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“bring Bluetooth headphone as the guide is shared via Qr code on your phone so no physical guide. no toilet on board. lovely route and interesting points to learn more about”
Sail Milan’s Navigli canals for a slow 50-minute aperitivo cruise with wine or spritz plus finger food and optional audio notes.
“Lovely little boat trip at dusk, nice nibbles and drinks. I would say to try and secure an outdoor spot as you can’t see much sat down inside. Nice area of Milan with lots of bars and restaurants. Would recommend.”
Sunset Navigli aperitivo food tour with spritz, wine, risotto, street bites, and gelato in Milan’s canal neighborhoods.
“An outstanding experience. Felt like a real local. Walked at our pace and left with a much greater understanding of the history and culture. THANKYOU”
Walk Milan’s Navigli canals on a 3.5-hour small-group food tour with wine, classic bites, and tiramisù finish.
“We had a wonderful food tour. Our Guide was so friendly and informative and did an amazing job. Highly recommend it.”
3.5-hour Milan Navigli aperitivo tour with cocktails, wine, street food like Pizza Cone and stuffed potatoes, plus gelato.
“This was a fantastic tour! We visited five different places and enjoyed food and drinks at each of them. Ana, our tour guide, ensured that we fully enjoyed and appreciated our experience by providing us with a socially safe environment and by giving us the history and details behind each food item we tasted. Friendships…”
Sunset boat cruise on Milan’s Navigli canals with optional aperitivo, short history stops, and a chill ride on the water.
“A waste of money, possibly the worst “river cruise” I’ve been on, nothing to see, the guides did not speak, did not point anything out, not expensive but was for what we did, even felt the boat scraping the river bed at one point.”
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.
“The activity was brilliant, Stefano did a lesson before hand and helped us feel comfortable.”
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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