What to book before you travel to the Vendée?

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 €124 per person

The Vendée

Days 1-7

Days 1-7Puy du FouA park of full-scale shows rather than rides: gladiators in a 6,000-seat arena, Vikings rising from the water, hundreds of birds of prey overhead.€47Book on GetYourGuide →

Days 1-7Île d'YeuAn island 17 km offshore, sandy in the north, granite in the south, with the Vieux-Château on its rock and the port of La Meule.€48Book on GetYourGuide →

Days 1-7Maillezais AbbeyAn abbey on a former island in the marsh, made a cathedral in the 14th century, where Rabelais stayed in the 1520s.€10Book on GetYourGuide →

Days 1-7The Marais Poitevin by boatGlide by flat-bottomed boat through the Green Venice, a maze of canals dug by medieval monks, under pollarded ash trees with herons for company.€19Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: Les Sables-d'Olonne · Passage du Gois and Noirmoutier · Vouvant · Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie

All activities in The Vendée 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 Vendée cost?

€124 per person if you do them all, across 4 bookings. The most expensive is "Île d'Yeu" at €48, the cheapest "Maillezais Abbey" at €10. Prices checked when written: confirm them when you book.

What can you do in the Vendée without booking anything?

4 visits on this itinerary need no ticket or time slot, starting with Les Sables-d'Olonne, Passage du Gois and Noirmoutier, Vouvant, Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie. 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 Vendée guide: itinerary, map, where to sleep→ 🗓️ Best time to visit the Vendée, month by month→ 🎟️ What to book: all our destinations→