This is a must tour! Our tour guide Lina and Matia(driver) are the best! I highly recommend this tour. Very romantic, amazing views, awwsome villas, good food especially the one Lina recommended from the Sussie restaurant. Excellent! We loved it❤️
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Private transportation
- Professional English/Spanish speaking local guide
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Walking tour of Lugano, Bellagio, Como
- Audio headsets
- One hour of luxury private cruise tour on Lake Como
Excludes
- Lunch
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Admission to villas and museums unless indicated
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- P.za 4 Novembre - Stazione Centrale M2 M3, corner hotel Gallia, You will find your guide with a white sign with the company logo Wander in Italy PLEASE NOTE: We highly recommend arriving at least 15 minutes before the scheduled start time to ensure a smooth check-in and timely departure.
Return
- P.za 4 Novembre - Stazione Centrale M2 M3, corner hotel Gallia, You will find your guide with a white sign with the company logo Wander in Italy PLEASE NOTE: We highly recommend arriving at least 15 minutes before the scheduled start time to ensure a smooth check-in and timely departure.
Itinerary
Explore an exciting Milan getaway, discovering the Swiss and Italian landscape and culture. Enjoy your guide’s tales of historical landmarks and marvel at the breathtaking landscapes unfolding during your journey. Arrive in the Italian town of Como, where a guided walking tour will introduce you to the city's art and its medieval history while walking in the ancient square. It's a day of cultural exploration and scenic beauty you won't forget.
Reaching the dainty village of Cadenabbia, from there your journey unfolds, leading you to the enchanting destination of Bellagio. Upon reaching Bellagio, witness the charming atmosphere of this delightful destination known as the “Pearl of Lake Como.” Walk through its famous stair alleys with their colorful houses, take some memorable pictures of the Instagrammable village, and enjoy your tasty lunch in the local restaurants of Bellagio. Then continue this tour with our Exclusive Cruise aboard a private boat. This cruise offers a unique perspective of Lake Como, allowing you to appreciate the harmonious blend of nature and architecture.
From the boat tour, your guide will point out Villa Carlotta, renowned for its elegant architecture and stunning botanical gardens overlooking the lake.
From the boat tour, your guide will point out Villa Melzi, set amidst its beautiful gardens along the lakeshore.
Your final stop is the Swiss town of Lugano. Take some free time to explore the city center and taste delicious Swiss chocolate.
Sail past stunning villas with their beautiful gardens and natural surroundings, such as Villa del Balbianello, renowned for its appearances in Star Wars and Casino Royale, and Villa Balbiano, famous from House of Gucci.
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Reviews
Wonderful chance to see the Como and Lugano area without the worry of driving. The bus driver was great, as was the guide. This was spur of the moment, booked the evening before, and so happy with our choice.
We loved this tour!! Enjoyed having a bit of free time at each location!! Franco was a fantastic tour guide and was very friendly. I would absolutely book this tour again. The only thing is the travel company should leave two empty seats to make sure people traveling together can sit together on the bus. My husband and I had to sit separately at one point. The tour guide asked two single travelers to sit together, but they refused. The bus was full. We just made sure we weren’t last on the bus at the next stop so we could sit together.
Excellent guide Anna Enough time was give at Como, maybe not so much at Lugano but the schedule was tight. Really enjoyed the boating at Lake Como
This is an excellent tour. We were able to depart on time, drive to Como, have a wonderful long boat ride on Lake Como, have a good amount of time to eat and shop in Bellagio, and then go to Lugano in Switzerland. Our tour guide, Lina, was great and taught us Italian during the trip which was a bonus. It was one of the best trips I have taken and I would highly recommend it.
When the weather is perfect, as it was this day, the beauty of the region overwhelms you. There is a good balance of guided touring, free time, guide suggestions of places to go, good places to eat, where to find bathrooms, and an avalanche of information. It was an exhausting, but worthwhile, day.
You view beautiful towns & sites but there is minimal interaction and explanation of what we were seeing from the guide. I appreciate the skilled bus driver who navigated us through narrow twists & turns.
Alexandra, our tour guide was exceptional, and the driver was miraculous. Lake Cuomo goes beyond words and we had just the amount of time in each stop. The only snafu and seem to be consistent among the others was the bus wasn’t marked Lake Como and they did not hold a sign to let us know we were at the right boss there was five other others. The bus was not marked by a car. It was marked Viagoti very confusing
Amato was fabulous from start to finish! His knowledge and organisational skills were exceptional. It was because of this that our day was even better than we had imagined. Salvatore and Giuseppe were wonderful too and handled the winding roads with great expertise Well done team!!!
Franco was a great guide. He was patient with everyone and did a good job of communicating in two languages. He pointed out scenic, interesting, and important places with little bits of detail to keep it engaging.
Amazing experience!!! We loved the boat tour and each city! Highly recommend for a taste of each city!
