An Ultra Exclusive European Vacation Like No Other

River cruising is an exclusive, tranquil, self-contained method of exploring Europe. You don't travel: your barge does! Each barge features an excellent restaurant and comfy hotel quality rooms.

Travel Europe's country canals, her busy rivers or a combination of both. Canal trips differ from river itineraries - which is right for you?  Canal cruises highlight undisturbed, relaxed travel in country regions filled with often-overlooked places of interest. The actual miles covered on a canal trip are relatively few, with numerous opportunities for riverside activities such as towpath walking or cycling and village rambles.

River cruises cover more distance, more rapidly. They too offer a stress-free on-board atmosphere, but here the emphasis shifts toward a more complete route in town and country, with more prearranged sightseeing tours away from the vessel.

On "charter" departures, all rooms on board are set aside for the private use of the chartering party, which may be a family or a group of friends vacationing together. Barges dedicated to charter use generally have space for 4, 6 or 8 passengers. If your group is larger, we'll find you a larger boat or two barges that can travel in tandem - by special arrangement, any barge we feature can be chartered.

Specialty departures also cater to your distinctive interests. Whether you choose to delight in the premium vintages in the regions where they are fashioned, fool around on Scotland's challenging golf courses, wonder at the springtime tulips of Holland, go antiquing in London or fish Europe's rivers and streams, TravelWizard.com has a specialty departure for you.

• Walking cruises
• Wine cruises
• Opera and theater cruises
• Henley Royal Regatta cruises
• Art and painting charters
• Antiques cruises
• Fishing charters
• Golf charters
• Cycling charters
• Tennis charters
• Family cruises
• Flower and garden cruises
• Cooking cruises
• Shopping cruises

Choose from these offerings or allow us to create a personalized special-interest barge itinerary just for you. Call 1-800-330-8820 to reserve your charter European River Cruise Vacation, today.