Are croc shoes ok for Dordogne canoe rental?

Based on my experience, I am fairly certain that that don't care. I realize that they have a lot of rules on their website, but the entire experience was very casual in person.

Keep in mind that the beach in vitrac is a great place to spend an afternoon. That's also where you can rent canoes from.

In my experience they don't care what you wear. I can't imagine why crocs would be a problem. Your feet will get wet because it is a canoe.

Ok thank you. In the RS book it mentions closed toe shoes and that they are available for purchase at the canoe places. We will see how it goes.

FWIW I wore Teva sandals every time I canoed in this area; not sure why closed toed shoes would be required, but at any rate it wasn't an issue on our two occasions with canoes.

I think Keens would be a better show to take , they are good walking sandals and good in water .

If you're careful you can wear regular shoes on a canoeing trip without getting them wet. That's what my wife and I did last fall on a trip down the Dordogne.

Crocs are somewhat rare in France, but not un-heard of. You should be fine wearing them.

(Personally, I think they're hideous but I know they have their market)

Quick story: I live in a small town in Bourgogne that has an oddly large and diverse shoe store. People come to town just to hit the shoe store. The store has ornate shopping bags that they use to advertise the business. I live less than one block away and see people carrying those ornate red bags every day.

But for the Crocs they sell, they don't use their ornate bag. They have another bag, rather plain, with the word CROCS down the side. Perhaps that's a concession Crocs negotiated with them.

Or perhaps they want to distinguish their usual high-quality shoes such as Mephisto and Rieker from, well, Crocs.

You will get your feet wet or you are doing it wrong. Canoeing the Dordogne is more like a day at the beach than a camping trip. You'll see people pulled up onto sand bars and swimming or hanging out. If it's hot you'll want to cool off as well. Bathing suits and flip flops or Crocs would be fine. Rick in the canoe with Khaki pants looks rather silly after you have gone yourself.
Between to wildlife, scenery, Renaissance and Medieval things you see, the Dordogne and the canoe trip are amazing.

Just got off the river yesterday. Some of us had shoes that would stay on your feet. Others didn't. They didn't care. I'd say wear what works for your canoeing, walking in water to get into boat, and walking into town style.

We rented a two person canoe with Canoe Detente last week and I wore open-toed Chacos (they stay on your feet well unlike some flip flops) and my husband wore closed-toe Keens. We both were glad we had shoes we could get wet as it made it much easier to get in and out of the canoe when we wanted to stop. Honestly, I don't think the rental company ever even looked at our feet:) It was very laid back.

Thank you for all the replies.

We are just going to pack a pair of water shoes.

can we get by with flip flops? I would rather not pack or buy shoes just for this, but was expecting we would have to based on what Rick's book says.

Monique- Read above many people said flip flops were ok. That the tour company didn't even look at their feet.

Thank you, Richard, for letting me know that we were "doing it wrong."

How we managed to get down the Dordogne, through our several stops, all the while keeping our feet dry, I'll never know.

What terrible canoeists we must be!

Perhaps someday we'll return and "do it right" so we can experience the wet feet you seem to so tenderly value.

K... You're welcome, happy to help!

Help is always, always welcome.

I'd pack the one you prefer, flip flops or crocs. Both are light, flip flops take a little less room in your bag. Can your flip flops get wet? Even when I'm buying flip flops, I have an eye toward travel - can it get wet, does it have some traction on bottom?

I'd be really hesitant to pack anything extra for one small piece of your trip. Either flip flops or crocs will work fine for a paddle in a canoe. Crocs will also work at the beach. Pack one or the other, not both.

I have some Keen Newports I like for sailing. They're a little heavier and bulkier than I like to pack unless a significant part of the trip is on a boat.