4-Day Italian Lakes Tour from Milan

Milan, Italy

4 days (approx.)
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Spend 4 days exploring the gorgeous northern lakes on this tour from Milan. Visit famous Lake Como, sparkling Lake Maggiore, sweet Lake Iseo, enormous Lake Garda and little Lake Orta. Take boat excursions and visit picturesque towns like Como, Verona and Bergamo. Enjoy 3 overnight stays in centrally-located hotels, including breakfast.

4-day, 3-night lakes tour from Milan
See five lakes – Como, Maggiore, Garda, Iseo and Orta
Visit lakeside towns and islands, such as Stresa and San Giulio
Enjoy lake cruises for another vantage point on the mountains surrounding each lake
Stay in centrally-located hotels, with breakfast included each morning

What's Included

3 nights accommodation
Glass of Prosecco as welcome
Meals as per itinerary (B=breakfast)
All activities
Driver/guide
Walking tour in Como, Bergamo and Verona
Air-conditioned vehicle
Transport by private vehicle
Free Wi-Fi on board
Private tour by boat at Lake Orta
Private tour by boat at Lake Maggiore
2 hour cruise at Lake Como (from April to October)
Private tour by boat at Lake Garda
Breakfast (4)

Breakfast

Food and drinks, unless specified
City taxes at the hotel
Porterage
Hotel pick up and drop off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Starhotels Anderson
Piazza Luigi di Savoia, 20, 20124 Milano MI, Italy
In the lobby at 08.15

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.8:15 am

Itinerary

Day 1

Milan - Lake Orta - Lake Maggiore - Como

2 Stops

San Giulio Island

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Isole Borromee

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Accommodation: Overnight in Como, in a 4 star hotel, in the city centre or in front of the lake, according to your option choice.

Meals: Not included

Day 2

Como - Bellagio - Bergamo

3 Stops

Centro Storico

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Lago di Como

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Cattedrale (Duomo) di Bergamo e Battistero

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Overnight in Bergamo, in a 4 star hotel, classic or deluxe room, according to your option choice.

Meals: Breakfast

Day 3

Bergamo - Sirmione - Lazise - Verona

3 Stops

Centro Storico Sirmione

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Lago Di Garda

5 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Piazza Bra

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Overnight in Verona, in a 4 sup. or 5 star hotel, according to your option choice.

Meals: Breakfast

Day 4

Verona - Lake Iseo - Milan

2 Stops

Casa di Giulietta

25 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Lago D'Iseo

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Not included

Meals: Breakfast

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
Wheelchair accessible
Adult pricing applies to all travelers except 1 and 2 years old free

Dress code is smart casual
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 6 days in advance of the experience for a full refund.

Reviews

3.8

based on 15 reviews

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Could have been a great vacation, but was not.

Casimer_K, May 2026

Too much tim spent in transit, and waiting for the the next activity to begin. Our guide did NOT have good knowldge of Italy. He had only top-level knowldge of the attractions we saw, not an in-depth knowledge. Several major delays with our specialty, mini-tour guides resulted in long waits, and then rushed visits through the attractions we wanted to see. The last two of the hotels were very nice, but the first one was well below expectations. On the last day, we had to wait until almost 11 am to meet up with another tour group, wasting almost the entire morning, changing vehicles and tour guides. We ended up with three tour company employees all talking beteen themselves in the front, and all of us sitting in the back, unable to hear anything. When we split up into the seperate tours again, we were crammed into the replacement vehicle (a very small sedan/crossover SUV) with no leg room, with two tour-company employees in the front, continually talking amongst themselves.

Response from Host, May 2026

Dear Casimer, thanks you for your feedback regarding your recent tour. We are glad you enjoyed the places and most hotels but we apologize that some details did not meet your expectations. We appreciate your comments as they help us improve our services. We hope to have the chance to provide you with a better experience in the future.

