River & Ocean Cruises

River & Ocean Cruise Tours

We've teamed up with the best river and small ship cruise companies to bring you a revolutionary Backroads experience: incredible River Cruise Biking, River Cruise Walking and Small Ship Ocean Cruise Walking Trips with an elegant ship as our home base! Enjoy the best of cruising through some of the world's most captivating landscapes, cityscapes and countryside—along with the outstanding Trip Leaders, routes and support that travelers expect from Backroads. After the successful launch of our first River Cruise trips on the Danube, Rhine, Seine and Douro, we're excited to introduce the Amazon and Mekong Rivers, as well as a Small Ship Ocean Cruise around Iceland. Departures will sell out quickly—reserve your trip today.

Don't miss our special Danube Full Ship Celebration exclusively for Backroads guests! Starting in Prague, you'll sail and bike from Passau to Vienna, Bratislava and on to Budapest. All enhanced by the camaraderie of 150 or so fellow Backroads travelers! Ride along the Danube, past castles, onion-domed churches and legendary vineyards with the friendliest group of adventurers around—let the grand journey begin.