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Discover / Leisure activities  / Visit the Camargue
Visit Arles - Visit the Camargue- Excursions - Beaches- Cruises

Natural sites open to the public

Many sites are open to the public and allow you to explore nature while at the same time respecting Camargue wildlife. Some of these spots offer regularly scheduled tours with nature or ornithology guides :

 

Hiking and theme tours

The Camargue can be visited on foot, by bicycle or on horseback through the ponds and swamps accompanied by qualified guides. Different theme tours can be organized, and you can rent a bicycle, mountain bike or electric bike that will allow you to reach the most secret parts of the Camargue noiselessly to observe the fauna and flora.
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Camargue by water


Since May of 2005 it is now possible to discover the Rhone and the Camargue in a new way with Delta Nautic Adventure and its boats. (Delta Nautic.pdf)
You can cross the Grand Rhone to Port Saint Louis du Rhone by the Bac de Barcarin ferry. (www.smtdr.fr )


Four-wheel drive safari

Combining the photo ssafari with a Camargue adventure, several companies offer an exotic experience aboard their specialized Jeeps.
More information :
Camargue discovery

Camargue on the far


You can spend a day on a Camargue ranch known as a “manade” and learn about Camargue traditions : abrivados, brandings, bull and “gardian” games.
List of Manades

The saltworks by train on tires


The Salins-du-Midi operate a sea salt production facility covering 11,000 hectares where an average of 800,000 tons of salt per year are harvested. A tourist train on tires will carry you around the saltworks between March and October at Salin de Giraud. The tour ends with a visit of the Salins-du-Midi salt museum..
www.salins.com