Our boating holiday destinations
Who hasn't dreamt of a canal boating holiday on the Canal du Midi? This is without a doubt the best known canal in France and one of the best known (...)
Hire a canal barge in Alsace: enjoy fine wining and dining...A canal boating holiday in Alsace offers complete flexibility with a number of cruising options: (...)
Discover Burgundy with a canal boating holiday on one of the most famous canals in France!
Choose from over 500 river and canal boats available from 24 bases located in France, Germany and Portugal.
Our boats - no experience needed
Estivale range
The Estivale river boat range offers vast, bright living spaces blending nicely into the outside areas of the boat thanks to the sliding bay window that leads to the ground-level rear deck.
The kitchen boasts top of the range equipment, whilst the cabins and shower rooms are spacious and comfortable. Outside there is a second deck at the front of the boat,(...)
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Confort range
The Nicols Confort range utilises the same strong design features across all models: cabins arranged to the front and rear of the boat with a central living area in between ensuring privacy.
Safe and easy access to both the front deck is provided via a corridor moulded into the hull while the rear deck can be reached from the living area via a sliding bay window.(...)
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Sedan range
Does the idea of a family boating holiday conjure up visions of a relaxed pace of life enjoying the great outdoors – all while cruising on a wonderfully spacious canal boat? If so, then it's the Nicols-Sedan range of self-drive boats that you need !
The best bits of the range include a superb living space boasting panoramic views, (...)
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Riviera range
The Riviera range of boats have won over many self-drive boating holiday fans and due to their slightly rounded shape give them the charm of old-time barges.
As the first canal boats to emerge from the Nicol's boatyard, they are the key to ongoing Nicols's success and are still extremely popular, particularly with first-timers.(...)
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