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Compared and reviewed.
The 15 most popular river cruises across Asia. Light shows along the Singapore River, the Shanghai skyline from the Huangpu and the slow brown water of the great tropical rivers.
Singapore River Cruise at dusk plus Gardens by the Bay and Marina Bay Sands light shows, with hotel transfers and a guided plan.
Most Popular“Excellent tour our tour guide Lee was very informative. It was a lot packed into a short period of time.”
A 3-hour Shanghai night river cruise plus Xinjiang halal dinner with hotel pickup, private transport, and a guide to translate what’s on the menu.
“Our experience in Shanghai was absolutely incredible, thanks to our fantastic guide, Queena. From the moment we met, she was friendly, organized, and full of fascinating knowledge about the city’s history, culture, and hidden gems. We went to the River Cruise and to a very nice and delicious dinner. She introduced us to delicious local…”
See Merlion Park, Singapore River bumboat cruise, Supertree lights, and Marina Bay Sands Spectra in one guided night route with pickup.
“Money well spent. Convenient especially free pick up at our hotel. Jingle our tour guide was very knowledgeable and so pleasant. It rains unexpectedly in Singapore and the bus driver had extra umbrellas ready for us to borrow. The assistant to Jingle was very helpful as well. These three individuals”
A private 7-hour Singapore highlights tour with Little India, temples, Chinatown, National Orchid Garden, Mount Faber, and an included Singapore River cruise.
“Fantastic tourists guide……Alex Er”
2-night kelotok cruise in Tanjung Puting, Borneo: spot orangutans at Tanjung Harapan and Camp Leakey with meals, drinks, and an English guide.
“Orangutan applause fue la operadora de nuestro viaje. Todo increíble, la tripulación, comida, guía(Darmin) y los lugares visitados fue una experiencia que quedará en nuestro recuerdo por siempre. Gracias por todo! Volveremos con nuestros futuros hijos!!”
Singapore twilights: Clarke Quay river cruise plus Gardens by the Bay and Marina Bay Sands light shows, ending at Lau Pa Sat.
“Excellent trip with an excellent guide that provided great commentary and had overall wonderful knowledge of Singapore! Highly recommended.”
VIP Huangpu River cruise plus Shanghai lights by night, with hotel pickup, Yuyuan Old Street, Xintiandi, and Lujiazui skyline views.
“Excellent tour guide. Excellent English and history knowledge. Tailored tour to our interests. Excellent lunch.”
A comfortable half-day Putrajaya tour with hotel pickup, photo stops at key government landmarks, and a calm river cruise by the Pink Mosque area.
“You have to climb a big hill to get to St Francis Xavier’s tomb and I was going to wait for them to come back down but the tour continued down the other side so I had to climb up. It nearly killed me.”
40-minute Singapore River cruise from Clarke Quay to Marina Bay sights, with e-tickets, onboard commentary and Bay Gardens views.
“Tip is to take the cruise where you can see the light show. Our cruise was meant to depart at 8:30 for 40 minutes, but it left early at 8:18 and meant we were back at the river cruise dock before 9pm. That’s not a bad thing, but if we’d known Read more”
Klias Wetlands cruise from Kota Kinabalu for proboscis monkeys, mangroves, Malaysian buffet dinner, and fireflies at night.
“It was a very nice experience, wild life was amazing, everything on time. Only 1 thing is AC of the van was not working properly and back seat was super hot on the way. Also, the taste of food at dinner could be improved. Overall, great tour! Thank you.”
Night cruise on the Huangpu River, Bund waterfront stroll, Peace Hotel stop, and Nanjing Road views by trolley from Shanghai hotels.
“very nice trip, the view of the skyline was amazing. The boat was really crowded, we had to wait on the ferry terminal one hour and when we were able to get on the boat, all seats were taken so we had to be outside which turned out great because we took the best pictures.…”
VIP Huangpu River night cruise with hotel pickup and Bund lights, plus optional Shanghai Tower 118F views and local dinner.
“The experience was excellent. Lucy was an excellent tour guide. The food was amazing. 100% recommended!”
Private 6 pm Singapore night tour with Gardens by the Bay, Marina Barrage, and a bum boat ride with door-to-door pickup.
“Michael did a great job of showing us the sites. He also took pictures for the group that he forwarded to me and I distributed. Gardens by the Bay was beautiful. The private area at the end was also lovely seeing Singapore at night.”
Private 3.5-hour Singapore night tour with Marina Bay Skypark, Gardens by the Bay light show, and a Singapore River cruise.
“Great way to see all the big sites in a short amount of time. Our very knowledgeable guide (Leon) and driver made the experience seamless. Marina Barrage is a hidden gem!”
Private 3-hour Langkawi mangrove cruise with snorkeling, Pinang Cave stop, and Pulau Dangli reef time, guided by JungleWalla.
“Our trip with Junglewalla was very educational. Jien, our guide, knew everything about the important role of the mangrove forest in the ecosystem. We also got to enter the bat cave and snorkel among beautiful fish. A big thank you to Junglewalla and our guide Jien.”
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