Brilliant!! Very well organised, guide was not only knowledgeable she was enthusiastic - made the day entertaining and enjoyable. Great day out, seeing one of the most beautiful lakes in Italy.
It was a large group of 50 ppl but we saw a lot and never felt rushed. Our guide was fantastic. Definitely got a great taste of lake como! Would recommend.
Ricardo was a great tour guide. Bellagio and Lake Como were beautiful. We enjoyed the sightseeing boat ride. We would have liked more time in Lugano. Ricardo was very caring and nice.
This was a great experience. We felt as though we got to see a lot. Whilst you go with a group, in each town you have free time to do what you like which we liked. Amato the tour guide was very good as was Eduardo the driver. Would definitely recommend!
The boat tour of this trip was incredible and could not be beat. Wonderful tour, loved seeing Bellagio Como and Lugano.
The trip was great. Each of the areas we saw are fairly small. If you needed to shop for hours, this is not for you. If you are sight seeing this is perfect. Laura, our guide, was able to get us a lunch reservation with a large number of the group at a nice restaurant. She is a great guide and goes out of her way to help when ever you have questions. Very friendly. The bus goes down some very narrow streets making the journey very interesting. We were here during a heat wave so sitting in the cool bus was very refreshing. I would recommend this tour. We had a great time. Long day but we felt like we got to see a lot.
Meeting spot was easy to find when you follow the instructions provided. Easy to check in and get your headset. Josephine was our guide for the day and was wonderful. Explained meeting points and times. She gave great information about the history. Bus driver was great at getting through the tight streets and bus was very clean.
Laura was our guide, and she was wonderful! Enjoyed the beautiful towns of Lake Como.
Meeting place was a little confusing as many groups with different companies all meeting at the same spot. Give yourself extra time to make sure you find the right company and bus. After that, the rest was amazing. 0% stress and 100% joy! Our guide Laura was extremely friendly, well spoken and informative and communicated clearly meeting times and places. She shared interesting and factual information with us along the journey and also had a great sense of humor. Really loved her energy. Our bus driver was also top notch! Those narrow curvy roads from Como to Bellagio are really something else. The bus ride is also part of the adventure as the views were amazing. Clean and comfortable coach style bus. Boat tour was lovely. Saw many beautiful villas. Highly recommend this tour. Saw more in one day then we could have ever done on our own.
Very well organized tour and great tour guide. Laura was one of the best guides we had . We absolutely loved her
Wonderful experience for all the beautiful lakes and towns . You see everything in one day without being hurried
Great trip, beautiful places, Would be nice to have more free time for lunch as there is long time waiting for any table in restaurants. Definitely recommend
Great trip with no hassle trying to figure out transportation. Absolutely stunning views and perfect day with beautiful scenery and a great tour guide. So glad we did Como this way rather than on our own.
We left the tour half way through. The “guide” did not do a tour in Como or Bellagio (we skipped Lugano so I can’t say what she did there). In Como we were told that there a change in law that allowed no more than 25 people to be with a guide. There were 57 people on our bus. The guide walked us to a square with shops and restaurants and said I don’t know you , I’m not with you but you can walk behind me if you choose. They were aware of this change in law but did not send two guides to accompany the group so it could be split. They also could have limited the number in th group to 25 people. After an hour walking around on our own we got on the bus (without working a/c) and drove an hour to get a boat to Bellagio. Once there we were told to be back in line for th return boat in 90 minutes. Again, no guided tour of Bellagio. There were many tourists there and all of the restaurants were crowed so unless you wanted a slice of pizza or a handheld sandwich to eat standing on sitting in the ground, you were not seeing the town. We decided to cut our losses and save the remaining 5 hours of the day. We stayed in Bellagio a little longer and took the ferry back to Como. We walked around the waterfront there (which we didn’t see that morning) and then bought train tickets back to Milan. Do not waste your money on this tour. It was $300 for the two of us to be drive to two towns. We spent 34 euros for the hydrofoil ferry and 38 euros for first class train tickets to Milan and had a nicer time without rushing to get to a hot bus with a guide who did not tell us anything about the area or show us around in a walking tour. Extremely disappointed with the way the day started. We ended up having a beautiful day on our own.
Went on the tour on the last day of April. The nice thing about it was that we could keep all the stops and that's because of the group, all of the 50+ tourists were responsible and on time to the bus. However, the overall experience was bad and here are the main points: 1. Boat tour is 45 min! Plus 10 minutes to return to the bus. Don't expect a one and a half hour ride as advertised. 2. The tour is advertised as guided tour! The tour was NOT GUIDED! Apparently there is a law and there can't be more than 25 tourists in a guided group. Being a group over 50 people, the guide instructed us that she will bring us to the center and then she will leave us have free time because she is not allowed to guide such a big group. She kept saying like "follow me but not follow me". Everyone was confused, some left to wander, others kept following her. She hid and was "one of us clients" when she saw the police. It was incredibly awkward and definitely not guided! IF THIS IS A LAW, BRING TWO GUIDES NEXT TIME! 3. The "tour guide" spoke in very bad English. Spoke English words and often made no sense. And that in addition to the fact that the tour was not guided. The guide spoke very little, gave very few information, was good only in organizing the return time to the bus.
