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Canal Latéral Garonne

Rent a boat to navigate on the Canal Latéral à la Garonne

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Highlights of this river cruise on the Canal de Garonne

Starting from Buzet-sur Baïse, there are several routes available. You can either go towards Valence for a river cruise on the Baïse, to discover beautiful villages in a rolling area. Or go towards Toulouse to navigate through the typical South Western architecture. That is the route we are taking you on.

Let’s go for 191km of waterways from Castrets-en-Dorthe to Toulouse. There are 3 departure bases available in this area: Le Mas d’Agenais, Buzet-sur-Baïse and Agen. Make sure to bring your bike, the towpath is great for bike rides!

Cities and villages to discover during your cruise

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The Canal Bridge of Agen: 540 metres long, the Canal Bridge of Agen is the second longest in France. It has 23 arches with an opening of 20 metres and a height of 10 metres. If you want to take a nice walk on the Garonne and admire the view, a footbridge allows you to appreciate the bridge-canal in all its splendour.
The Canal Bridge of Agen: 540 metres long, the Canal Bridge of Agen is the second longest in France. It has 23 arches with an opening of 20 metres and a height of 10 metres. If you want to take a nice walk on the Garonne and admire the view, a footbridge allows you to appreciate the bridge-canal in all its splendour.
The gastronomy of the Gers and Périgord: The gastronomy of the Gers and Périgord is exceptional. The local products and specialities have an inimitable flavour, such as foie gras, confits, duck breast, truffles, Bergerac wines and cheese (Trappe d'Echourgnac)
The gastronomy of the Gers and Périgord: The gastronomy of the Gers and Périgord is exceptional. The local products and specialities have an inimitable flavour, such as foie gras, confits, duck breast, truffles, Bergerac wines and cheese (Trappe d'Echourgnac)
The vineyards of Agen: It is in the heart of this wine region that the Buzet wines are produced. The vineyard is planted on both sides of the Garonne river, so you can easily go and discover it.
The vineyards of Agen: It is in the heart of this wine region that the Buzet wines are produced. The vineyard is planted on both sides of the Garonne river, so you can easily go and discover it.
The Canal Bridge of Moissac: Built in 1844 with bricks from Toulouse, this canal bridge allows houseboats to cross the Tarn.
The Canal Bridge of Moissac: Built in 1844 with bricks from Toulouse, this canal bridge allows houseboats to cross the Tarn.

Rent a licence-free boat to navigate on the Canal de Garonne

The Canal de Garonne is the extension of the Canal du Midi and the navigation is as easy. It is perfect for beginners. During your cruise, you will pass automatic locks thta you will have to activate yourself with a rod suspended over the canal. There are three departure points possible on the Canal de Garonne: Le Mas d’Agenais, Buzet-sur-Baïse and Agen. Before boarding, you will get a 1h training to get used to the boat and the navigation.

3 possible starting bases

The locks are mostly electric and easy to maneuver

Navigation is quite easy in this region, whether on the Garonne Lateral Canal or the Baïse

It is imperative to moor only on the pontoons provided for this purpose.

The Canal de Garonne - our suggested cruises

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Here is the list of possible cruises on the Canal Latéral à la Garonne

Range Comfort 4 0
Estivale Quattro B+
-30%

€2,523 €1,766

From €294 / pers

Week of the 5/3/25 to 5/10/25

  • Max. people : 6
  • Cabins : 2
  • Bathroom & Toilet : 2
Two steering positions Two steering positions
Bow thruster Bow thruster
Air-Conditioning Air-Conditioning
Bimini Top Bimini Top
Flat-screen TV Flat-screen TV
220V socket 220V socket
Electric toilets Electric toilets
Range Standard 8 0
Confort 1350 B
-30%

€3,016 €2,111

From €211 / pers

Week of the 5/3/25 to 5/10/25

  • Max. people : 10
  • Cabins : 4
  • Bathroom & Toilet : 4
Two steering positions Two steering positions
Bow thruster Bow thruster
220V socket 220V socket
Electric toilets Electric toilets
Range Premium 4 0
Estivale Quattro Fly C
-30%

€3,417 €2,392

From €399 / pers

Week of the 5/3/25 to 5/10/25

  • Max. people : 6
  • Cabins : 2
  • Bathroom & Toilet : 2
Two steering positions Two steering positions
Bow and Stern Thruster Bow and Stern Thruster
Plancha Plancha
Continuous 220V electricity Continuous 220V electricity
Air-Conditioning Air-Conditioning
Bimini Top Bimini Top
Flat-screen TV Flat-screen TV
Microwave Microwave
Dishwasher Dishwasher
Electric toilets Electric toilets
Range Comfort 8 0
Estivale Octo
-30%

€3,424 €2,397

From €240 / pers

Week of the 5/3/25 to 5/10/25

  • Max. people : 10
  • Cabins : 4
  • Bathroom & Toilet : 2
Two steering positions Two steering positions
Bow thruster Bow thruster
Flat-screen TV Flat-screen TV
220V socket 220V socket
Electric toilets Electric toilets
Range Premium 6 0
Mystique
Mystique
-25%

