Italian lakes for senior groups: Lake Maggiore, Lake Orta, Lake Como and Lake Garda (9 days)

Day 1: Departure and overnight stopover (central Switzerland)

• Morning departure from the place of your choice.
• Journey with regular breaks: our drivers drive for 3 hours at most, then take a 30-minute break.
• Late-afternoon arrival at the stopover hotel (central Switzerland), dinner and overnight stay.

Day 2: The Gotthard and Lake Maggiore

• Breakfast, then drive through the Gotthard tunnel and Ticino, with regular breaks.
• Arrival on the Piedmont shore of Lake Maggiore in the early afternoon and check-in at the hotel for 3 nights.
• Stroll along the lakefront in Stresa, facing the Borromean Islands.
• Dinner at the hotel.

Day 3: The Borromean Islands

• Boat excursion to the Borromean Islands (on request).
• Visit of the palace and terraced gardens of Isola Bella (on request).
• Lunch on Isola dei Pescatori, the Fishermen's Island (on request).
• Stop at Isola Madre and its botanical garden (on request).
• Return to the hotel and dinner.

Day 4: Lake Orta

• Short drive to Orta San Giulio, a village of cobbled lanes with a large square by the lake.
• Boat crossing to the island of San Giulio and its Romanesque basilica (on request).
• Lunch on the square in Orta (on request).
• Free time, then return to Lake Maggiore and dinner at the hotel.

Day 5: Como, then Lake Garda

• Breakfast, then drive to Como.
• Stroll through the centre: cathedral, Piazza Cavour and the lakeside.
• One-hour cruise on Lake Como from the city (on request).
• Seated lunch (on request), then drive to Lake Garda.
• Late-afternoon check-in at the hotel for 3 nights, dinner.

Day 6: Free day on Lake Garda

• Free day (driver's rest day): stroll along the lakefront, café terraces and rest at the hotel.
• Trip by public boat to a neighbouring lakeside village (on request).
• Dinner at the hotel.

Day 7: Sirmione and the eastern shore

• Drive to Sirmione, a town built on a peninsula in the lake.
• Visit of the Scaliger Castle, surrounded by water (on request).
• Boat trip around the peninsula (on request).
• In the afternoon, stop in Lazise or Bardolino and tasting of Garda olive oil or wine (on request).
• Return to the hotel and dinner.

Day 8: Lake Garda, then journey to the stopover (central Switzerland)

• Breakfast, then departure via Milan and the Gotthard.
• Seated lunch on the way (on request).
• Return journey with regular breaks: our drivers drive for 3 hours at most, then take a 30-minute break.
• Late-afternoon arrival at the stopover hotel (central Switzerland), dinner and overnight stay.

Day 9: Return to Belgium

• Breakfast, then return journey with regular breaks.
• Evening return to your home area.