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Teresa Westfall
4 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Along the Danube-Iron Gates
Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia
4-star experience aboard this ship! Fun adventures and beautiful scenery off the ship. Staff was exceptional, so courteous and friendly. The meals were simply amazing, every single one without exception. I enjoyed the daily cocktail special each day in the lounge and the fun onboard activities too.
Shelly S.
4 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Vivienne
Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary
Leslie our Cruise Director was Great! We were lucky to meet a lot of new people. All the people working on the boat were wonderful and did a phenomenal job! From the Food to the cleanliness of the boat! Loved Disco night!
Deirdre K.
4 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Vivienne
Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary
The whole experience was wonderful ! The boat, service , food and rides. The
Programming was so fun and the rides were incredible. Rented and ebike which I
Was happy with. I was able to enjoy it all stess free
The only recommendation I would
Have is to have mirrors on bike
Kevin G.
4 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Vivienne
Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary
Having dinner at Fisherman’s Bastion overlooking Budapest at night was just magical. Also, our first day ride at Danube Bend was a fantasic experience with the bike road along the Danube and the little bike ferries we used (and the Schapps wasn’t bad either!). All in all, great ship, great bikes, great time!
Greg B.
4 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Vivienne
Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary
Our favorite parts of the trip was the day in Budapest and also the last day of riding. The scenery and stops were all beautiful.
While the daily itinerary sessions with the cruise director were well done and informative the timing should be rotated between the different language groups. The other group was larger and therefore always ran longer than planned.
We found the bikes to be of good quality but you may need another crew member to service them after each ride. We pointed out that there was an issue with my wife’s bike but on the next ride the front brake was still rubbing. Also another member of our group’s chain was quite noisy. Still dealing with these bikes is a massive job and I give the crew full credit.
Penny S.
5 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Primadonna
Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary
Optional city tours were available when we weren’t cycling. I recommend them because we learned history & facts about where we were. The organ concert in Linz was a wonderful experience too.
The boat was great. The staff was helpful and friendly, the meals were good, reflecting the region and our lowest deck room was comfortable. It did surprise us the first morning how close to the water level our window was!
The last day, cycling through vineyards and villages in Austria was delightful.
We would recommend this trip to others. The terrain is easy so you can enjoy your surroundings. We were glad we opted for the e-bikes. The Primadonna doesn’t provide Read More helmets though but sold them in their little bike shop on board for €35, so we bought them.
Most of the people on the trip are retirees. Not many young people. They still have to work! They would enjoy it too though.
Penny S.
5 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Primadonna
Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary
Optional city tours were available when we weren’t cycling. I recommend them because we learned history & facts about where we were. The organ concert in Linz was a wonderful experience too.
The boat was great. The staff was helpful and friendly, the meals were good, reflecting the region and our lowest deck room was comfortable. It did surprise us the first morning how close to the water level our window was!
The last day, cycling through vineyards and villages in Austria was delightful.
We would recommend this trip to others. The terrain is easy so you can enjoy your surroundings. We were glad we opted for the e-bikes. The Primadonna doesn’t provide Read More helmets though but sold them in their little bike shop on board for €35, so we bought them.
Most of the people on the trip are retirees. Not many young people. They still have to work! They would enjoy it too though.
Laura Leanne S.
5 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Primadonna
Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary
The evening cruise out of Budapest with all the illuminated building was so amazing.
Take your time in the smaller towns and cities as you bike to the larger cities. Most of the big cities are more difficult to get around. With the exception of Vienna, the guided tours were superb.
Errol W.
5 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Vivienne
Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary
The route was amazing and the guides were great. The food was average at best. Folks were assigned a table for dinner. Despite that, the waiters still had to ask everyone whether they had ordered the fish or the chicken. Folks should have been able to sit with whomever they wanted to. Being stuck with someone who was a pompous ass for a week is ridiculous when the waiters can't even get who ordered what correct anyway.
Richard K.
5 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Danube Bike Path - Vienna to Budapest
Austria, Hungary, Slovakia
I will say that Rebecca from TripSite was excellent. I called her after the no answer phone call. She followed up with me later that day as well as the next day and patiently listened to my story. Thanks Rebecca!
Bruce L.
5 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Vivienne
Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary
The beauty of the cycling route and the relaxed yet active daily schedule
Ann M.
5 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Vivienne
Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary
Advice: Bring a Tupperware type container to pack your lunch. The boat provides a small sandwich and fruit but if you prefer to eat something else or just more than the sandwich, you need to have a container for it. We started packing the hard boiled eggs, and fruit in our bike bags but a container would have made it much easier. There are not very many opportunities to eat lunch at a restaurant while you are cycling, but plenty of gorgeous places to have a picnic. A travel picnic set with a cutting board, an a knife and fork would come in very handy.
We signed up for all the bus/walking tours to give our saddles a break. They were all great but the bus tour in Budapest we could have passed on because the boat docks right in the center of all the tourist spots so it was just as easy to navigate touring there on your own. Friends we met on the boat Read More did the bike tour there and said it was great but I couldn’t face getting on the bike again that day:). Vienna is harder to get around so unless you feel pretty adventurous, I recommend the tour. We also did the trip to the concert and it was gorgeous- well worth it!
