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Spectacular tulips, windmills, and countryside. Keukenhof gardens. Just the right amount of biking (50km/day). Boat size was excellent and gave us plenty of opportunity to get familiar with almost all the passengers. Guides were excellent ... we especially were familiar with MarieJose since we rode with her the 3 days. Suggestions: Might have mentioned to boost ebike's assist up to Sport or Turbo on the first day ... no sense trying to conserve battery since there was plenty. I'm not sure I saw pre-trip information tell us there'd be a bike bag ... not a big deal but it would have changed my choice of backpacks I brought. Maybe nametags would help ease into conversations with fellow passengers ... and phonetically spelled nametags for the crew too.

We just got home from our bike & barge trip. My husband & I had an amazing time, the crew was fantastic.
Xander our Captain was great, Gerrit was a fantastic chef and fed us well, Kitty our bike guide did a great job and took care of us and gave us a great experience while biking, touring the sites! Kitty is top notch and truly cared for us all. Petra & Sarah were also ready to help in any situation necessary. The whole crew saw us off each morning and greeting us at the end of each day, So very nice! The whole experience was great.
My husband had a non e-bike and the bike he had didn’t shift well it was very slow. We thought all the seats were very uncomfortable almost everyone else thought the same thing.

Over all we rate you 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

food was wonderful, our room was great and had everything we needed. The

This trip was absolutely incredible. I went on it with my brother and grandmother and we had a wonderful time. The routes are beautiful and well-picked, as well as the hotels and bikes. I highly recommend this trip if you’re in the Netherlands and it was so much fun!

The whole trip was laid out oerfectly. Staff was great especially our guide Alice!

Outstanding! Beautiful scenery everywhere: wonderful towns, hotels, and meals. For a 74yrnokd grandma and her two teenage grandsons it was a perfect mix of challenge without exhaustion. Navigating was easy with detours easily found when we experienced a flat tire. My only complaint is that we didn’t have enough time in some towns. I’d like to take the tour again a day between certain cities in order to explore. Because we didn’t know how long it would take us to get from place to place we didn’t take advantage of some of the off route towns and sites.

Booking agent (Kirsten) was fabulous, guides and staff, fantastic and knowledgeable of all areas. Food was great, cabins, clean and good size. Bikes were in excellent condition. Loved the scenery, stops along the way — castle, gardens…
Guided walks in several locations at night after dinner was also a nice feature.

The tulip fields , the Dur’tch villages were the highlight of this wonderful trip. However a few adhustlents could ve made. Upon arrivai some light meal would be welcome. The Cook Chris could be more flexible in his atitude but the meals were excellent . Upon departure which was fixed at ten, a team of cleaner rushed on the boat at nine showing clear’y that we disturbing them with an unpleasent atitude.Tanks to our guide Patrick who conducted us in a very nice, eficient way, the problem has been clarified but left some unpleasanr feeling.

Ed, our biking guide, took us on walking trips through the towns nightly. He was great.

The weather was a bit chilly, but the scenery more than made up for it.

The crew worked well together.

Keukenhof is always a favorite. This is my second visit there, but loved it just as much the second time.

Another highlight was getting to know the friendly staff on the boat. They were so nice to us.

My most memorable part of the trip was the honor of going with Hennie. We had a fabulous time together and I especially enjoyed visiting her family and learn about where she grew up in Barneveld. Thank you for inviting me on this amazing trip.

2 things that were the highlights for me was first, sailing on a 4 mask sail boat. What an experience. Second was our day spent at Keukenhof tulip gardens. Spectacular!

We hit the tulip season perfectly mid April and the weather cooperated with sunny, cool days. Phew. The tour guides were friendly and informative and the cycling routes were carefully chosen on smooth, easy bike paths outside city centers. The flowers were absolutely amazing and their beauty impossible to describe or capture in photographs. The Magnifique IV was quite elegant, very clean and comfortable. The service and hospitality were impressive and the food delicious. I highly recommend this trip to cyclists of all levels. Thank you, Tripsite!

Confortable Boat, bery clean, Excelente Crew, Good Bikes, Very good tour Guide
Recomend.

The trip allowed an unique experience and view of Netherlands, through beautiful small bike paths and the opportunity to visit historical villages, profit from the natural beauty of the countryside, with the magnificent tulips being the high point. The boat crew was excellent, with good service, excellent food and a very nice guide.

Great experience overall. Biking, guides, Captain and crew, shipmates!

Staff on our boat was outstanding. The destinations were beautiful and the sights we visited were interesting. We had a great trip!!

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Everything was wonderful! The cabins were really nice, with plenty of storage for our clothes, etc. The food was awesome! We had the best guide, Tammi! She was so knowledgeable about everything, and kept us safe on our bike rides. I highly recommend the Merlijn, and cannot say enough about our trip! I hope to travel with them again!!

The Merlijn is absolutely beautiful! The crew was top notch and made everyone feel special. The food was delicious and no one was ever left wanting . Completely exceeded expectations.

The Merlijn is absolutely beautiful! The crew was top notch and made everyone feel special. The food was delicious and no one was ever left wanting . Completely exceeded expectations.

It was a great time and everything was perfect.
The crew was very accommodating and Tammy was very knowledgeable and friendly .

It was a great family trip, our third trip with Tripsite. One of the bikes wasn't working properly, and we followed the instructions/support for adjustments. We ended up losing some time with that, but it was eventually resolved. The hotels were very good, some stretches of road were very nice, and others not so much. Upon arrival in Amsterdam, the hotel was quite far from the center, which was tiring. In short, another positive experience!