Choose Your Own Adventure: Customise Your River Cruise Onshore Experiences 

Take your cruise holiday to the next level and see more beyond your beautiful cabin and ship. With an exciting selection of classic, discovery and active excursions, Avalon Waterways invites you to tailor your experience to your energy levels each day.

Whether you’re sailing the Danube, Rhine, Douro, or Seine River, design your days to perfectly suit your travelling style on land. Curb your curiosity in a collection of tours that allows you to see the world on your terms. Feel like speeding up at the start of the trip, but slowing down towards the end? No problem, your explorations are set to your mood. Whether you like to take it easy, get hands-on, or move your body, you’ll love an immersive river cruise with Avalon Waterways. Indulge, interact, and engage with the world – your way.

Classic Sightseeing

Created for the dreamer and listener, this classic sightseeing collection of tours gets you up close and personal with iconic places you’ve only dreamed of. With expert Avalon Local Guides, you’ll get preferred access to famous sites, gain insider knowledge and stories, and experience the true history and heritage of each incredible destination. Listen and learn on guided walking tours through ancient fortresses and majestic castles. Go back centuries and see the works of sculptors and painters. Follow sweet aromas and alluring fragrances. Trace the footsteps of those who have walked before us. Examine, be enlightened, and explore at your own pace.

A couple holding hands and walking towards a castle entrance on a sunny day.

Discovery Excursions

This one’s for the learner and maker. Savour the moment and discover the world’s simple pleasures from grand artistry, and famous galleries, to farmhouse kitchens. Sip, saute, and stir up a dish from a recipe that’s been lovingly passed down through generations of locals. Combine paint colours to create new hues and bring an artwork to life that you’ll cherish forever. These hands-on tours awaken the senses, and each presents a heart-warming, mind-blowing experience. Hear a Viennese waltz, paint like Van Gogh, discover essential oils in a Provencal farmhouse, or grab an apron to whip up a local delicacy. Meet farmers and brewers to taste their divine secrets. Enjoy intimate gatherings, imitating the techniques of creators from bygone eras.

Active Excursions

For the mover and shaker, these tours are for you if you’re ready to relish the energy of engaging physically with the world around you. Greet the day with a guided e-bike, ride through vineyards, hike to a hilltop castle, or kayak through a European gorge for a whole new perspective of the world. Paddle through spectacular scenery or pedal around bustling antique towns. Move and be moved by stories while hiking through history on an adventure tour, and glimpse panoramic views at the peak of your trail. Cool off with a special underground wine tasting. Pedal, paddle, hike, climb, experiment, seize every moment, and dance your way through exhilarating experiences.

Two people canoeing on a river, with splashing water and trees in the background.

Choose Your River Adventure with My Cruises

Select from My Cruises’ exclusive river packages and begin customising your Avalon journey today.

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