# Découverte de la Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel

Guide en Genêts

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/companies/decouverte-de-la-baie

Guides of the Mont-Saint-Michel bay since 1994, based in Genêts: crossings on foot to the mount, circuits to Tombelaine and short walks at the foot of the walls.

Découverte de la Baie is a guiding company in Genêts, on the Norman shore of the bay, that has led groups across the sand since 1994. All its guides hold the prefecture's accreditation as a Mont-Saint-Michel bay guide, or are training under the responsibility of an accredited one: it is what is needed to cross the bay safely, because the tide comes in fast, there is quicksand and the rivers change course.

## What they do

From late March to early November they organise the long crossings from the Bec d'Andaine or Saint-Léonard to the mount: return on foot, about 14 km and six hours (€23 adults, €15 ages 3 to 14), or there on foot and back by shuttle and bus (€33 and €25). All year they run circuits to the island of Tombelaine (€20 and €13) and short walks of about two hours at the foot of the mount: the walk round the mount, the sunset walk and the rising-tide walk with the tidal bore (€17 and €12), and one of an hour and a half on the quicksand (€15 and €11). Under-3s do not pay.

## How it works

It is wise to book on its website, because groups are limited; with a reservation, the guide waits for you fifteen minutes before at the departure point. Without a reservation, you can turn up in the half hour beforehand and pay the guide if places remain. From April to October you walk barefoot and in shorts; from November to March, in boots or neoprene booties and warm clothes. Dogs may go on a lead, but not on outings with a shuttle or bus. The activities are not for pregnant women or people with heart, breathing or joint problems.

## What they run

- [Guided Walk across the Bay, from Genêts to the Mount](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/normandy/mont-saint-michel/things-to-do/guided-bay-crossing-from-genets), in Mont-Saint-Michel. Great crossing, return on foot from the Bec d'Andaine or Saint-Léonard. Desde 23 € adult (€15 for ages 3 to 14). 6 h. Late March to early November. 14 km, about 45 minutes' stop at the mount. Great crossing, there on foot and back by shuttle and bus. Desde 33 € adult (€25 for ages 3 to 14). 6 h 30. Late March to early November. 7 km on foot and an hour and a half free at the mount. Circuit to the island of Tombelaine. Desde 20 € adult (€13 for ages 3 to 14). 3 h 30. All year according to calendar. 7 or 8 km from the Bec d'Andaine or from the mount
- [Guided Walk on the Sand at the Foot of the Mount](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/normandy/mont-saint-michel/things-to-do/guided-sand-walk-at-the-foot-of-the-mount), in Mont-Saint-Michel. Walk around Mont-Saint-Michel. Desde 17 € adult (€12 for ages 3 to 14). 2 h. All year according to calendar. 3 km; also in a sunset version. Rising tide and tidal bore. Desde 17 € adult (€12 for ages 3 to 14). 2 h. Days of big tides. 3 km; a walk and, at the end, the wave that announces the rising sea. Discovery of the quicksand. Desde 15 € adult (€11 for ages 3 to 14). 1 h 30. All year according to calendar. 2 km; guide's demonstration and a safe trial

Independent companies: you book with them, on their terms. Prices are as they publish them and may change.

## Practical details

- Address: La Maison du Guide, 1 rue Montoise, 50530 Genêts, Manche
- Phone: +33 2 33 70 83 49
- Email: infos@decouvertebaie.com
- Opening hours: Mon–Fri 09:00–12:30 y 14:00–17:30; Sat y Sun closed
- Office hours from November to March; from April to October, Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 18:00 and weekends from 10:00 to 17:30
- Languages: French
- Meeting point: Bec d'Andaine (ticket office opposite the restaurant), Route du Bec d'Andaine, 50530 Genêts
- Meeting point: Saint-Léonard (Découverte de la Baie flag), Route des Moires, 50530 Vains Saint-Léonard
- Meeting point: Foot of the Mont-Saint-Michel walls, to the right of the main entrance, Le Mont-Saint-Michel
- Details checked on 12 November 2026.

## Contact

- Web: https://decouvertebaie.com/
- Coordenadas: 48.6853, -1.4773

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Do you need to book?
It is recommended; without a booking you can go to the departure point half an hour before, if places remain.

### Do they cross in winter?
The long crossings run from late March to early November; in winter there are short walks and circuits to Tombelaine.

### Can children go?
Yes, even young ones; under-3s do not pay and there are outings designed for families.