The whole shape of this weekend comes from one mechanical fact: a 2-Michelin-star tasting menu plus the wine pairing [1] is not compatible with driving home. Solve that and everything else falls into place. The hamlet of Our holds roughly 24 rooms across four Maxime Collard-run properties [2] [3] [4]; the six rooms directly above the restaurant (€240–260) are the only ones that turn dinner into a three-metre commute [2], and they book by phone at +32 61 23 95 10, not via OTAs [2] — so a 3–6 month lead time and a phone call belong in the trip plan ahead of any kayak slot. If Our is full, Le Moulin de Daverdisse 11 km out works as a spa-style fallback with pool and hammam [5] at the cost of a 15-minute taxi to dinner.
Saturday’s pacing is constrained by the 19:30 reservation. Daytime activities need a clean mid-afternoon stop, which kills the long routes. The Semois Kayaks Poupehan → Frahan run (4 km, ~1 h, €25 [6]) is the right shape — late-May river flow typically sits in the 15–60 m³/s “ideal for sporty paddlers” band that fades by summer [7]. The 11:30 falconry slot at Château de Bouillon [8] chains naturally with a riverside lunch and a 16:30 drive to the Tombeau du Géant belvedere for the meander view in late side-light [9]. That leaves 90 minutes to change.
Sunday is the slow side. Pick up the Paliseul commune walking map (€7.50, Grand Place 7) on Friday evening [10] and walk Au fil de l’Our from the village church Sunday morning — 11.5 km signed loop, ~3 h, 222 m climb [11] — starting at the front door of your hotel. Negotiate the late checkout on the same booking call.
Two threads cut across the children. Late May is structurally the right window: kayak flow is right [7], the Parc national runs ~60 ranger-led walks April–October [12], summer crowds at viewpoint car parks and Bouillon haven’t started [13], and the Tombeau du Géant adventure loop’s two Semois fords are passable [14]. And the trip is car-dependent: kayak shuttles, viewpoint hops and fallback lodging all assume one. Without a car, narrow the plan to walks from Our’s church and the flat Au gré de la Semois riverside path at Bouillon [15], and skip kayak entirely.
Open gap. Neither sub-topic resolved the dinner mechanics themselves — tasting-menu vs. à-la-carte pricing, wine-pairing cost, dress code, expected meal length, and how far ahead the restaurant takes reservations relative to the room. The same +32 61 23 95 10 call should cover all five at once; budget that conversation before booking transport.