Personalized Tours & Trips in Italy & Switzerland Lakes

Walk through Parco Ciani's green landscapes and along Lake Lugano's quiet shores before taking the funicular up Monte San Salvatore. See the village of Morcote with its monumental staircase to Santa Maria del Sasso church and Parco Scherrer botanical garden. Check out the azaleas at Parco San Grato while taking in views of the Alpine peaks and lake.

Take a boat across Lake Iseo from Sulzano to Monte Isola, a mountain island that feels like something from a storybook, and dock at Carzano where you can wander around the lakeside cafés. Ride the famous Bernina Express from Tirano to Pontresina through the Alps, seeing towering peaks and glaciers along the way, then hop on the Glacier Express from St Moritz to Andermatt which winds through spiral tunnels and the Rhine Gorge. You'll also do a cooking class and wine tasting in Franciacorta, take a historic steam train up to Brienzer Rothorn, try some chocolate in Lucerne, and wrap things up in Zurich.

Head to Switzerland's Italian-speaking Ticino region for self-guided cycling tours around Losone, Bellinzona's UNESCO-listed medieval castles, and the beautiful Brissago Islands botanical gardens on Lake Maggiore. You'll cycle 55 kilometers through the Maggia Delta to see Switzerland's longest mountain valley.

Circle Lake Lugano on this 10-day trek through Ticino's high-altitude scenery, with private rooms and self-guided GPS navigation using SwitzerlandMobility Plus. Trek from Lugano to Gazzirola summit above 2,000 meters, stay at Monte Bar and Pairolo mountain refuges with dinners, and see the fossil museum on Monte Serpiano before Mendrisio.

You'll trek the Sentiero del Viandante from Varenna to Dervio along Lake Como's eastern shore, where views of the Grigne mountains and old cultural landscapes stretch out before you. The route takes you to Monte Grona's 1736m summit, and from there you can see three different lakes spread across the landscape. Your stay includes Hotel Bellavista in Menaggio and Hotel Europa in Porlezza, with luggage transfers handled for you to Porlezza and a private ride to Cavargna before heading down to Lake Lugano.

This private tour for 2-50 guests includes stays at Hotel Amadeus in Venice and Hotel Posta Design in Como, with personalized water taxi transfers through Venice's canals. Take a ferry from Como to Bellagio in the Italy & Switzerland Lakes region, and guided tours are available in English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian.

This private self-guided trek includes daily luggage transfers and a Ticino Ticket for discounts at six 3-star places from Bellinzona to Mendrisio. Walk at your own pace with GPS navigation and SwitzerlandMobility Plus access, passing the Franciscan monastery at Bigorio and limestone formations of Denti della Vecchia.