This is an easy to moderate bike and boat tour with average daily distances between 22 and 34 miles. Participants should be in good physical shape and comfortable with cycling around 25 miles before the tour. Most of the cycling is on relatively flat roads and in river valleys, but to enjoy the tour fully, guests should be able to manage (moderate) slopes of up to about max. 2 kilometers.

Day 1: Paris – Evry
This trip starts in Paris, where you will find the Fleur in the middle of the city, not far from Notre Dame. Check-in is at 1 pm, followed by a welcome and introduction of the crew. The boat leaves the port of Paris at 3 pm at the latest and sails along the Seine to Evry, where you will spend the night. We recommend that you arrive in Paris one or more days early so that you have enough time to discover the city.

Day 2: Evry – Melun, approx. 30 km
After breakfast, the cycle tour begins at the Evry lock. You stay on the banks of the Seine for a while. The first stop is the typical French market in Corbeil-Essonnes. The destination of the cycle tour is Melun, a town also known as the domaine des reines blanches ("domain of the white queens"), as it was the residence of the widows of French kings. After dinner, you can take part in a tour of the town.

Day 3: Melun – Moret-sur-Loing, approx. 40 km
Today the cycle tour takes you through the beautiful forests of Fontainebleau to the artists’ village of Barbizon. After visiting the local museum, you continue on to the castle of Fontainebleau, which was particularly popular with the French kings due to the many hunting opportunities in the surrounding forests. The Fleur awaits you in Moret-sur-Loing, a charming medieval fortified town that inspired the artist Sisley to create his beautiful impressionist paintings.

Day 4: Moret-sur-Loing – Nemours, approx. 38-51 km
We stay in the valley of the Loing and visit Grez-sur-Loing. In the townhall of Bourron-Marlotte we can admire a few magnificent impressionist paintings. We meet the Fleur again in Nemours. There we may visit the castle or the prehistoric museum of the Ile-de-France region.

Day 5: Nemours – Néronville, approx. 35-45 km
Breakfast during sailing. Today we bike through a wooded area with rugged rocks. Before lunch we will visit the sculpture garden Jardin Bourdelle. Final destination of today is rural Néronville.

Day 6: Néronville – Montargis, approx. 30-41 km
Today the cycle tour takes you to the medieval town of Ferrieres. In the middle of the narrow alleyways is a beautiful monastery. Today you end the tour in Montargis, which, with 15,000 inhabitants, is the largest town in the Loire after Orleans. Unfortunately, this former royal residence was destroyed by fire in the 16th century. But the canals that give the town its charm still exist. There is no dinner on board today. You can visit one of the French restaurants in Montargis.

Day 7: Round trip Montargis, approx. 45 km
From Montargis we bike along the l’Ouanne by bike to Château-Renard, where we can visit the ruins of a castle from the 10th century. We will also visit a Apiculture’s Living Museum. There you can see beekeepers and their bees at work, and you’ll be able to sample their delicious honey.

Day 8: Montargis
After breakfast you will leave the ship. Disembarkation till 9.30 a.m.

Day 1: Montargis
The small town of Montargis on the Loing is the starting point of your journey. After embarking at 2 p.m. today, you will be briefed by the ship’s crew about safety on board, followed by a welcome drink and dinner. During an evening tour of the pretty town of Montargis, you will learn more about the town’s eventful past.

Day 2: round trip Montargis, approx. 39 - 46 km
After breakfast we bike from Montargis along the l’Ouanne to Château- Renard, where we can visit the ruins of a castle from the 10th century. We will also visit a Apiculture’s Living Museum. There you can see beekeepers and their bees at work, and you’ll be able to sample their delicious honey.

Day 3: Montargis – Néronville, approx. 39 - 46 km
Today the cycle tour takes you through the forests of Montargis. After a few kilometers you reach Ferrières-en-Gâtinais. Known for its saffron production since the 13th century, the town has a very well-preserved town center. In Égreville, visit a sculpture garden. The garden is dedicated to the artist Antoine Bourdelle and features 56 of his impressive bronze figures. You will spend the night in the rural surroundings of Néronville, not far from the Loing.

Day 4: Néronville – Nemours, approx. 29 - 43 km
Our route today is through an old area, cultivated already in the Gallo-Roman era. First stop is the old Gallic strongholt Château-Landon, a beautifully situated fortified  town on a rock. Its Abbey of St.-Severin dates from the 13th century. Later on we find the rocks of Nemours on our way and we meet the Fleur again in Nemours. There we may visit the castle or the prehistoric museum of the Ile-de  France region.

Day 5: Nemours – Moret-sur-Loing, approx. 32 - 43 km
Today we stay in the valley of the Loing and visit Grez-sur-Loing. In the town hall we can admire a few magnificent impressionist paintings. We stay overnight in Moret-sur-Loing which is a charming mediaeval fortified town, strategically situated on the banks of the Loing, where painter Sisley found inspiration for his beautiful impressionist paintings. We can visit the house where he was born.

Day 6: Moret-sur-Loing – Melun, approx. 40 km
Today you cycle through the forest of Fontainebleau to Barbizon, an artists’ village, where you will visit the village museum. The stately castle complex of Fontainebleau was once a royal hunting residence and has a rich art treasure. Today’s stage ends in Melun - famous for its soft Brie de Melun cheese. The somewhat distant Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is also worth a visit. Today there is no dinner on board, you can visit one of the many nice restaurants in the town on your own.

Day 7: Melun – Paris, approx. 31 km
We are getting near to Paris which means we have to deal with more traffic. In the morning there is a short bike ride, following the river banks of the Seine to the lock of Evry, from where we will join the Fleur into Paris. Lunch on board. The mooring place of the Fleur is in the center of Paris not far from the Notre Dame. After dinner you can join the city walk.

Day 8: Paris
After breakfast you will leave the ship. Disembarkation till 9.30 a.m.

Due to changing wind and weather conditions as well as organizational requirements we reserve the right to make changes of routing and program.