Top Lake Como Day Trips

What a gracious, detail-oriented, fun and delicious experience. We truly enjoyed being welcome to Marharita’s home and learning from her family’s legacy of authentic Italian cooking. We made pasta, meatballs and tiramisu from scratch and had wonderful time getting to know each other! Multa Benne! Thank you!

This sailing trip exceeded my expectations! We knew we would be viewing the spectacular beauty of Lake Como, but what I didn’t expect was the history lessen regarding the prominent villas on the shores of the lake! We not only learned who owned them currently or who previously owned them, but how some of them are still owned by the same families over the centuries. We also learned about 2 different villas that were used in films like Star Wars, The Devil Wears Prada and a James Bond Film! We were able to swim as well, which was refreshing due to the heat. We did sit in the shade throughout our trip, so we weren’t in the blistering sun during our ride. There, unfortunately wasn’t enough wind to open the sails, but that really wasn’t an issue. We were served beverages and small bite sandwiches for our trip, but eat prior or bring enough to eat for a 3 hour tour. We were pleased with our skipper Giacamo, from Florence, was amazing and an incredible historian of Lake Como! We highly recommend this trip, and Cristina was also very communicative leading up to our trip. 100% worth every penny we spent!

Beatrice was wonderful!!!! This was a great and fun class where we made ravioli and tagliatelle. I have never tasted better pasta and I will never buy pasta in a box again! Beatrice was a great teacher guiding us in all the recipes and techniques to make these wonderful dishes. She also shared her homemade tiramisu and gelato that was molto delizioso!!! I highly recommend this for anyone that loves to cook.

Perfect tour! Andy handled all the logistics and we just got to enjoy the beautiful cities of Como and Lugano. Andy went the extra mile to make sure we were informed of a train departure time change. This tour is a great combination of guided tour and free time to explore! Highly recommend!

This tasting and experience exceeded expectations on all fronts. The wine was fantastic, the food was awesome, the views were impeccable, and the hospitality from the Travi family was wonderful. I would recommend this tour to anyone considering it - you will not be disappointed! Silvia will take great care of you!

What a lovely way to enjoy the morning! Wear flip flops or barefoot is good too! Mich, was lovely and very informative. The lake is beautiful from the kayak. It was not too challenging we were in a double so my hubby did the heavy lifting but it was all good!

Our guide, Ignatio, was informative, thoughtful and clear. He said enough without saying too much. We travelled by bus to Lugano and after a brief tour identifying key options we were left to explore on our own which was great. Part 2 was travelling by bus along Lake Lugano to reach Menaggio from where we boarded a boat to Bellagio. Again after a short explanation, ( and you could ask whatever you wanted to ) we had 3 hours to explore independently. We then met to board the ferry, being given priority accessible the MANY people queued to board . Then for nearly 2 he's we cruised to different ports arriving eventually at Como. Some key mansions/ villas were identified through the voice box on the final stage of the journey. A truly wonderful 9 hours.

Perfect evening! Anna was a very friendly and welcoming host! She welcomed us with a nice selection of apéritives and wine and made us feel right at home. The pasta and tiramisu making process was really fun and we look forward to making them back at home! Everything was excellent and the food was so yummy! We definitely recommend it!