Via Fornella 1
25010 S.Felice d/B
For guided tours info (no reservations):
+39 3286126943
+39 3929203264
For wedding and event info:
+39 3884971640
Located on the Brescian side of Lake Garda, just off the shores of San Felice del Benaco, the island is a true hidden gem.
Its greatest charm lies in the magnificent Venetian Neo-Gothic villa, designed by architect Luigi Rovelli in the early 1900s, an elegant, imposing residence filled with fascinating architectural details. Inside, it also preserves a beautiful 18th-century canvas by Carlo Carloni.
Below the villa, terraces and Italian-style gardens gently descend toward the lake. All around, lush and untouched vegetation flourishes, featuring a rich blend of local and exotic plants, rare species, and unique flowers.
We organize excursions with guided tours from late March / early April through October, every day except Monday.
Departures take place from various ports, which may vary depending on the day.
Booking is required.
Tours are available in Italian, English, and German, and include a guided visit to the gardens and part of the villa.
A welcome drink is included, featuring a tasting of a local wine and our DOP Garda Bresciano olive oil.
Bookings:
Please book by the day before your visit, and we strongly recommend purchasing your ticket directly on our website. This allows us to organize the tours more efficiently and reduce waiting times on the island.
Same-day bookings:
If you wish to book on the same day, please contact us via WhatsApp or email to confirm that the tour is available in your preferred language. Guides are assigned the day before based on existing reservations.
It is not possible to visit the Island independently.
The stay on the Island lasts 2–2.5 hours, depending on the number of participants and weather conditions.
The boat transfer takes 15–40 minutes each way, depending on the departure port.
Dogs are welcome on the Island.
Small dogs may also enter the villa, as long as they are carried in a bag or in your arms.
Medium or large dogs must wait outside during the indoor portion of the visit (about 15–20 minutes).
All dogs must remain on a leash for the entire visit.
Please inform us in advance if there are guests with disabilities.
To board the boat, guests must be able to take a few steps independently.
On the Island there are three staircases, each with about 25 steps. If a guest is unable to climb them, we can accompany them to the terrace with a golf cart; however, this means they will miss part of the garden and villa tour, which are accessible only via stairs.
Due to the uneven terrain and transport limitations, we do not recommend visiting with an electric wheelchair.
It is possible to visit the island with a dog, but dogs are not allowed in the villa, with the exception of small dogs (which can be carried in a carrier or in your arms).
Visitors with large or medium sized dogs will have to wait outside for the duration of the tour in the villa (15/20 minutes).
Dogs must be kept on a lead at all times.
Surprise your loved ones with a truly extraordinary gift idea. Give away a voucher that is valid for a guided tour of the beautiful Isola del Garda.
Excursion with guide and welcome drink. A guided tour will be visible that will take you through intact vegetation, English and Italian gardens and some rooms of the elegant and impressive early 20th century villa in Venetian neo-Gothic style.
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I have a gift voucher, how can I redeem it?
Vouchers are not valid as a ticket and must be redeemed on our website. The expiry date indicated on the voucher does NOT refer to the date of the visit, but to the date of use of the voucher.
How to do it? Click on book a visit, choose the date and excursion, enter your details and under "redeem voucher (optional)" enter the voucher code. The value of the voucher is automatically deducted. You can enter more than one code. If the value of the voucher does not cover the cost of the booking, you will need to pay the difference.
Once the operation is completed, the tickets and excursion details will arrive via email (to the address you provided in the booking).
You can buy your tickets from our website (see button below)
Tickets are non-refundable (unless the excursion has been canceled by us or by the transport company due to bad weather), but you can change the date or request a voucher to be used for a future date (valid for 2 years).
For quieries you can contact us at info@isoladelgarda.com or by telephone +39 3286126943 (please note this is the guide's number who cannot always answer, it is possible to send a WhatsApp). It is not possible to book by phone.
From the end of March to the end of October it is possible to book a private tour for groups.
Private guided tours for groups of at least 20 people at times to be agreed upon based on the group's needs and our availability. The island is always closed on Mondays.
The guided tour lasts about 2 hours minutes and will take you through intact vegetation, English and Italian gardens and some rooms of the elegant and suggestive villa of the early '900 in neo-gothic Venetian style.
THE GUIDED TOUR CAN BE BOOKED IN ITALIAN, ENGLISH, GERMAN, FRENCH
For information, bookings and quotations, please filled out the form below
For some years now, Isola del Garda has created a project for children to raise awareness of environmental education and to teach them the history and way of life of this region, that is unrivalled for its naturalistic and cultural richness.
Isola del Garda is a place of incomparable beauty, rich in history and landscapes, surrounded by the magical, crystal clear waters of the lake.
This strip of land over the centuries has welcomed characters such as San Francesco d'Assisi, Sant'Antonio da Padova and Dante Alighieri and has been the scene of fascinating events as a refuge for pirates, as a hermitage for monks in prayer and as the headquarters of a Savoy garrison at the dawn of the Kingdom of Italy.
Today it is home to an important neo-Gothic Venetian style villa built in the nineteenth century and is adorned with Italian and English hanging gardens and a centuries-old park that welcomes essences from the most remote corners of the globe.
Isola del Garda puts at your disposal competent guides who will share with you of the history of this place and accompany you in discovering the most exclusive views of the lake seen from an unique perspective.
The park on the island offers a real enchanted forest in which children can enjoy an experience completely immersed in nature. They will have the opportunity to see, touch and discover new colors and scents that will remain etched in their memories. Children are free to wander around the park, allowing them to discover small paths and get lost in complete safety.
