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Egypt presented many challenges for a boat bike experience, and BBT's crew worked overtime to make it the best experience possible for their guests. This is not a bike friendly environment, and if your goal is miles and speed this is not the tour for you. But the experience of riding in this amazing country outweighs the difficulties we encountered.
Since the traffic is often chaotic, the tourist counsel provided police and ambulance escort and required we stay in a single group. While it was reassuring in some ways, it complicated the riding. Having to stay in a tight group (without being a peleton) was made more difficult due to the varied experience levels of the riders, and the unpredictable nature of e- bike operation by those unfamiliar with the bikes. While I am a fairly confident rider, and was able to enjoy our surroundings, my wife is not and spent her time in the bike totally focused on the wheel in front of her. Had we been free to break from the group and go at our own pace it would have helped her, but this is not possible if the security arrangement is maintained. So it's a bit of a catch 22. Perhaps if you had two groups and divided riders by abilities?
The Nile cruise was a full itinerary on its own, and it felt a bit like the biking was tacked on to it. Amazing experience all around, but from my point of view it was more history than I had expected, and I would rather have less and balance it with more riding and interacting with the countryside. Again, the circumstances in Egypt limit this. I certainly missed the cafe stops in small towns that are the norm on other Bbt trips.
Kudos to BBT for pulling this off. I'm still processing the experience. For those interested in Egypt, this is a fantastic way to be introduced to the culture history and geography of an amazing country. But for those who really want to focus on the bike, you should probably go elsewhere.

This tour was exceptional. It was well organized and we felt comfortable and safe. We were treated like royalty. Can’t wait to go on another bike trip.

This was the second time that bike boat tours ran this tour and they are working very hard to make this unique experience terrific. The team is dedicated to making this as safe and interesting as possible and provide first rate service.

Their dedicated Egyptologists are an essential part of the tour which is absolutely packed with visit to the major sites and those off the beaten track. If you choose to participate in all activities you will be very busy and may need a vacation after this adventure.

The boat experience on the NEBU is first class with excellent food and a crew that works exceptionally hard and is very attentive.

Cycling component is unlike anything you can imagine. There is NO cycling presence, culture or infrastructure in Egypt. Therefore you are accompanied by police escort, ambulance, a mechanic, and riders from the Boat bike team. This results in effectively a parade like procession with corresponding interest from locals and is an amazing experience. With the use of e-bikes the parade speed is anywhere from 12-20km typically and there are rest stops every hour. Do not expect a grand fondo/tour de France type or intense fitness ride. Do expect that you will always be riding single file over variable road surfaces requiring some bike handling skills and the need to pay attention.

This is a unique way to experience Egypt and offers much more than a typical boat and tour bus shuttle service. I expect that future tours of Egypt will continue to evolve and improve as the Boat Bike team seem to be looking for constructive feedback throughout our tour.

The trip in the Southern Dalmatian region far exceeded expectations!
The guides were knowledgeable and patient , friendly, courteous, professional, human ( lost their own phone , communication challenges but handled well ) . Crew staff were courteous and professional.
Food was delicious and selection very accommodating . Quarters were amazingly comfortable and clean !
Highly recommend!!

It took an incredible amount of coordination for BBT to pull this trip together. This is a fascinating trip for the experienced, confident cyclist who is able to navigate occasional congested traffic (which is sometimes going the wrong way) and maneuver through cars, trucks, tuk tuks, donkey carts, pedestrians, motorcyclists, and local cyclists. Local police would at times stop all traffic to allow our group to pass smoothly through a busy area.

This is not cycle touring where you can obliviously cycle along just enjoying the surrounding scenery. Some of the paths are off-road style riding. Even paved roads are often lumpy, potholed, with sandy spots and irregular surfaces, so you need to keep your eye on the upcoming road at all times. We rode along the shoulders of regular, heavily-trafficked tourist and commuting roads and also along backroads through some rural farmland and small villages. Since our group was definitely a novelty, groups of children were running out into the road "helloing" and trying to high five us. Locals were taking photos of the tourists rather than the other way around.

