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Meuse

SELF DRIVE Canal BOAT RENTALS FROM Pont à Bar

The locks are manned by lock keepers. They are closed on some bank holidays.

Navigation on waterways in the Ardennes is quite easy and perfect for your first experience of boating.

You can moor anywhere along the banks in the heart of the countryside, except on the River Meuse where you have to use the designated moorings.

    Access
  • Car: motorway A203 - E44 - E36 exit 4 Sedan-Frénois, then D764 (7 km)
  • Train: Sedan station (10km) - Charleville-Mezières station (15km) - Luxembourg airport (131km)
  • Air: Charleroi airport (147 km) - Brussels airport (170 km)

      • Supermarkets
  • A Sedan (10 km) closed on Sunday. In Donchery (3 km) small supermarket; Monday-Saturday, Sunday morning.

      • Market
  • Sedan (8 km) Wednesday and Saturday morning.

      • Navigation
  • The Meuse river towards Belgium, the Meuse canalized towards Verdun and the channel of the Ardennes towards Reims: open every day from Monday to Saturday from 9h to 18h Direction Givet: 17 automatic locks; Verdun: 24 automatic; Dinant: 24 automatic, 2 manual. Closed May 1st and November 1st.

    • Possible cruises

    Pont à Bar
    round trip

    Cruise 7 of nights

    Canal Cruise Pont à Bar / Givet / Pont à Bar

    184 kms - 34 locks - 31h of navigation

    Travelling with Cris Boat

    Crisboat has more than 90% of the French fleet of self drive river boats. Entrust us with your desires and your availabilities and we will shape your holidays on the water. Located in the heart of the Vienne, Crisboat is the leader in self driver river boat rental in France. Discover our team, made up of 6 experts ready to take up the challenge to design the cruise that will meet your expectations.

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