Osaka Dotonbori River Cruise With Glico Sign

I don't know if necessary to previous seat, but the boat ride is fun for sure. Short and can see the lights. Only complaint is that in the front of the boat the music is playing fun top hits, but unable to hear the guide on her microphone.

Its ok for 20 mins but there is no useful information or facts shared by guide. Cheap enough but not missing anything if not done.

We got there a few minutes before the time with 4 seats reserved and they only had 3 seats. They could not guarantee that we would get on another boat. I ended up I’m just buying tickets with another company. I want a full refund. There was no one who would talk to us or try to help us. Awful.

This was well worth the price. It gave us beautiful views and photos. It was quick and while we couldn’t hear/understand, we thoroughly enjoyed it.

Great I recommend is only 20 min, is a nice experience.

Received extremely poor instruction half in Japanese and very confusing. Arrived half an hour early and when we did locate the boat the people were very rude and as a result missed the whole experience

Staff were friendly, it was raining hard but we still get to enjoy the experience

Awesome tour. We learned a lot and Chen our tour person was an amazing guide. We enjoyed his humor. Great history and culture. It was well organized with great communication.

Overall, it was great and a nice experience, very unique and different perspective of the main street, and for the price, it was good

Absolute hoot of an experience! Short, sharp and shiny! Great area to see and take photos. Night time is best to see the neon.

Simple, easy, no commentary. A short up and down trip, friendly staff but it’s basic. Not a criticism, just an observation.

It was good but personally I think waking along the canal, river is better. The boat was nice and tidy. Good music was played. Lasts about 20mins.

Supposed to be 30 minutes but feel grateful it was 24. We went 800 metres up the canal and 800 back to loud thumping bass music and no commentary. Other companies cruises had a Guide, not us. It was ¥2000 but do yourself a favour and spend a bit more and get someone to tell you what you're loooking at.

This ride was like taking a boat through the Vegas strip but with noise, nonstop club music, and an ovnoxious mascot/guide who kept yammering “Hiiiiiiiiii” to the boat or to people on the sides of the river. What could have been pleasant was loud and disappointing.

They did a nice job on this little ride up and down the river. Great music and a great tour to take to see the famous Glico sign. Must do when in Osaka

The Dotinbori Cruise was a great experience for me and my family. The 20 minutes cruise felt just right and it covered all important locations. The host was funny, which made the ride even more enjoyable. Highly recommended if you are visiting Osaka.

Best enjoyed with the dazzling city lights and vibrant Donburi atmosphere after sunset. Try the Suntory Highball available on board!

Fantastic sunset cruise and excitement of Dotonbori. It could do with more information on what is the significance of passing buildings.

Quick tour of the area to avoid the crowds but this trip was not narrated so didn't learn a lot. Also there are competing companies so give yourself some extra time to find the right one. Also be sure to have the QR code, not the bar code on the downloaded ticket. We were able to get it with some tech magic and hot spot to open the booking. Fun area and walked the area after once we knew where things were!

It's a very short cruise along the canal in dotonbori, but based on the cost its good value. Saw lots of beautiful herons on the cruise close up.

Great 20 minutes of fun! Night time was great and the guy dressed as a wolf was a fab host!

we had a 7pm cruise. Unfortunately crew changed as we got on. Our crew did not speak or provide any information for the entire cruise. we saw other boats with tour guides talking and having fun. Our cruise was poor.

How can I leave a proper review.. I paid for the boat trip and was denied boarding . And now Viator will not give a refund.. Extremely Bad experience

Please note that unlike other companies, while this is a super comfortable boat, there is no guide sharing any information or history of the area. If you just want to cruise along for 20 mins comfortably, then this is ideal. If you want information, choose another provider.

It was an enjoyable river cruise but it was 10 minutes shorter than advertised (20 minutes not 30 minutes). We were expecting some sort of commentary or guide to tell us about the sights but it is literally just a boat that takes you past all the lights with loud hip hop music playing (we like this but not everybody would). It was OK value. Bring insect repellent as there are lots of mosquitoes at sunset as you wait to board from the pier. The boat was comfy and one of the crew took some photos of us.

A guide dressed as a wolf shouted and waved to people. Maybe something for people with young children, but we weren't excited. 20 minutes in total boat trip back and forth. Nothing we would do again, and if you really want to, it has to be when it's dark to be able to see the lights in the lanterns.

The journey takes a total of 20 min. 8 min out, 8 min back. So you see little, but you see it twice. The rest of the time you stand behind other boats in front of the Glico billboard. There were no explanations of any kind on our boat, but loud disco music throughout. Of course, the neon advertisements are fascinating. However, you might as well - actually better - take a look at them if you walk along the small part of the river. Then you can also set your own pace and stop where you like it best. And the money saved is enough to be able to eat twice more.