Underground & cool · Rowboat hire · €
Rowboats on Lac Daumesnil
Hire an open wooden rowboat on the lake in the Bois de Vincennes and pull yourself out to its two islands — the same boating ritual Parisians have kept up for more than a century.
Weekday mornings the embarcadère stays shut until 2pm; closed mid-November to mid-February.
AddressRoute de la Ceinture du Lac Daumesnil, 75012 Paris
Arrondissement12e
Price€ · Open boat ~€13/hr
HoursDaily exc ~15 Nov–15 Feb; weekends from 10:00
Verified openJune 2026
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