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Private boat tours on Lake Como

One boat, one skipper, your group only. You choose where to stop and how long to stay.

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Why a private boat

The scheduled ferry decides the route and the timetable. A private boat does not.

  • More space on boardOur boats are larger and more spacious than most Venetian taxi boats on the lake. There is space to move around, not only to sit.
  • No queueYou board at the time we agreed, not the time printed on a timetable.
  • No timetableThe hours you book are yours, from the moment you step on board.
  • The route is yoursSlow down where you want to look, stop on the water in front of a villa, change the way back. You decide as you go.
  • Your group onlyNobody else is on board. No shared seats, no strangers.

Four experiences to start with

A couple sitting on the open deck of a wooden boat on Lake Como, with a lakeside villa behind them.

Photo shoot on board

The boat and the skipper are yours for the shoot. Bridal sessions are what we are asked for most.

  • DurationBy the hour
  • IncludedBoat and skipper

From €350 per hour

Per boat, VAT included. The photographer is not included. We can arrange one on request.

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The boat under way on Lake Como, seen from above.

Sunset cruise

Ninety minutes on the water, timed around the last light of the day.

  • Duration1 hour 30 minutes
  • DepartureTimed on the sunset, which moves through the season

€450

Per boat, VAT included. Fixed price.

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The boat crossing open water on Lake Como, with the villages of the shore behind.

Three-hour private tour

Villa del Balbianello, Villa La Cassinella, Nesso and Bellagio.

  • Duration3 hours
  • IncludedSkipper, fuel, water

€750

Per boat, up to 6 guests, VAT included. Above that number the price rises with the size of the group.

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Lake Como seen wide, with the boat on the water and the villages along the shore.

Evening disposal and dinner

The boat and the skipper are yours for the evening. Time on the water, a stop for dinner ashore, and the skipper waiting until you are back on board.

  • Duration4 hours
  • WaitingIncluded for the whole evening

€950

Four hours at the standard rate. Per boat, up to 6 guests, VAT included. Above that number the price rises with the size of the group: the figure you see when you send your request already includes it. The restaurant bill is not included.

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All durations

Seven durations, from one hour to a full day. Prices and itineraries are on the tours page.

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What you see from the water

  • Villa del BalbianelloThe terraced villa on the Lavedo peninsula, seen from the side that faces the lake.
  • Villa CarlottaGardens running down to the shore at Tremezzina.
  • Villa Melzi d'ErilA neoclassical villa at Bellagio, with gardens that run down to the water.
  • Villa SerbelloniOn the Bellagio promontory, today owned by the Rockefeller Foundation.
  • Isola ComacinaThe only island on Lake Como.
  • Villas of the famousSeveral well-known names own houses along the western shore. The skipper points them out from the water.
  • The Nesso waterfallWhere the stream drops into the lake under a stone bridge.

The route is not fixed. Tell us what you want to see and the skipper builds the itinerary around it.

Proposals, anniversaries and private events

People book a boat with us when something is about to happen. A proposal, an anniversary, a small private event on the water.

We also have an altar on a plot of land at the edge of the lake.

Tell us what you are planning and we build the day around it.

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Our boats

Four Venetian taxi boats. Wood and leather inside, an opening roof and heating on board.

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How it works

  • NoticeWe ask for one day between your request and the date.
  • IncludedSkipper, fuel and drinking water are included in every price.
  • On boardOur skippers speak English, Spanish and Portuguese.
  • SeasonWe run from April to October. For the winter season, please ask.
  • DepartureThere is no fixed pier. We agree the pickup point and the time with you when you book.

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