The 15 Best Rum Tours in the USA

1.Casa Bacardi Distillery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,363 reviews · 45 - 75 minutes · from $44Our pick

At Casa Bacardi in Cataño, choose a legacy tour, mixology class, or guided rum tasting. You’ll ride a trolley, enjoy a welcome cocktail, learn Bacardi’s story, and taste the exclusive Special Reserve. English guides include Maria, Edwin, Itsy, Violeta, and Rogelio.

“Our host Natalie aka Tallahassee was amazing funny and knowledgeable. We had a great time & I will definitely be back! P. S. You will get lit and then let loose at the soveneirs. I did major damage on my Amex. ❤️🙌🏻🇵🇷”

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2.Key West Rum and Reggae: Reef Snorkel Adventure and Sunset Sail

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 370 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $59

Join Fury Water Adventures at 241 Front St for a three-hour Key West catamaran trip to the living coral reef. The crew provides instruction, gear, flotation aids, and reef-safe sunscreen. After snorkeling, enjoy rum punch, beer, wine, sparkling wine, reggae, and a sunset return.

“Great music !!! Great vibe on the boat ! Very knowledgeable and friendly staff! Beautiful scenery and sunset !!!and snorkeling! Great trip !! Highly recommend it !!”

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3.Kō Hana Hawaiian Rum Distillery Tour and Tasting for One

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 238 reviews · 45 minutes to 1 hour (approx.) · from $25Top rated

Spend about an hour at Kō Hana Distillers in Kunia, learning about Hawaiian sugar cane, fresh cane juice, rum production, and barrel aging. Guides such as JJ, Emily, Andy, and Kaimana have led engaging visits. Finish with rum, honey, cake, hot sauce, and a souvenir glass.

“Very informative but also fun. My 4 year old even had a great time, they gave her gelato and she got to see the giant turtle.”

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4.The Black Raven Rum Runners Pirate Show (21+)

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 120 reviews · 1h 30m · from $31

Board the Black Raven at St. Augustine Municipal Marina for a 90-minute, English-language pirate show on the Matanzas River. The rehearsed but unscripted crew uses sea shanties, stories, skits, and crowd interaction, while the licensed bar serves rum drinks and other beverages for purchase. Adult humor is part of the package.

“The ships crew were amazing, very funny. I enjoyed the adventure and the drinks were awesome.”

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5.Guided Distillery Tour & Rum Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 87 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $15Best value

At Roulaison Distilling Co, Andrew or another distillery host leads a one-hour tour through the rum-making process, New Orleans and Caribbean traditions, and five tastings, including limited releases. The small group, capped at eight, makes this a personal visit rather than a standard production-line tour.

“Great experience, good rum. The owner was very knowledgeable about how their run is made in packaged.”

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6.Newport Sightseeing Boat Tour aboard Rum Runner II

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 65 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $44

Ride the historic Rum Runner II for about 75 minutes around Newport Harbor and Narragansett Bay. Expect mansion and waterfront views, a historic fort seen from the water, and lively narration from the captain and crew. Drinks are sold onboard, and the boat returns to Bannister’s Wharf.

“We were new to the area, there to attend the Newport Jazz Festival. We decided to check out other activities going on in the area, and we decided to book this boat 🚢 tour. We were running late and they called to make sure we going to make the tour. The weather was nice and it was a beautiful day to be out on the water touring the historic area and seeing all the yachts and boats. Captain and tour guide were great! Complimentary water served onboard.”

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7.Guided Rum Distillery Tour and Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 44 reviews · from $15

Spend one hour at Roulaison Distillery with an English-speaking guide such as Andrew, following fermentation, distillation, and aging from start to finish. You will meet the rum makers, learn how sugar cane shaped rum, and taste five rums made on site, including special releases.

“Andrew did a great job explaining the rim making process while keeping it entertaining. The location was hard to find but enjoyed the tour and rum tasting.”

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8.Bacardi Rum Distillery and Old San Juan Combo Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 27 reviews · 4 hours · from $99

Meet Harry and your English-speaking guide at Plaza Colón, tour Old San Juan by van, then cross to Casa Bacardi in Cataño. You’ll see El Morro, Ballajá Barracks, and the Capitol, followed by Bacardi’s Legacy Tour and one cocktail. The outing is for adults 18 and older.

