Main Image

Best of Lake Como - Full day boat tour from Como

How to Get Around
Digital
480 minutes
English

Experience the best of Lake Como on this full day tour. Start with a panoramic transfer by minivan to Tremezzo, where you will take a private guided tour of Villa Carlotta and its amazing botanical gardens. Then relax while cruising on the waters of beautiful Lake Como, and listen as the tour guide points out impressive lakeside villas such as Villa del Balbianello, the Comacina island and Villa Melzi. Admire fine views over the surrounding peaks and bays. Then, explore the beautiful village of Bellagio and stop for lunch (not included). Mid afternoon board our open-top watertaxi to take an amazing cruise down the western branch of the lake to reach Como. The cruise will give you the chance to relax admiring the spectacular mountains and the stunning villas, once the homes of aristocrats, now the playgrounds for the jet set. Your guide shall be there to enhance the experience with the description of the villas and of the villages you shall encounter. End of Tour in Como at about 1645.

Options

Private - luxury tour

LUXURY - PRIVATE

FromCAD $1,601.65Per Person

What's included in Best of Lake Como - Full day boat tour from Como

(Subject to Option Inclusions)

Itinerary

Lake Como Food Tours
Pass-by Only

This is where we will meet. Our minivn driver will transfer us to the central part of the lake to start our tour

Villa Carlotta

Here you will take a guided tour to Villa Carlotta and its amazing art collection including beautiful sculptures by Canova, followed by a walk in the colorful and astounding botanical gardens of the villa.

Admission Ticket Included

Villa del Balbianello
Pass-by Only

You will then take a 1 hour cruise on a private open-top Venetian watertaxi, touring the coast from Tremezzo down to Lenno, to admire Villa del Balbianello from the water and circumnavigate Island Comacina. Then we will slowly cruise along the opposite coast to reach the botanical gardens of Villa Melzi and finally Bellagio.

Inclusions

  • Licensed tour guide with you all the way
  • one-hour shared Cruise on board a Venetian open top watertaxi to admire the central part of the lake
  • thorough guided tour of Villa Carlotta and its amazing botanical gardens
  • Minivan transfer from Como to the central part of the lake
  • one-hour watertaxi cruise to admire the western branch of the lake, dotted with villas and villages
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Lunch
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Meet

Pickup and Dropoff

You will make your own way to the meeting points

Meeting / End Points

  • We will meet our guests in Como, outside Hotel Metropole Suisse, address Piazza Cavour, 19 ​Just look for the team with the LAKE COMO FOR YOU sign !

Redeem

Ticket Redemption

Direct access

Not wheelchair accessible. A fair amount of walking is involved. The meeting and end point are reasonably close and well connected to public transport. The tour runs rain or shine

Operator

Lake Como For You