Where to Go Private: the 5 Best Lake Como VIP Tours

1.From Milan: Como, Lugano and Bellagio Exclusive Boat Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 6,635 reviews · 11 hours · from $95Our pick

Travel from Milan to Como, Bellagio, and Lugano with a bilingual guide, private air-conditioned coach, and a one-hour Lake Como cruise. You get free time in each town, Swiss chocolate in Lugano, audio headsets, and Wi-Fi on the bus and boat. Guides such as Anna, Matteo, and Andrea are praised for clear, friendly commentary.

“The trip was awesome, our guide and bus driver were experts! Anna was great she was so knowledgeable throughout the whole trip. She knew so much about every area. The bus driver was great. All around the trip was awesome. Loved it”

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2.Como, Lugano & Bellagio: Exclusive Cruise–Two Countries in a Day

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 690 reviews · 11 hours (approx.) · from $97

Travel from Milan to Como, Bellagio, and Lugano in one long day with an English or Spanish-speaking guide, bus Wi-Fi, and an included Lake Como cruise. Guides such as Andrea, Alice, Dalia, and Alex are praised for clear advice and lively commentary. Bring your original passport or EU ID.

“One of the best tours I’ve ever taken. If you want a tour where you get the basic information but still have time to explore on your own, eat where you want in any restaurant and not have the tour guide talking constantly this is the tour for you! We thoroughly enjoyed Alex’s info on the major highlights of Lakes Lagano and Como plus the 1/2 hour or so boat trip seeing the luxury homes. We had a comfortable amount of time to shop and be on our own with instructions to be back at the meeting spots. The only change I would make is to have assigned seats in…”

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3.Lake Como Highlights – Villa Balbianello & Bellagio exclusive full-day tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 207 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $302Top rated

Spend about eight hours with a live English-speaking guide, traveling by hydrofoil and public ferry from Como to Villa Balbianello, Lenno, and Bellagio. Expect film locations, grand villas, mountain views, steep walking, and a group of up to 12. Guides such as Violetta, Michele, and Elena lead the route.

“I want to begin by mentioning the few positive things: Our guide, Michael, was excellent and did a good job. He was very nice, knowledgable and fun yo be around. It would have been even worse if he was not good at his job. Lake Como and the Villa Balbianello were both spectacular. Worth visiting as a tourist—truly. Just not on this overpriced and poorly planned tour. The tour itself was a complete waste of time and money. Did not even remotely meet our expectations. We met with our guide and small group and then got on the public ferry from Como to Lenno. We were charged €45 per person…”

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4.Lake Como – Varenna & Bellagio Exclusive Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 165 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $266

Spend about eight hours exploring Lake Como with an English-speaking guide, often Violetta, Giovanni, Daniele, Bianca, or Paula. Travel by hydrofoil and ferry, walk Varenna and Bellagio, visit three historic churches, and get help handling crowded boat schedules. Expect extra costs for the scenic ferry, lunch, and gelato.

“We have been using Viator for over ten years now. This was the best, most informative tour we have ever been on. We had Violetta as tour guide. She is by far the best guide we have ever had. She was skilled and professional in every way. We had 8 people in our group and by the end of the 8 hour tour, we were all friends. Violetta had a great personality, she knew all of the historical details of every place we walked by and into. She pointed out the most scenic photo ops and was happy to act as photographer to capture the most endearing scenes. We highly…”

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5.Villa Balbianello & Bellagio Full-Day Tour on Lake Como by boat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 135 reviews · 8 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $453

Spend 8 to 9 hours exploring Lake Como from Como by boat, with visits to Villa del Balbianello gardens, Villa Melzi, Lenno, and Bellagio. An English-speaking guide such as Ricardo, Francesca, Bianca, or Violeta leads the day for groups of up to 10. Expect steep walks, free-time lunch, and changing boat arrangements.

“Was looking forward to this tour. Sadly, two people caused a huge 1-1/2 hour delay (they over slept) and we had to wait for them. This in turn caused us issue all along the rest of the day. We had to wait now an extra 30 minutes for a boat to the Villa, not being allowed the hike up as we were hoping to do. The tour guide could have let us proceed and these other people could have caught up to us at some other point, but we had to wait in the hot sun, doing nothing. We were rushed through all other portions of the tour. Villa del…”

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