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Lake Lugano · Private experiences · Switzerland
A private boat with a skipper on Lake Lugano, a scenic flight or a day shaped around your occasion. Ticino Select arranges luxury experiences in Lugano for couples, friends and guests, with a personal programme and services and price set out in your proposal.
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How to choose
Private boating is a way to enjoy the lake with your own group and a skipper. We can explore a scenic cruise, a stop towards Morcote or lunch by the lake, including the Italian shore when the itinerary allows. The boat, boarding point, duration, stops and dining are confirmed in the proposal. Staying at a lakeside hotel does not automatically mean boarding directly outside the property.
A scenic flight in Lugano is an experience centred on the landscape, with route and duration agreed for your programme. Our other flights from Locarno depart from the Gordola/Locarno region, with routes over lakes, valleys and towards the Alps. These are separate programmes, worth choosing with your hotel's location in mind. A helicopter taxi serves a transfer need instead: its route, departure and landing point require a specific feasibility check.
For half a day, we suggest one main experience with time to reach the meeting point and return. A full day allows us to build a sequence of boating, lunch and time in the city. For anniversaries, gifts, romantic stays or business guests, tell us the atmosphere you want: an intimate programme for two calls for different choices from a sociable day with friends.
We begin with where you are staying in Lugano and when you need to return. A chauffeured transfer to the boarding point or flight base can be considered alongside the experience, with availability, timings and cost in the proposal. For a helicopter taxi from Ticino to an airport, city or Alpine resort, we check the connection's feasibility and any ground transfers separately.
Your date, group size, available time, budget and preferences help us select suitable services. Before confirming, you receive the programme, final price and a clear list of inclusions, including any meals and transfers. Boating and flights depend on weather and operating conditions. Availability, postponement arrangements and possible alternatives are clarified for your enquiry. The initial request is non-binding.
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Tell us where you are staying, your date, occasion and group size. We check the Lugano programme and any transfers, then present a Ticino Select proposal with a final price and included services.
Request a personal proposal →Frequently asked questions
Private boating on Lake Lugano or a scenic flight can be the main activity. The choice depends on the date, group size, available time and starting point. Share your hotel and return time so we can check a suitable programme, including travel to the meeting point.
The boarding point is checked for the requested boat and date. Collection at a hotel or in Morcote needs to be agreed, taking jetty access and the route into account. The proposal confirms the meeting point, duration and any associated costs.
They are different services. A scenic flight is an aerial sightseeing experience; a taxi is a transfer between confirmed departure and arrival points. Scenic programmes from Gordola/Locarno are also distinct from those in Lugano. We do not assume a Lugano departure for a transfer: the base and route are checked in the proposal.
The price depends on the experience, date, duration and services requested. Ticino Select provides a final price with the programme and inclusions; meals, stops and transfers are listed when planned. Share your budget to receive a proposal suited to your occasion.
Postponement, change and cancellation conditions are explained before confirmation. If you wish, we can also explore a land-based alternative according to availability and preferences. Its feasibility and price are confirmed separately rather than assumed to match the original programme.
Guide updated by Ticino Select on 9 October 2026. Programmes, departure points, availability and conditions are checked for each enquiry.
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