Reviews

Excellent trip! The Magnifique III was so nice. The chef, Michelle, prepared wonderful meals. All of the crew and our two guides, Andre and Hilko, went out of their way to be sure we had a wonderful time. Will look forward to another BoatBike tour as soon as we can find the time. Exceeded our expectations!

The program met and surpassed our expectations. The crew and the boat were first class. Will definitely be back for a longer tour.

We were in excellent hands from the moment we stepped onto the boat. The Magnifique III is a beautiful design with high ceilings and lots of space. Thanks so much Capt Walter and all of the crew, guides and chef. We will be back.

The Boat and Bike Cruise was well organized providing great service. We shared luxury accommodations. A very personable accommodating staff provided excellent service for our every need. The chef did a great job with all the meals and the guides created active fun filled days. We really enjoyed every aspect of this experience. Everyone on board was friendly and helpful.

We just returned from the tulip tour on the Sarah (out of Amsterdam), from April 7 through 14. We are from the United States (Georgia) and have taken more than a dozen Caribbean cruises, so we knew the boat-bike cruise was going to be very different. Travel time and expense is much more of a factor, but the cruise itself was just amazing. We hope to do more. Highlights include Keukenhof Garden which offers an amazing variety of showy flowers; not just tulips. The flower auction in Aalsmeer is huge in scale and activity. The cheese farm, the town of Gouda with its beautiful center area and the Church of St. John, canals, windmills, tulip and other flower fields … all were remarkable to see in person. Our guide Cornel offered the opportunity to do a little extra at times, including a short side trip to the beach on the North Sea. The bike riding is on primarily flat terrain, so very doable for even occasional bikers. On the boat, the cabins are small but effective, since you really only need a space to shower and sleep. Most of your awake hours will be spent either on deck, biking, or visiting the sites along the way. Pack light and follow the recommendation for layering clothes as our weather was on the cool / breezy side with one day of light rain. Overall it was comfortable if dressed appropriately. Food served on the boat was very good. We enjoyed full breakfasts with meat, cheeses, cereal, toast, fruit, etc. Lunch was self-made sandwiches with different sliced meat, cheeses, along with fruit and other small snack offerings. Cookies or some other treat were out each day as we returned from biking. Dinners were great with a choice of meat / fish each day. All the staff was friendly and accommodating. Perhaps the most different overall aspect of this trip versus a traditional cruise on the mega ships is that with only 20 or so other people on board, you actually get to know your fellow travelers. If you are a “people person,” this may in fact be your favorite thing about the trip. Cruise with 5,000 other people and you might not get to know anyone else, but boat-bike with 20 and you will know all their names after a couple of days. (Our group included a family of four from Brazil; two couples from France; with the others all from the United States.) Perhaps the biggest recommendation for the cruise is that we certainly want to plan more. We had a wonderful time.

All v good . Food. Bikes . Boat and stafff. We would definitely recommend.

Tour guides, crew and boat were all wonderful. Thank you. Kenneth & Pamela Maule

fantastic boat-bike tour aboard the fluvius, very clean and comfortable cabin all with en-suites. The cycling each day was fantastic with a choice to cycle the long or short route all maps provided and accompanied by a guide or could cycle solo if desired. Cycled through beautiful countryside and interesting towns and villages. The food aboard was super a hearty breakfast with lots to choose from, we prepared our own packed lunch for the day a lunch bag was provided although I took our own lunch boxes to fill. Dinner was 3/4 courses cooked beautifully and very tasty food. A very lovely and helpful crew and tour guides. we had great fun and met some lovely people.

This was our first organized bike tour (but not our first bike tour). It was just the right blend of cycling and downtime. We opted for doing the daily routes on our own and the route sheets were good, but not great. Fortunately, Holland has easy to follow paths and the occasional wrong turn was easily recovered. The boat staff was over-the-top awesome and the cycling and scenery spectacular. I would do another trip with Boat Bike tours and have recommended them to family and friends.

Fantastic holiday! Everything was well organised. Boat, Magnifique III was superb, brand new and very well kitted out. We liked the flexibility that you could ‘go it alone’ or join in the guided groups. Maps were very clear and easy to follow. Food exceeded our expectations and the hire bikes were good quality. First time for us on a boat/bike holiday and would definitely do again.