Slow Down And Float Through France.

Slow Down And Float Through France.

Take a fully private charter aboard The Randle — a 72-foot péniche drifting through the canals and rivers of Burgundy with your own gourmet chef, expert guide, and with no agenda but your own pleasure.

The Randle Barge Cruise

The Experience

Your own floating world on the waterways of Burgundy

There is a particular kind of luxury that only slow travel delivers — the canal town at dusk, the vine-covered hillside sliding past your breakfast table, the freedom of no fixed itinerary. Edge Charter has turned this into an art form.

Aboard The Randle, every detail is looked after by a dedicated crew of three: Captain Tim, a cordon bleu–trained gourmet chef, and a tour guide host who brings 2,000 years of French history alive on private shore excursions tailored entirely to you.

Cruises run from three nights to two full weeks. Couples, families, and close friends — up to four guests — have the entire boat to themselves.

Gourmet dining & premier-cru wines

Your private chef Gael — cordon bleu trained — sources fresh, seasonal, organic produce each morning and crafts dishes ranging from Pan Fried Duck Breast with Port Jus to Roasted Monkfish with a Panaché of Seafood. Each dinner is paired with a hand-selected premier Burgundy wine.

Whatever your dietary preferences, intolerances, or allergies, Gael cooks entirely to your requirements — vegetarian, vegan, and allergy-specific menus are all part of the service.

• Full open bar — Burgundy wines, premium spirits & artisanal beers
• Breakfast, lunch & dinner all included full board
• Fresh pastries from the local boulangerie each morning
• Michelin château dining available ashore

Chablis grands crus & centuries-old village life

Stuart, your expert guide, takes you off the boat and into a France few tourists encounter. Visit the grand-cru vineyards of Chablis, taste wines directly with family producers, and wander through medieval towns founded by French kings — all by private Mercedes at your own pace.

Art history, Vauban military architecture, 28,000-year-old cave paintings at Grottes-d’Arcy, the stone quarry that built Notre-Dame — every excursion is built around your interests, not a fixed schedule.

Chevroches at Sentier Charles Loupot, Charles Loupot lived in Chevroches and is famous for his classic french poster art of the 1930s’

• Private guided vineyard tours & wine tastings
• Châteaux, castles & medieval towns
• Paleolithic cave paintings at Grottes-d’Arcy
• Private Mercedes with evening chauffeur included

Mahogany & brass. Egyptian cotton. L’Occitane toiletries.

The Randle was bespoke-built in 2001 using varnished mahogany, brass fittings, and natural fabrics — warm, cosy, and genuinely elegant. The master cabin offers a queen-size double bed with eiderdown and Egyptian cotton linens, en-suite bath and power-shower, and L’Occitane toiletries.

The wheelhouse saloon has panoramic countryside views from a half-round leather couch, while the open fore-deck’s teak steamer chairs are the perfect spot to watch medieval villages drift silently past.

The master cabin aboard the Randle

• Air-conditioned master cabin with en-suite bath
• Twin cabin with en-suite power-shower
• Wheelhouse salon with all-round panoramic views
• Fossil-fuel free — runs on 100% bio fuel HVO100

Slow Down And Float Through France, Your Private Burgundy Awaits.

For more details please visit www.edgecharter.com

Tim Harrold is owner and captain of the Randle, a beautiful and classically styled river boat fitted with two en-suite cabins and all the modern facilities to travel in comfort.

Tim offers private barge tours on the picturesque Burgundy Canal du Nivernais and river Yonne. A luxury cruise with Tim and his crew includes gourmet cuisine, fine wine, and guided tours by private car to vineyards and chateaux. Learn more about Edge Charter and barge trips on the Randle along Burgundy’s canals and rivers here.

Slow Travel Tours is an affiliation of small-group tour operators who offer personalized trips in Italy, France and other European countries.