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9 Best Historical Tours

Sorted for cruise passengers.

The 9 most popular historical tours for cruise passengers. The trips that get you to the sights and back to the ship on time, with run times, prices and the operator behind each one.

9 Best Historical Tours

Kona Shore Excursion: Sea Turtles, Historic Kona & Coffee - The Cruise-Port Start: Tender, Sign, and a Clean Get-Going
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Kona Shore Excursion: Sea Turtles, Historic Kona & Coffee

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1.Kona Shore Excursion: Sea Turtles, Historic Kona & Coffee

Kona shore excursion with Kona coffee sampling, the Painted Church, and a turtle trail at Kaloko-Honokohau. Port pickup included.

Most Popular★ 4.5

“Overall, very good tour. Jess was our tour guide. I would recommend. It is a low impact activity level and good for families of all ages looking to see some of the island. Pick up at the cruise port was super easy and tour company does a great job with communication.”

324 reviews5 hours (approx.)From $149.00by C Big Island Tours

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Tauranga Shore Excursion: History & Kiwifruit Tasting – 4 Hours - Stop 1: Mount Maunganui for beach-town bearings and good photo angles
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Tauranga Shore Excursion: History & Kiwifruit Tasting – 4 Hours

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2.Tauranga Shore Excursion: History & Kiwifruit Tasting – 4 Hours

Tauranga half-day tour with Mt Maunganui, harbour-bridge port stories, orchard kiwifruit and avocado tasting, and local tea.

★ 5.0

“Tauranga is very nice. However, the tour spent too long driving out of the harbor, going to a park, driving by parked containers from ships. The stop at a beach was nice, but really short. It was a nice sunny breezy. There was another stop at a park that overlooked the harbor. The most interesting…”

146 reviewsFrom $65.78by Wicked Wanders Tours

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Nassau Shore Excursion: Half-Day Historical Sightseeing Tour - John Watling’s Distillery: rum history with a piña colada sample
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Nassau Shore Excursion: Half-Day Historical Sightseeing Tour

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3.Nassau Shore Excursion: Half-Day Historical Sightseeing Tour

Nassau half-day history tour with Queen’s Staircase photos, rum cake, Graycliff chocolate, rum tastings, and local stops with port pickup.

★ 5.0

“This tour is fantastic! Nikki our tour guide was so knowledgeable and provided incredible historical information about this beautiful island! Nikki was able to make us feel comfortable and like VIPs to all the attractions we went to!”

70 reviewsFrom $145.00by Tyrone Wilson

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Cruise Shore Excursion - Private Tuk Tuk Tour to the Historic Center - The tuk tuk experience: comfort, cobblestones, and group size
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Cruise Shore Excursion – Private Tuk Tuk Tour to the Historic Center

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Nassau Shore Excursion: Cultural Heritage Sightseeing Tour - Graycliff Chocolatier: 17 flavors and factory viewing
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Nassau Shore Excursion: Cultural Heritage Sightseeing Tour

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5.Nassau Shore Excursion: Cultural Heritage Sightseeing Tour

Nassau cultural heritage in 3.5 hours: Graycliff chocolate tasting, Fort Charlotte, Ardastra Gardens, Cave of New Providence, with pickup.

★ 5.0

“We did this tour again approximately a year later than we took the first tour. This is one of the best tours that I have been on. We were fortunate to have Berdy as our guide this time and she did an amazing job. We were allowed to go at our oRead more”

45 reviewsFrom $220.00by Tyrone Wilson

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Invergordon Cruise Excursion - Castle ,Whisky and History Tour - Dunrobin Castle and Gardens: the main event, with a seasonal reality check
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Invergordon Cruise Excursion – Castle ,Whisky and History Tour

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6.Invergordon Cruise Excursion – Castle ,Whisky and History Tour

Port-to-Highlands day trip from Invergordon: Struie views, Dunrobin Castle, seals at Loch Fleet, Dornoch history, and Balblair whisky.

★ 5.0

“Bob was our guide (George, the owner mentioned in many other reviews, was leading a tour van we were trailing most of the time), and while Bob was friendly and allowed us complete flexibility, he felt more like a private driver than a guide, often giving anecdotes on previous groups he'd driven and sometimes pulling…”

37 reviews7 hours (approx.)From $212.52by Clan Tours

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Cruise Ship Shore Excursion of Historic Kona - A fast, focused Kona day from the pier
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Cruise Ship Shore Excursion of Historic Kona

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Shore Excursion to Historic Kerikeri including Lunch - Waitangi Wharf pickup: the part that keeps your schedule safe
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Shore Excursion To Historic Kerikeri Including Lunch

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8.Shore Excursion To Historic Kerikeri Including Lunch

Half-day Bay of Islands cruise shore tour to Kerikeri mission history, Rainbow Falls photos, and lunch with local wine at Plough & Feather.

★ 4.5

“We ther thoroughly enjoyed the excusion with the driver/owner Ken. We compared experiences with another couple on our cruise and concluded the our excursion was better than the Celebrity-sponsored outing they took becuase we saw more places, had a smaller group/more personalized experience and less waiting for stragglers. Ken was knowledgeable, gentile and accommodating.”

21 reviewsFrom $130.32by Mullarkey Tours Limited

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Liverpool Heritage, History, Culture Walking Tour-Shore Excursion - The Three Graces: where architecture tells a port-city story
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Liverpool Heritage, History, Culture Walking Tour-Shore Excursion

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9.Liverpool Heritage, History, Culture Walking Tour-Shore Excursion

Walk Liverpool’s waterfront from the cruise terminal with Titanic links, dock architecture, and Beatles photo stops in about 2 hours.

★ 4.5

“We learned so much about Liverpool from our guide, Peter and really enjoyed the experience. Exploring the waterfront and the nearby commercial district was eye-opening. There was so much about the area we were completely unaware of and the Heritage Walking Tour was the perfect way to see it and explore Liverpool. The history and…”

21 reviews2 hours 15 minutes (approx.)From $37.10by Liverpool Famous Walking Tours

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