Shore Excursions · HISTORICAL TOURS
A call gives you one day and a quay to be back at. These 15 historical excursions use it properly, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes.
Review of Kona’s sea turtle, coffee, history, and food shore excursion, with itinerary details, value advice, and practical cruise-port tips.
“Great day in Kona with Kelvin. He was very knowledgeable. Loved the coffee farm. Great food at the Poke stop. Yum! And ended seeing the turtles. Lovely day!”
Explore Civitavecchia through Roman history, local pizza, market tastings, wine, and a relaxed small-group walk from the cruise port.
“Great way to see the port city of Civitavecchia! History with a taste of local food. Our guide, Raf, was very personable and did a great job off showing off her home town!”
Explore Tauranga, Mount Maunganui, local history, and a kiwifruit orchard with tastings on this small-group shore excursion.
“Fabulous day today with Russell. His information about the Bay of Plenty was amazing. We were fascinated by the kiwi plantation and his kiwi presentation was really well done. Thanks.”
See Nassau’s Queen’s Staircase, rum cake, chocolate, distillery, beaches, and pirate museum on a friendly 3.5-hour shore tour.
“Rich and varied history of the city and culture. Ellis, our guide, was personable and could answer all our questions. Be sure to get some conch fritters and a Bahamian beer.”
Explore Civitavecchia on foot with local food, market tastings, port history, and friendly guides in this practical three-hour tour review.
“This tour was the perfect intro to Civitavecchia. Natalina did a wonderful job of showing us around and explaining what we were seeing. And the food was so tasty! (Had I known how much we’d be eating, I’d have skipped breakfast.) Each of the places we stopped had its own history and unique charm. I definitely recommend this tour!”
Review of Porto’s private tuk tuk shore excursion, with port pickup, historic sights, Port wine, pricing, itinerary, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“If you have limited time to get a feel for a city, look no further! We zipped around Porto’ narrow, winding and hilly streets like a breeze, we are sure glad we didn’t have to walk them! We stopped at viewpoints and several places of interest and got an insight into the history of this beautiful city. Only thing to note is the location pin point shows the wrong pick up location, the pick up location is just outside of the terminal.”
Review of Clan Tours’ Invergordon Highland excursion, with Dunrobin Castle, whisky tasting, scenic stops, Dornoch, and practical cruise tips.
“Great tour! George was a great tour guide. He was able to modify our trip to include seeing some golf courses along with the other must sees in Northern Scotland.”
Review of Historic Kona shore excursion: Puuhonua refuge, Painted Church, Kona coffee, small groups, timing, value, and practical tips.
“Very good and very informative. Our driver/guide was first class.”
Review of We Love Livorno’s 2.5-hour private cultural tour, with Fortezza Vecchia, local food, city stories, price, guides, and practical tips.
“The guide immediately advised us her English was very poor, which it was. There is very little to see in Livorno and it was difficult for the guide to stretch this over 3 hours. She had a colleague arrive half way through which helped a bit. She tried hard and took pictures, provided a coffee and sweet treat from local businesses but I’d not recommend this. It was very cheap so I guess you pay for what you get.”
Explore Liverpool’s waterfront, Beatles landmarks, maritime past, and grand civic buildings on a practical two-hour shore excursion.
“Todo o passeio foi interessante pelo conhecimento dos Beatles em sua essência!!Bela cidade é muito bom guia.”
Review of Halong Bay’s 7.5-hour cruise excursion from Hanoi, with port transfers, cave visits, kayaking, lunch, guides, crowds, and value.
“The pearl farm was fascinating. The explanation and demonstrations were really good. The other parts of the tour were somewhat soured by too many tourists and boats in the same places. The plastic pollution is a big problem.”
Review this 10-hour Casablanca shore tour, with Hassan II Mosque, old medina markets, private transport, pricing, and practical tips.
“Guide's knowledge and respect for multi-cultural and religious society .”
Explore Tarquinia and Tuscania from Civitavecchia with private transport, Etruscan tombs, museums, medieval streets, and flexible sightseeing.
“A great experience in history and archeology. Our great guides, Manuel and Frederico, took us to Tuscania and Tarquinia. Very good narratives about the region and good walking tours in each city. Took in a museum of artifacts, several churches, one excavated, and a necropolis. It was all fascinating. After checking with our preferences for lunch, we had delicious local pizza. Would highly recommend if you’re looking for an alternative to the long bus ride to Rome, or if you’ve been there enough and you’re at the port of Civitavecchia.”
Review of Hambantota’s 5-hour village and culture tour, with temples, wildlife, local food, port pickup, price advice, and practical tips.
“We took this tour as an alternative to the 'safari' tours that seem to be the norm from this port, and it did not disappoint! Our guide (after some slight language barrier confusion!) took us to places where we were privileged to see a glimpse into village life, the agriculture and natural history of this very beautiful part of Sri Lanka. We stopped here as part of an east Asian cruise cruise and I would say that this tour was one of the highlights! Wonderful!”
Explore Kerikeri’s waterfalls, Māori and missionary history, handmade chocolate, a Kiwi pub lunch, and harbor views on this small-group shore tour.
“Derek was an amazing tour guide. He made our day extra special. We had plenty of time at each stop and lunch was fantastic! Thank you Derek and Malarkay tours for a great day!!!”
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