The Kyiv River Port (Ukrainian: Київський річковий порт; translit.
Since ancient times, the Podil neighborhood was an important trade center, especially by water routes.
Around the 19th century, steamboats started to navigate along the Dnieper, and a row of quays were built along the Right Bank of the river.
Kyiv River Port boasts more than 20 riverboat stairway-equipped moorings on the several kilometer-long embankment, all of which are reserved for passenger and leisure vessels.
From April through October, there is a daily leisure navigation in the port, facilitated by various private operators.