France

This was our first VBT vacation and we have already registered for a second trip. Provence and the Alpilles is a beautiful region of France with abundant fruits, vegetables and other agriculture. The bicycle travel through the French countryside gives an up-close and personal travel experience.

Bike routes were beautiful and enjoyable! Loved the town of St. Remy and the location of our hotel. Really enjoyed Avignon and again, the location of the hotel made exploring the city very easy.

This was our first VBT trip and we thoroughly enjoyed it. The guides were knowledgeable, positive, friendly, helpful and very professional. The GPS navigation was great. The routes were scenic, culturally diverse, and well thought out. The excursions/tours were interesting too. Recommend the ebike for the hills!

This trip was better than anticipated. We expected a great time, but this was outstanding in service, leadership and bike friendliness.

We had a wonderful experience. The itinerary, guides and bike routes couldn’t have been any better. Everything was planned the minute we landed in Paris. Would definitely recommend to anyone with an interest in the Normandy history.

The trip through Normandy and Brittany was beautiful, historic, and fun! It was the perfect mix of biking though the country, visiting historic sites, and enjoying special treats along the way. Our guides Luc and Kevin were outstanding!

This was our first Vermont Bike vacation but it certainly will not be our last! What a great time .For us it was a perfect mix of activity,culture ,wine and food. The countryside is just delightful and beautiful. The guides were excellent and our fellow travelers were wonderful .

The Burgundy Wine Route trip was an exceptional vacation...it was a great mix of activity, leisure, learning and sightseeing. The trip leaders were personable, knowledgeable, and fun-loving, our fellow travelers were all interesting and friendly people, and the food, accommodations, and scenery were all first class. The daily route length choices ensured that everyone would be happy with their activity level, too. I’d highly recommend this trip to anyone who loves good food, wine, and outdoor activity. The pre and post trip extensions are also well worth it...especially the pre-trip in Lyon...there was so much to explore there!

This trip was a little disappointing. The Emerald Dawn ship was just ok. Both espresso machines were broken the entire time we were onboard. Definitely not as nice as other cruise lines I’ve been on. As for the cycling, it was nice, but with such hot weather, it would have been nice to ride earlier each day. A few days, we didn’t even begin riding until the afternoon when it was too hot. The two “light” lunches we had off of the ship were dismal. One day our ride got cancelled, although it wasn’t the fault of VBT.

This VBT tour was not easy for anyone, as we encountered two days of rain, some headwinds, and a few bike mechanical problems among our group of 24 riders. Nevertheless, we came out of it feeling that we'd had a wonderful, fulfilling, beautifully supported experience, with our team (Matt and Marijn) doing everything they possibly could to ensure our safety, comfort, and happiness. The barge experience was luxurious and very satisfying, but the highlights for us definitely spun around the group rides, the goofy stops (cheese museum and clog factory among them), and the beauty of the landscapes and cobblestoned small towns we rode through. It was an adventure, it was fun and stimulating, and we would do it again in a heartbeat!

Everything about this tour was amazing. Highly recommend!

Neaver have something been so organized the VBT team was the best. So much fun . Already planning our next 1 the boat was great the crew was great the food was 1st class

We had a wonderful trip. The bikes were new and great. Rides were fairly level and easy. The guides were helpful, knowledgeable and first rate. The food and accommodations were also quite good. Highly recommend this trip for a first trip with VBT. We will definitely be looking at other VBT tours. Only hiccup was on the first day. There was no one from VBT with the bus to pick us up at the first hotel. The bus driver just had a schedule - which was also incorrect and could not contact anyone from VBT as it was 3:00 AM in the States. I also understand there were problems for individuals returning to the States due to the Lufthansa strike but we continued on our own and missed those.

I enjoyed the biking, the other guests and the leaders. The mileage was perfect and automobile traffic was minimal. The flat trails meant the e-bike assistance was often kept at a low level or not needed at all. Biking through the vineyards and villages was great. We enjoyed Luxembourg City, Cochem, Koblenz and the Berlin extension. The castle tour was very good, but bell tour and wine tasting went on a bit long. The rooms on the barge were tiny, making it difficult to unpack and making it difficult for two people to move in the room at the same time. There were multiple instances when we received directions on meeting the barge only to find out the barge was not where it was supposed to be, resulting in a few pronged waits. We received some conflicting information about the extension to Berlin that was finally straightened out. Then, our train to Berlin was cancelled and the travel help line did not help much at all. The meeting spot for our driver in Berlin was not communicated clearly. We needed to go through multiple layers (calling the help desk who called the car service who called the driver) multiple times. It would have been easier to take a cab. Overall, we had a good time biking but the operations side of things was not up to the standards we’ve come to expect from VBT. Next trip - we will be back to moving hotels every 1-2 nights.

The trip was amazing and very enjoyable. The only glitch was the tunnel was closed on one of the day trips and the copied map provided for the alternative route wasn’t very clear and we got lost. We called the support person but it was 2 hours before he called us back.

Beaujolais, Chardonnay and beyond, this tour was all I dreamed of.

Gorgeous scenery, fantastic guides, luxurious hotels, lovely people. My only complaint would be that I actually prefer smaller, boutique hotels without elaborate spas but I guess most people really like these amenities and they were plentiful. I mysteriously lost my passport and the guides took us to the train station at 5 AM to go to Paris to the embassy. They knew what to do to ease the stress and couldn't have been more helpful. I'll always be grateful for their understanding and competence.

From beginning to end, this was a first rate vacation because of VBT and our trip leaders.

Perfect trip included spectacular scenery and weather, awesome group of cyclists, perfect accommodations, and wonderful VBT leaders…thank you Sophie and Bruno.

We feel like this trip was two vacations in one. First, we traveled the beautiful Rhone River via the deluxe Emerald Liberte, which had all the amenities we could want. These included tasty food, a comfortable cabin and on-board entertainment. And, second of course the bike tour. We had a friendly group of fellow travelers and loved our guides, Bruno and Sophie. The routes were clear, interesting and easy to follow and the stops were diverse and unique to the areas we biked through. Loved every minute of it.