Le Mas d Agenais - Base, travel and arrival info

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1 Le Mas d Agenais - Base, travel and arrival info Please read the following pages befe your journey to our base. They contain lots of imptant and useful infmation to help you plan your trip and to prepare you f your boating holiday. Please don t hesitate to contact us if you require any further infmation. We wish a safe journey. BASE ADDRESS AND CONTACT DETAILS Address : Le Boat Le Mas d'agenais, 44, l'ecluse F 47430, Le Mas d Agenais Telephone: 0033 (0) Fax: 0033 (0) lemas@leboat.com Please contact the base direct if you are en-route and need further directions have been delayed and will be arriving later than planned. F all other queries, please call us on TRAVEL INFORMATION BY ROAD Be prepared: It is your responsibility to familiarise yourself with local road rules and abide by them. Most European countries have a list of compulsy equipment that you must take with you. F example, there is a new legal requirement in France to carry a breathalyser in your car. F driving advice and a list of the equipment you ll need, please visit GPS Co-dinates: E ` N ` Directions: Michelin map n 79 and IGN map n 110 will be useful. From Bdeaux - take the motway number A62 and leave at the Marmande exit. From Toulouse - take the motway number A62 and leave at the Aiguillon exit. Directions from Paris: Take the A6 to Lyons, then A7 to Orange and then A9 through to Remoulins. Leave Autoute A9 at Remoulins and follow signs f Beaucaire and continue to town centre. On descending a straight wide road (Boulevard Marechal Foch) go straight over roundabout and straight on over bridge. Continue straight ahead through the traffic lights. Take the next road to the right, pass Baccardi/Martini facty and follow this road to the Connoisseur base (signposted). Road distance approximately 700 kms 6.5 hrs.

2 FERRIES The following ferry companies operate to Nthern France. Dover to Dunkirk: DFDS Seaways (previously Nfolk Lines) Dover to Calais: P&O Newhaven to Dieppe: LD Lines Ptsmouth to Le Harve: LD Lines Ptsmouth to Caen: Brittany Ferries try Nthern Spain and drive across to South France Ptsmouth to Bilbao Santander: Brittany Ferries Plymouth to Santander: Brittany NEAREST AIRPORTS Airpt Bdeaux - Merignac Tel: NEAREST TRAIN STATIONS Railway station at Marmande. LOCAL CAR RENTAL Marmande, Agen Hertz (Marmande) - Tel: Europcar (Marmande) - Tel: Avis (Agen) - Tel: Hertz (Agen) - Tel: Europcar (Agen) - Tel: TAXI TRANSFERS Taxi Thierry Gueble - Tel: + 33 (0) If you are arriving by plane train, we can arrange f a taxi to transfer you to and from the base. Please complete a taxi transfer request fm, found at the end of this document, and return it as instructed at least two weeks pri to your holiday. Fares are payable locally in local currency. FROM TO Up to 4 pax Sundays, Bank Holidays 7 am to 7 pm 7 pm to 7 am Agen Bergerac Bdeaux Airpt Bdeaux City Centre Castelnaudary Le Mas d'agenais Castelsarrasin Condom Douelle Marmande Moissac Montauban Nérac Toulouse Agen Nerac % Waiting charge : 18,00 / hour. Guide prices only subject to change.

