Monterosso al Mare Travel Guides (Updated September 2026)

Excellent boat tour with information on each village! In addition, there was a nice stop for swimming and snorkeling which was lovely! We enjoyed our afternoon with Ivan!

The captain Johnny and Natiana were fun and so attentive. The boat was very comfortable and snacks and drinks were great. The length of time was just right. Swimming in the beautiful water was special.

Amazing experience with Tatiana and Johnny.

Great experience. Beautiful views of towns. Alessio was great, helped adjust seats and explained the bike controls, so easy to use. We enjoyed the morning ride and weather was perfect.

My wife and I had an excellent experience with Ivan on our “Honeymoon” sunset tour! Ivan contacted us prior to our planned tour to notify us that he would be picking us up at 5 because with a 2 and a half hour tour and the shorter September days, we would have the perfect sunset to enjoy. Ivan was very accommodating as he took us around the islands of Palmaria and Tino. He played our kind of mood setting music while he filled us in on the local history and explained to us what we were seeing. After a while, he anchored us in a calm little cove on the North shore of the Isola del Tino where we could enjoy some music, snorkeling, local focaccia bread/pizza and a bottle of prosecco while the sun dropped to meet the horizon. It was an amazingly colorful Ligurian sunset as we made our way back to our departure point. The views were amazing. Madonna Bianca stood as a warning on the “Devils Rock” to warn sailors of the dangers of the shallow waters. Grotta dei Colombi di Isola Palmaria was a nice little grotto to see and even the goats on the cliff faces were there to enjoy the sunset. To end it all, Doria Castle was something to see against the brilliantly colored fiery sky. All in all, a perfect tour with an excellent guide and an unforgettable sunset. Thank you Ivan!

An excellent cruise we had two swimming stops use of snorkelling equipment. The Prosecco and nibbles were brilliant and the guide was awesome. Sam needs to be commended. Small groups and very personalised. Sam was full of interesting information about the area including history. The captain was also friendly and added to the atmosphere. A very relaxing and pleasant day on the water. Took about 3 hrs. Highly recommend.

William and Mateo were excellent guides, this tour was absolutely stunning getting the full Cinque Terre experience!

Coco (Constanza) was a perfect tour guide! Knowledgeable and easy going and happy to tailor our tour to our needs, she was better than we even dared to dream. My sister and I cannot recommend her enough, truly.

Beautiful views of Cinque Terre from up high in the mountains. Passing vineyards and little groups of houses. Seeing a quiet peaceful side of the area. The roads are at times steep and curving but ebike made it doable

Very friendly staff. The guide was very good. The small group tour was really very enjoyable. I highly recommend him

Wonderful experience. The guides are knowledgeable and fun. The views are spectacular. If you suffer from sea sickness, be prepared to.

Great way to experience four villages of the Cinque Terre. Sara was a great tour guide. Very informative and knowledgeable.

From the moment Sara greeted us the experience was 5 stars. She was extremely friendly and attentive throughout our trip, offering local insights while also plenty of quiet time for us to just take everything in. We stopped a couple times to get into the water and swim in the beautiful Ligurian Sea in a depth of roughly 30 meters yet you could easily see to the bottom. Groups of fish swam around us making for a fun experience. We're in Italy for 16 days and this is undoubtedly our favorite experience. Kudos to Sara, too. She was a phenomenal captain!

Our host at our AirBNB referred us to Diego and his company. I didn't expect to be able to book them because it was truly a last minute decision to try to tour Cinque Terra by boat. We were family of 4 with 1 friend. We had a private tour that was about 7 hrs. long. We were able to swim off the boat in the blue water of Mediterrainian and sip wine and plenty of water. The lunch was such a surprise - so many options of great Italian food! And on journey back - a huge fruit tray was served as well! The captain and first mate were full of history and information and made us all feel very comfortable! I'd recommend to anyone wanting to see the area by boat. You do stop at one of the towns with plenty of shopping time!

Wonderful trip along the Cinque Terre- very friendly knowledgeable captains who made extra efforts to put us in scenic backgrounds for photos as well as providing cocktails and delicious foccacia snacks. It was wonderful meeting new people on the excursion as well! Highly recommend!🥂🌅🌊

Alessio was very kind and did a great job getting us comfortable with the bikes and educating us on the different stops throughout the tour. The difficulty level was pretty low because of how much the E bikes helped. Amazing sights to see throughout the mountains, and it was overall a very memorable experience!