Discover the opulent gardens and villas of the three main Borromean Islands on this excursion. Meet your guide at your hotel and walk to the Pier, to board your private boat and sail to Isola Madre. Once you reach, explore the botanical gardens constructed across seven terraces in the English style. Stroll by large flower beds of colorful poppies, wisteria, camellias, rhododendrons and azaleas. See peacocks, hens and pheasants grazing on the manicured lawns. Enter the palace and climb the stairway lined with paintings of the Borromeo family. Pass by rooms filled with antiques including the Venetian Salon, before continuing to the theater which is full of figurines and puppets. Next, on Isola Bella, visit the Baroque palace of Count Vitaliano Borromeo, designed to resemble a ship. After touring the grand interiors, wander the gardens decorated with ornate fountains. Later, head to Isola Superiore, or Isola dei Pescatori, the only Borromean Island with full-time residents. While walking along the narrow, cobbled alleyways, observe the typical old dwellings with long balconies used to dry fish. Finally, take the boat back to the mainland. (Duration: full day; Seasonal: Apr-Oct; Private activity & transfers; All entry fees are included; Fitness level: moderate; Please wear comfortable walking shoes)