E-bikes Available Tour Reviews  page 13

  • Portugal's Atlantic Coast
    (5/5) Rich McFarland 3 months ago

    Great trip

    · Portugal's Atlantic Coast

    Awesome bikes. Unbelievably awesome bikes. New, well outfitted, plenty of room for Our stuff. Bright orange and easy to see. Nice shocks. Included water bottles, nice touch. Tool helpful, small and big pumps helped, great to have all locks on the same code. Well thought out. (Might want to add a mirror to each).
    As a company, very responsive, solved problems (new bike to Kathy, moved sick people), very timely. Even when we changed our flight at 10pm the night before, they adjusted the pick up time immediately. Instructions on the bus helped (Q&A). Good use of time. Final spreadsheets, individual itineraries, love it.
    GPS ride app very easy to navigate and filled with useful info (sites, HILLS, distance, percent paved, etc) Downloading trips a must. They even suggested we bring spare battery chargers for the ride. Good tip. Trip Plans app also nice as a single place to understand the trip, sites, lodging, and overall itinerary.
    Hotels rocked. Super well located for the cities to be explored. Clean, excellent buffet breakfasts. Buffets are the only way to go. Rooms in Obidos probably a bit small, but the location of the main hotel, with our own private brewery and courtyard was outstanding
    The hauling of bags to the big bus in Lisbon was a bit challenging. They said we should be prepared to haul them for a couple of blocks. Well, the blocks in Wixom are smooth and “mostly flat”. We didn’t know that we would need repelling gear and sherpas for the big day. There is probably a tough balance between hotel location, size of group, and proximity to the bus, and city activities.
    Possibly a van that makes a couple of trips with just our bags and we walk
    The biketours people are used to biking Europe. Perhaps a “difficulty rating” like in golf.
    For groups who are not “hard core bikers”……like all of us. We’d encourage an extra day in each city. This would allow for time to visit as well as recover. This was always presented as an option…..but we’d recommend that they suggest it as the norm.
    Overall Rating: 9.9/10, Outstanding event and fun to see everyone. Would we recommend to others? Absolutely, and we already have multiple times…..including the specific tour company. Super impressed by how everyone was able to adapt to new cultures, driving habits, cobblestones, mountains, tour buses, crash sites, food, and people. When we tell people about the trip they are blown away. It was an adventure and challenge. Feather in caps.

    What was the date of your tour?
    May 2025
    How many tours have you completed?
    2
    Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
    Much harder
    Do you recommend this tour?
    Yes
    Countries included in this tour?
    Portugal
    •  (photo by Rich McFarland)
    • 4/5 Value
    • 4/5 Included meals
    • 5/5 Bikes + equipment
    • 4/5 Hotels or boat
    • 5/5 Scenery
    • 4/5 Ease of navigation
    • 4/5 Tour documents
    • 5/5 Local tour company services
    • 5/5 Route selection
  • Lake Constance Classic
    (5/5) Andy 3 months ago

    Trip of a lifetime

    · Lake Constance Classic (11-nights)

    This bike tour was amazing. Glad we upgraded to the e bikes. We are both in excellent shape but felt that the e bikes made the trip so enjoyable. The hotels and staff were perfect. Bikes very easy to ride

    What was the date of your tour?
    May 2025
    Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
    As expected
    Who is this tour suitable for?
    First-time bike tourists
    Countries included in this tour?
    Austria, Germany, Switzerland
    • 5/5 Included meals
    • 5/5 Bikes + equipment
    • 5/5 Hotels or boat
    • 5/5 Scenery
    • 5/5 Ease of navigation
    • 5/5 Tour documents
    • 5/5 Local tour company services
    • 5/5 Route selection
  • Witness Washington's majesty by moonlight
    (5/5) Carl D. 3 months ago

    Loved learning and riding with Joe!

