Boating  in the Vendée

The Vendée has a variety of different water venues from the Atlantic Ocean, the various marshlands, lakes and rivers and with that goes many boating activities. With such a varied selection of both activities and locations it would be difficult to list them all on one page separately, so we have sections for the main disciplines like sailing and canoeing and within these there are sub categories and places to hire equipment. And there are locations where various boats can be hired and/or used, such as the Marais Poitevin, Marais Breton, Lakes and rivers.
This still leaves a few activities not covered in those sections so they are listed below. The list is not complete, so if you can help fill the gaps we would appreciate your information. Send details to info@vendee-guide.co.uk

Restaurant boat, diner cruises on the Marais Poitevin.

Jet skiing. Port Olona, Les Sables d'Olonne.
                Tel. 06 11 43 09 54.
                Jet Explorer.com Port Olona, Les sables.
                Tel. 06 66 78 38 09
                Port Bourgenay. Loc Atlantic. Tel.

Sight seeing cruises. It is possible to take sight-seeing boat trips from many of the ports in the Vendée including: La Tranche-sur-Mer. St.Gilles croix de Vie, Les Sables d'olonne, Fromentine, Port Joinville, ile-de-noirmoutier. For a list of boats offering this service see; boat charters.

Deep sea fishing. This is available from most of the ports along the coast. For list of boats offering fishing trips see; Boat Charters

Motor Boats. Self drive electric boats are available at several locations including the Mervent forest and Maille. Motor boats with engines can be hired with or without permits from:
              
Les Sables d'Olonne. Sablaise Nautique. Rue Bernicot. Port Olona Tel.02 51 32 85 58.
St.Gilles croix-de-Vie: Meca Marine. ZI Menuisiers.          Tel.02 51 55 42 93.
Port Bourgenay. Loc Atlantique. 06 11 29 82 25.
Noirmoutier. Gendron Plaisance. Herbaudiere.                    Tel. 02 51 39 36 36.
Pedalos. There are numerous sites where pedalos can be hired these include several restaurants on the water front such as those at the Pic Vert at Vouvant and the Au Fil de l'Eau at Mervent.


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