Reviews

Think about getting the e bike (it can be very windy) and also bring a gel pad for the seat or wear bike shorts . The food and staff are tip top.

Excellent tour guides Geert and Corrie, food and service on ship was great.

A few days before we were to start our trip we got a notice that the renovations on *De Holland* weren`t done, so we would be on another boat–*Andante*–and would receive a 50 Euro on-board beverage allowance as recompense. That was the first good surprise of many on this trip. Our room was comfortable, made up freshly each day if we wished. The only drawback was a sewage smell in the bathroom, which I figured out how to remedy by putting the drain plug in the sink. Smell gone! The meals were wonderful, the staff even more so–helpful, smart, courteous, going out of their way to be of assistance. The boat was always extremely well-kept. The captain moved us from place to place with the greatest of safety in mind–once changing destination because of high winds that would have made harbour entry tricky or unsafe. I`d love to take another tour and hope we get Margriet as tour guide again. Oh–and the routes were great, with solitude (even in crowded Netherlands), beauty of canals, fields, birds. The wind wasn`t bad, the weather was chilly, but very fine for cycling, with lots of watering holes along the way each day.

Just one little comment- it is nice, of course, to be seated at the table where everyone speaks your language. But what about those who would like to practice another language? Should not they be given an opportunity to chose a different table for their meals during the course of the week? This would help create more camaraderie in the group as well.

We enjoyed trip overall. Some of the biking in be the towns and busy bike paths were more stressful than comfortable. Riders do need at least some biking experience to keep the groups together, slower riders caused more stops and starts than otherwise would have been necessary. Bikes we’re hybrids with an additional back pedal brake that we were not used to causing some awkwardness when starting off. But seats were comfortable and gearing appropriate for the terrain. The touristy part of trip was great, got wonderful flavor of Belgium and Netherlands. The boat was excellent, certainly gave impression of an upscale operation. Food was high quality but some choices were not always welcome by all (not everyone likes fish). Rooms were nice and compact. Guides were entertaining and fellow passengers were all easygoing and chatty.

The leader Margriet was awesome and all team (they made the difference) but the boat Andante not in shape. The instrutions were OK, the meals good

We had a wonderful time, but I would say this is not something for beginners. The cycling distances were much more difficult than we thought they would be, but once we chose to settle in to the shorter distances of 30 to 40 km per day is was more comfortable…but still challenging :) Overall a lot of fun was had by everyone on board.

Boat Bike Tours exceeded my expectations! We had a very comfortable room with plenty of space, and in-room bath, storage, and a television for our week’s voyage. The food was outstanding- breakfast was full of choices and we made our own lunches and dinner was surprising inventive and delicious. Wait staff were great. The tour leaders on our tour, Peter Verstraeten and Janneke Reitberg, were simply lovely people. We had many conversations with each of them and I felt totally supported on rides. I also felt that the others on the crew were very welcoming and nice. The bike tech woman Nicolette was a delight! ( I didn’t get her last name) I’ve already recommended to at least 10 people to take your tours because we had such a nice time on the boat and on the bicycle rides. Holland is a beautiful country and I hope we can return again to either Holland or any of the other countries that you do tours in because now I believe this is the way to travel! Having your own floating hotel with all the amenities added to seeing the places up close and personal on a bicycle. Doesn’t get any better than that.

I think the Allure dining room was too small. The bikes, the staff and the guide was great. I would have liked appetizers every night before dinner.

Great trip. Good quality bikes. Great food and entertainment. Staff friendly and take good care of the guests