The Splendours of Lake Maggiore
9 days from £1089pp.
Visit: Lake Maggiore, Italy
Visit: Lake Como, Italy
Visit: Lake Lugano, Italy
Visit: Borromean Islands, Italy
Visit: Milan, Italy
Visit: Lake Orta, Italy
About the Tour
We bring together Italy’s most beautiful lakes with the fashion capital of Milan, to create this spectacular Italian experience. On this escorted coach holiday enjoy stunning scenery, as we visit the crystal clear lakes of Lake Maggiore, Lake Como and Switzerland’s Lake Lugano and their surrounding villages, including the famous area of Tremezzo on Lake Como, where the Villa Carlotta stands. In contrast to this, we also pay a visit to the marvellous Milan, where you can join a guided tour of the city and see the most famous sights. With the opportunity to visit Lake Maggiore’s pretty Borromean Islands and quaint village of Orta, with its lake of the same name plus a 6 night stay at the 4-star superior Grand Hotel Dino in Baveno, you’re in for a wonderful time on this tour.
Tour Includes
- 8 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- 6 evening meals
- Convenient local joining points
- Travel by Silver Service coach or upgrade to Luxuria
We offer flexible payment options
Once you have booked your tour either online, or by telephone ( 01709 787 463 ), you have the flexibility of how you pay off the remainder of your balance. You can:
- Use our balance payment facility online to make and track your card payments. You can pay as much as you want up until your final due date or pay it all, the choice is yours.
- Send payments via online banking.
- Send payments via cheque.
- Call us and make a card payment, either a small amount or as lump sum until your final due date.
Our contact and online banking payment details will be on your confirmation invoice to remind you of your choices.
Your Itinerary
Day 1
Local departure by coach or Door-to-Door service, then travel to northern France for an overnight stay.
Day 2
Continue to Lake Maggiore and our lakeside 4-star hotel in Baveno for a six-night stay.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 3
Borromean Islands
Lake Maggiore
Today’s optional excursion takes us on a cruise to the famous Borromean Islands, which lie at the centre of Lake Maggiore. They are fine examples of natural beauty, enhanced by landscaped gardens and parks. The islands take their name from the aristocratic Borromean family, who took ownership of the land in the 16th and 17th centuries. Only the best architects and gardeners were called on by the family, to breathe life into their ambitious projects. We visit Isola Bella, which was completely transformed by its occupants, and its palace and gardens (entrance included) are the epitome of opulence and luxury. We also visit Isola dei Pescatori, a complete contrast to Isola Bella, but equally captivating. Its narrow cobbled streets, pretty harbor and charming houses make it an enchanting place to visit. The Borromean Islands are a must-see destination for every visitor to Lake Maggiore.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 4
Three Lakes Tour: Lake Como. Lugano & Maggiore
Borromean Islands
Today’s included excursion will introduce you to the three of the great lakes: Como, Lugano and Maggiore. Our route takes us along the western shore of Lake Maggiore towards Switzerland and to the lakeside city of Lugano, magnificently sited between the peaks of San Salvatore and Monte Bre. Explore the colourful piazzas, terrace cafés and flower-adorned lakeside promenades. We continue to one of Italy’s most famous lakes, Lake Como. The lake itself is 50km long and 1350 feet deep, making it one of the deepest lakes in Europe. We visit the resorts of Menaggio and Tremezzo, both popular holiday destinations. There will be free time for you to explore at your leisure, perhaps visiting the famous Villa Carlotta (at additional cost).
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 5
Milan
Milan
Today our included excursion takes us to Milan where you can spend the day at leisure exploring all the city has to offer. Milan shares its title as one of the Fashion Capitals of the world with London, New York, Paris and Tokyo. To get the most from your visit, why not join our optional guided walking tour? Accompanied by our local guide we see sights such as the Castello Sforzesco and the magnificent gothic style Duomo Cathedral, the seat of the Archbishop of Milan. We also see the Galleria, a covered double arcade connecting Piazza del Duomo to Piazza della Scala. Finally we conclude our sightseeing tour with a visit to La Scala Theatre, one of the world’s most famous opera houses (entrance included).
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 6
Free Time
Day at leisure to relax and explore the resort at your own pace.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 7
Lake Orta
Lake Orta
Our optional excursion takes us to pretty Lake Orta, which is one of Italy’s smallest lakes. Spend time exploring the pretty village of Orta, with its quaint, narrow cobbled streets, rich in history, aristocratic houses, courtyards and elaborate palaces. You may wish to take a short boat trip to the San Giulio Island, dominated by its Romanesque basilica.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 8
Travel to northern France for an overnight stay.
- Included meals: Breakfast
Day 9
Return home.
- Included meals: Breakfast
Your Excursions
Included Excursions & Visits
- Three Lakes Tour - A scenic tour featuring Maggiore, Lugano and Como
- Milan - Italian fashion capital
Optional Excursions & Visits
- Borromean Islands - Beautiful islands of Lake Maggiore
- Milan Sightseeing
- Lake Orta - Hidden gem of the Italian lakes
Notes
Single Room Supplement from £349.00 (9 days).