Our proposal for young children: A botanical treasure hunt, an activity to bring children closer to nature through imagination and play.
Contact us for more information
For our regular time table visits, we collaborate with various local companies such as Danieli Boat Service, Consolini Boats, the Sirmione Motorboat Consortium and Scoamar.
  | Apollo I and II (Danieli Boat Service) Barbarano, Portese, Gardone Riviera, Salò, Manerba Porto Torchio, San Felice del Benaco (Sundays), Garda, Bardolino (Wednesdays and Fridays), Torri del Benaco |
 | D'Annunzio o Allegra (Consolini Boats) Sirmione, Lazise, Bardolino (dSundays), Gargnano |
 | Freccia Azzurra (Scoamar) Desenzano, Peschiera |
 | Corsaro (Scoamar) Maderno |
 | Ocean (San Felice Boats) San Felice del Benaco Fridays) |
Only for private visits. In this case, we cannot guarantee a space to moor at the port of the island (it might be necessary to anchor outside the port, and we will accompany the driver to the port with our boat).
For public visits it is necessary to come with the boats organized by us.
It depends on the departure port:
| Barbarano, Portese, Gardone Riviera, San Felice del Benaco, Porto Torchio | 10/15 minutes each way |
| Salò | 15/20 minutes each way |
| Maderno, Garda, Bardolino, Gargnano, Sirmione, Torri del Benaco | 25/30 minutes each way |
| Lazise, Desenzano | 50/60 minutes each way |
It is possible to visit with a wheelchair. As for the transfer, there are steps necessary to access the boat, the boatmen are available to assist people with difficulties or disabilities.
There are 3 stairways during the visit, two in the gardens connecting the terraces, and one in the villa. On request we can accompany the person to the refreshment area with a golf car.
Unfortunately in this case two terraces of the gardens will only visible from the upper terrace (these terraces are only accessible by stairs). Please inform us of any needs at the time of booking. There are toilets for the disabled on the island.
The visit is not suitable for electric wheelchairs.
Being a path with stairs, it is not recommended (especially in the warmer months) to visit people with cardiological pathologies or serious health problems.
However, that being said, the pace of the visit is not fast, and there is some seating during the visit.
It is possible to come with a pushchair, there are 3 stairways during the visit and the paths can be narrow, so we recommend a light stroller (umbrella closing).
To visit the rooms, it is necessary to leave the pushchair outside the house.
The visit is not aimed at children, but (for most children) it is absolutely doable. The guided part of the tour lasts about 1 hour / 1 hour and 15 minutes.
It is possible to visit the island with a dog, but dogs are not allowed in the villa, with the exception of small dogs (which can be carried in a carrier or in your arms).Visitors with large or medium sized dogs will have to wait outside for the duration of the tour in the villa (15/20 minutes). Dogs must be kept on a lead at all times.
Yes, it is necessary to book the visit at least the day before. In high season we recommend booking at least 4 days in advance.
If you decide to book on the day of the tour and there is still availabilit, please check with us (via whatsapp or email) whether the tour will be in your language. Our guides are assigned the day before according to the languages booked.
It is possible to book online and pay on the day.
In any case, it is necessary to notify us via email (not telephone) within 24 hours in advance in case of cancellation. For last minute cancellations or no shows with payment on the spot, the payment of the full amount will be required.
We ask where possible to buy the tickets online, as this reduces waiting times on the island for everyone.
It is not possible to book by phone. The mobile numbers you find on the site are our guides, which can provide information (which you cannot find here on the site). Being the guides, they can't always answer. It is also possible to write with Whatsapp.
You can write to us at info@isoaldelgarda.com.
Vouchers are not valid as a ticket and must be redeemed on our website. The expiry date indicated on the voucher does NOT refer to the date of the visit, but to the date of use of the voucher.
How to do it? Click on book a visit, choose the date and excursiont, enter your details and under "redeem voucher (optional)" enter the voucher code. The value of the voucher is automatically deducted. You can enter more than one code. If the value of the voucher does not cover the cost of the booking, you will need to pay the difference.
Once the operation is completed, the tickets and excursion details will arrive via email (to the address you provided in the booking).
No, the island is lived in all year round by the Cavazza family, it is possible to access the island only with a guided tour.
It is, however, possible to book an exclusive private visit, for information you can write to info@isoladelgarda.com. It is not always possible in the high season on weekends, and it is necessary to book well in advance.
The visit lasts about two hours / two hours and 15 minutes (depending on the number of people). This excludes transport, which varies from 10 to 50 minutes each way.
The tour lasting just over 2 hours includes a guided tour of the English and Italian gardens, a few rooms inside the villa, a welcome drink and a taste of DOP oil and a visit to the natural park.
The welcome drink is comprised of a glass of local wine, water, juice and a taste of DOP Garda Bresciano olive oil.
We offer visits in Italian, German and English.
For groups and private visits we can offer the visit in French.
In case of very bad weather or safety alerts the tour will be cancelled and refunded. In case of rain, it is possible to continue the tour, taking an umbrello or waterproofs.
In the low season, a tour may be cancelled the day beforehand due to too few bookings.
Via Fornella 1
25010 S.Felice d/B
C.F. / P.IVA 01725540981
C.F. / P.IVA 01725540981 C.S. € 105.000,00 R.I. di BRESCIA 01725540981 REA 344025
