8 River Sightseeing Cruises in Germany to Book This Year

1.River Sightseeing Boat Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 5,323 reviews · 1h 30m · from $31Our pick

Cruise Dresden’s Elbe River past palaces, bridges, and the Blue Wonder. See what the 90-minute boat trip offers, costs, and where it falls short.

“This was a lovely boat! Lots of seating on the upper deck in the son and airconditioned space below with nice bathrooms on the bottom deck. There is not much in the way of the tour in terms of announcements. Maybe every 3 minutes a few sentences is said on something we are passing. And it seems to me we are passing amazing sights the whole journey. Only thing that could be improved would be a bit more explanation on the history of sights that we are passing.”

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2.Frankfurt: River Main Sightseeing Cruise with Commentary

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 5,127 reviews · 50 - 100 minutes · from $18Best value

Frankfurt’s Main River cruise offers skyline views, Sachsenhausen, museums, and flexible 50 or 100-minute sightseeing for $18.

“We had lovely weather om Frankfurt this day, which helps. The cruise was good, a modest amount of commentary in English and German; which was enough and not bothersome. Great to be able to have drinks; it was a little hard to get service but the staff were working flat out and did the best they could given the number of people. Glad we did the 100 minute cruise as you get to see some interesting parts of Frankfurt, and 50 minutes is just too short to be able to relax.”

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3.City Sightseeing Cruise on the Rhine

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 2,954 reviews · 1 hour · from $23

See Düsseldorf from the Rhine on a relaxed one-hour cruise with Old Town views, bilingual commentary, onboard drinks, and easy central boarding.

“It was nice been on the cruise. Shorter than expected but was value for money”

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4.Heidelberg: Neckar River Sightseeing Boat Tour with Drink

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 2,460 reviews · 50 min · from $26

Review of Heidelberg’s 50-minute Neckar River cruise, with castle views, Old Bridge photos, included drink, tips, value, and accessibility details.

“The boat had a big capacity, the weather was great, the views from the boat are breath taking and beautiful. The self service drink situation is convenient. It was my second time and I will do it again”

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5.From Bonn: Rhine River to Linz Sightseeing Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 358 reviews · 4 hours · from $30

Cruise from Bonn to Linz and back past Drachenfels, Remagen, Bad Honnef, and Rhine Valley sights on a four-hour boat tour.

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6.3.5-Hour Sightseeing Cruise on the Spree River

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 105 reviews · from $30

Review of Berlin’s 3.5-hour Spree cruise from Spandau, with palace, government district, Museum Island views, tips, value, and practical details.

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7.Bonn: Evening Sightseeing Cruise on the Rhine River

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 78 reviews · 2 hours · from $30

Review of Bonn’s two-hour evening Rhine cruise, with city lights, former government buildings, DJ music, value, tips, and practical details.

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8.Sightseeing Boat Tour on the Spree for Families

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 64 reviews · 1h 30m · from $37

Review of Berlin’s 90-minute family boat tour on the Spree, with city views, lounge seating, onboard snacks, drinks, and practical tips.

“Die Fahrt an sich war gut. Leider war nur die hälfte der Karte bestellbar, und leider unter den Erwartungen geblieben. Die Kommunikation bezüglich was alles im VIP Ticket enthalten ist kam erst zum Schluss (also deutlich zu spät).Essen kam wie im Supermarkt über abgepackte Waren, die man selbst öffnen durfte. Alles in allem für VIP Tickets für knapp 100€ nicht den Preis Wert. Schade ☹️”

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