3 CAR TRANSFERS (FOR ONEWAY CRUISES) If you are doing a one-way cruise (i.e. returning your boat to a different base), we can transfer your car from your departure base to your end base. Our staff are insured to drive your vehicle on your behalf, with the exception of rental vehicles. Car transfers are bookable in advance. Start Base End Base Transfer Supplement Le Mas d Agenais Castelnaudary $410 Le Mas d Agenais Condom $170 Le Mas d Agenais Montauban $270 YOUR ARRIVAL BASE OPENING HOURS Tuesday Thursday: 9.00am to 12.00am and 2.00pm to 6.00pm Monday, Friday & Saturday: 8.30am to 12.00am and 1.30pm to 6.00pm Sunday: CLOSED WHEN TO ARRIVE: Your boat will be ready to depart f 16:00-17:30. We recommend that you arrive 60 minutes earlier f check-in and instructions. If you have booked an Early Check-in Service, please arrive at the base ready to depart between 11am and 12pm from 2pm. LATE ARRIVALS: If you are going to be arriving at the base late, you will need to infm the base directly. When you arrive at the base there will be a note on the reception do infming you where your boat is. The boat will be left open with the lights on f you to stay on board that night. The base staff will do the full briefing the following mning. UPON ARRIVAL: Our base staff look fward to welcoming you to and aim to make your arrival and holiday as smooth and enjoyable as possible. When you arrive base staff will: Take a fuel deposit to cover the fuel you use during your holiday. Any extra fuel used will be charged on your return we will refund the difference f fuel you have not used. Take a refundable collision damage deposit if you have not purchased collision damage waiver. This will be refunded if you return your boat and its inventy undamaged at the end of your holiday Familiarise you with your waterways guide, maps and other helpful documentation provided to help you plan where you want to go and where you d like to stop. Brief you about your boat, the equipment on board, and the cruising area Give you a boat handling demonstration on the water with one of our technicians. BASE FACILITES Free unsecure parking is available at the base.

4 PRE-ORDER YOUR GROCERIES Order one ( me) of our 2 grocery packs, which will be ready on board f you when you arrive: 1) Sundowner Pack - all the essentials f your first evening on board. This will cost $60. Sundowner 2 bottles of local wine 1 bottle of coke Crisps 6 cans of beer 1 bottle of lemonade Aperitif biscuits 6 bottles of water 1 bottle of Juice Peanuts 2) Starter Pack - all you need f your first night & mning aboard. This will cost $85. Starter Olive oil Kitchen Towels Silver foil Salt/Pepper Fresh coffee Croissants/Pain au chocolat (vacuum packed not fresh) Butter Milk Bread (wrapped not baguette) Sugar Jam 1 packet of biscuits 2 bottles of local wine 1 bottle of coke Crisps 6 cans of beer 1 bottle of lemonade Aperitif biscuits 6 bottles of water 1 bottle of Juice Peanuts These packs are only available pre-booked, from the time of your booking up to 2 weeks befe departure. LOCAL FACILITIES HOTELS & RESTAURANTS Hostellerie Champon - Tel: Chez Angèle - Tel Chinatown - Tel Le Chaudron - Tel La Malmaison - Tel SUPERMARKET & SHOPS The nearest supermarket can be found in Tonneins Marmande, 15 kms from the base. They open at 9.00am to 8.00pm every day, but are closed on Sunday. In the town surrounding the base, you can find lots of shops, including a butcher, baker, bank and grocers. These shops are open every day, apart from Sunday mning. On Monday, you find only the baker and the grocer open. There are also pubs and one restaurant in the town. The restaurant is closed on Sunday evening. YOUR RETURN Your boat should be returned and unoccupied by 9am on your last cruising day ( by midday if you have booked a Late Check-out).

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6 Taxi Transfer Request Fm Please complete this fm and fax it to your base 14 days pri to your arrival. Fax: 0033 (0) All taxi transfer costs are payable locally direct to the driver. Lead Name... Booking Reference... Number in party Mobile number to reach you on on day of arrival Fax Number (we will send confirmation of your transfer to this address / fax number) Arrival Collection Arrival Date to be collected... To be collected from: Airpt Name Flight no:.. Arrival Time.. Train Station Arrival Time.. Other Meeting Point.. Requested pick up time... To be taken to.....(start base) Departure Collection Departure Date to be collected from base To be collected from..(end base) To be taken to: Airpt Name. Flight no:.. Departure Time.... Train Station Departure Time... Other Departure Point.. Requested drop off time To be completed by the base: Approx price (payable directly to driver). Meeting point.... Transfer booked on (date)... Transfer company contact no:..