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Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur
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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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Saintes-Maries-De-La-Mer

Camargue Horses – Pink Flamingos in the Camargue loop from Arénes de Méjanes

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Camargue Horses – Pink Flamingos in the Camargue loop from Arénes de Méjanes

03:36

65.7km

30m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 10, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional de Camargue

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2.18 km

Greater flamingos at the Étang de Vaccarès

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between bulls and horses

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2.75 km

Camargue Bull

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Shaped by its natural habitat, the Camargue bull is an animal of a rustic breed. The cattle of the Camargue live almost wild in herds, the "Manades" and their rearing and exercise area are the grasslands and the swamps of the Camargue. With its slender body and head, it barely exceeds 1.30 meters at the shoulder. Its fur is always very dark in color - brown to black. The horns, the typical identification mark of this breed, are very long, tapering and - predominantly in the female animals - curved in the form of a perfect lyre.

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3.76 km

Camargue Horses

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The Camargue horse is a small, robust horse that lives mainly in the Camargue - the landscape around the Rhone Delta in southern France - and is partly bred in wild stud farms. Background information on horse evaluation and breeding can be found at: Exterior, Interior and Horse Breeding.

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19.4 km

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19.9 km

You feel like you're in a huge zoo - everywhere 🦩🦩

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20.0 km

You feel like you're in a huge zoo - flamingos everywhere 🦩🦩🤩

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21.2 km

It is a wonderful experience to watch these elegant birds feeding.

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21.8 km

THE FLAMINGO

The pink flamingo is one of the 340 species of birds
Fauna of the Camargue. Probably the most fascinating bird.

This largest colony of pink flamingos in the western Mediterranean has been breeding on a breeding island since the beginning of the 1970s
in the Camargue.

Scientists and nature lovers have created an extensive program to protect the flamingo and also to provide it with a comfortable habitat. The place where the flamingos nest was owned by the Compagnie des Salins du Midi until the end of 2008. Today this extraordinary area belongs to the Conservatoire du Littoral. The greatest vigilance is required to protect the reproduction, because the colony in the delta is exceptional and of worldwide notoriety (10 to 15,000 pairs annually).
In order to observe the birds during their wedding parades, it is essential to follow the instructions of the staff of the nature park and the bird protection organization.
In order not to disturb the peace of these very shy birds, it is not possible to visit the breeding island itself.
Special tours of this area, unique in France, are offered from April to the end of September.

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25.2 km

Spot to see pink flamingos

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Between Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer and Salin-de-Giraud, this dike that crosses the Camargue ponds is a magnificent place to immerse yourself in nature. The pink flamingos that you can see are the best proof of this.

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65.7 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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31.6 km

31.2 km

2.75 km

191 m

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< 100 m

Surfaces

32.2 km

15.4 km

7.60 km

5.27 km

4.42 km

907 m

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Comments

July 28, 2022,Tour de l'étang de Vaccarès Camargue Circuit à partir de Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
Demanding ! With a semi-rigid mountain bike, it beats and above all well thought out in the water.

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Strenuous tour as the path was partly very bad. But saw a lot of flamingos and Camargue horses. Bulls were there too.

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Great tour around the Camargue nature reserve 😊. Flamingos🦩, white horses🐴, black bulls 🐂 and seemingly endless expanses of salt marshes and ponds 🥰. Unfortunately, the animals were never close enough for a good photo 🙈
The route is advertised by the tourist office, but not signposted 😏. But you can hardly miss it. Changing road surfaces, mostly asphalt, but …

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April 29, 2022,Tour
Telephone failure distance 65 km wheel of the pond of Vacares Camargue. ❤️👍

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