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Discover our Curated River Journeys
The World's Greatest River Journeys
The World's Greatest River Journeys. Designed for You.
At River Journeys we create and curate the finest river cruise experiences in the world, from the imperial Danube to the sacred Ganges, the wild Brahmaputra to the legendary Mekong. We select only the lines we trust, design every journey around the cruise, and handle everything from flights to the pre and post accommodation.
Every journey shown includes return flights from New Zealand, pre and post cruise accommodation, and transfers. One price. Nothing hidden.
Already have your flights sorted, or planning a longer trip? Every journey we design is fully flexible - just ask us - we will design things around you.
Specialists in river cruising. New Zealand owned and operated. TAANZ and IATA accredited.
Viking Grand European Tour - 17 nts from $6,995 pp
The most celebrated river journey in the world, and for good reason. 3 rivers, 4 countries, 14 centuries of civilisation in a single voyage.
Sail the Rhine past hilltop castles and cathedral cities, transit the extraordinary Main-Danube Canal, and arrive in imperial Vienna and magnificent Budapest having seen the very heart of Europe.
Viking's award-winning Longships carry just 190 passengers with private veranda staterooms, included guided tours at every port and a cultural programme that goes deeper than any other river cruise line.
Prague · Vilshofen to Budapest | 13 Days | Czech Republic · Germany · Austria · Slovakia · Hungary
Avalon - Danube Dreams
10 nights from $4,195 pp
Scenic - Imperial Danube
12 nights from $4,595 pp
Scenic - Jewels of Europe
12 nights from $7,295 pp
Begin in golden Prague, one of Europe's most beautiful medieval cities, before joining your Danube river cruise.
Prague · Vilshofen to Budapest | 13 Days | Czech Republic · Germany · Austria · Slovakia · Hungary
Begin in Mozart's Salzburg and Bavaria's Munich before joining the most luxurious ship on the Danube.
Salzburg · Munich · Vilshofen to Budapest | 14 Days | Austria · Germany · Slovakia · Hungary
Three rivers, four countries, twenty days — the grandest river journey in Europe, fully all-inclusive.
Amsterdam to Budapest | 20 Days | Netherlands · Germany · Austria · Hungary
The Wachau Valley, Melk Abbey, Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest — the great destinations of Central Europe at a pace that lets you breathe.
Avalon's Panorama Suites feature wall-to-wall windows that open fully to the river air, with active, discovery and classic excursion options included at every port.
The Wachau Valley, Melk Abbey, Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest — all fully all-inclusive with butler service and premium beverages.
An exclusive private concert at the Baroque Palace of Rastatt is included, reserved entirely for Scenic guests.
Cologne, the Rhine Gorge, Bamberg, Nuremberg, Regensburg, Passau, the Wachau Valley, Vienna and Budapest — the story of Central Europe from a single ship.
2 exclusive Scenic Enrich evenings: a gala concert in Bonn and a private classical performance at Vienna's Palais Liechtenstein - for Scenic guests.
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AMA Waterways - Colours of Provence - 14 nights from $7,195 pp
Lyon · Rhône River · Arles · Provence · Nice | 14 Days | France
Journey from Lyon's grand food markets to Provence's lavender fields, finishing on the sun-drenched French Riviera.
France's great southern river journey, sailing the Rhône through Roman ruins, Papal Avignon and the golden landscapes of Van Gogh country aboard AmaWaterways' dedicated Provence vessel.
Then take to the wheel: a self-drive through Les Baux, Saint-Rémy and Aix-en-Provence before the final night on the Mediterranean in Nice.
Scenic - Rhine Highlights
12 nights from $4,795 pp
Avalon - Romantic Rhine
12 nights from $5,595 pp
Scenic - Douro River
12 nights from $5,995 pp
Sail the Rhine from Amsterdam to Switzerland, finishing in one of Europe's most beautiful lakeside cities.
Amsterdam · Rhine River · Basel · Lucerne | 14 Days | Netherlands · Germany · France · Switzerland
Begin in medieval Bruges before sailing the Rhine from Amsterdam to Basel through the heart of Europe.
Bruges · Amsterdam · Rhine River · Basel | 12 Days | Belgium · Netherlands · Germany · France · Switzerland
Begin in Lisbon, sail Portugal's great wine river and finish in Porto, one of Europe's most beloved cities.
Lisbon · Porto · Douro Valley · Salamanca · Porto | 14 Days | Portugal · Spain
Cologne Cathedral, Rhine Gorge castles, Strasbourg's medieval old town and Baden-Baden's grand spa culture.
Fully all-inclusive with butler service and an exclusive private concert at the Baroque Palace of Rastatt.
Kinderdijk's windmills, Cologne's Gothic cathedral, the dramatic Rhine Gorge and the extraordinary half-timbered streets of Strasbourg.
With active, discovery and classic excursion options included at every port.
Terraced quintas, vintage port tastings, medieval villages and the charming Spanish cathedral city of Salamanca.
All fully all-inclusive aboard Scenic's intimate Douro vessel with just 96 passengers.
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Heritage Line Jayavarman - Mekong River - 14 nights from $7,195 pp
From the Mekong Delta's markets to the ancient temples of Angkor - Southeast Asia's greatest river journey.
Sail upstream through the heart of Indochina aboard Heritage Line's exquisite Jayavarman, a floating gallery of French-colonial design and Khmer art. Village life, Phnom Penh's Royal Palace, a survivor's testimony from S21, and the river narrowing toward Cambodia's great lake.
Included three nights in Siem Reap to explore the Angkor temple complex at the pace it deserves.
