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4.6

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Evaluating 606 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Travelers frequently praise the exceptionally friendly staff, amazing boat journeys, and consistently delicious meals prepared by talented chefs on board. Guests often describe the tour guides as incredibly knowledgeable, highly engaging, and thoroughly attentive to everyone's needs throughout the entire wonderful adventure. However, some reviewers noted occasional issues with equipment and accommodations, mentioning specific details such as uncomfortable beds, narrow spaces, or bicycles that felt worn out. A few people also described occasional logistical hiccups, unexpected schedule adjustments, or minor disappointments regarding specific onboard amenities and food choices.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fabulous staff. So professional and hardworking. Very persondl service. Food top class... 4 or 5 courses for dinner. Amazing breakfast with more choices than you'd see in any hotel. Beautiful boat..Li... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

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 Li... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The tour guide Georgie was very entertaining, witty and funny so the bike ride was very enjoyable. Silvia and Fabio did an excellent job in preparing the delicious food everyday. Danielle our boat ca... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

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... See more

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Amazing tours by bike and boat: discover, be active, relax and enjoy. Discover a unique combination of cycling and cruising. More than 70 bike and barge trips in 15 European countries, March through October

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

…wonderful top rate experience

Guides and staff and chef were wonderful. Everything well planned out. Beds were comfy. E-bikes were in perfect condition and seats were fine. Had a blast even though we got caught in rain a couple times.

27 August 2026
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Reply from Boat Bike Tours

Thank you for your review. We’re pleased to hear that you enjoyed your time on the Magnifique IV and were satisfied with the team, planning and equipment.

We hope to welcome you again on board in the future.

Kind regards,
Boat Bike Tours

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our tour was amazing

Our tour was amazing! The route was beautiful and the time spent in each town was perfect. The entire staff were exceptional , with Niels and Caroline going the extra mile everyday. They were the best guides we could have hoped for. Kind, considerate and so knowledgeable. Great company, highly recommend!

27 August 2026
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Reply from Boat Bike Tours

Thank you for your kind review. We’re pleased to hear that you enjoyed the route and felt well looked after by the team throughout the tour.

We hope to welcome you again on board in the future.

Kind regards,
Boat Bike Tours

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Adventure on!

Great guides! Great boat! Great crew!
Great ride!

7 September 2026
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Reply from Boat Bike Tours

Thank you for your review. We’re glad to hear that you enjoyed your time on the Magnifique X and had a good experience with the team and the cycling.

We hope to welcome you again on board in the future.

Kind regards,
Boat Bike Tours

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The ship was fabulous

The ship was fabulous! Very comfortable. The captain and all the staff were very friendly. The chef was awesome! I would do this again in a heartbeat. It is also my third trip with this group.

26 August 2026
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Reply from Boat Bike Tours

Thank you for traveling with us again. We’re pleased to hear that you had another enjoyable experience on the Magnifique III and felt comfortable and well cared for on board.

We look forward to welcoming you on another tour.

Kind regards,
Boat Bike Tours

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

It was great

It was great! Food, cleanliness and staff all wonderful. Our group however felt that the days and time spent in castles was too much. Cycling distance great, but less time spent en route will ensure we could have a quick rest and then visit the village/city/town later on. We missed out on that experience due to too much time at palaces and castles

31 August 2026
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Reply from Boat Bike Tours

Thank you for sharing your experience. We’re pleased to hear that you were satisfied with the food, cleanliness and staff. We understand your point about the itinerary and that the time spent at castles and palaces left too little opportunity to rest and explore the towns and villages along the way. Thank you for this helpful feedback.

We hope to welcome you again on board in the future.

Kind regards,
Boat Bike Tours

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful experience through the German wine country

Wonderful experience through a beautiful countryside. My first time with Boat Bike Tours, but not the last! The boat accommodations, bar and meals were superb. Only thing better that the boat, bar and equipment was the staff. Anna, Ivy, Peter, Coury, Patrick, Flendo and Rutger really made the trip extra special..

6 September 2026
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Reply from Boat Bike Tours

Thank you for sharing your experience. We’re pleased to hear that you enjoyed the tour and that you felt well looked after on board.

It’s great to know you’d like to travel with us again, and we look forward to welcoming you on another tour.

