Reviews

The crew and guide were exceptional in adapting and pivoting to weather and wind changes and always had our safety and best interests foremost in their mind. Food was was always fabulous and unique. We cycled, we hiked, we swam and we had a fabulous time. Highly recommend.

Wonderful trip .
Loved cycling .
Great food .
Very friendly crew .

Boat bike holidays deliver again. Great combination of cycling, sight seeing and a floating hotel/restaurant. Crew were great on Estello especially Hugo our tour guide.
Cheers
Jon

There are much cheaper and more reliable outfits out there. Do some research. This oufit is lacking in many ways.

Staff, routes, places of interest, bikes, accommodations, and the food!!

The trip itinerary was changed due to a waterway issue. Instead of canceling-or offering an alternative date-they chose to continue the trip which resulted in a) fewer days of riding; b) different routing, including two days of “new” routes; c) unprepared guides who did NOT know the routes-and took us onto some unsafe routes (steep cobblestone paths not intended for bikes, single track through the woods, gravel drainage ways under the highway), repeated routes (up and down the same street–3 times even, going around the same block), and generally boring routes (parking lots). The boat experience was good. Passengers were great. Bikes were good. Guides were nice. Immediately after being notified of the trip change, we asked for a refund of tickets for experiences we’d already purchased (that would go unused because of the trip change) and a partial refund of the bike rental fee since we rode fewer days than advertised. Initially, they promised our guides would have a form for us. When asked about the form, the guides said they didn’t know what we were talking about. Since we’ve returned from the trip, Boat Bike Tours has ghosted us–refusing to even return multiple emails or respond to our requests. This was our second trip with Boat Bike Tours, but we will not be using them again, nor would we recommend them to others.
UPDATE: As of Nov 12th, despite having been promised the “check was in the mail’, nothing has appeared and we’ve been ghosted. Again. Seems if everything goes right with your trip, people are extremely happy. But throw in a wrench, and all bets are off. Too bad.

The staff were fabulous. Food and accommodations met all of our expectations.
Biking equipment was well maintained.
Bike routes were easy enough to do self guided. Time on the bikes was reasonable- allowing time to stop and explore the areas. Riders were all shapes, sizes and ages and seem to manage well.
Changes to routes were well explained.

Having a excellent crew who provided a welcoming atmosphere.
Providing a social atmosphere where people from all different backgrounds can come together through cycling to build camaraderie and friendship.

The boat and cabins are lovely and very comfortable. Most of the staff are kind and helpful. The food available for lunch could use a bit more variety. The thing that would be helpful would be a detailed, printed itinerary for the entire trip. Not having all the detailed information (by date) meant we had to ask many questions throughout the cruise. A specific example was that the information about our day in Vienna was not shared until the night before and therefore it was a surprise to find out how little time we had there.

We really enjoyed the adventure! Our guides were stellar. Both ladies were professional, caring and well organized. The team on board worked hard to make sure we were informed and taken care of throughout the trip. The only negative feedback is about the manual bicycles, with only 7 gears it was difficult to keep up with the electric bikers and almost everyone was on an e-bike, even though we were in great condition my wife and I both ended up switching to e-bikes. The boat was well appointed and the food was very good (with a couple of exceptions). Overall we had a great time and are probably going to book another trip at some point.