Nautical tourism

Their popularity has introduced water traffic safety laws to ensure that the commercial passenger boats have right-of-way over private skiffs and low yachts, while preventing fatal accidents.

The most popular and frequented river section is the Vltava from Vyšší Brod via Rožmberk nad Vltavou and Český Krumlov to Zlatá Koruna, which is annually visited by as many as hundreds of thousands paddlers (in Czech called vodáci, sg.

The lowest section of the Sázava (downstream from Týnec nad Sázavou) is also very frequented, for its fine rapids, scenic landscape, and proximity to Prague.

The most popular river sections are plentifully equipped with camps, stands, pubs, and boat rental services.

There has even some "paddlers' culture" developed, with peculiar slang, songs, traditions etc., related to the Czech tramping movement.

[8] In the Southeastern United States, the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway, a meandering river and canal system that traverses Alabama and Mississippi linking the Tennessee River with the Gulf of Mexico, has become a favorite boating trail for nautical tourists who want a diverse route with a scenic view.

[10] Using this route, boaters can stop at Galveston, Texas, any number of towns in southern Louisiana, including New Orleans.

Cruisers can see traditional life in remote areas of the world; here, a Kuna local paddles a dugout canoe in the San Blas Islands .
Windjammer Parade at Kiel Week in Germany, a major water tourism attraction
Rowing water tourists in Hillegom in April, when the tulip fields are in bloom
Water tourists on the Vltava river in Vyšší Brod
A houseboat in Silver Glen Springs , just off Lake George, Florida