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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mono" data-source="post: 3305848" data-attributes="member: 32540">Madeleine,Having started this thread and just returned from the trip mentioned...Camargue is a great bird habitat and as such there is a lot to be seen from simply driving and walking around, it does have some UK style nature reserves with visitor centres and trails but with out a car these would be difficult to reach. If don't mind a bit of walking and have good enough French to tell the bus drivers where to stop then a couple are accessible by bus. The easiest is the Pont de Gau Ornithological Park, the bus to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer goes right past it, plus if you go on to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer there are lots of good lagoons within walking distance. Another good bus accessible birding spot is to go up to Baux and walk around the rock.There are companies that run "Experience Camargue" trips out of Arles that will take you to see bulls, horses and flamingos, but if you want to do more than that you will have to do it yourself or if you want to pay you can contact these folk <a href="http://www.wildlifeprovencale.com/about-us/" target="_blank">http://www.wildlifeprovencale.com/about-us/</a></blockquote>