From Verona: Sirmione, Lake Garda with Boat Tour & Spritz Tasting

The boat ride on Lake Garda was really good. However, the group felt to big. I understand commercially taking a group from Venice to Verona then mixing them with a second Verona group makes sense but it made travel logistics difficult and took a lot of time out of the trip which we had hoped to have at Sirmione. By time walked to coach in Verona then boarded it the slight traffic delay on journey and at Sirmione having to wait for passengers to make way to dock and then organise two boats for the larger group it all meant only had 45 minutes in Sirmione, which isn’t enough time.

Daria, our guide was amazing. Not only did she manage a bunch of clueless tourists like ourselves, she was taking care of all the rest : bus driver, boat captains, parking staff… You should make her CEO at least , or president of Italy. It was interesting, entertaining, educational and short. We booked this trip with our moody teen son who was celebrating his birthday, and even he liked it. If you want to explore more of Sirmione , you can take a week by the lake. But this is a fantastic way to learn and see , like a first handshake with this part of Italy.

A very enjoyable afternoon. The air conditioned bus was comfortable and got the group to Sirmione quickly.The boat trip was entertaining and informative,and there was plenty of time to stroll around before returning to Verona for the very welcoming spritz and snacks.Several members of the group opted out of the included drink at the end of the tour .They missed out on a really great end to the outing and an excellent pre opera aperitivo!