Rivers & Seas Luxury Historic Sightseeing Cruises & Packages Tours & Trips

98 Rivers & Seas Luxury Historic Sightseeing Cruises & Packages trips. Tours from 43 tour companies. 7 reviews.

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Road to Mandalay
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Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Discover Mandalay and Bagan
  • Have a chance to cruise in Inle Lake
  • Explore Popa Mountain National Park
  • Discover Sule Pagoda, Botataung Pagoda and Kandawgyi Lake

Themes

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

What travelers are saying

"Amazing tours,prepared and extremely helpful guides. Great experience overall.Highly recommended."

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Mediterranean Odyssey
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Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Guided tour of the magnificent Alhambra and its gardens.
  • A visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of CARCASSONNE.
  • Cruising Cinque Terre.
  • Explore the Roman sites of the city in the Gothic quarter.
  • City tour including Belem and Alfama quarters, the Monastery of Jeronimos

Themes

Cultural, Small Ship Cruise

What travelers are saying

"We just finished a fabulous experience cruising Turkey and Greece ports. Our first experience with Voyages to Antiquity. Land tours were great; excellent hotels on both ends in Istanbul and Athens. Small ship and educational features were the opposite of typical big ship cruises. Onboard service was first class. We were so pleased we booked one for next year too!"

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Rhine-Main Discovery
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Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Enjoy the Cruise of luxury Emerald Star-Ship
  • Discover Cologne which is famous for its magnificent World–Heritage listed Gothic Cathedral
  • Enjoy cruise through the spectacular Rhine Gorge
  • Visit the Bishops’ Residenz
  • Explore this UNESCO World Heritage city Bamberg

Themes

Cultural, Small Ship Cruise

What travelers are saying

"We booked an Emerald Waterways river cruise a year ago and paid in full to get a discount. A river cruise was on our bucket list and our travel agent raved on and on about Emerald Waterways. Fast forward to 2020 and the pandemic hit the world hard. We fully expected the cruise to be cancelled and just yesterday it was. I knew that per the terms and conditions that if Emerald cancelled the cruise we were to be offered an alternate sailing date or a FULL refund. BUT, the letter I received said they were "suspending" (not cancelling) all sailings and if I didn't want the future cruise credit I could cancel under their standard terms and conditions. If I cancelled then I would lose a $1,000 deposit! This is a bad faith offer in my opinion. I am so upset with the way this was handled. I understand we are all suffering from the pandemic but Emerald Waterways needs to step up and do the right thing. Rest assured I will not be a future customer of Emerald Waterways."

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Highlights

  • Fully customized trip based on preferences
  • Matched with a local specialist
  • From $150 per person per day
Self-Guided / Independent Tour
10 Nights Kimberley Cruise
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Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • In-depth exploration of a land steeped in ancient Aboriginal culture and the legends of Australia’s pioneering past
  • Discover the myths behind the traditional rock art forms of the wellpreserved Bradshaw (Gwion) Paintings dating back some 20,000 years
  • Aboard a specially designed excursion vessel and fleet of inflatable zodiacs, explore The Kimberley’s ‘big’ rivers and cruise to the base of magnificent King George Falls
  • Explore the Mitchell Plateau
  • Cruise the Buccaneer Archipelago, home to over 800 islands
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Themes

Nature & Wildlife, National Parks, Small Ship Cruise

What travelers are saying

"Sarah Potter has been great helping me with multiple itineraries and customer customization. She has been very patient with their changes and questions. Highly recommend them for your South Pacific vacation package needs.-Lisa"

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Croatia & Adriatic Cruise
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Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Sail through Korcula is the supposed birthplace of the famed explorer Marco Polo
  • Explore the ightseeing tour will take us through the historic Upper Town. See St. Mark’s Church, St. Catherine’s Church, the Cathedral
  • Zadar’s historical center is a pedestrian zone, perfect to explore on foot.
  • Enjoy the Walking tour of the historic inner city shows off the Roman Emperor Diocletian’s Palace, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site.
  • Cruise to Dubrovnik

Themes

Cultural, Small Ship Cruise

What travelers are saying

"We just returned from the Heart of Ireland Tour. The tour was very well organized and we saw a lot of Ireland. But what made the tour really special was our tour guide Mickie. His knowledge of the area and his great personality really put it over the top. He was so friendly and always kept us laughing. This was by far the best vacation we've had in a long time."

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Haida Gwaii/Queen Charlotte Islands Tour - with Gwaii Haanas
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Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Cruise 140+ islands on North America's western edge.
  • Visit spectacular, remote Gwaii Haanas.
  • Walk intact, ancient, temperate rainforest.
  • View humpback whales, seabirds and other wildlife.
  • See the Haida monumental art and culture, modern and traditional, including the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Themes

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

What travelers are saying

"The trip with Mapleleaf Adventures was incredible, life changing! We saw Orcas, Seals, Sea lions and many more awesome creatures. This area really needs to be protected!! Thanks to our crew Captain Greg, Lynsey, Jess and Dylan. You are all inspiring and awesome people!! Hope to see you all again."

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South Pacific: Melanesia Discoverer
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Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Watch lifetime species on remote islands where few have been before.
  • The birding potential is exceptional with many highlights including the Manus Friarbird, Mussau Monarch and the Paradise drango.
  • Endemic to the Solomon Islands we will be on the lookout for the Roviana Rail and Solomon Sea Eagle.
  • An opportunities available to them there will be an optional specialised birding programme with customised excursions.
  • Explore Mussa Island which represents one of the western-most extensions of the Lapita culture
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Themes

Nature & Wildlife, National Parks, Small Ship Cruise

What travelers are saying

"I had paid the deposit but not completed or signed the Booking form. Heritage Expeditions say that because I paid the deposit that is as good as signing the Booking Form. Of course, this is absolute nonsense. My deposit should be refunded in full being 294 days out from the start of the Seabirds and Cetaceans expedition."

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7 days / 6 nights – Northern Galápagos
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Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Explore Buccaneer Cove
  • Discover Darwin Lake
  • Visit to Urbina’s Upheaval
  • Visit Kicker Rock

Themes

Nature & Wildlife, National Parks, Scuba Diving, Small Ship Cruise

What travelers are saying

"We would highly recommend seeing the Galapagos Islands on the Santa Cruz II operated by Metropolitan Touring. The 90 passenger ship was very nice with lots of pleasant common space to relax when you were on board - a large library, bar, lovely outdoor covered deck area. The food and service were very good. All the staff seemed eager to please. There is a medical doctor on board the entire time. Transportation to/from each island was very well organized so there was very little idle waiting time. Our naturalist guide, Lola, was excellent. She was extremely knowledge and made sure we saw and learned as much as possible. There was a morning and afternoon activity every day so your time seeing wildlife was maximized. Sea kayaking and mountain biking were also offered, and there is a glass bottom boat for those who don't want to snorkel. Metropolitan also arranged our hotel accommodations and transportation to/from the airport. We were completely satisfied with everything."

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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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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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Peter

Aug 2018

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Excellent

The best in the business!

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Amanda

Mar 2022

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Company is a scam

This company cancelled our trip 3 times due to COVID. The most recent cancellation was less than 10 days notice. When we tried to re-book this time for a later date ...

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