A voyage on Europe’s rivers is a great way to experience some of the most Instagrammable tourist attractions in the world.
Van Goh Museum, Amsterdam
Showcasing over 200 paintings, 500 drawings & 800 letters from Dutch artists, the Van Gogh museum welcomed over 2 million visitors in 2018 and more than doubled their social media following to over 990,000 followers.
Cruise lines that offer Amsterdam as a port: Avalon Waterways, AmaWaterays, Tauck river cruises, Viking river cruises and Uniworld.
Matterhorn, Switzerland
The Swiss Alps is a region composed of alpine mountains that are over 2,000 meters above sea level in in Switzerland. One of the most famous Mountains in the region is the Matterhorn, where you can enjoy activities such as mountain hiking, skiing, and glacier tours. There is plenty to do in the summer as well including rock climbing, mountain biking, fly fishing, golf and horse-drawn carriage rides.
Avalon’s option excursion to Zermatt at the foot of Klein Matterhorn is available on their Best of Austria & Switzerland Rhine cruise. Some of the best views of the majestic mountains can be enjoyed from the 2 mile high summit of the Gornergrat, part of a post-cruise option on Viking’s paris to the Swiss Alps cruise.
Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
Explore one of the world’s largest and oldest covered markets when you take a pre-cruise extension on Viking’s Kiev to the Black Sea cruise or as a post cruise option on AmaWaterways Gems of Southest Europe cruise.
Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany
AmaWaterways, Avalon river cruises and Viking are among the companies that offer an optional excursion to King Ludwig II’s idyllic, storied, fairtytale like castle in the Bavarian Alps.
Of course theses are just a few of the amazing sites you can see while on a river cruise. One of the best parts of river cruising is that you wake up in a new place every day, in the heart of the city, rather than losing hours like you do when you are on a traditional cruise.
River cruising to Instagram-worthy sites starts with knowing what to expect onboard. Our guide to What’s Included on a River Cruise covers everything that’s typically included — and what costs extra.
