Reviews

“Another excellent boat bike tour. Great tour leader, Iris gave excellent briefings and was frequently seen on the cycle paths. Clear large maps and daily hints.Good food and company. Those lovely Hansa towns and lovely old “”Botters””, the 100 year old fishing boats now used for leisure sailing and regattas. Must get for a sail in one next time. Only minor irritation were the tiny basins on the De Nassau, but I hope these might change before 2020. And some smoking/vapors were not to my liking. But overall another great trip. Only have the Fresian Isles and Tulips still to do. Came back very relaxed, refreshed and fit. Back again soon. Thank you all the Boat Bike Team.”

We had a great time and felt the trip was well organized for the most part. The boat was nice, with good food and friendly staff and guests. I would recommend the trip to anyone.

Overall we thoroughly enjoyed our holiday with Boat Bike Tours. Communication beforehand was excellent, and we liked the relaxed style of the tour. Food, produced by chef under difficult circumstances, was excellent, and staff members were universally helpful and friendly. The maps and information provided by the company were great and we enjoyed the evening walking tours. Our cabin was compact but comfortable with just enough storage (though there’s scope for that to be improved by a better design). The ship’s refurbishment wasn’t properly completed for the week we went, but didn’t have too much of an impact on us personally (unlike the crew). The start and end of the holiday were both marred by the ship being delayed (hence the four-star rating). Neither delay was caused by the company itself, but its communication wasn’t good, so that we were left wondering what had happened. We believe there is room for improvement here, and no doubt the company will have learned some lessons for the future. Nonetheless we have subsequently had an open and honest explanation and full apology from Boat Bike Tours, which have assuaged any concerns we had about booking with them again. We’re already looking forward to planning our next trip with them now!

We had a fabulous week on de Nassau on the Hanseatic trip. Our guide, Fred, was very friendly and helpful and he ensured the trip ran very smoothly. The staff in the ship were all friendly and helpful and went out of their way to make our experience a good one. The food was fabulous and had a good variety. The bikes were excellent and the bike crew was very helpful. The tour is well designed and the  Ride With GPS App was a great support. We absolutely loved the trip and would recommend it to anyone wanting to experience a real variety of Dutch environments.

We were on a different boat than what we booked on because of incomplete renovations on the da Nassau. So the first night was a little disorganized for example no one knew how to call Another room from your own room and the waiters were running all over the place it was extremely hot the first few days and the air conditioning was not working well and no one could fix it it was really hot we changed our table so that we could be a little cooler. After that the waiters were great the weather cooled down and one of the crew figured out the phones. The food was great our guide was great  Josie the cabins were fine the riding was good but a bit monotonous but overall I really liked the boat bike trip and would consider another one I don t want you to think I m being overly critical I m just giving you helpful hints

Hansa Highlights – Great Tour! In spite of the cold and rain, we had an amazing tour through the Hanseatic region. It was a nice combination of history and pleasant country cycling; we loved riding through the forests. It seemed our group took the replacement boat, the Rotterdam, in stride, in spite of the need to use busses some. The guides were great, both organized and cheerful, and made the extra coordination look simple and effortless. It was a bonus to repeat with Paulette, also a guide on our Southern Holland Tour last summer. If we are able to come back for a third Boat Bike Tour, we would be delighted to be on a tour she is leading. Thank you for a wonderful vacation!

The cycling and tour guides were great. The boat was disappointing as there was a change from the original boat and there ended up being very little cruising. It was like staying in a floating hotel which also meant several bus trips to get back to the boat from cycling.