Reviews

A wonderful week—excellent food, very friendly staff. Our only complaint is that the wifi was inconsistent and never made it to our cabin. Overall would highly recommend.

We had a really nice trip. We brought a group of 11 and all had a great time. The crew was very friendly, informative and helpful. Not to mention lots of fun! Enjoyed learning new games to play ( thanks Sander and Robin!!) Our guide, Simon, did a fantastic job!! We learned a lot from him. Such a great way to see the country!!

We went on the Fluvius from Amsterdam to Brugge, and immediately followed with a trip on the Wapen fan Friesland to the outer islands and Friesland. It was our first time and we wouldn’t hesitate to go again with boat bike tours if we get another chance. Ingrid and Andre were wonderful and informative guides on the former and our self guided ride on the latter was well prepared and described by our captain Eric. Cabins were fine, food was excellent and we had many enjoyable encounters with our multi-national shipmates and crew members. We were entertained by our captain Jan on the Fluvius when he brought aboard entertainment one evening. It started with accordion serenades during dinner, followed by a full on party with dancing and song. We also enjoyed that Eric raised the sails on the Wapen several times as we crossed between the islands and mainland.

Fantastic trip with excellent guides. Food on board was fantastic. Great cycling through some very nice roads.

the Flora is a well run boat, but rather small for 20 people. This would result in an unplesant experience if the people on board did not get on together or did not share the same interests i.e. if there were signifigant age gaps.There was not enough space above to escape to your own nook if you needed to. The cabins were also quite small, although we did manage quite well. The boat owners were really good and went out of their way to make it comfortable,

I have been fortunate to have taken many vacations, this one however, topped them all. Our boat, crew and fellow passengers were all excellent travel companions. Wilmie, our guide was helpful, informative, knowledgeable and knew just when to take a break. Our Captain, Sander was friendly, got to know us and helped the crew and passengers whenever the opportunity presented itself. The rest of the crew, Marlene our hostess, Pietro the chef and Krzystof were all amazing as well. The cycling was very well planned out and the nightly tours of the various towns we were in were a bonus and only helped those on the tour to get to know each other better, while having a more culturally immersed experience. Location, food, boat and crew were all wonderful. All in all a fantastic experience. Thank you!

Fantastic holiday! Hospitality, the Magnifique II, food, drinks, tour guides, bikes, rooms, everything was top notch! The only thing that surprised me was the number of guest riding E-bikes. We did not. Therefor at times the cycling differences between e-bikers and regular bikes was challenging. I suggest either all or none and my recommendation is none but I realize that not everyone is able to cycle as well as we do!

After the terrific success of our 5 day Tulip Tour this spring, we naturally had high expectations for this eight day trip from Amsterdam to Brugges. Without a doubt those expectations were matched, and even exceeded a little! We were on the same boat as we were in April, and it is still as lovely as it was. We were very excited to see that our chef, John, from our previous trip was also on board. He recognized us immediately and gave us exceptionally warm welcomes. The rest of the crew were terrific, and our guides Hans and Wilfred were outstanding. On several occasions they modified what the cycling plan for the day was based on road conditions/closures, and weather. They made the right call every time! We appreciate the fact that they can exercise their discretion in this manner. These vacations are exceptionally good value, and we felt that we were more than just tourists, because we became a part of the every day lives of the people and places we saw. I would much rather cycle beside and through the farms, fields, and villages, then look at them from the deck of a passing boat. Now to figure out which one we’re going to do next!

Our father fell ill the day before the trip and we had to go home. We were so busy trying to get trains and planes that we were unable to call until the day before the trip which was a friday and the office was closed so we left a message. We are very disappointed that we didn’t get some sort of refund since we didn’t participate or even see the boat at all. We thought with such a big company there could be some return of some sort. Booking number 2109140015, if anyone higher up in the company could help us out that would be great. The agreement says 1 day before a return of 10% or more. Would like to say that the Boat and Bike Tour did give us our 10% return on our trip interruption which was great of them to do that. They were very helpful once we were able to get in touch with the correct people.

Overall, the trip was successful. The guides were helpful and knowledgeable. Very interesting and diverse trip. Saw a real variety of rural to city life. Fantastic bike trails. The ride with GPS app works very well. It would be nice to have water bottle holders on the bike frames. Some members of our group came down with a stomach virus and we feel the manager on the boat should have addressed it. The manager could have been more helpful and involved.