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Excursions with departure from Genoa Porto Antico:

SUNSET IN PORTOFINO, EVENING EXCURSION BY BOAT 2024

Evening tour lasting 4 and a half hours, to navigate towards Portofino admiring the Ligurian coast and its pearls from the sea, including Camogli and San Fruttuoso, illuminated by the warm light of the sunset. Free stop of 1 hour and a half in Portofino to enjoy an aperitif or stroll through the most evocative town in Liguria. Return to Genoa around 23.30.

Departure dates:

May
Saturday 18

June
Friday 14, 21, 28

July
Friday 5, 12, 19, 26

August
Tuesday 6, 13, 20, 27
Friday 2, 8, 16, 23, 30 

September
Tuesday 3, 10, 17
Friday 6, 13, 20

 

Departure time: 19.00 (please arrive 20 minutes before the departure, at the beginning of the Aquarium pier)

Tickets prices:
Adults € 26,00
Children 5-14 years € 15,00
Infant 0-4 anni free

THE RESERVATION IS REQUIRED: CLICK HERE TO BOOK

EVENING TOUR TO ADMIRE GENOA FROM THE SEA AT SUNSET 

Evening tour departing at 7.15pm, to admire the city of Genoa, the "Lady of the sea", sailing with the warm light of the sunset to the west up to the Lanterna, the tallest lighthouse in the Mediterranean and symbol of the Superb city, and then eastwards to Boccadasse, an ancient seaside village that makes you fall in love thanks to its pastel-coloured houses, wrapped in an embrace around a small bay. The return is expected at approximately 8.45pm. "Genoa seen from the sea is one of the most beautiful things you can see in the world. The city rises at the bottom of the gulf, as if emerging from the waves, at the foot of the mountain", wrote the writer Henri-René-Albert Guy de Maupassant : we can only agree and with this tour you too will discover why!

THE RESERVATION IS REQUIRED: CLICK HERE TO BOOK.

Departure dates:

Saturday 20 July
Saturday 3 August
Saturday 10 August
Saturday 17 August
Saturday 31 August
Saturday 7 September
Saturday 21 September

Departure time: 19:15, the tour lasts 1 hour and 30 minutes.
It is necessary to present yourself at the ticket office, at the beginning of the Aquarium Pier, at least 30 minutes before departure to make the payment.

Tickets prices:
Adults € 26,00
Children 5-14 years free
Infant 0-4 anni free

 

APERITIFS BY BOAT

In collaboration with bar and restaurants of the Rete Contatto Genova, to taste at sunset tasty aperitifs, pampered by the waves of the sea.  

Departure dates:

June
Saturday 1, 29

July
Saturday 27

August
Saturday 24

September
Saturday 14 

An experience to be savored to discover Genoa, always from another point of view: from the sea!

For reservations and information click here to visit Contatto Genova website.

 

RECCO FIREWORKS - FIRE FESTIVAL 

Night excursion to admire Liguria’s most famous fireworks display from the sea, the acclaimed Fire Festival which celebrates its final evening on the night of 8 September every year. A real competition between districts involving the best Italian pyrotechnic masters. The return to Genoa is expected at around 1.30 am.

Departure dates:

Saturday 7 September
Sunday 8 September

Departure time: 21.00 (please arrive 40 minutes before the departure, at the beginning of the Aquarium pier)

Rates:
Adults €30.00
Children aged 5-14 €15.00
Children 0-4 years free

THE RESERVATION IS REQUIRED: CLICK HERE TO BOOK

 

 

NIGHT EXCURSION BY BOAT TO ADMIRE THE STARS FROM THE SEA

In collaboration with the Astronomical Observatory of Genoa, 3-hour night tours with astronomy lesson IN ITALIAN, to admire the stars on the romantic summer evenings.

After a brief illustration through projection on the screen and simulation program of the apparent movements of the celestial vault, we will observe the sky, lulled by the sound of the sea, to recognize the cardinal points, the planets present and the main constellations, also discovering information on their mythology and on the characteristics of some celestial bodies, thanks to the experts of the Astronomical Observatory of Genoa, to whom part of the proceeds will be allocated.

The "Melody On Time" will participate on the evening of August 9th, a scientific communicators trio who will show the night sky, lulled by music and inspired by stories, bringing to light stories of ancient traditions hidden among the stars.

August

Saturday 3
Friday 9 Guest star "Melody on time", magical evening between science, music and acting
Saturday 10
Sunday 11
Monday 12

 

Departure time: 21.30 (please arrive 40 minutes before the departure, at the beginning of the Aquarium pier)

Tickets prices:
Adults € 25,00
Children 5-14 years € 15,00
Infant 0-4 anni free

Tickets prices for the evening of August 9th with "Melody on Time":
Adults € 25,00
Children 5-14 years € 15,00
Infant 0-4 anni free

 

THE RESERVATION IS REQUIRED: CLICK HERE TO BOOK