Frequently asked questions about our tours
Accommodation
You will stay for six nights at the 4-star superior Grand Hotel Dino in Baveno. This superb hotel enjoys an outstanding location with lake views and boasts style, tradition and high standards of service. The hotel offers excellent dining facilities, bar, lounge areas and a terrace.
Overnight stays in northern France will be in city-style hotels.
Grand Hotel Dino - Baveno
The Grand hotel Dino is situated on Baveno's lakeshore and offers panoramic views across Lake Maggiore. This elegant hotel features both indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a wellness centre, games room, large garden areas, restaurants and bars, some of which overlook the lake. Rooms have a fridge, satellite TV, safe, telephone and hairdryer.
- English Speaking Staff
- Bureau de Change
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Lift
- TV
- Hairdryer
- Telephone
Frequently asked questions about accommodation
If you prefer, then you can join the tour at the hotel. To do this, we will require a copy of your passport for identification purposes and you must advise us at the time of booking.
No reduction will be given if you should choose to do this.
We are unable to guarantee that the hotel will be able to meet your dietary requirements. We find that the majority of European countries do not generally cater for vegetarians and that the meal supplied may well be what everyone else is having minus the meat.
We will of course endeavour to arrange for a vegetarian meal at the hotel. We do however suggest that you advise us of your dietary requests at the time of booking and recommend that you speak to the receptionist on arrival with regard to your request.
Travel Information
- Travel Options
- Extra Services
Silver Service coach
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Luxuria coach
Find out moreSilver Service
On most of our holidays you can upgrade to Silver Service, luxury coach travel, for comfort and style across Europe.
Relax and have a chat in the spacious rear lounge.
Servery on board offering a range of refreshments.
Enjoy the perfect temperature onboard with climate control.
Luxuria
Setting the standard in Luxury travel across Europe, our new and innovative Luxuria coach
Luxuria Coach Features
Deluxe armchair-style seats with leather exterior, central arm rests with cup holders and retractable calf rests give you a more comfortable journey.
Every seat has its own, fully interactive, touch screen T.V. offering a wide choice of entertainment so you can control what you want to watch and when.
4 seats face-to-face with tables. And with a total of 5 single seats available, these are ideal for passengers travelling independently.
Plug sockets and USB points at each seat mean you can keep your devices fully charged throughout your journey.
Stay overnight near Dover
Find out moreWhy not go the night before your holiday for a relaxing start? You can park for FREE for up to nine days at the Holiday Inn Ashford North and enjoy an overnight stay with English breakfast from just £38 per person. This offer is subject to availability and based on two sharing a twin/double room on a B&B basis. We’ll then collect you from the hotel on the day of departure and return you there at the end of your holiday.
To book this package, please call the hotel on 01233 713333, quoting ‘Leger Holidays’ and your booking reference. If your holiday is longer than nine days you can pay for additional days’ parking. Ask one of our friendly reservations team for more details when you book your holiday.
Single supplements and terms and conditions apply.
Our Door-to-Door service
Find out moreOn Single Traveller holidays and coach holidays of 7 days’ duration or more, you don’t even have to think about getting to your local joining point. If you live within 20 miles of one of our free joining points we’ll pick you up from your home and take you to meet your transfer vehicle, then return you back home at the end of your holiday. The cost is just £30 per booking each way for up to four people per booking.
If you live a little further afield, you can also take advantage of this convenient option for an additional charge – please enquire at the time of booking.
Join coach at Interchange
Find out moreOn most holidays if you’d prefer to join your tour coach at Stop 24 services, you can park your car in the car park which is accredited by the Park Mark safer parking scheme and is monitored 24 hours a day by CCTV. Payment for the parking is made on arrival using the self-service machines.
Excludes holidays to Ireland and the U.K. and tours travelling via Brittany Ferries.
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*Please note pickups are subject to availability.
Frequently asked questions about travel options
Front row seats can be reserved for £14pp (up to 6 days duration), £22pp (7 & 8 days duration) and £25pp (9 days duration and over) on all European tours. In addition to this seats on the second row can be reserved for £7pp (up to 6 days duration), £14pp (7 & 8 days duration) and £15pp (9 days duration and over). This offer is only available for bookings of two or four persons on the front row and is subject to availability. Guaranteed front/second row seats cannot be reserved on feeder journeys to/from the U.K. port. Children under 15 years cannot occupy a front row seat due to French Law.
Please note: On some coaches the legroom on front seats may be slightly less than that available on other seats due to the presence of a modesty board in front.
If your tour is cancelled for any reason and front/second row seats are not available on your new tour you will be refunded the supplement. No other compensation will be payable.
Alternatively, we can take seating requests on your booking. However, requests are not guaranteed. All seat numbers are confirmed on travel documents approximately 7-10 days prior to departure.
Transfer coaches are routed approximately 2-3 weeks before departure and will depend on where passengers are booked to travel from on any particular date as to which route is taken. If you require further detailed information regarding the route to the port you can contact our Customer Service Department on 01709 830333 two weeks before you are due to travel.
With regard to the route taken by the main tour coach, this is determined by the driver.
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Call our reservations team on:
01709 787 463
To book this tour, just give our friendly team a call on 01709 787 463 or book online at www.leger.co.uk