Visit the salt marshes
Weekend ideas
DISCOVERY OUTINGS: WEEKEND IDEAS
Exploring the salt marshes is all about getting closer to nature and meeting people. It gives everyone an opportunity to get an overview of a living and working environment.
Terre de Sel is there to raise awareness of the need to protect nature, using a sensory, scientific and human approach.
All our exploratory tours end with a visit to our exhibition centre (the entry price is included in the price of all our tours), which provides information about the work done by the salt worker and the ecological riches to be found in the salt marshes through the seasons.
Upstairs there’s a mezzanine with a panoramic view, where we host art exhibitions in 2-month cycles on themes related to the marshes.
All our salt marsh tours are on foot and are led by salt marsh specialists : salt workers and naturalist guides .
Learning about the profession: tours led by a salt worker
Our cultural tour:
« Flower sea salt, the pleasure of taste » (in french only)
This 2-hour tour takes you around the different parts of the salt marsh to learn about a profession that has remained traditional and the gastronomic virtues of the “white gold”. Adults and children alike will enjoy tasting some of the products.
Our standard tour:
« Profession: salt worker» (possible in english)
this 90-minute tour takes you around the different parts of the salt marsh to learn about a profession that has remained traditional. You’ll see how the water circuit operates, how the salt is harvested and what the work involves in each season.
PRICE: adults 8,00 € - children 6.00 €
Our short tour :
« A brief introduction to salt » (possible in english)
this 45-minute tour takes you round the salt marshes, where you’ll see how the water circuit operates and learn how the famous Guérande salt is formed.
PRICE: adults 6.00 € - children 4.00 €
Our theme tour:
« A ramble through the marshes » (in french only)
This is a 3-hour circuit for good walkers, from Terre de Sel to the Le Croisic Straits, through a 12-kilometre maze of private salt marshes.
PRICE: adults 10.00 € - children 8.00 €
Learning about the environment: tours led by a naturalist guide
Our cultural tour:
« The salt marsh ecosystem » (in french only)
This 2-hour tour takes you round a salt marsh for a scientific approach to the plant and animal life specific to the salt marshes.
PRICE: adults 10.00 € - children 8.00 €
Our standard tour:
« Salt and nature » (possible in english)
this 90-minute tour takes you around the salt marshes and shows you how they operate. You can also observe the plant and animal life. We provide binoculars.
PRICE: adults 8.00 € - children 6.00 €
Our short tour:
« A brief introduction to salt » (possible in english)
this 45-minute tour takes you round the salt marshes, where you’ll see how the water circuit operates and learn how the famous Guérande salt is formed.
PRICE: adults 6.00 € - children 4.00 €
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