2025
Recommended
2025
La Malène boatmen form cooperative to launch tourism business
At the most spectacular spot of the Tarn gorges, the cliffs narrow and rise up to 500 m high. For centuries, boats were the only ones to serve the valley. Then the creation of the Paris-Béziers railway and the road, the boats were abandoned. In 1940, the boatmen of the Malène grouped together in a cooperative to start tourism. These local children know every meander of the Tarn and all the biodiversity of the banks.
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Members' reviews on THE BOATMEN OF THE TARN GORGES
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Visited in june 2025
Super Bateliers la descente des Gorges du Tarn magnifique je vous le recommande
Visited in june 2025
Trop cool cette balade ! Merci Olivier !
Visited in june 2025
Excellente guide et ballade magnifique ????
Visited in june 2025
Privilégier le matin. L'après-midi prévoir un chapeau et de l'eau. Durée 1h. Retour en minibus.
Visited in june 2025
Rather than take canoes, we opted for a trip by the river boats. The service was superb, as was our guide who informed us of the history of the river and local places. Well worth the money.
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