Namur Croisières

Namur Croisières sails the Meuse and the Sambre with the Vauban, of 115 passengers, and the Olympia, of 200. It departs from the Confluence, next to the L'Enjambée footbridge, 50 metres from the Interparking Confluence car park.

Who they are

Behind the brand is the company Nautic Loisirs, based in Lives-sur-Meuse, downriver from Namur. The company belongs to a small group of Meuse river firms, with Liège Croisières, the Navette fluviale de Namur and Côté Meuse. Its two yacht-style boats take turns according to the timetable: the Vauban, smaller, and the Olympia, the larger.

The cruises

It runs three routes for individuals, all return trips from the Confluence, the point where the Sambre flows into the Meuse at the foot of the citadel.

• Meuse and Sambre, 50 minutes: the historic centre, the Confluence and the citadel seen from the river. It leaves at 13:30, 14:30, 15:30 and 16:30, and also at 17:30 from 4 July to 28 August. It costs €11.
• Namur–Wépion, two hours: passes through the La Plante lock and continues among the villas of strawberry country, as Wépion is known. It leaves at 11:00 in spring and autumn and at 14:00 and 16:00 in high summer, weekends and public holidays only. It costs €18.
• Namur–Profondeville, three hours: crosses the La Plante and Tailfer locks. It leaves at 10:00 on weekends and public holidays from 4 July to 23 August and costs €26. It is the only one with a meal on board, from €19.50 plus drinks, chosen when you book.

The season runs from April to early November. The short cruise sails on weekends and public holidays in April and from late September to 1 November, and daily except Mondays from 27 April to 27 September.

Children, groups and booking

Under-3s travel free on all cruises, and under-12s and over-65s pay a reduced fare: €10 on the short cruise, €16 to Wépion and €23 to Profondeville. Groups and companies can charter a boat or arrange an event on board by writing to the company or using the contact form.

Places are booked and paid for in its online shop. The website does not detail cancellation conditions, languages of the commentary on board or rules for dogs or wheelchairs, so it is wise to ask beforehand; it does publish the boat's safety plan. The website is in French.

How to get to the landing stage

The pontoon is next to the L'Enjambée footbridge, at the Confluence, in the Grognon district. If you go by car, park at the Interparking Confluence, at Rue du Grognon 2, and leave by the "Sortie Meuse" exit on level -1: the pontoon is about 50 metres away.