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Paddle out from Pescallo to circumnavigate Bellagio’s bays, admire stately villas, enjoy a lakeside lunch and visit Villa Melzi’s gardens. This combined kayak-and-lunch experience pairs gentle flat-water paddling with regional history and scenic viewpoints.
Paddle out from Pescallo to circumnavigate Bellagio’s bays, admire stately villas, enjoy a lakeside lunch and visit Villa Melzi’s gardens. This combined kayak-and-lunch experience pairs gentle flat-water paddling with regional history and scenic viewpoints.
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Operated by Taste & Travel Italy · Bellagio, Lombardy
The morning opens on Pescallo’s small pebble beach with the lake glassy and the Alps sharpening the skyline — your guide lays out paddles and a simple safety briefing, then the group slips into the water and Bellagio steadily unfolds.
moderate.
3–4 hours.
Moderate — should be comfortable paddling for 90 minutes and able to swim; basic upper-body endurance helps.
No prior experience is required; guides cover a safety orientation and basic paddle techniques, but participants should be comfortable in the water and able to swim.
The tour includes a guided 1.5-hour kayak, life jackets and paddles, a lakeside lunch (starter, first dish, a glass of wine, water and coffee), private return transfer to the hilltop restaurant and a Villa Melzi gardens ticket when open.
Children may join if they meet the operator’s age and swimming requirements and can sit and paddle safely; check with the operator for age limits and life jacket sizing.
The operator may cancel the kayak portion for high wind or unsafe conditions; refunds are final per policy, so confirm weather cancellation rules before booking and consider travel insurance.
Bellagio evolved from a modest fishing and ferrying settlement into an elite 19th-century retreat—many villas and gardens date to that period and reflect foreign patronage and landscape design trends.
Lake Como’s water quality and shoreline habitats are sensitive to boat wake and litter; follow leave-no-trace practices, avoid disturbing garden plantings, and use refillable water containers.
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