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Rafting on the Dordogne River
N 44°49.397', E 1°16.964'
2018-07-12
Our rating: 6.80
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We arrived at the Dordogne River not only to see beautiful castles, but also for rafting. This place is made for a boat trip, we highly recommend it.
Rafting on the Dordogne River ©Yuriy Buriak
We will describe our trip, on the example of the company Explorando Canoë Dordogne https://canoedordogne.com/en/tarifs-descentes-libres-canoe-dordogne/ . The plan is the following: you arrive at the start point N 44 49.400 E 1 16.954 , leave the car at the free parking, take a canoe (kayak) and go along the river to the finish. There you return the boat and go to your car by minibus. Opening times depend on the distance: 9:30 - 16:00 - 9 km (15-18 euros, 1.5 hours) 9:30 - 14:00 - 17 km (20-23 euros, 3 hours) 9:30 - 13:00 - 22 km (25-28 euros, 4 hours) The next map shows the starting point and three finish locations.
Rafting on the Dordogne River ©canoedordogne.com
We took the boat for 22 kilometers. All personal items (phones, money, camera, etc.) were put in a waterproof bag. If you do not have it, then on the spot you will be given either a bag or a waterproof plastic barrel. Do not forget the sunblock cream, you will need it.
Rafting on the Dordogne River ©Yuriy Buriak
Boat control is not difficult, but you have to get used a little. The flow of the river will help you. In some places there are rapids where the boat is accelerating significantly. Be careful in these places as you can roll over.
Rafting on the Dordogne River ©Yuriy Buriak
It will be possible to moor to the shore, relax and swim. In the town of La Roque-Gageac you can also have a lunch. Here is one of the many castles that you will pass through.
Rafting on the Dordogne River ©Yuriy Buriak
Other castles are Castelnaud Castle , Beynac Castle and Montfort Castle (in the next photo).
Rafting on the Dordogne River ©Yuriy Buriak
Be sure to learn infirmation about finish point, since you can not miss it. You will need some kind of paper or electronic map (for example maps.me). In our case, the finish was on the beach behind the bridge Pont de Fayrac. Here is the bridge
Rafting on the Dordogne River ©Yuriy Buriak
Many companies offer canoes and kayaks for rent, the routes are slightly differ. We give coordinates of the main offices, but the starting points may be different, depending on the length of the route, so check everything on the websites. The easiest way is to open google.maps and type "canoe ", there will be all the locations.Canoe Without Borders (N 44 49.541 E 1 17.259 )http://www.location-canoe-kayak-24.fr/tarifs.htm https://www.canoe-kayak-dordogne.fr/tarifs/ Périgord Adventure (N 44 49.483 E 1 13.289 )Canoes Loisirs (N 44 49.573 E 1 13.498 )http://www.perigordaventureloisirs.com/tarifs https://destination-perigord-loisirs.com/en/carte-des-descentes/#parcours-16-km https://destination-perigord-loisirs.com/en/ Canoe Randonnee Dordogne (N 44 48.273 E 1 12.465 )http://www.canoerandodordogne.com/index.php/parcours Canoe Raid Cenac (N 44 48.289 E 1 12.301 )http://www.canoecenac-perigord-dordogne.com/2-heures-a-1-journee/?lang=en Unfortunately, if you do not have a car, we don't know what you can do. Actually, we did not find any information about public transport in this area.
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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Our rating - 6.80
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Visitor's rating - 0.00
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
* - Note: Description of the evaluation is not always appropriate for a particular object, it's just a little help