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France Passion Canal Boats
Crusing Area: France - Le Sud
Bases: Carcassonne, Homps, Agde, Carnon
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Areas and Suggested Cruises |
Canal du Midi
Bases: Carcassonne, Homps, Agde |
The canal des Deux Mers, between the ocean and the
sea was the brainchild of Baron Riquet. It took fourteen
years to build it. Almost nothing has changed since its
opening : round and oval locks that work as they used
to in the seventeenth century, elegant arched bridge
in Roman style classified World Humanity Heritage
by Unesco … From Agde, a famous little southern
town dedicated to agriculture and fishing or Homps
located in Minervois at Cathare country's door and in
the middle of vineyards, the canal lazily meanders
through a romantic landscape, full of thousand
Mediterranean fragrances. Under the sun which
filters through the leaves of plane trees, among the
shimmering tones of multi - coloured flowers, amid the
profuse song of crickets and grasshoppers, your cruise
will be a never ending delight. You will relish in the
pleasure of being with your family or friends, of
walking or riding on towpaths, of stopping over at
historic or gastronomic places, totally losing track of
time. These are the memories that you will keep of your
cruise on the South canal.
** Homps - Carcassonne transfers available from Carcassonne Airport **
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From Carcassonne:
One week
- Carcassonne - Castelnaudary - Carcassonne : 80 Kms - 46 locks - 25 hours
- One way Carcassonne - Agde : 125 Kms - 36 locks - 25 hours
Two weeks
- Carcassonne - Montgiscard - Carcassonne : 160 Kms - 88 locks - 42 hours
From Homps:
Mini week
- Homps - Carcassonne - Homps :
72 Kms - 42 locks - 20 hours
- Homps - Béziers - Homps :
118 Kms - 8 locks - 17 hours
One week
- Homps - Marseillan - Homps :
188 Kms - 34 locks - 25 hours
- Homps - Bram - Homps :
130 Kms - 54 locks - 35 hours
- Homps - Narbonne - Homps :
72 Kms - 30 locks - 14 hours
- One way Homps - Carnon :
140 km - 17 locks - 25 hours
Two weeks
- Homps - Toulouse - Homps :
280 Kms - 86 locks - 70 hours
- One way Homps - Carnon :
276 km - 26 locks - 39 hours
From Agde:
Mini week
- Agde - Aigues Mortes - Agde :
140 Kms - 4 locks - 20 hours
- Agde -Capestang - Agde :
104 Kms - 22 locks - 20 hours
One week
- Agde - Homps - Agde :
160 Kms - 34 locks - 28 hours
- Agde - Narbonne - Agde :
144 Kms - 30 locks - 25 hours
- Agde - Saint Gilles - Agde :
196 Kms - 4 locks - 26 hours
Two weeks
- Agde - Carcassone - Agde :
250 Kms - 72 locks - 50 hours
- Agde - Beaucaire - Agde :
246 Kms - 6 locks - 40 hours
Three weeks and more
- Agde - Castelnaudary - Agde :
330 Kms - 118 locks - 75 hours |
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Camargue
Base: Carnon |
Camargue is an extraordinary destination where you can
spend traditional holidays with being completely out of your
element. It is a very interesting place to discover with a
housboat : you can easily join the beach by foot or with a
bike to enjoy bath sun on the Mediterranean cost. You can also
choose to discover the wild side of the Camargue :
- A land of marshes, a vast natural park, the haunt of many wild
animals, with a magnificent Wild Bird reserve. You will
observe : pink flamingos, black bulls, free horses and many
other birds.
- “L’Etang de Thau” : Go for adventure, you will experience real
maritime cruising on this great and large pond. Many
sympatics harbours as Marseillan or Frontignan will welcome
your team.
- Cultural curiosity as the town of Aigues – Mortes, a
medieval city, the starting point for the first crusades in 13 th
century.
This town is protected by 1640 m of ramparts. Beziers is an
other very sympatic and culturally rich town placed in the
“cathares” land that you will cross if you cruise towards the
“Canal du midi”.
Cruising in Camargue means cruising under the sunshine,
among the nature and cultural cities.
** Transfers available from Motpellier TGV or Frejorgues Airport **
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From Carnon
Mini week
- Carnon - St Gilles - Carnon :
102 Kms - 0 lock - 15 hours
- Carnon - Adge - Carnon :
110 Kms - 4 locks - 23 hours
One week
- Carnon - Capestang - Carnon :
196 Kms - 28 locks - 30 hours
- Carnon - Aigues Mortes - Carnon :
138 Kms - 2 locks - 30 hours
- Carnon - Marseillan - Carnon :
132 Kms - 0 lock - 20 hours
- One way Carnon - Homps
140 Kms - 17 locks - 25 hours
Two weeks
- Carnon - Narbonne - Carnon :
280 km - 34 locks - 50 hours
- One way Carnon - Homps
220 Kms - 28 locks - 50 hours |
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