Tours & Activities in Lake Maggiore

Enjoy a boat tour of the beautiful Lake Maggiore and visit the stunning Isola Bella, one of the Borromean Islands. Enjoy traveling at your own pace with a hop-on hop-off boat tour from Stresa. Once on the island, you can explore the impressive Palace Museum and the well-tended gardens where you can expect to see white peacocks and the beautiful fountain dominating the garden. Explore Isola Bella at leisure with a hop-on hop-off boat ticket from Stresa. Glide across Lake Maggiore to the most famous of the Borromean Islands to visit the Palace Museum and Italianate gardens.

Explore the beauty of Lake Maggiore on a luxury cruise to Isola Bella, Isola Pescatori, and Santa Caterina del Sasso. Enjoy an aperitif on board and savor a 3-course lunch at the Elvezia Restaurant.

We know that flexibility in this moment is necessary to organize a trip out of town; for this reason we want to make the Flex service available. We guarantee flexibility on all available dates, you can book your next tour in complete freedom. Should your plans change, you can change the date of your Flex-Ticket by easily requesting a voucher for the new date. No cost for changing the reservation of the chosen date. Book the Flex-Ticket service made available by the Consorzio Motoscafisti Associati C.M.A. by Stresatours with its fleet of 11 motor ships with variable capacity from 30 up to 60 seats, we will guarantee flexibility on the booking dates of transport to the Borromean Islands, you can plan your next trip to Lake Maggiore in total freedom.

Explore the Borromean Gulf and admire the Isola Madre, Isola Pescatori, and Isola Bella on a cruise from Stresa. Relax and take in the beauty of Lake Maggiore as you sail around the Borromean Islands.

Admire the wonderful gardens of Isola Madre, an ancient hunting reserve of the Borromeo family. Sail to Isola Bella for the elegant Borromean Palace, Italian garden terraces, and boutique shops. Explore Lake Maggiore, Isola Madre, and Isola Bella on a hop-on hop-off cruise from Stresa. Admire the gardens of Isola Madre and see the fantastic palace and Italian terraces.

Enjoy a boat trip from Feriolo to Verbania Intra. Visit the market in Verbania Intra and explore the stalls and local products. Admire the Pallanza, the Mother Island.

Visit the fashionable Stresa and the amazing Islands on Lake Maggiore on a day trip from Milan. Set in Italy's beautiful Lake District just 1.5-hour drive from Milan, Lake Maggiore is surrounded by the majestic Alps and home to some of Italy’s most impressive gardens. After some free time for shopping in Stresa, you will take a two-hour panoramic boat cruise on the lake, visiting the Borromean Islands – Isola Madre, Isola dei Pescatori and Isola Bella. On the borders of Piedmont, Lombardy and Switzerland, Lake Maggiore, also known as Verbano is the second largest Italian lake. 

Experience the wonders of Lake Maggiore with a 1-day travel pass. Explore by boat, bus, and cable car; Visit Santa Caterina del Sasso monastery.

Orta lake is the most magic and quite lake in the entire district lake. Moving on these calm waters slowly and quietly with a kayak, it's a really amazing experience. From a really unique point of view, you will have the opportunity to see the villages facing the lake and you will visit the terrific San Giulio island a really magic place, where the time seems to have stopped. And it will our great pleasure to tell you about the millenary history of this enchanted lake.

You can reach the statue's terrace at a height of 11 meters and admire a breathtaking view of Lake Maggiore, as well as closely observe the colossus built in the 17th century.

The two sides of Lake Maggiore are amazingly different: westwards, the sweet sines of the gulf on which Stresa and Baveno lay, in front of the charming Borromean Islands with their botanical gardens and villas. Eastwards, the deep waters in which high and wooded cliffs tumble down. This private tour will allow you to enjoy this beautiful diversity, taking you to the discovery of two jewels, built sheer up on the water: the Borromean fortress of Angera, now a museum with, amazing Medieval decorations, the massive tower, from which your gaze can abrace a beautiful panorama and its Medieval garden. Then, the Hermitage of Santa Caterina, a religiuos complex perched on the cliff , overlooking Lake Maggiore. You'll realize how beauty has really occupied any possible space in these surroundings.