“They canceled my tour and I wasn’t notified. I spent time and money going to the meeting place with my daughter and called them, and that’s how I found out it was canceled.”

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9.Newport Scenic Sunset Cruise on Classic Boat Rum Runner II

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 13 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $50

Spend about an hour aboard the classic Rum Runner II, cruising Newport Harbor and Narragansett Bay at sunset. You’ll pass Fort Adams, Castle Hill Lighthouse, waterfront homes, and the Newport Bridge. The open-air boat holds up to 48 people, with drinks for sale and a marine bathroom onboard.

“Nice open air boat with friendly captain and first mate. Lovely tour of the harbor with some light info on the sights. Complimentary ginger ale or water if you do not purchase alcoholic drinks.”

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10.Classic Cars, Cigar Factory, Coffee and more

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.)

Spend about 75 minutes in Little Havana with an English-speaking guide, watching cigars rolled, tasting a guava pastry and cafecito, hearing refugee stories, sipping aged Caribbean rum, and posing with classic cars. Ralph may lead your group, and the two stops sit next door to each other.

“Our group of 4 enjoyed the tour along with the pastries, coffee, and rum. Ralph was very knowledgeable and provided us with a lot of great historical facts as we toured. It was great to see how the cigars were made!”

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11.Rum & Cigar Tour With An Expert In Little Havana

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $110

Meet in Little Havana for a 2.5-hour stroll along Calle Ocho with an English-speaking guide such as Ariel, Robyn, Bethany, or Ria. Expect rum tastings, Cuban snacks, a cigar, coffee, stories, a cigar-rolling stop, and a taste of Miami’s Cuban community.

“Robyn was awesome!! She made us feel like family and our tour very personal. For the hours during the tour, we were a real part of little Havana. Wonderful stories told while walking the streets where these stories actually took place. Robyn took us back in time through her stories and flavors of the food she introduced us to. The sights and smells brought Cuba home to each of us in the tour group. All of us in Robyn’s gaggle agreed that we will certainly be go back to our home states or countries with a very rich sense of the tastes, sounds, smells, and heart of the Cuban community…”

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12.Cigar & Rum Tasting Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 2 hours · from $112

Meet at the Bay of Pigs Monument for a two-hour Little Havana tour with a Spanish-speaking guide. Watch cigar rolling, taste three sipping rums and a mojito, drink Cuban coffee, and finish at Cubaocho. Guides Hugo and Darine have led especially engaging visits.

“El guía, Hugo, una persona estupenda. Maravillosas explicaciones históricas sobre el producto cubano y el entramado político que hubo por detrás. Una experiencia 100% recomendable.”

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13.Li’l Havana: Two Family Shops Tour with Rum, Coffee & Pastry

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $30

Spend 75 minutes with an English-speaking guide in two family-run Little Havana shops. See cigar rolling, Cuban guayaberas, local art, classic cars, and murals, then enjoy a pastry, cafecito, and aged Caribbean rum. Minimal walking, but you must climb 16 steps.

“It was a great tour. Learned a lot about the history and the family. Our guide was great. There was a lot of fun.”

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14.Marathon: Rhum Runner Aqua Park Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 reviews · 50 min · from $37

At Marathon’s Rhum Runner Aqua Park, you get 50 minutes on a large floating obstacle course with trampolines, climbing walls, slides, and racing lanes. Sessions begin on the hour. Check in at Saloon Surf Shoppe 30 minutes early. Children must be at least 6.

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15.The Original Cigar and Rum Tasting Experience in Little Havana

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $232

Meet your private guide in Little Havana for a cigar-making lesson, a souvenir cigar, Cuban snacks, coffee, juice, and three rum tastings. Christine may lead the experience, which can finish with dancing and a visit to an art museum with a large rum collection.

“The Tour Guide, Christine, accompanied by someone else, was extremely knowledgeable and well prepared... I even learned the unexpected such as finding out that there were paintings made out of cigar leaves! I had never heard of that Read more”

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