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My stay in the Loire Valley was very satisfactory. The arrangement of staying in a single hotel while visiting the region's iconic castles provided a high level of comfort and convenience. To ensure constant connectivity and to manage my travel logistics between sites, I relied on WingReserve.com website. This approach is an excellent option for those looking to explore French heritage at a steady and well-organized pace.

I'd like to begin by mentioning this was our 4-5 Tripsite trip, heretofore we have enjoyed our previous experiences.

1) The rating for this trip on the Tripsite website is "Easy/Moderate", whereas the rating on the Island Hopping (the operator) website is 5/5 which is their highest level of trip. We found it difficult even with e-bikes, the frst two days we climbed 6000 feet with several 8-10% grades. The sights were historical and we enjoyed them once we arrived. However the physical effort to finish daily left more exhaustion than we are used to.
2) The food quality and preparation was not up to our expectations. Breakfast was exactly the same each morning. The evening meals were bland; "Pass the Salt, Please" was the daily montra.
3) Our cabin never had a change of towels the entire week.

Wonderful tour and great crew. The experience of riding to see the tulips and windmills was wonderful. The crew and ship exceeded our expectations. Maria Jose was a fabulous tour guide.

Wonderful tour and great crew. The experience of riding to see the tulips and windmills was wonderful. The crew and ship exceeded our expectations. Maria Jose was a fabulous tour guide.

The trip itinerary is fantastic. Every tip, every stop is worthwhile. We would like to give special recognition to the local team for their excellent service.

Enjoyed cycling through small towns, through countryside, lifting of the sails, the food and coffee, the entire crew and of course, the tulips.

The friendships made on the trip were wonderful. The organising of the bikes was excellent. The waiters and waitresses were lovely and all so professional.

Our tour guide made it amazing!
Lots of fun memories were made during this trip.

I loved the diversity of the bike rides: We rode through beautiful countryside passing sheep and cows, on top of dikes by the water, and through charming towns and cities. The beds on the boats were very comfy and the food was terrific. I returned home feeling refreshed.

Wonderful trip despite a couple alterations to the itinerary. This was our second trip booked with Tripsite and we would highly recommend to anyone.

The beautiful landscape and canyons. We preferred a lot the early season because of lack of cycling roads, so there was nearly no traffic on normal roads.

The e-bikes we had were sturdy,the batteries powerful and we never got close to fully depleting them on a day's cycle. In particular the route finding app with its spoken commands and detailed map was great. Much better than the written route description we have had on previous bike tours. Mostly on small secondary roads, gravel tracks (quite bumpy) and cycle paths, the times we were cycling on major roads was hazardous. No injuries, though I was nearly wiped out by a car on a round-about.

Overall a great experience. I enjoyed making new friends, the excellent dinners, the welcoming and helpful staff. I loved exploring a beautiful country from a bike but would have liked a bit more time to visit the small towns we cycled through.

This is such a unique package -- traveling on a gorgeous three-masted wooden sailing ship
AND biking on amazingly beautiful Greek islands. Sometimes you see a majestic ship like the Thalassa, and think "that's so amazing," but on this trip you actually get to LIVE on it. Maria's meals were delicious and plentiful. Chrysa and Dispoina were fantastic guides -- seemingly thinking of everything, even before we thought of it. The crew and the guides worked together to make a seamless and special experience for each guest. I think the island of Hydra was my favorite -- with Spetses as a close second. Swimming in the cave in Spetses is something I will always remember. This was the trip of a lifetime. I loved every minute of it.

This ship is beautiful and the crew and guides were wonderful. The cabins and bathrooms are spacious. It was clear in advance that we wouldn't sail much, but it would really add to the experience if we could have sailed at least a little bit. The e-bike climbs at the islands gave us great views and interesting visits and stories along the way.

From the welcome on arrival, through the entire week, I felt well looked after as a single traveller. The crew and guide were great and went out of their way to endure everyone was catered for and happy. Arie, our cycle guide, was excellent and also took us out every night for a walking tour of whichever city we were docked in.

