Top Rivers & Seas Historic Sightseeing Trips & Packages In 2025/2026

Our 298 most popular Rivers & Seas Historic Sightseeing Trips & Packages trips. Compare tour itineraries from 106 tour companies. 90 reviews.

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Ottoman Trek
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4/5 Great
8 reviews
Group Tour
Lodging level
Basic - 2 star
Physical level
Extreme
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

  • Mostar, the bridge and the bakeries
  • Sarajevo walking tour with a cevapcici lunch in the Old Town
  • The buzz of Belgrade
  • Our gypsy evening in Sofia
  • Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast
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Themes

Cultural, Hiking & Walking, Trekking & Expeditions

What travelers are saying

"We were booked for an Italian Adventure in Capri and were booked at the Camp Santa Fortunata in Sorrento which turned out to be a nightmare. We paid for an upgrade and the cabin we were placed in had no air conditioning, windows had no mosquito net, the bathroom had no toilet paper. I have contacted them for a refund, of at least the upgrade that we paid, and they have refused. We ended up having to book a hotel in Sorrento because we just couldn't sleep at the cabin they placed us in. We hated the accommodation and their communication was poor and underserved to their clients."

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Cruise the Glorious Rhine
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5/5 Excellent
1 reviews
River Cruise
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Enjoy the fabulous journey through UNESCO-listed Middle Rhine
  • Discover fascinating places of Mainz, Koblenz and Cologne
  • Visit Gutenberg Museum and delightful Altstadt
  • Explore the great Rhineland capital

Themes

Cultural, Nature & Wildlife, 50 Plus, National Parks

What travelers are saying

"We have travelled with this Company on numerous holidays and never had a complaint. The hotels we have stayed at have been clean, comfortable and staff friendly and efficient. Tour guides are good and very informative about places visited and the history of these places, Got back today from visiting Ireland and the Giants Causeway and again the holiday was excellent, the Station Hotel in Letterkenny was clean, comfortable with friendly staff and Brian Dodd certainly made sure we had a good holiday. Thank you to all concerned."

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3-6 Nights between Carcassonne and Beziers
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5/5 Excellent
5 reviews
Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Luxury - 5 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Visit the Oppidum of Enserune
  • Explore the charming village of Le Sommail
  • Tour the fortified village of Minerve
  • See the Palace of the Archbishop in the largely Roman influenced city of Narbonne
  • Travel the narrow streets of the great medieval city, Carcassonne

Themes

Cultural, Nature & Wildlife, National Parks, Small Ship Cruise

What travelers are saying

"Everything was fantastic and went off as planned. The Normandy trip was equally exceptional. Enjoyed the guide immensely you set up for us. Thanks for taking care of us, will definitely use you again!"

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Alaska Cruise and the Canadian Rockies
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5/5 Excellent
1 reviews
Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • An Alaskan cruise exploring UNESCO-listed Glacier Bay and the scenic Inside Passage
  • Visits to Juneau, remote Skagway and colourful Ketchikan
  • Take in Banff, the stunning capital of the Rockies
  • Tour the scenery of the Rockies, via sparkling Lake Louise, on the Icefields Parkway
  • Discover Vancouver, often voted the 'best place in the world to live'

Themes

Nature & Wildlife, National Parks, Small Ship Cruise

What travelers are saying

"We have travelled with this Company on numerous holidays and never had a complaint. The hotels we have stayed at have been clean, comfortable and staff friendly and efficient. Tour guides are good and very informative about places visited and the history of these places, Got back today from visiting Ireland and the Giants Causeway and again the holiday was excellent, the Station Hotel in Letterkenny was clean, comfortable with friendly staff and Brian Dodd certainly made sure we had a good holiday. Thank you to all concerned."

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Best of the Adriatic in 14 Days Tour
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4.2/5 Great
23 reviews
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

  • Visit the colorful riverside market, the playfully Art Nouveau Dragon Bridge, and the town's lively main square dedicated to Slovenia's greatest poet, France Prešeren.
  • Enjoy the architectural adventures of native born architect Jože Plečnik along the way.
  • The outdoor cafés along the river, and maybe hike up to the castle to enjoy the city view.
  • Visit the Slovenia's Julian Alps brings us to the azure jewel of Lake Bled.
  • Enjoy a local-style lunch together, sampling the tasty prsut (prosciutto), and award-winning wines.
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Themes

Cultural, Nature & Wildlife, Hiking & Walking, National Parks

What travelers are saying

"We purchased two backpacks from Rick Steves Europe. One of them arrived damaged and unusable. Their website says that you must contact them if you receive damaged merchandise. I have attempted to email them through their website and I have left 3 voicemails (nobody answers the phone, ever!) and nobody has contacted me back. At this point, it seems like I've been ripped off. Buyer beware. Extremely disappointed."