€3,689 €2,759

From €345 / pers

Week of the 5/3/25 to 5/10/25

  • Max. people : 8
  • Cabins : 3
  • Bathroom & Toilet : 3
Two steering positions Two steering positions
Bow thruster Bow thruster
Plancha Plancha
Continuous 220V electricity Continuous 220V electricity
Air-Conditioning Air-Conditioning
Bimini Top Bimini Top
Flat-screen TV Flat-screen TV
Microwave Microwave
Electric toilets Electric toilets
Range Premium 4 0
Royal Mystique A
-25%

€3,909 €2,929

From €488 / pers

Week of the 5/3/25 to 5/10/25

  • Max. people : 6
  • Cabins : 2
  • Bathroom & Toilet : 2
Two steering positions Two steering positions
Bow thruster Bow thruster
Plancha Plancha
Continuous 220V electricity Continuous 220V electricity
Air-Conditioning Air-Conditioning
Bimini Top Bimini Top
Microwave Microwave
Electric toilets Electric toilets
Range Comfort 8 0
Magnifique
Magnifique
-25%

€3,279 €2,459

From €246 / pers

Week of the 5/3/25 to 5/10/25

  • Max. people : 10
  • Cabins : 4
  • Bathroom & Toilet : 3
Two steering positions Two steering positions
Bow thruster Bow thruster
220 V converter 220 V converter
Air cooler Air cooler
Microwave Microwave
220V socket 220V socket
Electric toilets Electric toilets
Range Premium 8 0
Vision 4
Vision 4
-25%

€3,959 €2,969

From €330 / pers

Week of the 5/3/25 to 5/10/25

  • Max. people : 9
  • Cabins : 4
  • Bathroom & Toilet : 4
Two steering positions Two steering positions
Bow and Stern Thruster Bow and Stern Thruster
Plancha Plancha
Continuous 220V electricity Continuous 220V electricity
Air-Conditioning Air-Conditioning
Bimini Top Bimini Top
Microwave Microwave
Electric toilets Electric toilets

Customer testimonials

Average : 4.3 étoiles 4.3/5 (based on 30 opinion)
 
5
Cruise carried out on Apr 23, 2025, Cirrus BCruise : Mas d'Agenais round trip
"Très bien"
 
5
Cruise carried out on Apr 14, 2025, EleganceCruise : Mas d'Agenais round trip
"Très reposant"
 
5
Cruise carried out on Jun 29, 2024, CalypsoCruise : Mas d'Agenais round trip
"Nice."
 
3
Cruise carried out on Jul 3, 2024, MagnifiqueCruise : Mas d'Agenais round trip
"The scenery is beautiful, the people very friendly, but the river Baïse was quite polluted - the ban on swimming was understandable."
 
5
Cruise carried out on Jun 8, 2024, Estivale Quattro B+Cruise : Buzet round trip
"Great, very few boats on the route, very easy to stop and enjoy the towns and villages."
 
5
Cruise carried out on Oct 23, 2023, Penichette 1020 FBCruise : Buzet round trip
"Beautiful scenery and pretty little villages."
 
4
Cruise carried out on Oct 23, 2023, ShebaCruise : Mas d'Agenais round trip
"Very nice experience."
 
5
Cruise carried out on Oct 22, 2023, EleganceCruise : Mas d'Agenais round trip
"A very positive experience!"
 
5
Cruise carried out on Oct 6, 2023, Salsa ACruise : Mas d'Agenais round trip
"It was great for a first experience."
 
5
Cruise carried out on Sep 9, 2023, Sedan 1170Cruise : Buzet round trip
"Excellent value for money."
 
2
Cruise carried out on Aug 19, 2023, Penichette 1500 FBCruise : Buzet round trip
"A great family experience (9 on board) despite the very tough weather conditions."
 
5
Cruise carried out on Jul 28, 2023, Penichette 1020 FBCruise : Buzet round trip
"Very enjoyable. I thought I'd be a bit bored, but not at all."
 
4
Cruise carried out on May 18, 2023, CrusaderCruise : Mas d'Agenais round trip
"A relaxing and funny discovery in the heart of nature, an unusual way of travelling for us. The Crisboat team was welcoming and professional."
 
5
Cruise carried out on May 31, 2023, Salsa ACruise : Mas d'Agenais round trip
"A quiet, relaxing holiday."
 
4
Cruise carried out on Apr 28, 2023, Salsa ACruise : Mas d'Agenais round trip
"Very pleasant, would do it again."
 
5
Cruise carried out on Jul 23, 2022, Confort 1350 BCruise : Buzet round trip
"Just what we expected"
 
4
Cruise carried out on Aug 3, 2022, Corvette ACruise : Mas d'Agenais round trip
"Instructive and relaxing 1st experience, enjoyed the calm of this trip."
 
