Reviews

So much water and beautiful landscape. A well paced tour that does what it says and takes you through the green heart of Holland. Thanks to the crew onboard excellent hosting and food!

As usual a wonderful tour. My husband and myself participated in our 7th Boat & Bike tour in July cycling around the Heart of Holland. As usual it was a wonderful experience. We live in Ireland and apart from the Covid close down, we have enjoyed a Boat & Bike tour every year. This year was particularly agreeable because the meals on the Flora ship were exceptional to say the least. Eventhough we have done the Mozelle tour afew years ago, we intend returning next year to do it, simply because, it is the route that the Flora ship is doing. So, to conclude I am giving the highest recommendation to Boat & Bike and the Flora ship by returning as a satisfied customer.

Our trip on the Flora was everything we’d hoped for and more! Crew were friendly but professional; meals were delicious and plentiful; bikes were excellent; boat was clean, comfortable and well equipped. Routes were well planned and easy to follow (especially with GPS app and great system of numbered signposts). Sights and scenery were spectacular! We’d do it again in a heartbeat! Thanks to all.

We really liked this trip. Meals were good on board. Captain and staff were competent and friendly. Accommodations were basic and the communal areas were small. It was pleasant to spending evenings in the central cities next to which we were docked. The cycling felt safe with well marked paths and good equipment. Road construction affecting some routes was not communicated in the trip briefings, leading to some confusion.

We just completed the North South Holland Bike Tour and it was FANTASTIC. The Flora far exceeded our expectations. Bertus and Jonne were wonderful and went above and beyond to ensure all passengers had a wonderful experience. The boat is beautiful and accommodations were great and very comfy. The meals were delicious and they accommodated special meals too. Jonne also cooked recipes from her family which she explained each evening making the meal even more special. This was our first bicycle adventure and it was perfect. All levels of cyclists are in each group. The guides on our trip were very knowledgeable and welcoming. Thank you for a great experience.

My husband and I greatly enjoyed this trip. It was relatively flat terrain from Koblenz to Mertzig, but you need to be fit and have some biking experience in order to enjoy it properly. For example, you need to be used to being 3 – 4 hours on the saddle at a time, ride at a pace of 10 miles/hour, able to cycle up some short hills (unless you want to walk it), be comfortable in cycling for short periods in traffic or over bridges. It also rained for short intervals in 2 out of our 6 days of cycling so bring appropriate clothing and be prepared to get wet. The cabins in the boat are very small with not much storage space so you cannot pack too much stuff. However, there is always plentiful hot water in the shower. There were 3 small port holes that could be partially opened in each cabin, but the room still got stuffy since all the cabins are below deck without AC. A small electric fan is provided in each cabin that is placed on a high shelf above the head of the beds. The fan would be much more effective for cooling if the fan could be mounted at the ceiling at the foot of the beds. The food on board is also good with different menu themes every night (South Africa, Dutch, Indonesia) but there was no German cuisine despite the entire trip taking place in Germany. Beer (mostly Dutch) and wine are provided on board for purchase on an honour system. However, it would be nice if some German beers and wine from the Moselle region would be provided as well since the tour takes place in the Moselle region that is famous of its wines. One wine tasting was arranged for our group in Zell but we would have liked to have more wine tastings at different wineries in Trier and in Saarburg. Our bike guide Weiger was excellent. He was very patient and accommodating to guest’s requests. He is also very knowledgeable and is always watching for the safety of his guests. We highly recommend Weiger as a guide. My only major complaint is that we originally booked the Metz, France to Cochem, Germany trip so we arrange flights into Paris and out of Frankfurt. 20 days before the start of the trip, we were contacted by Boat Bike tours that our trip was cancelled due to last minute cancellations by other guests. We were offered other alternative trips but none of them originated in France and finished in Germany so we booked the Koblenz, Germany to Merzig, Germany tour. Due to this, we had to change our flights to fly in and out of Frankfurt. This change of flights within 20 days of our departure resulted in a 60% increase in our airfare. Although I told Boat Bike tour about the increased cost of our airfare, there was no offer of any compensation.

My trip in The Mosel river with Flora boat and the all team was wonderful Many thanks

It was excellent!

All personnel were excellent. There were a few places where better instruction would’ve been helpful to avoid occasional difficult places with Sudden steep climbs gravel Paths, Rocky ravines and other places that lead to potential falls and in some cases actual falls by some of the people. The cabin was excessively stuffy even with the fan running. The tour guide was outstanding and was very patient with those with lesser skills.

Enjoyed everything about the trip. Berthus and Ann Marie were such lovely people that they made every bit of the journey a joy.