MILAN · ITALY
Milan’s best days out.
The 11 most popular navigli canal cruises in Milan, gathered in one place, with what each one includes, what it costs and who runs it.
50-minute electric boat cruise along Milan’s Navigli Canal. QR audio highlights Darsena, Vicolo dei Lavandai, San Cristoforo, and Leonardo’s Conchetta.
Most Popular“We have been looking forward to take the canal boat cruise for a while. We booked a sunset ride and we enjoyed the view.”
50-minute Navigli canal boat with aperitivo. Glide past Milan’s canals, sip Aperol spritz or wine, and munch finger food.
“it was a very nice experience. nice smooth boat ride with aperitif and snacks. slow moving boat to enjoy scenery and enjoy a nice drink.”
Sunset Navigli food and drinks tour in Milan with spritz, wine, risotto, street bites, and gelato along the canals, guided in English.
“Anna Marie was just lovely friendly and the places we went just perfect food delicious Would book a tour with her again Thanks xxxx”
Taste Navigli’s Milanese classics on a 3.5-hour guided food-and-drinks tour: pizza fritta, risotto, Ligurian focaccia, wine, and tiramisù.
“Fun tour & experience walking through this neighborhood! Food stops & options were delicious and our guide Laura was wonderful!”
Taste Milan’s aperitivo in Navigli with 5 street-food stops, wine, cocktails, beer, and a gelato walk, all led by a local guide.
“Giulia our guide was lovely and showed us great local spots with great food and drink. Nicely planned and variety. Nice way to meet other people too.”
Sunset cruise on Milan’s Naviglio Grande with church-and-Darsena views in about 50 minutes, plus optional aperitivo.
“Is a horrible tour. Cheap in every way. The staff don’t even talk, the boat is cheap, uncomfortable seats and nothing I mean absolutely nothing to see. Wait of money and time. Milan is a Beautiful city with a lot to see and this tour is not one of them”
Cruise Milan’s Navigli canals on a guided 1-hour boat ride from Naviglio Grande to the Darsena. Great value at $35.
“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…”
Paddle the Navigli on SUP, meditate silently on the water, do a digital detox, and see Milan’s canals with Stefano.
“Stefano was great very patient and explained the use of the SUP on dry land before launch and what to expect during the activity. The overall experience allows you to be at one with the natural canal environment whilst maintaining focus on your breathing and helps you achieve a mindful practice with freshwater fish below,…”
A 2.5-hour private Navigli walk with an English local guide, street art stops, and Basilica San Lorenzo Maggiore for $89.
“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 private 2-hour Milan canals walk through Navigli, starting at Sant’Eustorgio, with the Portinari Chapel and time-capsule canal stories.
Follow phone clues along Milan’s Navigli area on a self-guided puzzle walk through canals, medieval corners, and church façades.
“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 icons, the table, and the lakes and the Alps beyond.
