Reviews

Excellent,friendly,hardworking, welcoming . and attentive crew. Great tour guides that were organized,prepared,engaged and responsive to clients personal requests. Excellent food. Clean environment.

We were extremely impressed with the quality, luxury and excellent crew of the Magnifique II. Unfortunately we were not able to enjoy the entire experience because we had a serious health emergency which made it necessary to abandon the tour. We were so disappointed, and hope to be able to try the tour again in the future. We would like to extend our most sincere thanks and appreciation to Captain Michael and his crew for the professional yet caring and compassionate way they offered their support. Special thanks to Andre our bike leader who was instrumental in getting the medical care we needed quickly. We will never forget any of you!!

Our July trip on the Magnifique III Bruges to Amsterdam was superb. The cycling was very doable even for this 70 year old. Our guides were attentive and knowledgeable. The service on board our barge was “world class” with outstanding meals. Biking through rural areas was peaceful and beautiful, the towns & cities visited were architectural/historical wonders. I highly recommend Boat/Bike tours.

Well organised. Wonderful crew and guides who were knowledgeable, obliging and caring. Boat in excellent shape. Plenty of nutritious and well presented meals. Bikes kept in good order.

My expectations were exactly as I had imagined. A warm, helpful, genuinely friendly, capable staff. A clean comfortable, beautiful barge. Meals that were satisfying and well presented. The bikes were in perfect condition and the weather and tour perfection! I miss it already and I hope to get to experience it all again. Gloria from USA

Our experience on the FIEP exceeded our expectations. Everyone, from the captain, sailor, cook, host and guides, was wonderful–welcoming, excellent at what they did, fun loving–just made it an outstanding experience for us. The biking was the perfect challenge, the group was supportive, Belgium and the Netherlands are beautiful beyond description, from the cities, to the forests, to the neighborhoods we cycled through. We will be back.

great staff and guides, just an overall wonderful experience. Loved the concept of day time biking and staying on a boat overnight – no need to pack up and change hotels!

Pros: Fantastic Food, very comfortable rooms, great locations and very knowledgeable guide “Marcel”. Cons: Only one guide for 23 riders promised 2. One paying guest had to do this role, too many rigid dining rules as to sitting etc, no stopping for photos when riding.

This is my third trip with Boat Bike Tours, and all have been exemplary. On this most-recent trip, all went well. Every member of the staff were wonderful, the captain, first mate, chef, housekeeper, and guide. The barge was fine and th cuisine was excellent. The rooms were clean and well kept. Because I am an experienced cyclist, I prefer to self-guide using Ride With GPS, which worked just fine. Using the Ship Finder app allowed me to track the barge and meet it easily.

I will talk about the trip itself and the very careful care the crew takes to make our experience over and above our expectation. The crew of 5 gets introduced and right away, you realize you can ask any of them for information. Elke the captain, Monique the hostess, everyone was wonderful. They really helped create a personal experience for each. The towns and countryside we biked through, just gorgeous. Our guide Marcel would stop at pertinent monuments and towns to augment our understanding of history and the importance of certain towns. The travel through historically wonderful small towns is juxtaposed to the larger cities of Antwerp Ghent and Bruges. And countryside, flowers, farms, canals wind mills in between. And whenever someone on the trip needed extra care, they were immediate in their responses. I would be remiss not to mention the gastronomic gourmet meals Chef prepared. Unbelievable.