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Como, Bellagio & Varenna: Small Group from Milan with Boat Cruise

By Memento Italy In Style
9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is £127 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 10h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

Explore the most famous lake of Italy on an entertaining 10-hour guided tour in a very small group of 14 participants. Avoid any tourist traps, crowds & queues on a well-planned trip with a professional local guide. Admire the Alps, film locations & celebrity villas during the lake boat cruise.

You will meet your guide in Milan and take together an express train to Como.

Join a panoramic ferry cruise ride along the lake and immerse yourself in the lake's famous “golden triangle” section and visit Bellagio & Varenna.

Enjoy pre-booked & guaranteed seats during the boat cruise along the lake with priority skip-the-line access to the ferry.

Savour a lunch in a lake-view restaurant in Bellagio that your guide will suggest to you.

Admire the majestic historical villas of Lake Como during this entertaining day trip. In each village you will enjoy a mix of guided tour and free time.

Take the express train back to Milan with your guide. The tour will finish in Milan's Central Station.

Activity location

  • Milan
    • Milan, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Louis Vuitton
    • Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
    • 20123, Milano, Lombardia, Italy

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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MEETING POINT CENTRAL STATION
  • Activity duration is 10 hours and 30 minutes10h 30m
    10h 30m
  • English

Meeting point Central Station: In front of Central Station of Milan near the Giant Apple Monument https://maps.app.goo.gl/wQPqbKiH2eJ8zRGq8
Starting point:
Centrale Fs, Piazza Duca d'Aosta, 20124 Milano MI, Italy

Language options: English
Starting time: 09:15
Price details
£127.30 x 1 Adult£127.30
Total
Price is £127.30
Until Wed, 29 Apr
MEETING POINT NEAR DUOMO
  • Activity duration is 10 hours and 30 minutes10h 30m
    10h 30m
  • English

Meeting point Piazza Duomo: Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in front of Louis Vuitton store (near Duomo) -https://maps.app.goo.gl/M5aKHyZivsyjzEbZ6
Starting point:
Louis Vuitton, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, 20123 Milano MI, Italy

Language options: English
Starting time: 08:50
Price details
£134.23 x 1 Adult£134.23
Total
Price is £134.23
Until Wed, 29 Apr
PRIVATE TOUR
  • Activity duration is 10 hours and 30 minutes10h 30m
    10h 30m
  • English

PRIVATE LUXURY BOAT RIDE: This tour version includes a private luxury boat ride for 1 hour with a captain
PRIVATE GUIDE: This tour version includes a private guide only for your private group
COMO CITY: Visit of Como City is not included in this tour version (instead you will enjoy a private boat ride & villa visit)
HISTORICAL VILLA VISIT: This tour version includes a visit of a historical villa in Lake Como (the tickets are included in the cost)

Language options: English
Starting time: 08:45
Price details
£345.54 x 4 Adults£1,382.16
Total
Price is £1,382.16
Until Wed, 29 Apr

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Priority skip-the-line access for boat cruise & guaranteed prebooked seats on the ferry to Bellagio
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Professional local expert English-speaking guide to make your experience informative & entertaining
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Lake Como boat cruise is included in the cost with guaranteed seats & reserved skip-the-line access
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Train tickets (first class), ferry, subway & boat skip-the-line tickets are included in the cost
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Visit Como, Bellagio & Varenna. Enjoy a balanced mix of free time and tour
  • What's includedWhat's included
    ❌ NO BIG GROUPS ➡️ SMALL GROUP ONLY ✅ 14 PEOPLE MAX
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Stop by a lakeside restaurant in Bellagio to enjoy authentic Italian cuisine. Your guide will suggest you a couple of wonderful lake-view restaurants. Lunch cost is not included in the tour.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Last Supper Leonardo Da Vinci museum visit is not included in this activity

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • All time for transport (train, ferry, subway, etc) is already included in the tour duration.
  • The tour programme & schedule can change for operations reasons (eg train strike, bad weather, force majeure, technical issues of the boat, etc)
  • At the end of the tour the group will normally take the train from Varenna to return to Milan, but if you wish you can stay in Varenna to spend more time there and take on of the next trains/buses by yourself (we will provide the tickets - this must be comunicated before 13:00 on the day of the tour)
  • During the summer period, there is a small beach in Varenna if you want to swim a little
  • The tour is always confirmed in case of rain. Tour duration is approx. 10 hours (the tours ends in Milan Central Station).
  • In the winter time (November-mid March) the tour starts 1 hour earlier (7:55 AM meeting point in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II and 8:15 meeting point in Central Station), while summer time (April-October) the tour starts 1 hour later (8:45 AM meeting point in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II and 9:15 meeting point in Central Station).
  • It is possible to cancel free of charge only up to 24 hours before the tour, after that term it is not possible to cancel free of charge or modify the booking (for any reason). No-shows are non refunded. In order to cancel the booking, you need to do it from your account, please do not text us or call us to cancel the bookings - it can only be done by you personally from your account
  • If you wish to visit Last Supper on the day of the tour, please book it separately in the early morning or late eveving.
  • Please bring an ID (passport, or driving licence - a photo is sufficient)
  • If you wish to visit Villa Cipressi (Gates of Heaven) or Villa Monastero during your free time in Varenna, you can buy the ticket directly there in the villa
  • Not suitable for travellers with mobility impairments
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Milan

