What to book before you travel to the Landes?

Most visits can be booked on the spot. A few sell out days ahead. Here they are, stop by stop, with what you can do without booking underneath. Keep the rest of your time free.

Trip length

Weekend One week Two weeks

4 activities to book · about €83 per person

The Landes

Days 1-7

Days 1-7Courant d'Huchet by boatNine kilometres of river from Lake Léon to the ocean under alders and swamp cypress, travelled in a flat-bottomed boat steered by a local boatman.€20Book on GetYourGuide →

Days 1-7Écomusée de MarquèzeA small train leads to a Landes farming hamlet recreated as it was in 1890, showing how stilt-walking shepherds lived and how resin brought wealth.15,€50Book on GetYourGuide →

Days 1-7Contis lighthouseThe only lighthouse in the Landes, set in the forest 1.5 km inland, with 183 steps up to a view of dunes, pines and Pyrenees.€3Book on GetYourGuide →

Days 1-7Lake Biscarrosse and the Seaplane MuseumA 3,500-hectare freshwater lake with calm beaches, where Latécoère seaplanes took off across the Atlantic in the 1930s, a story told in the museum.€10Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: Hossegor and its tidal lake · Capbreton and its pier · Dax and the Fontaine Chaude · The Vélodyssée through the Landes forest

All activities in The Landes on GetYourGuide

Indicative prices per person, checked when written. The button opens the GetYourGuide search for the activity and the town, on the days of the stop once your dates are known. Some links are affiliate links: we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you.

Frequently asked questions

How much do the activities to book in the Landes cost?

€83 per person if you do them all, across 4 bookings. The most expensive is "Écomusée de Marquèze" at €50, the cheapest "Contis lighthouse" at €3. Prices checked when written: confirm them when you book.

What can you do in the Landes without booking anything?

4 visits on this itinerary need no ticket or time slot, starting with Hossegor and its tidal lake, Capbreton and its pier, Dax and the Fontaine Chaude, The Vélodyssée through the Landes forest. They make up most of your days: booking ahead only concerns a handful of sites with limited places.

The rest of the trip

📒 The free printable Landes guide: itinerary, map, where to sleep→ 🗓️ Best time to visit the Landes, month by month→ 🎟️ What to book: all our destinations→