Cinque Terre kayak tours

The kayak tour is a great option if you'd like to see the Cinque Terre coastline and some of the five villages from the sea, but instead of just sitting on a boat you are looking for a more active program. Get some exercise, have fun and enjoy the amazing scenery at the same time. This is one of the most popular outdoor experiences in this part of the Italian Riviera.

Morning kayak tour in the Cinque Terre National Park: a unique perspective for an exclusive experience. Starting from Monterosso you will paddle with your guide towards Vernazza and Corniglia. You will stop for a rest in Vernazza, where you can go for a swim in the colourful bay or have a light lunch.

On board of your kayak, enjoy the impressive scenery of sunset when the sea is less crowded and everything is quieter.

Admiring the beautiful sight of the sun turning red, you paddle towards Vernazza discovering its cliffs full of caves, swim in its crystalline water and restore strength at a waterfall spring.

Experience a real aperitivo in a quiet cove accessible only by sea, with local organic wine and focaccia from Liguria. This tour will satisfy all your senses.

My own review: We joined the sunset kayak tour with aperitif in August 2019. I had tried sea kayaking a couple of times before, but I was pretty much a beginner back then. The sea was not quiet, there were some waves, but luckily the tour was not cancelled. As I am prone to sea sickness, I took my medication, and this way I had no problem because of the waves. After a good explanation by our guide, we started slowly paddling towards Vernazza. It was very pleasant and fun, and the afternoon lights were wonderful.

In a few minutes we got used to the waves and really enjoyed kayaking on them. I was brave enough to even get my camera out of the dry bag and start taking photos. It was great to paddle between the big rocks at Monterosso. We had a small group of fun people from different countries, a family with children as well, kayaking seemed easy for everyone. After a while we stopped in a tiny bay, protected from the waves by huge rocks. You can reach this cove only by sea and there was nobody else around. A great way to avoid the crowds. Our guide opened a bottle of local wine and also offerred a big plate of delicious focaccia. The water was really warm, so we were sitting in the water with wine in one hand and focaccia in the other. What an amazing experience! We stayed there quite long just relaxing, chatting and enjoying the place.

With new energies we started paddling back, it was very relaxing and easy. After the tour we went for another swim on the beach of Monterosso, and enjoyed the gorgeous late afternoon lights. This is a truly wonderful kayak tour. My clients have been sending me great reviews about it for years, so I was so happy to finally try the tour myself. It's easy, so you can do it even if you have no or little experience kayaking, and also with children (10+) who can swim.

Hi Tamara, I cannot stop talking about how amazing our Cinque Terre trip was and how lucky we were to have found you! Our kayak trip was excellent-Angelo was a terrific tour guide and took us to places that we would never have seen. He showed us sea caves, taught us about the local species of sea anemones (sea tomatoes!) and jellyfish, took us snorkeling and rock jumping. It was a truly wonderful experience and a beautiful way to see the towns. Our accommodations were perfect, we had a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment with a giant wrap around balcony and expansive ocean views. Everyone was so kind and it was so clean. We cooked, did laundry and enjoyed the views from every room. I highly recommend your services to everyone I share our trip with-you made it so easy and I can only hope we can come back again to visit such a gorgeous place!
Amy

We loved this tour, it was the perfect way to see the beautiful Cinque Terre coast. Our guide Luca met us in Monterosso and kitted us out with everything we needed, we were given a short safety briefing and then we were on our way! We were all beginners but didn't struggle at all to get used to our double kayaks. We kayaked past Monterosso with Luca telling us about the landscape and history of the area before stopping off to rest on some cliffs (complete with a waterfall) to share some local focaccia and wine, then (sadly) it was time to head for home. We highly recommend this tour! Thanks again for your help Tamara! Best wishes,
Lynsey

Hi Tamara! We really enjoyed the Kayak Sunset and wine tour yesterday, Giuseppe and Max were very informative and very good hosts, we would definitely recommend the tour to anyone. Giuseppe told us that the photos he took would probably be emailed to us today but we have not received any. Do you email them or is there another way of getting them? Many thanks,
Colin and Tracy

Hi Tamara! Susan and I just loved the sunset kayak tour. Our guide, Luca was very kind and funny, and it was great to see the coastline from a totally different perspective. It was just us and another couple in the group, so it was almost like a private tour. The wine and focaccia were delicious, and we were lucky to see a stunning orange sunset. It ended too quickly, we would have loved to paddle for a few more hours. Next time. Thanks for your help booking this tour for us! All the best to you,
Tim

Hi Tamara! Although first we were looking for kayak rental, we are very happy we ended up joining your kayak tour. Having a fun guide like Luca added so much to the experience. We felt very safe and he told us many interesting stories about the Cinque Terre. Of course we would have loved to see Riomaggiore and Manarola as well, too bad the full day tour was not available, but it was still one of the top experiences of our travel to Italy. Thanks again for convincing us to take this tour.
Gloria