Cooking Class with Sightseeing Cruise in Lugano

Name: Cooking Class with Sightseeing Cruise in Lugano
Start: 2026-08-20T10:00:00Z
Location: Lugano

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US$921.01 per guest

Adult x2

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Earliest available date: August 20, 2026

All bookings are final. Cancellations by the guest will incur a 100% charge.

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Summary

Experience Details

What You’ll Experience

Where to Meet

Location

Lugano

Duration

5 hours

Number of Guests

2 - 6 guests

Language

English, Italian

Other

Private Experience

Digital Ticket

Mobile or paper ticket accepted

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Combine a 1hr walking tour of Lugano to learn about its culture and history, with an extraordinary cruise and cooking class experience at a charming restaurant with stunning views over the lake.

With the guidance of a local chef, you’ll learn how to prepare a delicious typical Risotto Ticinese that will be served with with meat, vegetables, a dessert, 4 glasses of Merlot wine, water and coffee.

Break the ice and sit together around a large table and enjoy a typical Swiss/Italian aperitivo before starting your class. Our chef will share our secret Risotto recipe, guiding you through every step and teaching you new cooking techniques plus tons of tricks.

Inhibitions fall away when engaged in chopping and mixing all the ingredients – a great way to get conversation flowing.

Our cooking classes are designed to be social events that do not require any previous experience.

Enjoy your delicious lunch with your new travel companions before heading back to Lugano by public boat.

What You Get

Delicious, genuine typical Italian/Swiss Aperitivo

3hrs Cooking Class at a charming lake view restaurant

Receive personalised attention in a small group limited to 6

Gratuities

Extra drinks and meals not included in the program

Hotel pick-up and drop-off

Good To Know

Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking.
Operates in all weather conditions; please dress appropriately.
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What You’ll Experience

Church of S. Maria degli Angioli

Meet your guide outside the Church of Santa Maria degli Angioli, built at the end of the XV century. The ancient church houses one of the great masterpieces of the early Renaissance: the fresco of Leonardo's disciple, Bernardino Luini, who began his artistic career at the the Chiaravalle Abbey, in Lombardy.

15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura

It's the largest cultural center in the city of Lugano focused on artistic production and the meeting between the arts, with attention to theatre, music and visual arts.

15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Piazza della Riforma

Admire Lugano’s main square where locals love to meet. An ideal location to relax and enjoy the many elegant cafes and restaurants. Continue your walking tour strolling along Via Nassa (one of the world's most exclusive luxury streets of Lugano with its 270 metres of covered arcades, boutiques and jewelry stores) and Via Pessina (a favorite place where foodies can shop at traditional markets and enjoy authentic gastronomic specialties at historic cafes and restaurants).

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Lugano

Follow your guide stepping on one of the many public boats and disembark at our charming restaurant in San Rocco to start your 2h cooking class. At the end of the experience your local guide will take you back to Lugano.

4 hoursAdmission Ticket Free