    · Washington DC Monuments at Night Bike Tour

    Joe was an amazing fount of highly relevant knowledge on all the monuments we toured. Can’t believe how much we saw in one evening. It really gave me a great overview of DC and made me proud to be an American. Especially his stories about the Korean War and the significance of the memorial there with which I wa s unfamiliar; Also about Mia-Lyn the young Harvard design student who designed the Vietnam memorial! And just the information about what each memorial holds! 100 lives for each gold star at WWII memorial - so sad. Makes me so grateful for our country!! Fantastic. Couple this tour with the museum of the Bible and you really see what this country is all about!

    •  (photo by Carl D.)
    •  (photo by Carl D.)
  • Dolomites to Trieste
    (5/5) Wilhelm Dannheimer 3 months ago

    Well planned, supported and scenic trip

    · Dolomites to Trieste via Lake Bled at the Foot of the Julian Alps

    Gave the perfect balance between small towns, beautiful landscapes and technical terrain. A very well planned and supported tour. Thank you!

    Countries included in this tour?
    Italy, Slovenia, Austria
  • Algarve Coastal Route
    (5/5) Chris M. 3 months ago

    Best of Portugal

    · Algarve Coastal Route

    This was a very good tour of the southern Portugal coastal towns. The scenery is amazing and some of the towns like Tavira are beautiful and perfect for their restaurants and artistry. The ride does fluctuate from paved roads to dirt roads with boardwalks providing very nice scenery on day 3 and 4.

    What was the date of your tour?
    May 2025
    How many tours have you completed?
    5
    Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
    As expected
    Who is this tour suitable for?
    First-time bike tourists, Solo travelers
    Do you recommend this tour?
    Yes
    Countries included in this tour?
    Portugal
    •  (photo by Chris M.)
    •  (photo by Chris M.)
    •  (photo by Chris M.)
    • 5/5 Value
    • 4/5 Included meals
    • 5/5 Bikes + equipment
    • 5/5 Hotels or boat
    • 5/5 Scenery
    • 4/5 Ease of navigation
    • 5/5 Tour documents
    • 5/5 Local tour company services
  • Salzburg Lakes Tour
    (5/5) Phil 3 months ago

    A great ride around beautiful countyside and Lakes.

    · Salzburg Lakes Tour: Around the Lakes within the Foothills of the Alps

    Overall this was an excellent bike tour. The routing past beautiful lakes, small villages, delightful farms, and overnight stays in great locations made it highly enjoyable. The issues that I would note for possible improvements are:
    1. The E Bike + Hike naviagation App was good but certainly not great. Not nearly as capable or helpful as the "Ride with GPS" App we have used on another BikeTours.com trip in Europe. The App provided was not programmed to navigate us to, or from, the hotels which had been booked for us, so one had to resort to using another navigation App like Google Maps for the finish and start to each day's ride. The App recommended didn't show at the start of each day's ride, the total distance to be covered, nor during the ride the distance travelled, nor the distance to go. The Ride with GPS App we had previously used was also programmed to give advice about scenic highlights as we got to them, and verbal as well as written descriptions of options to look at along the route.
    2. The "Your Trip Itineary booklet provided with information and maps about each day's ride was unnecessarily complex and at times confusing, and the step by step instructions would be almost impossible to follow while riding, from just using the book. This booklet was claimed to be personalised for our trip but it contained a lot of irrelevant and unnecessary information relating to other riding options and accommodation other than the places which had been booked for us.
    3. An overall map of the whole trip with reasonable scale (the one provided was too small) would have been useful. We eventually found a map independantly "Salzkammergut Radkarte" which was much better than the maps provided in our folder, which showed the overall route very well. I would recommend that this map be included in future folders.
    4. About 10% of the route specified was on very busy roads. Options to avoid these (if at all possible) would have been welcomed, and obviously in the future as more dedicated bike tracks are developed, these would greatly improve the overall enjoyment of this tour.

