Cruising Camargue, Mediterranean

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HIRE BOAT IN CAMARGUE

To the north, the River Rhone rises in the Swiss Alps and is joined by the Saone at Lyon becoming one of Europe’s major waterways, heading due South for the Mediterranean Sea. Voyagers along the river pass by the vineyards of the Cotes du Rhone and Chateauneuf du Pape, visiting memorable and famous towns such as Valence, Viviers (a beautiful hilltop medieval village overlooking the river), Avignon (the Bridge and the Pope’s Palace) and finally Arles (where Van Gogh created his most iconic sun-drenched paintings).

In the south, the Petit Rhone branch leaves the Rhone at Arles, part of the Camargue area that is Europe’s largest river delta; between the land and the sea the reed marshes are teeming with wildlife – including over 350 species of waterbirds, flamingos, storks, egrets, wild black bulls and the famous white Camargue horses. Not to be missed, is the fortified crusader town of Aigues Mortes, founded by the French King Saint Louis in 1242.

Heading west from Aigues-Mortes, just metres from the Mediterranean and alongside glorious sandy beaches and passing by the fabulous small city of Montpellier, runs the lock-free Rhone-Sete Canal arriving at France’s own Venetian-style seaport, Sete, and the Etang de Thau large inland lagoon, where waterborne visitors may live like kings on fresh moules marinières and bouziegues oysters, washed down with Muscat wines and Noilly Prat vermouth.

Regional highlights

– [below] In the region: Sete, Mediterranean, Camargue, Van Gogh/Arles, Avignon, Pont du Gard, Aigues-Mortes –

Beach ©Les Jardins de Tivoli | Avignon ©Yann de Fareins | Aigues-Mortes ©Framepool AG | Others ©FW, wikimedia, n/a

A selection of boats in the region

Showing 6 of 85186 cruises

Horizon 2 (4+1) by LeBoatFrom
4 389€
10% off!
LeBoat

2018 Horizon 2 (4+1)

Departure: 16 May 2025
Length: 7 nights
Destinations: Port Cassafières → Castelnaudary
Size: 2 cabins
Class:
Horizon 1 (2+3) by LeBoatFrom
3 339€
20% off!
LeBoat

2019 Horizon 1 (2+3)

Departure: 14 Jul 2024
Length: 7 nights
Destinations: Port Cassafières
Size: 2 cabins
Class:
Calypso (6+2) by LeBoatFrom
2 739€
29% off!
LeBoat

2005 Calypso (6+2)

Departure: 20 May 2024
Length: 7 nights
Destinations: Port Cassafières → Castelnaudary
Size: 3 cabins
Class:
Magnifique (8+2) by LeBoatFrom
3 189€
25% off!
LeBoat

2001 Magnifique (8+2)

Departure: 13 Sep 2025
Length: 7 nights
Destinations: Port Cassafières
Size: 4 cabins
Class:
Vision3 SL (6+3) by LeBoatFrom
8 679€
15% off!
LeBoat

2013 Vision3 SL (6+3)

Departure: 31 May 2025
Length: 14 nights
Destinations: St. Gilles → Port Cassafières
Size: 3 cabins
Class:
Royal Mystique B (4+2) by LeBoatFrom
3 569€
25% off!
LeBoat

2008 Royal Mystique B (4+2)

Departure: 15 Jun 2024
Length: 7 nights
Destinations: St. Gilles → Port Cassafières
Size: 2 cabins
Class:

Getting to Southern France
French international airports are located at Toulouse and Paris-Charles de Gaulle and there are European-flight airports at Carcassonne, Montpellier and Lyon. There are also TGV express train stations at Avignon, Montpellier and Toulouse; and many other towns in the region have railway connections.