
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
See the current offersRent 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.
- Tasting of local products
- Bike ride on the towpath
- Discovery of the typical villages of the South
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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Customer testimonials


"Très reposant"

"Nice."

"The scenery is beautiful, the people very friendly, but the river Baïse was quite polluted - the ban on swimming was understandable."

"Great, very few boats on the route, very easy to stop and enjoy the towns and villages."

"Beautiful scenery and pretty little villages."

"Very nice experience."

"A very positive experience!"

"It was great for a first experience."

"Excellent value for money."

"A great family experience (9 on board) despite the very tough weather conditions."

"Very enjoyable. I thought I'd be a bit bored, but not at all."

"A relaxing and funny discovery in the heart of nature, an unusual way of travelling for us. The Crisboat team was welcoming and professional."

"A quiet, relaxing holiday."

"Very pleasant, would do it again."

"Just what we expected"

"Instructive and relaxing 1st experience, enjoyed the calm of this trip."

"auto-translation :''It was perfect, calm with little sailing around us, the possibility of landing outside the ports was great''"

"auto-translation :''A change of scenery, restful, to be repeated''"

"auto-translation :''Canal and pleasant navigation''"

"auto-translation :''A nice discovery stay which made the children very happy. A great family adventure.''"

"auto-translation :''Really very good, relaxing.''"

"auto-translation :''Very nice as we had imagined''"

"auto-translation :''Pleasant''"

"auto-translation :''We were very satisfied''"

"auto-translation :''Very relaxing. Varied course on the Baise, more monotonous on the side channel to the Garonne.''"

"auto-translation :''Payasage very beautiful especially the fuck''"

"auto-translation :''Arriving by river boat on Toulouse really excellent …''"

"auto-translation :''Pleasant cruise''"

"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.
Satisfaction: 4,5 / 5

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