Milan · NAVIGLI CANAL TOURS
Leonardo worked on the lock gates and the towpaths are now the best evening in the city. The 11 below cover the daytime cruises, the sunset boats and the food walks along both canals, priced and timed.
Cruise Milan’s Navigli canals on a 50-minute electric boat ride with QR audio commentary, historic sights, Darsena nightlife, and sunset views.
“We tuned our cruise to coincide with sunset and it was a lovely evening as well, fantastic surroundings as well”
Cruise Milan’s Navigli canals with an Aperol spritz, wine, snacks, historic sights, and sunset views in a relaxed 50-minute boat ride.
“Fantastic to see the canal area by boat - a great place to spend a day/evening. Avoid the horrible blue drink but nibbles were great”
Explore Milan’s Navigli at sunset with aperitivo, risotto, street food, cocktails, wine, and gelato on this lively small-group tour.
“We had a lovely guide, and started with cocktails, then wine and bruschetta, after which a very big disappointment. Baked potatoe followed by pizza and ice cream in what were really take out establishments is hardly the flavour of Italian cuisine in atmosphere or quality. Embarrasingly shocking value and almost an insult.”
Explore Milan’s Navigli canals through fried pizza, wine, saffron risotto, farinata, tiramisu, and local stories on a small-group food walk.
“Good experience and knowledge of the local dishes and culture. Walking wasn’t too far and advised of pit stop breaks along the way”
Taste Milan’s aperitivo culture in Navigli with five food and drink stops, local guides, cocktails, wine, pizza cone, stuffed potatoes, and gelato.
“Excellent local guide, great food and drinks at charming locations.”
Review of Milan’s 50-minute Navigli sunset cruise, with canal history, practical tips, aperitivo details, value advice, and honest drawbacks.
“Not worth it! The staff is unfriendly with no interaction to make it a unique experience. The food/drink combo is a joke. The wine was horrible and the food was yesterday’s left overs. A waste of money!!! If considering, do yourself a favor and pass. Take a walk instead.”
Cruise Milan’s Navigli Canals with an Italian guide, passing the Darsena, artists’ studios, shops, pubs, and flea markets in one hour.
“The cruise was pleasant and the guide was well-prepared, but the initial organization was disastrous: there was no one at the meeting point (Libraccio), from afar we saw a boat filling up at the time indicated on our ticket (3:40 p.m.), we ran with other unfortunates to the landing stage where they told us that our reservations were not recorded. Our guide arrived and was forced to make himself heard to claim the reservation on behalf of Neiade. In the end they told us that, differently from what was written on the ticket, the time indicated was not the departure time of the boat but the meeting time, that the…”
Paddle Milan’s historic Navigli with Stefano, practice mindfulness on the water, and enjoy a quiet digital detox with tea afterward.
“Truly a peaceful and unique way to start a day in Milan. The guide (Stefano) was friendly and clearly cared about what he was doing. Highly recommended experience”
Explore Milan’s Navigli with a private local guide, from Vicolo dei Lavandai and street art to San Lorenzo’s historic landmarks.
“Visite très agréable pour découvrir un quartier vraiment différent du reste de Milan. Paisible vert. Francesca à su nous faire découvrir ce quartier mellant histoire de milan et de ces canaux mais elle nous a fait découvrir également le côté street art de ce quartier à la fois populaire et paisible. Également des post de cartes postale déambulant au milieu de petites boutiques et maisonnettes charmante.”
Explore Milan’s Navigli canals, St. Eustorgio, Portinari Chapel, and Vicolo dei Lavandai on a private two-hour walking tour.
Solve clues through Milan’s Navigli, from medieval gates to canals, in a flexible 25 to 55 minute phone game for $6.60.
“This was a lot of fun! I did this tour with my granddaughters and we all enjoyed it! Great way to see the “untouristy” Milan. However we did experience extreme difficulties in downloading the information and even though I paid for three “tickets” we could only get it to work on my phone. Disappointing as the girls would have liked access to the game afterwards.”
Pick a roof, a refectory, a kitchen or a jetty.
