Reviews

It Washington such friendly service able to bring much harmony and easy ness in the group of participants. Excellent guide and lovely boat. I could only participate in the first day during beautiful ride around Bruges but it was worth and I like to make other trips with the Bot Bike tours.

The service was FIRST CLASS had a wonderful time

The 11-day “relax” tour between Bruges and Amsterdam is new to Boat-Bike Tours this year. You definitely want to start in Bruges so that the wind (and there is wind most days) is mostly at your back. Our tour started on Sept. 4, just as the hot summer weather ended and cooler, wetter weather started … so make sure you bring good rain gear (pants, gloves and head scarf in addition to rain jacket). Our room on the Gandalf was fine — comfy beds, a linen change 1/2 way through the trip, space to store suitcases out of the way. It would have been nice to have had a guaranteed clean dry bath towell each day (things don’t dry well on a boat!) and better wifi. Dinners were good, plain cooking for the most part with some special theme meals near the end that were a delight. Captain Hans and the crew were helpful and hospitable throughout. We enjoyed visiting with them and each other on the “poop deck” at the end of each day. Our guide “Marianne” was familiar with the route but a little disorganized at times. She was very knowledgeable about the history of the region and happy to answer questions on any topic in English and German. With our group skewing older (55 to 75) a bit more attention is needed to bathroom breaks and/or other issues besetting older folks (e.g. hearing loss). The rain definitely harshed our mellow at times on this trip. Overall we had a good group of people to discover Belgium and the Netherlands with. I would recommend this trip to others but perhaps a bit earlier in the year to avoid early fall weather/rain.

Our experience was better than expected. The crew were very helpful and accommodating throughout the week. All meals were well done with good selection. The other passengers we met added to a positive experience. The bikes were comfortable to ride and occasionally we would interpret the trail incorrectly but we were able to get back without much difficulty.

Enjoyed the barge it was well equipped & loved Lars’s meals we looked forward to them every night. The tour was interesting & lovely & green

We had a great week! The crew is awesome! Highly recommend getting the “comfort package ” and having a guide on your rides. Our guide was Axel… great guy.. very knowledgeable!

This boat bike tour was everything we hoped it would be. The accommodation and the meals were fantastic. The ship is well-appointed and well-laid-out, making excellent use of the space available. Meals were varied, generous and scrumptious. Our biking guides were knowledgeable, helpful and friendly; they really added to the fun of the experience. I found I actually preferred the rented bike to my own bike at home — it was that comfortable! We will definitely be looking to do another such trip.

good experience all round, accomodations, food and service on board was good. only negative was that some of the instructions/directions for the cycling parts could have been better, and a few of the cycling sections were on narrow busy roads.

We had an outstanding time! Totally loved the tour guides. Really enjoyed all the stops for history facts and info. The food was great and the service on the boat included some really outstanding employees. I would hire Demarus in a second!

If you look for active hollidays, but keep interested with good travelling conditions, good meals… that’s it.