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By Lake Maggiore Classic Boat
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$486 per traveller* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • A whole 1987 Italian vintage cruiser to yourselves: ten metres of classic lines, teak decks and white leather in the cockpit, refitted to run quiet. No shared departures, no crowds — just your group (up to 8) and a local skipper who knows where the light falls at six, which bay is out of the wind, and which island stories are true. Leave from whichever pier suits you — Stresa, Baveno, Pallanza, Feriolo or Laveno — at the hour you choose: no fixed timetable. From the baroque terraces of Isola Bella to the clifftop hermitage of Santa Caterina, the medieval Cannero castles and the quiet villa shores of the Verbano, this is Lake Maggiore the way it’s meant to be seen — from the water, glass in hand. Wine (18+), chilled water and soft drinks on board, towels ready for a swim.

Activity location

  • Stresa
    • Stresa, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Stresa
    • Piazza Marconi
    • 28838, Stresa, Piemonte, Italy

Check availability

1H – The Borromean Islands

  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English

Duration: 1 hour

Price details
AU$243.10 x 2 TravellersAU$486.20
Total
Price is AU$486.20

2H - Islands & Cliff Hermitage

  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English

Duration: 2 hours

Price details
AU$486.20 x 2 TravellersAU$972.40
Total
Price is AU$972.40

3H - Highlights with Stop

  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English

Duration: 3 hours

Price details
AU$729.30 x 2 TravellersAU$1,458.60
Total
Price is AU$1,458.61

4H - Highlights with Stops

  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English

Duration: 4 hours

Price details
AU$972.40 x 2 TravellersAU$1,944.80
Total
Price is AU$1,944.81

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Bottled water
  • Inclusions
    Soft Drinks
  • Inclusions
    Fuel surcharge
  • Inclusions
    Prosecco (adults only / 18+)
  • Exclusions
    Full meals (no galley on board; snacks welcome)
  • Exclusions
    Hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • Exclusions
    Pets (not allowed on board)
  • Exclusions
    (1H) Island landings not included
  • Exclusions
    (FD) Lunch, island landing fees and garden tickets not included

Know before you book

    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Stresa

  • 5m
We’ll board the boat and set off across the Borromean Gulf, enjoying views of the mountains and the elegant villas along the shore.

Isola Bella

  • 10m
We’ll sail slowly around the jewel of the Borromeo family, admiring from the water the Baroque Borromeo Palace and its famous Italian gardens, with ten terraces rising like a pyramid towards the Borromeo Unicorn. With a bit of luck you’ll spot the white peacocks among the statues.

Island of the Fishermen (Isola dei Pescatori)

  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
We’ll continue past the Fishermen’s Island, the only one still inhabited all year round, with its narrow lanes, lakeside houses, the bell tower of the 11th-century Church of San Vittore and the fishing boats moored along the shore.

Isola Madre

  • 10m
We’ll then cruise around the largest and most peaceful of the islands, famous for its English-style botanical garden, where azaleas, camellias, rhododendrons and the monumental Kashmir cypress rise above the water, framing the Borromeo Palace.

Isolino di San Giovanni

  • 5m
On our way we’ll pass this tiny island, once the residence of the conductor Arturo Toscanini, still privately owned and not open to visitors.

Botanical Gardens Of Villa Taranto

  • 5m
  • Admission ticket not included
Along the way we’ll enjoy views of the Pallanza lakefront and the famous Villa Taranto gardens, as well as the Rocca di Angera on the opposite shore.

Stresa

  • 5m
We’ll head back across the gulf, with one last look at the three islands and the mountains surrounding Lake Maggiore.

Location

Activity location

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    Stresa
    • Stresa, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Stresa
    • Piazza Marconi
    • 28838, Stresa, Piemonte, Italy

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