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The 15 most popular tours, compared in one place. What you actually see from the water, how long each sailing runs, what it costs and who to book it through.
A full-day Douro Valley wine tour from Porto with two estates, tastings, traditional lunch, and a relaxing Rabelo river cruise.
Most Popular“The wine valley experience was excellent value for money. Hosts were knowledgeable and friendly. The 5 course meal with dress wines and port was also excellent. Would highly recommend this activity.”
See London’s biggest landmarks by hop-on hop-off double-decker bus, with Wi‑Fi and recorded commentary, plus an optional Thames cruise.
“City River cruise was great. Courteous and knowledgeable staff. Snacks and drinks on board great way to see London. Big Bus hop on hop off started out well with friendly, helpful staff and ear buds to listen to the audio tour. Then about three quarters of the way through the employee at the stop left…”
Hop-on hop-off Big Bus tour on Paris Red Route plus optional Seine cruise, with nine-language audio, WiFi, and app tracking for major sights.
“Inconsistent commentary between stops - very sparse between stops 1 and 7, mostly music; more effusive and informative between stops 8 and 10. River cruise was very enjoyable and very much the highlight of the day. Maps on bus were out of date and did not correspond with stops. Long waits at some stops.”
Electric tuk-tuk tour of Porto with a guide, plus optional Douro River cruise to admire the city and six bridges from the water.
“Our Guide Miguel was awesome!! He was so knowledgeable, kind, and funny. The whole staff was so accommodating from start to finish . It was one of the coolest Tuk-Tuk tours I’ve ever done. A+ experience!”
Small-group Douro wine day from Porto with two tastings, UNESCO valley views, lunch in Pinhão, and a Rabelo river cruise.
“Best Day! Ricardo Laverco made this day a wonderful experience. He was not only an amazing guide, but a skilled driver on the uphill, downhill, narrow and high elevation Duoro Valley streets. Amarante stop was a great treat as well. He was knowledgeable on all things wine and it was great to hear him speak…”
Ride a London open-top double-decker hop-on hop-off plus a Thames cruise, with app tracking and flexible stops across top sights.
“Bad communication ended like service early leaving many stranded. Headphones barely gave information about London it was more of just a bus ride”
Douro Valley wine day from Porto with 2 vineyard tastings, a Rabelo river cruise in Pinhão, and a winery lunch with ports.
“Although the weather was cold and rainy, we still had a great day trip to the Douro Valley. Pedro picked us up promptly at 8:30 and off we went to Douro. Our first stop was to Pinhão for an hour long boat tour. The beauty of traveling off season is we were the only people…”
Porto walking tour plus Livraria Lello, cable car views, and a Douro river cruise. Small-group feel, tickets included, about 4 hours.
“What a lovely day - with an excellent guide Santiago. He made sure that nothing was rushed but that we got to see interesting areas and learnt lots about Porto. Thanks Santiago. And Happy New Year.”
Skip the lines to the Eiffel Tower 2nd floor or summit, then see Paris by coach and enjoy a one-hour Seine cruise with multilingual audio.
“Arrived for morning tour. Tower closed due to weather. Told to contact company. Did so and requested a refund for the tower part. Still waiting to hear anything back two weeks later. Did have river cruise - so so. Told to come back for city tour in afternoon despite this supposed to be part of…”
Douro Valley escape from Porto with 3 wine tastings, family lunch, aged Port 10–30 years, Amarante snacks, and optional Rabelo boat.
“Long day, but very educational . Guide was super skilled in French and English and actually had to give all info twice (We booked at the last minute and were placed with a french speaking group).”
Savannah Land & Sea pairs a narrated City Sightseeing trolley loop with a riverboat cruise to Old Fort Jackson for a smooth intro.
“The narrator for the trolley was funny, engaging and well spoken. The boat narrator was also well informed. The tours were on time, with plenty of time to eat between events.”
Memphis highlights by mini-coach: Beale Street, Lorraine area, Peabody ducks, optional riverboat cruise and Sun Studio add-ons.
“We had the best guide. Sam!! He was extremely knowledgeable and fun!! Learned so many things about Memphis”
London in one day by coach: Changing of the Guard, fast-track St. Paul’s, Tower entry, Thames cruise, plus optional London Eye at 6:30pm.
“A great overview of the city. Guide was great at getting us a good view of the changing of the guard at Buckingham. An enjoyable interesting tour.”
Blue Mountains full-day tour from Sydney with Sydney Zoo stop, Three Sisters views, Scenic World add-ons, and a Parramatta River cruise.
“Outstanding! Educational, well-organized, superb tour guide and driver (Bruce), enjoyable scenery/views. Bruce, from Oz Trails really made the positive difference in making this tour such a success. Knowledgable, entertaining, helpful, detail oriented, Bruce has a great interaction with the guests, Bruce reflects very favorably upon himself and Oz Trails.”
National Mall coach tour with 10+ stops, narrated Potomac cruise, and optional museum entry upgrades. See DC icons in one day.
“Kris and James were the best! I would recommend Signature Tours to any friends visiting DC and wanting to visit a lot of the memorials in one go of it.”
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