The e-bikes were awesome, and very comfortable. We bought gel seat covers and brought them with us which I think helped a lot. Unless you are a seasoned cyclist, it’s a lot of time on the bike and the tush gets tired.
Overall an amazing trip, the staff was fun and helpful. Our tour director was a substitute for the regular person and he was good but cranky. The regular tour director had awesome reviews so I think we just happened to get an off week!
I highly recommend this tour and now am ready to do another bike and boat in a different location!
michael r.
6 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Prinzessin Katharina
Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary
The self-guided bike tours and the guided bike tour of Budapest. More time in Bratislava and more time for the last ride would be my only criticism.
Randall J.
6 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Danube Bike Path - Vienna to Budapest
Austria, Hungary, Slovakia
Misunderstanding on inclusion of meals at the hotels other than Vienna, Bratislava, & Budapest. We specified that we’d like them included and they were not. We were able to find restaurants, but obviously that increased the cost for us.
JV • 6 months ago Tripsite Staff
Apologies for the misunderstanding, Randall. Looking over your invoice it appears you weren't charged for the meals inclusion so that part should be correct. If I am wrong about this please reach out to us. Thanks for traveling with us and have a great remaining summer!
Mike
6 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Prague to Vienna
Austria, Czech Republic
First, we had good support in the lead up to our tour and during it. All of our questions were promptly answered, both before we made reservations and when a few issues arose during the tour.
Second, the tour was very well organised. We had a detailed briefing and support before we started. Clear group communication was set up on WhatsApp among our group and with the tour’s support team. We were given maps and written guides for the ride each day, which pointed to tourist highlights and places to eat. Our rides were guided by Ride with GPS on our phones (bring a lithium battery to extend your phone’s life each day). Each bike had a phone mount to facilitate the use of Ride with GPS. The bikes and equipment were very good quality. We never worried about a breakdown. We were quickly back Read More on the road after a punctured tire because we had the right tools for the job. In short, we never felt like we were on our own, even though we had no guide on the road.
Third, we found the daily routes, and options, to be outstanding. Each daily destination was a notable place to visit. We rode mainly along roads, and also on paved cycle paths, gravel and, at times, trails. My partner and I chose the extra distance routes whenever they were available, whereas the other couple on our tour selected the shorter options that catered to their interests. This is a tour for experienced cyclists with a good level of fitness, not novices or casual tourists.
Fourth, the accommodation was very good. We chose the upgraded facilities and were happy with all of them. Each day, they were close to the main historical or cultural sites. We could easily visit them, usually by walking or riding up to the castle at Vranov and Dyji.
We were very fortunate that we had very good weather. It only rained briefly on two days. I suspect that the riding would have been fine if it was wet, except for a few short stretches when we encountered rough cobbles or when we rode on short trails that linked roads or riding paths. We were well prepared for wet weather and would not have been challenged had it rained.
If we had to do it over again, then we make a few changes. We would use TripSite partner hotels before and after the tour. This would facilitate early briefing before we started the tour and easier hand-over of bikes when we were finished. We had planned to use .GPX files on our Garmin GPS units. Unfortunately, we didn’t download local maps onto our GPS units before we travelled, so that wasn’t feasible. We rented road bikes because that’s what we ride at home. There were places when a gravel bike would have been a better choice. One member of our group rode an e-bike. This made the rides less physically demanding.
Sara S.
6 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Family friendly Prague to Vienna
Czech Republic, Austria
This was our 3rd trip like this and by far the best! It was a wonderfully well organized trip. We went with our children (3 and 11) and two of our friends in their 50s. Everyone have a great time. The distances and difficulties were doable. The towns were beautiful and interesting. And the routes provided a good variation of scenery. The non-biking days were well placed throughout the tour. Finally, the trip organizers were amazingly supportive when we had questions or needed to make adjustments. I can't recommend this trip enough!
Sally H.
6 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Danube Bike Path - Passau to Budapest
Germany, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia
The premium bikes were very good for the trip and a nice selection of hotels to stay at along the way.
Robert L.
6 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Danube Bike Path - Passau to Vienna
Germany, Austria
All very enjoyable but particularly spectacular from Grein and through Wachau Valley. Durnstein ruins and abbey particularly memorable. Last night (Vienna) had been cancelled by mistake by Tripsite so some worries and no communication from Tripsite but eventually sorted out by the hotel.
Carla • 4 months ago Tripsite Staff
Apologies for the mix up, Robert. It's been a crazy busy season but that is no excuse for our mistake. Thanks for traveling with us!
Connie L.
7 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Vivienne
Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary
Leslie, the cruise director made this trip the best one I’ve ever experienced!!!!
Rhonda S.
7 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Vivienne
Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary
The most memorable part of our trip was the ability of the cruise director and crew to adapt to the high waters of the Danube. It was a wonderful trip; the bike rides we did were all enjoyable, even when many of them were ended by flooded back paths or required unexpected detours. The food was great!
Caroline S.
