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Lake Como, St Moritz and the Bernina Express (Italy), a tour by Riviera Travel

Tour · 7 nights · with Riviera Travel

Lake Como, St Moritz and the Bernina Express

A week-long escorted tour by Riviera Travel featuring Italy’s Lake Como and Lake Maggiore, plus a scenic train journey on Switzerland’s Bernina Express to St Moritz.

Duration
7 nights
Departures
12 dates
Choose a month below
Countries
Italy, Switzerland
Operator
Riviera Travel
From
£1,799
per person

Highlights

What makes this one worth it

  1. Private boat trip to Villa del Balbianello on Lake Como

  2. Guided tour of Bellagio’s lakefront and gardens

  3. Scenic Bernina Express train journey through the Swiss Alps

  4. Visit to St MoritzWith time for shopping or tea

  5. Tour of Stresa and Isola Bella’s Baroque Palazzo and gardens

About the trip

This seven-night escorted tour begins with time at Lake Como, where a private boat trip takes you to Villa del Balbianello’s terraces and gardens. The tour then visits Bellagio, a lakeside town that retains its faded glory from monarchs past, with pastel buildings and cobbled lanes. The journey continues north through the Valtellina valley to Tirano, where the Bernina Express meanders through alpine spirals and tunnels up to Ospizio Bernina, Europe’s highest through station. Descending into the pine forests, you arrive at St Moritz, Switzerland's glitzy resort, notable for its Romansch-speaking locals.

After returning to Lake Como, the tour clears a path to Lake Maggiore and Stresa, whose belle époque hotels and palm-lined promenade face the Borromean Islands. A boat ride leads to Isola Bella, a once barren rock turned baroque garden by a 17th-century count. Free days in Lake Como allow leisurely exploration or boat rides to surrounding villages. From 2027, included entry to Villa Carlotta and a Monte San Salvatore funicular ride in Lugano add further variety. The tour finishes with a return journey home after soaking in the alpine and lakeside scenes that define northern Italy and southern Switzerland.

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The route in outline: places are joined in the order visited, not by the roads or sea lanes taken.
  1. 1 Lake Como
  2. 2 Bellagio
  3. 3 Tirano
  4. 4 St Moritz
  5. 5 Stresa
  6. 6 Lugano

Itinerary

The route

  1. Lake Como

  2. Bellagio

  3. Tirano

  4. St Moritz

  5. Stresa

  6. Lugano

These are the places the trip visits, in order. Riviera Travel publishes the day-by-day itinerary on its own site.

When to go

Departures and prices

Lowest price each month, per person.

Riviera Travel confirms exact dates, availability and prices when you book.

Need to know

Before you book

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Questions people ask

How long is Lake Como, St Moritz and the Bernina Express?
Lake Como, St Moritz and the Bernina Express is a 7 nights tour holiday.
Who operates Lake Como, St Moritz and the Bernina Express?
Lake Como, St Moritz and the Bernina Express is operated by Riviera Travel.
How much does Lake Como, St Moritz and the Bernina Express cost?
Prices for Lake Como, St Moritz and the Bernina Express start from £1,799, subject to availability.

The operator

Riviera Travel

River cruises and escorted tours

A British operator that began in 1984 with a handful of tents in the south of France. Its tours and river cruises travel with a Riviera tour manager or cruise director looking after the group.

You book with Riviera Travel directly. They confirm your place, take payment, and look after you from the moment you leave home; Atlas & Passage’s part ends when you click through.

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