Genoa: Portofino Guided Shore Excursion & Private Boat Tour
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Private Tour in Portofino Coast with Mini Van
3h – 10h
Genoa Ravioli, Fettuccine & Tiramisu Class with Fine Wine
2h 30m
Private boat tour in the Tigullio and in the Portofino area
3h – 4h
Genoa Small-Group Food Tour with Full Meal & Local Food Expert
3h 30m
Private Portofino & Santa Margherita Shore Excursion from Genoa
7h – 8h
Genoa Food, Wine Tasting & History Walking Tour
2h
Genoa Must-See Attractions Walking Tour With A Guide
2h
Rooftop Cooking Class in Genoa: Pesto, Fresh Pasta & Wine
3h
Private Boat Tour in Portofino Natural Reserve or Cinque Terre
4h – 9h
City Sightseeing Genoa Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour
1h
With Tiziana Cooking Class for Pesto , Gnocchi and Tiramisù
2h
Portofino and St. Margherita Private Tour from Genoa port/hotel
8h
Pizza e focaccia genovese Cooking class
2h
Tour from Genoa to Portofino,Santa Margherita and Camogli
8h
Dolce Vita in Portofino
5h
Wine Tasting in Genoa Near the Cruise: “the Best Italian Wine”
1h
Genoa Highlights VIP Private Tour (half day)
4h – 5h
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Portofino gets eight listings, Genoa itself three
The list for Genoa points away from Genoa. Eight of the 18 experiences we publish name Portofino, and six of those eight carry the word private: a minivan along the coast, boat runs into the Tigullio and the Portofino reserve, and shore excursions built around Santa Margherita. They are the expensive end of the page, €89.30 to €650 with a median of €350, and four of them take seven hours or more. Only three listings are ordinary city sightseeing: a €25 hop-on hop-off bus rated 3.2 from 287 reviews, a two-hour guided walk at €35, and a €744.15 private half-day with no reviews at all. The first two are the cheapest things on the page and the third is the dearest.
The second cluster is food. Four cooking classes, two food walks and a wine tasting make up seven listings, and they hold 1,296 of the page's 1,913 reviews against 292 for the eight coast trips. The classes run two to three hours at €75, €85, €108 and €110, each rated 4.9 or 5; the walks are €44.10 for three and a half hours and €59 for two, with 562 and 272 reviews behind them. Two titles name pesto and one focaccia. Median duration across the page is three hours, the median price €109, and five listings cost under €60. The four sights that keep their own ticketing — the aquarium, the Galata maritime museum, the Royal Palace and the Strada Nuova palaces — appear in no title at all.
What to know before you book in Genoa
None of the 18 titles names the aquarium or a museum, so those bookings stay yours to make direct. An aquarium ticket is tied to the date and time you choose, and the combined versions cover extra attractions beyond a three-hour aquarium visit. Galata and its submarine have separate visit arrangements: check the museum's own practical information and leave enough time before closing.
The palaces do not share one timetable. Opening at the Strada Nuova museums — Palazzo Rosso, Bianco and Tursi — can differ by palace and by season, so confirm each collection you want on the day you want it. The Royal Palace keeps its own opening days, admission and room access, and is worth placing early. Four listings here run seven hours or more. Free cancellation applies to every one of the 18.
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Quick answers
Is a Portofino day trip from Genoa worth booking?
It is the largest block on the page: eight of the 18 listings name Portofino, priced €89.30 to €650 with a median of €350, and six of the eight carry the word private. Three are boat tours, into the Tigullio, the Portofino reserve or on to the Cinque Terre. The testing sits unevenly, though: those eight hold 292 reviews between them against 1,296 for the food listings, and the cheapest of them, a seven-hour shore excursion at €89.30 rated 4.7, has the most at 76.
Can I book a tour of Genoa's aquarium or the Strada Nuova palaces?
No. Neither appears in any of the 18 titles, and nor do the Galata maritime museum or the Royal Palace, so you arrange those yourself. An aquarium ticket is fixed to the date and time you choose, and combined tickets cover attractions beyond a three-hour aquarium visit. The Strada Nuova palaces — Rosso, Bianco and Tursi — can open differently by palace and by season, so confirm each collection separately, and the Royal Palace keeps its own days, admission and room access.
Cooking class or food tour in Genoa — which is the better booking?
The four cooking classes run two to three hours at €75, €85, €108 and €110 and are rated 4.9 or 5, two of them built on pesto and one on focaccia and pizza. The two food walks cost less and carry far more feedback: €44.10 for three and a half hours with 562 reviews at 4.9, and €59 for two hours with 272 at 4.9. A one-hour wine tasting at €49 has no reviews yet.