If you do not find the license-free barge that suits you in Camargue, ask us for a proposal from the Canal du Midi which easily gives access to Camargue and where we can offer you many license-free boats and Pénichettes®.
Camargue Highlights by Boat
- From the Canal du Rhône à Sète, or from the Canal de la Robine, you only have a few hundred meters to go for a swim in the Mediterranean or relax on its sandy beaches or engage in other activities according to your mood.
- With your boat, crossing Camargue, you will see flocks of pink flamingos take flight, oyster farmers at work in the Thau lagoon, salt workers harvesting salt, and cowboys on their white horses herding their black bulls. In Languedoc, you can witness vineyard work and, if you are there at the right time, the grape harvest.
- The mythical Camargue with its wild horses and bulls and its pink flamingos. It is also marshes, rice fields, salt, sun, cicadas, and lavender.
Some Stops on Your Camargue Cruise
Canal du Rhône à Sète
The Canal du Rhône à Sète (97 km, 1 lock), open to river tourism and accessible without a license, connects the Canal du Midi at Agde and the Rhône at Beaucaire. It crosses Languedoc Roussillon and the famous Camargue.
Thau Lagoon. 15 km crossing between Sète and Marseillan (Canal du Midi)
Sète. Between the Mediterranean and the Thau lagoon, famous for its oysters. A true Venice of the south of France.
Frontignan. Town famous for its muscat.
Fortified church, local history museum.
Palavas les Flots. One of the oldest seaside resorts in a fishing village.
The Mediterranean Lighthouse; The humorous museum Albert DUBOUT: drawings and caricatures. Beach: 7 km of fine sand
Carnon. Vacation town and beach 10 minutes from Montpellier.
La Grande Motte. Seaside town in little Camargue on the Mediterranean beaches.
Aigues Mortes. Fortified town dating from the 13th century created by King Louis IX with its intact ramparts.
The Constance Tower (former state prison); The statue of St. Louis; Chapels of the Grey and White Penitents, the Small Museum, the church of Notre Dame des Sablons; the medieval city.
St Gilles. A few kilometers from Arles and Nîmes in the heart of Camargue.
Abbey, church, the house of Pope Clement IV; Roman house museum.
Bellegarde. A small visit to this village adorned with wind or water mills and fountains will enchant walkers, a small village dominated by the ruins of the Madone tower.
The Broussan Chapel XIth; Remains of the ancient aqueduct.
Beaucaire. Roman, medieval, classical and finally modern town, Beaucaire has experienced many historical events.
Church of Notre-Dame des Pommiers XVIIIth; Troglodytic Abbey St-Roman: 5th-century abbey dug into limestone; 13th-century castle; Auguste Jacquet Museum in the classified gardens of the castle.
Photos: Nicols, Locaboat, Le Boat.