Andrea Boat Charter Portofino

Wonderful day on the water with Andrea! Gorgeous new boat and he is third generation boat captain in the Portofino area! Highly personable and a local historian. Highly recommend!

We had a marvelous 7 hour tour of the surrounding Ligurian villages near Portofino with Skipper Andrea. What a perfect way to spend a romantic wedding anniversary! Andrea brought us to Camogli where we shopped for fresh pesto and right after, a gorgeous reach by boat only private restaurant where the chef fishes his own catch for the day and his wife, Giovanna, is the hostess- excellent! Andrea also educated us on the all of the homes of the prominent Italians in the region. On our return to Portofino, we listened to our favorite Italian songs while nestled in Andrea’s comfy bow, Bluetooth connected to the boat’s speakers. A perfect day we will cherish forever, with a perfect custom charter, a perfect vessel, and a perfect skipper we will keep in our hearts and as a friend forever. Grazie Andrea!

We had a wonderful trip with the Barca... Skipper Lorenzo is a very friendly, warm hearted man, that explained us a lot, and gave us infos about the History . We started at Santa Margherita to Portofino.... had a walk through the village and then again with the Barca to Punta Chiappa... a Nice Lunch at the Do Spadin Restaurant... Snorkling at San Frutuosa and back to the Starting Point. It was my birthday trip..... Andrea was a very good Host and helped me organise with all the good suggestions to make this trip wonderful. I hope to come back someday and recommend this trip highly.. Thank you to Andrea and Lorenzo.... Arreviderci... Ciao.. Bella Liguria

My husband and I spent a very enjoyable Sunday morning exploring the Ligurian Coast with Lorenzo (Andrea’s Father) who was very informative and accommodating. We commenced our journey in Santa Margherita, and visited Portofino and San Fruttuoso. Andrea was very professional to deal with and very timely in his responses to our inquiries. We would highly recommend this boat trip.

Exceptional service from the moment the charter was booked until the actual day of the event. Andrea was a responsive with all my questions before we evert arrived. Weeks before we arrived in Italy I had lots of questions since we had three kids. He was patent and answered all my questions. Gilliamo (William) was our guide for the day. He was charming, patient, entertaining and knowledgeable. He keep both the adults and kids engaged during our 4 hour cruise with history, geography and even games about the Portofino and surrounding seaside towns. He was flexible with all our request since my family not only wanted to swim and snorkel but they also wanted to find a spot to jump off rocks. Your experience comes with goggles, but no mouth piece. My family purchased some ahead of time but never ended up needing it. Beverages - sodas, water and beer was provided as well. You are welcome to bring your own snack but I would suggest you eat a lite breakfast. One of stops he offers is either you explore a seaside fortress in the town of Camogli or to preorder focaccia that is unique to the seaside town of Rocco. We opted for the seaside town of Rocco. What a pleasant surprise that was, there was a young man waiting with hot focaccia at the pier in Rocco. So I recommend that you carry a few euros on board with you. We ended our tour back in Portifino and had lunch at The Strainer Restorante . Excellent experience!!!! Perfect for all types of groups including groups with families. We were a family of 6.

Guglielmo (Gugu) was a wonderful skipper who introduced us to the ways of the fishermen from ancient times. He was the consummate host, pointing out features along the Ligurian coastline that left us feeling like we knew its secrets. It was a perfect way to melt away stress during our grand Italian Riviera holiday.