Top Alabama Tours, Sightseeing & Cruises

Enjoy time exploring Alabama's southern waterways during this catamaran cruise from Orange Beach. Board your vessel and enjoy a smooth ride on the gulf waters, creeks, and/or swamps. Observe local wildlife like egrets, herons, dolphins, large schools of fish, and perhaps even a bald eagle. Whether you're traveling solo, in a couple, with friends or family, this excursion has something for everyone to enjoy.

Birmingham is known for its civil rights history, but matching landmarks to their significance can be difficult on a self-led tour. Visit notable locations, including the 16th Street Baptist Church, Kelly Ingram Park, and the site of the 1961 Freedom Riders attack, and discover their history from your guide. Travel between sites with ease via air-conditioned vehicle, and benefit from the small-group size for a more intimate experience.

Explore Birmingham without the hassle of planning and navigating on a historical highlights tour. In addition to providing stories you won’t find in guidebooks, your guide points out landmarks that visitors often miss if exploring on their own. Snacks, beverages, and air conditioning on board are included for your comfort and convenience.

Go in search of dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico on a cruise from Orange Beach. You can take in views of the Alabama coastline while spotting Atlantic bottlenose dolphins in their natural habitat. See other native wildlife, including crabs and hermit crabs, and earlier tours may even get to have a water battle with other vessels.

Spend time learning about the Civil Rights Movement from an evangelistic perspective on this walking tour through Birmingham, Alabama. Learn about the church leaders and children who marched for equality after the passing of the Civil Rights Act in 1964 from your tour guide. As you walk, stop at significant landmarks, like the 16th Street Baptist Church and Kelly Ingram Park, and learn the role they played during this critical era.

Bring an appetite to Mobile’s LoDa neighborhood for a gourmet tour that blends local history with treats from gumbo to crawfish and praline. It’s a delicious way to eat lunch without limiting yourself to one meal, and you’ll get a delicious look into the city’s cuisine while learning about three centuries of Mobile history.

Have fun in the sun, and enjoy a memorable way to explore Alabama's Orange Beach Islands, on this small-group tiki boat tour. Choose from morning and afternoon tour times, meet your vessel right at the waterfront, and hop aboard your tropical vessel. You can soak in the beauty of the Gulf shores, swim off the coast of Bird Island, sunbathe, and enjoy BYO drinks and snacks (coolers, ice, and glasses are provided).

Discover the marine life of Orange Beach, Alabama during a fun cruise through the area's waterways. Board your vessel and find a comfortable place to sit for your cruise. Then, spot wildlife like dolphins and crustaceans as you sail. At the end of the tour, you can choose to participate in an epic water battle against the other boat and see who comes out victorious.

Set sail on the waterways around Orange Beach for a fun and informative dolphin-watching tour. Get up close to a pod of dolphins, that have been observed for years, and learn their names. Your captain also tells you how to identify them and observe their behaviors while you sail along the coast.

Combine a nature cruise with the magic of the golden hour during this excursion from Orange Beach. Board your vessel and set out on the waterways for a relaxing sail where you can spot wildlife including bald eagles, herons, schools of fish, alligators, and even dolphins. Because the catamaran doesn't need much water underneath, you can navigate into creeks and swamps.

When in the Shoals area, visiting the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio is a must—an option only available with a guided tour. This tour of the legendary music studio not only shows you where music icons such as Keith Richards and Paul Simon recorded their hits, but also lets you play the actual instruments used by rock ‘n’ roll greats.

End your day in Orange Beach on a high note aboard a sunset catamaran cruise. Enjoy a smooth sail along the surrounding waterways just as the sun is setting. While you sail, keep your eyes peeled for local wildlife including ospreys, bald eagles, herons, and perhaps even an alligator. This tour warrants several photos so don't forget to bring your camera.

Sail into the sunset aboard a floating tiki bar with this small-group sunset cruise from Orange Beach. You'll get to enjoy a drink as you cruise along the shoreline, taking in views of the Perdido Pass and the setting sun along the way. If you're lucky, you may even spot dolphins.

