Epic Journeys
Weaverville / Asheville, NC
Phone: 828-658-2582
Toll Free: 877-658-2582
Added Value Programs
Scholarships For Teachers:
Teachers and Retired Teachers receive special HALF PRICE discount fares when traveling with a full fare companion.
Grand Vacations For Families:
A child 12 or under is FREE when staying in the same stateroom as their parent(s) or grandparent(s). Kids 17 and under fares are discounted to HALF PRICE when staying in their own room.
Home Free:
RiverBarge Excursions will get you to your boarding landing free of charge. FREE transportation from your destination landing back to your boarding landing at the conclusion of your excursion / cruise. OR
FREE transportation to your boarding landing from your destination landing to begin your journey.
Not combinable with other special programs, group rates, or discounts. Valid only when transportation is booked by RiverBarge Excursions between the excursions boarding and destination landings. Based on air or motorcoach transportation availability at time of booking.
Early Booking Bonus:
Book and pay the deposit for your River Barge Excursion / Cruise six months or more in advance and receive $100 per stateroom in "Barge Bucks" -- an onboard credit you may use for alcohol and gift shop purchases.
Back To Back Savings:
If you book two or more excursions in a row you will receive a 10% savings off each excursion fare.
Extending The BargeMate Family:
After your first excursion / cruise, if you return and bring new guests for separate staterooms -- not staying in your room -- you will receive a savings of 5% off your excursion / cruise fare. For every additional stateroom fully occupied with new guests on the same excursion / cruise, you will receive an additional 5% discount.
Rare On The River Theme Excursions / Cruises Call 877-658-2582 for specific dates and fare pricing
Mardi Gras Mambo: Learn the "bead catching" techniques. New Orleans docking location is safe and secure. Escorted excursions. RiverBarge Excursions makes sure you don't miss one minute of fun and excitement.
Mouth Of The Mississippi: See Mile Zero at the Head of Passes -- where the Mississippi River opens wide into the Gulf of Mexico. Visit historic Ft. Jackson, LA.
Rivers To Rails: Two great ways to travel -- by river and by rail. See how the two forms of transportation connected the East with the West. Very scenic barging on the Ohio River.
Fall Foliage and Fillies: In mid-October, Cincinnati is at its fall color peak. Visit Keeneland Horse Race Track; see some of the greatest thoroughbreds of all time. Watch the ponies run, and hob-nob with owners and breeders. Experience the beautiful Ohio River Valley at the change of seasons.
Route of Lewis and Clark: RiverBarge Excursions retraces the first leg of the Lewis and Clark Expedition down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.
Christmas Bonfires: The lighting of bonfires along the Mississippi River is a rich holiday tradition. Legend has it, the bonfires guide the way for Father Christmas. Christmas dinner is served New Orleans style.
Epic Journeys is a division of Stoney Creek Travel
