Boating holidays are a wonderful way to spend the summer! Justpack your bags and float around on a houseboat or a yacht for afew weeks, enjoying the sunshine, fishing and swimming andvisiting towns along the shoreline. It's comparable in cost tostaying in a hotel, with so much less hassle. And it's great forthe whole family, especially the kids. Children always findentertainment on and around water. They swim and snorkle, whileadults relax in a fold-up chair with a cool drink and a book.
Boating holidays, as opposed to travel on large cruise ships,offer a more intimate and relaxed voyage without the bustle ofthousands of mega-ship passengers all around you. And the venuesare more intriguing than the tourist traps visited by the bigcruise ships. The smaller boats are surprisingly well-serviced,with features such as showers and sometimes bicycles for toursaround the countryside during stops.
Many online services throughout the world offer trips on localcanals and lakes surrounded by historic locations. What about acanal trip throughout Holland? This seafaring nation was builton marshland, and vestiges of the marsh still remain in the formof canals criss-crossing the whole country connecting quainttowns (with architecture carefully preserved, thanks to Dutchlaws against the remodeling of historic buildings) tocosmopolitan cities such as Amsterdam.
<>England and Wales also have canals, are a multitude of tours areavailable, such as Llangollen, Four Counties and Cheshire Rings,Oxford and Avon canals, and the river Thames. Unknown to mosttourists, there is a network of waterways that traverse Englandfrom Yorkshire to Avon and into Wales. See different historictowns without battling holiday drivers on Europe's crowded roads(and believe me, if you are used to driving only on NorthAmerica's wide freeways, European traffic will give you ashock).
In Scotland, how about a boating holiday on 23-mile long LochNess? There's no guarantee Nessie will show up, but you arebound to be impressed by the rugged grandeur of the Great Glenand the battle-scarred castles surrounding it. It is one ofEurope's most spellbinding locations, and a pleasant surprise tothose under the impression that there is no wilderness left inEurope. Eagles, ospreys and other rare birds and even otterslive in this pristine environment. Needless to say,opportunities for fishing abound. Visit the Loch Ness Center atDrumnadrochit to learn the in-depth history of the area.
Don't forget to consider a romantic boating holiday on thewaterways of France. The canals of Brittany, Burgundy, Alsace,River Charente, River Lot and the South of France offer beauty,culture, and inimitable French food and wine enroute.
In North America, the Great Lakes region is so large it isimpossible to see it all on one 2-week boating holiday. The St.Lawrence River is one of the most important rivers on the NorthAmerican continent. It begins in the Great Lakes, leading to asvast estuary before ending in the Atlantic Ocean. It isapproximately 500 miles long, and forms the border betweenCanada and the USA for approximately 100 miles. Sail up the St.Lawrence canal on a tour into French Canada for spectacularnorthern scenery and wildlife such as Beluga whales.
While on the topic of North American boating holidaydestinations, let's not forget Lake Tahoe. This is a pereniallypopular tourist destination, and every American who has thechance should visit this unique lake at least once. There areEmerald Bay sightseeing cruises on the Tahoe Queen, and rides onthe M.S. Dixie II paddlewheeler. There is also a 44-foottrimaran and 55-foot catamaran. Small family boats are availablefor private family rental. Lake Tahoe offers many upscaleresorts and restaurants as well as historic tours.
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