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Petite-Saone 

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


Best current offers for the destination Pontailler

Range Standard 4 3
Tarpon 37
Tarpon 37
-30%

€1,593 €1,115

From €124 / pers

Week of the 10/13/25 to 10/20/25

  • Max. people : 9
  • Cabins : 3
  • Bathroom & Toilet : 2
Two steering positions Two steering positions
Bow thruster Bow thruster
Bimini Top Bimini Top
220V socket 220V socket
Electric toilets Electric toilets
Range Standard 4 3
Tarpon 37
Tarpon 37
-30%

€1,661 €1,163

From €129 / pers

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

  • Max. people : 9
  • Cabins : 3
  • Bathroom & Toilet : 2
Two steering positions Two steering positions
Bow thruster Bow thruster
Bimini Top Bimini Top
220V socket 220V socket
Electric toilets Electric toilets
Range Comfort 4 2
Tarpon 32
Tarpon 32
-30%

€2,185 €1,530

From €191 / pers

Week of the 9/20/25 to 9/27/25

  • Max. people : 8
  • Cabins : 2
  • Bathroom & Toilet : 2
Two steering positions Two steering positions
Bimini Top Bimini Top
220V socket 220V socket
Electric toilets Electric toilets
Range Comfort Plus 4 0
Tarpon 37 DP
-30%

€2,260 €1,582

From €264 / pers

Week of the 10/11/25 to 10/18/25

  • Max. people : 6
  • Cabins : 2
  • Bathroom & Toilet : 2
Two steering positions Two steering positions
Bow thruster Bow thruster
Plancha Plancha
220 V converter 220 V converter
Air cooler Air cooler
Bimini Top Bimini Top
Flat-screen TV Flat-screen TV
Dishwasher Dishwasher
Electric toilets Electric toilets
Range Comfort 4 2
Tarpon 32
Tarpon 32
-30%

€1,457 €1,020

From €128 / pers

Week of the 10/13/25 to 10/20/25

  • Max. people : 8
  • Cabins : 2
  • Bathroom & Toilet : 2
Two steering positions Two steering positions
Bimini Top Bimini Top
220V socket 220V socket
Electric toilets Electric toilets
Range Comfort Plus 6 0
Tarpon 42 TP
-30%

€3,204 €2,243

From €280 / pers

Week of the 9/27/25 to 10/4/25

  • Max. people : 8
  • Cabins : 3
  • Bathroom & Toilet : 3
Two steering positions Two steering positions
Bow thruster Bow thruster
Plancha Plancha
220 V converter 220 V converter
Air cooler Air cooler
Bimini Top Bimini Top
Flat-screen TV Flat-screen TV
Dishwasher Dishwasher
Electric toilets Electric toilets
Range Comfort 4 2
Tarpon 32
Tarpon 32
-30%

€1,519 €1,064

From €133 / pers

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

  • Max. people : 8
  • Cabins : 2
  • Bathroom & Toilet : 2
Two steering positions Two steering positions
Bimini Top Bimini Top
220V socket 220V socket
Electric toilets Electric toilets
Range Comfort Plus 4 0
Tarpon 37 DP
-30%

€3,014 €2,110

From €352 / pers

Week of the 9/20/25 to 9/27/25

  • Max. people : 6
  • Cabins : 2
  • Bathroom & Toilet : 2
Two steering positions Two steering positions
Bow thruster Bow thruster
Plancha Plancha
220 V converter 220 V converter
Air cooler Air cooler
Bimini Top Bimini Top
Flat-screen TV Flat-screen TV
Dishwasher Dishwasher
Electric toilets Electric toilets
Range Comfort Plus 6 0
Tarpon 42 TP
-30%

€2,747 €1,923

From €240 / pers

Week of the 10/13/25 to 10/20/25

  • Max. people : 8
  • Cabins : 3
  • Bathroom & Toilet : 3
Two steering positions Two steering positions
Bow thruster Bow thruster
Plancha Plancha
220 V converter 220 V converter
Air cooler Air cooler
Bimini Top Bimini Top
Flat-screen TV Flat-screen TV
Dishwasher Dishwasher
Electric toilets Electric toilets
Range Comfort 4 2
Tarpon 32
Tarpon 32
-30%

€1,893 €1,325

From €166 / pers

Week of the 9/27/25 to 10/4/25

  • Max. people : 8
  • Cabins : 2
  • Bathroom & Toilet : 2
Two steering positions Two steering positions
Bimini Top Bimini Top
220V socket 220V socket
Electric toilets Electric toilets
Range Comfort 4 2
Tarpon 32
Tarpon 32
-30%

€2,102 €1,471

From €184 / pers

Week of the 9/22/25 to 9/29/25

  • Max. people : 8
  • Cabins : 2
  • Bathroom & Toilet : 2
Two steering positions Two steering positions
Bimini Top Bimini Top
220V socket 220V socket
Electric toilets Electric toilets
Range Comfort 4 2
Tarpon 32
Tarpon 32
-30%

€1,935 €1,354

From €169 / pers

Week of the 9/26/25 to 10/3/25

  • Max. people : 8
  • Cabins : 2
  • Bathroom & Toilet : 2
Two steering positions Two steering positions
Bimini Top Bimini Top
220V socket 220V socket
Electric toilets Electric toilets
Range Comfort 4 2
Tarpon 32
Tarpon 32
-30%

€1,768 €1,238

From €155 / pers

Week of the 9/29/25 to 10/6/25

  • Max. people : 8
  • Cabins : 2
  • Bathroom & Toilet : 2
Two steering positions Two steering positions
Bimini Top Bimini Top
220V socket 220V socket
Electric toilets Electric toilets

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