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“The boat trip was prefer from start to finish for a relaxing view of the canal. Not too crowded and the staff were friendly and lovely”
Sail Milan’s Navigli canals for a slow 50-minute aperitivo cruise with wine or spritz plus finger food and optional audio notes.
“The boat was easy to find, smooth boarding, chilled atmosphere on board - we paid £30pp, which seemed a bit expensive for 45mins aboard, approx spritz and tiny appetizers”
Sunset Navigli aperitivo food tour with spritz, wine, risotto, street bites, and gelato in Milan’s canal neighborhoods.
“Great tour. Andreas was fun and informative and overall a great guide. The food was all different and things we would never have tried. It was nice to try several places and sample their signature items. No need for dinner after the tour. 3 beverages 4 different apps/meals and dessert.”
Walk Milan’s Navigli canals on a 3.5-hour small-group food tour with wine, classic bites, and tiramisù finish.
“Claire was great as a guide. We visited five places and the food was excellent. The only problem was that I left hungry as the portion sizes were extremely small. After paying $127, I expected to be full and not have to go grab a pizza and desert immediately after.”
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.
“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.
“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.
“This tour made my two day trip to Milan worthwhile. Salvatore, my guide for the walking tour was excellent. Being a local, he explained a number of delightful facts about the neighbourhoods and answered my questions patiently. He also gave me an excellent restaurant recommendation. The second part of the tour involved a short metro…”
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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