7 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Swiss Crown
Along the Danube - Passau to Vienna
Austria, Germany
The buildings in the towns, castles, and fortresses along the way were marvelous.
Mary G.
7 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Swiss Crown
Along the Danube - Passau to Vienna
Austria, Germany
Almost missing it! You failed to keep in contact with Rad and Reisen - plans were shifting due to flooding and you did not keep us informed! Thanks to our hotel manager, we discovered the changes and got on the tour. Your lack of communication was unacceptable to me.
JV • 6 months ago Tripsite Staff
Our sincere apologies for the miscommunication. The flooding situation during Europe at that time overwhelmed our global sales team as well as many of our partners. Thankfully you appear to have still had a nice trip. Thanks for traveling with us and have a great remainder of the summer.
Julia M.
7 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Vivienne
Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary
Cycling through the Wachau area was incredible! The quaint villages were beautiful. The Danube was unfortunately in flood so we missed out on parts, but the staff did what they could to allow us to cycle and see various sites.
Philip C.
7 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Danube Bike Path - Vienna to Budapest
Austria, Hungary, Slovakia
Here are some thoughts for improvements for your next guests. These by no means took away from our enjoyment and are meant for future trips.
-- The hotels in general were nice. A few issues here and there (mostly normal stuff).
-- In Hainburg - Altes Kloster - there was no individually controlled AC. It was fine for us because the night was cool.
-- The breakfasts at all the hotels were excellent
-- In Esztergom, the Portobello Hotel was not so great. The hotel room actually smelled bad. My wife says it smelled like old shrimp. They sent someone up with a spray can which they left for us. That "hid" the smell for a while, and you got used to it. But when you stepped back in the room from outside you could clearly Read More smell the mustiness. Also there was no coffee maker in the room (which is always a nice thing to have). We did OK there, but I'd recommend a different hotel for future guests.
-- Traveling by train from Gyor to Komarom was interesting. No elevators and no escalators. We had to carry bikes up and over (or down and under) the tracks to get to the platform. This is the kind of thing it would have been nice to know ahead of time.
-- There was no ferry service from Szentendre to Budapest. We ended up taking the train. While the docs say you might have to take the train, I think it would have been nice to have been told ahead of time that there would not be a boat.
-- Perhaps too, a little more heads up about possible river flooding and the need for detours (honestly, the guy we met with the bikes may have mentioned this. I'm just bring it up as a "nice to know" tip for future guests.
Again, none of these took away from *our* trip (except maybe the Portobello Hotel). As a bike guide these are the kinds of thing we like to look for and inform our guests about ahead of time.
And yes... we will see you on another adventure soon! We had a blast!
Thanks
-Philip & Caroline
lisa s.
7 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Danube Bike Path - Vienna to Budapest
Austria, Hungary, Slovakia
tripsite was always a little confused and there were mistakes made, we got our info the day we arrived for the first day of our tour. The hotel did not know a thing about our packets, and again I had to make a call on vacation. The person that showed up was clueless about bikes did not know how to put on pedals or adjust the seat. He did not have our train tickets as someone forgot to put them in the packet. one of the bikes was missing a fender and a bag. The hotels were hit or miss. The Stockl hotel was dirty and smelly, we both got a rash that was scaly and itchy. I had to call Euro bikes to get our train tickets again. As they forgot to digitally send them. ,( second time). The directions were hit or miss. Gps was better. I have done many bike tours and I loved the Danube tour just need a more organized company. Electric bikes worked great!!
castles were great!
Tripsite staff • 2 months ago Tripsite Staff
Hi Lisa,
Thank you for your feedback. I apologize that you felt we were "always a little confused" and details were missed. This was a very last minute booking and your final travel information was sent to you the day you submitted your final payment - 2 days before the trip. I realize it may have been frustrating that you were confused upon arrival at your first hotel.
Overall I'm happy you loved the Danube and I hope you were able to bring home many fond memories of your trip! - Carla
Tony J.
7 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Swiss Crown
Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary
The villages we biked through., the people we met & the city tours we did.
Ronald L.
7 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Vivienne
Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary
The entire crew was exceptional! The only complaint, and it’s a big one, was lack of communication from headquarters when unexpected flooding altered the itinerary. The boat was not able to land where planned and there should have been an email sent out to inform us that they were working on it and to stand by for more information when they knew more. We had friends on the previous cruise and they knew Saturday morning that they were not going to land in Passau. No messages were sent from headquarters to inform us that things were in flux and we had passengers on our cruise that went to an empty dock in Passau and this could have been easily avoided had headquarters been set up for group emails.
Andrea A.
7 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Vivienne
Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary
The director and crew were very friendly and helpful. We enjoyed the ride through the scenic landscape and quaint towns. The tours were very good too!
James E.
7 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Swiss Crown
Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary
Food and service, cleanliness was excellent. The Staff was fantastic also. Only drawback was charging for coffee and water during non- meal times.
Paul and Mary P.
7 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Vivienne
Along the Danube - Four Country Tour
Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary
The Vivienne and its crew were all exceptional! I would not change anything. Our guide, Leslie went above and beyond.
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