MILAN
The Milan classics, and the best way to do each.
The 11 most popular navigli canal cruises for visitors to Milan. The ones worth building a morning or a day around, with prices, running times and who you book through.
Cruise Milan’s Navigli canals by electric boat for 50 minutes, guided by QR audio, passing Darsena, Vicolo dei Lavandai, and Leonardo’s Conchetta.
Most Popular“A beautiful golden hour and lovely cruise. Not crowded. Audio guide worked great”
Sail Milan’s Navigli canals for a slow 50-minute aperitivo cruise with wine or spritz plus finger food and optional audio notes.
“Nice breeze as it was very hot. 2 drinks would of been better value”
Sunset Navigli aperitivo food tour with spritz, wine, risotto, street bites, and gelato in Milan’s canal neighborhoods.
“This tour is terrific. The canal area of Milano is a must see. Most tourists never go there. But it’s fascinating with many bars and restaurants. We experienced the best of Milano: a cocktail, wine, inventive food and a gelato. Fantastic guide Anna Maria made the tour fun and informative and we never felt rushed…”
Walk Milan’s Navigli canals on a 3.5-hour small-group food tour with wine, classic bites, and tiramisù finish.
“Jessica our guide was extremely knowledgeable of the history of the area.At every location for food and drinks we were also given information of its background eg established by a particular family,region produced , ingredients etc .The group size is small and everyone had opportunity to introduce themselves and as Jessica said ‘how can you…”
3.5-hour Milan Navigli aperitivo tour with cocktails, wine, street food like Pizza Cone and stuffed potatoes, plus gelato.
“It was only 3 of us and our guide Giulia. It felt like a friend showing us around the place. We really Enjoyed learning more about the city.”
Sunset boat cruise on Milan’s Navigli canals with optional aperitivo, short history stops, and a chill ride on the water.
“Very nice experience slow enjoyable ride Boat arrived promptly, and staff was very friendly and courteous”
A guided canal cruise through Milan’s Navigli district: Naviglio Grande to Pavese, Darsena sights, and old-Milan stories from a live Italian guide.
“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…”
Paddleboard the Navigli in near-silence, breathe and meditate on the water, and take a true digital detox in Milan.
“Stefano is a wonderful guide, very friendly, a master of mindfulness. This magic SUP is a perfect experience.”
A private 2.5-hour walk through Milan’s Navigli with street art, local hangouts, and stop at Basilica San Lorenzo Maggiore.
“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…”
A phone-based puzzle walk through Milan’s Navigli side, solving clues at 11 landmarks in 25–55 minutes 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…”
A 2-hour private canal walk through Milan’s Navigli and Ticinese district, from the Basilica legends to the laundress alley.
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