Explorer River Tours

This 40-passenger tour boat will bring you on an intriguing and relaxing tour in the Blackstone River Valley. For over 30 years, hundreds of thousands of passengers have come to learn and discover interesting facts about Rhode Island’s Blackstone Valley, and see the quiet beauty many are often surprised to find! Your journey will uncover the serenity and beauty found along the Blackstone River, learn about this interesting landscape...enjoy a chance glimpse at the river wildlife that inhabits this tight urban area...and discover why this geography attracted settlers and industries to the Blackstone Valley. As the region's only river tours, the Explorer conducts nature and heritage tours on Sunday afternoons, as well as Saturday evening cruises, chartered tours, special events, and a river classroom education program with customized programs for students.