Private bookingsBoatmen’s Short Tour
Les Cabanes Tchanquées et l'Île aux Oiseaux en bateau
Un bateau UBA lors de Petit Tour des Bateliers
Les Cabanes Tchanquées et l'Île aux Oiseaux
Un bateau de l'UBA devant les Cabanes Tchanquées

Boatmen’s Short Tour

The ideal package when you’re short on time. 

Enjoy an hour-long trip discovering the must-see sites of Arcachon Bay.

Depending on your boarding point, you will discover the Cabanes Tchanquées, the oyster farms (at low tide), the oyster-farming villages on the Cap Ferret peninsula and the majestic Dune du Pilat.

What you need to know

Our boats are available year-round for private bookings. Please contact us for July and August bookings.
~ 1 hour without stopover

Boarding points

Arcachon - Thiers Pier
Place Thiers, 33120 Arcachon
Arcachon - Marina
76 boulevard de la plage, 33120 Arcachon
Cap Ferret - Bélisaire Pier
Allée de Bélisaire, 33950 Lège-Cap-Ferret
Le Canon
Place Ubeda, 33950 Lège-Cap-Ferret
Grand Piquey
Rue Louis Gaume, 33950 Lège-Cap-Ferret
LègeAudengeBiganosLe TeichGujan-MestrasPort de PlaisanceLa Testede BuchLe MoulleauPiqueyLe CanonCap FerretPyla sur MerAndernosles BainsBélisaireArcachonDune du Pilat
Outing suggestions

TourArcachon - Thiers Pier / Arcachon - Marina

Tour details

  • Boarding at Arcachon
  • Île aux Oiseaux and Cabanes Tchanquées
  • Oyster farms (at low tide)
  • Arcachon waterfront.

TourCap Ferret - Bélisaire Pier

Tour details

  • Boarding at Cap Ferret
  • Travel to the oyster-farming villages on the Cap Ferret peninsula
  • Oyster farms (at low tide)
  • View of the Île aux Oiseaux.

TourLe Canon

Tour details

  • Boarding at Le Canon
  • Travel to the oyster-farming villages on the Cap Ferret peninsula
  • Oyster farms (at low tide)
  • View of the Île aux Oiseaux.

TourGrand Piquey

Tour details

  • Boarding at Grand Piquey
  • Travel to the oyster-farming villages on the Cap Ferret peninsula
  • Oyster farms (at low tide)
  • View of the Île aux Oiseaux

Prices

From
Up to
35 personnes
€ 570
35 personnes - € 570
Up to
49 personnes
€ 630
49 personnes - € 630

Prices

From
Up to
35 personnes
€ 570
35 personnes - € 570
Up to
49 personnes
€ 630
49 personnes - € 630

Prices

From
Up to
35 personnes
€ 570
35 personnes - € 570
Up to
49 personnes
€ 630
49 personnes - € 630

Prices

From
Up to
35 personnes
€ 570
35 personnes - € 570
Up to
49 personnes
€ 630
49 personnes - € 630

Optional extras

1.
Oyster tasting on board
€12 per person with service (more than 20 people) and €10.50 without service
Enjoy oysters on board with a glass of white wine... The perfect pairing with the landscapes of Arcachon Bay!

This tasting includes: 6 oysters – bread – butter – lemon – 1 glass of white wine

Please note: Maximum of 35 people per boat depending on boat availability

1. Oyster tasting on board - €12 per person with service (more than 20 people) and €10.50 without service ()
2.
Meal in Arcachon
€29.50 per adult
Enjoy the finest flavours of land and sea in the best settings and locations. Enjoy a waterside lunch or dinner in Arcachon.

Access: 2 min. walk from Thiers Pier in Arcachon

Prices: €29.50 per adult and €13.50 per child (under 12)

Menu for €29.50 per person

Choice of Starter

Sautéed shrimp with vanilla oil or Mussels in white wine or Crudités

Choice of Main Course

Hake fillet with green asparagus cream or Butcher’s choice cut with shallot sauce or Chicken fillet with mustard sauce

Pastry

Coffee – Wine

Children’s Menu for €13.50 (under 12)

Tomato Salad

Chicken nuggets or Beef patty or Fish

Ice cream

1 drink

2. Meal in Arcachon - €29.50 per adult ()
3.
Picnic on board
€28 per person
The picnic on board (service not included) features:

Gourmet platter

Melon and Raw ham

Tomato Basil & Burrata

Pissaladière

Chicken Club Sandwich

Bagna Bread

Apple crisp

Drinks: 1 x 50cl bottle of Abatilles water – 1 bottle of wine for 4 people – coffee

3. Picnic on board - €28 per person ()

Optional extras

1.
Oyster tasting on board
€12 per person with service (more than 20 people) and €10.50 without service
Enjoy oysters on board with a glass of white wine... The perfect pairing with the landscapes of Arcachon Bay!

This tasting includes: 6 oysters – bread – butter – lemon – 1 glass of white wine

Please note: Maximum of 35 people per boat depending on boat availability

1. Oyster tasting on board - €12 per person with service (more than 20 people) and €10.50 without service ()
2.
Stopover meal in Cap Ferret
Contact us (stopover price) + Menu for €36 per person
Enjoy the finest flavours of land and sea in the best settings and locations. Take advantage of a stopover to enjoy a waterside lunch or dinner in Cap Ferret, opposite the Dune du Pilat.