    Countries included in this tour?
    Austria
  • Discover unmissable Vienna by bike
    (5/5) Steve L 3 months ago

    Exactly what we were looking for!

    · Classic Vienna Bike Tour

    The bike tour was excellent, going to all the places we wanted to visit plus some. Excellent bikes, good pace and very informative! Guide was excellent….knowledgeable and very nice. One small recommendation: if she could talk a little slower it would be easier to understand her!

  • Amsterdam to Bruges
    (5/5) Eileen G 3 months ago

    best trip ever

    · · Amsterdam – Gouda – Bruges by Bike and Boat

    Always wanted to do this type of trip but can never find anyone to do it with. Went with a friend and we are so impressed with the trip we are planning another one in 2026. I have traveled all over the world and this ranks up there as one of my favorite.

    What was the date of your tour?
    May 22, 2025
    How many tours have you completed?
    my first bike tour but not my last
    Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
    Somewhat easier
    Who is this tour suitable for?
    First-time bike tourists, Solo travelers, Families with teens
    Do you recommend this tour?
    Yes
    Countries included in this tour?
    Belgium, Holland
    • 5/5 Value
    • 5/5 Included meals
    • 4/5 Bikes + equipment
    • 5/5 Hotels or boat
    • 5/5 Scenery
    • 5/5 Ease of navigation
    • 5/5 Tour documents
    • 5/5 Local tour company services
    • 5/5 Route selection
    • 5/5 Guides (if applicable)
  • Portugal's Atlantic Coast
    (5/5) Russell Boyd 3 months ago

    Wixom Wheels

    · Portugal's Atlantic Coast

    Great trip, great friends! One suggestion. The first stop on the trip was in Obidoes. The hotel only had 4 premium rooms which meant 3 couples had to stay in a lesser room in the hotel. This was not acceptable. The tour company should have offered to have the couples stay in another hotel with nice rooms or the lesser at one hotel.

    What was the date of your tour?
    May 15 to the 25th of May
    How many tours have you completed?
    1
    Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
    Somewhat harder
    Do you recommend this tour?
    Yes
    Countries included in this tour?
    Portugal
    • 5/5 Value
    • 5/5 Included meals
    • 5/5 Bikes + equipment
    • 5/5 Hotels or boat
    • 5/5 Scenery
    • 5/5 Ease of navigation
    • 5/5 Tour documents
    • 5/5 Local tour company services
    • 5/5 Route selection
  • Cliffs, caves, and beautiful bays
    (5/5) Colleen 3 months ago

    Our favorite Activity on Gozo

    · Highlights of Gozo E-Bike Tour

    This tour is a must -do! The tour guide - Chris was fantastic. He was professional, patient, knowledgeable and made sure everyone was safe and having a good time. There is nothing like biking through the Gozo Countryside with the smell of wild fennell, capers and flowers. We road past beautiful churches, farms and along the coast. We stopped for mini-hikes to see amazing views and at a beach for a refreshment. It was an unforgettable day for us all!

    •  (photo by Colleen)
    •  (photo by Colleen)
    •  (photo by Colleen)
  • Portugal's Atlantic Coast
    (5/5) Diana S. 3 months ago

    Great way to see Portugal

    · Portugal's Atlantic Coast

    We loved the bike ride and the bikes excellent. After being hesitant about the GPS on the phone we found them amazing and we're taken through wonderful roads and interesting towns and off busy areas.we dud the hybrid choice the first Dat thinking we would see mire villages but found it much harder with no advantage. The accommodation was excellent everywhere and the the communication with bike.com and a local tour operator was amazing. HIGHLY RECOMMEND

    What was the date of your tour?
    May 25
    How many tours have you completed?
    4
    Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
    Somewhat harder
    Who is this tour suitable for?
    First-time bike tourists, Solo travelers, Families with teens
    Do you recommend this tour?
    Yes
    Countries included in this tour?
    Portugal
    • 5/5 Value
    • 4/5 Included meals
    • 5/5 Bikes + equipment
    • 5/5 Hotels or boat
    • 5/5 Scenery
    • 5/5 Ease of navigation
    • 5/5 Tour documents
    • 5/5 Local tour company services
    • 5/5 Route selection
    • 5/5 Guides (if applicable)
  • Cliffs, caves, and beautiful bays
    (5/5) Elizabeth C. 3 months ago

    A fun ride around Gozo for the whole family!

