Pratical information

Plan your visit…

  • Period 1: Winter holidays
    every day (except Monday) from 2pm to 5.30pm.
  • Period 2: March (outside school holidays), October, November, December
    on request, by reservation (groups and schools).
  • Period 3: April, May, June, until the first Saturday of the summer vacation (except Monday) from 2pm to 6.30pm.
  • Period 4: From the 1st Saturday to the last Sunday of the summer vacation
    every day from 10am to 7pm.
  • Period 5: September (every day except Monday) from 10am to 12h30 and 2pm to 6pm
  • Period 6: All Saints’ vacation and Christmas vacation
    every day (except Monday) from 2pm to 5.30pm.

Individual rates of the visits

Individuals rates of the visits
Guided tour:
  • Adult: 7€
  • Child aged 10-17 and students (under 26): 6€
  • Child under 10: free
  • Family (2 adults and 2 children): 16€
Visit:
  • Adult: 7€
  • Child aged 10-17 and students (under 26): 6€
  • Child under 10: free
  • Family (2 adults and 2 children): 16€
Twin ticket: cairn of Gavrinis + Cairn of Petit Mont
  • Adult: 22€
  • Child aged 10-17 and students (under 26): 12€
  • Child aged 4-10: 4€
  • Child under 4: free
  • Family (2 adults and 2 children): 60€
Workshops for children
  • 5€The fee is in addition to the entrance fee (the site is free for children under 10 years of age) and it is advisable to book your workshop: 02 97 53 74 03.

    An adult must be present: children cannot be left alone. The adult will pay for the entrance ticket to the site to benefit from the visit and will only pay for the workshop ticket (in addition) if he/she participates.

    We thank you for respecting the age limit.

How to benefit from free access?

Free admission is possible in the following cases:
• Person with a disability, on presentation of proof
• Child under 4 years of age
• Amel card, valid for one person, on presentation of proof
• Coupon from the Morbihan
Departmental Council
• Agent of the Compagnie des Ports du Morbihan, valid for one person, on presentation of proof

Can I get a reduced rate?

Reduced rates apply under the following conditions:

Megalith PassYou
get a discount if you have visited one of the following megalithic sites: the Cairn de Petit Mont, the Site des Mégalithes de Locmariaquer, the Musée de Préhistoire de Carnac or the Alignments de Carnac. The Pass is then given to you when you purchase your ticket.
The discount applies from the second site visited, it is valid for two people.
The Pass is valid all year round, depending on the opening period of the partner sites.
At the Cairn de Gavrinis, the Megalith Pass allows a discount only on classic visits.

Culture Trails PassThe Culture
Trails Pass is given to you when you visit one of the following departmental properties, in addition to the Gavrinis cairn: the Petit Mont cairn, the Suscinio and Kerguéhennec estates.
It allows you to benefit from the reduced rate, and is valid for two people, from the second site visited.
It is valid all year round, depending on the opening period of the departmental properties.
At the Cairn de Gavrinis, the Culture Trails Pass allows a discount only on classic visits.

  • Cezam card, CNAS card, person accompanying a person with a disability
    You benefit from the reduced rate, for one person, on presentation of proof.
    The discount for Cézam and CNAS cards is applicable only on the classic tour.

Child, family and student packageDiscount
rates are offered in the following age groups: 4/9 years (under 10 years), 10/17 years (under 18 years), and student.

The student rate applies to the presentation of a student card valid for the current year, and its holder must be under 26 years of age.

The family rate allows you to benefit from a discount for two adults and two children aged between 10 and 17 years (under 18 years).

Direct visitYou
have your own boat.
You benefit from a reduced rate, it includes the guided tour of the site without the boat crossing.
You must book and collect your tickets from our shops in the Gavrinis cairn in Larmor-Baden or at the Petit Mont cairn in Arzon. Guides are not allowed to transact on the island. You will be denied access if you do not have your access ticket.
Upon arrival, you must leave the priority of access to the hold to the passenger boat, for the duration of your visit.

Twin ticketYou
benefit from a reduced rate to visit the cairns of Gavrinis and Petit Mont.
Be careful, you must go by your own means to the port of Larmor-Baden and the cairn of Petit Mont.