Kind regards,
Boat Bike Tours

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A perfect trip along the beautiful Mosel

The staff was very positive, helpful and professional. Good food. The bikes had a very high standard. The app was very helpful. Good information both before the trip and during the trip.

2 September 2026
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Reply from Boat Bike Tours

Thank you for sharing your experience. We’re pleased to hear that you enjoyed the tour through the German wine country and felt well looked after on board.

It’s great to know you’d like to travel with us again, and we look forward to welcoming you on another tour.

Kind regards,
Boat Bike Tours

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our bike-boat adventure from Mantua to Venice

Our bike-boat adventure from
Mantua to Venice was a trip of a lifetime for us!! Everything about our week in Italy was awesome!!!! Our guide, Daniella, was attentive, kind, knowledgeable and lead well with Adrianno and Mario. Our cooks, Dani and Francesco, prepared delicious creative food. I have celiacs and must eat gluten free. Every meal they beautifully prepared GF options for me. The captain, Jano, and the engineer, Samuele, did a great job running the beautiful Ave Maria. We will never forget our amazing trip!!

22 August 2026
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Reply from Boat Bike Tours

Thank you for sharing your experience. We’re very pleased to hear that you enjoyed the Mantua to Venice tour and felt well looked after throughout the week. It’s especially good to know that your gluten-free dietary needs were handled with such care.

We hope to welcome you again on board in the future.

Kind regards,
Boat Bike Tours

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Three things made our Bike and Boat…

Three things made our Bike and Boat trip on the Moselle River fabulous. First, the flexibility of the headquarters and onboard staff dealing with low water on the Rhine and building a replacement route on the fly. Great teamwork, and nice job on the communication\ of changes! Second, the onboard experience was amazing. Can‘t say enough good things about the service staff, and the awesome kitchen team that prepared excellent meals; the 4 course dinners were wonderful. Finally, the cycling guides that helped us enjoy the riding were a pleasure. Both Andreas and Rene went the extra mile to help us have fun and they shared a lot of insider ideas, not to mention their flexibility adapting to a re-worked trip on the fly. We were supposed to cruise and cycle the Rhine and Moselle for a week, but low water on the Rhine prohibited cruising. In the end, our group of 4 couples could not have been happier with the route along the Moselle. My one quibble is the wine onboard. We cruised one of the premier wine regions of Europe, but the standard wines onboard were from Spain…Go Green and source local wine! (We did manage to find plenty of great Moselle wines, though)

29 August 2026
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Reply from Boat Bike Tours

Thank you for sharing your experience. We’re glad to hear that the team adapted well to the low water situation and that you still had an enjoyable tour along the Moselle. It’s also good to know that you were satisfied with the service on board and the meals prepared by the kitchen team.

We appreciate your feedback about the wine selection and your suggestion to source more locally.

We hope to welcome you again on board in the future.

Kind regards,
Boat Bike Tours

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Biking along the Danube

I love the 3 boat bike tours I’ve been on. I love the quality of the food that’s served in the morning and evening. I love biking to see the small towns along the water roots that otherwise would be impossible to visit by car or even vacation. I love being able to move all day long. The bikes are a fabulous quality; they allow you to sit upright, preserving your spinal form making it easy to bike for prolonged periods. The crew is fantastically, supportive and helpful and moving the bikes to the shore, preparing them for your ride.

2 September 2026
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Reply from Boat Bike Tours

Thank you for traveling with us again. We’re pleased to hear that you enjoyed cycling along the Danube and were satisfied with the food, bikes and support from the crew on board the Prinzessin Katharina.

We look forward to welcoming you on another tour.

Kind regards,
Boat Bike Tours

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing bike trip and exceptional guidesThe guides were exceptionally and very caring

The guides, the crew and the quality of the bike. Rooms very clean and staff always helpful. The daily tours were adapted depending on the weather, it was fantastic.Tip: bring a plastic box to pack one sandwich for your lunch, this way it stays intact in your travel bike bag.

31 August 2026
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Reply from Boat Bike Tours

Thank you for sharing your experience. We’re pleased to hear that you were satisfied with the guides, crew, bikes and cleanliness on board the Magnifique IV. It’s also good to know that the daily routes were adapted well to the weather.

We hope to welcome you again on board in the future.

