Genoa Tours Worth Booking

All 44 Genoa tours, side by side.

Genoa Tours, By Kind

Every bookable tour in Genoa sits in one comparison: 44 tours across 6 categories, from $7 to $744 per person.

Aquarium Entry Ticket

4.5 (10,906 reviews)

Aquarium of Genoa admission, Porto Antico

Admission to the Aquarium of Genoa on the Porto Antico waterfront. The complex opens 365 days a year, so any visit date works, and inside you wander from tank to tank at your own pace.

from $37Price is per person. Check availability →
A small walking group at the entrance of a covered food market hall behind a guide, stalls piled with fruit and fish inside, Mercato Orientale

Street Food Urban Trek, 6 Hours

4.9 (84 reviews)

Hidden corners of Genoa plus street food tastings, on a walk that runs six hours.

Six hours on foot through the caruggi and beyond the postcard sights, with street food breaks along the route.

from $205Price is per person. Check availability →
A guide gesturing toward a church front of striped stone while a small group stands back on a quiet medieval square, Piazza San Matteo

Storyteller Walk, 3 Hours

4.9 (72 reviews)

Three hours through Genoa with a storyteller revealing the city's secrets

A storyteller rather than a conventional guide leads this three-hour walk around Genoa. Secrets and anecdotes come out as the route moves through lanes and squares.

from $50Price varies by group size. Check availability →
A guide and a small group seen from behind in a long straight street lined with grand palaces and heavy stone portals, Via Balbi

Storyteller Secrets Walk, 3 Hours

4.9 (55 reviews)

Storyteller-led walk that reframes Genoa through its secrets

A storyteller rather than a conventional guide takes you through Genoa for three hours, folding secrets and legends into the streets you cross.

from $51Price is per person. Check availability →
A private guide and a couple seen from behind walking across a pale paved square toward a vast neoclassical palace with a broad arched portal, Palazzo Ducale

Private Rickshaw, 2 Hours

4.8 (267 reviews)

Two hours of Genoese history with your own private guide

A private guide leads your group through two hours of Genoese history, from the old port's waterfront into the caruggi and the grand Strade Nuove.

from $109Price is per group. Check availability →
A private guide and a couple seen from behind crossing a gravel forecourt toward a large ochre and white palace, Palazzo Reale

Private Local Guide City Tour

4.8 (226 reviews)

See Genoa one-on-one with a resident guide, two to eight hours

A local guide leads this private Genoa tour. The walk can run anywhere from 2 to 8 hours, and your guide sets the pace and route around what you want to see.

from $51Price is per person. Check availability →
A private guide and a couple seen from behind pausing on a straight narrow street of tall rose and ochre palaces, Via Garibaldi

Private Walk, 2 to 8 Hours

4.7 (65 reviews)

Private walk through Genoa with a local guide, 2 to 8 hours

A local guide and your group alone, from the caruggi to the Strade Nuove, on a route built around your interests.

from $52Price varies by group size. Check availability →
A lone visitor with earphones in, walking slowly across a small paved square toward a Baroque church front, Chiesa del Gesù

Audio Guide Walk, Budget Fare

4.7 (44 reviews)

Self-guided Genoa walk with a local's audio and written guide

Genoa explained in a local's own voice. The commentary comes in both audio and written form, so you can walk the caruggi with headphones on or pause and read at your own speed. Set aside 3 to 4 hours for the route.

from $7Price varies by group size. Check availability →
A guide and a small group seen from behind before a long medieval palace front of pale stone and faded painted ochre beside a harbour road, Palazzo San Giorgio

Intro Walk, 3,000 Years

4.7 (81 reviews)

Two-hour guided walk through 3,000 years of Genoese history

This two-hour guided walk traces Genoa's story from its ancient port origins to the grandeur of the Rolli palaces. Expect a pace that suits first-time visitors, with stops at the city's headline sights.

from $45Price is per person. Check availability →
A small walking group passing through a medieval gate of two round stone towers behind a guide, Porta Soprana

Must-See Attractions Walk, 2 Hours

4.6 (319 reviews)

Two-hour guided walk around Genoa's essential sights

Genoa's essentials in two hours: Piazza De Ferrari, the caruggi, and the Rolli palaces of the Strade Nuove. Your guide sets each stop in the city's story.

from $39Price is per person. Check availability →
A small group climbing a wide marble staircase of a grand palace behind a guide, seen from behind, painted vaulted ceiling above, Palazzi dei Rolli

Rolli Palaces, 4 UNESCO Sites

4.4 (634 reviews)

Guided 2.5-hour walk inside four of the city's UNESCO-listed Rolli palaces.

