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Independent travellers choose a river cruise as an alternative to a quality coach tour or driving themselves, particularly in Europe. The emphasis is always on sightseeing with maximum time spent ashore. Vessels are very stable and tie-up in the centre of cities and towns with immediate access to the history, culture and architecture of the places visited.The small numbers of onboard passengers have the choice of exploring independently, or taking organised excursions. Almost all of the most famous, beautiful and historic cities and towns of the world are built on rivers, whether it is elegant Vienna and Budapest, the Roman towns of Avignon or Arles on the Rhone, Cairo with its ancient monuments and mosques, or the Rhine's magnificent castles.

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European River Cruising

These rivers are easily accessible from Britain. Choose from the rivers Rhine, Moselle, Main, Danube, Ele, Oder, Rhone, Seine and Douro. Enjoy seeing medieval castles, magnificent churches, ancient cities and superb panoramic sceneries. Ports of call include Dresden, Prague, Cologne, Basel, Amsterdam, Paris, Lyon and many many more.

The Season

River cruises run in spring, summer and autumn with some companies offering Christmas Markets and the Festive Season. Some companies in Asia and South America operate year round.

Top Trends

Travellers are realising the sheer comfort and convenience provided by river vessels as an ideal means to explore the countries of the world.

Worldwide river cruising

The choice is extensive and includes steamboats on America's Mississippi, China's Yangtze with its spectacular three gorges, the Nile with its Pyramids and ancient site of Luxor, the Volga in Russia, where you can cruise from St Petersburg to Moscow, the Irrawaddy to Myanmar, the St Lawrence in Canada, the Upper Amazon and Orinoco in South America, and the Murray in Austrailia.