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Guided cycling: A tour leader will guide you during the cycling days
Embark on a unique journey along the Main River valley through the picturesque landscape of the Bavarian region, famous for its good wines and many historic towns and villages. The tour starts in the tranquil university town of Aschaffenburg, also known as a Bavarian version of Nice, France, with its sunny climate. Youβll be enchanted by the splendor of Johannisburg Castle. Following the course of the Main River, youβll pass through floodplain forests, idyllic vineyards, and historic towns with traditional half-timbered houses. Youβll discover Freudenburg, with its breathtaking views, and Wertheim, with its historic small-town charm. The city of Bamberg is a particular highlight of this tour. With its plethora of historical buildings, this UNESCO World Heritage city not only embodies a thousand years of β¦
Monday to Friday
Amsterdam: 08:30 to 22:00
New York: 6:00AM to 7:00PM
Embark on a unique journey along the Main River valley through the picturesque landscape of the Bavarian region, famous for its good wines and many historic towns and villages.
The tour starts in the tranquil university town of Aschaffenburg, also known as a Bavarian version of Nice, France, with its sunny climate. Youβll be enchanted by the splendor of Johannisburg Castle.
Following the course of the Main River, youβll pass through floodplain forests, idyllic vineyards, and historic towns with traditional half-timbered houses. Youβll discover Freudenburg, with its breathtaking views, and Wertheim, with its historic small-town charm.
The city of Bamberg is a particular highlight of this tour. With its plethora of historical buildings, this UNESCO World Heritage city not only embodies a thousand years of art and culture, but also remains vibrant and young at heart to this day.
The ship β Your floating hotel
In between cycling excursions, you cruise along with the ship, which travels to a new destination every day. You dine, sleep and eat breakfast on board. Youβll receive a packed lunch every day, and you can usually choose between a longer or shorter bike ride. Itβs also possible to spend a day on board if you like. There are rental bikes on board, but you can also bring your own if you mention it when booking (on request).
Fully Guided
Accompanied by a competent, professional and multilingual tour leader, you and the group will visit interesting sights and places on the daily cycling tours. During the bike tour, they will explain the local history and culture behind the things you encounter along the way. You can also choose to ride individually with the help of the Ride with GPS app and our BBT cycling map (available on board).
The rental bikes on our ships are unisex bicycles with a low bar and a comfortable upright sitting position. These are stable and dependable bikes, good for miles in the saddle. Decide which kind of bike you want to rent and simply fill in your preference with your reservation. Weβll make sure you get the right bike for you. On most of our tours, the bike rental cost is not included in the tourβs price.
Every Boat Bike Tour rental bike is well equipped. The bikes consist of a lightweight aluminum frame and have highly-responsive handbrakes, at least seven speeds, an adjustable gel seat, normal flat pedals (no clips), an easy-to-use lock attached to the frame, and special puncture-resistant tires. All told, this is a light, stable and reliable bike, very suitable for touring long distances pleasantly.
Our e-bikes also have at least seven speeds and handbrakes. The motor runs on a 400Wh battery and offers three levels of power-assistance. The e-bikes include comfortable gel seats that can be adjusted for height, have a lock attached to the frame, and sport anti-puncture tires. Note that some of the ships have their own bikes on board. They may look a bit different, but qualitatively they are equal to Boat Bike Toursβs e-bikes.
Bicycle helmets
The use of bicycle helmets is not required in the Netherlands, but for safetyβs sake they are suggested. If you wish to rent one, you can do so during the booking process. If you book a premium tour and rent a bike or e-bike, then the helmet and a βlimit of liability for damage or lossβ for your bike or e-bike is included in the rental price.
Other rental items
Other items such as childrenβs bikes, tandems, family tandems (child & adult), tag-along, trailers to carry toddlers and child seats are available on request.
Taking your own bike or e-bike?
The fee for parking your own bicycle is β¬10 per week. For an e-bike the fee is β¬25 to cover parking and charging the battery. For safety reasons it is not always possible to charge your e-bike batteries in your cabin. The crew will tell you where you can charge the battery on board the ship. Neither the crew nor Boat Bike tours is responsible in any way for any damage, loss or theft of a guestβs own bike or e-bike or its accessories. Note: not all the ships are suitable or have enough room for extra bikes, so make sure you check with us well ahead of travel.
Our bicycles have a lightweight aluminum frame and are furnished with highly-responsive handbrakes, at least seven speeds and a gel seat whose height can be adjusted. Attached to the frame is an easy-to-use lock and the wheels carry puncture-resistant tires.
Our e-bikes also have highly-responsive handbrakes and a minimum of seven speeds. The motor runs on a 400Wh battery and offers three levels of power-assistance. The e-bikes include comfortable gel seats that can be adjusted for height, have a lock attached to the frame and special anti-puncture tires.
It is possible to take your own bike or e-bike with you, as long as it doesnβt have mirrors or other elements that stick out. Thereβs only limited space available on board for guestsβ bikes. You can reserve a place for your bike for a small fee. Boat Bike tours is not responsible for damage to your bike or for theft.
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From the Rhine and Moselle to the Main and Saar, youβll cycle through fairytale towns, medieval fortresses and rolling hills while enjoying authentic German hospitality. Savor world-class wines and hearty beer gardens along the way, and discover more tours in Germany.
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Captain, mate and waitress perfect. Always smiling and available. Boat was OK also. Sometimes the route was a bit short, but all the villages and cities were absolutely great and magnificient to visit. The route was sometimes beside the road ans this is a bit noising.
We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your trip! Hope to see you soon again. Team Boat Bike Tours
At the end of May 2019 20 cycling friends from Perth and Portland Oregon boarded the Allure in Bamberg For an 8 day trip to Aschaffenburg. The moment we boarded we were made to feel welcome by the crew. We were all in our 50 s, 60,s and 70 s and one was 80 who rode every day ! Martien the Captain, Alv our chef extraordinaire, Lea our bike guide, Angeline who helped all the crew and Krys the deckhand. Every staff member went out of their way to make our trip special. The meals that Alv prepared for us every day were outstanding and varied, in fact some of the best meals we had while travelling through Germany. Every day was fun filled cycling through the glorious German countryside with our friends and at the end of the day a welcome drink, coffee, tea and cake. The scenery of all the little towns we visited were very beautiful and the area we biked through was mostly flat. A couple of ladies didn t ride and so we enjoyed relaxing days on the deck of the Allure reading books, enjoying the wonderful scenery we passed and even managed a few walking laps around the boat! We have now embarked on 2 trip with Eurosail with our cycling friends, this trip from Bamberg to Aschaffenberg and in 2014 from Brugge to Amsterdam. The cabins with our own en-suite are more than big enough for the short amount of time you spend in there and We can thoroughly recommend you travel with Eurosail. It s a great way to spend quality time with family and friends without having to pack and unpack every night. Russ & Cherie, Perth, West Australia
Crew was very nice and caring that all went smooth for us passengers. Food was great too.
Friendly crew, great food,good itinerary.
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