Our Rhone River Viking River Cruise Begins in Avignon

Welcome to the start of our Viking River cruise on the Rhone River in France. We begin in Avignon, where all board the longship Buri for our 7 night adventures in the French countryside. Our cruise starts in Avignon, but our first excursion was to Arles and then back to Avignon, where we did a walking tour of that walled city. We saw so much on our 7 days and I saved all the Viking Daily newsletters, so I could remember where we had been. I took so many pictures, so I will divide the cruise up into segments so it doesn’t get too long. We will travel to Arles, back to Avignon, on to Viviers, then Tournon, Vienne and finally Lyon, France, where our journey ends. Come along with me as we revisit the magic of France and see so much of the countryside in this area. It’s absolutely beautiful and we loved every minute of it. When you’re on a cruise like this, you have to be prepared to keep moving, because each day is busy. We got up every morning by 7 or 7:30, had breakfast on the ship and then headed out by 9 to a morning excursion, which was about 3 hours long, then back to the ship for lunch. The afternoon excursions (which most were optional and cost extra) left around 2 and returned to the ship by 5:30 or so and dinner was at 7. So as you can see, it’s a busy day if you opt for most of the excursions as we did.

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