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SELF DRIVE RIVER BOAT RENTALS FROM Castelnaudary
This city famous for its cassoulet is the starting point for multiple one-way cruises to Homps, Port Cassafières and Trèbes. Its basin is the largest of the Canal du Midi.
The locks are automatic or electric and manned by lock keepers. The locks are closed the 1st of may and the 14th of july.
The ladder of locks at Fonsérannes (near Béziers) is very busy during the high season. Frontignan Bridge opens twice a day, in the morning and mid-afternoon.
The one-way or the navigation towards the Carmargue while crossing the Etang de Thau can be canceled or interrupted if the climatic conditions, in particular the wind, do not allow to pass the Etang de Thau. This does not prevent you from sailing while waiting for the reopening of the pond to navigation.
You can moor anywhere along the banks on the Canal du Midi and in Camargue.
- Géant Casino, Intermarché 2.5 km from the base
- Between 5 and 20 € per night depending on the length of the boat and the port. Some of you will require the payment of the tourist tax. Mooring in the ports "The BOAT "is free for Le Boat customers.
- Air: Carcassonne Salvaza 38km, Toulouse Blagnac 71km
- Train: Castelnaudary 650m from the base
- A fishing license is required. A "holiday" permit is granted from June to September, and you can get it on the internet: www.macartedepeche.com. This card is valid for 2 weeks.
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