Reviews

Trip of a Lifetime! From the moment you walk on the ship until you leave, the staff treats you like you are the only passenger. They are friendly, accommodating and very gracious. The food was excellent. The accommodations were not only beautiful, but pristine. The bicycle trips were the best of the best. We had so much fun. We will definitely be taking another boat and bike tour with this company! Donald Keever

Our guide Simon was terrific – he kept us informed, led great trips during the day and we loved the walks at night in the towns-and all of the crew couldn’t have been better or more welcoming. My family and I are still wondering how in the heck the cook was able to produce such good and abundant food in that little kitchen.

The electronic communication prior to the trip, arrangements of daily trips and events, keeping to the schedule were all done very well. De Amsterdam boat was overall a good experience other than more condensed briefing in English of the daily cycle tours. (German briefings were more detailed). De Willemstad boat needs minor upgrade. My matras in 105 was substandard, toilet is very uncomfortable (no legroom and toilet roll wrong placement etc). Scramble eggs on de Willemstad must be real eggs not powder eggs similar than what we had on De Amsterdam.

This was a perfect trip for us. Each day’s ride was just right. 30_50 K with our great guide. Good was super, other guests run and cabin worked well.

Captain Conny, Chef Eva and their efficient crew were excellent. They ran the most excellent ship, and also were so personable. It was easy to ask for needed items or services; we knew that the ship and kitchen are in expert hands!

What a great trip, so well organised

Our boat bike tour from Bruges to Amsterdam was one of the best experiences my husband and I ever had. We saw so many amazing sites we could never have found on our own. Our daily bike trips were breathtakingly beautiful and we didn’t even have to carry our stuff town to town knowing it was safely waiting for us on the boat when we returned that night. The staff were so wonderful and personable. We we’re very sad to leave our trip and are excited to book another boat bike tour in the future!

Great staff, they went out of their way to make us feel welcome and comfortable.

Great trail & scenery & towns. Traveling companions were great, and we didn’t know any of them before the trip. Ilse is an excellent leader. She knows a lot of history and is good at explaining it, so we tried to make sure we rode in her group, as the other leader didn’t provide that same background info. Astrid is an excellent chef; she could go on TV with her explanations of our dinners. The e-bikes seemed fine, but the other bikes could use more attention to the maintenance of the brakes. Several folks had problems with the brakes during the week. And, the low gear on the bikes is not very low, so it’s good that the hills were short.

I absolutely loved my time on the Maastricht-Amsterdam boat bike tour on the Gandalf boat. The Gandalf accommodates a small group of 20 which was the perfect amount in my opinion. All 20 of us got close over the week, and I know I made some long lasting friendships! The Gandalf boat does not have air conditioning though, so if you are sensitive to that, book one of the larger boats. However, I couldn’t recommend the Gandalf enough. The staff were all amazing: so funny, so helpful, and so friendly. The vibe of the boat was casual and we even became friends with the Gandalf crew as well. Captain Hans is an absolute gem! Our bike guides Michiel and Linda were so knowledgeable. They showed us their Dutch culture in many ways: a Dutch treat tasting, pointing out idiosyncrasies of their society that were exemplified across our route, they knew shortcuts for when the weather turned for the worse, and scenic routes for us to enjoy our ride a little further. The food was amazing, and made me love Dutch food…something I’d never tried before! The bike rides were beautiful and not too difficult. The Netherlands is very flat! I couldn’t recommend this tour more.