Private Lake Como Cruise by Wooden Taxi Boat
5.0
(71)
Free cancellation
Skip the busy ferry lines on your Lake Como vacation, and treat yourself to a private cruise instead, aboard a Venetian-style wooden taxi boat. Simply choose an option to suit your group size and preferred duration, and then take in the highlights of the lake, stopping to swim or enjoying an aperitivo as you go. Celebrity villas, film locations, and postcard-perfect lake towns are all en-route.
Languages:
English
📍Contrada della Filanda, 2, 23829 Varenna LC, Italy
🏢Operated by Nauticamper
Highlights
- ✓Book a Lake Como cruise that suits your vacation plans
- ✓Relax with friends and family aboard a stylish private boat
- ✓See landmarks that you might want to visit such as Villa Erbe
- ✓Upgrade to a sunset and dinner cruise for a special occasion
What you'll see & do
- ✓We will leave from Varenna along the promenade of lovers
- ✓Leaving Varenna we can admire the walk of the lovers, a short pedestrian path that leads from the Varenna pier to the center of the village; a cantilevered walkway over the water from which you can admire the lake and the mountains.
- ✓We will then pass by Villa Cipressi (Heaven's Gate) and the famous gate. Prestigious complex of ancient buildings and beautiful gardens enriched by a magnificent botanical garden, with staircases and terraces that descend to the lake.
- ✓Afterwards we will meet the Villa, one of the main historical environmental landscape sites of the territory, thanks also to its privileged position. The complex consists of the Villa itself, now transformed into a Museum is also home to an internationally known Convention Center, and the beautiful Botanical Garden that surrounds it, extending for almost 2 km following the shore of the lake.
- ✓We will then equip the lake and head towards Punta Spartivento, the watershed of Lake Como, the extreme tip of the Larian triangle that divides the two branches of the lake. It enjoys a wonderful view towards the north.
- ✓Next stop is Bellagio, known for its cobbled streets, elegant buildings and Villa Serbelloni Park, an 18th-century garden terrace overlooking the lake. Nearby, there are the Tower of the Arts, home to exhibitions and shows, and the Basilica of St. James from the Romanesque era. Near the rocky beach of Loppia, there is the Museum of Navigational Instruments, which displays sundials and compasses. With the 4-hour tour you can get off and visit the village.
- ✓Descending from Bellagio we can admire the park of Villa Serbelloni
- ✓We will pass by the famous Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni, a 5 star luxury hotel, once also called Castello di Bellagio.
- ✓The English gardens of 1815, enriched by sculptures rich in rare and exotic plants, there are ancient trees, camellia hedges, forests of azaleas and giant rhododendrons, stones and monuments, boats and relics of historical and artistic value.
- ✓We will then reach the west coast of the Como branch to arrive at Tremezzo, a well-known village full of hotels overlooking Bellagio.
- ✓We will then admire Villa Carlotta famous both for the art collections kept inside, and for the vast botanical garden that surrounds it.
- ✓Sailing south we will meet the imposing building in an eclectic style between neo-Romanesque and neo-Gothic.
- ✓The Gulf of Venus is the suggestive stretch of Lake Lenno, the inlet following the promontory of Lavedo that on its southern summit sees the splendid Villa dal Balbianello
- ✓On a peninsula from which you can enjoy enchanted views of the Lake, this elegant and romantic 18th century mansion and its amazing garden have hosted writers and travelers, today you can visit the Gardens and the Villa, in the 4-hour tour you can go down and visit the gardens. We remind you that the purchase of tickets is mandatory and charged to the customer.
- ✓Villa la Cassinella is a private residence on the western shore of Lake Como, a few hundred meters from Villa del Balbianello. The whole estate is immersed in large perfectly maintained gardens.
- ✓The Villa is a historic residence in Ossuccio on Lake Como.
- ✓Ossuccio is a village of pre-Roman origin. In its hamlet of Ospedaletto rises the famous bell tower of the church of Santa Maria Maddalena. in front of the village is the Comacina island
- ✓The only island on Lake Como, in its canal hosts, in summer, swimmers who want to cool off with a swim in the lake. It is possible to swim safely. From 2 hours of tour you can swim
- ✓We will cross the lake to reach the east coast and the village of Nesso, a village clinging to the steep shores of the lake.
- ✓We will then be able to admire the ravine of Nesso, a natural waterfall that in the terminal part is overlooked by the bridge of Civera
- ✓The Civera bridge, a Roman bridge rebuilt with a medieval silhouette from which tourists love to dive for incredible shots.
- ✓We will then head towards Laglio to admire Villa Oleandra, home of George Clooney.
