10-Day Best Italian Lakes Tour

10 Day Best Italian Lakes Tour Itinerary

The Best Italian Lakes Tour vanic foods, sipping local wines, and meeting the timeless people, you’ll have the time to savor the Piedmont, Lombardy and Veneto regions on the tour of the Italian Lakes. The tour itinerary includes excursions to Bergamo, Como, Modena, and Verona. Click here for Best Italian Lakes tour map.

Day 1: Depart overnight flight for Milan

Day 2: Arrive Milan and transfer to Turin (2 NIGHTS)

Welcome to Turin, the starting point for a journey through Italy’s northern countryside and lakes. Meet your Travel Director and fellow travelers and get to know one another over dinner, sharing your first taste of regional flavors.
Meal: Welcome Reception
Hotel: AC Hotel by Marriott Torino

Day 3: Explore Turn

Get your bearings on a city tour of Turin with a Local Specialist, taking in piazzas, wide boulevards and baroque architecture.

The afternoon is yours to enjoy at your own pace. Stroll the arcaded streets, sip a rich bicerin at a cafe or join an Optional Experience to the UNESCO-listed La Venaria Reale, once a royal hunting lodge and today one of Italy’s most impressive palace complexes.
Meal: Breakfast

Day 4: Lake Orta & Lake Maggiore (2 NIGHTS)

Start your day lakeside at Lago d’Orta. There’s time to enjoy a coffee by the water and take in views of the island and the Alps beyond.

Later, follow the shoreline of Lake Maggiore by road, enjoying scenes of pastel villas and wooded hills. In the town of Stresa, you can enjoy more time at leisure or join an optional experience to explore the Borromean Islands, a group of private isles once home to aristocratic families.

You’ll end the day in Erba, a gateway to the Lombardy countryside.
Meals: Buffet Breakfast
Hotel: Hotel Leonardo da Vinci

Day 5: Lake Como

Spend the day in Como, with plenty of time to explore at your own pace. You might take the funicular up to Brunate for panoramic views, browse local boutiques or relax by the lake with a gelato.

For a different perspective, you can join an optional Lake Como discovery experience cruise with a Local Specialist to learn about the history, culture and villas of Lake Como from the water.
Meals: Buffet Breakfast
Hotel: Hotel Leonardo da Vinci

Day 6: Lake Garda

Explore the upper town of Bergamo, where medieval streets lead to Piazza Vecchia, once the heart of civic life. See the Contarini Fountain and Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, built in the 12th century as a tribute to the Virgin Mary. Walk past Renaissance facades before traveling into the Lake Garda area.

Enjoy a Be My Guest experience with the Serenelli family at their farm where you’ll dine on Lombardy favorites. Settle in for a three-night stay surrounded by the Italian countryside and tree-covered hills.
Meals: Buffet Breakfast & Dinner
Hotel: Poiano Resort

Day 7: Modena & Ferrari

Your day starts with an introduction to the gastronomic hub of Modena, home of sparkling Lambrusco, salty prosciutto and the aromas of parmigiano, for an exploration with a Local Specialist. Wander past pastel-hued facades in the heart of the city that was the birthplace of Ferrari, Pavarotti and tortellini. Modena’s Old Town and the Piazza Grande with its 12th-century cathedral and Torre Civica, has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

As the day continues, visit the Enzo Ferrari Museum where you’ll Dive into Culture and explore the history of this Italian icon.

Enjoy a gourmet interlude at a historic, traditional Acetaia on a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience to taste the delicious flavors of some of the world’s best organic and biodynamic balsamic vinegar.

Settle in for a leisurely dinner with your traveling companions and Travel Director.
Meal: Buffet Breakfast & Dinner

Day 8: Verona

Romance is in the air today as you journey to Verona, the home of Shakespeare’s tragic star-crossed lovers. A walking tour with a Local Specialist will take you to Juliet’s Balcony, as well as the Roman arena, still in use today. There is also plenty of time to explore the city at leisure – see the seven medieval towers of Castelvecchio, relax under the shady trees in Verona’s Piazza Bra or clamber up Lamberti’s Tower for city views.
Meal: Buffet Breakfast

Day 9: Milan (1 NIGHT)

In search of spires that reach the sky, leave the tranquil lakes behind for the chic northern capital of Milan. Admire the Gothic Duomo, La Scala Opera House and 19th-century Galleria with its glass and iron-domed roof.

Enjoy the rest of the afternoon at leisure to jostle with the Milanese for your spot in the shopping district of Via Montenapoleone, Via della Spiga and Via Sant’Andrea.

This evening, join your fellow travelers for dinner to celebrate the end of your holiday together.
Meal(s) Buffet Breakfast & Farewell Dinner
Hotel: Starhotels Business Palace
Optional Tour: Treasures of Milan

Day 10 – Depart Milan

Say ‘arrivederci’ this morning to Italy and your companions at the end of a memorable holiday. Airport transfers are available. Conditions apply.
Meal(s): Buffet Breakfast

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