Bellagio & Varenna - Small Group Tour from Milan with Boat Cruise
Explore the most famous lake of Italy on an entertaining 10-hour guided tour in a very small group of max. 12 people. 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.
Firstly, you will meet your guide in Milan and take together an express train ride 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 prioritary skip-the-line access to the ferry.
Enjoy 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.
Take the express train back to Milan with your guide. The tour will finish in Milan's Central Station.
Options
MEETING POINT CENTRAL STATION
Meeting point Central Station: In front of Central Station of Milan near the Giant Apple Monument https://maps.app.goo.gl/s6Q7a6KQ3jyNYG6q8
Starting point:
Apple monument, Central Station area, 20125 Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy
What's included in Bellagio & Varenna - Small Group Tour from Milan with Boat Cruise
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Como
Take a walk in Como City with your guide. 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. You will stop by 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 boat cruise along the lake that will start in Como City.
Villa OlmoPass-by Only
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.
Villa ErbaPass-by Only
Used as a location for the movie ''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.
Inclusions
- Priority skip-the-line access for boat cruise & guaranteed prebooked seats on the ferry to Bellagio
- Professional local expert English-speaking guide to make your experience informative & entertaining
- Ferry tickets from Bellagio to Varenna are included in the cost
- Lake Como boat cruise is included in the cost with guaranteed seats & reserved skip-the-line access
- Train tickets (first class), ferry, subway & boat skip-the-line tickets are included in the cost
- 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.
- Drinks
- In case there are no trains from Varenna to Milan due to works, a private bus may be organized to
- It is not recommended to bring strollers on tour because there are some stairs in Bellagio
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- All time for transportation (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
- In the winter time (November-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 (Aprile-October) the tour starts 1 hour later (8:55 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). 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
- Not suitable for travelers with mobility impairments
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Your guide will meet you in front of Central Station of Milan near the giant apple statue (https://maps.app.goo.gl/XNHo1gj9vQ7sRUnb7). The guide will have a professional guide's bagde. A day before the tour we may also share the exact name & direct contact of the guide.
- Your guide will meet you in Como City, directly in front of the train station Como San Giovanni. The guide will have a professional guide's bagde. One day before the tour we will also provide you the exact name & direct contact of the guide.
- Your guide will meet you in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II (near Piazza Duomo) in front of Louis Vuitton store. The guide will have a professional guide's bagde. One day before the tour we will also provide you the exact name & direct contact of the guide.
End Points
- The tour will end in the Central Station of Milan.