A guide leads this 2.5-hour walk through four of the 42 palaces inscribed on UNESCO's Rolli list, part of the Strade Nuove system recognized in 2006. Expect frescoes, courtyards and staircases.

from $16Price is per person. Check availability →
A small walking group gathered round a guide on a narrow sloping square before a cathedral front of striped pale and dark stone, Genoa Cathedral

Historical Center Walk, 2 Hours

4.2 (646 reviews)

Two hours on foot through Genoa's old-town lanes with a guide

Two hours with a guide through Genoa's historical centre. Tight caruggi lanes give way to open squares, with stories at each turn.

from $16Price is per person. Check availability →
A small walking group crossing a broad arcaded boulevard behind a guide, tall stone buildings with ornate cornices on both sides, Via XX Settembre

Top Sights Walk, 2 Hours

4.1 (183 reviews)

Two-hour guided walk through Genoa's top sights and hidden corners

Genoa keeps its best details tucked out of sight. Starting around Piazza De Ferrari, this guided walk moves from the grand squares into the caruggi, where shrines, workshops and tiny piazzas hide a few steps from the main drag. The guide keeps the pace easy and the stories coming.

from $39Price varies by group size. Check availability →
A few people in aprons seen from behind rolling fresh pasta dough on a long worktop on a rooftop terrace with slate rooftops beyond, Genoa City Centre

Rooftop Pesto and Pasta Class

5 (367 reviews)

Pesto and pasta by hand on a Genoa rooftop, wine poured as you cook

Pound basil, pine nuts and cheese into true Genoese pesto, then knead and roll fresh pasta by hand on a rooftop above the city. Wine is poured as you cook, and the meal you sit down to is entirely your own work.

from $97Price is per person. Check availability →
A private guide and a couple seen from behind strolling a waterfront promenade beside a harbour of moored boats and pastel buildings, Santa Margherita Ligure

Private Day Trip, 8 Hours

5 (20 reviews)

Private 8-hour tour from Genoa port or hotel to Portofino and Santa Margherita

A private 8-hour trip from Genoa's port or hotel, pairing Santa Margherita Ligure with Portofino. Your driver handles the coastal roads and waits with the car while you set the pace in each town.

from $744Price varies by group size. Check availability →
Hands crushing basil, pine nuts and garlic in a marble mortar on a worktop on a sunny rooftop terrace above terracotta roofs, only hands in the frame, Old Town Caruggi

Rooftop Pesto Class, 3 Hours

5 (298 reviews)

Pasta and pesto class on a Genoa rooftop, with wine.

Roll fresh pasta and pound basil into pesto in a rooftop kitchen above Genoa, a glass of wine at your side.

from $100Price is per person. Check availability →
A wooden table set with marble mortars, basil bunches and bowls of pine nuts under a high arched window, nobody in frame, Via XX Settembre

World Champion Pesto Lesson, 1.5 Hours

5 (67 reviews)

Champion-led mortar pesto lesson, with a local menu and wine

Pesto in Genoa belongs in a marble mortar, not a blender. A world champion walks you through basil, pine nuts, garlic and cheese until the sauce comes together, then a local menu arrives with wine.

from $78Price is per person. Check availability →
A small group seated round a long table on a pedestrian square set with plates of focaccia, cured meats and glasses of white wine, seen from behind, no faces, Piazza delle Erbe

Full Meal, Small Group

4.9 (571 reviews)

Genoa food tour with a full meal, small group, local expert leading

Genoa feeds you properly on this 3 hours 30 minutes small-group walk. A local food expert leads the group through the caruggi, and the tastings add up to a full meal: focaccia, pesto, and whatever the day's stops do best.

from $76Price is per person. Check availability →
Two visitors seen from behind holding small glasses of white wine and a paper cone of fried seafood on the steps of a striped black and white stone cathedral, Genoa Cathedral

Wine Tasting, 2-Hour Walk

4.9 (280 reviews)

Two-hour Genoa walking tour with wine, food and history

Genoa reads best on foot, and this walk pairs the city's past with its table. Over two hours a guide traces the old lanes between tasting stops, matching each wine and bite to the streets you cross.

from $68Price is per person. Check availability →
A long table laid for lunch on a terrace with a carafe of white wine, plates of fresh pasta and a view over rooftops and the harbour, nobody seated, Villa del Principe

Private Garden Lesson, Lunch

4.9 (205 reviews)

