DRINK-LED HOLIDAYS · AROUND THE WORLD
Sun's out. Bar's open.
Open-bar catamarans off Punta Cana, sunset sails over the Santorini caldera, Old Town pub crawls in Warsaw. Real reviews of the drink-led days worth booking, wherever the holiday takes you.
Worth the trip for the night out alone
Three places built for a big one.
Some destinations you go for the beach. Punta Cana, Santorini and Warsaw you go for the round: the all-day open-bar boat, the caldera sundowner, the proper crawl through the Old Town. These are the spots the regulars keep going back to.
Dominican Republic
Punta Cana
Nowhere does the all-day open-bar boat quite like Punta Cana. The Saona Island catamarans pour rum from the moment you board, anchor over the natural swimming pools out in the sea, throw a beach barbecue on a postcard sand bar and keep a foam party going the whole ride home. Show up for one and you understand why people book it twice.
- 1 Saona Island Day Trip From Punta Cana with Lunch and Open Bar
- 2 Small Group Snorkeling Cruise with Open Bar and Light Snacks
- 3 Full Day ATV Experience and Booze Cruise with Open Bar
Greece
Santorini
Santorini turned the sundowner into an event. The caldera cruises sail out under the cliffs in the late afternoon, drop anchor by the hot springs and the red beach for a swim, then crack open the bar as the sun melts behind the volcano. Greek wine, a deck dinner, the whole island glowing pink. It is the most beautiful drink you will have on holiday.
- 1 Premium Small-Group Catamaran Cruise with BBQ, Open Bar, Transfer
- 2 Half-Day Exclusive Catamaran Cruise in Santorini with Meal and Open Bar
- 3 Luxury Small-Group Catamaran Cruise with BBQ, Open bar & Transfer
Poland
Warsaw
Warsaw is where the trip gets loud. A local guide walks you through the Old Town and into the bars and cellar clubs the stag groups never find, usually with an hour of open bar to start the night and a shot or two thrown in along the way. Cheap, friendly and properly fun, it is the European city break built for a big night out.
- 1 #1 Pub Crawl Warsaw with Optional Premium 1 Hour Open Bar
- 2 Warsaw: Pub Crawl with Optional 1-Hour Open Bar
- 3 Warsaw: The Original Pub Crawl with Optional Open Bar
If you only book one
The one everybody comes home raving about.
Out of every drink-led day we have reviewed, this is the one that sends people home telling everyone they know to book it.
The crowd-pleasers
The Most Popular Drinks Tours Right Now
Saona open-bar catamarans, Santorini sunset sails, Banderas Bay booze cruises, Warsaw pub crawls. The bookings travellers are happiest they made.
Start with a destination
The best drinks tours, place by place.
Punta Cana for the all-day open bar, Santorini for the caldera sundowner, Warsaw for the pub crawl. Pick where you are headed and we will show you the drink-led days worth booking there.
Where the night goes
Three corners of the map made for a drink.
Not sure where to point the holiday? Start with the kind of night you are after. Each of these is a region we cover deeply, with a very different round waiting at the end of it.
Punta Cana
The bar opens at the dock.
The Saona Island catamarans are the all-day party the Dominican Republic is famous for. Rum and cola poured before you cast off, an anchor over the natural pools out in the open sea, a barbecue on a sand bar that looks Photoshopped, and a foam party for the ride home. Loud, generous and exactly as fun as it sounds.
See the best Punta Cana cruises →Santorini
A cocktail with the best view in Greece.
A Santorini sunset sail is the prettiest drink you will have all year. The catamarans glide out beneath the caldera cliffs in the late afternoon, anchor by the hot springs and the red beach for a swim, then open the bar and lay on a deck dinner as the whole island turns pink. Greek wine, the volcano, the sun going down. Hard to beat.
See the best Santorini cruises →Puerto Vallarta
Last call is whenever the sun sets.
Puerto Vallarta does the sunset booze cruise better than anywhere on the Pacific. The boats push out into Banderas Bay with the tequila flowing and the music up, snorkel stops along the way, dancing on deck, and the whole sky going molten as the bar stays open. It is the afternoon that quietly becomes the night.
See the best Puerto Vallarta cruises →Warsaw after dark
The cheapest big night in Europe.
Warsaw is the European city break built for a proper night out. A local guide leads you through the Old Town and into the cellar bars and clubs the stag groups never find, usually kicking off with an hour of open bar and a shot or two along the way. Friendly, easy on the wallet and a lot more fun than the guidebook lets on.
- 1 #1 Pub Crawl Warsaw with Optional Premium 1 Hour Open Bar
- 2 Warsaw: Pub Crawl with Optional 1-Hour Open Bar
- 3 Warsaw: The Original Pub Crawl with Optional Open Bar
By the glass
How big a night are you after?
One slow cocktail as the sun goes down off Santorini. A proper open-bar session on Banderas Bay. An all-day party boat out of Punta Cana. Pick the one that sounds like your kind of holiday.
One perfect sundowner
Santorini, the slow sail.A catamaran easing along the caldera with a cocktail in hand, the volcano off the bow and the cliffs going gold. A swim off the back, a drink topped up, the sun dropping into the sea. A big night out without the big night.
A proper session
Puerto Vallarta, bar open till sundown.A sunset cruise on Banderas Bay with the tequila flowing, music up and the rail full. Snorkel stops, dancing on deck, the bar never closing. The kind of afternoon that turns into an evening you only half remember.
All-in
Punta Cana, the all-day party boat.A Saona Island catamaran with the rum poured before you have left the dock and a foam-party stretch of sea on the way back. Open bar, natural pools, a beach barbecue, and a DJ keeping it loud from departure to the last tender in.
Rhodes
Swim, sip, repeat.
Rhodes does the swim-stop cruise better than almost anywhere in the Aegean. The boats anchor in turquoise coves along the coast, the bar stays open between dips, and lunch comes with the cocktails flowing. Add a sunset sail with an open bar and a gourmet spread and you have the lazy, boozy beach day the island was made for.
See all 6 Rhodes cruises →By destination
Pick where you want to drink in the view.
Punta Cana for the open-bar boat. Santorini for the sunset sail. Puerto Vallarta for the beach-club cruise. Warsaw for the pub crawl. Rhodes for the swim-stop day. Los Cabos for the Arch at golden hour.
More destinations
More spots worth a thirsty weekend.
Washington DC for the brewery and cocktail scene, the Virgin Islands for the catamaran days, Cabo for the marina bars, Tenerife for the sundowners. The rest of the map, ready when you are.
Three places, three kinds of night
Pick a spot, plan the day around the drink.
A catamaran day off St Thomas, a cocktail crawl through Washington DC, a vermut afternoon in Barcelona. Three places, three very different ways to raise a glass.
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