Formats
Private Charters
Skippered charters by town, price and group size, with the per-head arithmetic done for you.
Planning Guides For Lake Garda
Boat Tour Formats
Formats
Speedboat & Riva Tours
Fast open boats and classic wooden launches: whole-boat prices, group sizes, and the shore rules every skipper follows.
Formats
Sailing Trips
How the Peler and Ora winds set the schedule, and where sailing trips on Lake Garda actually leave from.
Formats
Boat Hire, No Licence
Renting a licence-free boat on Lake Garda: the law, the costs and the two bookable rentals.
Formats
Boat Trips Around Garda
Full-day cruises and multi-town routes: what one day on the water can honestly cover.
Formats
Swim Stop Boat Trips
Which Lake Garda boats stop for a swim, where they anchor and when the water is warm enough.
Formats
Isola del Garda Trip
Ports, prices, opening days and booking rules for the private island on Lake Garda.
Departure Towns
Departures
Sirmione Boat Tour
The 25-minute peninsula loop, the longer versions, and how to pair the boat with the sights on land.
Departures
Boat Trips From Sirmione
Every longer boat trip leaving the Sirmione pier, compared by reach, price and what is included.
Departures
From Desenzano
Ferry crossings, cruises to Sirmione and sailing trips from the lake's rail gateway.
Departures
Boat Trips From Peschiera
Every boat trip leaving Peschiera del Garda, with prices, durations and the ferry alternative.
Departures
Bardolino And Lazise
East-shore departures: what leaves from Lazise and Garda, ferry links from Bardolino, and island pick-ups.
Departures
From Salò and Gardone
Isola del Garda boats from the cheapest west-shore band, plus private sunset and Belle Epoque cruises.
Departures
Boat Trips From Limone
Crossings, ferry fares and the one full-day tour that starts in Limone sul Garda.
Departures
Boat Trips From Malcesine
Sailboat cruises, the Limone shuttle and a cable car pairing from Lake Garda's busiest northern harbour.
Departures
Riva Del Garda
One speedboat, a motor ban and the best sailing wind on the lake: what departs Riva.
Prices And Choosing
Prices
Best Boat Trips
Every Lake Garda boat trip format compared by price, duration and who it suits.
Prices
Boat Trip Prices
Per person, per boat or by ferry section: every price ladder on the lake compared.
Prices
Ferry Or Boat Tour
Ferry against tour on price, seats, commentary and season, with the crossings where each one clearly wins.
Prices
Lake Garda Ferry
Routes, fares, day passes and the car ferry, all from the 2026 tariff sheet.
Planning And Getting There
Planning
Free Things To Do
Beaches, promenades and viewpoints that cost nothing, plus the one cheap boat loop worth paying for.
Planning
Day Trip Plans
Three one-day Lake Garda plans built around a ferry or cruise leg, with hour-by-hour timings and costs.
Planning
From Verona
Road and train routes from Verona to the lake, with the day trips that fit in one day.
Planning
Lake Garda In October
October on Lake Garda: which boats still run, what closes, and why the light is worth the trip.
Planning
Winter On Lake Garda
What sails, what shuts and what a winter day on the lake really looks like.
Planning
Lake Garda Towns
Which Lake Garda town to base in, which to reach by boat, and how the ferry sections tie them together.
Planning
Car-Free Lake Garda
Trains, ferries, buses and boats: the full car-free toolkit for Lake Garda.
Planning
Things To Do
The ranked list: boats first, then the castles, the island, the mountain and the park.
Planning
Where To Stay
Pick a Lake Garda base by its pier: departures, ferry sections and island bands town by town.
Sights And Landmarks
Sights
Grotte Di Catullo
The Roman villa of Sirmione from the water and from inside: prices, hours, walking route and the boat trips that show it best.
Sights
Monte Baldo Cable Car
Cable car tickets, times and the Malcesine boat day that fits around them.
Sights
Sirmione
Tickets, traffic rules, walking times and the boat trips around the Sirmione peninsula.
On The Water
What To Expect
Boarding, routes, swim stops and timing on a Lake Garda boat ride, explained step by step.
Trip Time Of Day
Two winds set the timetable on Lake Garda. Here is which departure slot gives you flat water, which gives you waves, and which gives you the light.
Boat Trips With Kids
The shortest tours, calmest times and what to bring for a boat trip with toddlers on Lake Garda.
Weather For Boat Trips
Air and water temperatures, winds, rain and the boating season, month by month.
Swimming In Lake Garda
Beaches, water temperature, the swimmer bands and the boat trips that reach the deep water.