Discover the three Borromee islands, the first mother island with its splendid botanical gardens, then beautiful island famous for its Italian palace and gardens and last fishermen.

Lake Maggiore was a mandatory stage of the Grand Tour of Norther Italy, during the 19th century. A Scottish official and traveller, Neil McEacharn, was once bewitched by the beauty of theses surroundings and bought in 1930 a villa in Verbania. In a few years, he acquired a vast land around there and turned it into a gorgeous botanical garden. This private tour will allow you to discover the wonderful, rare plants kept in the 18 hectares-wide garden of Villa Taranto, in an amazing panoramic position. The most cheerful and colored way to enjoy the mild weather and the superb views of the lake.

Enjoy a boat tour of Lake Maggiore and the Borromean Islands. Visit the Hermitage of Santa Caterina del Sasso and explore at your own pace.

We're Milan's melting pot for expats & Italians. Enjoy a full day of english in a beautiful location! You don't have to go abroad to meet mother tongue individuals or mix it up with an international crowd. Our host will guarantee a super friedly and informal mood. We're not an english school. We give people the opportunity to socialize speaking english while having fun and making new friends. Give it a try! You won't be dissapointed.

See Stresa from a new perspective on this 30 minute boat cruise around the borromean gulf. Admire views of Isola Bella, Isola Madre and pescatori while listening to the narration of your boat captain.

The surroundings of lake Maggiore are the homeland of some of the most prestigious Italian gastronomic specialties: varieties of cheese like the "Bettelmatt" are the natural match for elegant yet full-bodied wines like Nebbiolo, the king of Piemontese vines. This exclusive tour will lead you to discover some of these mouth-watering treasures: starting form Stresa, where you'll have an espresso or a cappuccino, together with a sweet specialty in a historical tea room. The following stage will be a cheese seasoning cellar, where you'll have a tasting matched by some varieties of wine. Finally, you'll reach Gattinara, a charming small town which has given its name to a fine red wine based on Nebbiolo grapes: the Gattinara DOCG. A guided tasting of this nectar will be held in an historical local winery.

Discover the beauties of Lake Maggiore riding a Vespa or by bicycle. Upon request, there is also the possibility of booking an expert guide for a tour of the beauties of our area

Enjoy a scenic sunset cruise on the Borromean Gulf passing by Baveno, Stresa, through the Feriolo Islands to Santa Caterina del Sasso and then back to Feriolo.

Spend the day on Lake Maggiore and stop at Isola Pescatori on this hop-on hop-off boat tour that takes off from Stresa.

Discover the Borromean Islands on a boat tour from Stresa. Explore the traditional street market of Stresa, stroll around the narrow streets of Isola Pescatori, and enjoy free time to explore Stresa.

Explore Lake Maggiore, Isola Pescatori, and Isola Bella on a hop-on hop-off cruise from Stresa. Stop for lunch at Isola pescatori and admire the italian gardens of Isola Bella and see the palace.

Depart from Stresa or Baveno and enjoy a private panoramic cruise around the Borromean Gulf. Marvel at the villas and stop at one of the most well-known, Verbania Pallanza.

Discover the beauties of Lake Maggiore riding a Vespa or by bicycle. Upon request, there is also the possibility of booking an expert guide for a tour of the beauties of our area

A day trip from Lake Como to experience the most enchanting Swiss villages against the backdrop of the crystal blue waters of the Verzasca River.

Discover the stunning waters surrounding Stresa on this private, taxi-boat tour. Stop at Isola Bella and learn about the island with a local guide. Find out about the region's thriving fishing culture as you explore its breathtaking natural landscape.

Cruise around the Borromean Gulf, famous all over the world for its unique and breathtaking scenery. Discover three characteristic islands.

Erlebe die Faszination des Segelns auf dem malerischen Lago Maggiore.

Discover the beauties of Lake Maggiore riding a Vespa or by bicycle. Upon request, there is also the possibility of booking an expert guide for a tour of the beauties of our area

Discover the Borromean Islands on a boat tour from Feriolo and Isolino Camping Pier. Visit Isola Bella and Isola Pescatori, and explore the Borromeo Palace and its grandiose baroque Italian Gardens.