    · Highlights of Gozo E-Bike Tour

    A great way to experience Gozo! I’ll never go back to a regular bike. We conquered the hills with no problem and saw Gozo with ease. We saw many wonderful sights! Chris was an excellent guide! Highly recommend!

    •  (photo by Elizabeth C.)
    •  (photo by Elizabeth C.)
    •  (photo by Elizabeth C.)
    •  (photo by Elizabeth C.)
    •  (photo by Elizabeth C.)
    •  (photo by Elizabeth C.)
  • Venice to Mantova
    (5/5) Beverley 3 months ago

    One of a kind!!

    · · Venice to Mantova by Bike and Boat (and reverse)

    It was tremendous in every way! Food, guides, crew all made for a once in a lifetime experience!

    Countries included in this tour?
    Italy
  • Aegean Discovery: Cycling through Eastern Crete
    (5/5) Darcy B 3 months ago

    The perfect way to enjoy Crete!

    · Aegean Discovery: Cycling through Eastern Crete

    The route was very scenic as we cycled along parts of the north and south coastline. The hills challenged us as we cycled up but then we were rewarded with fabulous long glides downhill.
    The hotels were well situated near beaches and town centres.
    The TO staff were available when we had some questions regarding the route and the Ride with GPS

    What was the date of your tour?
    May 2025
    How many tours have you completed?
    More than 10
    Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
    As expected
    Do you recommend this tour?
    Yes
    Countries included in this tour?
    Greece
    •  (photo by Darcy B)
    •  (photo by Darcy B)
    •  (photo by Darcy B)
    •  (photo by Darcy B)
    • 5/5 Value
    • 4/5 Included meals
    • 5/5 Bikes + equipment
    • 5/5 Hotels or boat
    • 5/5 Scenery
    • 4/5 Ease of navigation
    • 2/5 Tour documents
    • 5/5 Local tour company services
    • 3/5 Route selection
  • Cycling and Cooking in Sardinia
    (5/5) Gayle Davidson 3 months ago

    Best biking/cooking tour

    · Cycling and Cooking in Sardinia

    Our tour was outstanding. The accommodations were great, the food was amazing & Levin & Ano were wonderful. Everything was very well organized and we had the time of our lives.

    What was the date of your tour?
    May 2025
    How many tours have you completed?
    5
    Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
    As expected
    Who is this tour suitable for?
    First-time bike tourists, Solo travelers
    Do you recommend this tour?
    Yes
    Countries included in this tour?
    Italy
    • 5/5 Value
    • 5/5 Included meals
    • 5/5 Bikes + equipment
    • 5/5 Hotels or boat
    • 5/5 Scenery
    • 5/5 Ease of navigation
    • 5/5 Tour documents
    • 5/5 Local tour company services
    • 5/5 Guides (if applicable)
  • UNESCO Sites of Albania
    (5/5) Mary O 3 months ago

    Great trip through Southern Albania

    · UNESCO Sites of Albania

    I thoroughly enjoyed the UNESCO Sites of Albania cycling tour. Our guide Andrea was awesome! He was very eager to share his knowledge of Albania, its culture and history. He was also very friendly, helpful and supportive of tour participants. The hotels and restaurants were all good, food was delicious. I particularly enjoyed the two nights that we spent at local guest houses up in the mountains: family run and very friendly, with amazing local fresh food. The bicycles they provided were in good condition. The sag van driver and mechanic Rimi was great. He promptly and skillfully addressed any mechanical issues with the bicycles and was very supportive of any riders who needed to ride some sections in the van.
    My only criticism of the tour is that communication prior to the trip was minimal. Also, though not my personal experience, some of the other participants had been given misleading information about the difficulty of the trip from TO's administrative staff prior to the trip.
    Overall, I would highly recommend this trip!

