Where to Go: the 13 Best Walking Trips Worldwide

1.Porto Walking Tour, Lello Bookshop, River Cruise and Cable Car

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,354 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $72Our pick

Spend four hours seeing Porto from three angles: walk with a bilingual guide, enter Livraria Lello, ride the cable car, and cruise under the Dom Luís I Bridge. Guides such as Maria, Santiago, Francisco, and Joao are praised for clear history and helpful local tips. The tour ends in Gaia.

“Joao Garcia was an excellent guide. Although it was rainy he trudged through it with us offering lots of information and hooked us up with several recommendations beyond the tour.”

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2.Ghost Walk and River Thames Boat Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,251 reviews · 2 hours · from $26

Follow a live guide through Green Park, St James’s, Westminster, and the Tower of London while hearing grim tales of London’s past. Choose a scenic Uber Boat ride with an onboard bar or use the Underground. Guides such as Marvin, Julia, John, and Zachary are known for lively storytelling.

“Incredible, it surpassed all expectations. Luke is an amazing storyteller, you could see yourself in “that” time, submerged in the stories, as an spectator of what was happening. We had so much fun!”

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3.Port and Douro Wine Walking Tour with 9 Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 926 reviews · 3 hours · from $57

Walk Vila Nova de Gaia’s riverfront with a local guide, visiting Vasques de Carvalho, Fonseca, and Solar dos Dragos for nine Port and Douro tastings. Guides such as Maria, Ricardo, and João explain wine styles, production, and the Douro Valley in English or Portuguese.

“Fantastic! Very informative, great Port and wine houses and great guides”

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4.Guided Bus & Walking Tour with River Cruise & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 610 reviews · 6h 30m · from $135

Spend 390 minutes seeing Prague from three angles. Ride past major landmarks, walk through Prague Castle and the Old Town, then enjoy a two-hour Vltava River cruise with buffet lunch. Guides such as Sofia and Lenka have been praised for clear historical commentary. Expect several miles of walking.

“Guide was very easy to talk to and very interesting. Fit in a lot of sights in one tour and had a very enjoyable day. The tour involves mainly walking and the boat ride is not until the last hour of the tour. Only downside is you have to make your own way back to hotel from the boat trip. However, our guide called taxis for us and arranged for them to take us to our hotels for a very reasonable price.”

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5.San Antonio: River Walk Cruise Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 577 reviews · 35 min · from $16

Take a 35-minute narrated cruise through central San Antonio, passing bridges, restaurants, architecture, and River Walk scenes. English-speaking guides such as Stewart, Juan, Barbara, and Craig mix local history with humor. Depart from three downtown docks, with boats leaving every 15 to 20 minutes.

“Taking this tour is very convenient and simple! Highly recommend!”

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6.Benahavís: Guided Canyoning Adventure (Benahavís River Walk)

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 540 reviews · 3 hours · from $47

Join licensed guides such as Martin, Vera, Juan, or Brenda for a three-hour canyoning trip through Benahavís. You’ll swim 20 to 30-meter stretches, scramble over rocks, pass through caves, and choose optional jumps and a 6-meter rappel. Gear, wetsuits, boots, insurance, and GoPro photos are included.

“Such a fun adventure, our tour guide Martin was very fun and helpful!”

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7.Port and Douro Wine Walking Tour With 9 Wine Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 500 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $59

Spend three hours walking through Vila Nova de Gaia with an English-speaking guide such as Pedro or Ricardo. Visit three wine lodges and taste nine Port and Douro wines, from small Portuguese producers to Fonseca. Wear good shoes, eat lunch first, and expect one steep climb early on.

“It starts with a little uphill climb, but then it’s all easy back to the start. Guide was great, and the tastings were all very good. Always good company at these type of excursions.”

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8.Walking Tour Budapest incl. the Shoes on the Danube Bank

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 387 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $3Best value

Start beside St. Stephen’s Basilica and walk through central Pest with guides such as Claudia, Rebecca, Juan, or Klaudia. Expect local history, Hungarian phrases, grand architecture, the Shoes on the Danube, Parliament views, and photo stops at the Little Princess Statue. The route ends near Parliament.

“This is a great tour! The guides are delightful, knowledgeable and engaging. By chance, I took the tour twice, and guides Juan and Claudia each made their tour special and exciting. • Please note that this is the same tour that the Big Bus includes with their ticket price. (and yes, I was fine to take the tour twice, as the guides make it special, and there is so much to see and experience). • Please consider writing reviews and tipping to support these wonderful guides. • (I believe this tour is also available free through LUNA TOURS- with the purple umbrellas. Please support the tour companies and the guides)”

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9.Strahan: Gordon River Cruise with Lunch & Sarah Island Walk

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 382 reviews · 6 hours · from $109

Cruise quietly from Strahan through Macquarie Harbour and Hells Gates, then walk the Gordon River rainforest and Sarah Island. Guides bring the convict settlement to life, while a buffet lunch, full-length windows, and optional Premier seating make this a comfortable six-hour outing.

“It was very good. The first time we had been up river since we were arrested there 42 years ago . We appreciated our actions and thousands of others to save the area by blockading and a huge amount of effort by the Wilderness Society., being recognised in the video and by the Captain , but saddened not to see any printed acknowledgment. The on board Cafe was very good. The lunch was excellent and the prices at the cafe were very reasonable.. and we loved being able to use all the decks and go up to the front of the boat and enjoy the ride on the waves”

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10.Harry Potter Walking Tour with Thames River Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 370 reviews · from $36

Join guides such as Perla, Luke, Louie, or Hannah for a 2.5-hour Harry Potter walk through Borough Market, Diagon Alley, Knockturn Alley, and Trafalgar Square, with house points, film clips, London history, and a 25-minute Thames boat ride.

“Wonderful, had a good level of detail and the guide was knowledgeable, fun and engaged the group. Great experience for children and adults alike.”

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11.Paris TV Character Walking Tour with Optional Seine River Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 321 reviews · 1 hour 40 minutes (approx.) · from $35

Follow Emily in Paris locations from Place de l’Estrapade to the Palais-Royal and Opéra with an English-speaking guide such as Tetiana, Paula, or Sania. Expect a brisk walk, photo stops, Paris history, and an optional one-hour Seine cruise usable within one year.

“The guide was very pleasant and knowledgeable. It was the hottest time of the day. So it was a bit hot during the tour”

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12.Lively Saigon River Sightseeing Cruise + Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 305 reviews · 1 - 3 hours · from $19

Start at the Saigon Opera House with an optional 4 PM walk along Nguyen Hue Street, then let an English or Japanese-speaking guide escort you to the pier. Choose a Boutique, lower-deck River Seat, or upper-deck Sky Seat for a 45-minute cruise past Nha Rong Wharf, Bitexco Tower, and Landmark 81.

“Violin was nice. Nice night view even though it rained.”

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13.Canyoning Gorge Descent, river walk in Benahavis.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 255 reviews · from $56

Join Team 4 U near Benahavís for a beginner-friendly canyoning trip through clear pools, waterfalls, rock slides, and optional jumps from 3 to 7 meters. Sebastian, Antonio, and other experienced guides provide wetsuits, helmets, harnesses, safety help, and photos. The three-hour activity suits ages six and up.

“This was the best canyoning experience we’ve ever had! Thanks to the location and the instructor Antonio who made the trip even better by giving us some fun time!”

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