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Excursion Gorges du Tarn and Causses in the morning
The best excursion to discover the Gorges du Tarn in complete tranquility, leaving the driving and logistics to your driver-guide. Half-day guided discovery tour (8 a.m.-1 p.m., English/French) of this UNESCO World Heritage site. This excursion includes the descent of the Tarn in a boat helmed by a skipper with the Bateliers des Gorges. Your driver-guide will be waiting for you at the arrival of the descent to head directly towards the Point Sublime from where the view of the Cirque des Baumes i
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Overview
- ✓The best excursion to discover the Gorges du Tarn in complete tranquility, leaving the driving and logistics to your driver-guide.
- ✓Half-day guided discovery tour (8 a.m.-1 p.m., English/French) of this UNESCO World Heritage site.
- ✓This excursion includes the descent of the Tarn in a boat helmed by a skipper with the Bateliers des Gorges.
- ✓Your driver-guide will be waiting for you at the arrival of the descent to head directly towards the Point Sublime from where the view of the Cirque des Baumes is absolutely beautiful.
- ✓Finally, discovery of Sainte-Enimie, classified among the most beautiful villages in France, before returning to Mende around 1 p.m.
The best excursion to discover the Gorges du Tarn in complete tranquility, leaving the driving and logistics to your driver-guide. Half-day guided discovery tour (8 a.m.-1 p.m., English/French) of this UNESCO World Heritage site. This excursion includes the descent of the Tarn in a boat helmed by a skipper with the Bateliers des Gorges. Your driver-guide will be waiting for you at the arrival of the descent to head directly towards the Point Sublime from where the view of the Cirque des Baumes is absolutely beautiful. Finally, discovery of Sainte-Enimie, classified among the most beautiful villages in France, before returning to Mende around 1 p.m.
The best excursion to discover the Gorges du Tarn in complete tranquility, leaving the driving and logistics to your driver-guide. Half-day guided discovery tour (8 a.m.-1 p.m., English/French) of this UNESCO World Heritage site. This excursion includes the descent of the Tarn in a boat helmed by a skipper with the Bateliers des Gorges. Your driver-guide will be waiting for you at the arrival of the descent to head directly towards the Point Sublime from where the view of the Cirque des Baumes is absolutely beautiful. Finally, discovery of Sainte-Enimie, classified among the most beautiful villages in France, before returning to Mende around 1 p.m.
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What’s Included
- ✓The descent of the Tarn with the Boatmen of La Malène
- ✓Bottled water
What’s NOT Included
- ✗Lunch
- ✗Snacks
What to Bring
- •Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Meeting and Pickup
🚐Meet at start point
📍 Meeting point / start
Meet at the coach stop, Place du Forail, in front of the steps of the Coeur Lozère tourist office, in Mende. (free parking at the La Vabre car park, just above the fairground, if necessary)
🏁 End point
Meet at the coach stop, Place du Forail, in front of the steps of the Coeur Lozère tourist office, in Mende. (free parking at the La Vabre car park, just above the fairground, if necessary)
Good to know
- Guide languages
- English, French
- Book at least
- 1 hour(s) before
- Children
- Must travel with an adult
- Ages
- Youth 7–17 · Adult 18–90
- Cancellation
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Tour options
- Morning excursion to the Gorges du Tarn and Causses
- From Sainte-Enimie: Meeting place: To take part in the excursion from Sainte-Enimie, meet at 8:30 a.m. at the entrance to the Gravière car park.
Itinerary
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We leave Mende to reach the Causse de Sauveterre. We will pass through Sainte Enimie, a medieval village among the most beautiful villages in France, before joining the Causse Méjean, after crossing the Tarn.
2 h
A dizzying descent from the Causse Méjean towards the Gorges du Tarn brings us to the small village of La Malène, where we will embark on a one-hour boat ride with a boatman. You will learn everything about the Tarn and its inhabitants, passing through some of the most beautiful places in the gorges. Your driver-guide will pick you up on arrival, so you don't have to return to La Malène.
1.5 h
The sublime point allows a splendid view of the Baumes cirque, one of the most photogenic meanders of the Tarn gorges.
1.5 h
Sainte Enimie, located on the Tarn, is a remarkable medieval village with a thousand-year-old history linked to the source of the Burle. You will also have free time to stroll through the narrow streets of the village. It will take us around 30 minutes to return to Mende, with an expected arrival around 1 p.m.
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