Lyon & Provence

7 nights · Lyon to Avignon

Departure

20 September 2026

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$2,799 per person

Traveling solo

$6,124 per person

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The Journey

Day by Day

7 nights · 6 ports

Day 1Lyon

Day 2Lyon

Day 3Lyon

Day 4Vienne

Day 4Scenic Sailing Rhone River

Day 5Tournon

Day 5Viviers

Day 6Arles

Day 7Avignon

Day 8Avignon

Day 1–3

Lyon

Where the Rhone meets the Saone, with a Renaissance old town below Fourviere hill and a long tradition at the table.

Embark

Day 4

Vienne

A Rhone town with a Roman temple and theatre, south of Lyon among the vineyards of the Cotes du Rhone.

Ashore

Day 5

Tournon

A town on the Rhone facing Tain-l'Hermitage across the river, among the vineyards of the northern Rhone.

Ashore

Day 5

Viviers

A small medieval cathedral town on the Rhone, with quiet lanes of old stone houses climbing the hill.

Ashore

Day 6

Arles

Roman arena and theatre still standing in the old town, and the streets and light that Van Gogh painted.

Ashore

Day 7–8

Avignon

The city of the popes on the Rhone, its Palais des Papes and the broken Pont Saint-Benezet both close to the quay.

Disembark

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The Route

Where You Sail

Rhone · 9 calls · the line follows the river, not a straight hop between ports

Your Ship

Viking Buri

Viking River Cruises · 7 nights · Lyon to Avignon

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