Boat Bike Tours Reviews 

Our boat, The Arkona, was fantastic. The cabin was clean, spacious and comfortable, and the facilities on board exceeded our expectations . Above all, the staff were simply amazing. They were polite and courteous, and nothing was too much trouble for them - they were always smiling, and cheerful.
The tour leaders were great, and kept us updated at all times.
We would do it all again.

BoatBikeTours has done an incredible job with their Moselle Metz-Cochem 9 day tour. The boat was fantastic, all of the boat staff were right on their mark and performed wonderfully. The bike guides were informative, available and always kept things moving. The meals were wonderfully prepared and served with enthusiasm and skill by the attentive staff. The entire trip was as much or more than we expected in quality and with the wonderful weather we enjoyed on our cycling week, the entire experience was superlative.

Staff was amazing every day. Accomodations were very nice.

We loved our barge/ bike from Venice to Mantua. Our accommodations were comfortable and Ave Maria a very nice barge. We had such excellent guides, who were extremely conscious of our groups ability including the need to find some shade as it was extremely hot. Hein’s sharing his knowledge of Italy and her history was wonderful and Simone was always so very helpful! The rest of the crew were incredible too, making us feel so very welcome and pampered, the food top rate! We were lucky to have such a nice group of bikers on this tour. We will always have the best memories of our week!

The guides, meals and accommodations were excellent

Having highly rated a Boat Bike tour from Paris to Brussels that I did last year, this tour from Mantova to Venice run by Girolibero was not of the same standard. 31 riders in one group is far too many and as a result safety was compromised. We only had one leader and an ‘apprentice’ leader and the riders themselves were dealing with safety eg hand signals etc, Our leader needed to wear a high visibility vest and more drink stops would be appreciated when you are biking in 38°
I was given a bike where the electronics didn’t work and at one stage right behind the leader on the wrong side of the road I was very nearly collected by a bus pulling into a bus stop - very scary!
The food and accommodation was good and although I enjoyed the experience unfortunately the tour guides did not compare with Ronald and Désirée on my previous trip.

The boat is nice and well appointed. We enjoyed swimming and relaxing time aboard the ship. Our only suggestions are we felt the midday meals were heavy and offered at odd times. Often a 3 course lunch meal was provided on board at 2-2:30 pm. We thought lunch could’ve scheduled on the islands during our bike rides at earlier time. Eating breakfast at 7:30 then riding 30 or 40 miles without a meal provided until 2 or 2:30 seemed like too long of a period of time. Especially since dinner was generally provided at 7:00 or 7:30. We would have been happier to have either packed a light lunch or had time on an island for lunch at about noon. We do not generally eat a 3 course lunch. But we did enjoy the 3 course dinners. Also, we thought off ship dinner nights would have been better on evenings when we were on a couple of the nicer, more developed islands like Korcula. The nights we were responsible for getting our own dinner were frequently on islands with very few choices for restaurants.

Beds could have a second pillow option for those who didn’t like the side sleeper pillow.

Also, there was no communication that clean towels would be provided if you left towels on the floor or that laundry could be done for guests. Lack of communication here.

Everything was great!! Our guides, the chef, the captain, and all other employees involved ,made this a wonderful experience. The other factor that made it a truly great trip was our co-travelers. We had a really excellent group of individuals and couples from Canada, Singapore, Australia, Brazil, and the United States.

The Magnifigue 2 is a beautiful boat. We filled the boat passengers with many of our close friends and met a few new people too. Captain Chris, and crew are most amazing, fun and professional. Chef Liam’s presentation of meals and quality were off the charts delicious. Bike Tour Guide Arnold and Mariajose were the best routing our rides and accounting for everyone. Plenty of space on this boat to sit outside on the front deck or up above on the top deck. jacuzzi a bonus! Inside the boat is spacious. Our second tour with Boat-Bike and looking forward to a third. This is one of my favorite adventures ever!

The captain and crew were excellent. I had a medical issue and the Cape took me to the doctor and joined to translate if necessary. The guides were very good, especially Tom and were very responsive to last minute changes due to the weather. The pace was perfect and their stories helped draw a picture of the history of where we were.

We have now done over a dozen of these tours, and this delivered what we expected. There were 17 passengers on the barge, from5 different countries, but we jelled well. With the smaller boats we all mingle and compare notes on our day, and previous experience. All crew were friendly and helpful, Thanks to all.

The crew, food, landscape to name a few.

Highlights: The boat, the food, the staff, and the scenery were extraordinary.
Areas for improvement:
1. Smoking is permitted everywhere on the deck. This is very unpleasant for non-smokers. There should be a designated non-smoking section on the deck or a total smoking ban.
2. Rental bicycles on the boat should be in perfect working order before our arrival. Our group of four rented e-bikes, and two of them were malfunctioning. For instance, I had to adjust the gear-shifting mechanism on mine twice a day because a locking nut was missing. On another e-bike, the electric assist was problematic throughout the entire trip.
3. During the daily route briefings, information about sights to see should be marked on the RideWithGPS routes and, at the very least, communicated in writing via the WhatsApp group created by the two friendly guides.
4. Our cruise was originally scheduled for the Rhine and Moselle rivers, but due to low water levels on the Rhine, it took place exclusively on the Moselle. I believe this was an excellent decision, as the scenery there is fantastic. However, it is unacceptable that the alternative routes created on RideWithGPS were riddled with errors and incomplete. For example, many tourist points of interest were missing, start and end points were often incorrect, and—unfortunately—one route directed us onto a dangerous, impassable road; fortunately, we decided to take a safer section instead of following the official track. There were some last-minute corrections, but they only addressed the start and end points.

Beautiful boat, bikes worked perfectly. Guide was fun, informative, shared wonderful stories, knowledgeable. Loved all the side adventures.
He helped us coped with the heat.
On board: beautiful cabin, clean.
Chefs were amazing and the food- yum!
Will recommend!!!

Thought the guides, route planning, food and ship accommodations were excellent. Would recommend this trip to bikers of all levels of experience. Came away from trip having enjoyed the experience and all the participants.

Great organising. Had to divert due to low water levels. Not a problem for the company.

Excellent communication and quick to answer questions.

Good value for money.

We loved out stay on the Estello. The accommodations were good and the staff were wonderful.
If I were to suggest something it would be to provide o e more towel change during the week and to add another pillow to each bed.

Outstanding overall. First and foremost the food, chef and servers were exceptional! The barge/ship comfortable. The tour guides excellent though could have taken more measures to ensure safe cycling at some of the difficult roads and intersections. Slide presentations and history reviews were excellent

The people always are the main determinant, as in the riders, but also the crew was fantastic, the food was the best of five trips and Tammy was her usual self, fun and great guide, advisor