SHORE EXCURSIONS
The best days ashore.
The 15 most popular walking tours for cruise passengers. The trips worth your hours ashore, what each one runs, who operates it and how to be back before all-aboard.
One-hour small-group Sydney Opera House walking tour with expert stories, headset audio, and optional Opera Bar lunch.
Most Popular“Good tour with Judy very knowledgeable about Opera House, would recommend to go, just wish it wasn’t raining so hard so we could have walked around it.”
A guided, two-hour walk through Old Québec’s Upper Town and Lower Town—Place Royale, Château Frontenac views, churches, and fortifications.
“Our tour guide was very knowledgeable, and very nice. We thoroughly enjoyed our tour of Quebec City.”
Private Tallinn Old Town walk with English guide, panoramic Toompea Hill start, plus round-trip cruise transfers for up to 5.
“Mauria was the best guide. She was knowledgeable, prepared and gave a fascinating tour. We would definitely go again on this tour. I have already recommended this tour to several friends. She met us with Urey at the ferry and they drove us to the highest part of Tallin where the tour started. We then…”
Liverpool Beatles walking tour: waterfront statues, Mathew Street and photo stops in ~2h15 for $39.96 with a small guide group.
“Our guide Paul was TERRIFIC!!! So knowledgeable, and fun! He walked us all over, pointing out all sorts of things I wouldn’t have noticed on my own!”
Veragua rainforest tram and guided walks plus a Tortuguero canal boat ride from Limón—great wildlife time with some bumpy-road reality.
“This was the best experience I have ever had with any excursion. Our guide was so knowledgeable in identifying the wildlife including their sounds. Highly recommend if you want to experience the Costa Rica Rain Forest”
A 90-minute guided walk through The Rocks in Sydney, with convict-era streets, heritage stops, and Harbour Bridge and Opera House views.
“Really good, interesting tour around the Rocks. Lasts about 1.5 hours. Well worth doing if you don’t know Sydney well.”
A private Singapore shore day on foot with a custom plan, cruise-terminal pickup, and MRT/bus included for an easy highlights-and-neighborhood tour.
“Very informative and enjoyable!!”
Private Old Quebec walking tour with funicular ticket and cruise-pier pickup. Customize your route across Lower and Upper Town.
“What a great tour with a very knowledgeable guide. We learned so much more about the history of Quebec City.”
Private walking shore excursion from Kobe that strings together Kyoto, Osaka, or Nara using public transit, with an English guide for $141.
“Alyssa is a terrific guide. we had a wonderful trip up the ropeway and toured the garden. we then went to a lunch which we treated her to and she really helped with the language barrier. Great job!!!”
Meet your guide at Liverpool cruise port for a 2.25-hour walking tour mixing docks, landmark architecture, and Beatles culture.
“Michael our guide was wonderful! He was friendly knowledgeable, helpful and very enthusiastic. He had a number of suggestions for us after the tour was finished. He also spent more time with us than we expected. One of our best tours of our cruise.”
Quebec City private shore tour with a local guide through Old Québec, Château Frontenac, and the fortifications. 2.5 hours, English.
“Our guide, Michael, was marvelous. He had a lot of knowledge concerning the history of this remarkable city. He guided us through various areas of the city giving us the historical and cultural significance of each area. He was able to provide us answers to our various questions.”
A 4-hour Santorini shore tour with minimum walking, black-sand beach and caldera views, then free time in Oia.
“Great tour! Guide was very knowledgeable. But we had friends do a tour that was 1/3 price and saw and did the same things. So it’s pricey for the location …”
Story-first Intramuros half-day tour with museum stops, Fort Santiago, and Rizal sites, plus included fees and pickup from Pier 15.
“Ann was very friendly and she was very good about telling us all of the history of the area and the sites we visited. There was a good variety of sites to visit and things to do.”
Small-group Rome shore excursion with licensed guide, guided Vatican square, market tastings, and classic bites like supplì and mortadella pizza. Train included.
“Erik gave us crystal clear directions on where and when to meet him. When we arrived, he was there waiting for us with a sign with my husbands name on it! From the start, he stressed that this was “our” tour and he was willing to modify any part of our agenda to meet our…”
Walk Marseille’s Le Panier, Noailles and Old Port on a 3-hour food tour with 6 tastings, pastis aperitif and wine.
“Exceptional tour. Four of us had a wonderful time. The food, the history, the fun way that our tour was conducted by Laurent. We would highly recommend .”
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