Relaxing and gourmet break at the water’s edge
On-site or take-away bar “guinguette”
A drink, a salad, grilled meats, aperitif platters, regional products, ice creams, there is everything you need for adults and children.
Cool off, eat well, play, dance, relax…
Refresh yourself, play, dance or peacefully enjoy the banks of the river, before or after a canoe trip or an activity in the area.
Discover the sporting, festive and community events organised throughout the season.
Opening hours
During the day during canoe rental times
March 30 to April 30: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. except April 8, 15, 22 and 29.
May, June and September: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day.
July and August: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day.
October: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except Sunday and Monday
In the evening from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. from June 22 until the beginning of September.
Opening concert with the duo Fohl Ding Pop!
Opening concert of La Guinguette on Saturday June 22, then Monday July 22, August 12 and 19, 2024 from 8 p.m.
Our guinguette base is located at Le Bugue, 238 Allée Jean-Paul Souriau.
Out of season, provision of equipment possible, depending on navigation and weather conditions.
A free car park right at our canoe base.
Tourist activities. Near to our base there are many family, tourist, historical and cultural activities. All accessible in walking distance. see our Good Addresses.
Unmissable activities just a few steps from the Guinguette… and at a reduced price!
-20% at the ticket office on presentation of the Bournat canoe receipt.
The Parc du Bournat, a trip in 1900
Very close to our base is the Parc du Bournat, a unique theme park bringing to life the life of our ancestors. Combine canoe descent and a leap into the past, for a few hours during the day or in the evening during the Nocturnes all summer until 11 p.m.
Electric bike rental – Dordogne Bee’s
Discover the emblematic sites and picturesque villages of the region: Limeuil, Les Eyzies, Montignac, Le Gouffre de Proumeyssac… all along the 80 km Dordogne Valley cycle path.
The authentic Cave of Bara-Bahau
Discover the Bara-Bahau Cave, a prehistoric cave, classified as a historic monument, containing authentic and very large engravings from the Middle Magdalenian.
Day of collecting waste from the banks of the Vézère by canoe – Join us!
Plastic bags, tires and all kinds of waste litter the vegetation on the banks of the Vézère. To keep this landscape intact and prevent any harm to local wildlife, come in large numbers.
Saturday May 25, 2024
Meet at the Bournat canoe base in Bugue-sur-Vézère
To know
Annual, free and voluntary operation. Open to all.
A thank you drink is offered to participants at the canoe base.
Bring gardening gloves and closed shoes.
Organized by the Mixed Syndicate of the Vézère Watershed, the Community of Communes of the Vallée de l’Homme, the Grand Site de France Vallée de la Vézère, the riverside municipalities, canoe rental companies, fishing associations and unions sorting.
To participate: 06 37 98 90 02