Small-Group 1-Hour Tour on a Vintage Wooden Boat

During a one-hour tour, you will visit 10 famous villas starting from Como, including Villa d'Este and Villa Passalacca. The entire experience takes place on a unique historic wooden boat from 1957.

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It's not possible to enter the villas, they can be seen from the boat

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Set off for a scenic cruise along Lake Como aboard an original 1957 wooden boat, combining vintage charm with panoramic views of the shoreline’s most iconic residences.

During the tour, you’ll admire up to 10 historic villas from the water. Highlights include Villa Olmo, Villa Erba, Villa d’Este, and Villa Pizzo in Cernobbio, followed by Villa Le Fontanelle and Villa Passalacqua in Moltrasio. Crossing toward Torno, you’ll see Villa Taverna and the Mandarin Oriental, before continuing to Blevio to view Villa Maria and Villa Cagni Troubetzkoy.

Throughout the journey, enjoy unobstructed views of elegant lakefront architecture, landscaped gardens, and the surrounding mountains. This shared experience offers a relaxed way to discover Lake Como’s most renowned villas from a unique perspective on the water.

River cruise ship

Open deck

This tour can only be purchased with a minimum of two tickets.

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Departure: Lungo Lario Trieste, 28, 22100 Como CO, Italy

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Duration: 1 hour

Private tour, group size up to 6 persons

English

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Full refund for cancellations up to 24 hours

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund

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Places you will see

• Lake Como
• Cernobbio
• Villa Erba
• Villa d'Este, Como
• Villa Pizzo
• Villa Fontanelle
• Moltrasio
• Torno, Lombardy
• Villa Taverna
• Mandarin Oriental, Lake Como
• Villa Cagni Troubetzkoy

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4.9 out of 5

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Sylvia M.

The tour was great and the captain was very gentleman🩷🩷🩷I recommend the wooden boat tour

4 days ago

Terry R.

Nice staff at ponton and in the boat Wonderful villas or Hotels Worth doing it So lucky to be alone in the wooden boat Highly recommended

8 days ago

Michael A.

It was a lovely boat ride the boat was nice and guide very informative. Great way to see Lake Como. Recommend Wooden Boat Tours!

11 days ago

John H.

Excellent boat ride with beautiful views of surrounding landscape and beautiful villas. Very interesting and informative on the various villas. Prompt and well communicated service was vey much appreciated. A very enjoyable experience! One side-note, we just needed the music to be turned down a little to hear the information our guide was sharing.

11 days ago

Melanie R.

Very nice visit, lovely walk, I recommend it.

11 days ago

Julia L.

We enjoyed a lot !!! Our guide was perfect!

12 days ago

Shawn H.

The tour was great and the captain was very gentleman🩷🩷🩷I recommend the wooden boat tour

12 days ago

Jessie B.

Perfect, everything according to plan!

13 days ago

Antonio M.

The operators were very pleasant, the water can be choppy though that’s not a fault of the operators. Just be prepared, it all felt like a dream seeing it at sunset.

14 days ago

Pamela C.

They were very professional, kind and fun! The skipper was very polite and gave us an unforgettable experience! I totally recommend!

16 days ago

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