Great Way To See Dordogne from a Different Perspective - This was a really fun way to see the Dordogne valley from a different vantage point. The canoes were great, and the staff at Canoes Loisirs very helpful. We had a great three hours paddling down the river.

Excellent trip - The canoe trip was wonderful. The trip took about 4 hours and we really enjoyed the pristine river and magnificent chateaux. The company 'canoes loisirs' were so welcoming and professional.

Nice ride down the Dordogne River - The 5 Chateaux canoe tour with Canoe Loisirs offered a nice self-paced 2.5-hour trip down the Dordogne river, amidst lovely scenery and architecture. The canoe ride leaves from the Vitrac riverside in the county of Domme (not to be confused with the town of Domme on top), and glides downstream to just past Beynac, and a shuttle then brings to back to the Vitrac base camp hourly.

Great location for paddling. Helpful service - We are experienced paddlers and needed to be back to our car in time to get to our cave tour. Baptiste at the rental counter assured us we could do this on time and reviewed the timing with us. For anyone else in this predicament- We were able to complete the trip in about 2 1/4 hrs plus a 30 minute stop for a sandwich. This was straight paddling - not particularly taxing - not a race - not a HIIT class - just not much floating to rest. We are in our 60s - just means you have to have the physical ability. Otherwise allow more time. That said the views were lovely. Combination of natural stretches of riverbanks with the beautiful chateaus of the Dordogne. Ideally we would have biked back to the start point - but due to fluctuations in weather we had to canoe the same day as the cave tour. Next time. It does appear that their other tour operator is at the terminus and that this combo would go quite smoothly. Also - we took the "canoe" per the kayak so we could sit upright - but used the kayak paddle for speed.

Brilliant, highly recommend! - A fantastic way to see the Dordogne river, towns and castles. The operator was really easy to deal with, we picked up the canoes from them and then once finished they drop you back to the starting point. Highly recommend!

Same trip 3 years running! - Very well organised business, friendly & efficient staff. Beautiful scenery. Backing again next year! Thank you again for a great day out.

Canoe Hire Dordogne Sept 2025 - We had a great day on the river and this was exactly as described. The scenery was spectacular and we managed to dock en route for lunch easily.

Fantastic day out. Highly recommended - Excellent all round. Customer service fantastic and all of us thoroughly enjoyed the day. Definitely coming back to do again. Thank you to all staff.

A great way to spend a morning - I did this with my dog (note I brought a life jacket for him, I don’t think those are supplied). Lots of parking on site in Vitrac. Note location is opposite side of bridge to the roundabout. Within 15 mins we were on our way. I had never kayaked before and found it fine. We did the shorter route to Castelnaud which was plenty for us. There is a bus once an hour that picks you up to bring you back.

Great fun and well organised - We took two boats and did the trip from Vitrac to Beynac, about 16km in all. A good 3-hour row but we stopped halfway at a beach for a picnic. All very friendly and well organised and a nice little bar at the end for a well earned drink. Highly recommended!