Germany Bike + Boat Tour Reviews — 931 to 960 of 1099

  Normandie Along the Danube - Passau to Vienna
Austria, Germany

Wonderful trip. Our room smelled really bad when we arrived. Mentioned it to the cleaning staff and they said it was the air conditioner. They were on the problem immediately and made sure we had no further problem. Bit of confusion with bike insurance, but on contacting Tripsite on our return this was dealt with immediately (thank you!). Might want to consider having a basic first aid kit onboard I fell in Vienna and badly sprained my ankle - no breaks fortunately. Had to get ice from he bar as there was nothing else available they couldn't give me much as it was needed for the drinks.

  My Story Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary

  My Story Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary

  My Story Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary

Food was not we are accustomed to on trips of this type.

  My Story Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary

Ship broke down and we were bused to Budapest vs cycling in, that was disappointing, but not to be helped. Jurgen our guide was very good.

  Normandie Along the Danube - Passau to Vienna
Austria, Germany

Never brought it up to the bike staff, but gears on my bike were difficult to manage. I attributed it to my having small hands, but I also thought the gears should be replaced soon, for the next "small handed" guest.

It was a wonderful experience and we were fortunate to have beautiful weather the entire week.

  My Story Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary

I liked the ease of being in a larger boat vs a small barge. There was plenty of room in the lounge and other public places so we could get some quiet time. Also a little more anonymity on the larger boat and self guiding was fun.

  My Story Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary

Enjoyed the trip fully but thought there could have been a little better information on riding and expected timeline for rides, as we often rode faster than necessary and didn't know we could stop along the way for sight seeing etc. Our cycle guide was very nice but did not have all the information to answer our questions or help us to maximize our sight seeing experience.

  Normandie Along the Danube - Passau to Vienna
Austria, Germany

We had a fantastic time it was a highlight of the trip; can't say about the bikes as we had our own.

  Allure Koblenz to Merzig
Germany

One problem became evident at the time of the one significant incident when one client while riding her bicycle down a sloping gravel road ineptly/incorrectly applied her front brake only, and somersaulted, leading to a serious leg injury. The group problem as far as I am concerned was only the lack of easy communication between the cycle group leader and the last riders in the group. The designated last rider needs a device such as a small UHF transceiver, or where mobile phone coverage is a certainty a tested/checked cellphone link, to be able to immediately alert the leader of any problems behind.

  My Story Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary

The whole trip was fantastic! I have already recommended it to many of my friends and one group have already booked a trip for next year!

  Merlijn Berlin to Malchin
Germany, Poland

We had a great time; the bike guide (Tom) did a super job. Hope we have this same great experience on our next trip.

  Patria Koblenz to Saarburg
Germany

Bicycle and boat are the best vacations ever! Can't wait for my next tour! Hope to make this an annual thing. :)

  My Story Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary

There was a mixup checking in to the cabins on the boat. The boat staff assigned us different rooms than the vouchers from TripSite indicated. Glad I had my voucher, otherwise we wouldn't have been placed in the upper deck room we paid for. I think the mixup affected everyone in our group of 12, and unfortunately some people were not as fortunate as we were and ended up in lower deck cabins when they reserved upper deck ones.

  Patria Koblenz to Saarburg
Germany

Overall we enjoyed the Bike and Barge along the Mosel River. However it seemed to be too much effort for the guide to interact with the English speaking clients.
Maybe he's been doing it too long.
Thank You

  My Story Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary

We did have rain quite a few days on her trip. But we were prepared and so we wore our raingear. Our guide Pieter, was very good at watching the weather and getting us inside or out of the rain if he could

  Normandie Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary

This is the 3rd travel group I've put together through tripsite and each was very enjoyable. My groups ranged in size from 3 to 12. The first was a land bike trip in Provence, France and the next two were bike and boat trips on the Mozel and the Danube. I am not associated with a tour company but found working with Tripsite personnel, Mary, Carla and others, to be easy even for a novice like me to put together such trips. I have worked with other agencies but have found Tripsite to be more "reachable" and available at any time I had questions. I will continue to use them for future group and individual trips.

  My Story Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary

There was a chemical odor in the hallway outside our room, and the food was not good.

  My Story Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary

Was not always easy to "stay on course" on the bike tours. Directions and/or course markings could have been better.

  Patria Koblenz to Saarburg
Germany

All of your staff at the office are fantastic! We love talking to you and we truly appreciate your efforts and quick response to our questions and requests. Looking forward to Bordeaux next September.

  Patria Koblenz to Saarburg
Germany

We had an absolute blast on this trip and made great friends with the other English-speakers. The route was beautiful and full of things to discover, and the biking was very manageable, even for my 75 year old mother. The downside was that our boat included a very large group that had booked together, so we felt slightly apart from the majority of the passengers and the separate language orientation sessions intensified this. I know you don't run these tours, but I wonder if having the sessions together and providing English language translation in writing on the Power Point would be another option? Encouraging switching up the seating at meals might also help. One last comment is that it would be helpful for the maps to include information on the location of public toilets along the route. We are not comfortable using the riverbank as our toilet as our guide recommended.

  Princess Berlin to Stralsund
Germany, Poland

Have taken several trips with Tripsite......not one of my favorites. Biking wasn't as interesting as many of the other trips you represent.

  My Story Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary

Awesome experience! Can't wait to plan my next adventure with you.

  My Story Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary

Some of the routes were complicated, but we had good backup from our staff, and possibility of getting lost was reduced considerably. The bikes were in excellent condition, the staff were friendly and very knowledgeable--it was a very enjoyable trip and I would do it again.

  My Story Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary

Have recommended the 2 trips we did to all our friends and they are very keen to go.

  My Story Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary

A wonderful experience made even better by the friendly and so very helpful staff. Thank you!

  Normandie Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary

Guides should have provided a little more detail (distance between turns, landmarks, areas to pay extra attention, etc)

  My Story Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary

My wife & I had a wonderful four country bike-boat trip on the Danube. Saw wonderful little towns, met good friends on the trip, and enjoyed good food and wine.

  Normandie Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary

I enjoyed staying put at night better than the barge moving at night. We have done both and I enjoy walking around in the evening.I also would not have so many ferry crossings in the next trip. Puts a time factor in the ride.

  My Story Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary

Despite nasty weather conditions, which no one can control, the crew made our trip fun and exciting.