Duration of the stopover: Up to 2 hrs.

Access: 2 min. walk from Bélisaire Pier, Cap Ferret

Menu for €36 per person

Choice of Starter

Fish soup (rouille, croutons, cheese) or Spanish-style grilled calamari or Marinated salmon, shallots, wasabi mousseline or Cuttlefish in ink sauce

Choice of Main Course

Salmon fillet, seasonal vegetables or Grilled sea bass or Butcher’s choice cut (pepper or shallot sauce) or Confit duck leg

Choice of Dessert

Chocolate fondant or Lemon meringue pie or Cream puff frozen

Coffee

 

1 pitcher of red, white or rosé wine (40cl for two people)

Children’s Menu for € 14 (under 10)

Salmon escalope/chips or Beef patty/chips

2 scoops of ice cream

2. Stopover meal in Cap Ferret - Contact us (stopover price) + Menu for €36 per person ()
3.
Lighthouse at Cap Ferret
€6 per adult
Standing at 53 metres tall, the Lightouse at Cap Ferret watches over the peninsula and offers a unique panoramic view of Arcachon Bay. Inside the lighthouse, “Traveller Horizons”: an interactive exhibition with 6 themes to learn, understand and share thanks to new-generation applications and media. Open visit of the lighthouse blockhouse, right next door.

Duration: approx. 40 min.
Access: 30 min. walk from Bélisaire Pier, Cap Ferret.
Prices: €6 per adult and €4 per child (up to 12 years).

3. Lighthouse at Cap Ferret - €6 per adult ()
4.
Picnic on board
€28 per person
The picnic on board (service not included) features:

Gourmet platter

Melon and Raw ham

Tomato Basil & Burrata

Pissaladière

Chicken Club Sandwich

Bagna Bread

Apple crisp

Drinks: 1 x 50cl bottle of Abatilles water – 1 bottle of wine for 4 people – coffee

4. Picnic on board - €28 per person ()
5.
The little train in Cap Ferret
€4.00 per student
Organise a picnic on the ocean beaches by taking the little train from Bélisaire Pier to Horizon beach. Very popular with children!

Duration: ~ 15 min.

Access: 2 min. walk from Bélisaire Pier, Cap Ferret.

5. The little train in Cap Ferret - €4.00 per student ()

Optional extras

1.
Oyster tasting on board
€12 per person with service (more than 20 people) and €10.50 without service
Enjoy oysters on board with a glass of white wine... The perfect pairing with the landscapes of Arcachon Bay!

This tasting includes: 6 oysters – bread – butter – lemon – 1 glass of white wine

Please note: Maximum of 35 people per boat depending on boat availability

1. Oyster tasting on board - €12 per person with service (more than 20 people) and €10.50 without service ()
2.
Lighthouse at Cap Ferret
€6 per adult
Standing at 53 metres tall, the Lightouse at Cap Ferret watches over the peninsula and offers a unique panoramic view of Arcachon Bay. Inside the lighthouse, “Traveller Horizons”: an interactive exhibition with 6 themes to learn, understand and share thanks to new-generation applications and media. Open visit of the lighthouse blockhouse, right next door.

Duration: approx. 40 min.
Access: 30 min. walk from Bélisaire Pier, Cap Ferret.
Prices: €6 per adult and €4 per child (up to 12 years).

2. Lighthouse at Cap Ferret - €6 per adult ()
3.
Oyster tasting at Le Canon (without stopover)
€9.80 per person
Delight your taste buds with the very finest cuisine Arcachon Bay has to offer in a small fishing village in Cap Ferret: Le Canon

The oyster tasting includes: 6 oysters – bread – butter – lemon – 1 glass of white wine

Access: 2 min. walk from the pier in Le Canon

3. Oyster tasting at Le Canon (without stopover) - €9.80 per person ()
4.
Picnic on board
€28 per person
The picnic on board (service not included) features:

Gourmet platter

Melon and Raw ham

Tomato Basil & Burrata

Pissaladière

Chicken Club Sandwich

Bagna Bread

Apple crisp

Drinks: 1 x 50cl bottle of Abatilles water – 1 bottle of wine for 4 people – coffee

4. Picnic on board - €28 per person ()
5.
The little train in Cap Ferret
€4.00 per student
Organise a picnic on the ocean beaches by taking the little train from Bélisaire Pier to Horizon beach. Very popular with children!

Duration: ~ 15 min.

Access: 2 min. walk from Bélisaire Pier, Cap Ferret.

5. The little train in Cap Ferret - €4.00 per student ()

Optional extras

1.
Oyster tasting on board
€12 per person with service (more than 20 people) and €10.50 without service
Enjoy oysters on board with a glass of white wine... The perfect pairing with the landscapes of Arcachon Bay!

This tasting includes: 6 oysters – bread – butter – lemon – 1 glass of white wine

Please note: Maximum of 35 people per boat depending on boat availability

1. Oyster tasting on board - €12 per person with service (more than 20 people) and €10.50 without service ()
2.
Picnic on board
€28 per person
The picnic on board (service not included) features:

Gourmet platter

Melon and Raw ham

Tomato Basil & Burrata

Pissaladière

Chicken Club Sandwich

Bagna Bread

Apple crisp

Drinks: 1 x 50cl bottle of Abatilles water – 1 bottle of wine for 4 people – coffee

2. Picnic on board - €28 per person ()

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