River Cruise Tours

A unique experience on the Brazos & Bosque Rivers.

Ranked #1 Best Boat Tour in North America by USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice in 2020 & 2023!

A group on a Waco Tours boat

Duration: 2.25 Hours

Price: $79 per guest

Group Size: This experience requires a 4 guest minimum to run. Parties of less than 4 guests are more than welcome to book! However, please note that the total number of guests across all parties must be 4 or greater in order to run.

A Unique Perspective on the River

We invite you to sit back, be refreshed, and relax on our 2 hour and 15 minutes, peaceful and informative cruise experience on the Brazos River. It’s sure to be one of the most memorable times of your Waco visit.

Enjoy this luxurious outing as your Captain and Guide welcome you, entertain you, and share intriguing stories of this life-giving river, featuring Waco’s history and its people – past and present.

You will see beautiful landscape and wildlife, as well as some of Waco’s iconic sights. Our crew looks forward to serving you with Waco Tours’ trademark warmth, hospitality and fun – even providing you a uniquely Wacoan treat – making this cruise the unforgettable highlight of your time in Waco.

Seasonal Experience

Our River Cruise is a seasonal experience – it does not run in the winter.

Meeting Place

This tour takes off at McLane Stadium. After booking, we will email directions with your confirmation. Alcohol is not permitted on the boat unless previously discussed for a private tour.

Health Safety

Masks are not required on our River Cruise.

What Others Are Saying

Dan W
Dan W
March 12, 2023.
Waco River Cruise Tim and Sam were a great team in our river cruise. They were both knowledgeable, entertaining, and humorous. If your in Waco you should definitely do the cruise. My daughter thinking Sam the tour guide was cute was a plus . 😊
Angie P
Angie P
March 12, 2023.
Waco Tours- Classic Red & Ben did an amazing job!Great info about the history of Waco as well as what is coming in the future. Their humor was refreshing, definitely not your average tour guides!!
Cshellrun
Cshellrun
March 12, 2023.
Amazing tour with great Waco sights and recommendations! Dano and the team made everything easy for us. From communicating before and after the tour to making us not feel bad about arriving only 5 minutes before the tour start time. 😂The tour route gave us everything we needed: ideas for places to visit and eat, the classical Fixer Upper sights, and an overall feel of Waco as a town, both past and present. Based on their recommendations for places to eat, we ended up using their list almost exclusively- and with much joy! Lastly, Dano was awesome. It was just two of us, but he was 100% so that we had the best tour experience possible. He was funny and wholesome, but most of all, insanely knowledgeable about all things Waco. And passionate about the city and continuing to make it the best it can be. I highly recommend this tour for anyone who wants to get their bearings in a new place and who wants to see the “real” Waco.
Carol G
Carol G
March 12, 2023.
Amazing Dano and Leah were so fun! They were very knowledgeable about Waco but also made our experience fun! Highly recommend this tour!
Gay M
Gay M
March 11, 2023.
Great tour Our tour guides Don and Rae were excellent! We learned so much about your beautiful city and had so much fun doing it. We highly recommend taking the tour.
AlisonHeartAZ
AlisonHeartAZ
March 11, 2023.
Great introduction to Waco! This tour is a must do if you want to get a good foundation of all things and sites to see during your stay in Waco. We were able to see all the highlights and then go back to what we wanted to visit again. Tour leader and van driver were engaging, funny and very knowledgeable on all things Waco. Highly recommend!
Laura B
Laura B
March 10, 2023.
A wonderful spring break experience!! Captain Ed and First Mate Liz were outstanding tour guides of our favorite city - So many things we did not know - their presentation was well put together and they were very hospitable!!
Naomi
Naomi
March 9, 2023.
Wonderful experience! We had such an amazing time on our Waco tour! Liz and Leah were wonderful and very informative! There was an exciting array of stops and fun sites to see. The tour took around 2 and a half hours which was perfect. I will be coming back for the boat tour!
Anita s
Anita s
March 9, 2023.
Waco River Night Cruise The Captain Ed and First Mate Brendon were amazing. So much fun and loved all the history and "love stories" of the city, river, and the college even though I am a die hard Michigan Fan. Go Blue!!
peggyo214
peggyo214
March 9, 2023.
Best tour I have been on! This was one of the best tours I have ever been on. Dano and Liz have such a fun camaraderie that if I bring anyone else I will definitely request their tour. They know the history and information so well, include all the passengers and are in general very personable and fun. Loved it!