Bike Tour Reviews

Wine & Cuisine in Catalonia’s Empordà Plain

★★★★★ (5/5) Paul Weaver 1 week ago

Exceeded expectations

· Wine & Cuisine in Catalonia’s Empordà Plain

Bike tours, Catalonia was an exemplary tour operator for us. The entire entire office staff welcomed us and rallied around getting our bikes ready to start out on the tour. Our tour guide and sag wagon drivers were fantastic help, and great company throughout. Girona and the whole Costa Brava tour route Was most enjoyable. The beach resort center were very highly developed, and not the sort of bucolic experience we seek , but we’re nonetheless not unpleasant. We were not overly impressed by the restaurant cuisine, in particular found the Michelin star restaurant to be more pretentious than interesting. We would skip that to Ed in a more representative local restaurant another time.

What was the date of your tour?: September 2024
How many tours have you completed?: 14+
Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?: Much easier
Who is this tour suitable for?: First-time bike tourists
Do you recommend this tour?: Yes
Countries included in this tour?: Spain

4/5 Value
3/5 Included meals
5/5 Bikes + equipment
4/5 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)

Vineyards of Portugal by E-Bike in Upscale Lodging

★★★★★ (5/5) Joanne janse Van Vuuren 4 days ago

Superb cycling tour/trip

· Vineyards of Portugal by E-Bike in Upscale Lodging

The e-bikes were of superb quality with 650W Bosch batteries . We only used 1/3 of battery power . The distance per day was not too much which left us time to head back to the hotel and spend the afternoons at the pool or sight seeing. Cycling on rural quiet roads in Portugal ,going through very small villages . The GPS app worked well . The transfers of luggage to hotels was great . It was a trip to cherish forever

Countries included in this tour?: Portugal

★★★★★ (5/5) Diana Ortiz 4 days ago

First Bike trip to Europe

· · Danube Delights: Biking through Four Countries

What a great way to visit 4 countries! Leslie was amazing making sure everyone was taken care of and making necessary changes to make our trip memorable! The crew was friendly and accommodating as well. Rooms were clean and beds made early!

What was the date of your tour?: 9/22/2024-9/29/2024
Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?: Much easier
Who is this tour suitable for?: First-time bike tourists
Do you recommend this tour?: Yes
Countries included in this tour?: Austria, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia

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
5/5 Route selection
5/5 Guides (if applicable)

★★★★★ (5/5) CARLOS JOSE DE LA PEZA CASARES 4 days ago

Increíble

· Bergen to Sognefjord: Cycle Norway's Greatest Landscapes

Superó mis expectativas, empezando por la naturaleza, aunado a la comida y los hoteles. La gente muy amable, el apoyo de Merete de muy profesional y cálido. La bicicleta excelente, es importante llevar unas buenas luces para los túneles. Las recomendaciones de vestimenta me fueron muy útiles. Muchas Gracias!!!, lo gocé.

What was the date of your tour?: 13 al 21 de septiembre de 2024
How many tours have you completed?: 4
Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?: As expected
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?: Norway

BikeTours.com staff reply from jan October 4, 2024

Thanks for your review....and stunning photos!

4/5 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
5/5 Guides (if applicable)

★★★★★ (5/5) Ann Abeles 1 week ago

A beautiful and mind expanding tour around Lake constance

· Lake Constance Classic (11-nights)

This tour brought one through beautiful scenery and past interesting sites around Lake Constance. The distances for each day's travel were short enough to allow one to visits sites along the way as well as churches and museums in the destination towns.

What was the date of your tour?: September 12-24, 2024
How many tours have you completed?: More than 20
Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?: As expected
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?: Austria, Germany, Switzerland

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

★★★★★ (5/5) Anne Wood 1 week ago

Four years in the making

· Prague to Vienna via Cesky Krumlov

Our group planned a self guided tour from Prague to Budapest for April, 2020. It was cancelled due to Covid. In September, 2024, we did an abbreviated Prague to Vienna self guided tour. It was well worth the wait even though Boris shut down several days of biking. The Czech Republic is a biking wonderland.

