Boat Trips Around the World: the 4 Best

1.From Palau: La Maddalena Archipelago Boat Tour with Pasta

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,510 reviews · 7 hours · from $59Our pick

Spend seven hours aboard the red Jasmine 3, cruising from Palau to Santa Maria, Budelli, Spargi, and La Maddalena. You get long swimming stops, seafood pasta with mussels and prawns, live commentary in Italian and English, and time to stroll La Maddalena town. Maurizio and Luca have helped make past trips especially sociable.

“Very good way to go to the islands and we have free time in each stop. I recommend!”

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2.3 Hours Private Boat Tour of Capri with Pasta and Prosecco

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 34 reviews · 3 hours (approx.)

Take a private boat around Capri for up to six people, visiting the White, Red, and Green Grottos, Natural Arch, Faraglioni, Marina Piccola, and Punta Carena Lighthouse. Your skipper may be Roberto, Giuseppe, Ciro, Alfonso, Marco, or another Discovery Capri captain. Pasta, Prosecco, limoncello, soft drinks, towels, sunscreen, and snorkel gear are included.

“Our captain was fun and helpful! We had one of the best experiences of our trip! We went in the Blue grotto which was beautiful! Would recommend in a heart beat! Jumping off the boat into magnificent clear blue water was wonderful! We enjoyed the captains singing!”

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3.Private Godfather and Taormina Boat Tour with Appetizer and Pasta

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 14 reviews · 5 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $294

Travel privately from Taormina with an English-speaking guide such as Elena, Bruno, Omar, or Maurizio. Walk through film locations in Savoca, eat a generous Sicilian lunch, then take a shared boat from Giardini Naxos past Isola Bella, the Blue Grotto, and the Cave of Love.

“Tour was amazing, nothing was too much trouble for Omar our guide! His knowledge was top notch, food was incredible! Best pasta I have eaten this entire trip! And our boat tour was great over all definitely money well spent !”

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4.Sunset on a boat with fresh pesto pasta

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)

Meet in Riomaggiore at 6:00 pm for a two-and-a-half-hour English-language boat trip along all five Cinque Terre villages. You’ll hear village history, stop to swim and snorkel from the sea, and enjoy pesto pasta, bottled water, and a glass of local wine. Captain Christian is praised for explaining the coastline clearly.

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