Oceania Allura - Shore excursions and activities

With more than 8,000 tours and excursions to choose from, we’ll help deepen your exploration of our fantastic locales in our Oceania Cruises way. Through a number of specialty tours and an expert team of destination specialists, transformative, once-in-a-lifetime experiences in the most magnificent places on earth await you. From small group tours to our signature curations focused on culinary discovery, local immersions, wellness and vitality, architecture and history, we promise that you will be forever changed.

BEYOND BLUEPRINTS

Designed to enhance your appreciation for architecture, Beyond Blueprints tours provide a rare and behind-the-scenes look at some of the world’s most iconic and fascinating architectural landmarks.

CULINARY DISCOVERY TOURS

Widely recognised for its groundbreaking culinary enrichment both aboard its ships and ashore, Oceania Cruises connects you with the culinary culture wherever you travel.

EXECUTIVE COLLECTION

Allows guests to have the personalised attention of a driver and English-speaking guide to provide them with flexibility and independence to design their itinerary ashore according to their interests.

EVENING EXCURSIONS

More late evening departures and overnight stays in ports around the world mean ample opportunities for evening excursions.

FOOD & WINE TOURS

Each Food & Wine Trails tour is led or organised by a local culinary expert – sommeliers, chefs and wine writers – to provide you with unique insights and a behind-the-scenes experience.

GO GREEN TOURS

Go Green tours offer enriching opportunities to experience the ways in which local communities and businesses are endeavouring to conserve, sustain and elevate their surrounding environments.

GO LOCAL TOURS

Our groundbreaking new Go Local excursions are immersive destination tours that invite you to embed yourself in the fabric of the local communities for engaging, one-of-a-kind experiences. On more than 120 tours across Europe, Alaska and South America, you will be welcomed into homes and businesses and immersed in the local way of life. You’ll have the chance to engage with local artisans, craftsmen, religious figures and other individuals. You’ll learn generations-old traditions and become part of a local family. You’ll experience the destination on an entirely new level and leave feeling connected to the place – and changed.

OCEANIA EXCLUSIVE EXCURSIONS

Designed for travelers who prefer an added measure of privacy, intimacy and flexibility, our Oceania Exclusive excursions limit group size to just 16 guests maximum.

• Small group tours from 10 to 16 guests
• Available in nearly every port we visit
• More flexibility and personalized attention

OCEANIA SELECT EXCURSIONS

While all our shore excursions offer extraordinary experiences, some are so outstanding and awe-inspiring that they merit special recognition.

WELLNESS DISCOVERY TOURS BY AQUAMAR

From ancient mineral baths outside of Rome to a traditional teahouse in Myanmar, our Wellness Discovery Tours by Aquamar offer exclusive excursions ashore that reveal timeless wellness practices of locales around the world. Alluring destinations, fascinating cultures and healthy living come together to create innovative and rejuvenating travel experiences. With more than 50 options, the tours featured here are only the beginning.

Our expert team of Destination Specialists is on hand to help you with all of your shore excursion planning and destination questions.

MEANINGFUL & EVER-CHANGING ENRICHMENT

On every voyage, a Guest Speaker will share unique insights into the cultures and people of the regions visited, along with fascinating stories and themes related to the destinations. On select sailings, a second Guest Speaker will provide an additional program of enriching presentations and workshops. Also take advantage of complimentary seminars hosted by the Aquamar Spa + Vitality Center on a range of relevant and timely health, nutrition and wellness topics to reinvigorate your routines and lifestyle. Check your daily onboard newsletter, Currents, for a schedule of talks, presentations and seminars.

A wall of windows opens onto seascapes that are sure to inspire your inner artist at the Artist Loft, where talented Artists in Residence offer step-by-step instruction in the visual arts. With their expert guidance, you might explore painting, drawing, sculpture or photography. Perhaps you’ll discover the perfect medium to channel the creativity inspired by your travels and capture the essence of your enlightening experiences ashore. Classes vary by sailing but always promise to leave you with a unique memento of your voyage aboard Oceania Allura.

LEARN BY EXPERIENCING

This may be the most inspiring classroom you’ve ever set foot in. The Culinary Center on board Oceania Allura feels like a lavish entertainment kitchen where a fabulous dinner party might break out at any moment. Thanks to the passion and enthusiasm of your Chef Instructors, each class does feel like a party. Master chefs demonstrate techniques and lead you step by step through the preparation of recipes that reflect the culinary traditions innovations of the destinations where we sail. At your own fully equipped workstation in this state-of-the-art teaching kitchen, you actually prepare each dish yourself. You might learn the secrets of traditional French cuisine, the fundamentals of cooking seafood, or how to make fresh pasta.

To further connect your culinary experience to the destinations ashore, select ports also offer our trademark Culinary Discovery Tours™. On these shoreside excursions, join Chef Instructors to shop for fresh ingredients at local markets, experience authentic regional fare in private homes, visit Michelin-starred restaurants and otherwise immerse yourself in the local culinary culture.

The Chef's Studio at The Culinary Center

Every meal tells a story and every chef is a storyteller. In this unique studio, study their secrets and taste their triumphs. Attend a workshop and learn the nuances of flavours that allow you to create the perfect cheese course. Discover the distinct traits of the world’s spices and how to assemble the perfect spice pantry. Learn how the Silk Road and the Age of Exploration have helped foods travel the globe, influencing cultures and sparking conflicts. Develop a new appreciation for the art of winemaking. Behind every dish is a complex narrative. What story will you tell?