South of France with Highlights of Paris
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South of France with Highlights of Paris

13 nights · Paris to Lyon · Scenic Sapphire

Departure
4 April 2027
From
$12,585 per person
Traveling solo
$23,620 per person
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Cruises › Europe’s Rivers › Seine · Rhone · Saone

13 nights10 portsParis to LyonScenic Sapphire

The Journey

Day by Day

13 nights · 10 ports

Day 1Paris
Day 2Paris
Day 3Paris
Day 4Lyon
Day 5Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Day 6Arles
Day 7Avignon
Day 8Viviers
Day 9Tournon
Day 10Lyon
Day 11Mâcon
Day 12Mâcon
Day 13Lyon
Paris
Day 1–3
Paris
The Seine runs through the heart of it, past Notre-Dame, the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower.
Embark
Lyon
Day 4
Lyon
Where the Rhone meets the Saone, with a Renaissance old town below Fourviere hill and a long tradition at the table.
Ashore
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Day 5
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
A Provencal wine village below the ruins of the papal summer castle, famous for its red wines.
Ashore
Arles
Day 6
Arles
Roman arena and theatre still standing in the old town, and the streets and light that Van Gogh painted.
Ashore
Avignon
Day 7
Avignon
The city of the popes on the Rhone, its Palais des Papes and the broken Pont Saint-Benezet both close to the quay.
Ashore
Viviers
Day 8
Viviers
A small medieval cathedral town on the Rhone, with quiet lanes of old stone houses climbing the hill.
Ashore
Tournon
Day 9
Tournon
A town on the Rhone facing Tain-l'Hermitage across the river, among the vineyards of the northern Rhone.
Ashore
Lyon
Day 10
Lyon
Where the Rhone meets the Saone, with a Renaissance old town below Fourviere hill and a long tradition at the table.
Ashore
Mâcon
Day 11–12
Mâcon
A Burgundy town on the Saone at the southern edge of the Maconnais wine country.
Ashore
Lyon
Day 13
Lyon
Where the Rhone meets the Saone, with a Renaissance old town below Fourviere hill and a long tradition at the table.
Disembark

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Suites

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Per person, cruise only, for the departure selected above. Suites are held with the line, so we confirm the grade and the final cost with you before anything is booked.

The Route

Where You Sail

Seine · Rhone · Saone · 10 calls · the line follows the river, not a straight hop between ports

Your Ship

Scenic Sapphire

Scenic Sapphire

Scenic Sapphire

Scenic · 13 nights · Paris to Lyon

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Sail South of France with Highlights of Paris.

From $10,275 per person, and our planning from first question to the flight home.

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