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Great European Journey
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3/5 Average
2 reviews
Group Tour
Lodging level
Luxury - 5 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

  • Holland: Take a private cruise along Amsterdam’s legendary canals, a World Heritage site.
  • Germany and the Rhine River: Visit the World Heritage site of Cologne’s Old Town, cruise through the scenic Rhine River Valley, enjoy a private wine tasting, and explore Heidelberg.
  • France: Arrive in Alsace, a region whose ownership has moved between Germany and France for generations, and discover Strasbourg's Old City, a World Heritage site.
  • The Swiss Alps and Legendary Railways: Explore the World Heritage site of Berne, travel through the Bernese Oberland to the snowcapped mountain peaks of the Alps, and stop in Interlaken to admire the Jungfrau. Dramatically set beneath the iconic Matterhorn, enjoy Lucerne and Zermatt aboard three legendary railways.

Themes

Cultural, 50 Plus, Train & Rail Journeys, Education / Learning

What travelers are saying

"My wife and I were on the Smithsonian Journeys Splendors of Australia and New Zealand between April 13 and May 2, 2018. Smithsonian is rated by this site as Luxury travel. However, Smithsonian "farms out" the logistics for their trip to Odysseys Unlimited. Odysseys booked within country air travel with the lowest cost air carriers. Flights were cancelled from Ayers Rock to Sydney and from Queenstown New Zealand to Rotorua. Another flight was significantly delayed so that we did not arrive at our Christchurch destination until 2:00 am, making for a really tired next day. Odysseys Unlimited compensated us $400 per person for missing a day in Sydney and paid for an excursion in Auckland for missing Rotorua. This was wholly inadequate, given that these were highlights of the trip. In addition, our tour guide was rude to several people on the trip. If Smithsonian Journeys is truly a luxury travel outfit, as we had believed, then they would not be farming out travel logistics to such a chinch company as Odysseys Unlimited. We will think twice about traveling with Smithsonian again, and so should others."

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Barcelona To Piraeus (Athens)
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5/5 Excellent
4 reviews
Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Explore Spain
  • Discover the cities of taly & Greece
  • Enjoy the nature by travelling in Silver Wind Ship

Themes

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

What travelers are saying

"Traveling with Silversea on our Alaska cruise was just perfect. The sites, service, and overall feel were great. I will say, the food was somewhat lacking in my opinion, but the overall experience was spectacular."

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Rhine Christmas Markets South
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5/5 Excellent
3 reviews
River Cruise
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Celebrate Christmas on Rhine Christmas Markets South
  • See the old Cathedral city, the World famous trade fairs.
  • Enjoy the history of more than 2000 years old Roman colony.
  • Observe on Strasbourg has played a significant role and had an eventful history
  • Points of interest are the St Martin and St Stephen cathedrals, the castle of Mainz and the Gutenberg Museum.

Themes

Cultural, 50 Plus, Festivals & Special Events

What travelers are saying

"See you tomorrow AROSA Bella & this will be our second time of cruise ship, first was AROSA Riva. Its gonna be fun & excitement!"

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Rivers & Seas Historic Sightseeing Trips & Packages Reviews

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CLACruiser

Jul 2022

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The Best Way to See the Inside Passage

We absolutely loved out 10 night cruise on the American Constellation, round trip out of Juneau, AK this summer. There were so many highlights - scenery, wildlife, ...

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The Ultimate Alaska

Jun 2022

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Unique way to experience Alaska

My 11-day cruise on the Constellation, American CruiseLine, was fabulous! Such a great experience. The small ship is the best way to really experience Alaska. I soun...

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LyndaB

Dec 2022

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Totally Awesome

Our Cruise with American Cruise Lines was totally awesom...

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JamesBond

Dec 2022

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Fabulous Thanksgiving Cruise

We've never had a Thanksgiving like the experience that ACL provided. Not only is it great to be cruising someplace warm and beautiful like the Great Rivers of Flor...

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antarctictraveller

Aug 2019

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Adventure Smith was exceptional. Antarctica 21 corporate office was deplorable.

Adventure Smith was so helpful throughout-- from initial info to booking the trip to answering questions to helping us once Antarctica 21 cancelled our Mom's trip. ...

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