Wow! We had an excellent CAF volunteer docent on our boat tour today. Highly recommend this 90 minute relaxing tour, especially on a beautiful sunny day. More

What a delight! Crusing along on the upper deck absorbing the history and significance of each passing skyscraper from a volunteer docent in love with their city. If you only have time for one tour in Chicago, this has to be the best. You spend 90 minutes on board a well equipped ship, complete with very clean bathrooms, an array... More

This 90 min tour starts on the riverfront at the intersection of Michigan Ave and Wacker Dr - a very convenient location if you're in the Magnificent Mile area. It is an excellent tour for anyone with even a slight interest in architecture. The tour guides will give you a history of Chicago from the great fire of 1971 to... More

This your is so interesting and value for money. It goes for nearly 2 hours and you get free coffee or lemonade and cookies and it takes you all around the river with a commentary which is very informative about all the buildings and their history More

This tour was well worth it. Learned a lot about Chicago from the knowledgeable guide. More

The tour was great and very informational. The bar has good selection and prices. There weren't enough seats upstairs so some people were standing. Overall a nice little river cruise! More

If you are an architecture or history buff, this is a great tour. If you are not, it's still entertaining and interesting. On an August afternoon, I wished I had had a hat to shade my eyes. I'm glad I did this once. We were glad to have found this just as they were selling the last few tickets before... More

We found the tour to be an excellent value, delivered by an articulate and knowledgeable docent. It was a great experience even though the weather only partially cooperated that day, and some of the buildings were hidden in the clouds during parts of the cruise. I can understand why some visitors may find the delivery "too much information", but anyone... More

Highly recommend taking a trip down the Chicago River on the First Lady. You will disembark with an entirely new perspective and appreciation for all those sky scrapers. The guides are extremely knowledgeable about the history of the city, architectural history and of how architecture shaped the evolution of Chicago's amazing skyline. If you do only one cultural thing in... More