11 June 2018
The Marais poitevin is known for being one of the largest wet areas in France. The Green Venice, the floodable part of the Marsh is part of its renown, and thousands of tourists come to discover the canals of the Marais poitevin each year. Therefore, why not going for a boat ride in the Marais poitevin? It is certainly one of the quietest and most pleasant ways to discover the Marais poitevin Park.
A boat ride is an unusual way to discover the variety of landscapes in the region. Come aboard a small boat and navigate for an afternoon on the numerous canals of the wet marsh.
You can observe the green landscapes of the Green Venice, a jewel and a pride of the inhabitants of the Marais poitevin Regional Natural Park. A boat trip can also be an opportunity to visit some of the villages you will cross! You can thus have a gourmet halt and recharge your batteries with a plate of “Mogettes” beans or an eel terrine!
There are a number of ways to do your boat trip in the Marais poitevin. You can go freely to the discovery of canals for an hour, two hours of half a day. A detailed map will be given to you and you will then enjoy the beauty of the Marais poitevin and also navigate on the canals of the territory.
You can also choose to visit the Poitevin Marsh with a boatman-guide for a one-to-two-hour trip. You will learn the richness and the little secrets of this exceptional territory.
In any way, you will always find a jetty to go for a boat ride on the canals of the Marais poitevin.
There are more than 20 jetties that can offer you boat trips with or without guide. Four of them are labelled “Qualité Tourisme”, a national brand ensuring quality service: the jetty Prada in Coulon, Cardinaud in Magné, les écluses de Bazoin in La Ronde, l’embarcadère du Parc ornithologique in Saint Hilaire la Palud, Venise Verte Evasion in Sansais-La Garette.
Some of them have received the Valeurs Parc naturel régional brand, a mark witch is based on 3 major points: the environment, the human dimension and the local: the jetty Les écluses de Bazoin in La Ronde, the ornithological park in Saint Hilaire la Palud, the jetty of the Abbey in Maillezais et that of the Venise Verte in Mazeau: you are sure to find what you are looking for!
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