Boats for rent
Old Boats
Cruises
Economy

- NAVIGATION -

    Cruising on the Canal des Deux-Mers is an invitation to merriment.

    Along the Canal, the century old trees offer a beneficial shade during the sunny hot summer days.
    In a hymn to slowness, sailing along the canal allows the discovery of lovely historical towns.
    Up to the eighties the canal's initial vocation was the transport of goods between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Today waterways tourism attracts many visitors from abroad and is part of the tourism industry economy.

    Choice of boats :
- Personal craft crossing the canal to reach the ocean to the sea or vice-versa.
- Old transport barges converted into floating appartment or luxurious rooms.
- A large selection of boats are at disposition for weekly rental

BARGES-HOTEL

   Old transport barges converted into floating hotel. Accomodation for 6 to 10 passengers . with private bathroom, roomy bedrooms, sundecks and reading room. A sure way to enjoy a lovely cruise.
Price range from 1 067 € to 3 895 € weekly.
Sports, visits, wine tasting, gourmet degustations or a chef on board can be included.

RENTal BOATS

    A total of 600 rental boats without a permit navigate on the Canal des Deux- Mers.
They don't need any permit and anybody with a driving licence can rent them.Their handling and daily maintenance are easy. Generally rental is for a week or more and the accomodation is for 2 to 12 passengers. Booking has to be made minimum 10 weeks ahead of your departure.In low season rental for week-end and 3 to 4 days trips are possible.On board the accomodations are comfortable and well equipped. Sheets and bedding are provided, towels and linen are not.
    Moor up... take a walk or a bycicle ride to a chateau, a lovely village, an exhibition or a bal...
    Meals and food shopping are not included in the deal.Le port de Moissac - fin de l'été 1998 (crédit photographique : Sylvie Robin et Yves Donval)

BARGES hostel house

These barges are for most of them old transport barges converted into cozy and warm living where owners receive guests at demands.Maximum two to four comfortable bedrooms are for the guests disposal. In a pleasant atmosphere your hosts will take you on a journey along the Canal, giving you the best of their knowledge and good humour.

BARGE RESTAURANTS

    More and more of these boats are being seen on the Canal. They stay embarked in the outskirt of town. They are open during lunch and dinner hours.They will take you on a 8 to 15 km cruise while you enjoy your meal. Boarding is at fix hours. The pleasure of gastronomy blend with the discovering of the Canal's banks.

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