RIVER & CANAL CRUISES
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The 3 most popular helsinki cruises, compared side by side. What you see from the water, how long you are aboard, what it costs and which operator to book, so you can pick your boat in a couple of minutes.
90-minute Helsinki canal cruise through the archipelago with multilingual audio, icebreakers, and the narrow Degerö Canal.
Most Popular“Value for money Great trip to get different perspective Beautiful scenery”
Ride the Helsinki waterfront and archipelago on a 90-minute cruise, with commentary, Suomenlinna views, and Degerö Canal sailing when possible.
“Very enjoyable experience on a 1.5hr boat ride around the islands. Interesting to see the local houses, boats, beaches, etc. Weather was beautiful. Sunny and 21C. Everyone sits on top of the boat. They do have drinks, beer and wine. And they have a water closet. The boat departs from the very active city center…”
Helsinki hop-on hop-off bus plus a shoreline canal cruise with audio in multiple languages, giving fast land-and-sea sightseeing value.
“Don't bother with the Hop-On Hop-Off Bus and Boat Combination Tour --- the boat ride was too long, very challenging to find the stops as the position of the stop on the map doesn't match up with where the stop actually is. Plus,the signage is difficult to see. Questionable whether the buses actually came every…”
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