Awesome, Awesome, Awesome! Accommodation fabulous, food absolutely delicious and gorgeous, crew on the boat wonderful, and tour guides were fantastic. I haven't stopped raving about the tour to all my friends who are now looking into booking.

The Alva and crew were exceptional. while primarily a German tour company the Stewart and staff accommodated we Canadians very well with all services in both languages

Great food and atmosphere and a very pleasant boat cabin experience

The crew who ran the e-bike portion were exceptional with Daniel (a Porto native) and Kevin (a German native) providing an exceptional quided e-bike ride and support service in a very beautiful countryside they both knew very well

A beautiful destination and a well organized tour

We had only one very minor thought

The information from Tripsite re the bike tour was not consistent with the e-bike tour providers. I t would have been very helpful to be able to contact the providers directly prior to the tour

While this did not detract in any way from the excellent trip. It would have made preparing and packing decisions easier as the company does accomodate hybrid ( non e-bike ) cyclists which would have included my younger family members and does provide helmets which would have simplified packing

Positively inspiring! Everything was top notch...the barge, tours, food, crew...just everything. Great trip for the $$

Budapest
Cycling through Wachau Valley
Service and food on Vivienne

This trip was excellent from its start to finish. The staff made everyone feel welcome and communicated each day’s plan very thoroughly. We enjoyed making new friends and our guide, Thomas, helped make our experience so positive. What a great way to explore the four countries and cities such as Vienna, Budapest and Bratislava. The final biking day through the UNESCO valley was outstanding.

This trip was excellent from its start to finish. The staff made everyone feel welcome and communicated each day’s plan very thoroughly. We enjoyed making new friends and our guide, Thomas, helped make our experience so positive. What a great way to explore the four countries and cities such as Vienna, Budapest and Bratislava. The final biking day through the UNESCO valley was outstanding.

It should be mentioned that customers will need to purchase waterbus tickets for travel from Venice to the dock site.

The four of us had a wonderful time!
The route was beautiful, bringing us past windmills, canals, fields of tulips, beautiful villages, lambs, and the seaside. The Guibo app was helpful and we could rely on it to guide us, but it did have a couple glitches and I would have liked to have more trip data: distance travelled, distance left, speed. We hit a couple of unexpected detours and had to reroute, but we were lucky enough to not have to add too much distance to our day.
Our Category A hotels were clean and cozy, with generous breakfast buffets and friendly staff. We enjoyed the location of most of them. Our least favorite city was Papendrecht, as there wasn't much to see and do around the hotel. Had we known beforehand, we would have had a wander and dinner in Dordrecht before taking the ferry to Papendrecht, as Dordrecht had a lot more to see and do. Our bad for not checking beforehand, but we didn't expect it after all the other fabulous, centrally located accommodations.
The luggage service was efficient and our luggage was at destination most of the time by the time we arrived, arriving by 5 pm on the two days they were not already there.
I would say the bicycles were where we weren't totally happy.
2 of us had no issues (one regular men's bike, and one women's electric), and were very happy with their bikes. We all appreciated having the front panier, the cell phone holder and the saddle bag. However, my partner's bicycle was not well fitted for him. At 6' 3", he had to be very careful not to hit his crotch on the bar every time he dismounted. His handlebars were also loose and they slid downwards every time he put his weight on them to get going. Not optimal. We tried adjusting them, but it only made the problem slightly better. For me, the bicycle was just big and heavy, but I'm used to cycling on a carbon road bike. An option for an upgrade to a lighter bicycle would have been great, as well as some mechanism to switch an ill fighting, poorly adjusted bicycle for my partner.
All in all, we definitely recommend this trip. It was well organized and good value for the money.
Dates of travel in early April, between 6° and 20°C, no rain until we got to Amsterdam.

The guides Crysta and Jack were excellent Along with the boat crew They made the trip an excellent adventure