Saigon · Mekong River · Siem Reap | 13 Days | Vietnam · Cambodia
Pandaw - Classic Mekong
12 nights from $5,595 pp
Scenic - Mekong Cruise
12 nights from $12,595 pp
Pandaw - Red River
12 nights from $6,195 pp
The Mekong at its most authentic - expedition-style river cruising through the heart of Indochina - a Classic Mekong Journey.
Saigon · Mekong River · Siem Reap | 13 Days | Vietnam · Cambodia
The Mekong in ultimate luxury - fully all-inclusive from Vietnam's Mekong Delta to Cambodia's incredible temples of Angkor.
Saigon · Mekong River · Siem Reap | 13 Days | Vietnam · Cambodia
Sail northern Vietnam's hidden river world from Halong Bay's limestone islands to the ancient Red River Delta.
Hanoi · Halong Bay · Red River Delta · Hue · Hoi An | 17 Days | Vietnam
Pandaw navigates waterways no other cruise reaches: silk villages, water puppets and Halong Bay's limestone caves.
Then fly south to Imperial Hue's citadel before transferring to charming Hoi An.
Scenic's award-winning Space-Ship carries just 68 passengers through the heart of Indochina.
Floating markets, Phnom Penh's Royal Palace, Cambodian river villages , Tonle Sap lake and the Temples of Angkor.
Pandaw's intimate teak-and-brass vessel navigates the delta's backwaters and villages that larger ships cannot reach.
An unhurried pace & 3 nights at Angkor complete the journey.
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Pandaw - Upper Ganges River - 14 nights from $7,195 pp
From the Ganges Delta to the most sacred city on earth - India's great river journey by private ship.
Board Pandaw's intimate vessel for 7 nights through the ancient heartland of Bihar: silk weaving villages, Mughal fortresses, cremation ghats and the timeless rhythms of rural India seen from the water at walking pace.
Arrive in Varanasi as the journey's extraordinary conclusion - the pre-dawn boat ride on the Ganges, the evening Aarti ceremony and the most spiritually charged city in the world.
Kolkata · Farakka to Varanasi | 12 Days | India
Pandaw - Brahmaputra
Viking - Brahmaputra
Pandaw - Kerala
12 nights from $6,295 pp
19 nights from $10,965 pp
19 nights from $10,595 pp
Sail India's wildest river through Assam's tea country, visiting Kaziranga's rhinos and the tribes of the northeast.
Guwahati · Brahmaputra River · Assam | 12 Days | India
Combine the Taj Mahal and India's Golden Triangle with a Brahmaputra river cruise through Assam's wildlife country.
Delhi · Brahmaputra River · Kaziranga · Delhi | 17 Days | India
Drift through India's most beautiful waterways - palm-fringed canals, spice villages and the gentle pace of Kerala life.
Kochi · Kerala Backwaters · Munnar | 12 Days | India
Pandaw's purpose-built expedition vessel navigates the vast braided channels of the undiscovered Brahmaputra.
Sail past silk weaving villages, Bihu dancers and one of the world's great wildlife reserves.
Viking's purpose-built river ship carries just 80 passengers through Kaziranga National Park, Majuli Island and northeast India.
Delhi, Agra and Jaipur bookend this remarkable Premium river journey with Viking.
Pandaw's intimate ten-cabin Kochi Pandaw, brings boutique expedition-style river cruising to the legendary Kerala backwaters for the first time.
Two nights in Munnar's tea-covered hills complete the journey through India's south.
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Sanctuary - Yangtse River Cruise - 10 nights from $8,995 pp
From the Great Wall to the Three Gorges - China's greatest river journey between two extraordinary cities.
Begin in Beijing before flying to Chongqing, the mountain megacity where the Yangtze begins its dramatic descent through the gorges.
Sanctuary's intimate 124-passenger vessel, navigates the Yangtse over 4 nights before the Three Gorges Dam brings the river chapter to a close.
Enjoy Shanghai for two final nights on the Bund before flying home.
Beijing · Chongqing · Yangtze River · Shanghai | 12 Days | China
Viking - Yangtze Cruise
12 nights from $19,595 pp
Sanctuary - Nile Cruise
12 nights from $6,595 pp
AMA - Zambezi & Safari
11 nights from $11,995 pp
Sail China's legendary Three Gorges with the world's most trusted river cruise line.
Beijing · Chongqing · Yangtze River · Yichang · Shanghai | 12 Days | China
From the Pyramids of Giza to the temples of Abu Simbel — Egypt's great river journey in intimate luxury.
Cairo · Luxor · Nile River · Aswan · Abu Simbel | 11 Days | Egypt
From Cape Town's Table Mountain to the Okavango Delta - Southern Africa's greatest journey by river and safari.
Cape Town · Victoria Falls · Chobe River · Okavango Delta | 13 Days | Southern Africa
Viking's purpose-built Brahmaputra-class vessel carries just 80 passengers through the Qutang, Wu and Xiling Gorges, the vast Three Gorges Dam and the dramatic tributary canyons of the upper Yangtze.
Begin in imperial Beijing and finish in cosmopolitan Shanghai.
Begin in Cape Town before flying north to Victoria Falls, one of the seven natural wonders of the world.
AmaWaterways' intimate Zambezi Queen then cruises the wildlife-rich Chobe River - elephant, hippo, crocodile and lion on the banks - before a final 3 nights deep in the Okavango Delta.
Begin in Cairo with 3 nights among the Pyramids and the Egyptian Museum before board Sanctuary's boutique 36-passenger Sun Boat IV.
5 nights on the Nile through Karnak, the Valley of the Kings and Kom Ombo, concluding at Aswan with a day trip to the extraordinary temples of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel.