4-Day Italian Lakes Tour from Milan: Discover Northern Italy's Most Important Lakes
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Milano
Embark on a 4-day adventure from Milan to explore the stunning Italian lakes. Discover the charm of Lake Orta, the elegance of Lake Maggiore, the luxury of Lake Como, the beauty of Lake Garda, and the picturesque Lake Iseo. Enjoy boat trips, visit charming towns, and stay at Hotel Maxim in Verona during the Marmomac fair.
Duration:
4 days
Cancellation:
6 days
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Highlights
Milan - Lake Orta - Lake Maggiore - Como
San Giulio Island - By boat you reach this little island face to Orta village.
Isole Borromee - You reach by boat two of the three island of the family Borromeo: Isola dei Pescatori and Isola Bella.
Como - Bellagio - Bergamo
Centro Storico - A nice walk in the old town of this city situated at the bottom of the western brench of Lake Como
Lago di Como - A two hour cruise to discover the beauty of the deepest European lake.
Cattedrale (Duomo) di Bergamo e Battistero - The old town of Bergamo with ist amazing monuments.
Bergamo - Sirmione - Lazise - Verona
Centro Storico Sirmione - The most famous and charming village at Lake Garda
Lago di Garda - From Sirmione to Lazise in order to discover the biggest Italian lake.
Piazza Bra - Main square of Verona with its monuments, shops, restaurants and the Arena, a Roman ampitheatre.
Verona - Lake Iseo - Milan
Casa di Giulietta - The most famous spot in town: the house of Juliet with its balcony.
Lago d’Iseo - A little and beautiful lake where to stop and relax just before coming back to Milan
What's Included
- Private boat tours at Lake Garda, Lake Maggiore, and Lake Orta
- 2 hour cruise at Lake Como
- Walking tours in Como, Bergamo, and Verona
- Transport by private air-conditioned vehicle
- Glass of Prosecco as welcome
- 3 nights’ accommodation included
- Meals as per itinerary
- Personal driver/guide for the tour duration
- Free Wi-Fi on board during transport
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- City taxes at the hotel
- Porterage
- Hotel pick up and drop off
Additional Information
Embark on a 4-day, 3-night journey to Italy’s notable lakes starting from Milan. Experience the beauty of Northern Italy’s principal lakes: the quaint Lake Orta, the elegant Lake Maggiore, the posh Lake Como, the sensational Lake Garda, and the scenic Lake Iseo. Take pleasure in boat trips on these significant lakes and tours to picturesque towns including Como, Bergamo, and Verona. The accommodation on September 25 will be provided at the four-star Hotel Maxim in Verona, scheduled according to the Marmomac fair.
- Adult pricing applies to all travelers except 1 and 2 years old free
- Dress code is smart casual
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
Location
Starhotels Anderson
Piazza Luigi di Savoia
In the lobby at 08.15
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least 7 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
Customer Ratings
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Laurie_m
Jul 30, 2022
Terrific tour! - This tour greatly exceeded our expectations! We visited four or five beautiful lakes and their charming coastal towns, complete with numerous boat rides. The logistics were well-coordinated. For instance, when our small group of 9 tourists arrived at the dock, our boat captain was already there and greeted us warmly. We had plenty of time to enjoy recommended restaurants (all delicious), visit historical sites complete with mini-tours, shop, and walk around each town we visited. The lakes are absolutely spectacular with turquoise clear water.
Luigi was our tour guide for this bilingual (Spanish and English) tour. He was terrific and we toasted him at a Prosecco gathering one of the days. We were driven from Milan and from lake to lake in a comfortable private coach. At the end we made a surprise visit to Verona! A city with a 30 AD built Roman amphitheater intact and still used for performances. Our hotel there was well-situated, only a five minute walk from the amphitheater. I only wish we had gotten last minute tickets for that night’s performance.
A wonderful tour in every respect!! Five stars is not enough - 10 would be more appropriate.