Genoese cooking lesson with lunch on the terrace

A Genoese cooking lesson lasting 3 hours 15 minutes. You work through local recipes, then take your seat on the terrace for lunch.

from $79Price is per person. Check availability →
A small group on two-wheeled standing electric scooters with helmets rolling along a wide stretch of a narrow old-town alley, seen from behind, Via del Campo

Segway Caruggi Tour, 2.5 Hours

4.9 (114 reviews)

Guided Segway ride through the caruggi, 2.5 hours

Two and a half hours gliding through Genoa's caruggi by Segway, from the tight medieval lanes to the grand palaces and churches of the historic centre.

from $69Price is per person. Check availability →
A bright kitchen worktop with fresh pasta shapes, a bowl of green sauce and a wooden board of vegetables, a few cooks seen from behind, Castello D'Albertis

Hands-On Culinary Masterclass

4.9 (60 reviews)

Three-hour hands-on cooking masterclass in central Genoa

Do Eat Better runs this three-hour masterclass in the heart of Genoa. Nothing is demonstrated from a distance. You knead, chop and plate each dish yourself, with an instructor guiding every step.

from $111Price is per person. Check availability →
A small group on a hilltop path of old stone paving between high walls, a hazy view of the sea and rooftops far below, Righi Upper Station

Panoramic Creuze Walk, 3 Hours

4.9 (47 reviews)

3-hour storyteller walk up Genoa's creuze footpaths, with panoramic views

The creuze are Genoa's old stone footpaths, narrow lanes that climb from the port toward the hills behind the city. On this 3-hour walk a storyteller leads the way up, sharing local legend as the rooftops drop away below. The pace is gentle, made for anyone steady on steps.

from $50Price varies by group size. Check availability →
A marble mortar with a wooden pestle and bright green basil sauce on a table beside a glass of white wine in soft window light, Musei di Strada Nuova

Pesto Mortar Lesson, Local Wine

4.9 (41 reviews)

Mortar-and-pestle pesto class with pasta tasting and local wine, 2 hours 30 minutes

Learn pesto alla genovese the slow way, pounding basil, pine nuts, garlic and cheese in a marble mortar. Then eat the pasta you dressed, paired with local wine.

from $89Price is per person. Check availability →
Hands reaching for slices of focaccia and cheese on a market counter piled with fresh produce, only hands and food in the frame, Mercato Orientale

Full Meal Food Tour, 3 Hours

4.9 (194 reviews)

Guided Genoa food walk, traditional tastings, full meal

Three hours of eating your way through Genoa, with traditional food and drink tastings at stops across the city.

from $61Price is per person. Check availability →
A pedal rickshaw with an empty passenger seat parked on a wide harbour promenade with moored boats and pastel houses behind, Porto Antico

Rickshaw Tour, 1 Hour

4.8 (121 reviews)

A guided hour in Genoa by rickshaw

Someone else steers while Genoa rolls past the open sides of a rickshaw. The driver narrates.

from $62Price is per group. Check availability →
A small group on e-bikes with helmets stopped on a stone-paved cliff-edge promenade above a clear blue sea, Passeggiata Anita Garibaldi

E-Bike Tour, 2 Hours 30 Minutes

4.8 (47 reviews)

Guided e-bike ride through hilly Genoa, 2 hours 30 minutes.

Genoa is a hill city, and an e-bike makes its climbs manageable. This guided ride runs 2 hours 30 minutes, moving between the old port, the hillside quarters and the water. A guide sets the route throughout, so you pedal and look.

from $86Price varies by group size. Check availability →
A lone swimmer's snorkel and fins left on warm rocks beside clear shallow sea at a small harbour with pastel houses behind, Vernazzola

Snorkeling Trip, 1 Hour

4.8 (63 reviews)

An hour of snorkeling close to central Genoa

Mask, fins, and an hour in the Ligurian Sea, close to central Genoa. That is the whole idea here.

from $47Price is per person. Check availability →
A small motor boat gliding into a tiny horseshoe harbour of pastel houses with a few passengers seen from behind at the rail, Portofino

Private Boat to Portofino

4.7 (96 reviews)

Portofino private boat tour with guide, 5 hours 30 minutes

A guide and private boat carry you along the coast to Portofino on this excursion of 5 hours 30 minutes.

from $102Price is per person. Check availability →
A small old cable railway car climbing a steep cutting between stone walls with a few passengers seen through the windows from behind, Zecca-Righi Funicular

Panoramic Tour with Funicular

4.7 (26 reviews)