Kind regards,
Boat Bike Tours

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent tour leader

Excellent tour leader. Fabulous crew. A great cycling trip throygh Belgium and the Netherlands.

31 August 2026
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Reply from Boat Bike Tours

Thank you for your review. We’re pleased to hear that you enjoyed the cycling tour through Belgium and the Netherlands and were satisfied with the tour leader and crew.

We hope to welcome you again on board in the future.

Kind regards,
Boat Bike Tours

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Guidance was good

Guidance was good, food was good, beautiful route,even though Budapest was by bus. They did the best they could under the circumstances

3 September 2026
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Reply from Boat Bike Tours

Thank you for your review. We’re glad to hear that you enjoyed the route, guidance and food, and we appreciate your understanding regarding the change we had to make regarding the low water levels.

We hope to welcome you again on board in the future.

Kind regards,
Boat Bike Tours

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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Reply from Boat Bike Tours

Thank you for your review. We’re pleased to hear that you had such a good experience on the Magnifique II.

We hope to welcome you again on board in the future.

Kind regards,
Boat Bike Tours

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Fantastic biking experience through…

Fantastic biking experience through marvellous landscapes, well organised, easy for self-guided tours. Experience on board was hectic, with tight schedules for eating times or embarking/disembarking, creating a hectic atmosphere. Sad for a holiday, and for the feeling of not being welcome. Too much industrialisation of procedures, too much insistinc on tips recommendation, and many extras to be paid on top of booking fee. Stay away from the drinks packages, too many drinks are excluded!

2 September 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The ride leader was always very positive.

The ride leader was always very positive and kept a good pace.
The chef had excellent choices and made great meals.
The captain and mate were always on time and engaging.
I would highly recommend the Sarah boat trip to everyone. Dana Greig

2 September 2026
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Reply from Boat Bike Tours

Thank you for your recommendation and for sharing your experience. It is good to hear that you were satisfied with the crew, the ride leader, and the meals on board Sarah.

We hope to welcome you again on board in the future.

Kind regards,
Boat Bike Tours

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

It was close to perfect

It was close to perfect. There were only 2 negatives.

One was the disappointment not making it to Slovakia or Hungary. (Not the company’s fault with the lack of water). And honestly they did a fabulous job rerouting so we could bike every day.

The only other disappointment was having to ride a size M bike. My friend is 5 foot and I’m 5’2. She fell at least 4 times because the bike was very much too big. For me, I was very careful but still had some sketchy stops.

1 September 2026
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Reply from Boat Bike Tours

Thank you for sharing your experience. We are pleased that the adjusted route still allowed you to enjoy cycling each day despite the low water levels.

We are sorry to hear that the bike size caused difficulties and affected your comfort during the tour. We appreciate you bringing this to our attention.

We hope to welcome you again on board in the future.

Kind regards,
Boat Bike Tours

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I really enjoyed the whole experience

I really enjoyed the whole experience. The bikes were good quality, the region was scenic, the staff were great.

2 September 2026
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Reply from Boat Bike Tours

Thank you for sharing your experience. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the tour and were satisfied with the bikes and staffing.

We hope to welcome you again on board in the future.

Kind regards,
Boat Bike Tours

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Our tour agent

Our tour agent, Virginia, was great. She always responded quickly and efficiently. And she was always pleasant to work with.

I was so disappointed that Mother Nature interfered with what would have been a great trip and look forward to next year!

29 August 2026
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Reply from Boat Bike Tours

Thank you for your kind words about our services. We are sorry that the weather affected your trip, but it is nice to hear that you are already looking ahead to next year.

We look forward to welcoming you on board.

Kind regards,
Boat Bike Tours

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What An Adventure

The crew, the itinerary, the cabin, the food , the condition of the bikes /helmets/bags and the fellow passengers all contributed to a memorable sailing/biking experience .

Biking along windswept dunes covered in heather. Cottages with lace curtains and Delft touches with hollyhocks and fields of sunflowers and cows and sheep and goats and sheep and canals with little bridges. All very twee .

27 August 2026
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Reply from Boat Bike Tours

Thank you for sharing your experience. It is nice to hear that the tour on board Leafde fan Fryslân left you with such good memories of the sailing, cycling, and exploring.

We hope to welcome you again on board in the future.

Kind regards,
Boat Bike Tours

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