What was the date of your tour?: September 2024
How many tours have you completed?: 12
Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?: As expected
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?: Austria, Czech Republic

5/5 Value
5/5 Included meals
4/5 Bikes + equipment
4/5 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) Ann Darby 1 week ago

An adventure

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

Great trip, well planned, great accommodations and support, can't beat the location! Only a challenge was on day it rained!

What was the date of your tour?: Sept. 2024
How many tours have you completed?: 0
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?: Austria

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) Jon 1 week ago

Save some energy

· Florence to Rome

It’s not that hills are so big, it is that the grade of some of them is intense. We didn’t upgrade the bike and did ok but a lighter bike would have been nice on this trip. Save some energy for the end of each day when cultural treasures will call out to be explored. The hotels were each unique. We highly recommend the tour.

What was the date of your tour?: September 2024
How many tours have you completed?: 3
Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?: Somewhat harder
Do you recommend this tour?: Yes
Countries included in this tour?: Italy

5/5 Value
4/5 Included meals
3/5 Bikes + equipment
5/5 Hotels or boat
4/5 Scenery
4/5 Ease of navigation
4/5 Tour documents
5/5 Local tour company services
5/5 Route selection

★★★★★ (5/5) Wade Cherry 1 week ago

The best way to travel Switzerland!

· Swiss Lakes by E-bike: Lake Geneva to Lake Lucerne

This was our first time doing a bike vacation and it was the perfect way to see Switzerland - the countryside is stunning and we saw so many quaint Swiss villages that most visitors miss. We rented hybrid bikes (not the e-bikes) and while the route was harder than anticipated, we enjoyed the workout and would use hybrid bikes again. But I'm mentioning this to let others know that there are some serious climbs on this trip! One thing not emphasized on the website is that some of the hotels may have heated pools / spas, so bring a bathing suit and plan to enjoy some relaxation time at the hotels. Overall, I highly recommended this trip and we will be doing another biking trip with Bike Tours again!

What was the date of your tour?: September 2024
How many tours have you completed?: 1
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?: Switzerland

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

★★★★★ (5/5) Eric Cole 1 week ago

Great time

· Classic Vienna Bike Tour

Very pleasant and casual way to see the city. The pace was slow with many stops to discuss sights and history. The guide was great - tolerant and enthusiastic.

A memorable tour of Bilbao’s maritime icons

★★★★★ (5/5) Cecilia Firstenberg 1 week ago

A fun and educational way to experience Bikbao

· Bilbao Gold Coast E-Bike Tour

Bikes were great, guide was excellent. We learned a lot about the history and culture of Bilbao and discussed many interesting topics with our group of four. Hearing what our guide was saying was sometimes a challenge but it is hard to bunch together on a sunny Sunday in September - people and other riders are out and about too.

What was the date of your tour?: September 2024
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

5/5 Value
5/5 Bikes + equipment
4/5 Scenery
5/5 Local tour company services
5/5 Route selection
5/5 Guides (if applicable)

★★★★★ (5/5) JP and Shannon 1 week ago

First Bike Trip for us. Was wonderful.

· Innsbruck to Salzburg: Through the Alps Along River Cycle Trails

We loved Austria and biking on this route was great. The route is very well designed. We took traditional bikes and it was no problem at all. We wished it could have lasted longer with another segment. We were very lucky with the weather in September as it was sunny our entire journey but had rain when we arrived and on the day we departed.

Bike rental shop, equipment and all hotels were top notch!

Countries included in this tour?: Austria

Discover the stunning region of Provence by bike!

★★★★★ (5/5) M. Jane Hughes 2 days ago

Amazing countryside

· Cycling Paradise of Provence - to and from Avignon

We love the self guided. We come and go as we like. Stop and experience what we want. Loved the lavender fields but loved the tarragon ones as well. Friendly and helpful people. The rides were set to go by many amazing sites. Loved it.

What was the date of your tour?: September 2024
How many tours have you completed?: Two
Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?: Somewhat easier
Who is this tour suitable for?: First-time bike tourists
Do you recommend this tour?: Yes
Countries included in this tour?: France

5/5 Value
5/5 Bikes + equipment
5/5 Hotels or boat
5/5 Scenery
4/5 Ease of navigation
3/5 Tour documents
5/5 Local tour company services
5/5 Route selection

★★★★★ (5/5) Alysia Marsh 1 week ago

Amazing adventure!!

