Boat Day Trips in Italy: 13 Worth the Early Start

1.Como Private Boat, Bellagio and Lugano Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 6,271 reviews · 11 hours · from $78Our pick

Review of a $78 day trip from Milan to Como, Bellagio, Lake Como, and Lugano, with a private boat, guide, transport, and border tips.

“Monica & Manuela were AMAZING! So professional, kind, welcoming, and knowledgeable. The trip itself was well organised, very prompt, and pleasant, where you get to see quite a bit in the limited time. Very good tips were given in terms of where to eat, what to eat, shops to buy from. We were taken to great panoramic viewpoints by Monica, then left to wander freely in our own time.”

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2.Amalfi Coast & Positano Day Trip with Coastal Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3,214 reviews · 11 - 15 hours · from $71

Review of the Rome to Amalfi Coast day trip, with Positano, Amalfi or Sorrento, coastal boat rides, tips, costs, and practical advice.

“Patrizia was an amazing tour guide. Such a sweet woman, a classic Italian mother. She was extremely caring and made sure everyone stayed on track even though it was a huge group. We had an amazing day.”

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3.Sardinia: La Maddalena Archipelago Full-Day Trip by Boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 2,710 reviews · 6 - 7 hours · from $59Best value

Cruise Sardinia’s La Maddalena Archipelago, swim at Spargi and Santa Maria, visit La Maddalena town, and enjoy a relaxed day at sea.

“lots of free time, decent prices for beer etc. have payed more for less”

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4.Lake Como & Bellagio Day Trip with Private Boat Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 2,587 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $120

Review of a Lake Como and Bellagio day trip from Milan, with a private group boat cruise, free time, guides, transport, value, and practical tips.

“It was an amazing day - I loved seeing lake como and Bellagio. The tour guide was lovely and made the day a fantastic experience!”

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5.From Palau: La Maddalena Islands Full-Day Trip by Boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 2,414 reviews · 7 hours · from $59

Review of the La Maddalena boat tour from Palau, with beach stops, snorkeling, island views, food, costs, crowds, and practical tips.

“Boat trip to La Maddalena was very well organized. Attitude of crew was friendly and helpful. What we appreciate most was rebooking in time of departure to another day due to our car accident.”

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6.Capri & Blue Grotto Semi Private Boat Day Trip from Sorrento

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,053 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $216Top rated

Review of the Capri and Blue Grotto boat trip from Sorrento, with swimming, island time, grotto stops, costs, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“We enjoyed our day so much. We started in Sorrenti with the ride to Capri and had 4 hours on the island there. Then we got back on the boat and had the best time going around Capri, enjoy music, snacks, and drinks with our captain and guide. We had time to stop and swim in the ocean which was awesome. It was a terrific time and would do it again in a heartbeat.”

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7.Amalfi and Positano Full-Day Trip by Boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,041 reviews · from $174

Cruise from Sorrento to Amalfi and Positano with swim stops, snacks, drinks, and free time on a small-group boat tour.

“The view of the coastline was wonderful so much to see and Pepi gave us a lot of information about the history as we went. Both Amalfi and Positano were so full of character they were beautiful towns. The day was exceptionally hot, to finish off before our return we were able to jump off the boat and have an amazing swim in the beautiful warm water of the Mediterranean sea followed with a glass off Prosseco. The guides took photos of us all swimming which were are still waiting to receive.”

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8.Capri Island Boat Day Trip With Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 762 reviews · from $123

Review of the Sorrento to Capri boat day trip, with island sightseeing, swimming, snacks, limoncello, guides, and four hours on Capri.

“Roberto and Antonio were great guides. We had to flex because of rough seas, yet they made it work. Great guides, excellent tour, 100% recommend. This was the highlight of our Sorento trip. For reference I was traveling with my wife and a 5 and 7 year old! If you are traveling kids this is a great experience for them.”

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9.Capri Island Day Trip with Boat Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 469 reviews · from $164

Review of the Sorrento to Capri boat trip, with grotto views, swimming stops, four hours on Capri, drinks, tips, and practical advice.

“We had an amazing time, our captain Mario was so much fun, he was very knowledgable and informative whilst always being professional. The fruit cups were great as a snack/breakfast and the beers and Prosecco were awesome. Mario had some great tips for when we got on the island of Capri and we loved Capri. We missed out on the Blue Grotto but went to some incredible swimming spots in place of this. We had a great group which made the experience even better and the boat was in nice condition and a good size. We would highly recommend this to anyone, money well spent!Read more”

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10.Capri Boat Day Trip with Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 354 reviews · from $174

Review of the Capri boat day trip from Naples, with coastal caves, swimming, free island time, drinks, prices, tips, and practical advice.

“strawberry team was awesome and gave a lot of helpful tips”

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11.Capri Mini Cruise and City Sightseeing Day Trip from Naples

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 272 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $107

Review of the Capri mini cruise from Naples, with island sightseeing, free time, boat views, pickup details, costs, and practical tips.

“Very well organized. Marlene was a fantastic guide making sure everyone knew exactly where to be, what to expect, and checking periodically if you had any questions. Wonderful boat tour around the island and a stop for swimming. I would highly recommend this tour group. Two thumbs up 👍👍”

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12.Full-Day Amalfi Coast Small-Group Tour with Optional Boat Ride

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 134 reviews · 8 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $119

Review of a full-day Amalfi Coast tour from Naples, with Positano, Amalfi, Ravello, minivan transport, guides, costs, and practical tips.

“I can’t hear what the driver Paolo is saying due to the loud air conditioning in the back. I contacted Frederica at the company’s office who said she would fix this with the driver, but this did not happen . At any rate, Paolo’s English is at the level of Naple’s taxi driver, which is to say that it is barely passable getting you from one place to another, but that’s about it. He is not able to explain most of the things we saw, so this is not so much a tour; it is more like a glorified taxi ride. The driver also did NOT take us to the…”

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13.Ischia Day Trip with Ferry Tickets and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 130 reviews · from $96

Review of Ischia day trip from Naples with ferry tickets, lunch, Sant’Angelo, practical tips, costs, and what to expect.

“We had a very nice day in Ischia. We met our guide at the port in Naples and he gave us our ferry tickets and lunch vouchers. The rest of the day was self directed, which my husband and I enjoyed. We got to walk around the island and it was nice already having lunch set up for us. We had a nice lunch with a decent amount of food. Our only complaint was the ferry ride to Ischia. It was extremely choppy and several people got sea sick. However, it’s no one’s fault that this happened, just be prepared and maybe buy some motion sickness medicine!!”

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