Lozère

Le Moulin is the first canoe rental company in the Gorges du Tarn, and has just celebrated its 50th anniversary. And the place has a history, which Muriel, Jeannot and Charlie will share with you. Here, we work in good spirits and as a family... Located on the outskirts of the village, you'll be welcomed into a local heritage site. The mill will take you down the most beautiful stretch of the Tarn, from Sainte-Enimie to the Pas de Soucy, via the Cirque des Baumes. A magical descent! Slow bike rentals have recently been added to the range.

The Locanoë team manages a small fleet of boats and offers free canoe and kayak trips. Several routes are available, from the "zero-carbon" (2-hour) 6-kilometer run between Castelbouc and Sainte-Enimie, with a return walk along the Tarn, to the classic (afternoon or full day) 13-kilometer run between Sainte-Enimie and Rives Basses, or the "escape" 29-kilometer run over 2 days between Castelbouc and Baumes Basses. You can also rent a paddle on the Castelbouc lake.

Just 200 m from the village of Sainte-Enimie, on the road to Florac, Le Canophile offers a range of rental options: lazing around by the hour or five routes from 5 to 40 km. The "discovery" routes, upstream from Sainte-Enimie, start from Prades or Montbrun, depending on the distance chosen. Neophytes can try their hand on the water before embarking on a descent. For the more experienced, 2 and 3-day courses (32 km and 40 km) are available. In all cases, the Canophile will advise you on a circuit suited to your pace.

Starting from Les Vignes or Le Rozier, the structure offers three routes of 7 to 17 kilometers lasting from 2 to 5 hours, and a possibility of a two-day descent, with bivouac at the campsite. The easiest circuit, of 7 km, reaches Peyrelade, on calm waters, for a duration of about 2 hours. The sportiest one of 17 km combines the family course and the descent of the fast and lively waters from Les Vignes. But each one allows you to discover the landscape at your own pace. For all, the equipment and the shuttle to reach the starting point are included in the price.

Canoes are available for hire from the Sainte-Enimie base. For routes starting from Montbrun, the outward journey is made by bus, which allows you to discover the beginning of the Gorges, passing under the castles of Charbonnière, Castelbouc and Prades. All routes are also available downstream of Sainte-Enimie, the most beautiful part. The two-day route, 32 km, allows you to discover the whole of the gorges, and their wild beauty, also starting from Montbrun. The overnight stop is at a campsite in Sainte-Enimie.

The gorges of the Tarn are undoubtedly the ideal spot to practice kayaking, canoeing, paddle and other watercraft in Lozere. Aqua Loisirs has thus set up six circuits, starting from Les Vignes, where its base is, to take advantage of the sometimes rougher and sometimes calmer waters of the river. Their names (The Unforgettable; The Magnificent; The Sensational...) announce the colour very clearly: exceptional landscapes, emotions, surprises and pleasure above all, accessible to all levels thanks to the varied lengths and levels of the circuits.

This family-run business uses the Tarn gorges and their whitewater to develop a range of refreshing sports activities. Several descents, from 8 to 47 kilometers, from a few hours to several days, allow you to discover the area and its breathtaking panoramas. In addition to canoes and kayaks, paddles offer a different perspective on the river. Canoë 2000 also offers its customers supervised caving, canyoning and via ferrata, with routes to suit all ages and profiles.

Ghislain and Malika propose in the Terrados campsite a hundred of canoes-kayaks to go down the Tarn, along four courses from 8 to 22 km from Sainte-Enimie to Le Rozier. Perfect to discover the Détroits, the Cirque des Beaumes, the Pas du Soucy, the sablière... As well as all the remarkable villages that inhabit the banks of the Tarn: Sainte-Enimie, Saint-Chély-du-Tarn, La Malène, Les Vignes, Le Rozier... On the river, among the hundreds of boats that navigate every day, you can recognize the CTM canoes by their white or blue color.

It is one of the oldest (since 1976!) and best known boat hire companies in the gorge. From May to October, they offer routes and formulas with canoe hire and the accessories (vests, canister, paddles) necessary for a safe descent. Descents of 3, 10 or 23 km are possible. So much for the "classic" offer. More unusual formulas are proposed alongside the canoe, with bungee jumping, or the dromabox which doubles the course on the Tarn with a camel ride. There is also canoeing and mountain biking, canoeing and via ferrata...