  • 40m
Express first class train ride from Milan to Lake Como (Como City)

Como

  • 45m
Como City. Take a walk in Como City with your guide and stop by the Duomo of Como. Como has a long history dated back even before Roman empire, was ruled by multiple Italian, German and Austrian emperors due to its strategic location. Admire the Duomo of Como, the last Gothic Duomo built in Italy and the most important religious site of the city. After that, you will join a stunning boat cruise along the lake that will start in Como City.

Villa Olmo (Pass by)

Admire the Alps, film locations & celebrity villas during the lake boat cruise. Start the lake boat cruise from Como City. Firstly, you will be able to admire Villa Olmo and Villa D'Este. Villa Olmo was constructed after Villa d’Este in 18th century with neoclassic design. Its beauty is complemented with extensive and elegant lake front symmetric gardens, sculptures, fountains and immense English garden in the back.

Cernobbio (Pass by)

After Villa Olmo, you will pass near Cernobbio and Villa D'Este, a 15th-century villa, originally called Villa del Garovo. It is a Renaissance patrician residence & a park of approximately 100,000 square metres. Villa D'Este was converted into a luxury hotel for the royal people in 1873 and since then kept the name Villa d'Este because of the apparent connection with the famous Villa d'Este in Tivoli in Rome. In 1925 the famous director Alfred Hitchcock made his film The Pleasure Garden in this location. In June 2009, it was selected as the best hotel in the world by the Forbes magazine.

Lake Como (Pass by)

Pass by in front of George Clooney's famous Villa Oleandra.

Torno (Pass by)

Admire Torno, one of the most charming villages of Lake Como. It hosts Villa Pliniana, which took its name from Pliny the Elder, who was originally in Como. Pliny the Elder was a Roman Empire author, naturalist, natural philosopher, and naval and army commander (in the Roman Empire), and a close friend of the emperor Vespasian. He wrote the encyclopedic ''Naturalis Historia'' (Natural History), which became an editorial model for the future encyclopedias.

Villa del Balbianello (Pass by)

James Bond Casino Royale & Star Wars film location. Villa del Balbianello is one of the most famous villas of Lake Como and is also an important film location, where such films as James Bond Casino Royale & Star Wars were filmed. This villa is particularly famous for its elaborate terraced gardens.

Villa Carlotta (Pass by)

Villa Carlotta is an important villa and a botanical garden in Tremezzo town on the left shore of Lake Como. Today the villa is also a museum, whose collection includes works by various sculptors. The villa was built in the late-seventeenth century by Marquis Giorgio Clerici of Milan.

Bellagio

  • 1h 50m
Your boat cruise will end in Bellagio, the jewel of Lake Como. You will immerse yourself in the lake's famous "golden triangle" section, known for its remarkable villas, and breathtaking villages. Discover quaint boutiques with local art and stop by a lakeside restaurant to enjoy authentic Italian cuisine. Your guide will suggest you a couple of wonderful lake-view restaurants.

Bellagio

  • 15m
Enjoy a quick ferry ride from Bellagio to Varenna

Villa Erba (Pass by)

Used as a location for the film ''Ocean 12'' with Brad Pitt, George Clooney & Julia Roberts, this famous villa was originally built in late 19th century by Luigi Erba, brother of the prominent Italian businessman Carlo Erba (founder of the Erba pharmaceutical company), to express his grandiosity.

Varenna

  • 1h 30m
After lunch in Bellagio, you will take a ferry to Varenna together with your guide and discover this ancient village with your guide. Enjoy a guided tour with your guide and free time (during which you can visit Villa Monastero or Gates of Heaven) After visit of Varenna, you will take the train back to Milan together with your guide.

Stazione Centrale

  • 55m
Express first class train ride from Varenna (Lake Como) to Milan

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    Milan
    • Milan, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Louis Vuitton
    • Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
    • 20123, Milano, Lombardia, Italy
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Centrale Fs
    • Piazza Duca d'Aosta
    • 20124, Milano, Lombardia, Italy
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Como S. Giovanni
    • Piazzale San Gottardo
    • 22100, Como, Lombardia, Italy

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