Departure Base

Discover all the useful information and advice related to your departure base.

Starting out formalities & boarding

Locaboat Holidays
Babou Marine
Chemin de Saint-Mary, FR 46000 Cahors

✉:  babou.marine@wanadoo.fr
T: + 33 (0) 5 65 30 08 99
G: N 44° 27′ 11.7864″ E 1° 26′ 12.5484″

Starting out formalities:

Departure days between 2 and 6pm.

Return day between 8 and 9am.

 Boarding:

As soon as the boat is ready.
On site:

WC and shower according to the opening hours of the base.

How to get to the base

Access:

  • By car: from north: A20 – D820 towards Chemin de Saint-Mary in Cahors; from east: A62 – E72 towards D953 in Saint-Loup – D653 and D27 towards Chemin de Saint-Mary in Cahors; from south: A62 – Follow A62/E72/E9 and A20/L’Occitane towards D800E in Fontanes – Exit 58 – Continue on D800E. Take D820, D620 and Chemin de la Chartreuse towards pont Stéphane Hessel
  • By train: Montauban station (65km), Cahors station (1km)
  • By plane: Toulouse Blagnac (112km), Brive Vallée de la Dordogne (87km)
 Car park:

  • Closed, unguarded (free)
  • Covered, unguarded at night : 42€ / week
Car hire:

  • Europcar (512 Avenue Jean Jaurès, 46000 Cahors)
    tel.: +33 (0)5 65 22 35 55
  • Avis (Gare Cahors, 46000 Cahors)
    tel.: +33 (0)5 65 30 13 10
 Taxi:

  • Alex taxi +33 (0)6 03 02 19 78
  • Taxi Baptiste +33 (0)6 74 88 62 08

Hotels, restaurants and shopping facilities on site

Hotels:

 Restaurants:

  • “Chez Suzanne” avenue Henri Breton (very close to the Valentré bridge)
    +33 (0)5 65 22 13 04
  • “Auberge du vieux Cahors” in the old city of Cahors
    +33 (0)5 65 35 06 05
  • La Chartreuse phone : +33 (0)5 65 35 17 37
Shops:

  • 3 groceries (1 km), 1 bakery (500m), 1 pharmacy (300m).

Touristic Information

Gastronomic specialities:

  • Foie gras, duck breast, duck confit, black truffle
 Local drinks:

  • Wine from Cahors.
To see:

  • The Valentré bridge, the old city center, the 5 secret gardens
 Fishing:

  • All freshwater fish: carp, pike, perch, black bass, trout, perch etc …
    The fishing card is compulsory. You can get it on cartedepeche.fr or directly at the departure base for a cost of €32 / week.
Tourist office:

  • Place François-Mitterrand, Villa Cahors
    tel. : +33 (0)5 65 53 20 65
  

Information on the waterways

Waterways :
On the river, all locks are manual except one which is electric (that of coty in Cahors), navigation is possible from sunrise to sunset, the locks are always open, bank holidays included.