Reviews

I am a repeat customer (eighth or ninth trip), and that should say it all. Although I no longer cycle much, I enjoy being on the canals or rivers, relaxing, and exploring the towns and villages where we dock each night. I particularly like the small number of travelers, and the crews on each of my trips have been wonderful.

Great guides, excellent chef and a marvellous captain and crew. You are well served.

Metz to Cochem on the Qui Vardis was amazing. The boat and crew did such an awesome job. Our chef Inma was as much an entertainer as a great chef. The Moselle Valley is like a storybook or movie set. Beautiful!!

I traveled on the Amsterdam-Bruges trip with my father and sister on the Magnifique III. We enjoyed ourselves immensely. Our bicycle guides, Tamy and Carla, were supportive, knowledgeable, capable AND very good company for the long days exploring the countryside and cities. They led us to beautiful places and taught us so much of the history and culture that make this a rich place. The Magnifique III is a luxury vessel in every sense. She is well appointed with lovely cabins. The crew made cruising comfortable and seamless. Our chef served plentiful, delicious, healthy meals that catered to a number of dietary need of the passengers. We were met after each ride with ice water garnished with fruit and a light snack to tide us over until dinner. We really were spoiled so that we could concentrate on spending our time catching up with each other!

We so enjoyed our trip on the Magnifique III from Bruges to Amsterdam. The bicycles were perfectly suited for us. The accommodations were so attractive and very comfortable. The crew was very professional and also very friendly. The food fresh, plentiful and delicious. Each day’s bike ride (rain or shine) was exhilarating and a perfect length. We liked being active most of the day. Our guides always stressed safety and so knowledgeable.

This was our first boat and bike trip. My wife and I had an excellent time. We biked through the beautiful countryside, small towns, and took in the amazing history of the Netherlands & Belgium. The boat was beautiful and very comfortable. Our cabin was spacious and bright with two windows in the bedroom and one in the bath. The bathroom was very large with a full size shower and plenty of hot water for a relaxing shower after our ride. The boat had approximately 16 cabins, so there were about 31 guests on board and the boat had plenty of space for everyone. We had a great group of people from all over the world and it was a pleasure to get to know each of them. By the end of the week it felt as though we were amongst old friends. Our guides couldn’t have been better! Funny, informative, knowledgeable and engaged with the group so well. The crew of the boat was also fantastic! I just can’t say enough about how great this first experience was for us. We will definitely be back to explore Europe with Boat Bike Tours again.

We travelled with Boat & Bike this year, doing the Hansa route, beginning and ending in Amsterdam. Was our first time cycling in The Netherlands, and we thoroughly enjoyed the countryside. If you’re a fair-weather cyclist like us, don’t be fooled by the flat landscape. The winds can be really strong, and arrive from nowhere. If we did it again, we would definitely go e-bike! Our tour guide was BRILLIANT (thank you, Paulette), and the crew of the MS Nassau really hardworking, and friendly. The food was quite exceptional! So why an ‘average’ rating? The website shows the ship having been recently refurbished, but not all of the cabins have. Ours was not, and we were at the stern end of the ship, trying to sleep with the noise and fumes from a generator, as only two of the seven overnight stops had on-shore power hookups. I slept hardly at all in 207, until we were moved for the last three nights. I noticed that some members of the crew had better cabins, and I felt that this should not have been the case. We’ve come away with some good and happy memories, but feel VERY STRONGLY that, if you know you need to generate power overnight AT ALL, that paying guests, on holiday, should not be placed in adjacent cabins. We’d go back to The Netherlands in a hearbeat, though, and this tour is a brilliant way of seeing the beautiful Hansa towns.

We loved our Croatian bike and boat tour. It was the perfect blend of exercise, guided tours and boating. We didn’t have to plan a thing or make the arrangements. The guides gave us our plans for each segment at our meal times together. The staff was friendly, but you wouldn’t know they were living on board with you. The guides were so fun and made each day a most excellent adventure. If you are worried about biking the hills the e-bikes are a good option. We are already looking for our next bike and boat tour.

Eine wunderbare Woche auf dem ijsselmeer ….. Unser Schiff: Leafde fan Fryslân Perfekt geeignet für 2 Dutzend Passagiere mit Bikes und guter Laune , Internationale Zusammensetzung bringt Schwung in Deine Kommunikation…. Unser Captain : Floris , cool und kompetent Unser Bootsmann: Yorick , immer busy und engagiert Unser Koch : Ruben, zaubert in seiner kompakten Kombüse die Besten internationalen Leckerbissen….. dazu gibts passend Musik , Gesang und Pfeifsoli ….. Wenn Du Kaffee willst um 6 a.m. , kein Problem ….. Our housekeeping ( and much more ) : Anny , always on the run Serving every thing, if possible ….. Our tour guide: Paulette , best Tour Guide EVER , she showed us Ijsselmeer on – and offshore in a wonderful charming style….. Diese Woche werden wir nicht vergessen und planen jetzt schon Die nächste Reise mit boat and bike . Regula u. Reinhard / july 2019

The biking and food was excellent. No toilet facility for 3 days, no air conditioning on the first day, having to pay for extra water and old fittings in the cabins detracted from the trip. Wifi was only available in certain places on the ship and there were charges for wifi once we were out of Austria. The booking company gave the operators the wrong information about my bike request. They had a small e-bike for me and record of my height being 170cms. That was after i requested in writing a ‘normal’ bike and that my height was 183cm. Paying for tours etc was a lottery because the internet facility would drop out in many locations along the river. All said and done, if you are after a good bike tour but not expecting the world on the boat, go for it. Would I do it again? I would look for a more modern boat first.