Excursion sur le lac de Garde avec balade en bateau au départ de Sirmione et Desenzano

The weather has a lot to do with this survey, which no can control! I think we had to long in Limone as it was pouring down and that Riva del Garda was rushed it was like the route march through the town. Other than that it was really interesting Orlando our tour guide was quite informative and our lady driver was excellent.

Wet weather, which is something Tui cannot do anything about, prevented the tour being all it would otherwise have been. Nevertheless, it was still enjoyable and the tour guide did his best to deal with the weather situation.

It was a lovely way to see the lake in one go.. Rory, the resort representative was there to make sure that everyone got on ok. Frederic the tour guide was a font of knowledge.. We stopped in Limone and took a boat to Riva which would have been nice except it was delayed 1/2 hr and everyone was standing around in the heat which only gave us 10 mins to have a look round Riva but once on the coach we had plenty of time to look round the Malcesine.

The tour around the lake was a great way to familiarise ourselves with the towns around the lake and assisted us in making our plans for the rest of our stay. But the highlight was our tour guide, Fredrico. He was excellent and charming. His knowledge was exceptional and the way he told us the history of the lake and its surroundings was both fascinating and captivating. I feel that if he had taught me history at school I would have gone on to study it at university. Outstanding!

Two hours in Limone probably a bit too long, although it does allow time for lunch. Unfortunately our ferry was delayed, thereby allowing only 10 minutes in Riva.

5 star plus. A brilliant day overall Frederick the guide hugely informative, entertaining and an all round very capable nice guy. He enabled us to understand the history, culture and environment of the various areas. Coach was comfortable, safely driven and always at the rendezvous on time. Stops and food breaks were well timed. The boat trip itself was a bit of a let down, crowded and we were surrounded by unpleasant people who spoke German but that low spot didn't spoil a fantastic day.