Villa Monastero and Varenna
Villa Monastero, in Varenna, was a convent before becoming a villa, and its garden runs along the shore. From the boat you see the whole front and the village around it.
Full-day private boat tour of Lake Como
Our longest tour, the Iconic Tour, lasts 7 hours and costs €1,500 for the whole boat, with a local captain, fuel and prosecco included. It covers the centre of the lake: Bellagio, Varenna and Villa Monastero, Menaggio, Villa Carlotta and Villa del Balbianello.
Always aboard.
Private boat and captainA local captain at the helm, nobody aboard but your group.
Drinks aboardProsecco.
FuelAlways in the price. The farthest piers add a pick-up supplement.
Rain coverBad weather? Another day, or a full refund.
The route.
Iconic Tour, 7 hours: an example route. It changes with your pier, the weather and what you want to see.
- 0:00From your pier, e.g. Cernobbio
- 1Villa d'Este
- 2Laglio · Clooney's villa
- 3Nesso waterfall
- 4Isola Comacina
- 5Villa del BalbianelloCasino Royale (007) and Star Wars
- 6Villa Carlotta
- 7Bellagiostop ashore
- 8Varennastop ashore
- 9Villa Monastero
- 10Menaggio
- 7:00Back to your pier
The route
From Laglio and Nesso the tour heads north past Villa Pliniana and Torno, Villa del Balbianello and Isola Comacina, Villa Carlotta, then Bellagio, Varenna and Menaggio. With this much time, the pace is slow and the captain shapes the day around you.
A shorter alternative
Grand Lake Como covers almost the same places in 6 hours for €1,350.
At a glance.
- Price
- from €300 per boat
- Guests
- Venetian water taxi: up to 16; Motorboat: up to 11
- Included
- Captain, fuel, prosecco
- Pick-up
- Carate Urio, Moltrasio, Cernobbio, Torno, Laglio, Brienno, Lezzeno, Tremezzo, Lenno included; Como +€20, Bellagio +€50, Menaggio +€50, Varenna +€50 pick-up supplement
- Languages aboard
- EN, IT
- Payment
- deposit to confirm, rest on the day
- Bad weather
- new date or full refund
Updated October 2026
Good questions.
Is there time to stop in a village?
Ask when you book: on a tour this long the captain can plan stops with you.
Can we visit Villa Monastero?
The tour shows the villa from the water. Visiting inside is separate and follows the villa's own opening times.
What is included?
A local captain, fuel and prosecco.