Reviews

Lovely tour, good bikes, nice people, wonderful food(!) Helmut was a very competent guide. We enjoyed this way of discovering beautiful Italian towns and citys. We were on the Vita Pugna and liked biking in the small group.

The Boat Bike Tour we went on was a wonderful start to our first trip to Europe. The accommodations were adequate and comfortable. The food was excellent with plenty throughout the trip. The bikes we used were solid and suited the terrain we rode on. Our tour leader was knowledgeable and friendly. The boat crew were helpful, friendly and very courteous to all of the travelers. It was a busy week and we made lots of friends from various countries and had a wonderful time on our boat/bike trip from Amsterdam to Bruge.

Sailing was fun. Islands were beautiful. Could have done a little bit more biking. Crew was great. Definitely need better biking maps and descriptions of where to go and what to see. Mostly had to figure that out for yourself.

The boat was old and quite small, but still cosy and comfortable. The crew were great as was the food, especially the desserts. The biking was very basic over mostly paved and level bike paths. There were some gravel parts that would have been better ridden on a bike with suspension. Overall we quite enjoyed our experience.

“Excellent bateau, excellente équipe sur le bateau. Le guide était une personne très instruite et pas du tout avare de ses explications; dommage qu’il n’attendait jamais le dernier de la file de 20 personnes pour les commencer.. et dommage aussi qu’il n’a pas adapté sa vitesses à la majorité des cyclistes. Malheureusement le descriptif n indiquait pas que les sorties à vélo était OBLIGATOIREMENT EN GROUPE. Or, un groupe de 20 personnes, c’est pénible, tant pour le guide que pour les cyclistes. De plus, tout le monde n’a pas forcément envie de rouler ensemble et à la même vitesse et surtout de faire les sempiternelles visites de mémoriaux aux guerres. C’était pour moi la 4ème fois que je faisais un voyage avec BoatBikes et c’était aussi la 1ère fois que je rencontrais cette situation, je devrai faire une demande d’information explicite la prochaine fois à ce sujet. Je voulais aussi me rendre sur le bateau avec mon propre vélo électrique (ce que j’ai déjà fait au préalable), ce qui m’a été refusé lors de la réservation car il y avait manque de place sur le bateau, ce qui s’est avéré faux. Mon amie et moi sommes tombées avec tout un groupe d’américains qui faisaient ce voyage ensemble, donc nous étions un “”appendice”” de ce groupe.”

Beautiful week on board and cycling through the roads on north Holand. The leader,Margret, was carefully and ready to take a solution to all your problems, and very clear during the daily briefings. The cabins clean and the waiters very polite. All of them deserve 5 stars. The missing star is due to the time of dinner, 6 pm.

Opportunity to have a hotel and bike tour. Different views every day.

We are casual bikers, but occasionally do 25 mile trips here at home. We did every leg of the trip, over 180 miles total and it was great. We did luck out as we had only a short period of rain. Everything about the trip met or exceeded our expectations. The barge we were on, the Magnifique II, was well set up and the food was very good. The bike guide was knowledgeable and interesting. It is an amazing way to see, hear, and even smell, the countryside. The stops along the way were also interesting, especially Ghent and Antwerp, places I would not ordinarily visit.

A very nice tour at a very reasonable price. Extremely smoothly organized, like clockwork. A energetic, super-efficient, always available, tireless guide: Margriet. Excellent bike support from two onboard technicians. Excellent bikes (I used an electric one). Somewhat aged boat, very well maintained, without any technical hitch. Will plan next for a trip to Bordeaux with the same company. Full endorsement.

We had a great time on this tour and enjoyed it very much. We had previously done a tour on the Magnifique from Amsterdam to Bruges which we absolutely loved and therefore were a little concerned that this tour may not live up to that very high standard, and to a limited extent that was the case. However, although the boat is not as beautiful and the tour guide and crew not as excellent, it was still entirely satisfactory. The meals were very good and the crew efficient and friendly. Could ask for little more.

I thought this trip would have a guide riding with us each day. As it turned out, it wasn’t critical to have one since we just followed the Mossel River

Well run tour all the way around! Fun, active, and the most beautiful scenery. Our guide Alex, was very in tuned to our needs, knowledgeable of the route, flexible and fun. The boat crew was professional, provided friendly service and great food! We have already recommended it to our friends.