A Must See View Of The Five Lands

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A boat tour of Cinque Terre is a great way to experience the stunning scenery of the region from a different perspective.

The rugged cliffs, turquoise waters, and colorful fishing villages of this UNESCO world heritage site look even more spectacular when seen from the sea.

I highly recommend you join a boat tour in Cinque Terre. It will give you a much more unique perspective of the area, and most importantly, give you a break from the crowds. It’s a small boat – only 8 on our cruise – so you’ll have space and uninterrupted views.

You can join other larger boats for full-day tours along the beautiful coastline or catch the ferry boat from La Spezia, which takes you through Portovenere and the Island of Palmaria in the Gulf of Poets and past the five towns from the water.

We saw some of those boats coming in and out and they were packed with people – like hundreds. Personally, I’d rather pay the extra money for a more personalized experience. It doesn’t work out to be that much more.

Where to Buy Cinque Terre Boat Tours

We almost missed what ended up being our favorite experience in Cinque Terre. I had booked a Cinque Terre boat tour last minute, after hearing it was one of the top things to do there.

Thankfully, they had space on their afternoon tour for the 24th of June. I mentioned that date to them in two emails; then when they asked me to confirm the date to confirm the booking, I brain farted and put July 24th.

I was booking so many things at the time, it must have just all gotten jumbled up in my head! Always get someone to double check for you!

I did not catch that error until we arrived at the meeting point in Manarola and checked in with Daniele. I could tell he was nervous, and something was wrong. He asked to see the email thread and then showed me the error!!

I was shattered! He was wonderful and told us to hold steady in case he had some no shows, but unfortunately luck was not in our favor.

It turned out that Daniele later had a last-minute cancellation of four for his sunset boat tour, but because we did not have Wi-Fi, I missed his email until we were in Riomaggiore when it was too late!!

But not to worry as we found a miracle solution not long after in Manarola.

After a few hours of sadness over my mistake, I wandered past a shop front in Manarola…