Reviews

Boat/bike experience starting in Cochem was wonderful. Makes us want to pick another tour.

We did not like the way the lunch process was set up. Make your own lunch in a small area with 24 people. One day we ran out of lunch meat and I had a wonderful sandwich of bread and butter for lunch. Also, too many people for the size of the boat, it always felt crowded. The bike trips were good and the route was beautiful.

The crew on the boat was fantastic. The guides were very knowledgeable and fun to talk to. Food was great.

The beautiful boat and the utterly charming crew made the experience of floating on, and cycling along the Rhein the loveliest it could be. I travelled alone and the rest of the passengers were in groups from Florida, so interesting chats with friendly crew was all the more important to me. The chef, Richard, was truly exceptional: Simple, healthy food transformed with tantalising combinations of flavours and presentation. I can’t imagine finer dishes at Michelin starred restaurants.

The Olympia is a great ship, clean, very accommodating quarters, nice salon and very roomy dinning room to accommodate all passengers. The crew were simply great, all of them. Efficient, helpful, ever smiling and gave the ship all they had to make the trip a success. My only two comments for making this experience superb are simple and easily adjusted if the company really cares to do so. 1. The 150.00 euro drink package is of good value but restricting it to 4pm is wrong. Most of the cycling trips end well before 4pm and passengers return to the ship by 1:30 or 2:00pm. Make the change to have the drink package effective starting at noon or 1:00pm. Everyone deserves a cold drink after cycling and since we paid 150.00 for the week it is fair to ask for it. 2. The penny pinching WiFi charges are just simply out of date and reality. An extra 10.00 euro per passenger on the cost of the trip right in the price is not noticeable, and having “free” WiFi looks like, and is a better deal for all. Stop the madness of issuing vouchers that expire and so on. Free WiFi is easy, just restrict the volume so people do not watch their movies. A top notch IT person can do that for you.

Thoroughly enjoyed this mode of travel.Staff were all excellent: Jan, Anne-Marie, Romec and Sylvia: friendly and eager to help. Lovely food. Boat was clean. Good cycling distances and exercise each day through beautiful countryside and quaint towns. Aschaffenburg to Bamberg was a perfect choice. Cabins small but comfortable enough. I chose a small barge not a cruise boat. Wine a bit expensive. Crew that smoked kept a distance so no problem- important.Great bikes- well looked after by Romec. 15 ended up with e-bikes and 4 on non e-bikes. Such an excellent way to travel so hope to enjoy another next year. Thank you.

Great tour, well run. Beware that the cycle routes are beautiful and challenging. Do not plan to ride without an e-bike unless you are a high fitness level cyclist. Even so, prepare to be trailing behind the other e-cyclists. I stuck it out for 2 days on a regular bike before switching to an e-bike and I LOVED every minute. But there is an upgrade charge of $30 per day. In this day and age of electronics, I cannot see why the proposed routes cannot be posted on a program like Ride With GPS so that people can see what to expect to ride. Hi am looking forward to the next trip already!

Great way to see the countryside and small towns along the rivers. Never stuck in a tourist trap and able to enjoy the natural beauty. The rides are fantastic, best way to see a country. The boat is perfect – has everything you need and moves with you so you only have to unpack once! Super friendly staff and guides – will do another trip next year!

We thoroughly enjoyed our tour. All the staff were excellent, always helpful and cheerful. The dinners were fabulous. Most of our time, of course, was spent with our guides Paul and Andre, and both were great. We would/will do another Boat Bike tour again and have no hesitation recommending it to our friends.

Our second wonderful bike barge tour experience. This time from Paris to Epernay on Zwanjtze. The cycling group was great. Some really good fit cyclists and some not very fit cyclists, but that did not matter as everyone was tolerant, friendly and helpful. We all had fun and made lasting friendships along the way, helped by the champagne tastings I’m sure! The cycle tour leaders were helpful, knowledgeable and professional and joined in the fun in the evenings. The ladies facilitating the running of the barge were just amazing, kept everything spotless and so very friendly and helpful. The barge was kept lovely, the cabins were adequate and we devised a routine to facilitate showering and changing. After our tour in Italy on the Ave Maria I expected a similar fabulous dining experience but the evening meals this year were only average in my view, despite similar galley facilities? However, this may not be as important for others and it will not stop us from joining another tour next year. Overall a great holiday.