Reviews

A wonderful week . Staff friendly and helpful and went out of their way to assist .Guides Mary Ann and Hans were amazing .Dinners on board were lovely . Met lots of nice people . Would highly recommend this tour .

We had a grea time on our Bike Boat cruise. Lovely boat with everything you need, excellent service from great staff. Loved the bike riding and everything is very well organised

Everyone on the boat was efficient and friendly. The routes were enjoyable and generally easy to follow. The food on the boat was good. Our cabin was very clean and had a surprising amount of storage. The bikes were comfortable and in good shape. We appreciated the waterproof panier as we encountered quite a lot of rain. The only recommendation we have is that it would be nice to have a water bottle holder on the bike frame.

This is our fourth trip with boat bike tours and we have a confirmed reservation with this company in October 2024. This is an exceptional tour company. Every trip has been wonderful. This trip, sailing and biking is the best yet. I cannot praise enough the team who took care of us on the boat. Max, the chef was truly amazing and presented delicious meals that were innovative and enjoyable. Sabina made sure that we were comfortable and helped us tremendously with whatever need we had. Ryan who helped the captain and did extra work we needed was a wonderful sailor and took care of everything on the boat. Alwin, the captain was truly a gifted captain who guided our boat beautifully and gave a briefing every day. The boat was well taken care of, the cabins were clean, towels were provided whenever needed and the living spaces were comfortable and always clean. Great bike riding too with excellent maps and GPS. We sailed invite with our grandsons and had the most wonderful time even with the wind and rain some days. The bikes were always in good order. A great trip that I highly recommend and a great tour company as well. The office staff is extremely helpful and it is easy to book.

On the Zwaantje Great crew & ride leaders. Having a leader on the ride took the anxiety out of the ride as we could trust them to provide great guidance, take us to interesting locations, cross the language barrier when needed, and get us back to the boat at the end of the day. The boat was great however there is room for improvement with the WiFi speed/ capacity, coffee (prefer real and not instant) and some extra hooks in the rooms for helmets and jackets. Meals were excellent. A good chef can easily accommodate gluten free meals so the extra €160 was too much so I took this off my tip. The instruction on tips, written on the back on the cabin door, did not go down well and was the subject of much discussion. Australians like the Dutch do not have a tipping culture and get paid appropriately to do their job well. I didn’t get the impression BBT staff were being underpaid. This is a thing in American where hospitality staff rely on tips to make up their pay so I couldn’t see why they would expect a tip. This was a big negative to me and others. Just raise the price if you need more money to run the cruise and we can decide up front whether to book, or not.

Viihtyisä laiva, ystävällinen henkilökunta, hyvät polkupyörät ja hyvin suunniteltu reitti. Sateinen sääkään ei saanut pilattua lomatunnelmaa.

Overall a very happy experience. In particular staff were excellent and very supportive of the program. The very small cabins are a challenge and particularly on a share basis… Food was consistently very good.

The whole combination of living on a barge and cycling thru the Heart of Holland was fun. Food was OK and bikes were high quality. Scenery most days was green and interesting as was learning about Dutch history.

Very pleased. We sailed with the Zwaantje on a 14 day tour from Bruges to Paris. Overall, great staff and good food. Ride variety through the trip was sufficient to keep it interesting. Be aware the rooms are functional but small. Tips for anyone thinking about it: there’s limited clothes storage and no washing service on board so pack as much quick dry clothing as you can. Don’t be afraid to take time off from riding. A day on the barge can be very pleasant One of our guides organised a day trip to the Somme on our rest day. Very interesting, particularly for we Australians. The bikes have small diameter handle bars so if you want to use a bike computer take a spacer. If we were to do it again we’d opt for a shorter journey, say 5 to 7 nights. Be nice to your guides, they’re gold.

Everything about this vacation was great. The biking, the route and stops, the guides, the accommodations, the food, the other guests, all spot on!