A Guide to Our Immersive Cultural Shore Excursions

With more than 600 ports across more than 100 countries around the globe, our extensive collection of shore excursions is specially curated to make you marvel at the world’s wonders, inspire new adventures and draw you deeper into the local culture. Whether you’re a history buff, a foodie, an outdoor lover or just a seasoned traveler seeking a fresh and exciting experience, we have shore excursions to suit every interest, activity level and type of traveler.

Below is a list of the wide variety of types of excursions we offer, and you can view and download our useful Shore Excursion Guide here.

Beyond Blueprints Tours
Beyond Blueprints tours offer a rare and in-depth look behind the scenes at some of the world’s most iconic architectural landmarks such as The Royal Library and The Blue Planet aquarium in Copenhagen; the Equinor office building and the Munchmuseet in Oslo, and so much more. All offer special, little-known stories and information from insightful guides about the inspiration, reasoning and genius that brought these marvels to life.
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Culinary Discovery Tours™
Our Culinary Discovery Tours™ take epicurean exploration one step further. Offered in select ports, accompany Chef Instructors while shopping for fresh ingredients ashore at local markets, experience authentic regional fare in private homes or chef-selected restaurants and become immersed in the local culture through the lens of cuisine.
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Evening Excursions
More late evening departures and overnight stays in ports mean ample opportunities for evening excursions. From a twilight dinner and traditional dance performance in Bali and a sunset catamaran cruise in Bora Bora to exciting sundown wildlife adventures in Australia, our evening excursions illuminate a diverse range of desirable destinations in an intriguing new light.
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Food & Wine Trails Tours
Offered in the Mediterranean, Food & Wine Trails Tours provide you with unique insights and introduce you to some of the best and most authentic food and wine of the region. Each of these immersive culinary tours is led by a culinary expert from the locale you are exploring and provides exclusive access and behind-the-scenes experiences.
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Go Green Tours
Go Green tours create fascinating educational jaunts that illuminate the unique ways in which local residences and businesses are working to conserve and sustain their surroundings. The experiences are rich and varied, highlighting the range of thoughtful and creative solutions that have been developed to address complex environmental challenges such as climate change.
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Go Local Tours
Go Local tours open the doors to homes and businesses for memorable immersions in the local way of life, encouraging you to connect more deeply with the culture and enjoy meaningful experiences. Designed with small group sizes in mind, these tours are perfect for curious travelers.
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Oceania Exclusive Excursions
Designed for travelers who prefer an added measure of privacy, intimacy and flexibility, our Oceania Exclusive excursions limit group size to just 16 guests maximum.
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Oceania Select Excursions
While all our shore excursions offer extraordinary experiences, some are so outstanding and awe-inspiring that they merit special recognition. If you wish to delve deeper into a region's culture and history in new and memorable ways, these tours are ideal for you.
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Wellness Discovery Tours by Aquamar
Unique and innovative excursions unify culture, alluring destinations and healthy living into memorable and rejuvenating travel experiences. These immersive well-being tours bring you everything from tai chi in tranquil French gardens to an afternoon at a traditional Vietnamese teahouse.
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Also of note is our Executive Collection option, which is available in many ports around the world and allows you to completely customize your experience ashore with a private car and driver. This makes an excellent choice if you prefer to design your own itinerary for the day and have specific sights you’d like to visit or experiences you wish to arrange.

Explore our complete collection of excursions – more than 8,000 tours and counting – by visiting our shore excursion page here and scrolling to the Endless Adventures section.