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The Best of Holland and Belgium
16 May 2022

Janet van Gelder

The entire experience exceeded my expectations! The rooms were spacious and clean. The staff was exceptional — professional, helpful, hard working, and friendly. Food was excellent.

Reply from Boat Bike Tours 25 May 2022

Hi Janet. How super to read that the Amsterdam-Bruges trip aboard the Magnifique IV went above and beyond all your expectations. These are beautiful words and we really appreciate you providing us with this positive feedback. Kind regards, Boat Bike Tours Team.

16 May 2022

Adrian Trespando

I would like to see more stops and visits to places. That is really the only issue I had. For example when we finished at the windmills instead of going and doing a windmill tour and having a drink we went to the tours center and we were give 45 minutes on our own to visit the town. All the while we could have stopped sort to the center and actually visited a windmill and toured it. I would love to see 3-5 stops.

Reply from Boat Bike Tours 25 May 2022

Hi Adrian, Thank you very much for your feedback and your 4 star rating. We are very happy with this feedback. From your feedback, I can see that you would like a bit more independency during your tour. We can recommend you to look at our semi guided tours for the next time, should you book another Boat Bike tour with us. During these semi guided tours you will receive a daily briefing from the tour leader. But you cycle on your own, make stops where and when you wish. You cycle with the help of a detailed cycling map, a written route description and GPX-files or the free Boat Bike Tours version of the ‘Ride With GPS’ app for your mobile phone. The tour leader is also cycling, so: she/he is always close and can be contacted by phone in case of emergencies, problems or questions. Warm regards, Team Boat Bike Tours.

16 May 2022

Lynda McDonell

Our boat/bike tour was excellent from the moment we came aboard. The crew welcomed us warmly, checked us in quickly and made us feel at home. This set the tone for the entire trip. Each staff member made us feel special as they did their jobs with pride and enthusiasm. The stateroom was comfy and cleaned daily. The meals couldn’t have been more delicious. The cycling tours were fun and interesting with expert guidance. Everyone had a ball! Nightly briefings kept us well prepared and excited for the day ahead. Evenings on board were terrific as our group consisted of family and friends we hadn’t seen since our last boat bike tour from Passau to Budapest. Superior service beginning to end. Thank you!

Reply from Boat Bike Tours 25 May 2022

What a pleasure to read that the Amsterdam-Bruges trip aboard the Magnifique III was to your liking. These are beautiful words and we really appreciate you providing us with this positive feedback. Kind regards, Boat Bike Tours Team.

13 May 2022

Alan Manning

We loved our journey with Edith Ingrid and Jack. The food was excellent and plentiful, and the accommodations were very nice. Wonderful way to see the country side Alan & Debbie

Reply from Boat Bike Tours 25 May 2022

Hi Alan & Debbie, What super to read that the Amsterdam - Brugge trip aboard the fluvius was to your liking. These are beautiful words and we really appreciate you providing us with this positive feedback. Kind regards, Boat Bike Tours Team.

9 May 2022

Allan Parke

We enjoyed a wonderful week biking from Bruges to Amsterdam with a group of 14 friends. This was a long awaited adventure as we originally were to take this trip in 2020. We hit the season perfectly (end of April/beginning of May) as trees were in full bloom as were the lilacs, wisteria, rhododendron… the countryside was spectacular. Our guides, Arnold and Marie Jose were excellent. Knowledgeable and great communicators, they shared history and interesting facts all along the journey. They cared for our safety at all times. The food onboard was delicious although breakfast was repetitive. Initially they assigned seating (not entirely sure why) but as a group we wanted to sit together so took that on ourselves. Not sure if that was appreciated. The cabins on the boat were compact and cleaned daily. The bikes were in good repair and if there was an issue it was attended to promptly by a team member. It would have been helpful for them to take a bit more time on the first day to adjust the bikes to the participants to be sure everyone was comfortable and ready. All in all a wonderful, memorable trip. Would highly recommend it. We were so glad to be able to do it after waiting two years!!

Reply from Boat Bike Tours 27 May 2022

Hi Allan, in your case long wait is truly rewarded and thankfully so. I am very happy to read that you did a great time aboard the Fluvius. Thanks for your great review and positive rating Best regards, Boat Bike Tours Team

5 May 2022

John Caulfield

Bruge to Amsterdam was a terrific trip with very scenic rides through the countryside of Belgium and Netherlands. Great trip and also boat/people/food!

Reply from Boat Bike Tours 27 May 2022

Hi John, Thank you very much for your positive review and rating about your tour on board of the Fluvius. These are beautiful words and we really appreciate you providing us with this positive feedback. We look forward to welcoming you back on board in the future. Kind regards, Boat Bike Tours Team.

2 May 2022

Dotti

We had a fabulous time and met some amazing people! The crew were great and we would do it again!

Reply from Boat Bike Tours 22 Jul 2022

We are so happy to hear that! See you soon on board, Team Boat Bike Tours

19 Oct 2021

Karen Ann and Ed

The first leg of our trip was aboard the Magnifique IV for 8 days and it was marvelous. The ship, furnishings and bikes were in great shape, and the crew, guides and scenery were second to none. Plenty of good food and drink, for any waistline. Thanks so much for reorganizing this trip as many times as you did, to make it happen in these unsettled times.

19 Oct 2021

Figen Ertas

Excellent food,excellent service… thankyou for everthing

11 Oct 2021

David and Pauline Witzke

Boat bike tours staff were very accommodating during (re) booking and during the trip itself. Jens did a great job of supporting the tour. The route and city tours were great, and the cycling was wonderful. The ship (de Amsterdam) was not well cleaned. Our carpet needed more thorough vacuuming, and we had to have our bedsheets changed as they smelled unclean. The bikes were fine, but had suffered some damage from over cranking of bolts and use of pliers to tighten and loosen, especially on the seat and handle bars. The boat staff made a poor first impression by trying to sell us bike insurance immediately upon boarding, and they were not always helpful in solving bike problems. The food ranged from really good (goulash, fish and roast beef) to terrible (wieners and frozen hash browns as the only hot breakfast on one day). The breakfast fruit was usually a bowl of melon with a few pieces of pineapple and would have been much better with some bananas and berries. We would definitely choose to go with Boat bike tours again, but not on this boat.

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