Sailing Trips

Sail Lake Garda on a historic sailboat from Malcesine, with scenic and romantic cruises plus an autumn aperitif voyage.

Couples and slow-travel types who want wind and quiet instead of an engine.

3 tours, from $45.90 per person.

A two-sailed yacht crosses Lake Garda past a hilltop castle and lakeside village, with mountains beyond and a lamp and planter on the quay.

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Historic Sailboat, Panoramic

A two-hour shared sail from Malcesine on a 1926 historic sailboat, castle and Monte Baldo in view throughout. · 2 hours · shared · Run by SAILING CRUISES SIORA VERONICA 1926

4.2 335 verified reviews

This two-hour cruise from Malcesine puts you on a historic sailboat, the Siora Veronica 1926, for a loop of the lake's eastern shore with the Scaliger castle and Monte Baldo rising above the harbour town. It is a shared sailing trip rather than a motorboat run, so the pace is slower and the deck is built for viewing. The tour holds a 4.2 rating across 335 reviews and costs from $45.9 per person, with free cancellation.

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From a wooden sailboat bow, a Lake Garda lakeside village and hilltop castle sit under a pink sunset sky with mountains beyond.

Historic Sailboat, Romantic

4.7 59 verified reviews

2 hours · Historic sailboat, 2 hours, rated 4.7 by guests · SAILING CRUISES SIORA VERONICA 1926

A two-hour sail from Malcesine aboard the Siora Veronica 1926, a historic sailboat, built around quiet views of the castle and the Monte Baldo shore. Guests rate it 4.7 across 59 reviews, and it runs from $57.38 per person with free cancellation. The same operator also sails a panoramic version of this cruise.

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From a sailboat at sunset, orange drinks, a water glass and olives sit on a table facing a Lake Garda lakeside town and mountains.

Autumn Sailing, Aperitif

5.0 1 verified review

4 hours · Sail and aperitif, four unhurried hours · Annamarie lovelytravels

A four-hour autumn sail with an aperitif on board, run by Annamarie lovelytravels and priced from $90.66 per person. The lake stays warm well into the season, and this trip leans into that: slow sailing, a drink in hand, light fading over the water. It carries a 5.0 rating, though from a single review so far, and free cancellation applies.

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What Each Lake Garda Cruise Includes

TourFood or drinksSunset departurePrivate boatFree cancellationDeparts fromFrom
Historic Sailboat, Panoramic not stated daytime shared see the listing MalcesineNorth $45.90per person
Historic Sailboat, Romantic not stated daytime shared see the listing MalcesineNorth $57.38per person
Autumn Sailing, Aperitif drinks or aperitivo daytime shared see the listing Desenzano del GardaSouth shore $90.66per person

When To Book Your Lake Garda Boat Trip

Malcesine sailboat cruises run from spring into the warm autumn, when the lake stays calm and the northern winds have not yet picked up.

These cruises board at Malcesine, on the lake's east shore, with the autumn aperitif sail departing from the same area.

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