Chicago River
ATTRACTION Keywords:
Good Place to Relax,
Nature & Wildlife,
People Watching,
Water Sports,
River
Chicago River Reviews
We've found 122 Chicago River reviews from Viator.com travelers and members: what they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved. It's all here to help you make the most of your next trip.
Review by Conrad C, September 2012
Doing what: Chicago River and Lake Architecture Tour
Evrything went extreamly well except we couldn't print our vouchers and they couldn't fax them to ourmotel.
Review by boyce w, September 2012
Doing what: Chicago River and Lake Architecture Tour
Great ride. great crew, great value
Review by Dolores H, September 2012
Doing what: Chicago Grand Half-Day Tour
Excellent! Tour guide very informative and entertaining.
Review by Cathy C, USA, September 2012
Doing what: Chicago River and Lake Architecture Tour
Don't miss this tour of the amazing Chicago architecture. It's the best way to see it all. We had a great tour guide...they always are! This particular tour included a speed boat ride at the end of the tour on Lake Michigan....it was sooo much fun!!
Review by David D, Canada, September 2012
Doing what: Chicago Grand Half-Day Tour
Great way to see the city
Review by Rajdeep B, September 2012
Doing what: Chicago Grand Half-Day Tour
It was a good, thorough introduction to Chicago. I recommend beginning with a city tour as it will allow you to highlight what you would like to revisit for the rest of your stay there. Plus, a tour makes it easy to get around the city as opposed to doing it on your own. A tour is a small investment in your trip that is definitely worth it!
The driver/narrorator is very good. One highlight is President Obama's house. However, this tour takes place on a large bus - I recommend a tour in a minivan as it will give an up close, more personable introduction to the city. A minivan will also probably be able to make more stops.
Review by Cheb Heff, South Africa, September 2012
Doing what: Chicago River and Lake Architecture Tour
Missed this one, but the tour operator offered the Speed Dog which cruised the lake at high speed. Awesome.
Review by go-anna, September 2012
Doing what: Chicago River and Lake Architecture Tour
Best part was the fast boat ride on the lake. Cruising down the river a bit boring especially after hop on/off bus.
Review by Roman M, September 2012
Doing what: Chicago Grand Tour and Hancock Observatory
The tour was informative and the guides knew their city.
Review by Eve K, September 2012
Doing what: Chicago Grand Tour and Hancock Observatory
Extremely disappointing considering this was the main tour booked for our short stay in Chicago. Our bus driver was not interested in us getting photo opportunities, just went thru his spiel. He was also reading the newspaper at red lights. He did not want to answer questions either, and was quite abrupt and rude with one particular woman. The tour was disrupted halfway with combining another group and we had to redo part of the tour again for their benefit. We also had to change buses to get to the hancock tower which due to the smog we could not view anything once at top. Given the driver should be aware of these things before dropping us off, to allow us to make alternative decisions. I would most definitely not recommend this tour, and would instead warn people not to take it!!
Review by JoAnn D, August 2012
Doing what: Chicago Water Taxi
We were all very impressed with the service. We were on a girls day out (8 of us). The service saved us money (day pass) as well as missing the traffice congestion travel about the city. Would recomment your water taxi service to all! We had a wonderful day out!!!
Review by Julia B, August 2012
Doing what: Chicago Grand Half-Day Tour
I have to admit that I thought 4 hours on a bus how boring, but I was wrong....We saw so much of the City and then was able to write down what I would like to visit again....excellent could not ask for anything more.....Thank you for making our trip very informative and enjoyable.
Review by Julia B, August 2012
Doing what: Chicago River and Lake Architecture Tour
The tour was excellent. Would do it again in a heart beat!
Review by Arthur Z, August 2012
Doing what: Chicago River and Lake Architecture Tour
excellent tour
well organized
very pleasant staff
Review by Amanda K, August 2012
Doing what: Chicago River and Lake Architecture Tour
This was a fantastic tour which combined the thrill of the high speed ride on the lake, going through the locks into the river and then the best views of the amazing architecture from the river. Our tour guide was knowledgable and funny. We had a great time and would highly recommend it.
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