Lake Como, Bellagio and Lugano from Milan with Private Boat Tour





Description
Departure from Milan by air-conditioned coach to Lake Como, where the day begins with a relaxing cruise surrounded by historic villas, lush gardens, and dramatic mountain scenery. After the cruise, the tour reaches Bellagio, known as the “Pearl of Lake Como,” famous for its cobblestone streets, artisan shops, and beautiful lake views. The journey then continues across the border to Lugano, an elegant Swiss town where you can enjoy free time to stroll along the lakeside or along Via Nassa, a renowned shopping street. Finally, the tour returns to Italy with a visit to Como, a historic lakeside town known for its charming old center, medieval walls, the impressive Como Cathedral, and its long tradition of silk production. The day ends with a comfortable coach return to Milan.
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Itinerary
Departure by bus from Milan to Como
The tour continues with a 1-hours cruise on the lake. Admire the lakeside villas and keep an eye out for Villa d'Este at Cernobbio, a luxurious hotel set in tropical gardens. The view is always impressive since mild Mediterranean climate ensures an abundance of exotic and rare plants to thrive year-round.
Villa Carlotta is a beautiful villa and botanical garden located on the shores of Lake Como in Tremezzo, Italy. It was built in the late 17th century by the Clerici family of Milan, and has been owned by the German Sachsen-Meiningen family since the 19th century
Villa del Balbianello is a historic villa located on a promontory on the shore of Lake Como, in the municipality of Lenno. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations on the lake, and is known for its beautiful gardens, stunning views, and fascinating history.
Bellagio is a picturesque village located on the shores of Lake Como in Italy. It is known for its beautiful scenery, charming streets, and elegant villas. Stroll through its characteristic streets and stop in for a typical Italian lunch
Continue on your panoramic coach journey around the side of Lake Como. Admire the lakeside villas and the majestic mountain scenery before crossing the Swiss border.
With your guide, explore the pedestrianized center. See Via Nassa, which was formerly where the women of the city weaved the nets for fishermen and is now a sophisticated shopping street. Visit the shoreside Casinò Lugano.
From Lugano, take your bus reach the Mediaval Como. Your knowledgeable guide will lead you around the medieval streets to reach the impressive Duomo, the Cathedral. After the walk you will have some free time to enjoy Como’s historic center and shop in the many local boutiques.
Return by Bus from Como to Milan
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Hotel pick-up is available only from selected hotels. If your hotel is not listed, please make your own way to one of the designated meeting points. Important: for the hotel pick-up option, pick-up time starts from 07.30. Guests must be at their hotel lobby at this time, as the bus collects guests from multiple hotels.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Passport or ID card required
- The private boat cruise could be suspended due to bad weather condition
Reviews(39)
We got moved to the Lake Como with Bellagio trip due to not enough participants. The Lake Como tour was great! Our guides Micheal and Sarah were superb in communicating what we would see and as we were a small group of 27, we also got to stop at Como in addition to Bellagio. Even though it was over cast and rainy, our leader’s spirits were high and the trip was fun. They pointed out famous villas on the lake and explained the area with some history and gave fantastic recommendations for a delicious lunch! A long day but so filled with great memories!
If you are reading this, it is your sign not to book this tour. The tour is a scammed. They included on the voucher that Switzerland was included, but we did not go to Switzerland and did not get some of our fees since Switzerland was not part of the tour.
The tour in tge berniba train is full day for 2 hours un a train. Also st moritz is only for extreme rich people nothing special for simple citizens. Zanaggu viajes was not organized well the tour.
I state that it was only Lugano autumn festival Saturday 5/10 . Experience I Recommendation, pleasant visit and tasting chocolate factory , rest of the day in Lugano. I will definitely do it again. I would like to add a really soft journey: Driver More’ a predestined Guide is always smiling, escort Federica: very prepared she is available x nothing intrusive, her job is very well done: very interesting proposals and tours. She : sweet with a smile worth the trip. Nobody paid me.
The spectacular views were stunning. The rest of the tour was very disappointing. For a start, even though we thought Switzerland was included ( and it still says that above on this review request) it was not. The private boat was old and the single (tiny) bathroom provided for the packed boat was putrid, dirty and disgusting. The second boat trip was on public transport, which was only a few euros. Cost saving? The tour was advertised as being in English language. The guide was Italian and his accent was so strong that the English speaking participants could barely understand what he was saying. We missed many landmarks because of this. We were dropped off in Bellagio and Como with little information and told to return within an hour and a half. In Como, we walked a distance to the centre square, and given the name of the statue then offered a chance to see a church. Very few took the option. No information was given about what else there was to do or see except visit cafes. The tour was 11 hours. Apart from the scenery, quite boring if you didn't understand Italian.
The lake views were outstanding. Our guide, Eugene, was very knowledgeable, helpful and professional. The only complaint we had was at the end we were expecting transportation back to our hotel as we had hotel pickup option.
We had a fabulous time on the tour. Monica was the best. Very informative and personable. We would book another tour with her in a heartbeat. Thanks again for a great time.
Very nice trip thank you simone she was friendly and helpful thank a lot I will come next year in shalla
The bus was nice, the "tour guide was awful. Her English was not always understandable & this was supposed to be an English tour. There was no guidance. She told us where we were going a few times on the bus, but no detail other than, "there is a public park where families like to spend the day." The drive to Lugano, Switzerland took about an hour. The tour guide & the bus driver chatted in Italian most of the time, gesturing & laughing. Our first stop in Lugano was at a church which was lovely. She said nothing, not a word about the church & then we left. She took us on a speed walk through town, losing half the group & not looking back. We slowed down at a chocolate shop. Before we got off the bus she said, we would have a tour, eat samples & could purchase items if we wanted. At the door, she said we could visit it on our own free time. She ran us through the rest of the streets, found a spot which she identified as the meeting place & gave us 2.5 hours of free time. That is a lot of the day! When we all met back on time, the bus was not there. She called the driver finally & he showed about about 15 minutes late. We were driven to Como & again, a much faster speed walk/run through town, but it was 2:00 & 90 degrees in full sun. It took about 30 minutes to walk to the pier for the "boat ride." It turned out to be the water ferry in Comp & we'd obviously missed it & she still had to buy tickets. She didn't share this information but told us we had free time until 3. We came back at 3 & the ferry was late. The staff let All the waiting public on the ferry first, I don't know why & we were allowed on last. The boat was full & some people had to stand until others got off at the next stop. Not the boat ride we expected, but the location was lovely. There were no comments from the guide. When we left the ferry, the bus wasn't there so she told us we had 20 minutes of free time. By the time we got on the bus, the interior was 38.6 C or 100 Fahrenheit. What a miserable trip back. We found some things we enjoyed through the day, Lugano was lovely, but overall, this was a mess without any guidance.
I am truly disappointed. I paid for a trip which was supposed to take 12 hours, took only 9. I paid for a 90 minutes long cruise on private boat an sightseeing, but didn’t get anything. Everybody in a bus load 100 euro for being stack in a bus for 6 hours. Furthermore guides didn’t want to take responsibility for hour trip being cancel out, and they were truly rude. Company doesn’t want to refund money to anyone, that’s simple a scam, Hope you won’t buy it.



