Lake Garda Boat Tours

one of the best ways to enjoy Lake Garda is definitely from the water. There are numerous navigation services on Lake Garda, both public and private, which allow everyone, depending on the time available and the budget, to try the experience of a "cruise" on the largest and most fascinating lake of Italy, discovering landscapes, history and legends from an unusual perspective.

Oncoming Tours

For further information or to book a Lake Garda tourist guide to accompany you on your boat trip:

Here you find some of our best trips on boat on lake Garda.

Sirmione from the lake

On board of a private boat it will be possible to circumnavigate the Sirmione peninsula admiring from the lake the Scaligero Castle, the perfectly preserved lake fortress with its fortified dock built by the Scala seigniory in the second half of 1300. We will then proceed with the view of Villa Callas, the summer residence of the famous opera singer, and the thermal baths, and then we will reach the Grotte di Catullo, the largest archaeological area in northern Italy, the remains of the imposing Roman villa that tradition indicates as the first residence of the Latin poet Catullus. Then you will stop at the point where, on the surface of the lake, the bubbles of the thermal spring of Sirmione emerge. The hot has curative properties.
The tour begins and ends at the port of Sirmione.
It can last from 20 minutes to 2 hours depending on the size of the group and therefore the means of transport and how much you want to navigate.
Upon request, a tourist guide of Lake Garda can go on board to explain history, art and stories about what will be admired during the navigation.

Sunset Cruises

Romantic and suggestive sunset cruise around Sirmione with music, poetry and wine. Itinerary: circumnavigation of the Sirmione peninsula (Villa Callas, thermal baths of Sirmione, Caves of Catullus, Fonte Boiola, Scaligero Castle and back). Departure from Sirmione, duration about 2 hours. An aperitif with wine and snacks will be served on board. The cruise can be enlivened by music and readings of Catullus' poems.

Lake Garda Islands

Leaving from the port of Sirmione or Salò, with a half hour of pleasant navigation, you can reach the Rocca di Manerba and then the Isola San Biagio or the Isola dei Conigli. The largest island on Lake Garda is Isola Borghese, the only one still inhabited, where stands the extraordinary and imposing villa in Venetian neo-Gothic style. At its feet terraces and Italian-style gardens slope down to the lake. All around, the vegetation is lush and intact, where herons, cormorants, swans, grebes, ducks, coots, etc. take refuge. By booking in advance it is possible to moor at the Garda Island and visit the villa and the park.

Underwater vision boat

On Lake Garda it is also possible to enjoy tours on a special boat equipped with a special system that allows underwater vision. The keel of the boat is in fact equipped with transparent glass from which you can admire the vegetation of the bottom of the lake with the particular fish fauna, as well as some underwater archaeological sites. Naturalistic and historical-artistic guides can illustrate the wonders that can be found along the way. Ideal for school trips on Lake Garda.

Public Lines

On Lake Garda there is also an efficient passenger and vehicle transport service. On board the Garda navigation service vessels it is possible to move from any centre of the lake to any other destination on the coast. There are both fast services with trips that make numerous stops interemedie, ideal for those who want to spend a few hours of relaxation on board. On the Torri-Maderno line, there is also a car transport service.