Riomaggiore : experience from the sea with focaccia and wine
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Cinque Terre, Italy
- 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
The Cinque Terre towns and trails burst with visitors during the summer months, so put some distance between you and the crowds on this boat tour from Riomaggiore. Set sail with a small group of just 10 passengers to skirt the coastline, stopping to swim or snorkel along the way. Take in the views, relax over a glass of wine and focaccia, and snap photos of this UNESCO-listed coast from the water.
- Take a break from the heat and crowds on land with a scenic cruise
- A short tour, easy to pair with exploring the Cinque Terre on foot or by train
- Enjoy the friendly atmosphere of a small-group excursion capped at 10
- Sip local white wine and snack on fresh focaccia on board
What's Included
- Boat, fuel, awning,
- Bottle of water
- Snorkel mask
- Alcoholic BeveragesWhite wine or water
- Focaccia from Liguria
- Swimsuit
- Towels
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Via San Giacomo, 82, 19017 Riomaggiore SP, Italy
The address is indicative! The meeting point is from the Marina di Riomaggiore between the Restaurant “Dau Cila” and the bar “lo scalo” in the open air. 10 minutes before a STELLA team member will arrive there! You have to wait outdoors.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
The boat was very nice and older which I loved. Unique would be the correct word. Guide Thomas was fantastic and told is a lot about the history of area. He played great music and poured lots of prosecco. Amore
Pictures galore. Loved the tour. Highly recommend
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based on 76 reviews
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This was a fabulous, fun trip and Tommy our guide was brilliant! Very knowledgeable about the history of the region and had an excellent playlist. We had two great swims and a snorkel. The prosecco and focaccia both very tasty.
Thanks a bunch Tommy!
Very fun afternoon spent enjoying the scenery. Our guide, Tommy was happy to answer any questions and he kept the group engaged and upbeat with some great music. We enjoyed the wine and focaccia, and we also had the opportunity to take a swim if desired. I would definitely recommend the tour as it gave us the opportunity to see all of the towns from a different perspective.
The boat was very nice and older which I loved. Unique would be the correct word. Guide Thomas was fantastic and told is a lot about the history of area. He played great music and poured lots of prosecco. Amore
Pictures galore. Loved the tour. Highly recommend
This is a great tour. We were absolutely blown away by the great views, the friendly service and the information provided by our tour guide Tommy.
We were a group of 9 people including 2 teenagers and 1 senior. Please be warned that parking in Riomaggiore (the village from which this tour departs) is limited and you will likely need to wait about 30 mins to find a spot, at least in August. However, the private boat waited for us even though we were about 12 to 13 mins late.
However, once we stepped into Tommy’s boat, all worries melted away and we just settled in for a very comfortable time. Tommy put on a fabulous music playlist and then showed us each village along the Cinque Terre route and pointed out the specialities of each.
We also had time for some time to swim which was great for us all! All in all, this was a fantastic experience! Many many thanks, Tommy!
Terrible communication! Got to the spot and no one was here, we are assuming the tour
was cancelled but we were not informed in advance. No one at the designated spot and no one answered their phone to confirm - ridiculous!! Would not recommend. Seriously how hard is it to send an email!
This was a wonderful boat trip to see the beauties of cinque terre. Tommy was an amazing guide- very knowledgeable and entertaining. I loved it !
Tommy was a fantastic your guide and made the ride memorable. The views were unparalleled. Thank you Tommy and Stella !
Perfect way to see the five Cinque Terre villages. The boat was clean and our ‘captain’ Tommy was excellent, giving us the right amount of information and was very easy to chat to.
We had a private tour with Tommy who was warm, friendly & knowledgeable- not to mention he allowed us to play DJ 🎶 playing our own choices of music! It was a great way to spend 2.5 hrs viewing all of the 5 regions from the sea. A really beautiful day which I would highly recommend!
Stella Boat Tours out if the Riomaggiore marina was so easy to get to - convenient!
Also, the boat was beautiful, clean & we felt safe on our tour of the Cinque Terra coastline & 5 villages . We saw the 5 unique & colorful towns and enjoyed Prosecco on our 2.5 hour afternoon tour! We very much enjoyed how our boat captain, Christian, shared facts & area history in perfect English. Grazie for an exceptional boat tour
Standing around waiting for two hours and no email saying it was canceled. We assume canceled as we were in the spot waiting and no yellow coats. No toilet. No internet service. A cafe helped us use their wifi to check if we got email. Nothing. Great way to ruin our 50th wedding anniversary trip. 😭
The guide was lovely. We were running late due to train schedules and they kindly waited for us! It was a great day and a highlight of my trip to Cinque Terre.
