Top Rivers & Seas Budget River Cruise River Cruises & Packages 2025/2026

Our 14 most popular Rivers & Seas Budget River Cruise River Cruises & Packages trips. Compare tour itineraries from 6 tour companies. 3 reviews.

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Christmas markets on the Danube
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3.7/5 Great
39 reviews
River Cruise
Lodging level
Basic - 2 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Enjoy Christmas on Danube Crusing
  • Explore Linz, the second largest city in Austria.
  • Visit Melk’s magnificent Benedictine Abbey, one of Europe’s largest
  • Enjoy 2 nights in Prague, then visit multiple Christmas Markets on the scenic river route from Nuremberg to Budapest

Themes

Cultural, Culinary & Wine, 50 Plus, Festivals & Special Events, Small Ship Cruise

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"I’ve sailed with AmaWaterways 4 times. They are the best! You become family. I can’t wait to sail with them again!"

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Amazon River Cruises
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5/5 Excellent
6 reviews
River Cruise
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • International Expeditions’ exclusive Amazon River tour covers more than 600 miles on the Amazon and its tributaries.
  • Travel deep into the protected Pacaya-Samiria Reserve
  • Explore three different habitats so you have the best chance of spotting rare wildlife
  • Look for monkeys, birds, sloths and other mammals
  • Spot pink and gray dolphins

Themes

Nature & Wildlife, 50 Plus, National Parks

What travelers are saying

"My wife and I just returned from a wet season trip with International Expeditions (IE) to Lima and the Amazon. It was tremendous: 1. The diversity of wildlife is extreme and up close and personal. 2. The vastness of it all approaches infinity. 3. The staff and guides were top drawer professionals. The IE mother ship (Zafiro) is in great condition and very comfortable, clean and welcoming. The staff is friendly, helpful, supportive, knowledgeable. The naturalists/guides are the best. Experts in the wildlife and flora and good-natured and personable. Yes, it is hot and humid, but very bearable. Yes, there are mosquitoes at night, but again very manageable. (We've all experienced much much worse in the US.) In the wet season (50 feet higher water than in dry season) you don't get to walk as much as you do in dry season because terra firma is so much further into the rain forest than you can reach in a boat. But we did get to visit villages and walk in the rain forest. We swam. We went out every morning and afternoon in the skiffs to explore smaller rivers and lakes. Sloths, monkeys, iguana, boa, anaconda, caiman, tarantula, piranha, frogs, toads, and more bird types than you can count. Wow - What a Show!"

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Voyage to the Heart of the Amazon
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5/5 Excellent
1 reviews
River Cruise
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Explore the Rio Negro upstream
  • Our voyage sails through the most untouched rainforest in all of the Amazon
  • Learn about the plants and animals you see during the day time
  • Enjoy as you sail through three different rain forests: igapó, terre firme,and varzea.
  • See large collections of plants, animals and birds.
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Themes

Nature & Wildlife, National Parks, Small Ship Cruise

What travelers are saying

"I loved this trip . The Tucano is a great little ship, and if the weather's good you can eat out on the top deck and watch the river and rain forest go by. The guides were terrific -- they knew the area well, and could tell you about the use of medicinal plants or even take you piranha fishing. There were plenty of opportunities to go on shore and occasionally we'd visit an isolated village. My only disappointment was that it's hard to spot wildlife, though we did see some of the famous pink dolphins, heard plenty of howler monkeys, and, at night, spotted some sloths in the tree by spotlight."

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Discover the Baltic
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4.6/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
River Cruise
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Discover most beautiful, historic and culture-rich cities
  • See iconic Freedom Monument and beautiful castles
  • Fall in love with the St. Petersburg city’s overwhelming beauty
  • See beautiful churches, solid limestone houses and well-preserved cobbled streets

Themes

Cultural, Nature & Wildlife, 50 Plus, National Parks, Small Ship Cruise, Singles Travel

What travelers are saying

"everything is perfect from start to finish just back from Baltic cruise on Braemar , it was amazing."

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Andalusia & the Algarve
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4.6/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
River Cruise
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Visit Lisbon, Seville and Vigo
  • Don’t miss a visit to the Centro Commercial Colombo – the biggest shopping mall on the Iberian Peninsula!
  • Experience fantastic natural scenery by cruising through Guadalquivir river
  • Visit Granada and the Alhambra Palace
  • Explore the pretty old quarter and admiring the beautiful Neoclassical architecture.

Themes

Cultural, Nature & Wildlife, 50 Plus, National Parks, Small Ship Cruise, Singles Travel

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"everything is perfect from start to finish just back from Baltic cruise on Braemar , it was amazing."

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French River Cruising
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4.6/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
River Cruise
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Discover Rouen
  • Explore number of museums and galleries at Lorient
  • Enjoy cruising through River Seine
  • Visit Bordeaux, is world renowned for it's famous wines

Themes

Cultural, Nature & Wildlife, 50 Plus, National Parks, Small Ship Cruise, Singles Travel

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"everything is perfect from start to finish just back from Baltic cruise on Braemar , it was amazing."

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Waterways of Belgium & Holland
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4.6/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
River Cruise
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Discover Antwerp
  • Enjoy cruising through Scheldt River and Nieuwe Maas
  • Experience the modern architecture synonymous with this innovative city Rotterdam
  • Visit Netherlands's historic capital Amsterdam

Themes

Cultural, Nature & Wildlife, 50 Plus, National Parks, Small Ship Cruise, Singles Travel

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"everything is perfect from start to finish just back from Baltic cruise on Braemar , it was amazing."

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German River & City Discovery
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4.6/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
River Cruise
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Enjoy a relaxing cruise along Germany's Lower Elbe
  • Visiting two of Germany’s most beautiful and historic cities, you’ll also enjoy Fred.’s maiden call into Heligoland.
  • Discover Hamburg
  • Explore Bremen, It has beautiful examples of old Hanseatic Gothic architecture in the ‘Marktplatz’

Themes

Cultural, 50 Plus, Small Ship Cruise, Singles Travel

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"everything is perfect from start to finish just back from Baltic cruise on Braemar , it was amazing."

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Rivers & Seas Budget River Cruise River Cruises & Packages Reviews

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Fantastic Trip

Sep 2017

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Amazon River Cruise

This was our second time coming to Peru but first time with International Expeditions and it was amazing. Staff and guides are very friendly and accommodating. If ...

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Michael R.

Aug 2015

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This company is good for trips on the Amazon river

This company is good for trips on the Amazon river

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Clark

Jan 2015

A memorable trip

I loved this trip . The Tucano is a great little ship, and if the weather's good you can eat out on the top deck and watch the river and rain forest go by. The guide...

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