A kitesurfer riding across the water with a power kite overhead On the water

Snorkelling Trip to the Lake Islands

Bolsena

The water round Bisentina is clear enough to watch the bottom drop away beneath you, and the boat works the corners of the shore that nobody swims to from the beach. Fins and mask come with the trip.

How the day goes

  1. Out from Bolsena by boat, past the islands.
  2. In the water at each stop, mask on, looking down at volcanic rock.
  3. Dry off on deck while the boat moves on to the next one.

You spend the day swimming in open water off a boat, so being comfortable out of your depth is the thing that matters here.

Where it is

Bolsena at its real position from Rome, with everywhere else we list behind it — so you can see how far out this one is.

Bolsena, and where it is from Rome Bolsena drawn at its real position relative to Rome, about 114 minutes by car. The faint dots are the other places we list, so you can see how far out this one is. 114 min Rome Bolsena

Open it where the roads are

Takes you to Bolsena — the town, not the meeting point. Ask them where exactly to turn up; the number is on this page.

Getting there

Getting there, the comfortable way

  • 1 h 54drive from the middle of Rome
  • 142 kmeach way
  • 2 honce you are there

  • Rent a car for the day

    The day stays yours: you leave when you want, stop where you want, and come back when the light goes.

    • You pick it up in Rome and drop it back in Rome
    • No timetable to build the day around
    • The stops on the way are the good part, and they need a car

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  • Have a driver take you, door to door

    No parking to find, no wrong turns, and you leave when the day is done.

    • Picked up where you are staying, dropped back there
    • No parking to find and no ZTL to worry about
    • Nobody spends the day driving

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Lake Circumnavigation by Rib Boat

Full circuit of Lake Bolsena by rib boat from the Porto Turistico di Bolsena, calling at Bisentina and Martana islands with stops for swimming, snorkelling and lunch.

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