River cruises in Berlin

After flowing a bucolic 400km from the Czech border region to Berlin, the river Spree goes out with a bang before disappearing into the Havel near Spandau. Cutting a curvy passage through Berlin, it provides tremendous views of the Dom cathedral, the Reichstag and the government district and the Berlin Wall near Ostbahnhof. Some of the Spree is diverted along park-lined canals, and Berlin has more bridges than Venice or Amsterdam.

Short city centre cruise tours depart regularly from the boat landings near the Museumsinsel, Friedrichstraße, Hauptbahnhof station and the Haus der Kulturen in the park. The 3.5-hour Brücke (bridges) tours leave from Märkisches Ufer near Märkisches Museum, Jannowitzbrücke and Kottbusser Brücke, cruising past all the city centre sights and down Landwehrkanal and past the beautiful Oberbaumbrücke. Here we list the tours with English narration. Sail away.