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Triciaburritt
Oct 6, 2022
A great tour to take to see 5 beautiful Italian Lakes and the historic towns in the region in just 4 days. - This is an excellent tour to take to see 5 beautiful Italian Lakes and the historic towns in the region in just 4 days. I was in a small group of seven and was pleased to have upgraded to ‘Luxury’ for the better hotels. My only criticism was the ambivalence of the driver/guide. His driving was steady and we kept to schedule but he made no effort to introduce himself, he showed no interest in us as his clients, gave us no information about our daily itinerary or any explanation about the places we visited.. In contrast, we had a wonderful local guide in Verona.
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Nancy_w
Oct 9, 2017
The scenery was sensational. The... - <p>The scenery was sensational. The bus and the hotel facilities were quite nice. I liked that we were in the middle of the cities we visited and that we had our lunches and dinners free. The downside was being one of four English speakers leaving us missing too much of the commentary by the guide. Questions asked by others were answered in Spanish. Other Spanish speaking guests tended to chat when the English translations were made.</p>
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Joseph
Sep 5, 2017
This was the first time we have... - <p>This was the first time we have taken a multi-day tour with Viator. Up until now we had booked several museum tours and day tours, which were all excellent. The itinerary for this trip was very comprehensive. We wanted to experience the destinations this trip afforded us that would be otherwise difficult without a car, so it met our expectations with a couple of exceptions. I would have rather skipped Isola Del Pescatore and spent more time on the next stop which was Isola Bella on Lake Maggiore. With so little time there we were not able to see the Boromeo Palace or the gardens. That was something we wanted to see. I would have also skipped the last stop, which was Lago d'Iseo, and spent more time exploring Verona. Iseo was not that interesting compared to the other stops on the lakes. Our guide, though very nice, did not supply us with enough background information and anecdotal accounts about the sites we visited. That has always been a strongpoint on our Viator tours. Had I known that before the trip I would have done my homework. We were happy with the three hotels. They were well located. All in all, we are very happy we went on this four-day tour.</p>
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S.r.
Jun 9, 2017
This tour enabled us to see so much... - <p>This tour enabled us to see so much of the beautiful Italian Lakes area on a short tour.The four boat trips offered different experiences of the Lakes and opportunities to explore islands on the lakes. The visits to the islands and to towns on the lakesides also provided plenty of free time to explore by ourselves. The tour included spanish and english speakers and the guide Vittoria seemed to move seamlessly from one to the other to ensure that we were all included and he covered everything in both languages. Aspects about the tour that I particularly liked was that it was not a large group - 18 passengers, guide and driver from the website I understand that with 8 or fewer passengers the tour operates using a minivan and driver and was only semi-structured with plenty of 'free' time at places visited. The tour operator Europanda and Europa also run a tour of the Dolomites which was timed so that it could be an 'add on' to this trip from Verona - would be good to have a link to that option from the Viator site as could suit those that like travelling independently but taking short flexible tours for part of their journey.</p>
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Junias_h
Apr 9, 2019
Supposed to be a wonderful vacations but not really.. - Lakes views were not good because there were lot of rains. Most of our trips are cloudy. We received program written in English at the end of the trip.
The first and second day we did not know what we will see and where we will go..? Top bad..
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Ellen
Sep 1, 2017
Viator has a terrific Itinerary for... - <p>Viator has a terrific Itinerary for the Lakes! However, we were told that it would be an English tour and instead it was English/Spanish tour. Because there were 31 Spanish and only 7 English, they got priority. I would NEVER take a bilingual tour again--too much time is lost in translation and the site has passed by the time the English is spoken. The guide's English left a lot to be desired. The hotels were great, but you should charge more and not have people have to pay tax each day. I hesitate to recommend this tour to friends--even though the sites were fantastic--because of the disorganization and multiple language. I also think you should offer the option of having your bags moved. Many older tourists would be willing to pay more and go on this tour if they could have their bags handled. I loved all the boat rides and the places we visited. The bus did not have adequate above the seat storage. Many of us come to Europe for a month or more and we have to carry backpacks and duffels which did not fit.</p>
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