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As anyone who has been lucky enough to enjoy a boat and bike tour on the mighty Danube River aboard either the MS Normandie, MS My Story or the MS Theodor Korner will eagerly tell you, all three barges provide the ticket to the ultimate in cycling holidays. Far from providing just another cycling holiday, a Boat and Bike Tours-organised holiday on the Danube effectively provides the best cycling holiday experience money can buy. Cycle along Europe’s best-known and most loved cycling route during the day and enjoy the ultimate…

Bike and Boat Cycle Touring in the Bordeaux Region As far as holiday destinations go it doesn’t come any better than the French city of Bordeaux for lovers of fine wine and cycling to combine their passions. Situated in the southwest of France in the Gironde department, the City of Bordeaux is widely recognised as one of the world’s major wine cities and, as a bonus for cycling enthusiasts, one of the most picturesque places in the country to enjoy a cycling tour. Tourists flock to the region to not…

E-bike Touring through the Champagne Region of France on MS Zwaantje For lovers of sparkling wine throughout the world, French champagne is the ultimate symbol of sophistication, celebration and good living. Such is the popularity of sparkling champagne, that it is said a bottle is opened somewhere in the world every two seconds! In the wine industry there is simply no other style of wine that is so feted and universally enjoyed. France’s Champagne region is centered around the towns of Epernay and Reims. The Abbey of Saint-Pierre, not far from…