Tijdgeest boat/barge tour reviews — 1 to 15 of 15
Dane G.
4 years ago
Verified Reviewer
Tijdgeest Amsterdam to Bruges
Netherlands, Belgium
Did the Amsterdam to Bruges bike & barge tour on the Tijdgeest. My wife & I had a great experience. Arje was a great guide & the entire boat crew made it a fantastic trip. The riding was quite easy & the evening city tours fun & informative. Would recommend to anyone
Thanks All
Dane & Kim
Shuhan M.
4 years ago
Verified Reviewer
Tijdgeest Tulip Tour - 4 Day
Netherlands
Most Memorable Part: The tour guide!
Liz B.
5 years ago
Verified Reviewer
Tijdgeest Tulip Tour - 4 Day
Netherlands
A wonderful way to see The Netherlands. Visiting the tulip fields and flower market was so colourful and informative. Very easy cycling on great roads.
Connie B.
6 years ago
Verified Reviewer
Tijdgeest Tulip Tour - 4 Day
Netherlands
The two excellent guides, Anya and Age, made the trip fun and informative. We also had a very congenital group of bikers, which helped make the trip truly memorable! We had an excellent time!
Kim K.
6 years ago
Verified Reviewer
Tijdgeest Tulip Tour - 4 Day
Netherlands
Most Memorable Part: The fabulous guides, scenery and staff!
Andrea R.
6 years ago
Verified Reviewer
Tijdgeest Bruges to Amsterdam
Belgium, Netherlands
Most Memorable Part: Riding through area of windmills.
We were frustrated by the slow pace of our group.
Kurt W.
6 years ago
Verified Reviewer
Tijdgeest Amsterdam to Bruges
Netherlands, Belgium
This was our first bike and barge trip, and we loved every aspect of it. Yes, the weather was a challenge, but even that was rewarding in retrospect. The guide and crew were great, the food was wonderful, and the boat was very comfortable (and a good size). We got to know all our fellow passengers and that was the icing on the cake. Now I'm spending way too much time, probably, reading about where to take our next trip!
Timothy S.
6 years ago
Verified Reviewer
Tijdgeest Amsterdam to Bruges
Netherlands, Belgium
Our guide was very knowledgeable and engaging. A suggestion for others would be to prepare for wind if going during that time of year. The route may be very flat but the possibility of a constant headwind can make it feel uphill. Knowing this, some guests may opt for using an eBike.
Esti G.
6 years ago
Verified Reviewer
Tijdgeest Bruges to Amsterdam
Belgium, Netherlands
The group was lovely, the guide knew a lot and explained it very good, (he shouldn't bring his 7 years old son with him!) we think that a biking tour guide must have good, modern flat-wheel repairing set!!!
Nancy W.
7 years ago
Verified Reviewer
Tijdgeest Amsterdam to Bruges
Netherlands, Belgium
A wonderful experience as my first bike tour. Enjoyed most everything about the trip, even with the boat breaking down and a new bike route added for the day. However, my first hour was stressful as I had been given the wrong pier to meet the boat. Fortunately, the sister boat was able to give me directions. Two other guest had the wrong directions to pier also.
Carla • 7 years ago Tripsite Staff
Nancy - I'm so glad you hear you had a great experience on your first bike tour.
We're SO sorry you could not find the boat upon arrival. We always give an emergency phone number in these kinds of situations so don't be afraid to call us right away, the next time around! :-)
S. Littlefield
7 years ago
Verified Reviewer
Tijdgeest Highlights of Holland
Netherlands
Holland has such fabulous bike routes and a tradition of bicycling. We left the boat by 9 am and reconnected with it by 4 at a new location. The cities that we rode to and through were old, small and quaint. The many stops along the way we're interesting and the people everywhere were wonderful. I highly recommend this trip.
Natadha Vickery
8 years ago
Verified Reviewer
Tijdgeest Bruges to Amsterdam
Belgium, Netherlands
Excellent guide, staff. Very friendly and helpful. No complaints.