Our cycling guides were fantastic in every way, but I felt that 40 people (35 guests and 5 guides) riding together was way too large a group for safety. Prior to booking I had been told that I would be riding with a group of about 20, and even the day of our arrival we were told that we would be separated into two groups for riding. However, when the actual cycle touring began we were told that Egyptian governmental regulations require police escorts for cycling, so we needed to ride as one large group. If this concerns you, ask before you book.

Starting in ElGouna was a wise choice with a lovely hotel there, and it gave us the opportunity to visit the temple at Dendera while enroute to the Nile. This temple is rather infrequently visited, not nearly as crowded as many others, and was one of my favorites of the entire trip. 

Our ship Nebu was over the top deluxe accommodation and way fancier than I would normally book. The meals we had on the ship were consistently the best of the entire trip. As far as meals, throughout the trip there was simply way too much food on offer, and it was wasteful.

The Renaissance Cairo Mirage City Hotel at the end of the trip was a fine lodging with mostly mediocre food. But, for a tourist, the location was terrible; I assume that it was chosen for its proximity to the airport. This hotel is located and isolated in a newer area, and there is absolutely nothing around--no little shops, no restaurants, no grocer or convenience store, nothing to walk to or easily reach. For food you are limited to the hotel's restaurants.  Excursions from the hotel with the group and on my own after the tour ended were a .75 to 1.25 hour drive each way. I suggest trying to find a more centrally located hotel for future tours.

Our Egyptologists--Maged, Mona and Amina--were unbelievably knowledgeable and also genuinely kind, caring, and helpful people. The tour did a great job of mixing the traditional must-see tourist sites with parts of Egypt that the typical tourist is not exposed to. So, we got it alI! By the end of the trip I felt that all those disparate pieces of info our egyptologists gave us coalesced into an understanding of Egypt both in the past and today.

I have now seen everything I wanted to see in Egypt. If it weren't for the size of the cycling group, this would have been a 5* review.

Extra notes: February is when the sugar cane fields around Luxor are burnt. This causes terrible air quality, and some people were definitely struggling with this. This is not a country for skimpy cycling attire, and even though temps during our trip were 15 degrees warmer than average, while cycling I felt appropriately dressed for this culturally conservative country in more modest attire--a long sleeved shirt with either cycling capris or a skirt with cycling shorts underneath. The great group of cyclists on our tour were from 40ish to early 80s and came from all over the world.

Egypt Boat & Bike: Every day presented a new incredible adventure, like nothing we’ve done before. Expect a completely different, warm culture (sadly, including garbage in the trenches/rivers in most small towns) but you will not find kinder, more earnest people than Egyptians! People were excited and thankful we were there showing up with huge smiles, taking our picture, offering high fives as we rode by - police escorts announced our arrival like rockstars. Egypt is incredibly safe, but given the newness, and hectic traffic, an escort was necessary. We enjoyed dodging donkeys, tuk tuks, the townspeople, with occasional gravel and sandy roads. The Nebu boat, its staff and food were First Class. The cabins are better than shown, each with its own living room. Food was amazing - kudos to the staff and chef. The excursions were delightful and the guides were passionate and true Egyptologist. Being the first Boat/bike trip in Egypt, a few glitches were to be expected, but with some tweaks, we highly recommend this trip for the experience of a lifetime. Fingers crossed the Egyptian government realizes what an opportunity these tours present and allows even more access.

The Family of Boat Bike Tours is wonderful. They are caring, helpful and always have the clients need at the top of their list. They helped me secure my lost luggage, find a solution in between and made sure all of my needs were taken care of. The Egypt tour was a once in a lifetime experience and we were so happy to be a part of this inaugural trip. The food was amazing and accommodations off the chart! We went with a higher level cabin and well worth it. Our hotel rooms were above and beyond wonderful and transfers and details were on target. We have already booked our 2nd trip to Europe this year with them! Rudi is a mastermind with his ideas, Magid, Mona and Amana were true leaders and Galal is a true professional while guiding us on the roads. We are still taking in all the places we went while combing through our photos and it is now sinking in what a phenomenal trip we had the opportunity to be a part of. Thank you so much for everything.

