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 - 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
Outing suggestions

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

From
Up to
35 people
€ 610
35 people - € 610
Up to
49 people
€ 670
49 people - € 670

Prices

From
Up to
35 people
€ 610
35 people - € 610
Up to
49 people
€ 670
49 people - € 670

Prices

From
Up to
35 people
€ 610
35 people - € 610
Up to
49 people
€ 670
49 people - € 670

Prices

From
Up to
35 people
€ 610
35 people - € 610
Up to
49 people
€ 670
49 people - € 670

Optional extras

1.
Oyster tasting on board
€12.50 per person with service (more than 20 people) and €11 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 - €12.50 per person with service (more than 20 people) and €11 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
€34 per person
The picnic on board (service not included) features:

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

3. Picnic on board - €34 per person ()

Optional extras

1.
Oyster tasting on board
€12.50 per person with service (more than 20 people) and €11 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 - €12.50 per person with service (more than 20 people) and €11 without service ()
2.
Stopover meal in Cap Ferret
Contact us (stopover price) + Menu for €42 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 €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

2. Stopover meal in Cap Ferret - Contact us (stopover price) + Menu for €42 per person ()
3.
Lighthouse at Cap Ferret
€5.50 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: €5.50 per adult and €4 per child (up to 12 years).

3. Lighthouse at Cap Ferret - €5.50 per adult ()
4.
Picnic on board
€34 per person
The picnic on board (service not included) features:

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

4. Picnic on board - €34 per person ()
5.
The little train in Cap Ferret
€5 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 - €5 per student ()

Optional extras

1.
Oyster tasting on board
€12.50 per person with service (more than 20 people) and €11 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 - €12.50 per person with service (more than 20 people) and €11 without service ()
2.
Lighthouse at Cap Ferret
€5.50 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: €5.50 per adult and €4 per child (up to 12 years).

2. Lighthouse at Cap Ferret - €5.50 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
€34 per person
The picnic on board (service not included) features:

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

4. Picnic on board - €34 per person ()
5.
The little train in Cap Ferret
€5 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 - €5 per student ()

Optional extras

1.
Oyster tasting on board
€12.50 per person with service (more than 20 people) and €11 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 - €12.50 per person with service (more than 20 people) and €11 without service ()
2.
Picnic on board
€34 per person
The picnic on board (service not included) features:

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

2. Picnic on board - €34 per person ()

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