Around 20:00, departure for a cruise on the Erdre , "the most beautiful river in France" according to Francis I. Discover along the water the history of this river and its many castles.
Duration: 2:45 hours
The order of visits can be modified.
Nantes: the machines of the island, secret courts and passages covered
From the quay in Nantes, discover the magical world of machines on the island. These monumental structures, real urban sculptures are at the very place where were built large ships, at the crossroads of Jules Verne's "invented worlds", the mechanical world of Leonardo da Vinci and the industrial history of Nantes . After this fantastic trip, discover the city of Nantes through its secret courtyards and covered passages. These places reflect the history of the great families of Nantes from the fifteenth century to date.
Duration: 4 hours TO BE EQUIPPED IN CONDITION
The order of the visits can be modified.
Schedules are given as an indication.
Guided tour of the shipyard of Saint-Nazaire
We will begin the visit with the Escal'Atlantic , which ingeniously traces the history of Normandy and France steamers through reality and imagination. A life-size representation to the memory of these two sacred monsters. Then, road to the shipyard of Saint Nazaire, one of the largest shipyards in Europe. It perpetuates a world-renowned know-how. Formerly with the construction of transatlantic (France, Normandy) and today with giant cruise ships. Thanks to a specially designed course, you will discover the vastness of the industrial site (108 ha). The astonishing logistics and the high technology implemented to realize these giants of the seas will allow you to understand the stages of construction of these real floating palaces of the modern times
Duration: 4:30 hours
The order of visits can be modified.
CLASSIC EXCURSIONS PACKAGE
Cruise-walk on the Erdre
Nantes
Saint-Nazaire and its shipyard
Muscadet road
Angers
The castles of the Loire
DYNAMIC EXCURSIONS PACKAGE
Cruise-walk on the Erdre
Nantes: the machines of the island, secret courts and passages covered
Guided tour of the shipyard of Saint-Nazaire
Helicopter flight: the Loire seen from the sky
Castle Brissac
Day excursion to the castles of the Loire
