Boat Trips & River Tours: Our Top 15 Worldwide

From Porto: Douro Valley w/ Boat Tour, Wine Tasting & Lunch - The first look at Peso da Régua

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 19,061 reviews · 6 - 10 hours · from $82Our pick

Explore the Douro Valley from Porto with wine tastings, a river cruise, traditional lunch, scenic N222 views, and expert guides.

“This excursion was absolutely amazing! My husband and I traveled to Portugal for our honeymoon in late October 2025 and we had a fantastic experience on this Douro Valley tour and we're not very big into drinking wine, but we had so much fun at the tastings! Ricardo was an excellent guide and extremely knowledgeable. He kept the day fun and lively and we felt we were in great hands with him! Our driver was also so friendly and very safe. We highly recommend booking this tour if you're ever in Porto!”

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Complete Douro Valley Wine Tour with Lunch, Wine Tastings and River Cruise

2.Complete Douro Valley Wine Tour with Lunch, Wine Tastings and River Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12,920 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $101Top rated

Review of a full-day Douro Valley wine tour from Porto with two estates, tastings, lunch, scenic views, and a 50-minute river cruise.

“Tour guides were knowledgeable and helpful. We especially enjoyed getting to know others in the group.”

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Berlin: Boat Tour Along the River Spree

3.Boat Tour Along the River Spree

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 11,252 reviews · 2h 15m · from $34

Cruise Berlin’s River Spree for 135 minutes, passing government buildings, palaces, canals, and Central Station with multilingual audio.

“Good way to spend a couple of hours on a sunny day in Berlin,,enjoyed it more than the sight seeing bus we had been on ,,app is easy to use ,no issues at all”

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London Big Bus Hop-On Hop-Off Tour with Optional River Cruise

4.London Big Bus Hop-On Hop-Off Tour with Optional River Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 10,803 reviews · 3 hours 35 minutes (approx.) · from $39

Big Bus London review covering routes, stops, river cruise, ticket value, delays, weather, and tips for planning your sightseeing day.

“This was a great quick way to see lots of parts of the city. I like the recorded info they have for you on the bus.”

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Boston Duck Boat Sightseeing City Tour with Cruise Along Charles River

5.Boston Duck Boat Sightseeing City Tour with Cruise Along Charles River

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9,378 reviews · from $59

See Boston by restored WWII duck boat, from Beacon Hill to the Charles River, with history, humor, and practical tips for a Your visit.

“An off the wall adventure but really fun! Our guide, the Viking, was super funny & very entertaining & informative! A unique experience!”

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Paris Big Bus Hop-On Hop-Off Tour with Optional River Cruise

6.Paris Big Bus Hop-On Hop-Off Tour with Optional River Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 6,534 reviews · 2 hours 15 minutes (approx.) · from $46

See Paris's top sights by open-top bus, customize your day with hop-on stops, and add a Seine cruise or Arc de Triomphe visit.

“Great way to see the city. Found the headset guide to be fun facts of what you were driving by. Bus stops were easy to find, be sure to download the BigBus App to track when the bus arrives and to find the stops”

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Douro Valley: Wine Tour with Lunch, Tastings & River Cruise

7.Douro Valley: Wine Tour with Lunch, Tastings & River Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 6,081 reviews · from $113

Review of Living Tours’ Douro Valley day trip from Porto, with estate tastings, lunch, Amarante, a river cruise, and practical tips.

“Wonderful trip with our amazing guide - special thanks to Slimmy for his amazing guidance 🙏🏻”

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Porto: Guided Tour by Tuk-Tuk & Optional Douro River Cruise

8.Guided Tour by Tuk-Tuk & Optional Douro River Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5,980 reviews · 50 - 105 minutes · from $20

See Porto by electric tuk-tuk, then cruise beneath its six bridges with local guides, historic sights, practical tips, and honest advice.

“The tour was absolutely amazing, with stunning views and friendly guide Diogo.”

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Bangkok Canal Tour: 2-Hour Longtail Boat Ride

9.Bangkok Canal Tour: 2-Hour Longtail Boat Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5,909 reviews · from $37

Review of Bangkok’s 2-hour Thonburi canal tour, with longtail boats, Wat Arun views, Artist’s House, costs, tips, and drawbacks.

“Nothing special , hot weather , hat , water , good pictures possible , no time to seat for a drink , special plaisant guide !”

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London: London Eye, River Cruise, & Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour

10.London Eye, River Cruise, & Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 5,332 reviews · 1 - 2 days · from $74

Review of London’s Big Bus, London Eye, and Thames cruise package, with practical tips on timing, value, routes, traffic, and booking.

“We used the hop-on hop-off during the Underground strike. Although the drivers couldn’t get you from point A to point B quickly they were incredible in assisting you and worked well past the scheduled end time of 18:00.”

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Authentic Small Group Douro Wine Tour with Lunch & River Cruise

11.Authentic Small Group Douro Wine Tour with Lunch & River Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4,775 reviews · 9 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $133

Explore the Douro Valley from Porto with two winery tastings, a traditional lunch, scenic N222 roads, and a one-hour river cruise.

“Ivo was truly spectacular! He was a wealth of information on Portugal, from history of the Douro valley, to how wine and port are made, to current events, Portuguese culture, foods, and was such a pleasure to talk to. The sights of the valley were incredible, the small family owed wine business was gorgeous and so tasty (the olive oil was some of the best I’ve ever had!), the river cruise was relaxing, and the day was just perfect. We really enjoyed the whole trip!”

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Istanbul: Bosphorus Sightseeing Cruise Tour with Audio Guide

12.Bosphorus Sightseeing Cruise Tour with Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 4,704 reviews · 1 - 2 hours · from $7Best value

See Istanbul from Europe to Asia on a $7 Bosphorus cruise with tea, Wi-Fi, multilingual audio, and sunset views of its grand palaces.

“Better than expected, crowded to start with, BUT it ended being very charming and less people. Nice people on the boat. besides they also took a picture and made personal a photo book for 25 euros without us asking, and made me and my sister a memory we really wanted to take home”

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Berlin: 3.25-Hour Spree & Landwehrkanal Boat Tour

13.3.25-Hour Spree & Landwehrkanal Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 4,311 reviews · 3h 15m · from $38

Berlin boat tour review covering the Spree, Landwehr Canal, 40 bridges, Museum Island, seating, commentary, food, and $38 value.

“Brilliant day out, really enjoyable and well worth the price. The only negative to it is that the commentary is in German and small amounts in English but really low sound so can't hear it but overall brilliant experience.”

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