Reviews

Very enjoyable trip. Way beyond my expectation. Good accommodation, food, services, & friendly staff. Search Instagram #BoatandBike_Sep2018 for some photos. I will be back

The trip was excellent even though we had difficulty with setting it up as problems with info received . I realize there were a few of us concerned but receiving the total information caused problems. thanks Laura

Terrific! Great adventure, excellent service, good food, lovely people.

We enjoyed our time cycling in the Netherlands . The Barge was great , rooms and bathrooms very efficient .clean . Our Chief was fantastic .( better than experienced on much costlier trips ) Staff friendly . Only downside was that we did not have the regular cycling guides for our week . One of our groups often lost our way .

Wir waren auf dem Jelmar vom 15.-22. September im Grünen Herz der Niederlanden unterwegs. Sehr empfehlenswert, wenn man ein Bilderbuchholland abseits der Touristenpfade erleben möchte. Ein kleines Schiff, so richtig familiär. Das Abendessen ist einfach. Am letzten Abend (Toast Hawai, Teigwaren mit einer Ricott-Spinatsauce, Poffertjes) war es wohl sehr ein Lowcostessen mit starkem “Refillcharakter”.Dort kamen wir uns mehr abgefertigt dann verabschiedet vor. Nicht nur in unserer Kajüte gab es die ganze Woche eine grössere Anzahl mottenähnliche Nachtfalter. Wir wurden dahingehend beruhigt, dass sie nicht stechen. Obwohl dies stimmte, haben wir die Tierchen nicht sehr geschätzt. Ich denke sie kommen aus dem Innenleben des Schiffes.

the company acted as the middleman for a boat tour in Bordeaux. There were a number of changes which they handled fairly satisfactorily. The only request is that I wish they would acknowledge changes in a direct email rather than by sending a new booking form with the change buried at the bottom, and not even directly as well. This proved to be a problem for our group as the company confused which direction bus transport was needed for, and since the only verification was a price change, which was the same, they company got the direction wrong so the entire group waited needlessly for over an hour on the bus.

Exceeded my expectations with food quality, bikes, accommodation, preamble each night, historical walks and service.

Food was excellent, staff was very professional, tours were fun and informative, not difficult cycling even for us 50 somethings. Fred & Corrie were great cycling guides. No problem at all with us having only the English language.

This was our 4th bike/barge trip and this was our largest boat. The ship was comfortable and the staff were very helpful. Meals were first class–quality and quantity. Low water levels limited biking some days unfortunately, which can’t be blamed on the tour company, but efforts were made to find replacement tours. The route maps and written instructions could be more clear but the navigating challenge adds to the fun.

Guides Marco, Gabriel and Aggie were the best!