Portofino Boat and Walking Tour with Pesto Cooking & Lunch

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Duration
3 hours
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Number of Guests
2 - 6 guests
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Language
English
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Explore the Italian Riviera with a guided boat and walking tour from Santa Margherita to Portofino. Learn traditional pesto making, enjoy a scenic lunch, and discover local beauty.

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

Experience Details

Breathtaking sights of the Italian Riviera’s coastline from Santa Margherita to Portofino. Appreciate the wonder of this little hidden gem with a certified guide. Learn how to make pesto the traditional way and enjoy a light lunch at a waterfront restaurant.

What You Get

Tasting of the unforgettable Focaccia
Pesto cooking class
Professional tour leader
Transportation to/from meeting point
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Good To Know

  • Subject to favorable weather and sea conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund
  • The tour ends in Portofino. You will receive a round-trip ferry boat ticket to come back to Santa Margherita in the same day at your own preference
  • Ferry boat tickets are included and will be collected at the meeting point on the day of the tour
  • Light lunch includes the traditional Trofie al Pesto, a glass of wine, water and coffee
  • Comfortable shoes, hat sunglasses are recommended witha bottle of water
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

What You’ll Experience

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Santa Margherita Ligure

Meeting in the morning with our professional tour leader in Santa Margherita Ligure near the ferry boat pier and enjoy the unforgettable Italian Riviera coast on the way to Portofino. The colors of the painted facades, the blue of the sea and the green of the mountain, will accompany you along this pleasant tour until the famous “Piazzetta”.
30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
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Portofino

Portofino is such an iconic place with its rows of painted houses curving around its famous Piazzetta. This part of the Mediterranean is one of the most renown tourist resorts in the world today. Every year Portofino attracts thousands of travelers from all over the world.
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Piazza Martiri della Libertà 1, Piazza Martiri della Libertà, Santa Margherita Ligure Città Metropolitana di Genova Liguria, Italy, IT, 16038

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Meeting point is in Santa Margherita Ligure just in front of the Ferry Boat pier. Address is: Piazza Martiri della Libertà, 1 City: Santa Margherita Ligure The tour leader will be holding a sign saying "EXPERIENCE MY PORTOFINO"
End Point

Portofino, Portofino Metropolitan City of Genoa Liguria, Italy, IT, 16034

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The tour ends in Portofino. You will receive a round-trip ferry boat ticket to come back to Santa Margherita in the same day at your own preference

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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from  $538.37 
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Please note: The price varies based on group size. The time is in Central European Time.
Free cancellation (24 hours notice)
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Earliest available date: May 22, 2025
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals
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