Bike trips in Europe

Why are the best bike trips in Europe?

Europe is the best place in the world for bike trips. Leaving the big tourist cities and meandering through the countryside, you’ll be seeing the real Europe: bicycling from place to place just as the Europeans do!

Landscapes in Europe change quickly, so it’s a delight to slow down and admire woodlands, lakes and waterways, bucolic farmland and charming villages as you travel.

Some European countries are very bicycle-friendly, particularly the Netherlands and Belgium. They have an extensive system of well-marked, well-maintained bicycle paths. Bicycling is part of daily life, both for transportation and for leisure.

While some Europeans will ride fancy racing or mountain bikes for fun, mostly what you’ll see are traditional touring bikes, where the rider sits upright.

Bike trips in Europe with Boat Bike Tours

Boat Bike Tours offers bike trips in Europe using traditional touring bikes and e-bikes that have a similar profile to touring bikes. You can relax as you bike, enjoying the scenery while you follow the pre-set route. There’s no rush!

Some tours are guided, so you cycle with a group and gain all sorts of insight about what you see from the Tour Leader. Other tours involve independent rides, in which case you’ll be given a route that you can follow on paper or via an app. Both options are an unpressured way to spend the day.

A no-hassle way to travel

A great thing about bike trips in Europe with Boat Bike Tours is that traveling this way eliminates the hassle of packing and repacking your luggage every day. You leave the boat with your bike every morning, then meet the boat at your destination in the afternoon.

Just take along what you need for the day: a water bottle, a packed lunch, and perhaps some raingear. Boat Bike Tour provides a waterproof pannier bag to attach to the back of your bike, so you won’t even need a backpack! The rest of your luggage you can leave in your room. It couldn’t be easier!

If the weather is bad or you just don’t feel like biking, you can stay on the ship. You’ll enjoy the scenery from the ship’s comfortable salon or sundeck as it cruises down a river or canal. What could be better?

Do you see why bike trips in Europe are so special with Boat Bike Tours?