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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
Boarding points
TourArcachon - Marina
Tour details
- shorBoarding at Arcachon
- Passage through the Mapouchet channel, beautiful view of the Île aux Oiseaux and the 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
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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
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
Skewer of melon & cured ham
Potato, boiled egg & red onion salad
Tomato Basil & Burrata Salad
Crispy chicken bun’s Thaî style
Apple crisp
Organic bread baked over a wood fire
Drinks: 1 x 50cl bottle of Abatilles water – 1 bottle of wine for 4 people
Optional extras
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
Duration of the stopover: Up to 2 hrs.
Access: 2 min. walk from Bélisaire Pier, Cap Ferret
Menu for €42 per person
Choice of Starter
6 No. 3 Cap Ferret oysters (vinegar, shallots, lemon, butter and grilled sausage) or Fish soup (rouille, croutons, cheese) or Spanish-style grilled baby squid or Landaise salad with smoked duck breast and candied gizzards or Gravelax salmon with orange and dill, ginger and wasabi condiment or Asparagus risotto, foie gras cream, Parmesan shavings.
Choice of Main Course
Grilled sea bream or Grilled fresh cod steak, aioli sauce or Salmon steak, baby vegetables or Butcher’s cut, pepper or shallot sauce.
Choice of Dessert
Brown sugar crème brulée (less than 20 pax) or Chocolate fondant or Lemon meringue pie or Chantilly ice cream puff
1 pitcher of red, white or rosé wine (50cl for two people)
Coffee
Children’s Menu for €15 (under 10)
Salmon escalope/chips or Beef patty/chips
2 scoops of ice cream
1 drink
Duration: approx. 40 min.
Access: 30 min. walk from Bélisaire Pier, Cap Ferret.
Prices: €5.50 per adult and €4 per child (up to 12 years).
Skewer of melon & cured ham
Potato, boiled egg & red onion salad
Tomato Basil & Burrata Salad
Crispy chicken bun’s Thaî style
Apple crisp
Organic bread baked over a wood fire
Drinks: 1 x 50cl bottle of Abatilles water – 1 bottle of wine for 4 people
Duration: ~ 15 min.
Access: 2 min. walk from Bélisaire Pier, Cap Ferret.
Optional extras
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
Duration: approx. 40 min.
Access: 30 min. walk from Bélisaire Pier, Cap Ferret.
Prices: €5.50 per adult and €4 per child (up to 12 years).
The oyster tasting includes: 6 oysters – bread – butter – lemon – 1 glass of white wine
Access: 2 min. walk from the pier in Le Canon
Skewer of melon & cured ham
Potato, boiled egg & red onion salad
Tomato Basil & Burrata Salad
Crispy chicken bun’s Thaî style
Apple crisp
Organic bread baked over a wood fire
Drinks: 1 x 50cl bottle of Abatilles water – 1 bottle of wine for 4 people
Duration: ~ 15 min.
Access: 2 min. walk from Bélisaire Pier, Cap Ferret.
Optional extras
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
Skewer of melon & cured ham
Potato, boiled egg & red onion salad
Tomato Basil & Burrata Salad
Crispy chicken bun’s Thaî style
Apple crisp
Organic bread baked over a wood fire
Drinks: 1 x 50cl bottle of Abatilles water – 1 bottle of wine for 4 people
