Reviews

Everything about our Boat Bike tour was wonderful – except the heat which is beyond anyone’s control! Steph and Evert have done an exceptional job covering every detail and still making everyone feel they are part of a big family. The rooms were a decent size and the staff was top notch. We are really missing the water and coffee machines! The food was delicious and the chef, Camillo, was perfect in his abilities and his humility. I am so glad I recorded some of his presentations. Our guides were very knowledgeable and aware of everyone’s abilities while being comfortable and easy to talk to. We highly recommend the Fleur!

Great biking holiday. Only moderately strenuous. Boat crew and guides were excellent. Barge was clean and comfortable. Food was great. Only issue was initially locating the boat. Might need to work on that aspect.

It is a “Barge/Bike tour and that is what you get. The rooms were fair and the bike equipment was first class. The meals were excellent and very well prepared. The bar prices were also fair. What made the trip for us was the staff. They were of course polite and supportive but treated us more like a part of their team. We enjoyed them very much and I believe they enjoyed us.

The bik guide do not speak English!! Impossible to understand the explanation and the rute. The time to return to the boat was too short, no time to stop for rest and see the Biutiful towns or landscapes. A pity

Nice boat (Sarah) and crew with less than 20 passengers which is good for chatting to people. The cycling was easy apart from the head wind but could have taken more time at the stopping places.

The Hanseatic Tour The renovation of the De Nassau was not complete as evidenced by the non-working air conditioning in our cabin; the flickering lights in the salon during meals; and the toilet paper fixture falling off the wall. The hotel manager promised to have the air conditioning fixed on three occasions and it never happened. The tour seems organized for German tourists — the food was obviously geared toward their tastes and only minimally toward the area we were touring in (The Netherlands); and the nightly briefing by the tour guide was 45 minutes of German and 15 minutes of English. The amount of information about the area we were about to ride through was minimal. We also missed out on preparation emails regarding the GPS app that we were supposed to download. We were surprised to find the exact same breakfast and lunch every day of the trip. The selection was surprising not Dutch in the selection of cheese, etc. Our last trip (with Eurosail) was much more geared to the area we were in and there was much greater variety. Lastly the ship’s crew although very hard working and polite was understaffed. Dinner took over 2 hours each night which left little time for town walks. The bikes were not thoroughly prepped before the start. Some tires were low, and this was not addressed unless the rider requested it. The routes were lovely, the GPS app great and the itinerary seemed well planned.

We just returned from a week on the Leafde fan Fryslan with Captain Floris, and his crew: Yorick, Ruben, Annie and Paulette. This is our second experience with BoatBike Tours and our first on a sailing vessel. Everything about this trip exceeded our expectations: food, condition of the ship, staterooms, attentiveness of the crew, quality of bike and walking tours and the camaraderie among the guests.The temperature was extremely high for the Netherlands in July. The crew took that into consideration and did everything possible to make our tour enjoyable. We can’t see enough about the excellence of the entire BoatBike Tours experience!

First timers to the bike and barge. Loved it. Especially using the ebikes made riding 30 plus miles a day a breeze. I was worried about being able to do it as I’m 66 and not a regular biker but I kept up with the group no problem. And there were others older in the group. Loved biking thru the beautiful scenery in Germany Austria Hungary and Slovakia. Would love to do it again. Yes the crew was great and especially Petra kept us well informed of all the pertinent details of our daily tours.

Bruges to Amersterdam: Peter, Mike, Michelle (who wouldn’t give the chef 5 stars for our delish meals!) and the whole crew were just fabulous. From sunrise to sunset our cruising experience and cycling from Bruges to Amsterdam was fun, interesting and the BEST way to see the countryside. Highly recommend to all who love to cycle from beginners to advanced.

We went on the trip from Montargis to Paris and were very pleased. The biking was well planned and the side trips were interesting. We thought the food was very good and the accommodations, although tight were comfortable and there was plenty of room to unpack and put your suitcase under the bed. We really liked the relaxed atmosphere on board. The guides were so friendly and accommodating and kept everybody’s safety and comfort in mind. We are already looking into doing another one.