4 Star Magnifique II boat/barge tour reviews — 1 to 12 of 12
sonya s.
6 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Magnifique II Bruges to Amsterdam
Belgium, Netherlands
A trip of a lifetime. The best way to see the small cities of Holland and Belgium at a leisurely pace with like minded people. Our North Star our guides Hester, Ester were amazing. They had very good understanding of the routes and the history of each city. Drum roll for an amazing crew on the barrage. The food and service was spectacular . If you want a slow, luxurious bike tour this is the trip to do!
Knut R.
6 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Magnifique II Bruges to Amsterdam
Belgium, Netherlands
The most memorable part was being with friends and meeting new friends from Australia!
Pack clothes for both extremes hot and cold!
Food was just okay
Small suitcase, rooms have little storage
Super nice shower
PLEASE have Tripsite reflective vests available at the START of the trip NOT mailed to us. That would make us a more safe and cohesive group on the roads and especially in crowded cities
Andrew H.
7 months ago
Verified Reviewer
Magnifique II Amsterdam to Bruges
Netherlands, Belgium
The quality of the boat's amenities, the cuisine and the areas travelled through were exceptional.
My last bike and barge was more than a decade ago. Since then the growth of e-bikes has accelerated. On this tour, 24 of 34 riders were using e-bikes. I'm not convinced that mixing e-bikes and regular bikes is viable.
Manfred S.
2 years ago
Verified Reviewer
Magnifique II Bruges to Amsterdam
Belgium, Netherlands
When we road past all the windmills
Errol W.
2 years ago
Verified Reviewer
Magnifique II Bruges to Amsterdam
Belgium, Netherlands
Kinderdijk was amazing.
Joseph S.
2 years ago
Verified Reviewer
Magnifique II Tulip Tour - 5 day
Netherlands
The horrible weather. I know that the weather was so bad that everything was altered due to this and this is not anyone’s fault. I would however have to reconsider doing another bike trip. I am not an avid biker, but I do bike. The one day that we actually got to bike I was very frustrated in that we rode so slowly I could hardly keep my bike upright. 7 kg/hour was just way to slow. We did this due to one of the customers being very slow and rest of us had to wait. I do not have an answer to this but for me it ruined the one day we got to ride. The one group had real bikers so they went faster and longer rides, that may have been better than being with the group I was with. I would not do this type of trip again without having some reassurance the same thing would not happen again.
Joyce H.
6 years ago
Verified Reviewer
Magnifique II Amsterdam to Bruges
Netherlands, Belgium
Recommendation...do the riding prior to your trip that they suggest. I did not and had an uncomfortable bum for a few days, lol.
Lorraine D.
6 years ago
Verified Reviewer
Magnifique II Tulip Tour - 5 day
Netherlands
Just one tip that we should have more of the history explain on the bike trip, not enough info on the places we were seeing.
Debbie H.
6 years ago
Verified Reviewer
Magnifique II Amsterdam to Bruges
Netherlands, Belgium
Always have two guides. I can’t imagine having only one for such a diverse level of skills. We had one guide who lacked interpersonal skills. She lost her temper several times at several clients. I was one of those on the receiving end.
Jehiel from Tripsite • 6 years ago Tripsite Staff
Hi Debbie,
Thanks for sharing this feedback. We agree that two guides are needed for bigger groups, so for 2018 there will be two tour guides. This will allow the guides to care for the needs of smaller subgroups and will hopefully make the biking experience stress-free for everyone!
We hope to help you plan your next trip! Thanks again :)
J. Backes
8 years ago
Verified Reviewer
Magnifique II Bruges to Amsterdam
Belgium, Netherlands
Fabulous trip. Great, hospitable staff willing to please, answer questions, professional, share information. Boat was clean, comfortable, well equipped. Food was excellent and there was plenty to enjoy.
J. Backes
8 years ago
Verified Reviewer
Magnifique II Bruges to Amsterdam
Belgium, Netherlands
Exceptional staff, welcoming, friendly, informative, knowledgable. Perhaps on the rides having a buddy system so the guide doesn't need to count all the people to make sure everyone is present would be my only suggestion. I sometimes got the sense that people wanted to stop more often to take pictures and no one told them not to but then it can take time away from getting to visit town at the end of the day. Perhaps that needs to be discussed in more depth. Sometimes some of the breaks were longer than necessary. Again they were fine but took time from visiting a town at the end of the trip.
W. Staab
8 years ago
Verified Reviewer
Magnifique II Bruges to Amsterdam
Belgium, Netherlands
Great bike leader. Have name tags for participants or for bikes to help us w names. Would like to have been brave enough to ride on my own! Some participants were not really regular cyclists. Would have been good to have a briefing re group bike rules, including spacing, passing, signaling, warnings, etc.
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