Lake Como Private Boat Tour: Clooney Villa & Bellagio

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Duration1h–8h

GroupPrivate

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George Clooney's Villa & Casino Royale Filming Locations from Your Own Boat

You get a private boat with a driver who knows the lake's history and villas, stops at Villa Oleandra (Clooney's home), Villa del Balbianello (Casino Royale filming location), and villages like Bellagio or Tremezzo depending on your package length. Prosecco, water, and a heated cabin are included, and pickup from four lakeside towns is free — you choose how many hours you want (2 to 8) and which stops matter most to you.

1h–8h

Step-by-step itinerary

Private boat tour on Lake Como

Depart from pick-up location
Admire Villa La Punta and Villa Oleandra in Laglio
View magnificent waterfall
Pass by Villa del Balbianello in Lenno
See Villa del Balbiano in Ossuccio
Admire Comacina island
View Villa Roccabruna, Mandarin Oriental
Pass by Villa Erba and Museum of Luchino Visconti
See Villa Pliniana in Torno
Explore Torno village views
Admire Villa Melzi Gardens
Pass by Villa Carlotta and Grand Hotel Tremezzo
View Bellagio village and historic center
Return to pick-up location

The Experience

The boat pulls away from the dock and you realize you're not following a tour group — you're the only ones on the water. That's the first thing that hits you about a private boat tour on Lake Como: the quiet. No loudspeaker, no crowd jostling for the same photo angle, just the sound of the engine and the mountains rising straight up from the shoreline. Your driver knows the lake like someone who's lived here for decades, and he'll point out Villa Oleandra in Laglio as you pass — the neoclassical yellow building where George Clooney spends his summers — without making it feel like celebrity gossip. It's just another piece of the story.

The tour moves at its own pace depending on which package you choose (2, 3, 4, or 8 hours), but the rhythm is always the same: you stop where the light is good, where the water is calm, where something happened that matters. Villa del Balbianello in Lenno is the kind of place that stops you mid-conversation — Renaissance gardens, terraces that drop straight into the lake, and the actual location where they filmed Casino Royale and Star Wars. You can see why a director would choose it. Then there's Comacina Island, a small oasis in the middle of the water that feels removed from everything, and Bellagio, the village everyone talks about, with its narrow streets and the kind of view that makes you understand why artists have been coming here for two hundred years. If you go longer, you'll see Villa Carlotta with its seventy-thousand-square-meter botanical garden, or Villa Melzi with its Egyptian lions guarding the entrance.

The boat itself is heated with a sunroof, so even if the weather turns — and on Lake Como it can, fast — you're not sitting in the cold. There's prosecco and water included, and if you want something else, the driver can arrange it. Pickup is free from Argegno, Lenno, Laglio, or Lezzeno; if you're starting somewhere else, there's a 100-euro surcharge, but that's something to confirm when you book since it depends on availability. The whole thing is small enough that you're never waiting for anyone else, never on a schedule that doesn't match the light or the mood. You're just moving along the water, stopping when there's something to see.

What’s included

Your day includes free pickup and drop-off from Argegno, Lenno, Laglio, or Lezzeno (100-euro surcharge for other starting points, subject to availability), a private boat tour on Lake Como with a driver who knows the region's history and villas, water and one bottle of prosecco included, and a heated cabin with sunroof that protects you in all seasons. The specific villas and villages you visit depend on which package length you choose (2, 3, 4, or 8 hours), and your driver will adjust the route based on conditions and your interests.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by B&S Boat Service

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see Lake Como's famous villas and villages without the noise of a group tour or the hassle of renting your own boat and navigating the water yourself — the private format and included pickup from four lakeside towns is what makes a morning on the water feel like your own discovery instead of a scheduled stop.