Reviews

This was our second boat and bike tour after loving our first one, 8 years ago. This trip did not disappoint, the accommodations, food, tour guides, and location were ideal for our trip. The weather being perfect helped a bit as well :)! The friendliness of all the staff and fellow passengers created a wonderful experience. Highly recommend this type of vacation for anyone.

Great itinerary, great staff, very helpful, attentive, skilled. Great bikes,great food, well prepared & great ship.

Great crew, great company and awesome bike riding around the French countryside. Would highly recommend Boat Bike Tours. ☆☆☆☆☆

This was my first experience living on a barge for 7 days. I was with a cycling mate who wanted to experience riding through the country side of Frances Provence/Camargue areas. The accommodation was clean & tidy although compact ( which was expected as it was a barge) The bathroom was very tight & compacted. Again it is a barge. But if you happened to be a person larger then average (like over 180cm) it could be difficult to navigate. The staff were always pleasant & accomodating.Each meal was beautifully prepared & presented by the kitchen staff with a good selection of food Each evening meal was different with a different wine recommended each day. The tour guide was very helpful & experienced in guidance & local knowledge of the areas travelled. For the month of June morning temperatures started off cool but from mid morning into the afternoon temps could reach around 30c.But there was always a cool breeze But sunscreen was recommended as the rides mostly finished not til late afternoon. The other 19 people on the tour from the US & Australia & other countries were always friendly & pleasant. Overall it was a great experience & I would recommend it. The only thing is that as the cycling distances do vary each day it would be an advantage to already have a cycling prepared legs used to daily cycling as you are not only cycling but stopping at locations along the route & doing a lot of walking.

This was my second Bike and Barge with Bike Boat Tours, the first being Best of Holland on the Magnifique II in 2019. The Provence Bike and Barge used a sub-contractor, Girolibero, which in almost every aspect was inferior to the Holland Bike and Barge. – Guide (Micaela) treated us like she was the school teacher and we were her Kindergarten students. The first day was to assess us but she never adjusted her behavior. Majority of our group was on manual bikes while she was on an ebike. She was so far ahead of the group she had no clue what was going on. Guides should not be on an ebike when the majority of bikers are on manual bikes. . -Accommodations: The rooms were very small. There was no separate shower. We had to shut the bathroom door and the whole room became the shower leaving everything wet. At the very least a squeegee should have been provided to help mop up the water. -Internet – Never worked even though it was to be available in the common area. -The food was very good. The Chef (Dani )and the steward (Alice) were a pleasure to deal with. The Captain (Fabrice) was personable and made an effort to mingle. Note: I sent an email directly to Boat Bike Tours directly when I returned but have yet to receive a response.

Exceeded my expectations! The trip (Highlights of Dalmatia) in Croatia was fantastic. We had a great group as well as FANTASTIC guides (can’t say enough about Kresho and Alen) and crew. I highly recommend an ebike as most in our group chose. Ultimately even those who originally started on a hybrid (very fit folks) changed to an ebike to manage the 11k feet of total climb. The boat (Harmonia) was a great size for our group of 29, the beds were comfortable, and the bath was bigger than I expected. I have two minor complaints – we weren’t allowed to bring our own wine on board (even with a corkage fee), and I would have liked fresh towels more frequently (exchanged only once during the trip). Overall, I highly recommend this trip and will be planning more boat/bike trips in the future!

My trip was excellent. The boat. The guides. The crew. Fantastic doesn’t even approach how wonderful However to be honest your shortfall is detailing how difficult the biking is Please emphasize that this is an e-bike ride. This is not a hybrid experience. I am an avid & trained biker & the hybrids are a very poor choice for this degree of difficulty

I LIKE TO BIKE INDEPENDENTLY BUT TO HAVE SUPPORT AVAILABLE. THIS FITS MY DESIRES. OUR TOUR LEADER GUIDE WAS PLEASANT AND KNOWLEDGEABLE. THE BICYCLE CREW WAS MOST EAGER AND ATTENTIVE. THE DINING CREW WAS PLEASANT TO DEAL WITH.

We can’t say enough about our experience with the boatbike tours. The staff, food and whole bike tour was more than we ever expected. Thank you for making this trip a memorable one for us!

The crew was great. Two things to improve: the clothesline in my room was broken and the liquor selection was mediocre.