Cinque Terre Day Trip from Milan

This place was my main draw to Milan as I knew we could do a day trip there and it was worth every minute! It was a long way to get down there but the scenery was lovely and Cinque Terre did not disappoint in the least!! It was everything I had dreamed of and more from the pictures. Definitely go to the restaurant they recommend at the hilltop for lunch and have the pesto! Some of the best in my life with an incredible view! The water was so enticing, my husband jumped in clothes and all! Definitely book this one!

Must do! Wonderfully orchestrated. Fantastic guide Salvatore and driver Marcelo. Perfectly guided, paced and managed. Best valued tour we have taken in Italy.

Cinque Terre is a beautiful place, you cannot discount that! When booking this tour I knew we didn't have time to stay in Cinque Terre but this tour gave us the opportunity to make a day trip out of it from Milan. What they don't seem to advertise are the following: 1. It is a 3.5 hour drive on a bus from Milan to Cinque Terre (meaning 7 hours of this trip is purely driving) 2. When we arrived to Manarola, we were told we had been running late so we could wander around for 45 minutes. Such a cute and magical town requires more than 45 minutes to see!! So this began our frustrations 3. We then took a train to Monterosso al Mare which continued the theme of a lack of time as we were alloted 1 hour and 15 minutes to explore this town. 4. After that the trip is essentially over and you begin your trek back to the bus via boat. This part was what I was most looking forward to - to see Cinque Terre from the water. Well, this "Boat Tour" that the speak of is actually a FERRY, nothing special at all, no interesting facts to learn about on the way, NOTHING! We took 2 different ferries with zero direction from our tour guide to get back to our bus. I absolutely recommend going to the Italian seaside to see these beautiful towns. But I would NEVER recommend this tour to a friend or family member. Thank goodness the lack of organization gave us a few laughs along the way! *Our bus driver was a very nice man and did a great job!!

Salvatore our tour guide was wonderful . The minute we got into the bus he gave us a detail tour of all the places in Milan until we got to beautiful cinque terre . My husband and I enjoyed our tour very much . We had time for shopping and having lunch and sight seeing . Definitely go

Cinque Terre is a must see. Walking into beautiful quaint villages on the Ligurian sea and then taking a boat ride at Monterosso to the picturesque harbour of Porto Venere makes a wonderful day.

Great day trip, good value for money with the day containing +6hrs on coaches, a train ride and +1hr boat ride. Time in Cinque Terra hamlets is ample, although during peak period the areas were extremely busy.

This was an exceptionally long (13 hours), hot, and busy day. The coach was not cool enough. The places we visited in Cinque Terre were overrun by tourists. The prettiest town Manarola we only visited for about 20 mins which was not long enough. We were then taken by train to Monterosso. There was nowhere to sit at a restaurant to eat or drink as way too many people and all restaurants full. No toilets readily available. Then two boats to get to the meeting point for the coach which seemed unnecessary and delayed our return home. Would i do this again even if for free............a big no. I want to say this bad review was mostly not Viator or tour guides fault, just the sheer volume of people in Cinque Terre.

Great way to see Cinque Terre. Guides explained the regions we drove through and the lifestyle and history of the five villages.

THE WORST!! 7 Hours on a bus with a screaming baby. Why was a baby even aloud? The boat trip was even worse. Float down the cinque Terre but because you’re on the wrong side of the boat you don’t get to see ANYTHING!! Then you change boats?? Why? Nobody ever said. 45 minutes to change boats for a boat trip that takes 20 minutes. Yes I’m serious!! I travel A LOT but for me cinque Terre was a bucket list item. I saw very little if the cinque Terre, on a 14 hour trip we spent 2.5 hours actually touring the cinque Terre and eating lunch. This was a 100% waste of precious time and money.

My overall tour experience was very good. My only issue is that I lost my glasses on the tour bus, I immediately contacted the tour company who gave me the contact for the local tour operator after numerous calls and text messages I was not able to to reach the tour operator until the following day and she was not helpful nor did she seem to care about personal belongings.