5 Star Loire Valley Bike & Boat Tour Reviews — 1 to 10 of 10

Apremont-sur-Allier, Cher, France. 46.906515, 3.047517

Loire Valley Bike & Boat

8 days from €1535

4.5 out of 5

Loire Valley Bike & Boat

Easy–Moderate Bike + Boat Tour in France

Even the name Loire Valley breathes romance. What a lovely place for your European Bike and Boat Tour in France! Kings, queens, dukes, and nobles came, built with opulence, lived, and ruled. This…

 Stars:  5     
4.5 out of 5

 


Maureen G.
5 days ago

Verified Reviewer

The boat was smaller than the others I have been on for other bike trips but the crew was great!! Very friendly and helpful. Dick our guide was the BEST! THEeals were very good too

Robert J.
6 days ago

Verified Reviewer

Most memorable: Crossing the Briare Aqueduct was awsome. The barge, Clare de Lune, and the captain, chef, crew, and tour guide made our trip most enjoyable.

Alejandra F.
4 months ago

Verified Reviewer

The scenery was spectacular and the barge crew was excellent

Cyndi B.
4 months ago

Verified Reviewer

The daily rides were wonderful. We saw lots of the French countryside plus the use of the canal locks. Advice: be sure you are comfortable on a bike, touring or e-bike. We left the boat at 9:00 and returned by 4 or 5, so we're riding all day. Some in our group hadn't ridden in decades and it was rough. There is always an option to cruise the canals on the boat, which is great!

Joseph M.
4 months ago

Verified Reviewer

We recently completed the bike and boat trip from Briare to Nevers , it was an excellent vacation. The Claire de Lune was the perfect size, very clean and Captain Marco did an outstanding job navigating the boat through the locks and canals. The bicycles worked perfectly and our guide Annita led us around for 165 miles through the French countryside seeing farms, small villages, castles and chateaux's. There was a surprise stop every day and we even visited a small goat cheese farm. The food was excellent every day, breakfast and dinner were well prepared and we had fresh baguette's daily with ample cold cuts and condiments to make lunches and the kitchen also provided a nice container to carry the lunch on our bikes. Every morning we had an optional yoga class from our hostess Dita and we also did outdoor stretching before we started our ride The tour slightly deviates from the itinerary because some places are closed on certain days and there can be road issues. Sancerre Read More

Silvia H.
12 months ago

Verified Reviewer

I had a wonderful time! The crew and guide were kind, friendly and helpful. The meals onboard were excellent. The guide was patient and confident. I appreciated his willingness. Thank you.

Loata S.
12 months ago

Verified Reviewer

We had an amazing time. The barge was quite spacious compared to the pics we saw and very comfortable. The food was amazing, our Chef Chris was too good with a 3 course meal at every dinner and he explains in detail every course. We had some great food. Biking through the Loire Valley was just beautiful. We cycle through vineyards, farmlands, little French villages & towns, watched boats going thru locks and sailed through a canal over the Loire River. We did some wine tasting and pastries, quiches. The list goes on. We totally love it. Just a side note, there was no spare electric bike, cos one of the girls wanted to change to an Electric Bike and there was none. Other than that it was totally amazing ❤️

Ritchie D.
12 months ago

Verified Reviewer

Amazing food, every meal!
Personable and knowledgeable staff.
Even tho it was our guide (Ed)’s first tour on the route, he managed to sleuth out some great sites, side routes and stops. He was a fun guide yet responsible.
The overall route was beautiful.
I would make one suggestion about the barge: in the cabin where we stayed there was too little storage space. This could be easily remedied by adding hooks and small shelves.

Lauren H.
12 months ago

Verified Reviewer

Everything was great! Exceeded my expectations. I would recommend a GoPro !

Lauren H.
12 months ago

Verified Reviewer

Everything was great! Exceeded my expectations. I would recommend a GoPro !