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Great group of folks and Cycle Albania has lots of experience. Lodging always had hot water, wifi and was clean. Beautiful countryside.

We had so much fun! This trip is great for a variety of mobility and fitness, as the trails are straightforward and easy terrain. You go past castle upon castle and through timber home towns. We went during the fall, so got to enjoy the crisp air and leaves changing. Very glad we planned ahead with the right layers. There were great options for activities and sights to see along the way. Make sure you do your research around operating hours, tickets, and what options there are to get there. We loved Eltz Castle and Cohem Castle. Some required hiking to get to. The tour operator offered a lot of additional activities as well that were really fun like a historical walking tour, wine tasting, and etc. They were very thoughtful to accommodate a variety of languages for us to join.

Wonderful group of participants. Supportive and flexible leaders and crew.
Should have had more explicit descriptions of level of difficulty of the ride.

This was our 4th bike trip through Tripsite. We love our bike trips. This trip did not disappoint though we do have suggestions to make it even better. We loved visiting the small towns, the hotels (premium), the 4 dinners and the winery tour. What We wish we had, we're longer ride options. Most days felt too short and we added our own rides through Komoot, but doing it thru the tour company would have ensured more interesting rides. Many of our trips had this option adding options for shorter or longer rides / harder or easier rides. We felt this trip was easy to moderate at most. The tour operator did send us a hard ride when I sent them a request which we really appreciated.. In all, we felt them to be very responsive and helpful.
We are now looking at where we will go next!

This was a really great holiday! The people and staff were so nice, the guides were great, the food was amazing and we had really good weather, only one bit of rain!
Lots of people under dressed, for the boat, as it can be windy in the evenings, and many wished they had gloves for the ride.

We loved the patterns the olive trees made in mountains as well as the peaceful sunrises every cloudless morning. Each town had outstanding scenery and wonderful hosts to greet us. Including the hike at El Chorro was a nice detail to add to the trip. The hotel at Ronda was wonderful; the view from our massive balcony was spectacular. An agent, Jorge, was assigned to our self-guided trip; he executed his job with professionalism and kindness. He texted each day and offered us tips. He bailed me out on 2 specific instances: 1. Day 4 was too tough for me so he provided me a ride. 2. I broke my arm near the end of the last day (freak accident). Jorge adjusted the bike pick up location and ensured my care was complete. I rated this trip 4 stars because the moderate rating was too low in my opinion. I have used Tripsite many times and have grown accustomed to the ratings. I feel this was a moderate-hard.

Great tour leader and staff on board. Interesting itinerary. Accommodated our food preference.

This was our second experience doing something like this. My wife had an e-bike and I had a regular bike. The rides were not long, but the climbs were challenging. Some amazing views. We really enjoyed the boat, the crew, and the guides. I didn't have a bad meal. I got up every morning to enjoy our sail at dawn. Our guides were great. The crew was great and took excellent care of us and the boat. I think my highlight might have been the volcano at Nisyros or the day ending at Knidos.

Great holiday, boat was a good size, crew friendly. A few suggestions for improvements. It bit of hassle with helmets on that no one had the booking for it ?. A lot of smoking by the crew in view of guests. Change of port departure which cost money for guests as pre booked departures were further away.

The crew and guides were amazing. Rooms /beds comfortable. They gave just a blanket that was scratchy - so ask for another sheet. The AC would often be turned off around 3am which made it hot.

Food was great. Hanging out on the top of the boat on the cushions was lovely.

The sites we saw were really beautiful. The bike ride distance were totally doable. If you are heat sensitive- do not do in summer months.

The trip with the boat and bikes in the PELOPONNES and SARONIC islands was lovely...we had perfect weather for cycling on the quiet and safe roads. The boat, Thalassa, was comfortable and the staff were pleasant. It was lovely to see the small cities and marinas as well as some interesting stops along our cycling routes. It was nice not to feel rushed and the balance between cycling, cruising (motoring, as the boat did not sail), relaxing and visiting sites near the marinas where the boat docked was just right for this vacation. Initially, I was surprised that all meals were not provided on the boat, but ultimately happy to go out into the towns to mingle with the locals.
I loved how well the feral cats on the Greek islands were fed, housed and looked after!
My suggestions would be to have a snack provided on board after we returned from cycling and to have more reasonable prices on the bar drinks rather than restaurant prices.
The guides were nice and entertaining as well as innovative when small problems arose with bikes.

Riding along the Moselle amongst the vines and stopping at gorgeous little towns.

Distances on the bikes were reasonable and allowed sufficient time to enjoy our surroundings.

Best parts were the morning rides (from 9 -11) Also the first and last cycling days, because those were near the see.

The scenery and the historical cities were so wonderful. Especially loved the last day of biking through wine country and small villages. Food was excellent, and accommodation was comfortable. Only complaint would be the lack of clear, English directions during our information sessions each evening. A guide out on the course would be recommended.