What's included
- ✓Life jackets
- ✓Bottled water
- ✓Fuel
- ✓Carbonated beverages
- ✓Alcoholic beverages
What's not included
- ✓the cost of the dinner for the "Sunset Tour & Charming Dinner" tour is charged to the customer
Good to know
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Small pets are allowed Pets allowed
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
Free cancellation
🔒 Secure checkout
from
€ 335.00
Private Lake Como Cruise by Wooden Taxi Boat
5.0
(71)
Free cancellation
Skip the busy ferry lines on your Lake Como vacation, and treat yourself to a private cruise instead, aboard a Venetian-style wooden taxi boat. Simply choose an option to suit your group size and preferred duration, and then take in the highlights of the lake, stopping to swim or enjoying an aperitivo as you go. Celebrity villas, film locations, and postcard-perfect lake towns are all en-route.
Languages:
English
📍Contrada della Filanda, 2, 23829 Varenna LC, Italy
🏢Operated by Nauticamper
Highlights
- ✓Book a Lake Como cruise that suits your vacation plans
- ✓Relax with friends and family aboard a stylish private boat
- ✓See landmarks that you might want to visit such as Villa Erbe
- ✓Upgrade to a sunset and dinner cruise for a special occasion
What you'll see & do
- ✓We will leave from Varenna along the promenade of lovers
- ✓Leaving Varenna we can admire the walk of the lovers, a short pedestrian path that leads from the Varenna pier to the center of the village; a cantilevered walkway over the water from which you can admire the lake and the mountains.
- ✓We will then pass by Villa Cipressi (Heaven's Gate) and the famous gate. Prestigious complex of ancient buildings and beautiful gardens enriched by a magnificent botanical garden, with staircases and terraces that descend to the lake.
- ✓Afterwards we will meet the Villa, one of the main historical environmental landscape sites of the territory, thanks also to its privileged position. The complex consists of the Villa itself, now transformed into a Museum is also home to an internationally known Convention Center, and the beautiful Botanical Garden that surrounds it, extending for almost 2 km following the shore of the lake.
- ✓We will then equip the lake and head towards Punta Spartivento, the watershed of Lake Como, the extreme tip of the Larian triangle that divides the two branches of the lake. It enjoys a wonderful view towards the north.
- ✓Next stop is Bellagio, known for its cobbled streets, elegant buildings and Villa Serbelloni Park, an 18th-century garden terrace overlooking the lake. Nearby, there are the Tower of the Arts, home to exhibitions and shows, and the Basilica of St. James from the Romanesque era. Near the rocky beach of Loppia, there is the Museum of Navigational Instruments, which displays sundials and compasses. With the 4-hour tour you can get off and visit the village.
- ✓Descending from Bellagio we can admire the park of Villa Serbelloni
- ✓We will pass by the famous Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni, a 5 star luxury hotel, once also called Castello di Bellagio.
- ✓The English gardens of 1815, enriched by sculptures rich in rare and exotic plants, there are ancient trees, camellia hedges, forests of azaleas and giant rhododendrons, stones and monuments, boats and relics of historical and artistic value.
- ✓We will then reach the west coast of the Como branch to arrive at Tremezzo, a well-known village full of hotels overlooking Bellagio.
- ✓We will then admire Villa Carlotta famous both for the art collections kept inside, and for the vast botanical garden that surrounds it.
- ✓Sailing south we will meet the imposing building in an eclectic style between neo-Romanesque and neo-Gothic.
- ✓The Gulf of Venus is the suggestive stretch of Lake Lenno, the inlet following the promontory of Lavedo that on its southern summit sees the splendid Villa dal Balbianello
- ✓On a peninsula from which you can enjoy enchanted views of the Lake, this elegant and romantic 18th century mansion and its amazing garden have hosted writers and travelers, today you can visit the Gardens and the Villa, in the 4-hour tour you can go down and visit the gardens. We remind you that the purchase of tickets is mandatory and charged to the customer.
- ✓Villa la Cassinella is a private residence on the western shore of Lake Como, a few hundred meters from Villa del Balbianello. The whole estate is immersed in large perfectly maintained gardens.
- ✓The Villa is a historic residence in Ossuccio on Lake Como.
- ✓Ossuccio is a village of pre-Roman origin. In its hamlet of Ospedaletto rises the famous bell tower of the church of Santa Maria Maddalena. in front of the village is the Comacina island
- ✓The only island on Lake Como, in its canal hosts, in summer, swimmers who want to cool off with a swim in the lake. It is possible to swim safely. From 2 hours of tour you can swim
- ✓We will cross the lake to reach the east coast and the village of Nesso, a village clinging to the steep shores of the lake.
- ✓We will then be able to admire the ravine of Nesso, a natural waterfall that in the terminal part is overlooked by the bridge of Civera
- ✓The Civera bridge, a Roman bridge rebuilt with a medieval silhouette from which tourists love to dive for incredible shots.
- ✓We will then head towards Laglio to admire Villa Oleandra, home of George Clooney.
What's included
- ✓Life jackets
- ✓Bottled water
- ✓Fuel
- ✓Carbonated beverages
- ✓Alcoholic beverages
What's not included
- ✓the cost of the dinner for the "Sunset Tour & Charming Dinner" tour is charged to the customer
Good to know
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Small pets are allowed Pets allowed
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
Free cancellation
🔒 Secure checkout
from
€ 335.00