Fantastic Day with Raphale and Matea. Experiencing an incredible scenery and an amazing part of the world. Professional in every aspect.
Informative; included three stops over 10+ hours (Como, Bellagio by boat, and Lugano. However, long time on the bus (4.5 hours out of 9.5 hours total). Would prefer one less stop and more time in Bellagio or Como.
Really beautiful tour thats show some really beautiful areas. The guide Laura was really good 😊 i would thought say the restaurent for lunch, that was recomended, was not really good, undfriendly waiters and poor and expensive food. But besides that, everything wad really really good, and i will for sure recommend people to go to the tour 👌😊
Amazing experience enough time to spend on spots amazing guide Mr amato good information shared perfect experience
Great tour with loads to see. Very well organised. Guide was very knowledgeable and the sights are amazing. Hoping to come back when the weather is better
Really Great experience with Amato and Max. The Switzerland was excellent. Amato guided very well. Must trip to experience something new and beautiful sites
Amato is a great guide who is very clear with language and also thanks to masimillamo (max) for driving us for the day
I highly recommend the day trip to Lake Como, Bellagio and Lugano. It was such an wonderful experience, mentioning that our guide Amato was very helpful and professional explaining the historical part of these area. He also pointed out the important details anticipating most of the people needs. The driver Ion was also very helpful and profesionist.
We had a wonderful day trip that exceeded our expectations. Everything was very well organized, we received all the necessary information in advance and the schedule was perfectly respected. The scenery throughout the day was absolutely spectacular, every stop felt special and worth visiting. A big thank you to our guide, Amato, for his professionalism and great energy and to our driver, Ion, for ensuring a safe and comfortable journey. Highly recommended!
Today was absolutely wonderful! We explored beautiful places and learned so many interesting things. Our guide, Amato was professional, friendly, and very knowledgeable, making the whole experience both interesting and enjoyable. A special thank you to our driver, Ion, as well — the ride was smooth, safe, and comfortable throughout the entire trip. Everything was perfectly organized. We truly had a lovely day! Thank you!
The journey was very good , nice and beautiful. Our guide was very friendly!
Beautiful day to do Lugano, Bellagio & Como. Anna our guide was very good and knowledge. We did not felt rush. Lots of stores closed in this season in Bellagio. Cruise was the highlight has it is so pretty. No toilet on bus nor cruise boat, but only short distances in transport between places.
Very great trip!! All locations were great and you get time on your own to explore.
We came, we saw, got some of the history. The place you have time to eat at is a little pricey, but good. Anna was a great guide
It was very nice. Tour is well organized, we've seen a lot of beautiful places in one day and had the perfect amount of free time for each.
It was amazing. We enjoyed the trip very much. Everything was on time, very well organized and value for money. Enjoyed the authentic food at Bellagio and hot chocolate in Logano.
We had fun throughout the whole trip the tour give plenty of time in bellagio and enough to visit a few places in como/lugano , wish it had a little bit more time on the boat ride but all else is good . Anna was very helpful and an excellent tour guide!
Anna was excellent and treated all of us very carefully . I will certainly come back ……………………………………………………………………………..
The trip was wonderful, the guide was so nice and the communication was very clear. Thank you for this experience !! ❤️😍
Anna was an amazing tour guide, she explained all the information regarding the areas we explored in an efficient way and was extremely friendly. I would definitely take this tour again
A fantastic trip from beginning to end. Amato was a great guide - very detailed and likeable. Giuseppe was a great and experienced driver. All places visited were scenic and straight out of fairytale. Thank you for a great day.
There were tons of other tour buses leaving for the same tour at the pick up spot. Book the others. it was by far the worst bus in the group. AC was leaking on seats, no wifi (other tour buses had it), the seats were old and stained. the "tour" itself is not really a tour, they just drive you to the three destinations and you explore on your own after a 10-15min debrief on where you are. the "private boat tour" is you and the 40 other people on the tour. and dont go in the winter, almost everything was close so the few restaurants open were packed and there were long lines for the public bathroom
Well organized day with Josephina. She explained everything in two languages (English and Spanish). Very good information and clearly heard through the bus speakers (also headsets during stops) Seeing Bellagio from the boat and exploring the area was the highlight. Maybe only due to the natural scenic views. Como Town free time, left us rushing to catch the bus. Small annoyance but wouldn't want to take away time from the other stops.
Fantastic day trip to Lake Como and Lugano. Our family truly enjoyed every moment and highly recommend it. Amato and Antonio were knowledgeable, friendly, and excellent guides.
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