Palunette Guided Tour
A nature monitor accompanies you on this 2.5 km circuit to show that alone, you would not have seen. Access to a flat form of observation and an observatory of fauna.

walk time 1 hour
departures at 11h, 14h30 and 16h
march on wednesday, saturday and sunday
april/may/june on wednesday, thursday, saturday and sunday
july/august on tuesday, wednesday, thursday and sunday
rates : 6 € adult - 1/2 rate child 6 - 17 years

upon reservation only
within the limits of the available places

An exit sheltered from the sun in the middle of Camargue ; on the carriage, at the rhythm of the horses, come to discover landscapes and traditions of Camargue ; since the top of dykes your look will hit towards the skyline far, while you will listen the coachman relate his knowledge and sound lived in this camargue world. He knows it well, he was born here ! 8 km walkways over the dykes across ponds and marsh in a 2 horses drawn carriage. Besides numerous birds, perhaps you will watch a fox or a boar, because the smell of the horses hides that of the man !

tour time 2 hours
april to september : departures at 10h and 15h from tuesday till sunday, and bank holidays
february/march/october/november : departure at 14h30 on wednesday, sunday and bank holidays
rates : 15 € adult - 1/2 rate child 6 - 17 years

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only upon reservation
In the heart of marshes, walkways over the dykes, walking circuit equipped with animal observatories and panoramic towers : it is the best outing to discover the diversity of wild birds, as well as the great natural areas of Camargue. An advance guided with nature monitor, in a shrine of nature rich and diversified to discover secret Camargue thanks to observatories and spotting scope.

Nature walking (6km/6h)
february/march/september/october/november/december (to the 15th) – walk time 6h
every sundays, bank hollidays, and on every zones french school hollidays wednesdays
départure at 10h
do not forget your footwear of step, nor your picnic !

april/may– walktime 4 hours
on wednesday, thursday, saterday and sunday - departure at 16h
do not forget your footwear of step !
tenancy of binoculars in reception, shop

Nature visite (2h)
2 hours outing time
april/may/june/july/august : on monday, tuesday, friday and sunday
departure at 10h and 17h
tenancy of binoculars in reception, shop

Crepuscular outing (2h)
2 hours outing time
february/march/september/october/november/december (from 1st to 15th)
every thursday
departure hour in accordance with sunset, ask in reception
february : departure at 16h30
tenancy of binoculars in reception, shop

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Special, from February till July,
direct since the reception thanks to a video camera fixed above the nest…