· Treasures of the Donegal Coast

Loved the routes. Places to stop and explore. Thanks for the amazing adventure!

Countries included in this tour?: Ireland

★★★★★ (5/5) Ann Catherwood 1 week ago

No regrets!

· Cycling the West Balkan Triangle

We thoroughly enjoyed this trip. The scenery along the coastline and inland was spectacular. We enjoyed riding the ascents and descents but were glad we decided to rent e-bikes. Some of the climbs are challenging.
Our guides ( Alex and Alex) were excellent. They were helpful, informative and kind.
We enjoyed the variety of accommodations along the way - each one unique. The lunches were good- usually very local which we enjoyed.
The only downside comment we have is that several times we had to ride on roads that were heavily trafficked with trucks and cars. This wasn’t a surprise but just rather unpleasant. We realized that it was necessary in order to get to some of the less traveled roads and beautiful scenery.

What was the date of your tour?: September 2024
How many tours have you completed?: First one
Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?: As expected
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?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro

5/5 Value
4/5 Included meals
4/5 Bikes + equipment
4/5 Hotels or boat
5/5 Scenery
5/5 Ease of navigation
5/5 Local tour company services
4/5 Route selection
5/5 Guides (if applicable)

Discover Music City’s most magical hidden gems

★★★★★ (5/5) Denny Jenner 2 days ago

Excellent Bike Tour

· Hidden Gems of Nashville E-Bike Tour

Justin did a great job with our bike tour of Nashville. We saw some of the routine highlights of downtown and then he took us to the “hidden gems” of inner Nashville. We saw some iconic neighborhoods and beautiful parkways for outstanding biking. Highly recommend Justin and this bike tour

What was the date of your tour?: October 3, 2024
How many tours have you completed?: 2
Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?: As expected
Who is this tour suitable for?: First-time bike tourists, Solo travelers, Families with teens
Do you recommend this tour?: Yes

5/5 Value
5/5 Bikes + equipment
5/5 Scenery
5/5 Local tour company services
5/5 Route selection
5/5 Guides (if applicable)

★★★★★ (5/5) Barbara Dickson 2 weeks ago

Girls on Bikes

· Lake Constance Classic (11-nights)

The 6 of us really enjoyed our trip. We downloaded the KoMoot App for navigation and so glad we did. The paper instructions were much more difficult to follow and the digital instructions worked perfectly. The hotels were quite nice and the luggage went like clockwork. It was a great trip.

Countries included in this tour?: Austria, Germany, Switzerland

★★★★★ (5/5) Elizabeth Frisbie 2 weeks ago

One of my best trips

· Cycling and Cooking in Tuscany

This was the best way to see the beautiful countryside of Tuscany, Our two guides, Panos and Tom, were AMAZING. This is one of the best bike trips I have been on. The terrain was very doable with Ebikes. The accommodations and food were fabulous. Everything was very well organized. I would highly recommened this trip.

What was the date of your tour?: September 2024
How many tours have you completed?: 4
Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?: As expected
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?: 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 Route selection
5/5 Guides (if applicable)

★★★★★ (5/5) Tad Staley 2 weeks ago

Appreciate the support throughout, especially handling paths closed due to flooding

· Danube Bike Path 5-nights (Active)

Lovely trip, with great bike paths, gracious accommodations and excellent directions. We appreciated the hard work of the local hosts, who had to make daily route adjustments due to flooding conditions, but their communications were very good.

What was the date of your tour?: September 2024
How many tours have you completed?: 1
Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?: As expected
Who is this tour suitable for?: Solo travelers, Families with teens
Do you recommend this tour?: Yes
Countries included in this tour?: Austria, Germany

4/5 Value
4/5 Included meals
4/5 Bikes + equipment
4/5 Hotels or boat
5/5 Scenery
4/5 Ease of navigation
5/5 Tour documents
5/5 Local tour company services
5/5 Route selection

★★★★★ (5/5) Ben Goebel 15 hours ago

Yes, it described it very well

· Best of Holland South: Canals, Windmills & Historic Towns

It truly was a fabulous way to experience the countryside, would not have done this otherwise. We enjoyed every minute of the landscape, architecture and people we met along the way,

Countries included in this tour?: Holland

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