Boat tour explained

A boat tour is a short trip in a relatively small boat taken for touristic reasons, typically starting and ending in the same place, and normally of a duration less than a day. This contrasts with river cruising, yacht cruising, and ocean cruising, in larger boats or cruise ships, for any number of days, with accommodation in cabins.

For boat tours, usually a sightseeing boat is used, but sometimes adapted amphibious vehicles or purpose-built amphibious buses. Boat tours are often on rivers and lakes, but can be on canals as well.^{[1] [2]} Sustainability is an increasing issue,^[3] since there can be an impact on the environment.^[4]

Examples

Example boat tours include:

• Bateaux Mouches on the River Seine in Paris, France
• Chao Phraya Express Boat on the Chao Phraya River in Thailand
• Jaws theme park boat tour, Florida, USA
• Maid of the Mist at the Niagara Falls, Canada/United States

See also

• Cruising (maritime)
• Ethan Allen boating accident
• River cruise
• Tour boat

Notes and References

1. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing . 37 . 2020 . 1 . Determinants of canal boat tour participant behaviours: an explanatory mixed-method approach . Javaneh . Mehran . Hossein G.T. . Olya . Heesup . Han . Grzegorz . Kapuscinski . 112–127 . 10.1080/10548408.2020.1720890 . 213511176 .
2. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services . 53 . March 2020 . Canal boat tourism: Application of complexity theory . Javaneh . Mehran . Hossein G.T. . Olya . 101954 . 10.1016/j.jretconser.2019.101954 .
3. Reynolds . P.C. . Braithwaite . R.W. . 1997 . Whose yield is it anyway? Compromise options for sustainable boat tour ventures . International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management . 9 . 2 . 70–74 . 10.1108/09596119710164803 .
4. Journal for Nature Conservation . 40 . December 2017 . 42–48 . Waterbird responses to regular passage of a birdwatching tour boat: Implications for wetland management . Tyler N. . McFaddena . Alejandro G. . Herrerab . Juan G. . Navedoa . 10.1016/j.jnc.2017.09.004 .