Reviews

The amazing staff on board, the entire boat & bike trips around Northern Holland, the interesting places we saw while cycling and full experience made this a memorable trip! Hat off to all on board and in the background. Thank you all.

This was our first boat-bike trip and it was everything we imagined. We chose northern Holland because we wanted quiet, nature, small villages, and no crowds or city riding. We loved the mix of wooded paths, dikes, dunes, coastal routes and village roads. Every day was different. Most of the 90 passengers were Dutch or German and over age 60. Only a handful of kids onboard. Evenings were quiet, in the lounge or on the sun deck, and there wasn’t much to do but it’s a canal boat not a cruise ship and we were quite happy with that. Our twin suite was as spacious as a hotel room. Definitely worth paying a little extra. Also splurged on e-bikes because while the routes were mostly flat the winds were something else. Food was tasty and there was lots of it. We missed one port because a storm kept us from crossing the Ijsselmeer but went to a naval museum and submarine in Den Helder instead and were quite happy with our choice. Definitely one of our best bike trips and would recommend highly!

Everyone on the boat was efficient and friendly. The routes were enjoyable and generally easy to follow. The food on the boat was good. Our cabin was very clean and had a surprising amount of storage. The bikes were comfortable and in good shape. We appreciated the waterproof panier as we encountered quite a lot of rain. The only recommendation we have is that it would be nice to have a water bottle holder on the bike frame.

This was our second time with Boat Bije Tours. We love the smaller boat experience and absolutely love Tamara and Bert. We want to book again with Tamara/Bert for 2024. We love your company! We sent you photos’.

What a great bike and barge experience aboard the Flora. The crew were exceptional – Jonne the cook made delicious meals, Bertis the captain was knowledgeable and experienced and Christiane was amazing. They are a hard working crew who made sure our needs were taken care of, with a friendly and warm smile. The biking was a lot of fun – Bert and Tamy led us to interesting and historical places all around Northern Holland. Overall, I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for a fun (and flat!) cycle around this beautiful country.

Seamless organization from check-in to check-out. Friendly helpful personnel all round!

The boat, the bikes, the scenery, the guide, the food, the little towns, the other guests.

Overall just a great way to explore a part of the Netherlands. Friendly and helpful staff, good food and overall a wonderful experience.

SARAH++++Any bike/boat tour is a great experience, this one was especially good because of the people we met, the quality of the staff and the route we took. Our guide Frans was fun, expert, and thoughtful about where he took us in relation to the wind. Thoughts about improvements: in the group was a 12 year old girl who really struggled in the wind with her child sized bike. some recommendation about strength and experience might have helped. The meals were lovely, and fun to share with companions we became good friends with at each meal. The e-bikes were great, certainly for this trip on the flat lands of North Holland. The cabin was exactly as we expected and very easy for us. Even the clothes we washed dried out over two days. We will be back.

Exceptional experience, helpful crew,exiting holiday+activity combination