This was a great way to see all of Cinque Terre! Our guide Enrico and our host Daiana were excellent.
Absolutely one of the best parts of my trip to Cinque Terre. Enrico was a fabulous guide, knowledgeable, interesting, friendly and made the adventure so fun! Best way to see the beauty of these magical towns and enjoy a lovely swim from an unforgettable view! Wonderful company, highly recommend going with them!
Really enjoyed the 2.5 hour tour. Great wY yo see the 5 towns from the water and gain some local knowledge of the region and history of the towns. Enrico was our guide and was fabulous. Enrico was friendly , helpful and knowledgeable.
Would recommend. Tour is exactly as described.
Our family had a great time on the boat with Enrico. He was very knowledgeable about the area and it was a beautiful way of seeing the CDT. Our swim in the bay was a highlight!
Enrico was a great guide, explaining the histories of each of the five villages. We stopped to have a swim in a nice cove as well.
A great opportunity to get away from the crowds, and see the beauty of all of Cinque Terre from the water. Highly recommend- the boat was a perfect size and the 2.5 hours was just right.
Ernico our tour guide was fantastic! Loved the boat tour!! Beautiful view of Cinque Terre from the water!
Sweet, native tour guide provided a fun tour of a beautiful landscape from the sea. It was a small group and a really fun way to see and learn about this unique place.
My in laws and I had a great afternoon on this trip! The swim at the ex public beach was amazing and our tour guide Enrico was absolutely fantastic. His knowledge of the cinque Terre coast was brilliant. Definitely recommend anyone to do this boat tour!!
Wonderful views of Cinque Terre, very different from the views in the hiking trails.
Duration of 2h30, perfect length for this tour in our opinion.
Little group of 9 people, so the boat was not crowded and there was enough room for everyone on the deck of the boat.
We recommend this tour!
Such a great way to see the area. Got to see all 5 towns and spent time in one that had a church built in the 1300. Our guide was great. Highly recommend this tour!
Thanks! I hate that to write this review you have a 100 character minimum. This only makes me less likely to review at all.
Wonderful experience. I highly recommend this boat trip and this company. It was fantastic to escape the crowd and enjoy the sea and a good glass of Prosecco while listening to our guide explaining the characteristics of each village.
Was a great tour, it sure looks different from the water. It’s nice to get some history of this beautiful place from our tour guild Enrico. Thanks
We had the best day, it’s really the only way to see the beautiful coast line.
One of the highlights of my 5week Europe itinerary.
Explored the five villages from the sea and stopped for a swim halfway. Tour guide was very knowledgeable and Prosecco, water, and soft drinks were provided.
My husband and I enjoyed this excursion for our honeymoon and had the best time with captain Beppe and Diana! They were so much fun, as local as it gets, super knowledgeable, and very accommodating.
Cinque Terre is definitely most enjoyable (and most beautiful) when seeing it from the sea, and is a great way to avoid the streets that are very uncomfortably overrun with tourists. It was a hot day, so having the wind in our hair and getting to dive in for a swim was an absolute treat. The captain even provided some snorkle goggles for us to be able to enjoy seeing the blue fish in the crystal clear waters.
Pepe was very knowledgeable and so much fun!! He told great stories and played great music as we cruised across the turquoise waters taking in the breathtaking views of each beautiful. A wonderful tour for a very hot sunny day. Highly recommend this wonderful experience!!!
We got a bit turned around trying to find the boat, so we arrived only six minutes before the boat was set to launch and were the last ones there. The event coordinator realized that the boat was overbooked and asked a family of three to get off and us to wait while they found another boat. In about 25 minutes, the five of us were on a different boat, and bonus--there were more comfortable seating options since we had a smaller group.
Dario, our captain, grew up in Manarola and shared everything from the Cinque Terre's history, to how people who live there get around and make a living, to notable landmarks, and beyond.
The boat ride was the highlight of our visit to the Cinque Terre--both relaxing and informative on top of delivering incredible views.
Normally, I'd remove a star for the overbooking issue. The coordinator explained that it was a glitch in the computer system and worked fervently to find another boat to take us. She was extremely apologetic and I feel like we got an even better experience with our smaller group. These things happen, and it's appreciated when the situation is explained and remedied.
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