{"id":43972,"date":"2013-08-09T19:26:29","date_gmt":"2013-08-09T23:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/?p=43972"},"modified":"2016-04-21T17:31:56","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T21:31:56","slug":"top-exotic-river-cruises-you-should-add-to-your-bucket-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/2013\/08\/09\/top-exotic-river-cruises-you-should-add-to-your-bucket-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Exotic River Cruises You Should Add to Your Bucket List"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a recent blog, we discussed our 10 top-selling river cruises. But there are also less well-known river cruises to consider . \u201cExotic\u201d river cruises and U.S. historical river cruises are quickly growing in popularity–and you might want to add them to your bucket list.<\/p>\n

As we learned in history class, rivers have been used for transportation and cargo delivery for thousands of years, and as a result, great port cities were built along the rivers. Today, taking a ride down one of these famous rivers and visiting historical ports makes for a memorable and enriching vacation. Here are five unique river cruises to add to your bucket list.<\/p>\n

The Amazon River<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Avalon Waterways’ Aria makes jungle life quite luxurious<\/p><\/div>\n

Grab your journal and camera, and take an adventurous cruise through the mysterious and fascinating rain forest in Peru, South America. The best way to capture the beauty of the rain forest,\u00a0full of lush plants and exotic wildlife, is to take a cruise down the infamous Amazon River. Is it similar to Disneyland\u2019s jungle cruise? No. This is the real deal. \u00a0Avalon Waterways offers an Amazon River cruise along the Peruvian region, and Princess, Seabourn and Silverseas also offer an Amazon River cruise through northern Brazil.<\/p>\n

The Nile River<\/strong><\/p>\n

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See the Luxor on your Nile River cruise<\/p><\/div>\n

The Nile River can be seen on the Viking \u201cPathways of the Pharaohs\u201d 12-day river cruise through Cairo, Luxor and Lake Nasser. You can see the best of Egypt from the comfort of your balcony on a luxury river boat along the Nile. \u00a0Order fresh grapes and wine delivered to your room– and for the full \u201cCleopatra\u201d experience, be sure to pack your feathered fan!!\u00a0 During the day, venture out to explore historical Egypt. Visit the pyramids, take a camel ride, see the great Sphinx, ride a traditional Egyptian wooden sailboat on Lake Nassar, shop for Egyptian goods, visit the Temples of Karnak, Luxor, Dendera, Hatshepsut, Rameses III, Horus, Kalabsha and Isis.<\/p>\n

Traveler’s Advisory Note: <\/i><\/b>Due to the current unrest in that region, the U.S. Department of State of Consular Affairs announced that\u00a0U.S. citizens traveling to\u00a0Egypt<\/b>\u00a0are encouraged to enroll in the\u00a0Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP)<\/a>.\u00a0By enrolling, U.S. citizens make it easier for the Embassy to contact them in case of emergency.\u00a0For the latest security information, U.S. citizens traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department of State’s Internet website at\u00a0travel.state.gov<\/a>\u00a0where the\u00a0Worldwide Caution<\/a>,\u00a0Country Specific Information for Egypt<\/a>,\u00a0Travel Warnings<\/a>, and\u00a0Travel Alerts<\/a>\u00a0can be found. Download their free Smart Traveler app, available through\u00a0iTunes<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Google Play<\/a>,\u00a0to have travel information at your fingertips.<\/p>\n

The Mississippi River<\/strong><\/p>\n

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American Cruise Lines’ Queen of the Mississippi has themed cruises like Savories of the South, Civil War, Jazz, Independence Day, Mark Twain, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years<\/p><\/div>\n

The Mississippi River is quickly becoming popular with history buffs from around the world. Avalon Waterways, American Cruise Lines, and Tauck World Discovery have put together history- and culture-filled itineraries on paddle wheel steamboats. Even though these Victorian-era styled boats look original from the outside, they are designed with all the modern amenities and luxuries you expect from a five-star hotel. Steamboats are much larger than the European river boats, which are limited in size because of the narrow locks in Europe. \u00a0Mississippi River itineraries start and end in Minneapolis\/St. Paul, MN, St. Louis, MO, Chicago, IL, Cincinnati, OH, Nashville or Memphis, TN and New Orleans, LA. There are so many itineraries to choose from–including special themed cruises. \u00a0A favorite choice of CruiseExperts.com clients is the cruise through the heart of Dixie and Civil War battlefields from New Orleans, LA to Memphis, TN.<\/p>\n

The Columbia & Snake Rivers<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Lewis and Clark discovered the Snake and Columbia River which took them through densely populated Native American land to get to the Pacific Ocean<\/p><\/div>\n

The Columbia and Snake Rivers take you through the land discovered by Lewis and Clark, which became the route of the Oregon Trail pioneers. American Cruise Line\u2019s Queen of the West paddle wheel steamboat offers an 8-day river cruise from Portland, OR to Clarkston, WA. You\u2019ll cruise through the Columbia River Gorge, go by the breathtaking Multnomah Falls and see lush awe-inspiring landscaping. You’ll also have time to explore the beautiful historic Oregon towns of Astoria, Rainier and Pendleton, and Stevenson, WA. If you\u2019re looking for a truly educational living-history vacation,\u00a0Un-Cruise Adventures offers a small boat expedition on their 88-passenger Safari Legacy that retraces the Lewis and Clark trail. This 7-night roundtrip from Portland, OR stops in Richland, Walla Walla, and Clarkston, WA and offers an excursion through Hells Canyon in Washington. \u00a0With eight locks and seven dams, you will be carried through time, engaging in its history and learning how agriculture and engineering have shaped this great region.<\/p>\n

Africa Safari on the Chobe River<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ama Waterways’ Zambezi Queen takes you through the densest population of wildlife in Africa on the Chobe River<\/p><\/div>\n

Botswana, in southern Africa, has the densest population of wildlife in the continent. Elephants, gazelles, buffaloes, leopards, lions, birds are just a few of the animals that can be seen along the water\u2019s edge on an African safari cruise down the Chobe River. \u00a0As the sun sets on the river, take in the deep auburn skies and full red African moon from your balcony. \u00a0AmaWaterways’ Zambezi Queen takes you along the Chobe River through Botswana. In addition, take a land safari in an open-air game vehicle.\u00a0 Or consider taking a safari boat deeper inland with an experienced tour guide. Depending on what you want to see and do, as well as how much time you have, you can add visits to Cape Town, Victoria Falls, Kasane, Pretoria, Johannesburg, and Kruger National Park Area in southern Africa. You might also want to head north to Kenya, visiting Nairobi, or plan excursions to Serengeti, Ngorongoro or Lake Manyara National Parks in Tanzania.<\/p>\n

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In a recent blog, we discussed our 10 top-selling river cruises. But there are also less well-known river cruises to consider . \u201cExotic\u201d river cruises and U.S. historical river cruises are quickly growing in popularity–and you might want to add them to your bucket list. As we learned in history class, rivers have been used … Top Exotic River Cruises You Should Add to Your Bucket List<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":44063,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,30,29,41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-destinations","category-informative","category-river-cruises","category-themed-cruises"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43972\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}