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“Overall it was a relaxing experience and another way to explore the district.”
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 pleasant 50 minutes spent on the boat down the canal the area where you catch the boat is lovely there was no commentary but very enjoyable.”
Sunset Navigli food and drinks tour in Milan with spritz, wine, risotto, street bites, and gelato along the canals, guided in English.
“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.”
Taste Navigli’s Milanese classics on a 3.5-hour guided food-and-drinks tour: pizza fritta, risotto, Ligurian focaccia, wine, and tiramisù.
“We enjoyed a fabulous food tour in the Navagili district of Milan with our fastastic guide, Jessica. Jessica was warm, friendly and extremely knowledgeable. We ate some deliciois food (especially the Milanese Risotto), learned some interesting facts and saw a lovely area of Milan, all while braving the rain together. I highly recommend this tour!”
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 was such a nice and pleasant encounter. She guided us to a couple of quite hidden places we probably never found by ourselve. Every selected taste or drink were simply awesome. This is definitely the best way to get a first impression of Italian Aperitivo, which is not only about the drinks but the…”
Sunset cruise on Milan’s Naviglio Grande with church-and-Darsena views in about 50 minutes, plus optional aperitivo.
“Very nice experience slow enjoyable ride Boat arrived promptly, and staff was very friendly and courteous”
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.
“Francesca, our guide, was excellent. we learnt and saw sites and places that we would not have sent without our guides help. Highly recommended.”
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.
