SELF DRIVE RIVER BOAT RENTALS FROM Pontailler
This big village with many shops has a speed pool for amateurs. The Pontailler base is the starting point for one-way river cruises on the Saône to Louhans.
The locks are automatic or electric, most of them manned by lock keepers. Most locks are closed on 1st May and 1st November (and on 14th July on the Yonne river and the canal de Bourgogne).
Recommended experience for navigation on the Doubs.
From June 2025: Navigation is closed at Chagny on the Canal du Centre (between the Saint-Gilles lock and the Crissey lock) due to a leak. Works are required to secure the embankment. Navigation is expected to reopen in March 2026.
Between Saint Jean de Losne and Mâcon, docking at a pontoon or in a mandatory port. Otherwise you can moor on the banks, in the countryside.
- Located at the marina.
- E. Leclerc to Auxonne (13 km) - Super U to Arc sur Tille (19 km)
- plane: Dijon-Burgundy Airport (35km)
- Train: Auxonne SNCF station (13 km) + Bus service Dijon / Pontailler sur Saône
Possible cruises
Pontailler
round trip
Swimming
Sports and leisure activities
River constructions
Monument
Pontailler
round trip
Swimming
Sports and leisure activities
River constructions
Monument
Pontailler
round trip
Swimming
Monument
Sports and leisure activities
River constructions
Pontailler
Louhans
Gastronomy
Swimming
Sports and leisure activities
River constructions
Nature
Monument
Vineyard
Pontailler
round trip
Gastronomy
Swimming
Sports and leisure activities
River constructions
Nature
Vineyard
Monument
Pontailler
round trip
Pontailler
round trip
Swimming
Sports and leisure activities
River constructions
Monument
Pontailler
round trip
Pontailler
round trip
Gastronomy
Swimming
Sports and leisure activities
River constructions
Nature
Monument
Vineyard
Best current offers for the destination Pontailler
From €414 / pers
Week of the 8/21/25 to 8/28/25
- Max. people : 7
- Cabins : 3
- Bathroom & Toilet : 3
Bow and Stern Thruster
Plancha
220 V converter
Flat-screen TV
Dishwasher
Electric toilets
From €460 / pers
Week of the 8/2/25 to 8/9/25
- Max. people : 7
- Cabins : 3
- Bathroom & Toilet : 3
Bow and Stern Thruster
Plancha
220 V converter
Flat-screen TV
Dishwasher
Electric toilets
From €346 / pers
Week of the 8/23/25 to 8/30/25
- Max. people : 8
- Cabins : 3
- Bathroom & Toilet : 3
Two steering positions
Bow thruster
Plancha
220 V converter
Air cooler
Bimini Top
Flat-screen TV
Dishwasher
Electric toilets
From €407 / pers
Week of the 8/25/25 to 9/1/25
- Max. people : 7
- Cabins : 3
- Bathroom & Toilet : 3
Bow and Stern Thruster
Plancha
220 V converter
Flat-screen TV
Dishwasher
Electric toilets
From €372 / pers
Week of the 8/2/25 to 8/9/25
- Max. people : 8
- Cabins : 3
- Bathroom & Toilet : 3
Two steering positions
Bow thruster
Plancha
220 V converter
Air cooler
Bimini Top
Flat-screen TV
Dishwasher
Electric toilets
From €447 / pers
Week of the 8/11/25 to 8/18/25
- Max. people : 7
- Cabins : 3
- Bathroom & Toilet : 3
Bow and Stern Thruster
Plancha
220 V converter
Flat-screen TV
Dishwasher
Electric toilets
From €433 / pers
Week of the 8/13/25 to 8/20/25
- Max. people : 7
- Cabins : 3
- Bathroom & Toilet : 3
Bow and Stern Thruster
Plancha
220 V converter
Flat-screen TV
Dishwasher
Electric toilets
From €420 / pers
Week of the 8/15/25 to 8/22/25
- Max. people : 7
- Cabins : 3
- Bathroom & Toilet : 3
Bow and Stern Thruster
Plancha
220 V converter
Flat-screen TV
Dishwasher
Electric toilets
From €380 / pers
Week of the 8/23/25 to 8/30/25
- Max. people : 6
- Cabins : 2
- Bathroom & Toilet : 2
Two steering positions
Bow thruster
Plancha
220 V converter
Air cooler
Bimini Top
Flat-screen TV
Dishwasher
Electric toilets
From €391 / pers
Week of the 8/30/25 to 9/6/25
- Max. people : 7
- Cabins : 3
- Bathroom & Toilet : 3
Bow and Stern Thruster
Plancha
220 V converter
Flat-screen TV
Dishwasher
Electric toilets
From €394 / pers
Week of the 8/29/25 to 9/5/25
- Max. people : 7
- Cabins : 3
- Bathroom & Toilet : 3
Bow and Stern Thruster
Plancha
220 V converter
Flat-screen TV
Dishwasher
Electric toilets
From €343 / pers
Week of the 8/25/25 to 9/1/25
- Max. people : 8
- Cabins : 3
- Bathroom & Toilet : 3
Two steering positions
Bow thruster
Plancha
220 V converter
Air cooler
Bimini Top
Flat-screen TV
Dishwasher
Electric toilets
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