Did the Passau to Vienna bike cruise in 2023 with my 16 and 15 YO teenagers using non electric bikes. The boat ride continued circled back at Bratislava(no stop though). Very enjoyable trip, you have plenty of to bike during the day. Dinners are of good quality. The night before they tell/show you what's coming. you might need a little complement to the lunchbox the provide sometimes. Linz, Grein, Krems, Wachau valley: all better seen by bike. Don't miss Schloss Eckartsau.
Pascal,
Québec, Canada

The crew was FANTASTIC especially Marilu our biking guide. Ten stars to Marilu and the crew! The cabins were very small as to be expected. You have to put your toilet paper IN THE TRASH CAN so don't forget! The food was DIVINE- really top notch. The biking was amazing- I wasn't familiar with ebikes before we went so I had been training on a push bike getting up to 25 miles a day- not necessary. The ebikes are easy and the guides are very helpful in training you. That being said I wouldn't do the trip if I had had a recent surgery or wasn't in reasonably good health. We didn't get to go the islands advertised because of weather- but the islands we did go to were incredible. GET SEASICKNESS MEDICATION from your doctor before you go- I didn't know that I would get so seasick since I never had before. You have to wash out your underwear/bike clothes and dry them on the line on the deck so be prepared for that. I would get the hotel transfers next time as the taxis were on strike when we got into the airport- super difficult to navigate. The passengers were lovely but if you're an introvert be prepared for 24 hour socializing and drinking. Marilu made it so fun with the games and classes. All in all it was an amazing trip and I can't wait to try another one!

Enjoyed our trip on the Fleur in September 2025. Chef Steffie provided wonderful dinners. The e-bikes allowed folks at various fitness levels to complete 24- to 40-mile rides (our choice) daily. Low water levels meant we didn’t get to tour all of the towns on the schedule, but the tour guides, Monique and Desiree, were wonderfully creative, and we got to know some areas better than we otherwise would have. Quarters were a bit cramped, but that was to be expected. When sharing notes with others on the trip, we found we had a common complaint -- the company only communicated with one person in each party. Communications need to be shared with all members of the party. All in all, I had a good time and have fond memories of this experience.

Our guide! Chrisha was amazing. She performed above and beyond expectations. She was poised, smart, calm and had a great personality. She took care of everyone's needs and she was a lot of fun.

I never forget everything during cycling journey, all of us really enjoy cycling fun

Amazing! The guides, Denise and Jan, were amazing, knowledgeable, and fun! The itinerary was so interesting, we would bike 20 miles and end up at an amazing castle or some other destination. The bikes were top notch, easy to ride e-bikes and they made the 25 to 40 miles per day easy and very doable. The food was beyond delicious every night and the staff very friendly and interesting. This itinerary will be hard to beat but we are in process of booking our next trip with Bike and Boat. Thanks to the entire team!

Experience of a lifetime
Guides were excellent
Biking, hiking kayaking flying
Best interactive vacation ever
Never a dull moment
Slept like a baby every night
Want to return and experience this with our chy

Are fabulous guides NOM and Hong were excellent seeing to our every need, keeping us safe and helping us experience the soul of Vietnam!

We loved everything about the boat bike experience! From the delicious meals, to the friendly camaraderie, to the outstanding ride leaders! Our cabin was comfortable and the daily schedule, just right.

The bike rides were adventuresome, but not too much. A+

Great job!

What made our experience great? EVERYTHING. Our boat was luxurious. The food was incredible. The staff couldn't have been nicer. And the biking...every day an adventure. We enjoyed this trip (our second) so much that we are getting ready to confirm a THIRD B/B Tour. Viva l'Italia!

Our trip to Croatia with Boat Bike Tours was absolutely amazing—just as we've come to expect from them! The boat crew and our guides, Eddy and Bubi, were truly exceptional-knowledgeable, attentive, and so much fun to travel with.
They took incredible care of everyone on board, making every ride and excursion informative and enjoyable.
If you're looking for a holiday that keeps you active every day while immersing you in the culture and beauty of your surroundings, this is the company to travel with!

We had a fabulous time on our bike and sail. The crew was fun and amazing. The bikes were well maintained. I would definitely go again.

Our cycling trip from Metz to Cochem was beyond our expectations. Although the weather didn't want to cooperate, we enjoyed every aspect of the trip. The staff and crew of the Magnifique I went above and beyond to ensure our vacation was over the top. The chef was amazing and the crew spoiled us every day. We can't say enough good things about this adventure and we will definitely plan another with this group.