Scenery was great bikes where good boat was excellent would have been bocce if helmets could have been provided or rented as hard to pack and carry one to Europe .

Our Porto to Lisbon self-guided cycling tour was absolutely incredible. The scenery, accommodation and the Portuguese people were fantastic.
Dianna the receptionist in Porto did a great job of going through everything before we started. This was last minute for her due to the person who was meant to do it not showing up.
We were given a Garmin for the navigation, but the GPS app we found easier to use on our phones.
Our one ask is that some information and times be updated. A major bridge was closed to cyclists, so we had to turn around to get a ferry. Unfortunately, the ferry crossing time was different to the information we had been given.
That said this was a fantastic trip. Easy, mostly flat riding. Watch out for those Portuguese drivers when on the open roads though.

Our guide François and support staff were fabulous. The weather was perfect to see these magical sites and to enjoy cycling across the landscape. The boat staff were welcoming and the rooms very comfortable. The only reason that we are not giving this a 5 star rating is that it only became clear shortly before the trip that most of the passengers on the boat were from 1 country (in this case Germany), what that meant is that we were traveling in France yet having a German experience so more like voyeurs than a French immersion experience. The food on the boat catered to a German diet instead of a French diet (yes there were croissants in the morning and dessert crepes yet that was about it). It also seemed that none of the staff on the boat were from France. We are grateful that our tour guide and all the city guides were French and really made an effort to share the French experience!

We had an excellent time on the tour. The sites we great, biking path was paved, food and the care on the Iris was excellent.
Biking on the city bridges were not always easy. A little scary with the traffic. Loved the e-bike. Would definitely go on another bike and barge trip.

The first day and last day of biking were beautiful. The route the other days weren’t as nice.
The boat staff were wonderful and the food was delicious.
Only downside was having to be on the boat for a certain time as the boat moved all night long. I prefer the tours when the boat moves as we bike and stays in port all night. Nice for after dinner walk in towns.

Coming down the Seine and seeing the Eiffel Tower from the boat was great.

Guides were great. Trip was very educational. Side tours were great even in the rain. Would to have more time to spend in each city. One day is just not enough to enjoy the local flavors.

The evening that we moored by a small rock island with a lighthouse and a hole through the rock. Then went for a short swim. Wish it could have been longer.

This was our 2nd self-guided bike tour in Europe. It was a little different than our first where everyone leaving from our hotel was on the same schedule. With this company, you are basically customizing your tour by chosing to stay extra nights in some cities. The route chosen by the local company was qood. We had a variety of small villages and towns, crop fields and forrests. Lodging in the Category B hotels was good to excellent. The cycle paths were very good most of the time with little mixing with cars. We did this in Sept and it seemed alot of restaurants/cafes along the route were closed, so you might bring a lunch with you. The bikes were good, but do not have mirrors, which I had inquired ahead about. We did bring our own.

Liked the disco night. The fourth ride was beautiful.
Meals were also good and super service.
My e-bike was too heavy for me- suggest a more compact and less heavy bike for smaller women. Also, we had wanted to book a guide for the 9 of us and there were only 2 on this boat. We would have enjoyed having one to eliminate getting lost and also helping us find fun locations to stop enroute. We did this on our Italian trip and it made a large difference to our enjoyment.
Your staff are very helpful and pleasant. Well done overall.

Biking from Bolzano to Trento surrounded by mountains and scenery was memorable.
The extra days in Bolzano were well worth it. Lots to do with gondola rides and hikes to wineries.
The bike app worked pretty well, although some instruction was either confusing or a bit late.
Unfortunately we were kicked off the ferry ride on Lake Garda with bikes due to transportation strikes so had to take a van. We missed some scenery, but also had a faster trip to Pescheira.
We got caught in quite a downpour one day and the next day was looking stormy also, so we took a train.
Easy getting train tickets, harder getting spots on the train for bikes. We got the last.
Venice was nice, but naturally crowded. Hotels were mostly nice accommodations. Hotel staffs were pleasant and helpful. Hotel Majestic seems to go by different names and was initially difficult to find.
We enjoyed the self-guided bike tour, even though we didn't use E-bikes.

This was a spectacular time to tour the German countryside. While biking the countryside, we took in castles, churches and farmers markets. We watched the amazing grape harvest, talked to the vineyard owners and tasted great wines. I would do it again!

Staff was amazing, wanted to help and please you al the time. Food was good. Meat portions could have been a bit bigger since we need lot’s of protein to bike. We need non guided and I would not do that again, missed the knowledge of the area that a guide provides.

I would strongly recommend taking the guided tour as opposed to non guided. The app to use is very average and doesn’t give you any information along the ride.

the boat, service and routes. we'd have preferred to have more time in viena and budapest