Boat Bike Tours Reviews 

Our guides Eddy and Tara were the best! the food was amazing!

The Southern Aegean Boat & Bike tour was nothing short of fabulous! Everything was so much better than we expected, from start to finish. The boat was terrific - lots of shady comfortable places to hang out and also plenty of gathering places for everyone to be together as well. Lovely and comfortable rooms with spacious bathrooms (seriously, I have stayed at hotels with smaller showers). The crew was even more fantastic, they worked so hard to make our trip a fun one and went above and beyond. The chef was amazing - we went to a Michelin star restaurant the night before departure where we ate the same exact meze dish the chef prepared and his was so much better! Every meal was delicious and he enjoyed talking with us about the food and even sharing recipes. Then there were the guides! They took us on some incredible rides on the most varied and beautiful islands. Emma, Ali and August were terrific leaders in every way. They led our big group with great care and everything was so well organized. I give this trip the highest recommendation!

The crew and group leaders were great and very accommodating. Food was good and the cabins were very comfortable.

This was our fourth bike and boat trip and, once again, it did not disappoint. Despite the tremendous heat (it WAS summer 2026), we had a vacation to remember touring Venice and the Po Valley.
We were delighted to see Hein again as our tour guide. He is the best: funny, knowledgeable, and patient. Every day he clearly laid out our route and covered history, architecture and culture along the way. But our entire crew was absolutely wonderful. We loved hearing the singing and laughs from the kitchen every day. Every crew member was so kind and helpful. They were very patient answering the same questions over and over.
Speaking of the kitchen, the meals were wonderful. Lots of variety at every meal, plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, and great snacks after returning overheated from riding-the cold watermelon was the best!
Our cabin was comfortable and spacious. I loved the storage space. And, of course, the air conditioning was such a relief every afternoon.
Also the bikes were so well maintained we didn't even have one flat all week.
In all it was a wonderful trip (except for the heat) and we can't wait for our next trip.

One suggestion. Would love yoga mats available for exercise on the deck (if it were not so hot).

A very enjoyable experience. The service and the food on board was outstanding. The low water route was an excellent alternative, although would be nice to not have cycled the same parts of the valley on the return when there were stretches we hadn't experienced. Having more local wines on board would have been nice. The guided tour of Trier was great, as was the wine tasting. A few more experiences like that would be appreciated.
We felt like the guides did a great job but did not seem to have deep local knowledge ( as we have had on other BnB trips) so the route and point of interest content wasn't quite as rich as we have come to expect.
Overall very good value and most importantly we made new friends,.

Marije was a fun guide, the food was creative and delicious, the cabins on the top luxurious and the crew delightful. A gentle cabin, lovely Romanian bartender/cabin who took special care of me and a small enough group (35) to get to know everyone. Routes & scenery and bikes were amazing💙

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.