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River Trips the blog
Suggested cruising options Laval*
An unforgettable cruise on the beautiful Mayenne
** All prices are calculated on the basis of a two day weekend in low season.
Description of
the boating holiday
Essential Anjou
Enjoy a week of sailing one-way on the Mayenne one-way from Laval to Sablé-sur-Sarthe, and make the most of your Nicols rental boat and the beautiful landscapes of this region. You’ll discover its fauna and flora, its history and master the traditional skills of manual locks.
The Port of Laval is an ideal starting point for a boating holiday. Surrounded by nature, yet easy to reach - just one kilometre from the TGV train station.
Laval: Racecourse ofBellevue-la-Forêt, Lactopôle dairy museum, Chateau de Laval, “Bateau-Lavoir Saint-Julien” historic floating wash-house, museum
Entrammes: Abbey of Port Salut, Roman-Gaul Baths
Château-Gontier: Zoo, “Jardin du bout de monde” - garden at Chateau Gontier, equestrian centre, Convent of Ursulines, St Jean’s church
Ménil: Notre Dame de Bonne Fortune’s chapel, the laundry where painter Degas Daon: Leisure centre (canoes, pedalos, swimming), Fountain laundry
La Jaille-Yvon : Saint Loup Church, hiking trails, outdoor activities at the Base de loisirs Anjou Sport Nature
Chenillé-Changé: Church, water mill, Chateau des Rues
Montreuil-sur-Maine: Mariale’s cave, Chauvon
Grez-Neuville: Aquarelle gallery, equestrian centre, St Martin’s church
Pruillé: Château du Plessis Macé
Feneu: Church, hiking trails, Moulin de Sautré water mill, Château de Sautré
Montreuil-Juigné: Pedestrian path, castle, library, church, Le Marais, nature reserve with observation point
Cantenay-Epinard: Hiking trails
Angers: Château de Roi René, cathedral, museum, Terra Botanica amusement and botanical park, parks
Ecouflant: Park Anjou Adventure tree-climbing park, Parc de loisir des Sablières (water park), Interpretive village trail, sensory garden in the town hall
Briollay: Church (historic monument), laundry
Cheffes-sur-Sarthe: Church of Notre Dame de Cheffes, Castle of Plessis Bourré, Golf course of Champigné
Juvardeil: Swimming pool by river, hiking trails
Tiercé/Etriche: Church, Chapelle du Moulin d’Ivray, hemp ovens
Juvardeil: Swimming pool by river, hiking trails
Châteauneuf-sur-Sarthe: House of the river, Boule de fort (a local game), equestrian centre
Brissarthe: Church, hiking trails
Morannes: Aquaculture farm of Anjou, St Aubin’s church, Boule du Fort (a local game)
Pincé-sur-Sarthe: Medieval garden, golf course, hiking trails
Sablé-sur-Sarthe: Castle park, guided tour of the ancient town centre, The museum of the flying man, art gallery of the Chateau de Villeneuve, ‘Espace Henri Royer’ with Picnic area, Playground, Mini golf, Pool and jetty.
Your one-way voyage finishes at Sablé-sur-Sarthe where you return your boat before heading home with amazing memories from your trip.
They tried it and love it
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We will come back…again!
We have been enjoying river cruises with Nicols for many years and particularly like cruising on the Mayenne from Laval. We have sailed five times from Grez-Neuville and there is no doubt that we'll be back again!
Edmund, Nierstein