Boat trips · ISLAND HOPPING TOURS IN ITALY
Every trip has one free day too few. These 11 island hopping tours in Italy justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Review of Venice’s Murano, Torcello and Burano boat trip, with glass blowing, colorful houses, practical tips, timing, and honest value advice.
“Very well worth the money! Almost the same price as the normal waterbus but this is a whole tour of islands with a glass making museum and a guide! An absolute recommendation!”
Review of Venice’s Murano and Burano tour, with private boat travel, glass and lace demonstrations, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“Had a nice boat ride to the islands of Murano and Burano. The guide was very knowledgeable and loved the explanation as to the creation of the Venice. The colorful homes and village in Burano was spectacular not to mention the impressive glass making example in Murano. Definitely worth seeing!!”
Review of Sardinia’s La Maddalena boat tour, with swim stops, island beaches, multilingual guides, food tips, costs, and practical advice.
“we saw so many beautiful beaches, swam 3-4 times and still were able to spend a hour in Maddalena. Our guide was so gifted! 4 languages?!? We brought our own snacks but food and drink were available. Such a great easy way to see the incredible area of Palau and the surrounding archipelago!!”
Review of Stresa’s Borromean Islands boat tour, with island highlights, costs, schedules, palace tips, and advice for planning your day.
“This is a helpful service which allows you to visit all three islands in a flexible way.”
Review of Sardinia’s La Maddalena boat trip, with island stops, swimming, prices, food, timing, practical tips, and honest drawbacks.
“lots of free time, decent prices for beer etc. have payed more for less”
Cruise Sardinia’s La Maddalena archipelago for €59, with beach stops, snorkeling, island views, onboard food, and multilingual guides.
“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.”
Review of the $59 La Maddalena boat tour from Palau, with Spargi, Santa Maria, Budelli pools, Pink Beach, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Great boat tour around La Maddalena sites! The boat had a tour guide who explained to us everything in different languages, The trip was very pleasant and comfortable, the boat was equipped with clean washrooms, a bar with several food offerings and snacks throughout the day, We stayed enough time at each stop which allowed us to enjoy well the views”
Review of the small-group Maddalena Archipelago catamaran tour from Cannigione, with swimming, snorkeling, Sardinian food, wine, and island stops.
“Incredible experience, highly recommend it! The skipper and crew were wonderful, kind, warm knowledgable and the best hosts! They took us to the most incredible spots and it was such beautiful scenery!! The food and wine were plentiful and the vibes were vibing!”
Review of a small-group sailing tour from Palau to La Maddalena, with swimming, Sardinian lunch, wine, snorkeling, and practical tips.
“Lara and Alessandro were absolutely wonderful in making this the best day for us! We had an unforgettable experience exploring with them and enjoying the peaceful beauty of the coast. We made 3 stops at 3 different beaches, ate delicious snacks and freshly prepared lunch, and even go to ride on the front of the boat! Highly recommend this excursion.”
Review of Sardinia’s luxury catamaran to the Maddalena Archipelago, with swimming, snorkeling, lunch, wine, and practical booking advice.
“This was one of the most beautiful boat tours we’ve ever been on. The beauty was almost surreal. Our guides were so accommodating and friendly. They took us to the most beautiful private beaches with crystal blue waters. All of our kids from the ages of 10-17 said it was their favorite day in our entire two weeks in Italy. When my teenage daughter dropped her iPhone in the water, one of our guides dove down thirty feet and retrieved it for her. And it still worked! Beautiful, unforgettable day! You must do this if you are visiting Sardinia!”
Review of the Favignana and Levanzo boat tour from Trapani, with swim stops, caves, snorkeling, lunch time, drinks, and practical advice.
“the best boat tour we have ever been on. Not only were the sights absolutely beautiful, we were lucky enough to have capitano Ciccio as our driver. Not only was he an amazing captain he also treated us to a sax performance in the ocean!”
River hour, cave run, whale ground or a deck with lunch on it.