The Best Dolphin Cruise in Alabama This is the Premier and by far the most popular cruise we offer. Our two-hour Orange Beach, AL dolphin and nature cruise combines all the features of the dolphin cruise with extra floating time through the hidden creeks of the back bays. We spend the first hour locating and observing our local dolphin pod, and we spend the second hour far up in the swamps. Our knowledgeable tour guide and captain point out the local flora and fauna. You may see osprey and their nests, herons, bald eagles, red-tailed hawks, and maybe even an alligator or two. The Explorer allows us to get as close as safely possible to the banks and the local marine and wildlife. Because the boat only needs 16 to 18 inches of water underneath, we can sneak into creeks and swamps where few other boats can go, providing you with a truly unique and memorable experience.

Discover the dark side of Birmingham’s history on a walking tour that focuses on the city’s allegedly haunted sites and the incidents that have taken place there. Whether you are a paranormal believer or just interested in learning about a different side of the city, this tour is for you. Plus, traveling with a guide enables you to visit sites most people wouldn’t feel comfortable visiting on their own.

Enjoy time exploring Alabama's southern waterways during this catamaran cruise from Orange Beach. Board your vessel and enjoy a smooth ride on the gulf waters, creeks, and/or swamps. Observe local wildlife like egrets, herons, dolphins, large schools of fish, and perhaps even a bald eagle. Whether you're traveling solo, in a couple, with friends or family, this excursion has something for everyone to enjoy.

Discover the tumultuous history of Montgomery, Alabama, with a focus on the Civil Rights era, during this driving tour. Alongside a private guide, visit some of the city's landmarks that were essential during this time period including the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church where MLK helped to organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott. You also tour other areas like the Alabama State Capitol and Alabama State University.

Visit some of the most important sites of the Civil Rights Movement on a private tour of Montgomery. See places including the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church and the Alabama State Capitol, and hear about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Mrs. Rosa Parks, and the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Choose either the half-day or full-day tour via private vehicle.

Enjoy some time relaxing on the Gulf of Mexico during your time in Orange Beach. Join a small group and board your vessel for a cruise along Alabama's Gulf Shores and the Perdido Islands. Listen to music onboard and sip on the drinks of your choice aboard the boat. This is a great way to spend time with friends and family in a relaxing environment.

Enjoy a taste of Birmingham on board the Bham Eat Drink Ride Food Tour party bus. This food tour takes you to 4 or 5 of the city's best local restaurants—so come hungry. You'll enjoy small bites at each restaurant, as well as 3 cocktails, and lots of fun.

Feel the wind in your hair and explore Orange Beach in style aboard a Polaris Slingshot roadster. The low-sitting, open-air frame, allows you to take in the sights of Orange Beach with ease. Whether you're cruising around on the roads or heading to the beach, your Slingshot takes you where you need to go.

Fairhope’s food scene is full of coastal favorites and southern comforts. This three hour walking tour gives guests the opportunity to enjoy dishes unique to Fairhope.

Get a comprehensive overview of Birmingham, Alabama’s top historical highlights on this half-day driving tour. Join a small group and discover key landmarks like Arlington Antebellum House, Vulcan Park, Legion Field, and 16th Street Baptist Church. Listen to your guide talk about the city’s tumultuous past, from the Civil War and Civil Rights eras to the present day while you drive around.

There is no better way to celebrate a special occasion in Birmingham than sharing an afternoon or evening with friends, family or coworkers. Let us tour you around to the best Birmingham breweries while diving into the history and brewing process. All-inclusive round trip transportation makes it to where you drink and we drive! Get exclusive behind the scene tours of the brew house to show how the grain gets to glass!

Visit Birmingham’s storied hotels, theaters, graveyards, and mansions on a small-group ghost tour. While many ghost tours travel on foot, this tour includes transportation from one attraction to the next, making it an ideal wintertime outing. Plus, this tour takes you inside many of the sites, giving you an inside look at historic buildings that are only talked about on other tours.