Sunset Tour: 2-hour sunset boat tour

Highlights

• Two hours on a private boat in the golden hour
• A Prosecco toast on board
• Villa d'Este and Villa Olmo in the evening light
• George Clooney's Villa Oleandra in Laglio
• Departure time chosen around the sunset
• Franciacorta and Champagne on request

About this tour

What you'll see

1. Boarding

   You board at the jetty of the town you chose when booking. The skipper is waiting with the drinks on ice.

2. Como

   The first basin of the lake: the dome of the cathedral above the roofs, the lakefront and the funicular climbing to Brunate.

3. Villa Olmo

   A neoclassical villa at the end of the Como lakefront, built for Marquis Odescalchi and now owned by the city: from the water you see the long facade and the garden reaching the shore.

4. Villa d'Este

   The 16th-century residence of Cardinal Tolomeo Gallio, a hotel since 1873: from the lake you see the palace, the garden rising behind it and the floating pool.

5. Villa Oleandra, George Clooney's villa

   In Laglio we pass in front of Villa Oleandra, the lakeside home George Clooney bought in 2002. It is a private residence: you see it from the water, without stopping.

6. Return

   Back to the jetty you left from, at the planned time.

Good to know

• The price is for the boat, not per person: up to 7 guests.
• The private villas (Villa Oleandra, Villa d'Este, Villa Balbiano, Villa Troubetzkoy) are admired from the water: there is no landing.
• The route may change with wind, waves and lake traffic: the skipper decides, for everyone's safety.
• Bring a light jacket even in summer: the air is cool when the boat is moving.
• The sunset depends on the weather: we cannot guarantee it, but the evening light on the lake is almost always there.
• After dark boats on the lake must by law travel at reduced speed: the return is slow and quiet.

Pickup

The boarding point is agreed together: Como, Cernobbio, Moltrasio, Blevio, Carate Urio, Laglio, Faggeto Lario, Argegno, Sala Comacina, Lezzeno, Lenno, Tremezzo, Bellagio, Varenna or Menaggio. Write it in your request.

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