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Stresa to Isola Bella Hop-On Hop-Off Boat Tour: Discover Lake Maggiore's Beauty

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Stresa

Experience the beauty of Lake Maggiore on a hop-on hop-off boat tour from Stresa. Visit the stunning Isola Bella, explore the Palace Museum and gardens, and enjoy the freedom to travel at your own pace.

Duration: 6 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Isola Bella - Get stunning views of Lake Maggiore and the small islands and islets of the Borromean Islands on an exclusive boat service between Stresa and Isola Bella.

Travel at your own pace and according to your preferred schedule. Leave the boat at any of the islands and hop back on the next boat when you want to continue. Relax aboard the modern vessels as they ferry you between the most characteristic places on Lake Maggiore.

Hop-off at the romantic island of Isola Bella to visit the Palace Museum and its Italianate gardens at your own expense. Go for a stroll around the fishing village on the other side of the tiny island. Cross back to Stresa, where you can journey up into the hills to visit the botanical gardens of the Giardino Botanico Alpinia at leisure.

What's Included

Professional multilingual captains
Convenient shared transfer to Isola Bella
Flexible hop-on hop-off boat ticket

What's Not Included

Isola Bella Palace and Garden Entrance Ticket (euro 20,00 each person)
Food and drinks
Landing tax (euro 0,50)

Additional Information

Embark on a scenic boat tour of the spectacular Lake Maggiore and take a trip to the magnificent Isola Bella, one of the Borromean Islands. Delight in the freedom of setting your own itinerary with a hop-on hop-off boat tour from Stresa. Once you step foot on the island, feel free to explore the striking Palace Museum and the meticulously maintained gardens where white peacocks and an arresting fountain are central features.
Experience Isola Bella at your own convenience with a hop-on hop-off boat pass from Stresa. Traverse Lake Maggiore to the most renowned of the Borromean Islands to stop by the Palace Museum and the scenic Italianate gardens.

The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and weather conditions
Palace museum and botanical garden on the islands are opened from March 19, 2022 to November 1 , 2022

Location

Stresa ferry landing stage

Corso Umberto I

Il punto di incontro sarà presso la biglietteria del servizio pubblico non di linea

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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(23 Ratings)

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Marco77_cn

Aug 29, 2021

Perfect experience - Everything perfect My family was very happy.we visited isola dei Pescatori and the Isola Bella where we had Lunch. Nice

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Cathy

Jul 30, 2017

I have read a few reviews saying... - I have read a few reviews saying that the ferries are chaotic, but I found them very easy to navigate once you had found the right boat to accept your particular ticket. They come at the same time every hour, so you can spend as long as you like on each one. The islands are stunningly beautiful, and have lots to explore. Although I travelled on a Sunday and it was busy, there are parts of each island where the crowds can be escaped. Definitely a great trip.

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Anna

Jul 14, 2016

Very well organized service.Boat is... - Very well organized service.Boat is small and comfortable.the island is beautiful.Worth to go!

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Francis

Aug 27, 2019

ON TIME AND CHEAP - Our hop on hop off boat was booked through Viator. It was on schedule all day and fun to ride to the 3 islands.

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Lynne

Sep 7, 2017

The service was good, but limited... - The service was good, but limited time on islands would use other ferry services which were more frequent and offered more options, it was not really hop on hop off as we had to get to all 3 islands in a set time as last pick up was 13:50 which meant we rushed.

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Whonyoung_c

Apr 18, 2017

it's not easy to find your boat... - it's not easy to find your boat with no signs whatsoever. You had to ask around, not to mention that you also need to exchange your voucher with boat driver! Other than this, islands are great places to visit.

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Egallo2013

Jul 30, 2023

NOT OFFICIAL SERVICE, DO NOT TAKE IT - They disgues themselves as "the official" service, literally hooking you up when you are in the parking lot or in line to get the ticket from the official one. Instead they are nothing more than a private taxi company and, as usually happens in Italy for the taxies, it's a fraude. NO RECEIPT whatsoever, and when I asked to pay with credit card( I refused to pay off the books) the rate for the children ( she is 10 years old) that he offered me before, was suddenly only avalaible for infants only, so I had to pay the adult rate. SECURITY: The service, from a safety and security point of view it's an HAZARD and totally UNSAFE, as they don't secure themselves when getting at the hairbours with ANYTHING, they just mantain the boat in line with the engine on. Their attitude, when mentioning any of the above has been extremely arrogant, disgraceful and rude. DON'T TAKE IT, go for the OFFICIAL SERVICE instead

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Peter

Jun 1, 2018

Take the Regular Ferries - Disorganised, no schedules, long waits, no information. Despite representing the benefits of the small "taxi" ferries to the three Borromean Islands the reality was significantly different. There were no safe jetties. There were no schedules and we waited on each island in some confusion before moving to the next. We recommend using the standard schedule ferry service.

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