Freedom Ride Program

First day

Arrival around 9:00 am at the Butterfly canoe base.

Distribution of equipment (canoes, life jackets, paddles, waterproof containers),

Transfer by bus to the chosen departure point:

Departure from Beaulieu (5 days of canoeing)

Beaulieu / Carennac 20 km

Gintrac; ruins of the iron-cut castle
Carennac; medieval village.

Departure from Carennac (4 days of canoeing)

Carennac / Meyronne 21 km

Floirac; small village rich in history.
Gluges; small village in a meander of the Dordogne dominated by the Belvedere of Copeyre.

Departure from Meyronne (3 days of canoeing)

Meyronne / Souillac 20 km  

Lacave, famous for its caves.
The castles of Belcastel and Treyne Souillac; the joyful jazz town of the summer.

Departure from Souillac (2 days of canoeing)

Souillac / Carsac 19 km

You arrive in the Périgord Noir.
St Julien de Lampon, a church with remarkable 16th century frescoes.

Last day Carsac / Beynac 25 km

Le Cingle de Montfort where the castle of Montfort stands.
Domme, a medieval bastide overlooking the Dordogne.
La Roque-Gageac; a village built between the cliffs and the Dordogne.
Castelnaud and its castle, a museum of warfare in the Middle Ages.
The castle of Beynac, one of the four baronies of the Périgord

Back to the Butterfly base. 

End of the hike.