Great Tour if you’re interested in beautiful lakes

Valerie_J, Sep 2025

Our guide was Silvia and she did an outstanding job. We were a group of 13 Spanish speakers and 5 English speakers. It must have been exhausting for her keeping up the dialogue. All of the lakes were gorgeous and we had boat rides on all but Lake Iseo which would have been nice, non the less a very full program. A word of warning. Lake Orta has a lot of stairs down to the lake. The day we were there a lady on another tour was being resuscitated by ambulance crew after climbing back up to the top and it did not look good for her, I only hope she made it. The only thing letting the tour down in our opinion was the accommodation. Having said that we did not do the luxury tour. In particular the first hotel in Como was a bit of a disaster. Why you would accommodate 2 old ladies (+70y.o.) in a room where there are about 15 stairs to climb just to get to the bathroom is beyond comprehension. When we enquired about changing the room the fellow on the desk claimed there were no other rooms available which seemed highly unlikely. Luckily there was no disaster but we were very unhappy and it was fortunate that it was only 1 night. The breakfasts at all 3 hotels were very good. The fact there was no porterage was not a problem. We enjoyed our local guide in Verona, Bernadetta? showing us her city.

Response from Host, Sep 2025

Dear Valerie, we are happy you have enjoyed the tour but very sorry for the room you had at the hotel in Como that could have compomised your stay. For sure, we are going to check with the hotel demanding an explanation and the reason of this fact. Of course, we would be very happy to see you again in anyone of our tours. Warm regards from Italy!

A good idea of the Italian lakes and Verona in 4 days

fredayr, Aug 2025

You have a good introduction to the Italian lakes with cruises on 4 of them! The easy drives between the lakes, the well located hotels ( I chose the option luxury), the guide Gustavo who was excellent driver, very professional and always helpful made the tour an enjoyable and relaxing experience. It helped a lot to have almost always blue skies 😎! I recommend this tour for anyone who doesn’ t have much time but wants to have the “flavor” of the lakes!

Response from Host, Aug 2025

Thank you very much for your feedback, we are very happy you enjoyed the tour! Hope to see you again in another one of our tours. Warm regards, G.

Italian Lakes

kay_L, Jun 2024

Great tour women. DeiDei was a great , kind and thoughtful person. She spoke both Spanish and English on the tour and was very knowledgeable. We also had a separate tour guide on the local ferry and she told us about the different villas. We saw many beautiful lakes on this tour in a short amount of time. I would of liked to have had more time to visit one of the Italian villas but I really enjoyed the tour.

A great tour to take to see 5 beautiful Italian Lakes and the historic towns in the region in just 4 days.

triciaburritt, Oct 2022

This is an excellent tour to take to see 5 beautiful Italian Lakes and the historic towns in the region in just 4 days. I was in a small group of seven and was pleased to have upgraded to ‘Luxury’ for the better hotels. My only criticism was the ambivalence of the driver/guide. His driving was steady and we kept to schedule but he made no effort to introduce himself, he showed no interest in us as his clients, gave us no information about our daily itinerary or any explanation about the places we visited.. In contrast, we had a wonderful local guide in Verona.

Terrific tour!

Laurie_M, Jul 2022

This tour greatly exceeded our expectations! We visited four or five beautiful lakes and their charming coastal towns, complete with numerous boat rides. The logistics were well-coordinated. For instance, when our small group of 9 tourists arrived at the dock, our boat captain was already there and greeted us warmly. We had plenty of time to enjoy recommended restaurants (all delicious), visit historical sites complete with mini-tours, shop, and walk around each town we visited. The lakes are absolutely spectacular with turquoise clear water. Luigi was our tour guide for this bilingual (Spanish and English) tour. He was terrific and we toasted him at a Prosecco gathering one of the days. We were driven from Milan and from lake to lake in a comfortable private coach. At the end we made a surprise visit to Verona! A city with a 30 AD built Roman amphitheater intact and still used for performances. Our hotel there was well-situated, only a five minute walk from the amphitheater. I only wish we had gotten last minute tickets for that night’s performance. A wonderful tour in every respect!! Five stars is not enough - 10 would be more appropriate.

Response from Host, Aug 2022

Dear Laurie, thanks a lot for your review. We are really happy to know you've loved our ltalian lake tour. We hope we could have you again on one of our tours.

Supposed to be a wonderful vacations but not really..

Junias_H, Apr 2019

Lakes views were not good because there were lot of rains. Most of our trips are cloudy. We received program written in English at the end of the trip. The first and second day we did not know what we will see and where we will go..? Top bad..

