The 7 Monterosso al Mare National Park Tours That Earn Their Price

1.Cinque Terre and Pisa Tower Tour from Florence Semi Private

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,494 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $260Our pick

Travel from Florence in a Mercedes minivan with up to eight people, visiting Riomaggiore, Manarola, and Vernazza by boat and train before a Pisa stop. Drivers such as Andrea, Gabriele, Francesco, and Mariana provide logistics and local insight, while you explore the villages on your own.

“It was great to be able to go to Cinque Terre and Pisa on our visit to Florence. Lots of free time to walk about and sit for lunch. Beautiful scenery. Leaning Tower in Pisa was incredible! Plan to know the history on your own. Our guide Sara was very nice and helpful.”

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2.Cinque Terre Small Group or Private Day Tour from Florence

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,248 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $276

Leave Florence at 7:00 a.m. in a minivan limited to eight people and spend a full day in Manarola, Vernazza, and Monterosso. Your English-speaking driver-guide handles the coastal transport, including boat travel when weather allows, while you pay for lunch and drinks.

“A fantastic day driving to Cinque Terre by van. Upon arrival we walked down to the town square of the first village and boarded a water taxi. Visited two more villages and then back to LeSpezia by train. A great way to try train travel. A wonder day filled with beautiful views and special times.”

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3.Cinque Terre Hybrid Boat Tour from Monterosso

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 951 reviews · 2 hours 45 minutes (approx.) · from $143

From Monterosso, cruise along all five Cinque Terre villages with a skipper and English-speaking host. You pass beneath the cliffs, stop for a swim, and enjoy Ligurian stuffed focaccia, drinks, and an aperitif. Guides may include Amanda, Bruno, Vivian, or Virginia, depending on the departure.

“I was traveling solo and put on a small boat with 11 other people from the same family. Not acceptable. It was not fun. They took over the boat and I ft so out of place. Shame on Viator for allowing thus to happen. .”

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4.Cinque Terre Sunset Boat Tour Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 402 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $161

Join Sea Breeze Boat Tours for a roughly three-hour sunset cruise from Monterosso or Levanto. Guides such as Matteo, William, Umberto, Lorenzo, and Dimitri share local stories as you pass all five villages, stop to swim or visit Vernazza, and enjoy focaccia, local snacks, wine, and prosecco.

“Fabulous! Learned about all the villages, met new friend, swam in the sea, lovely wine and aperitifs. Highly recommend!”

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5.From Monterosso to Vernazza: Guided Cinque Terre Kayak Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 117 reviews · from $95

Paddle about 4 km from Monterosso toward Vernazza in a small group of up to eight. Your English or Italian guide, including guides such as Daniela, Francesco or Daniele, leads you past caves and coves, with a Vernazza stop on morning trips or a swim and wine aperitif at sunset.

“The trip and our guide (Andrea) were excellent! The weather was iffy and they called me about 1.5 hours prior to say the waters were fine. They asked that we arrive 30 minutes early but we planned on 15 as posted on the site when we booked. I told her we would not be able to arrive 30 minutes early but would do our best. She said it was necessary. We arrived 15 early but one person arrived after the start time and the tour waited. It just added stress that was totally unnecessary. Again, we loved the kayaking and our guide was excellent. Our group of four ranged in…”

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6.Cinque Terre: Sunset Cruise with Aperitif on Board

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 107 reviews · from $134

Set out from Monterosso with up to 12 people, a skipper, and an English-speaking assistant. Cruise past all five Cinque Terre villages, swim when conditions allow, and enjoy focaccia, pesto, local snacks, wine, beer, prosecco, and soft drinks as the sun sets.

“Everything about this tour was amazing. We were contacted by the operators one day before and sent the exact meeting point and by the guide with the picture of the boat so it was very easy to locate (highly important) The guide Max with the assistance of first officer Giga were so nice considerate and welcoming and answered all the questions we had. The boat was very clean and comfortable, well equipped with beverages and we had a taste of the local focaccia with pesto. Along with the beautiful setting three hours of pure pleasure Very good value for money. Thank you so much.Read more”

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7.Cinque Terre: Wine Tasting in Monterosso

★★★★★★★★★★3.2 · 25 reviews · from $33Best value

Meet at Enoteca Internazionale in Monterosso for a one-hour tasting of three local wines: Cinque Terre DOC, a traditional natural white, and Sciacchetrà. Pair them with focaccia, salami, crostini, and cantucci while learning about old and new winemaking in Liguria.

“Amazing. We got a very detailed explanation about the wines and where they where from. With the wines came some tapas such as Bruchetta and olives. There were even pairable cookies for the dessert wine. I can only recommend this wine tasting to anyone visiting Monterosso!!”

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