RIVER TOURS

Monday at 1:00 pm and Friday at 12:00 pm – Kentucky River Tours & Buffalo Trace Distillery – This 4-hour experience is offered as a package tour with Buffalo Trace Distillery. Have you had trouble getting a tour booked at Buffalo Trace? Well, this experience is a tour on the Kentucky River and a tour of Buffalo Trace Distillery. After the boat tour, you will participate in a Buffalo Trace "Old Taylor Tour", which allows you to walk in the footsteps of Col. E. H. Taylor Jr. and see some of the older parts of the distillery. This tour does also include a tasting. This is a 4-hour experience in total. Cost: $69.95/person; Reservations required. To register, visit: www.kyrivertours.com Phone: 502.219.3318

Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 3:00 pm and 4:00 pm. – Kentucky River Tours – Our flagship tour! This is a great way to learn about the river and its impact on an entire industry! On this 50-minute tour we will discuss 6 different distilleries near the river, see the operational Lock and Dam #4, Daniel Boone's grave from below, "Frank's Ford" from above, the Leestown Settlement, and much more. Throw in a slice of wild Kentucky with critters ranging from Blue Heron to Bald Eagles, and river otters to white-tailed deer. Top that off with a little local Bluegrass flare coming through the speakers, and you’ve got the perfect recipe. This is a 50-minute experience in total. Cost: $24.95/person; Reservations required. To register, visit: www.kyrivertours.com Phone: 502.219.3318

Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 3:00 pm and 4:00 pm. – Kentucky River Tours –  Monday and Wednesday at 5:30 pm – Kentucky River Tours – We are proud to partner with Frankfort Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites to offer this fully guided river history cruise. This tour was formerly offered by the park department on the "Nancy Wilkinson." As of 2019, we are now offering the same tour on our flagship vessel, the "Trace of Kentucky." This discounted tour is offered Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 5:30 PM. We cruise for one hour checking out all of the great sites and sounds of Frankfort, while interpreting the history and culture of the area. This is a great tour for any group, and it makes a great date night! This is a one-hour experience in total. Cost: $7.00/person; Reservations required. To register, visit: www.kyrivertours.com Phone: 502.219.3318 

Wednesday at 2:00 pm and Friday at 4:00 pm. – Kentucky River Tours – If you have limited time on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, and you want the best of both worlds, this might be the tour for you. Enjoy a tour on the Kentucky River, discussing the history of the city and the bourbon industry. Follow that up with a private tasting at Buffalo Trace Distillery. There you will get to try many of their premium products, like Buffalo Trace, Weller and Eagle Rare. NOTE this is only a tasting at the distillery, not a tour at the distillery. After your tour and tasting you will be given ample time to peruse the Buffalo Trace Gift Shop to take some goodies home with you. This is a 2.5-hour experience in total. Cost: $49.95/person; Reservations required. To register, visit: www.kyrivertours.com Phone: 502.219.3318 

Friday at 10:00 am. – Kentucky River Tours – Our longest and most historic tour! This tour is offered Saturday and Sunday evenings at 5:30 PM. We depart from our dock where we will head down river and into our historic Lock and Dam #4, built in 1840! We will drop through the lock and explore the lower pool, enjoying views of Buffalo Trace and the beautiful river, all while discussing our history as a river town and the impact of the river on Bourbon! This is a 1.5 to 2-hour experience in total. Cost: $34.95/person; Reservations required. To register, visit: www.kyrivertours.com Phone: 502.219.3318