Bucket-List Cruise Adventure
Viking River · Viking Buri · from Lyon
The whole plan — fly-in, every port, what it runs — in your inbox.
Your gateway to the voyage. Arrive a day or two early — the best of the trip starts before you board.
Fly in at least a day early — every seasoned cruiser does, so a delay never costs you the ship. Here’s what’s worth that day, within reach of your port — not just the city you fly into.
Led trek across the Bossons Glacier with interpretive guidance from a glaciologist explaining ice formation, climate impact, and historical recession…
Your whole sailing in order: the day you board, every port it calls — each with the single bucket-list experience there and the operator who runs it — any days at sea, and the day you step off.
You end in a different port — stay on, and add what’s within reach before you fly home.
A three-generation candy-making house teaching the 150-year-old technique of candying Provençal fruits, stone by stone, layer by layer, creating jewel…
The ship is the spine, not the whole trip. These are full land adventures within reach of your port.
Alpine Adventure & Gastronomy
See the whole plan →Gastronomy Meets Medieval Grandeur
See the whole plan →The ship is the spine, not the whole trip. These are full land adventures within reach of your port.
Culinary Heritage & Open Road
See the whole plan →Art and Wine in Provence
See the whole plan →| Flights | open-jaw · fly into GVA, home from MRS · 2 travelers | $1,080 est. |
| Hotel before you sail | 1 night · Lyon · River | ~$155 |
| Cruise fare | 7 nights · Viking River · 2 guests | $6,998 |
| Shore excursions | 3 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑ | ~$106 |
| Transfers | airport ↔ ship, private car | ~$180 |
| Trip total | $8,519 |
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