Travelling is one of the most exciting experiences you can have. In 2000, I left the Netherlands for Australia to spend a wonderful time down under. I took my backpack, followed my dream and explored many places around the world. For many years now, traveling has been my job. I love being on the road on my bike with a group. There is no better way to explore an area. It’s a great way to show guests the best places in Holland, Belgium and Germany. When I’m not travelling, I…
For the last 8 years I have been a tour guide for a large travel organization, where I got to explore Europe, the Middle East and Suriname with groups of Dutch tourists. It was great to do this and to try to give the guests an unforgettable vacation. Fortunately, this always succeeded. Besides traveling, cycling is also a great passion of mine. I have cycled in large parts of Europe, including the Alps, the Dolomites and the Pyrenees. This is how I came in contact with Boat Bike Tours, and,…
Boating and cycling: they’re both in my DNA and I can’t decide which I like best. My many bicycle tours through Europe gave me “bicycling legs” and sailing in Friesland gave me sea legs. The link is that they’re both about traveling: the freedom and the movement. The rhythm of the day is determined by circumstances as they happen. It’s always fascinating how natural and good it feels to just go with the flow. The best part of my work at Boat Bike Tours is that I can take the…
You only live once, so in 2015 I changed the course of my life. And now I get to do the very best job! After many years as a financial advisor with the government, and after some wanderings, I have been a tour leader since the beginning of 2022. The small groups of guests, being active on the bike, and the fine ships are an especially great combination, in my opinion. Even when I am “only” going out with a group for a week I like to get to know…
Every week is a party when I’m on the road with Boat Bike Tours. Enjoying new experiences together with the guests. The dynamics of the water, the farms, church towers, villages, beautiful cities and the endless views. An intense experience that I try to make even more special with stories and anecdotes. The atmosphere and the conviviality on the boat also contribute to this unique way of spending a vacation. The best thing about my work: giving the guests an unforgettable week. Relaxation, surprise and pleasant company are the keys.…
Riding a bike makes me feel good. There’s no better way to see, feel and get to know a country than by bike. What I like even more is to share these experiences with other people. For 15 years I’ve worked as a tour guide for several companies and for Boat Bike Tours I’ve led many bike & barge trips in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and France. I would love to show you the special places our trips have to offer and give you the chance to meet local people…
My name is Ingrid van de Grint and I have been working in tourism since I was 27, first as a diving instructor in Latin America and then in Barcelona as a representative of Expedition Cruises in Patagonia. When I returned to Amsterdam, I worked for a number of years at the ANWB emergency center where I supported travelers with problems abroad. This work gave me a lot of satisfaction, but I missed traveling, which is why I started with guiding. I have been working as a guide and tour…
As a child, I was on and around the water almost every weekend, and every year during my childhood, around 25,000 participants of the cycling “Elfstedentocht” passed by our house in one day. So without knowing it, the ingredients for being a cycling tour leader were already baked into my DNA. I have been a tour leader for five years and hope to continue doing so for a very long time. the five years before that, I was a crew member on the ships where our guests stay when they…
My motto is: Live a life you’ll remember! After studying Business Economics, I had a nice (corporate) career in retail. In 1992 I made my first trip outside Europe to Asia, followed by many (distant) travels. Soon I discovered that I was infected with the travel virus, especially to destinations off the beaten track. Travel and photography became a healthy addiction and after two sabbaticals it was time to start working in the travel industry. In 2016, I followed my heart and definitively made the switch from retail to tourism.…
Since my bachelor studies in Tourism in 1976, I’ve worked in the tourism sector. In my career of more than 45 years in guiding groups and organizing incentive trips and conferences, I’ve seen the whole world. Today I’m a city guide in my home city of Antwerp and I also guide in other Belgian cities. (I am a Tourism Flanders licensed guide). I learned about the unique concept of Boat Bike Tours in 2017 and since then I can’t wait for each new season to give foreign guests an unforgettable…