Fiorindo Sinibaldi
8 years ago
Verified Reviewer
Tijdgeest Tulip Tour - 4 Day
Netherlands
Holland is beautiful. The bike route goes through too many urban areas and not enough countryside. The groups are too large. Our group had 28 people and only 1 guide. It was impossible for him to keep an eye on all the people. As an example, it would take 3 or 4 light changes for the group to all cross a main road. Sometimes the group would be spread out as much as 1 kilometer. My wife fell off her bike and broke her hand because the group was always speeding up and slowing down. One day we even lost a rider for a while. The tour guide seemed very informative, but did not explain much, and seemed cold most of the time. That is my honest opinion. Thank you.
Jonathan G.
10 years ago
Verified Reviewer
Tijdgeest Brussels to Amsterdam
Belgium, Netherlands
Our boat was the Tijdgeest, Gerritt (captain), Franz (deckhand, waiter, dog wrangler, and all around good kid), Eva (if I could keep her she would be my personal chef) are the crew. They did a fantastic job and the service was great. Food was great. After a long day of riding if Eva would have cooked a sock I would have eaten it. Rooms are small but livable. Comfy place to take a nap, sleep and get cleaned up. Nothing Read More more. DO NOT over pack. Bring your own helmet and gloves. Bike shorts a must. Sun screen YES.
You will see a lot of country scenery. Pray for overcast skies. We got it and it made the ride even better. You will make a few stops along the way. Coffee and chocolate is your friend.
If you are nice they will make some allowances for food preferences. I am gluten free so they served me some dishes with no gluten and gave me a basket of gluten free bread for breakfast and to make lunch. Yay for Eva again. Also my wife does not eat pork. Again, yay for Eva for fixing that problem.
The only fair part of this tour was our guide. To be fair he did get us where we needed to go with only a couple of times getting, should I say it, slightly lost, but maps are a good thing. He did not tell much about what we were seeing and had to ask him to explain more about the cities and towns. If you don't care about that kind of stuff I guess you could google it. Bring a small camera for taking pictures. I have good biking skills and can take them while I am riding but there is plenty of time to stop as you ride because the pace is very slow. Make sure you have a sweeper who will wait with you. Ride at the front as it will give you time to take some pics as the rest of the group goes by.
For the money this trip has the most value and is well worth the price according to some of the people who we were traveling with and had been on these types of vacations before. If you don't get along with a small group of people who are from different countries or are not of basic fitness rethink going on this tour. We have people from Germany, Spain, New Zealand, Austrailia, Brazil, and the U.S.
Also, you may want to like dogs or at least tolerate them. Schnitzel is the real boss of the boat. He's a good dog and is mostly out of the way until we start to dock and then he's got to work. We had the honor of taking him for a nice walk.
I 100% recommend this tour. I would do it again. Particularly with this crew and boat.
Cheers!
Jonathan G.
Fullerton, CA USA
Ed Groff
12 years ago
Verified Reviewer
Tijdgeest Brussels to Amsterdam
Belgium, Netherlands
Trip more than I expected. Rode through country and small towns really getting a good feel of the culture and traditions of the country. I was very impressed by the beauty of the countryside and the quaint country towns and villages. I had no idea the Netherlands was so rich in agriculture.
The Dutch and Belgium people are as friendly as I've ever encountered.. They will go out of their way to satisfy your needs and make you feel at home in their country. Please do not ask them if they speak English as most are offended, as all speak English.
Tour guide was outstanding puttiing in at least a minimum 125% effort. He had a delightful personality and offered a wealth of information and knowledge about the country and area we rode.
I would highly recommend booking a trip with Hennie and her daughters as they are wonderful people and really try to make your trip a pleasant experience. I might add, the price of the trip was very reasonable considering the decline of the US dollar.
Ed Groff
Souderton, PA USA
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