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Guided Memphis City Tour with Riverboat Cruise along Mississippi River

Guided Memphis City Tour with Riverboat Cruise along Mississippi River

Overview

This combo tour will help you experience all Memphis has to offer. Our professional humorous guides will help you discover downtown Memphis and the Mississippi river all in one package. You will not leave feeling like you missed out on Memphis. It's a great opportunity to see it all while you are here. After your City Hour, you'll have free time to explore Beale Street or stop for lunch on your own before heading to the riverboats.

Next, enjoy a cruise on the Memphis Riverboats, a Paddlewheel sail along the Mississippi River. Cruise down the Mississippi River and soak in the sights as you hear interesting commentary from your captain. Pass by Tom Lee Park and learn about its namesake, then discover how Mississippi influenced commerce in Memphis and the surrounding areas along the way.

City: Memphis

Thu 26 Sep

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Starting at $80.00

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Thu 26 Sep

Starting at $80.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Complimentary Hotel Pick-Up/Drop-Off (select Memphis hotels only)

Professional Guide with Live Narration

Pass Victorian homes, historical statues and cultural landmarks

Guided Memphis City Day Tour with Riverboat Cruise

Pass sites such as Pyramid Arena and Lorraine Hotel, where Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated

Admission to Memphis Riverboats: Paddlewheel Cruise along the Mississippi River

Free time to explore famous Beale Street in Downtown Memphis

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund.
Total tour duration is approximately 6.5-7 hours
Please note: Our buses are not wheelchair accessible. We can accommodate if they can get out the chair and step on the bus.

What To Expect

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After pickup from your downtown Memphis hotel, Our professional humorous guides will help you discover downtown Memphis and the Mississippi river all in one package. You will see some of the most famous and infamous sites around our historical city.

Beale Street

Sites such as Beale Street, which is a location where all the blues clubs are located and has become a major attraction here in Memphis. We will also show you Victorian Village which are homes built in the 1800's, two statues of the Kin Elvis Presley and B.B King.

The Peabody Ducks

Don't forget about The Peabody Hotel to stop and see the March of the World Famous Ducks!

National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel

You will witness history at the Lorraine Hotel where Martin Luther King was assassinated on the balcony

Memphis Riverboats

The Island Queen, a historical paddle-wheel boat with three decks offering great views. We will cruise down the mighty Mississippi River and soak in the sights as you hear interesting commentary from your captain.

Tom Lee Park

Pass by Tom Lee Park, named after Tom Lee, a worker who jumped into the river to save the lives of 32 passengers of a sinking steamboat in 1925. Along the way, you'll learn all about the history of the river and discover how Mississippi influenced commerce in Memphis and the surrounding areas. After this combo tour, you’ll be taken back to your hotel.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (253)

KEN B

Jun 2018

Definitely an experience worth the time and cost. The guide was extremely knowledgeable. Food and drinks were reasonable. The trip could have been a little longer

Kkoleary

Jun 2018

Many of the jokes were old and worn. I would have enjoyed the riverboat with no talking ... I would not recommend this unless you really had your heart set on going in a circle in a small riverboat with a loud mouth guide. Seats on top fill up fast so get in front of line. Snack bar limited but did have water and beer (both appreciated in the heat).

Anonymous

Jun 2018

Booked this Tour before leaving Australia thinking it would be quite extensive as it was all day. 9am till 4pm ( a 7 hour day ). My mistake. Picked up at Hotel at 9am, driven to visitor centre, waited 30minutes before bus tour commenced, ok, so we had to wait for other tourists to arrive. City Tour commenced and was at best a fleeting glimpse of the city. A total of 2 hours. The stop at St Judes Hospital although interesting, was, I feel not required, a commentary while driving past would have been better. The historic site of The Lorraine Hotel, however in my opinion, did deserve a stop, and not just a fleeting drive by, which is what we got, even though the Civil Rights Museum itself was closed.This was most disappointing. We then got dropped off in Beale Street for lunch at 11.30am, end of City Tour. (2 hours). Waited 2 hours, to be picked up at 1.30pm by another bus to then take us to the Riverboat. Cruise started at 2.30pm (that's another 1 hour wasted) and finished at 4pm. Although informative, they could have cut down the narrative and had maybe a jazz band playing for part of the cruise. People were falling asleep. So, out of a 7 hour day, The City Tour & Riverboat Cruise took a combined total of 3 & 1/2 hours. A big fat waste of time and not worth the money we paid