Boat hire
If you're taking your holidays in the South of France this year, consider hiring a boat on the Canal du Midi in the Béziers Mediterranean region. Whether you stay afloat for all or part of your trip, you'll cruise through stunning countryside, character villages such as Villeneuve-le-Béziers, and pass just a few kilometres from the sea, where you could take time out to visit the family seaside resorts of Valras or Sérignan-Plage.
Many boat hire and cruise firms offer their services to tourists eager to discover the waterway in a unique way. The 10,000 passages per year at the Fonseranes Locks show the extent of this river tourism. The tow paths on the banks attract horse riders, cyclists, or walkers all year round. It's the perfect setting for your Languedoc holiday.
Boat hire companies Ecocanal
Canal du Midi
34420 Villeneuve-les-Béziers
Tel: 06 17 64 49 21
AD'NAVIS
80 Grand rue
34290 Servian
Tel: +33 (0)4 67 62 18 18
Fax: +33 (0)4 67 35 05 12
Website
Rêve d'un Roi
34350 Vendres
Tel: +33 (0)6 15 80 74 91
Crown Blue Line
Port Cassafières
34420 Portiragnes
Tel: +33 (0)4 67 90 91 70
Fax: +33 (0)4 67 90 96 86
Website
Hapimag
Port de Capestang
34310 Capestang
Tel: +33 (0)4 94 26 72 72
Website
Rive de France
Port de Plaisance
34440 Colombiers
Tel: +33 (0)4 67 37 14 60
Fax: +33 (0)4 67 37 60 03
Website
Nautic Eurl Evêque
Chemin de la Pageze BP 13
34301 Agde Cedex
Tel: +33 (0)4 67 50 77 00
Fax: +33 (0)4 67 94 05 41
Locaboat Plaisance (barges)
Capitainerie de Port Ariane
rue de la Capitainerie
34970 Lattes
Tel: +33 (0)4 67 20 24 12
Fax: +33 (0)4 67 15 50 93
Website
Camargue Plaisance
Chemin Dal 62
34280 Carnon
Tel: +33 (0)4 67 50 77 00
Fax: +33 (0)4 67 50 65 27
Website
CA MI NAV
Base fluviale CD 62
34280 Carnon
Website
Croisières du Midi
35 rue des Tonneliers
11200 Homps
(hire by the day)
Tel: +33 (0)4 68 91 33 00
contact@croisiere-du-midi.com
Connoisseur
Port Minervois
11200 Homps
Tel: +33 (0)4 68 91 24 00
Website
Nicols (motor boats)
Allée de la Glacière (11)
11120 Le Somail
Tel: +33 (0)4 68 46 00 97
Website