Guided tour pairing a funicular ride with Genoa's best viewpoints

A three-hour guided tour built around a funicular ride to Genoa's viewpoints. From Spianata Castelletto, the port and the Ligurian coast spread below as the guide tells the city's story.

from $49Price is per person. Check availability →
A pair of visitors seen from behind on flat pale rock platforms beside clear blue water below steep wooded cliffs, Punta Chiappa

Half-Day Camogli Ferry

4.6 (109 reviews)

Camogli half-day ferry trip from Genoa

Sail east from Porto Antico and let the boat do the work: roughly fifty minutes of coastline later you step ashore in Camogli, with time to wander before returning.

from $24Price is per person. Check availability →
Visitors stepping from a small boat onto a stone quay in a sheltered cove of clear turquoise water below green wooded hills, Paraggi Bay

Portofino Boat, 5 Hours, Free Time

4.5 (941 reviews)

Genoa to Portofino by boat, five hours with time to explore

Sail from Genoa along the coast to Portofino on a five-hour day that sets aside time ashore. The harbour, the lanes behind it and a slow lunch are yours.

from $33Price is per person. Check availability →
A small group of day visitors walking a pebble beach below very tall slender ochre, red and yellow houses with fishing boats pulled up, Camogli

Full-Day Camogli to Portofino Boat

4.4 (4,559 reviews)

Full-day boat circuit from Genoa's Porto Antico with calls at all three villages

A full day on the Ligurian coast, leaving from Genoa's Porto Antico and calling at Camogli, San Fruttuoso and Portofino. You get time ashore at each stop to wander, swim or eat before the boat carries you back to Genoa by evening.

from $24Price is per person. Check availability →
A small group of visitors seen from behind on a shingle beach before a medieval abbey of pale stone in a steep forested cove, San Fruttuoso

Half-Day San Fruttuoso Boat, 4.5 Hours

4.4 (124 reviews)

Half-day boat trip from Genoa to San Fruttuoso, 4.5 hours

Cruise from Genoa's Porto Antico to San Fruttuoso, a tiny bay where an abbey meets the water. The half-day tour runs 4.5 hours, with time ashore before the sail back to Genoa.

from $27Price is per person. Check availability →
A guide handing a small plate of focaccia across a counter to two visitors seen from behind, glasses of white wine on a high table, Piazza San Matteo

Guided Food Tour, Wine Tastings

4.3 (41 reviews)

Guided food walk through Genoa with paired wine pours, 3 hours 30 minutes

Eat your way through Genoa behind a local guide. Three and a half hours of stops cover the specialties the city is known for, with paired pours of regional wine along the way and stories about how Genoa eats.

from $72Price is per person. Check availability →
Two visitors seen from behind on a stone path through pines toward a small white lighthouse on a rocky point above deep blue sea, Portofino Lighthouse

Half-Day Portofino Boat, 4.5 Hours

4.3 (1,315 reviews)

Riviera half-day out of Genoa, with free time in Portofino

A half-day out of Genoa puts you in Portofino, a pastel harbour village on the Ligurian coast. Free time by the water, then the trip back.

from $29Price is per person. Check availability →
A small white excursion boat with a few passengers at the rail heading out over open dark blue sea from a harbour breakwater, Genoa Ferry Terminal

Whale Watching Cruise, 3 Hours

4.3 (1,080 reviews)

3-hour boat trip from Genoa to spot whales in the Pelagos Sanctuary

Board a 3-hour cruise out of Genoa and into the Pelagos Sanctuary, where whales and dolphins feed in the protected Ligurian Sea.

from $42Price is per person. Check availability →
A plain open-top sightseeing bus without markings passing along a seafront road beside a low sea wall and the open sea, Corso Italia

Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Pass

4.1 (1,862 reviews)

Hop-on hop-off bus pass for touring Genoa freely

Sit back on an open-top bus as it circles Genoa's harbour, old city and hillside districts, hopping off at stops that interest you and reboarding later.

from $28Price is per person. Check availability →
A plain open-top double-decker sightseeing bus without markings stopped beside a wide oval fountain square lined with grand palaces, Piazza De Ferrari

Hop-On Hop-Off Bus, 1 Hour

3.2 (292 reviews)

Open-top bus loop of Genoa, one hour, hop on and off

One hour is all the open-top bus needs to loop Genoa, which makes it a practical first move on arrival. Stay aboard for the full circuit and pick your landmarks, then step off near the port or the palaces and rejoin later.

from $29Price is per person. Check availability →
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