2 Country tour - Bruges and Paris by Bike + Boat

Paris - Bruges | Bruges - Paris

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Itinerary Paris – Bruges

Itinerary Bruges – Paris

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Services

  • 14 nights in cabins shower/toilet (air-conditioned)

  • Full board (14x breakfast buffet, packed lunches, 13x dinner)

  • Coffee & tea on board

  • Welcome drink

  • Use of bed linen and towels (1x change of bed linen)

  • Daily cabin cleaning

  • All port & lock fees

  • Bike tour guide (fully guided tours, from 18 persons 2 tour guides and 2 groups)

  • Various short walks

  • Daily route briefing

  • Canal tour through Ghent

  • Visit city hall in Oudenaarde

  • Visit museum of the clearing of Rethondes (memorial)

  • Entrance to Chantilly Castle

  • Detailed map and information material per cabin

  • GPS tracks

  • WI-FI

  • Cycling helmet and waterproof luggage bag

  • For the environment’s benefit:
    1 biodegradable water bottle
    The CO² emitted during the trip will be compensated by the NGO Justdiggit.

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Dates & Prices

There are no more dates available for this tour.

Extras

Bicycles & Equipment
21-/11-speed bike 195
E-bike 480
Bringing of own bikes not possible!

Best - Price - Guarantee

If you would verifiably receive better conditions and/or prices from another tour operator at the time of booking we guarantee at least the same conditions PLUS 1 handlebar bag for FREE!
All prices per person in EUR

Ship

Welcome on board!

For this tour, the passenger ships MS Fleur and MS Clair d'Etoile are used, which enchant their guests with an inviting atmosphere.


MS FLEUR

The Fleur started cruising in  2002. This small, yet very tasteful passenger barge with its sleek lines has ten comfortable guest cabins with two seperate beds. Each cabin has a private shower, toilet and basin, central heating and air-conditioning; windows are fixed for safety reasons. On the upper deck , there is a lounge with large windows, a roomy sitting area, a cozy bar and a half-covered sun deck. >>more


MS CLAIR D'ETOILE

The Clair d'Etoile (formerly named Zwaantje) is a comfortable passenger barge.  The owners have restyled the interior in winter 2014-2015 and have created a warm and cozy atmosphere. On the lower deck, the Zwaantje has twelve comfortable guest cabins. Ten  twins (7m²)  and 2 doubles (6m²). All cabins have ventilation, air- conditioning  and a window. Only the windows in the double cabins can be opened. >>more

 

Bicycle

Rental-Bicycles & equipment

The bicycles on board are 11-speed or 21-speed touring bicycles with hand brakes. The bikes are equipped with a pannier and a water bottle holder. Helmets can be rented free of charge on board.


Electric bikes | E-Bikes | Pedelecs

On some barges we offer modern quality-electrically assisted e-bikes (Pedelecs) with 7 or 8-gear-hub circuit, gradual selectable help of pedaling power and deep UNISEX-comfot-entrance. The bikes are equipped with a powerful Panasonic or Bosch-Pedelec-Engine and a powerful Lithium-Ion-Battery, one battery-charge is sufficient for up to 65 kilometers. The range of the battery is depending on supportlevel, riding manners, body weight and terrain. In a more hilly terrain or with a higher bodyweight there is more batterycapacity used then in flat areas or with a low bodyweight. You can save battery, when you start with most possible low support and increase only if needed. The batteries are supposed to be charged overnight with the provided battery charger.

IMPORTANT: book E-bikes early, because of limited capacity!


Bicycle breakdowns

Breakdowns can happen, also when bikes are well serviced and maintained. Flats can be fixed by yourself. If there’s a difficult repair you may ask your guide on spot.

Useful

Arrrival - Parking - Departure

Arrival by plane

Airport: Paris / Charles de Gaulle (CDG), Paris / Orly (ORY), Brussels (BRU)

Tour start in Paris
From Paris Est, take metro line 5 towards Place d’Italie and get off at Quai de la Rapée. Continue on foot or by taxi to the pier.

Tour start in Bruges
For this tour, it is best to use Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport or Brussels Airport. From Charles de Gaulle airport, take a train via Brussels to Bruges. This journey takes about 3 hours. From Brussels you can take a direct train to Bruges. This journey takes 1 hour. If you arrive via Brussels airport, you can travel to Bruges by train. The train station in Bruges is not far from the pier. You can walk (15 minutes) or take a taxi.


Arrival by train

Station: Paris, Bruges
Paris: From Paris Est, take metro line 5 towards Place d’Italie and get off at Quai de la Rapée station. Continue on foot or by taxi to the pier.
Bruges: see Flight Arrival above.

For the latest timetable and price information, click >>here


Arrival by car

Bruges: Unguarded parking near the station or Parking`t Pandreitje.
Paris: Parking at the Gare de Lyon (Quay de Bercy).

Unfortunately, it is not possible to reserve parking spaces.


Additional information

For space reasons we would like to ask you to refrain from using luggage with a hard shell, the storage space in the cabin is very limited!

Bringing of own bikes is not allowed due to space limitations.

Travel stories

5,0 of 6 Stars | 4
Loved the boat, staff was terrific, food was outstanding, Guide Fred was excellent (always figuring our best route considering weather and conditions, executed great cornering strategy so no one got lost, good bike maintenance...M.K. 06/18
5,7 06.10.2024 | David D. 2 Country tour - Bruges and Paris by Bike + Boat

Zwantjee bike and boat Paris to Bruges

We just had a lovely 2 week bike and boat trip from Paris to Bruges on the Zwantjee. Frank the chef was the best chef of the 5 bike and boats we have done... excellent food....Michel and Else our tour guides were wonderful. Overall a great trip on a ...
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4,1 11.07.2022 | John T. 2 Country tour / Bruges - Paris (or v.v.) by Bike + Boat

Paris to Bruges

Not particularly interesting places, except for Paris, Ghent, and Bruges. We did not follow the expected itinerary and this caused problems
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5,5 11.06.2018 | Mary K. France + Belgium by Bike + Boat

Bruge to Paris - 2 weeks a 10 day trip would be ideal but that may be difficult from a company perspective

Loved the boat, staff was terrific, food was outstanding, Guide Fred was excellent (always figuring our best route considering weather and conditions, executed great cornering strategy so no one got lost, good bike maintenance, etc. Did not care for ...
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