Bike & Boat 2026
Bike and boat trips 2026: Relaxed discovery - active enjoyment
Travel by bike and boat really is something very special: during the day, you cycle through picturesque landscapes, discover charming places and get to know the country and its people up close. Your floating hotel is always with you - without having to pack your suitcase every day! And if you want to take a break from cycling, simply enjoy the ride from the sun deck, read a good book or chat with like-minded people.
Our first Bike and Boat Tours 2026 are now online - and already bookable! As capacities on board are limited, many dates are booked up quickly. Our tip: Decide early so that your desired trip is still available on the desired date.
Whether along the Danube, through the idyllic canals of the Netherlands or along sunny Mediterranean coasts - you are guaranteed to find something suitable among our most popular trips. We also offer useful information and personal tips for choosing the right tour for newcomers on board. And if you can't find the right trip right now: We regularly expand our program. So it's worth coming back!
At the bottom of this page, you will also find some travel reports from our enthusiastic guests - be inspired by real experiences and pure anticipation!
We are already looking forward to your next vacation by bike and boat - enjoy browsing!
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The special thing about traveling by bike and boat
Experience the region by bike and on board!
This sounds obvious, but boat trips have a very special character: while the landscape passes by, you can enjoy relaxing hours on the sun deck. Once ashore, you can explore the most beautiful routes, landscapes and places by bike. You can chat with your fellow passengers in comfort and let the crew spoil you at dinner. If you grew up far away from navigable waters, the daily tasks of the crew - passing through locks, mooring and casting off in port - are also exciting highlights of the trip!
You don't have to cycle every day.
On a bike and boat trip, you can easily skip a bike excursion. Would you rather spend your vacation day with a good book on the sun deck? Then go for it. As you are not under pressure to reach the next hotel, it is entirely up to you whether you want to cycle or not.
This is particularly appreciated by families with children who may not want to cycle every day. So do couples or other travel groups with different expectations of how active their active vacation should be.
You open and stow your luggage once, not every day.
When you move into your cabin on board, you unpack your luggage at the beginning of the trip and only pack it again at the end of your vacation. As your floating hotel accompanies you, there is no need to pack your suitcase every day on a normal cycle tour.
Ship cabins are not hotel rooms.
The cabins on the ships are a little narrower, the furnishings may be simpler - after all, you are spending your vacation on a ship and not in a five-star hotel. That's exactly what makes a bike and boat trip so cozy and special. The facilities and comfort vary greatly from ship to ship and from trip to trip!
So take a close look at the ship descriptions, the information on cabin facilities and the photos. An intimate wooden ship off the Croatian coast such as the MS Planka, the comfortable premium ship MS Magnifique II with a whirlpool on the sun deck and the impressive trimasted clipper Elizabeth on the IJsselmeer could hardly be more different in terms of equipment and comfort.
You'll get to know your fellow travelers!
Guests on the same ship will get to know each other much more quickly than guests staying in the same hotel. After all, you spend the entire time of your bike and boat trip together. So you can look forward to interesting conversations with people who are just as enthusiastic about spending their vacation in the fresh air, on the water and on two wheels! The atmosphere on the ships is casual and friendly throughout. But don't forget this aspect when choosing your trip and ship:
Are you more the type for a comfortable river ship such as the MS Swiss Crown, which offers plenty of privacy with its large cabins, restaurant and bar despite having around 135 guests?
Or do you prefer to spend your bike and ship vacation on a family-friendly wooden ship, the MS Aneta? On board, you will inevitably get to know all of your 20 or so fellow travelers due to the lack of retreat options. In busy ports in the high season, when ships are moored next to and next to each other, you will also quickly strike up a conversation with the guests on board the other ships.
The captain and tour guide take care of planning the trip and route.
On a bike and boat trip, you leave the freedom of a classic cycle tour - cycling at your own pace, taking breaks, the route you take - in the experienced hands of the captain and tour guide.
The arrival date is naturally tied to a fixed date and time. After all, the captain also has to adhere to lock and tide times. On the way ashore, the tour guide takes charge: the speed on the bike is chosen so that everyone can cycle along comfortably. So it doesn't necessarily have to be your pace. Breaks are taken together.
So you give up some freedom, but gain a great deal of security: after all, the crew know the local area inside out. You stop at the most beautiful places, never miss a turn-off and are back on board in time for dinner. And should unexpected obstacles arise, there is always someone nearby who can help.
It is also important to mention:
The actual itinerary may differ from the planned one, as you are dependent on wind conditions and water levels on the ship.
After all, your safety is the crew's greatest asset.
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