Les Bateaux Bordelais

Updated April 15, 2024

## Les Bateaux Bordelais (Bordeaux): what it is, where it departs, and what you actually get on board

Les Bateaux Bordelais is a Bordeaux-based river-cruise company operating on the Garonne (and offering outings tied to the broader Bordeaux/Gironde wine region).

What makes it easy to plan: they’re not “just” sightseeing boats. Their offering explicitly spans cultural river cruises, wine/oenotourism cruises, lunch/dinner restaurant cruises, and private receptions/events on their boats.

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## Quick facts you can use immediately

### Address and on-the-ground “where do I go?”
– A widely listed public address for Les Bateaux Bordelais is 2 Quai des Chartrons, 33000 Bordeaux.
– Gironde Tourisme also distinguishes between:
– Kiosk: 2 quai des Chartrons
– Boats: face au 24 quai des Chartrons (opposite 24 quai des Chartrons) Tourisme
– Their English “Discovery Cruise” page states embarkation “in the heart of Bordeaux, at 24 Quai des Chartrons.”

Why this matters: depending on the cruise, you may be dealing with the kiosk at #2, while boarding happens around/near #24 (or opposite it). Those are not the same spot. Tourisme

### Fleet (the names you’ll see on booking pages)
Bordeaux Tourisme & Congrès describes their fleet as three vessels:
– Le Sicambre
– La Sardane
– Le Silnet

It also identifies Le Sicambre as the restaurant boat, with capacity up to 250 passengers.

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## What the experience is (by cruise type)

### 1) Discovery / guided sightseeing cruises (city-from-the-river)
Their “Discovery Cruise” is framed as a guided river walk departing from the Chartrons area, designed to help you understand Bordeaux’s relationship with the river and wine—specifically described as being led by guides.

The “Discovery Cruise” page also explicitly pairs the guided visit with a glass of wine and a canelé (a classic Bordeaux pastry).

### 2) Restaurant cruises (lunch/dinner on the water)
On the official site, Le Sicambre is presented as a “unique bateau-restaurant à Bordeaux” offering meal cruises on the Garonne year-round, with cuisine prepared on board by their chef and team, emphasizing fresh products and a focus on the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Their English restaurant-cruise page for Sicambre describes a lunch cruise with:
– 2 hours of navigation
– homemade cooking
– a 3-course meal

An independent Bordeaux-focused site also describes a dinner cruise on Sicambre and highlights:
– 2 hours along riverfront facades listed as UNESCO World Heritage
– onboard catering with fresh, local products
– seeing Bordeaux by night with illuminated quays

### 3) Private events and receptions
Tripadvisor’s attraction description explicitly lists private cruises (e.g., corporate seminars, weddings, company committees) and receptions organized on their boats, alongside cultural and wine-focused cruises.
The official site also positions Sicambre as a venue for private or professional events.

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## The exact location data you provided (and what a reputable directory lists)

Your coordinates (44.848729, -0.569976) place you in central Bordeaux near the riverfront. A regional tourism directory page for Les Bateaux Bordelais lists GPS coordinates in the same area, and its address block also uses 2 Quai des Chartrons, 33000 Bordeaux.

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## Operational details (contact + channels)

A regional directory listing provides a phone number: +33 (0)5 56 39 27 66.
Their Instagram bio also references the Chartrons pontoon area (“face au 24 Quai des Chartrons”) and positions their activity as restaurant, promenade, events.

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## What may be outdated (and what you should treat as “check-before-you-go”)

Even when information is published by reputable tourism offices, the following commonly change and should be verified right before you book:
– Prices and web promotions (for example, “Special Web price” appears on their English pages; that’s inherently time-sensitive).
– Schedules, departure times, and seasonal programming (river cruises frequently adjust calendars). Their official site emphasizes year-round operation for the restaurant boat, but that does not guarantee identical weekly schedules in every season.
– Third-party claims like “from €69” are promotional by nature and can change; treat them as marketing snapshots, not fixed truth.

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## Note on your “internal links” requirement
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If you want, paste two existing RTJ URLs (e.g., your Bordeaux guide + a Bordeaux food/wine page), and I’ll weave them in cleanly in-context without fluff.

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