Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Les Cabanes de Cacharel
( 04 90 97 84 10, 06 11 57 74 75;
www.cabanesdecacharel.com
;
rte de Cacharel; 1/2/
3hr horse trek €15/28/40)
Farms along route d'Arles (D570) offer
promenades à cheval
(horseback riding) astride white Camargue horses, but a more authentic experience can be
had at the less tacky Les Cabanes de Cacharel along the parallel rte de Cacharel (D85A).
It also has horse-and-carriage rides (€12/20 per one/two hours).
HORSE RIDING
Domaine Paul Ricard
( 04 90 97 10 62;
www.mejanes.camargue.fr
; Méjanes)
For kids' pony rides, head to
ranch theme-park Domaine Paul Ricard, on the northwestern bank of Étang de Vaccarès,
in Méjanes. Drive 14km south along D570 from Arles, turn left along eastbound D37,
then right toward Méjanes. It also has bike rental, a restaurant,
courses Camarguaises
, and
so on.
THEME PARK
Manade Salierène
( 04 66 86 45 57;
www.manadesalierene.com
; Mas de Capellane)
Get a taste of cow-
boy life with a one-week
stage de monte gardiane
(Camargue cowboy course). Initiation/
perfection courses (€650) include accommodation and meals with the
manadier'
s family.
COWBOY COURSE
WATER SPORTS
Boating
The marshy Camargue lends itself to exploration by boat. All outfits charge around €10/5
per adult/child for a 1½-hour trip. Find
Camargue Bateau de Promenade
( 04 90 97
84 72;
http://bateau-camargue.com
;
5 rue des Launes)
and
Quatre Maries
( 04 90 97
70 10;
www.bateaux-4maries.camargue.fr
;
36 av Théodore Aubanel)
in Stes-Maries de la
Mer.
Le Tiki III
( 04 90 97 81 68;
www.tiki3.fr
)
is a beat-up old paddleboat at the
mouth of the Petit Rhône 1.5km west of Stes-Maries.
For canoeing and kayaking on the Petit Rhône, contact
Kayak Vert Camargue
( 04
66 73 57 17;
www.kayakvert-camargue.fr
;
Mas de Sylvéréal)
, 14km north of Stes-Maries
off the D38.
Cycling
Bicycles are ideal on the Camargue's flat terrain. East of Stes-Maries de la Mer, seafront
paths like Digue à la Mer (
Click here
)
are reserved for walkers and cyclists.
Le Vélo
Saintois
( 04 90 97 74 56;
www.levelosaintois.camargue.fr
;
19 rue de la République,
Stes-Maries de la Mer)
, with an English-language list of cycling routes, rents mountain
bikes (per day/three days €15/34).
Le Vélociste
( 04 90 97 83 26;
www.levelociste.fr
;
BICYCLE TOUR