The scenery was sensational. The...

Nancy_W, Oct 2017

The scenery was sensational. The bus and the hotel facilities were quite nice. I liked that we were in the middle of the cities we visited and that we had our lunches and dinners free. The downside was being one of four English speakers leaving us missing too much of the commentary by the guide. Questions asked by others were answered in Spanish. Other Spanish speaking guests tended to chat when the English translations were made.

This was the first time we have...

Joseph M, Sep 2017

This was the first time we have taken a multi-day tour with Viator. Up until now we had booked several museum tours and day tours, which were all excellent. The itinerary for this trip was very comprehensive. We wanted to experience the destinations this trip afforded us that would be otherwise difficult without a car, so it met our expectations with a couple of exceptions. I would have rather skipped Isola Del Pescatore and spent more time on the next stop which was Isola Bella on Lake Maggiore. With so little time there we were not able to see the Boromeo Palace or the gardens. That was something we wanted to see. I would have also skipped the last stop, which was Lago d'Iseo, and spent more time exploring Verona. Iseo was not that interesting compared to the other stops on the lakes. Our guide, though very nice, did not supply us with enough background information and anecdotal accounts about the sites we visited. That has always been a strongpoint on our Viator tours. Had I known that before the trip I would have done my homework. We were happy with the three hotels. They were well located. All in all, we are very happy we went on this four-day tour.

Viator has a terrific Itinerary for...

Ellen G, Sep 2017

Viator has a terrific Itinerary for the Lakes! However, we were told that it would be an English tour and instead it was English/Spanish tour. Because there were 31 Spanish and only 7 English, they got priority. I would NEVER take a bilingual tour again--too much time is lost in translation and the site has passed by the time the English is spoken. The guide's English left a lot to be desired. The hotels were great, but you should charge more and not have people have to pay tax each day. I hesitate to recommend this tour to friends--even though the sites were fantastic--because of the disorganization and multiple language. I also think you should offer the option of having your bags moved. Many older tourists would be willing to pay more and go on this tour if they could have their bags handled. I loved all the boat rides and the places we visited. The bus did not have adequate above the seat storage. Many of us come to Europe for a month or more and we have to carry backpacks and duffels which did not fit.

This tour enabled us to see so much...

S.R. D, Jun 2017

This tour enabled us to see so much of the beautiful Italian Lakes area on a short tour.The four boat trips offered different experiences of the Lakes and opportunities to explore islands on the lakes. The visits to the islands and to towns on the lakesides also provided plenty of free time to explore by ourselves. The tour included spanish and english speakers and the guide Vittoria seemed to move seamlessly from one to the other to ensure that we were all included and he covered everything in both languages. Aspects about the tour that I particularly liked was that it was not a large group - 18 passengers, guide and driver from the website I understand that with 8 or fewer passengers the tour operates using a minivan and driver and was only semi-structured with plenty of 'free' time at places visited. The tour operator Europanda and Europa also run a tour of the Dolomites which was timed so that it could be an 'add on' to this trip from Verona - would be good to have a link to that option from the Viator site as could suit those that like travelling independently but taking short flexible tours for part of their journey.

Valeu!

Marcia_P, May 2024

Guia Alessandro e motorista Mauricio nota 10! Hoteis bem localizados. Hotel de Verona ruim. Grupo pequeno e roteiro bom.

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Obrigado Márcia, até a próxima!

La idea es buena , pero el tiempo...

AnaMaria_T, Sep 2017

La idea es buena , pero el tiempo reducido. Demasiadas cosas para ver en poco tiempo. El guía bien, podría haber sido mejor administrador del tiempo. Por ejemplo bergamo no pudimos ver casi nada.!! El chófer muy bien, pero los ómnibus algo incómodos para quien tiene las piernas un poco largas.

Excellents emplacements des hôtels...

sandrine c, Aug 2016

Excellents emplacements des hôtels, au coeur des villes visitées Rythme agréable, pas trop soutenu Accompagnateur agréable et soucieux du bien être des clients Service clients de l'agence aimable et efficace et parlant français Circuit dont je garderai un très bon souvenir. Merci.