Adventure Valley Durbuy

Adventure Valley Durbuy is an activity park on the outskirts of Durbuy, in the Belgian Ardennes, which presents itself as the largest adventure park in Belgium. It is run by the company Adventure Valley S.A., based at Rue de Rome 1. It has an outdoor area with zip lines, via ferrata, a tubing slide and treetop courses, the Wildwood area of suspension walkways with a 25-metre tower, and a large indoor area with laser game, bowling, fast tag and escape rooms. Outside the site it hires kayaks to descend the Ourthe, bicycles and a little tourist train. The website does not say since what year it has operated.

How the park works

The ticket is an Adventure Pass with a date, valid all day, with which you repeat whichever activities you want without booking a slot. Activities open by height: some from 85 cm, most from 110 cm and the most intense, such as the free fall and the Fly Pack's Superfly, from 140 cm; in almost all the maximum weight is 120 kg. Children under 85 cm enter free and anyone who just accompanies pays a €10 visitor ticket. The pass costs €45 from 110 cm and €15 for 85 to 110 cm, and there is also an indoor-only pass for rainy days.

The park opens according to a calendar published on its website; the last entry to each activity is half an hour before closing, and some have their own hours given at reception. You must wear shoes and a T-shirt, smoking is only in marked areas and you can picnic in the designated areas, not on the terraces of its restaurants, La Fabrique and Bobbie's Bar.

Kayaking on the Ourthe

From April to October they hire single and double kayaks, with a free shuttle between the park and the start and finish points. The usual route is 8 km from Durbuy to Barvaux, about two hours; at weekends, if the river has water, they open the 12 km one from Noiseux, and when the 8 km one is closed they offer a short 4 km one at Barvaux. A life jacket is compulsory and the minimum height is 110 cm, unless the child brings their own life jacket of their size; a child under 115 cm and at least 5 years old can sit in the middle of a double kayak. You cannot stop on the bank or paddle after 19:00, and fines from the authorities for breaking the rules reach €250.

Booking, groups and cancellations

They recommend booking online, especially on holidays and sunny weekends: it is the only guarantee of entry, and at the ticket office they only sell if there is capacity left. The kayak is booked only on the website. To change or cancel you must phone 086 21 28 15, and what you get back is a voucher valid for a year. If the river or the weather forces a closure, they also give a voucher. Open-date tickets are neither exchanged nor refunded.

Groups of 20 or more get a 10 per cent discount on the pass, and there are formulas for youth groups from 15, companies, schools, children's birthdays up to age 12 and holiday camps with qualified instructors. The website and service are in French, Dutch and English.

Getting there

By car, on the N4 with the exit towards the N929 and Durbuy. By train, to Barvaux-sur-Ourthe station, on line 43. Parking is paid, per car and day: the home page says €10 and the FAQ €11. The P2, at the indoor entrance, has spaces for people with reduced mobility, who must be accompanied by an adult. Dogs enter on a lead, but do not go on the shuttles, kayaks or attractions.