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 Hen and bachelor parties

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Out of the ordinary hen and bachelor parties!

We have become specialists in organising these events and are well aware of how important their success is ; it's like a good omen for a successful marriage and an opportunity for some amazing photos both for the bride and groom as well as the guests.

Obviously our guides thoroughly enjoy running hen and bachelor parties, even if it's not always straight forward - with young women who don't know each other really well and have trouble sometimes coming to an agreement, and young men who are often 20 minutes behind the schedule!

Guided bike ride

By bike is definitely the best way to visit a town; our routes are carefully planned to ensure minimum contact with traffic. The tour takes 2 hours with a dozen or so stops and commentary from your guide, a real local personality. The ride is enhanced with some amusing games for cyclists plus the joy of riding beautiful Dutch bikes adorned with flowers and decorations. Your group certainly won't go by unnoticed! The guide can adapt the route to suit your preferences whether it be visiting bustling, lively areas of town or the opposite, visiting parks, gardens and quiet spots.

Stand up Paddle

There will be some of you in your group who dream of getting the bride or groom onto a paddle board, even if they've never done this before! It's a very good idea if you're sure that other members of the group will join in. Stand up paddle is accessible for everyone and easy ! Even dressed up, the bride or groom will quickly get over the first four minutes of nervousness and progress quickly, as will you all, thanks to the patience and teaching of your guide who, from his or her paddle board, will take some superb photos. This is a really fantastic, must-do experience. To achieve success you have to try to respect the "no falling in" rule, particularly as bathing is not yet allowed in the Marne in Paris nor the Deule in Lille. Of course falls do happen occasionally! You'll find the prices in the links below:

 

 

 

News

Do you know the best bike rental company, according to its customers, in the Lille region? It’s Le Grand Huit of course. At first glance, some people don't find our Dutch flower bikes very serious. But after a few meters they love it. And appreciate our operation by appointment and with the freedom to return the bike at any time. So read their Google and website reviews and book your turn for this spring 2024.

Happy new Olympic year. In Lille our guides will be happy to show you around the city by bike during the Olympics. Our specialty is being able to do it while having fun, but also in so many languages: English, Dutch (5 of our guides), German, Italian, Spanish. If you insist, we can even do it for you in Egyptian Arabic and Ch’ti (north of France dialect)!

Baby fun bikes. The fun bikes are always a great success, but they made some people jealous: the under eight years old who couldn't share the track with adults. At this end of 2023 we create a special event for them because they are also the most motivated in learning to cycle, especially when it is fun. Book this new activity for your event.