Northern Lakes Interlude Semi Private Tour
Lake Como-St Moritz-Bernina Express--Bergamo-Como-Lugano
5days/4nights
2020 depart Tue: 20 May -23 Sep
Cost from: $1145 per person twin share (s/sup $250)
Upgrade for a room with lake view and balcony or terrace on request
On request: Private Transfers
day 01 tue Lake Como
Arrive independently to Como and your hotel. Remainder of the day is at leisure for personal discoveries.
day 02 wed St Moritz and the Bernina Express (20 May – 23 Sep)
Meet the guide outside the hotel and pick up at 7.40am. After breakfast travel northbound to Tirano where we stop for coffee before proceeding into Switzerland and reach Poschiavo. Part of this excursion is done with the well-known panoramic Bernina Express train. We take the train in Poschiavo (Switzerland) and continue to Diavolezza (Switzerland), doing one of the nicest section of the Bernina Express Railway. We will see the White Lake and the Black Lake and plenty of breathtaking glaciers. Then, by bus, reach St Moritz. The famous Swiss holiday and ski resort is on the southern side of the Alps in the Engadine Valley with its numerous crystal clear mountain lakes. On our return we stop in Chiavenna and have some free time before returning to Lake Como.
day 03 thu Bergamo
In the morning take the public boat from Villa Carlotta’s boat landing stage at 9.20am to Varenna. You will meet the guide at Varenna ferry landing stage to board the boat at10.00am. The ferry departs at 09.20 arriving in Varenna at 10. Bergamo is one of the oldest and most beautiful towns in Northern Italy, dating back to Middle Ages. We depart from Varenna, Lecco, the town of Alessandro Manzoni’s “The Betrothed”. We proceed to Bergamo and the “Città Alta” surrounded by its medieval Venetian walls. Before the guided tour you will have time for a stroll around the streets of this stunning and sophisticated small town, and to enjoy lunch. Bergamo is well known for its culinary specialities.
day 04 fri Como and Lugano with boat tour included (08 May-25 Sep)
Passport required – PICK UP: 9.00 am meet the guide outside the hotel Departure by bus to Como town where you can admire its beautiful square facing the lake, the Cathedral with its many Masterpieces, walk through the streets of the historic centre. After some time at leisure continue by bus to Lugano one of the finest and more elegant towns in Switzerland. Visit the wonderful Via Nassa and the square of Riforma with their elegant buildings and their exclusive shops, or pay a visit to the municipal park Ciani. Then visit to church of Santa Maria degli Angeli. Transfer by boat from Lugano to Porlezza and after some time at leisure back hotel by bus.
day 05 sat Lake Como Departure
Your tour comes to an end after breakfast Transfer independently to Milan Airport.
Inclusions: twin share in a 4 star accommodation in lake view room, breakfast daily, boat excursions to the Villas mentioned in the programme, English speaking tour guide, local taxes, (passports required).
Hotel: Grand Hotel Cadenabbia (lake view room) other upgrades on request
Excluding: return transfers, entries and regular ferry crossing.