Lake Garda tour with boat trip from Sirmione and Desenzano
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Lake Garda tour with boat trip from Sirmione and Desenzano

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Language: English
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Why you’ll love this…
  • Breathe in fresh mountain air as you glide across one of Italy's most popular lakes
  • Potter around the lemon-coloured and scented streets of Limone
  • Snap pictures of Lake Garda from the top of Malcesine Castle's 31-metre-high tower
What to expect

Spend the day visiting some of Lake Garda's shoreside villages on this full-day guided tour. Your coach will stop first at Limone, famous for the lemon groves dotted around, as well the lemon-coloured houses near around the lake's edge. Then, you'll sail across to Riva del Garda on a short boat trip, for a wander around the Medieval-era town centre, before your last stop at Malcesine on the opposite shore. Here, you'll have time to check out the 13th century castle overlooking the lake, and see where the area's 15th century Venetian rulers used to hang their hats at the Palazzo del Capitani building.

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What to remember
  • Bring a hat
  • Bring suitable footwear
  • Admissions not included
  • Food and drinks not included
  • Please note that all times are approximate and subject to change
  • Subject to weather conditions
  • Not suitable for wheelchairs
  • Not suitable for those with reduced mobility
  • Not suitable for guests who suffer from travel sickness
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TUI ITALIA S.R.L.
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Cancellation policy
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins.

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    Adele and Sandy

    Verified booking

    3.4
    8 August 2025

    Travelled as a couple

    Tui needs to sort out the issue with boarding the ferry at Limone. The port area for the ferry was tiny and full of other people waiting to get on the same ferry (in the hot sun with no shade) and not used to the concept of queuing. This situation made it very difficult for our guide (who did his best in the circumstances) to keep us all safely together and able to continue our tour when we disembarked to continue our tour on the other side.

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    Anne

    Verified booking

    2.2
    4 August 2025

    Travelled with family

    We were told by the rep Jon that we were booked on the wrong trip and should go North. He told us he’d swop us onto the right trip but it was nerve wracking as our ticket said sth different. We went to limone, Malcesine and Baldino but it was not a cruise as advertised ( “glide across the lake on a cruise” it was a coach plus short crowded ferry. We were stuck in traffic jams for 2 hrs at the end of the day. The boat part was 30mins max. We’d already been to Limone. A wasted day. A refund pls!

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    Lisa D

    Verified booking

    5
    31 July 2025

    Travelled with family

    As much as I liked seeing Limone, Riva and Malcesine having only 30 mins in Riva (basically to meet the coach back up after the boat ride) and then an hour in Malcesine meant there was really the time in either place to explore. I'd much rather have had 1.5 hours in Riva and not stopped in Malcesine.

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    Gina

    Verified booking

    4.2
    21 May 2025

    Travelled with a group of friends

    The itinerary on the TUI App differed from the itinerary that our guide had.

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    Emily

    Verified booking

    5
    19 May 2025

    Travelled as a couple

    Limone was great. Orlando was a very knowledgeable and entertaining. Title was a bit misleading as we thought there would be more of a boat trip included.

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