Extract of the log 2008 of the family white stork

One of 10 nests occupied by couples of storks is equipped with a camera …

22/07/08 young strorks continue coming regularly to the nest to have a rest ; by strong mistral, they do not defer stretching out to give less than resistance to the wind ; they are visible on them, third party of the starling and the course of the carriage notably everywhere ; on the 10 nests so to benefit this of stork, 27 young one flied off this year ; among them, 11 were ringed
07/07/08 the young storks fly and act as the adults, the nest is now empty most often
26/06/08 young storks goes and come, but they see them still often in the nest
17/06/08 the young storks have almost adult's size
02/06/08 baguage of the young one, to be able to be coherent during their subsequent flies
27/05/08 the plumage of the young birds evolves, feathers grow at the same time as the body gets stronger.
18/05/08 The young storks put on weight and grow, they beat wings on the nest ; they are sometimes alone, but in general 1 of the parents is present with them on the nest, while other one is in hunt to come back nourish the young birds
05/05/08 The 4 young storks grow at a quick glance, if their wings still appear as stumps, they agitate them to develop muscles of them, they stand on their legs, lengthen the neck to discover the world of the nest show renews itself continuously, notably when the parents bring to eat !
02/05/08 there is no more than young birds 4 !
29/04/08 babies grow, but one of 5 young one has particularly weak air ; an egg has already disappeared since there were 5 hatchings, with 6 eggs at first ; one of them must therefore have been ejected.
21/04/08 14h30 a 5th chick was born ; the female stands on the nest, she slicks and cleans the feathers of his chest, then shelters her chicks under a "umbrella" reconstructed with wings put down laterally (cf. photograph)
21/04/08 10 h 30 under the sun, the female has just got up for 30 seconds, they had the time to see 4 storks babies, white bowls which tighten the neck towards the sky ; they understand the mother why (or the father?) moves aside wings, it was to constitute very cosier and broader shelter in its offspring ! A last egg is still whole, while the rubbish of a hatched egg is still at the edge of the nest.
21/04/08 9h this morning, the female did not move, it remains wings semi-moved aside on the nest, unruffled. Perhaps the sun which shines is it going to give him opportunity to move a bit ?
19/04/08 the female did not get up from the day, impossible to know if other infants storks were born ! she remains on the nest the moved aside wings, as if to protect better her eggs and her offspring of bad weather
16/04/08 the 1st chick of stork was born ! This morning when the female got up on her legs, there were 6 eggs ! and early in the afternoon when it got up once again, a baby was, lower case small bowl of down there ! The female then cleaned the nest by taking away the rubbish of shells one after another with his beak, dropping them outside the nest. It then went back down, continuing brooding the 5 other eggs, while holding the small good in heat under the topcoat of feathers !
15/04/08 in when the hatching of the 1st egg ? she would not know how to defer, it takes place in general 1 month after the 1th laying, and the 1st egg was laid 12/03 !
08/04/08 They wait for the 1th hatching ! the female gets up regularly to manipulate with his beak, dispose the nest and replace the 6 eggs in her convenience
22/03/08 a 6th egg was laid ! the 2 parents are often together on the nest, the one who brews, the other who looks after the binnacle around, puts back in place sticks, pulls on the one hand, grows of other one. From time to time, the adult who brews gets up and puts back in place the laying, turn eggs with his beak, with big delicacy ; then il the summer position clearly the nest, while light during its toilette not to slick plumes, always in front of the camera… always has movement there up here on the nest !!
20/03/08 They discovered a 5th egg when finally the female got up 21 during the day !
18/03/08 This morning the female (ou the male? because they brew alternately) was on the nest without moving. When the stork brood hen got up again to manipulate eggs of its beak, there was 4 ! in when the 5th egg ?
16/03/08 This morning the female was on the nest and when she got up, with care and delicacy, she re-installed eggs with his beak, what allowed us to discover the 3rd egg !
14/03/08 This morning, discovery of a 2nd egg in the nest; the female broods the 2 eggs, she raises herself up, from time to time what allows to see the level of progress of the laying
12/03/08 this is there, the 1st egg appeared in afternoon. Which punctuality, in 3 days near, the laying was made in the same date as last year!
10/03/08 No egg was again laid
04/03/08 The female is more and more often put down on the nest without moving, we have a feeling that the laying is soon going to be made. When will come the 1st egg? it is suspense…
26/02/08 Storks continue recharging their nest, go them and come succeed one another, mating is more and more frequent
22/02/07 During all February, both birds repaired their nest, bringing branches and cowpat there constituting a comfortable mattress for the future chicks. We intend them to bang of the beak and can notice their parades. We waylay impatiently their mating which should not defer any more.
10/02/08 The winter having been, made soft rather it some months than couples it of storks frequent the nest. The couple struts about, bangs of beak, opening of wings, etc. ; the adults recharge the nest of branches of herbes and cowpats constituting a cosy mattress !

Camargue is an earth of marvels and mysteries, unfortunately often closed to the watcher curious for nature. The Marshes of Vigueirat offer you to explore the heart in depth by submerging you in wild and safeguarded landscapes, with a naturalist guide who will be able to initiate you to the actuality of nature, and answer all your questions.

The Marais du Vigueirat constitute a site of choice for the observation of nature…

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