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Genoa and Portofino Day Trip from Milan: Italian Riviera Exploration
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205 Ratings
Milano
Experience the highlights of the Italian Riviera with a full-day tour of Genoa and Portofino from Milan! Following a guided stroll through Genoa, enjoy free time to discover the distinctive features of these diverse coastal cities. Merge Genoa’s seafaring history with the elegant seaside vistas of Portofino on this unforgettable day trip from Milan!
Experience the highlights of the Italian Riviera with a full-day tour of Genoa and Portofino from Milan! Following a guided stroll through Genoa, enjoy free time to discover the distinctive features of these diverse coastal cities. Merge Genoa’s seafaring history with the elegant seaside vistas of Portofino on this unforgettable day trip from Milan!
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Cattedrale di San Lorenzo - Duomo di Genova - As the largest medieval town in Europe, Genoa retains the allure of the ancient maritime republic. The Ancient Harbor, redesigned in 1992 by architect Renzo Piano, and the maze of narrow alleyways in the old town are just a couple of the city’s numerous attractions.
Upon arrival in Genoa’s downtown, a…
- Cattedrale di San Lorenzo - Duomo di Genova - As the largest medieval town in Europe, Genoa retains the allure of the ancient maritime republic. The Ancient Harbor, redesigned in 1992 by architect Renzo Piano, and the maze of narrow alleyways in the old town are just a couple of the city’s numerous attractions.
Upon arrival in Genoa’s downtown, a professional guide will lead an inspiring walking tour through the city’s heart.
- Castello Brown - Enjoy free time to explore Portofino, the crescent-shaped seaside village, whose beauty has been celebrated for centuries by writers and poets like Guy de Maupassant.
The journey concludes with a boat return to Santa Margherita, where a coach will be ready to take you back to Milan.
- Santa Margherita Ligure - Take some free time for lunch and to explore the vibrant village of Santa Margherita Ligure on the Tigullio Gulf, also known as the Dolphins Gulf due to the frequent sightings of large dolphin schools. From here, embark on a mini-cruise to the picturesque fishing village of Portofino.
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Roundtrip boat ride from Santa Margherita Ligure to Portofino
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Hotel pick up (if option selected)
- 2-hour Genoa walking tour
- Professional guide
- Roundtrip boat ride from Santa Margherita Ligure to Portofino
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Hotel pick up (if option selected)
- 2-hour Genoa walking tour
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Entrance fees to attractions
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Entrance fees to attractions
Additional Information
- Times indicated in the program and order of the visit are subject to possibile changes due to traffic problems and/or organizational requirements to ensure full enjoyment of the tour.
- Times indicated in the program and order of the visit are subject to possibile changes due to traffic problems and/or organizational requirements to ensure full enjoyment of the tour.
Location
Milan Visitor Center - Zani Viaggi
Largo Cairoli
Corner with largo Cairoli 18, departure from bus stop next to the agency.
Please be ready at the meeting point 15 minutes before the departure of the tour.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.2
(205 Ratings)
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Vijaye_v
Jul 25, 2025
Great Viator experience on trip to Genova and Portofino! - We had a wonderful time! Our tour guide Maria was fantastic , knowledgeable and caring! She always went above and beyond her role to ensure we were all having a good time ! Great sense of humor and professionalism.
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Guy_p
Jul 22, 2025
Very nice excursion, I... - Very nice excursion, I am just disappointed DE not having had much free time in Genoa but the guided tour DE the city was very interesting. I loved the panoramic view of the ferry DE Rapallo to portofino EN route to Santa Marguerita Liguria. Rapallo was a hidden treasure to me and I loved having free time there for lunch. Very well organized excursion I recommend!
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Mrsolo08
Jul 14, 2025
A delightful experience around Genova - An outstanding experience visiting Genova plus the amazing boat ride to get to Portofino. The experience was flawless thanks to the help of Monica and Pablo the driver. Antonella, the local guide at Genova, was also quite knowledgeable and attentive to any questions.
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Mariyam
Jul 13, 2025
Amazing trip - The trip was very pleasant; with our tour guy Simone and our driver Hamat we was able to see everything, to feel atmosphere and to enjoy our free time.
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Bhoomika_r
Jul 10, 2025
Genoa and portofino - We were pleasantly surprised about how beautiful this trip was. We had no expectations initially and just booked the tour but Monica and Javier our guide and driver were superb. 10/7/25 . Monica from Zani Viaggi tours paid attention to detail and made the best recommendations along the way of how to maximise the experience and also was a pleasure to travel with. Portofino felt like a picture from a postcard . It was perfect and we also enjoyed Santa margarita and Genoa and had a glimpse of Rafallo. We loved it and would highly recommend the trip
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Margaret_s
Jul 5, 2025
Monica is the best - Our guide Monica made this tour a fantastic experience. Anatola the guide in Genoa also contributed to the success of the tour. Highly recommended and if I could I would give even more stars. Monica was the best.
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Zen_c
Jun 23, 2025
Excellent day out to Portofino, the coach is comfy, I’ve been using Viator as trip operator for more than 5 years. 👍 ma - I had a great day Monica is a responsible guide, it was a pleasant day trip. Will definitely recommend to friends you come
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Osvaldo_g
Jun 19, 2025
Excelente tour y guía - Great walking tour in Genova, excellent boat ride and extraordinary recommendations to eat!!!
Also Monica was great and provided support in a family urgency!!!
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235wendyt
Jul 16, 2025
Portofino is amazing! - The only thing keeping this from being a 5-star review is the timing of stops. We didn't really have time in Genoa to see anything outside the guided tour (the Genoa-specific guide was pretty amazing, but the time spent on a single street of the city to see all the palaces was too long). Using public transportation was understandable but meant when the schedule went off track we had no time to make it up.
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Gloriam
Jul 21, 2025
Scam - A VISIT THAT WAS NOT 21/07/2025
I booked this trip with Tripadvisor from Argentina , then the emails also mentioned Viator, days before the trip they contact me from a company called Morandi to tell me that the trip was not made but they would return my money. What was my surprise to see that the refund did not correspond to the amount paid but much less. TRIPADVISOR-VIATOR-MORANDI, A SCAM
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