Reviews

The SE Manon and biking were excellent. We did find, however, that by far the majority of people on the trip spoke only German (b/c they booked directly with SE Tours) which was not quite as fun for we few English speakers. To be clear, the staff on the boat spoke very good English.

Fantasic trip and the crew was amazing.

Amazing trip . The cruise director Leslie was the best as were all the crew . I couldn’t fault anything on board the ship or the cycle routes . My only criticism is the lack of information about where the ship was departing from in Passau , we spent a couple of hours trying to find where the ship would be docked . Thankfully , one of the hoteliers ordered a taxi for us to take us to the winter dock about 10 min drive . Other than that , the food, package lunches , drinks and entertainment were all perfect . We will certainly try another trip on one of the other tours .

We were a group of 10 friends 55+ We had the most wonderful holiday ever. The boat and staff were excellent. Leslie our director organized all our days so well with care and humour We cycled 200 km and it was the right amount not to much, not to little. We visit beautiful cities and the concert in Vienna was the top. The food was very good and the evening we party and danced a lot We will certainly be back you do a great job Thank you so so much

What a wonderful holiday. An excellent mix of good food, lovely country scenery, city sightseeing and cycling. The bedrooms were comfortable and the housekeeping was good. Ventilation in the dining room could have been better but this was not enough to lower the star rating. Thank you to Leslie and his team for such a great experience.

would be helpful if maps were given to us before arriving so we could download to phones. especially since the routes did not match the open printed in the book

This was our first barge/bike experience. The barge accommodations were lovely and the meals provided a nice variety and were presented nicely. Coming from previous cruise experiences we were disappointed not to have at least coffee/tea available 24/7. We also were disappointed to be charged for water at dinner. After the first charge we avoided it on future dinners by bringing a water bottle to the table. The briefing for the bike routes were presented in English as well as German. I suggest the tour director make a point to remind guests about the navigation app that we have loaded on phones. We got lost on the last day and almost missed the departing boat. We totally forgot about the app and just by luck and our instincts we made it back in time. The route that included the visit to Melk needs better instructions for leaving Melk; many were confused. The bikes were in excellent condition and well supplied with the pack bag and repair kit that held our daily maps. One recommendation is to demonstrate to riders how to use the repair kit if needed. We would have had no idea if we had a flat tire! Overall we enjoyed the experience and would do it again and will recommend this one to friends.

Bicycling directions need improvement and more information regarding sites on the way.

Very nice experience – too bad that we couldn’t dance because of covid. Routes were the right length of cycling. Accomodation and food was excellend. Would like some fresh fruit or other healthy options for the afternoon coffee breaks.

good experience all round, accomodations, food and service on board was good. only negative was that some of the instructions/directions for the cycling parts could have been better, and a few of the cycling sections were on narrow busy roads.