5
Cruise carried out on Aug 23, 2021, Cirrus BCruise : Mas d'Agenais round trip
"auto-translation :''It was perfect, calm with little sailing around us, the possibility of landing outside the ports was great''"
 
4
Cruise carried out on Aug 9, 2021, CrusaderCruise : Mas d'Agenais round trip
"auto-translation :''A change of scenery, restful, to be repeated''"
 
4
Cruise carried out on Jul 21, 2021, Vision 4Cruise : Mas d'Agenais round trip
"auto-translation :''Canal and pleasant navigation''"
 
5
Cruise carried out on Oct 21, 2020, ShebaCruise : Mas d'Agenais round trip
"auto-translation :''A nice discovery stay which made the children very happy. A great family adventure.''"
 
5
Cruise carried out on Oct 4, 2019, EleganceCruise : Mas d'Agenais round trip
"auto-translation :''Really very good, relaxing.''"
 
4
Cruise carried out on Aug 7, 2019, Corvette ACruise : Mas d'Agenais round trip
"auto-translation :''Very nice as we had imagined''"
 
4
Cruise carried out on Sep 7, 2018, Salsa ACruise : Castelsarrasin round trip
"auto-translation :''Pleasant''"
 
3
Cruise carried out on Aug 13, 2018, CapriceCruise : Castelsarrasin round trip
"auto-translation :''We were very satisfied''"
 
5
Cruise carried out on Aug 11, 2018, Penichette 1500 FBCruise : between Valence/Baïse and Buzet
"auto-translation :''Very relaxing. Varied course on the Baise, more monotonous on the side channel to the Garonne.''"
 
4
Cruise carried out on Jul 16, 2018, Estivale DuoCruise : Buzet round trip
"auto-translation :''Payasage very beautiful especially the fuck''"
 
4
Cruise carried out on Aug 27, 2016, Confort 1350Cruise : Buzet round trip
"auto-translation :''Arriving by river boat on Toulouse really excellent …''"
 
4
Cruise carried out on Jun 25, 2016, Confort 900Cruise : Buzet round trip
"auto-translation :''Pleasant cruise''"
 
3
Cruise carried out on Jul 2, 2016, Estivale DuoCruise : Buzet round trip
"The river Garronne was great, the Baise river was a little dissapointing"

Travelling with CrisBoat

Crisboat has more than 90% of the French fleet of self drive river boats. Entrust us with your desires and your availabilities and we will shape your holidays on the water. Located in the heart of the Vienne, Crisboat is the leader in self driver river boat rental in France. Discover our team, made up of 6 experts ready to take up the challenge to design the cruise that will meet your expectations.

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The Canal de Garonne

Castets-En-Dorthe

The main asset of the village is the Hamel Castle. Built during the 14th by Raymond Guilhem de Goth, Pope Clement V’s nephew, it is listed as historical monument.

Le Mas d’Agenais

Moor your boat in one of the oldest villages of Lot-et-Garonne. Enjoy nice walks in this quiet village that has over 2000 years of history. This typical village has a Rembrandt painting of the crucifixion in its church.

Local market in Thursday mornings

Buzet-Sur-Baïse

This small city is the ideal startging base to discover the Canal de Garonne or the Baïse which mouth is just few meters away from the base. Buzet is mainly known for its wine and vinyards you can visit.

Local market on Fridays

Agen

This city is located on the Canal de Garonne, from there you can either go south towards Toulouse or go north towards Buzet-sur-Baïse. Make sure to stop in Agen when navigating on the Canal de Garonne. Mostly renown for the prunes and its rugby team, Agen is home to several remarkable buildings : Catheddral Saint-Caprias, the church Notre-Dame-du-Bourg and the Jacobin Church. Wander around the medieval district before crossing with your boat, one of the highlights of the region: the Agen Canal Bridge. It is the second longest canal bridge in France, a true experience!

Local market on Wednesdays and Sundays

Moissac

City of Art and History, moor you boat to visit the local abbaye. You will step into a lost heaven in the heart of a medieval cité.

Toulouse

The Capitol Square, the Jacobins’ Convent or Georges-Labit Museum are the main monuments to visit when stopping in Toulouse

What is included / not included

The price of your charter includes

  • The rental of the boat
  • Fittings: equipment necessary for navigation
  • Crockery: in sufficient quantity for the number of passengers on board
  • Bedding*: sheets, blankets or duvets, pillows and pillow cases
  • Boat insurance
  • Navigation instruction and delivery of the yacht's card
  • Breakdown assistance available 7/7 during the base's opening hours
  • The navigation toll
  • A 13 kg gas bottle

* Beds made up on certain boats in the 5 star range

 

The price of your rental does not include

  • Cancellation insurance
  • Navigation guide
  • One way supplement
  • Deposit redemption insurance
  • The cleaning package
  • Cleaning kits, kitchen linen, towels**.
  • Deposit of 780 € to 3 250 €, depending on the boat
  • The navigation package. This includes all consumables used during your stay (oil, diesel, gas, etc.). Depending on the category of the boat, the package varies from 7 € to 22 € per hour of navigation.

** Included on some boats