    Countries included in this tour?
    Albania
    •  (photo by Mary O)
    •  (photo by Mary O)
  • Your full-flavored Peljesac bike tour
    (5/5) Melanie 3 months ago

    Scenic, tasty, and totally unique!

    · Dubrovnik Peljesac Bike Tour with Wine & Oyster Tasting

    This tour was the highlight of our trip - cycling through beautiful Pelješac, tasting fresh oysters right on the water, and sipping local wines with a view. Great balance of activity and relaxation. Highly recommend for foodies and nature lovers alike!

  • (5/5) Janko Zizek 3 months ago

    The perfect team-building day!

    · Dubrovnik Peljesac Bike Tour with Wine & Oyster Tasting

    Our group had an amazing time on the Dubrovnik Pelješac Bike Tour - great energy, beautiful scenery, and just the right mix of activity and chill. The oyster and wine tasting was a unique touch that brought everyone together. Fun, relaxed, and unforgettable, and yes, we’re still talking about it back at the office!

  • Sparta & the Mediterranean Coast
    (5/5) Ivan 3 months ago

    Another bike tour on my bucket list ticked off

    · Sparta and the Mediterranean Coast

    This ride is a terrific way to see the Peloponnese. I found the section from Sparta to Gytheio the most interesting, with trails through olive and citrus groves. The Byzantine site of Mystras is well worth spending time. With a warning that to visit takes a while and the road to it is very steep particularly if you’re visiting the Frankish castle above the monastery buildings. Being in my 70’s I was grateful that I ordered an e-bike, but 22 kms from Gytheio I ran out of battery and had to pedal the distance and doing this with 26 kilo bike wasn’t easy. Organisers may consider an e-bike with a larger battery power. The battery lasted just long enough to complete the beach tour from Gytheio the following day. There were a variety of trails and not too much peddling on main roads. The hotels were very good and friendly service.

    What was the date of your tour?
    May 2025
    How many tours have you completed?
    10
    Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
    Somewhat harder
    Who is this tour suitable for?
    Solo travelers
    Do you recommend this tour?
    Yes
    Countries included in this tour?
    Greece
    •  (photo by Ivan)
    •  (photo by Ivan)
    •  (photo by Ivan)
    • 5/5 Value
    • 3/5 Included meals
    • 3/5 Bikes + equipment
    • 5/5 Hotels or boat
    • 5/5 Scenery
    • 5/5 Ease of navigation
    • 5/5 Tour documents
    • 5/5 Local tour company services
    • 5/5 Route selection
  • Denmark and Sweden by Sail and Bike
    (5/5) Wallace G 3 months ago

    Tall Ship Sailing and Biking

    · · Denmark and Sweden by Sail and Bike

    Wonderful adventure. Strongly consider e-bike option due to strong headwinds switching between north and south. This is a new trip and we were on the maiden voyage, so the guides were becoming familiar with the routes available. Great food and ambiance.

    What was the date of your tour?
    27 May - 3 Jun 2025
    How many tours have you completed?
    4
    Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
    Somewhat harder
    Who is this tour suitable for?
    First-time bike tourists, Solo travelers, Families with teens
    Do you recommend this tour?
    Yes
    Countries included in this tour?
    Denmark, Sweden
    • 5/5 Value
    • 5/5 Included meals
    • 4/5 Bikes + equipment
    • 5/5 Hotels or boat
    • 5/5 Scenery
    • 5/5 Ease of navigation
    • 5/5 Tour documents
    • 5/5 Local tour company services
    • 4/5 Route selection
    • 4/5 Guides (if applicable)