European Heritage DaysAccess
to the site is free during the European Heritage Days. However, the boat crossing from Larmor-Baden is paying, i.e. 9€ for adults and 4€ for children over 4 years old and students.

Discount “gîtes de France”
A 10% discount is offered to “gîtes de France” customers, on presentation of proof.

Infos tickets

Where to buy your ticket?

Tickets can be purchased via:

    • our online ticketing

    • by phone at 02 97 53 74 03

    • in the visitor centers for the cairn of Gavrinis in Larmor-Baden and the cairn of Petit Mont in Arzon.

How is my ticket checked?

You bought your ticket in our shop in the cairn of Petit Mont in Arzon

You bought your ticket online:

You can show your ticket to a cairn of Petit Mont staff member. The e-ticket has a unique barcode containing the information relating to the service purchased.

The first person to present the ticket is presumed to be the legitimate bearer. For e-tickets, a name check can may? also be carried out. In case of non-presentation of a valid proof-of identity document, with a photograph, access to the service is refused. You must keep your ticket for the duration of your visit.

Do I have to respect the time slot?

Yes, the tour always leaves on time, nor (as) does the boat in the case of the twin ticket. Visitors with a ticket are asked to arrive at least 30 minutes before the boat’s departure time at the Larmor-Baden visitor center reception desk, and at least 1 hour during busy periods.

If you do not show up at the departure time, tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded. It is not possible to change the time slot; the ticket is only valid for the service booked.

Is it possible to refund tickets?

In accordance with our general conditions of sale, tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded. except in cases of force majeure.
An exceptional study of your application may be carried out, subject to acceptance. Your file – including your application and supporting documents – must be sent to accueil@cairndepetitmont.com

What if I have the wrong type of ticket?

Orders cannot be modified once they have been completed. In accordance with our general conditions of sale, tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded.

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Access information

Where to park

A free parking lot is available at the entrance to the Pointe de Petit Mont. 

How to get there?

You can reach the Pointe de Petit Mont by car, bicycle, coach or camper van. Maritime connections are possible at Port Navalo. In summer, a free shuttle is organized between Port Navalo and Petit Mont.

Is the site accessible for disabled visitors?

Disabled visitors are of course very welcome. There is a parking lot with disability parking spaces at the cairn of Petit Mont visitor center.

The new building has an accessible learning and exhibition space which includes a virtual tour of the cairn of Gavrinis, amongst other visitor tools. Walking stick chairs and a wheelchair are available for loan in exchange for a refundable deposit (ID).

The monument is not accessible to wheelchairs (or pushchairs) but you will be able to go around it easily and follow the guided tour.

What if you choose the boat instead of the car?

In July and August, the Arzibus line n°3 in the town of Arzon allows you to travel free of charge between the cairn of Petit Mont and the Port Navalo jetty.

Why not then take a trip to the cairn of Gavrinis or the commune (town) of Larmor-Baden?

Prepare your visit

You can also visit the cairn of Petit Mont with the application Baludik which is free and downloadable on your phone. Young or old, you will be able to discover the cairn of Petit Mont in the company of Fanch, Lili, Zach and Pitchou the warbler, and a host of puzzles and games!

There are two possible visits:

– Visit of the cairn of Petit Mont

– The Mysterious Stone

The application proposes visits in French and English.

We advise you to download the Baludik application before arriving on site. You can then start your visit by scanning the QR code in the visitor center.

Before you go to the cairn of Petit Mont:

  • Remember to download the Baludik app and listen to our podcasts for children, and check out our entertainment program
  • Remember to wear clothes adapted to the weather conditions
  • Follow the safety and health safety instructions

     

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    Instructions before coming:

    • Please go to the cairn of Petit Mont visitor center 15 minutes before the start of the visit so that we can welcome you, inform you, validate your tickets and so that you can discover our shop!
    • Please leave your pets at home. We’d like to remind you that animals are our friends but are not allowed on site.
    • Please do not touch or rub the engravings. The site is fragile and narrow. Lockers will be at your disposal, under the supervision of a member of staff, to leave your bags and personal belongings.
    • Please do not eat or smoke on the site.