Ways to explore
Boat & river trips
Cruises, canal tours, ferries and gondolas. 61 picks across 40 destinations.
The best of the best
Antelope CanyonLees Ferry and Lonely Dell Ranch
Mile zero of the Grand Canyon — the only place for hundreds of miles where you can drive down to the Colorado, with a pioneer ranch, a sunken steamboat, river trails and the launch beach where every Grand Canyon rafting trip begins.
BostonBoston Harbor Sightseeing Cruise
See Boston from the water — a narrated sightseeing cruise around the historic harbor, with skyline views, the waterfront, the Harbor Islands, and the maritime history that built the city.
BransonShowboat Branson Belle
A genuine 700-passenger paddle-wheeler on Table Rock Lake — two-hour lunch and dinner cruises with a full variety show, three-course dining, and Ozark scenery gliding past the windows.
ChicagoChicago Architecture River Cruise
The single best way to understand Chicago — a guided boat tour up the Chicago River through the heart of downtown, narrating the skyscrapers that made the city the birthplace of modern architecture.
Egmont KeyEgmont Key Ferry
The only scheduled ride to the island — the Tampa Bay Ferry runs from Fort De Soto's bayside across the shipping channel to Egmont Key, dolphins escorting most crossings, with hours ashore among the lighthouse, fort ruins, and empty Gulf beach.
Fort LauderdaleFort Lauderdale Water Taxi
The city's floating transit and its best tour in one ticket — all-day hop-on-hop-off boats working the New River and Intracoastal past mega-yachts and mansion rows, with narration that names the owners.
HawaiiNa Pali Coast (Kauai)
Kauai's crown — 17 miles of 3,000-foot emerald sea cliffs, hidden beaches, and waterfalls, seen by boat tour, helicopter, or the famous Kalalau Trail's first miles.
Key WestKey West Sunset Sail
Watch the famous Key West sunset from the water instead of the crowded pier — a two-hour catamaran sail out of the historic seaport with live music, appetizers and the whole Gulf horizon to yourself.