Italy · BOAT TOURS IN MILAN
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 15 boat tours in Milan worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Cruise Milan’s Navigli canals on a 50-minute electric boat ride with QR audio commentary, San Cristoforo, Darsena, and sunset views.
“good trip, You can find The place easily and use the metro to get there. 50 minutes trip.”
Review of Milan’s 50-minute Navigli canal cruise with Aperol spritz or wine, snacks, historic sights, sunset views, and practical booking tips.
“A lovely gently trip to explore the canal area and surroundings. The quiet playing of the saxaphone during the trip was lovely. No need for a running commentary as the scenery spoke for itself.”
See Como Cathedral, cruise Lake Como, and explore Varenna and Bellagio on a full-day trip from Milan with guides and free time.
“our trip to Lake Como was exquisite! Alessio is such a great storyteller and very considerate and fun to be around. I recommend this tour 100%”
See Como, Bellagio, and Varenna on an 11-hour Lake Como day trip from Milan with a private boat cruise, guide, and coach transport.
“The trip was excellent, our tour guide was very knowledgeable about the history. He also was very friendly with everyone.”
Travel from Milan to Como and Lugano by Swiss train, cruise Lake Como, ride the funicular, and explore two lakeside towns in a small group.
“Great trip! Mike definitely went above and beyond to make the experience nice for our small group. Was great to see some locations that were less touristy, and we had enough time at each location to enjoy what they had to offer.”
See Como, Bellagio, and Varenna on a 10-hour small-group day trip from Milan with first-class trains, a lake cruise, and ferries included.
“This was a great tour of the Lake Como area. The small group allowed Salvatore to provide a lot of information about the area. The scenery was amazing and we had a wonderful lunch in Bellagio overlooking the lake.”
See Lake Como, Bellagio, and Varenna from Milan by express train and boat, with a local guide, priority boarding, and a small group of 13.
“Sensational trip! I feel so grateful that I met a wonderful local Italian guide called Elma. She was so supportive and I loved every moment of her tour.”
Review of the Lake Como and Bellagio day trip from Milan, with a private boat cruise, Como walking tour, free time, costs, and practical tips.
“Wonderful trip! We traveled by bus [no toilet], boat, and train. We had no idea that this was a 13-hour trip and did not have warm clothes on the St. Moritz, Switzerland portion of the trip. It would have been helpful to have more than 20 minutes to find a restaurant, bathroom before traveling to the next stop. Our bus driver must have been having a bad day because he demonstrated "road rage" on the return drive from St. Moritz.”
See Cinque Terre from Milan by coach, boat, and train, with free time in Manarola and Monterosso on a long but well-organized day.
“It was a wonderful trip, worth every penny. It gave us enough time to immerse ourselves into the 5Terre feeling, we took bus /train /boat. The transitions among the activities went smoothly.”
Review of the Milan to Cinque Terre day trip, with Manarola, Monterosso, train travel, a coastal boat ride, costs, and practical tips.
“My cinque Terre tour was cancelled twice …luckily I accepted their offer to switch to Verona and lake Garda …Verona was enjoyable that we went back on our free day to explore more …”
See Verona, Juliet’s House, Sirmione, Scaliger Castle, and Lake Garda by private boat on an 11-hour day trip from Milan.
“The day was amazing The rain didn’t dampen our day at all Mainly due to our guide Cammi She really was amazing Her knowledge and information provided was second to none I am a frequent traveller and have travelled all over the world and have to say best guide ever Verona was absolutely stunning and so was Sirmione Boat round lake Garda was fun also Worth the money”
Review of the Lake Como, Bellagio, and Lugano day trip from Milan, with ferry rides, free time, practical tips, costs, and drawbacks.
“What an amazing day. The tour guide and the coach driver. Lake como was beautiful. Lugano slightly more expensive, thank goodness we wasn't there for too long. Vaule for money start to bottom. Will come again with a partner next time”
Review of a 13-hour Milan to Venice day trip with guided sights, boat transfers, free time, and practical advice on value.
“Really good day out - it’s quite a long way but the bus is comfortable and there was a quick stop halfway. Good tour, just about enough time to have a look round yourself after the tour. But it’s a big city! We realised once we were there that you need a couple of days at least to see the all of the best bits! Ornella ne Ricardo were great. Highly recommended ❤️”
Milan’s 50-minute Navigli sunset cruise offers canal views, historic sights, and an optional aperitivo, but service and commentary can vary.
“Underwhelming, there’s not a lot to see on the short ride - mostly just canal walls, houses and some industrial buildings. No explanations from the crew, just a QR code to scan where one can get access to an online guide, which didn’t work on my phone. Just take a walk around navigli.”
Review of a Milan day trip to Lake Como, Bellagio, and Lugano, with a 45-minute boat ride, free time, border tips, and value advice.
“Really good, we met at the meeting point and went straight to Como which we didn’t have a lot of time in (should expand this to an hour or 1 and half) then went straight to the ferry to Bellagio which was gorgeous, got lunch here and had about two hours. Then went back in the boat to the coach to Switzerland, had about 1 hour here which went super fast and then back to Milan. The tour is for you to get to the places not a tour of the areas, you get to explore yourself outside of the group just need to meet at the correct plane and…”
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