Guided cruise on the Odet river from Benodet to the Rosulien manor house
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Details of your cruise
Details of your cruise
Description
Come aboard at Benodet’s old port and discover the region where you’ll be spending your vacations. The Odet river is the link between two different Breton regions : “Pays Bigouden” and “Pays Fouesnantais”.
Passing under the Cornouaille Bridge, we quickly understand the dimension of the “countries” and immerse ourselves in a surprising past, so real and yet not so ancient! All along the way, sea and river birds accompany you along the banks and in the air.
Enjoy the elegance of little egrets, rub shoulders with solitary grey herons and admire the ballet of terns, those graceful sea swallows. The lucky ones catch a glimpse of the kingfisher diving for its prey. Along the banks, a succession of rhododendrons, azaleas, oaks, firs and other arboreal species add sparkle to the thick forest that lines both shores, where lively legends hint at the presence of imaginary characters.
The guide who accompanies you, gives a live commentary on the life of this river, its castles and charming residences, its fauna, its flora and its forgotten stories, right up to the Rosulien manor house. The Bonnets Rouges Revolution, the Pérennou Oyster Park, the Kerbirinic Manor and the Rosulien Manor will hold no more secrets for you!
Useful information
Accessible
This service is accessible to people with reduced mobility in manual wheelchairs only, subject to a number of criteria to be checked by telephone before booking (tide, ship, port of embarkation, etc.).
Binoculars
We recommend you to bring a pair of binoculars to make the most of the cruise.
Family with children
This service is suitable for families with children.
Free games booklet
The Loopik games booklet accompanies children under 12 on the cruise with games and drawings.
FAQs
You can take your stroller on the cruise, but we ask you to fold it on board. It is not essential for this service, as there is no stopover.
The Loopik game book is available to all children aged 3 to 12. A chance to discover the Odet river through puzzles, word jumbles and other riddles! The short one-hour cruise is perfectly suited to young children.
The boat moves quietly upstream towards Quimper, with no swell and therefore no movement, especially as the boats are big, wide and stable.
Guest reviews
The little cruise is a very pleasant escape, the setting is magnificent, the commentaries are very interesting without being too academic and very well explained by Maelle, a special bravo to her.
As parents of young children, we opted for the one-hour trip up and down the Odet… Not too long, not too short… Superb welcome by the crew, very clear interactive explanations by a motivated guide… the children were able to walk around on board, and fortunately for the eldest, visit the cockpit for a few minutes… the walk on the outside deck was very nice, between landscapes and historical explanations by the guide… Highly recommended!
The mini-cruise on the Odet is very pleasant and “refreshing” when you manage to get seats outside.
