Welcome

The R/B River Explorer is America's only floating hotel barge in the United States. The RiverBarge Family invites you to join us as we go Barging Through America®.

We travel to six river regions of the country on 4 to 10 day excursions on America's inland waterways. We offer a complete vacation that allows guests to experience the heritage and culture of nearby towns that celebrate their past, live in the present and have their eye on the future.

We take the relaxed and casual atmosphere of the R/B River Explorer and combine it with the flexibility of making your own choices. You can choose when, where and with whom you'd like to share your meals, whether to take an excursion onshore to meet the locals or to stay onboard and pass the time in the Guest Pilot House, enjoy the activities in the Sprague or find some additional history in the Governor Galvez Room. The choices are yours to make.

By the way, take your watch off, because there's no need to keep a rigid schedule. The rivers and the waterways have a way of keeping their own time. With "RiverTime" all you need to do is sit back, relax and let us take you there.

We think you'll also appreciate our all-inclusive pricing. While you're onboard, there's no extra charge for meals, soft drinks, juice coffee, tea, snacks, scheduled shore activities, onboard entertainment, port charges, taxes or gratuities. No tipping allowed!

And remember, we are your hosts. You have our commitment that we will make the time you spend onboard with us not only comfortable, but memorable. A family atmosphere prevails during all excursions as travelers are welcomed aboard as guests and depart as part of our RiverBarge Family.

Are you ready to make new friends and to experience America's great inland waterways from the very different perspective of a RiverBarge Excursion? We're ready to take you there as we go from rivers to shores, sharing America's stories!

We look forward to seeing you soon,

The RiverBarge Family