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Visiting Lake Garda towns by motor boat

I see that something similar was posted about a year ago, but it wasn't really answered.

I would like to rent a motor boat on Lake Garda and visit some of the towns by boat. Is that possible? Are there public docks anywhere?

I know that there are ferries, but I think it would be great to have the flexibility of having our own boat for a day or two.

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This never used to be a thing. You could rent a boat for an hour or two from some locations, but the cost for anything longer could be prohibitive. There were not many public mooring places.

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hey hey AMFrank
do what ever floats your boat. when is this trip, how many people and where are you staying?
several years ago we stayed in bardolino for their annual wine festival "festa dell uva" end of sept/first of october. loved the lake and bardolino, many other villages to see. many more post about visiting lake garda nowdays when it was always lake como
lakegardatravel.net
read up about it all with villages, wine, markets, traveling around lake, etc.
getyourguide.com
a reseller of activities to check out, some like them some despise them. we have used them in other cities in other cities with no problem, do your homework. search cruises, lake garda. san felice: E-boat rental without license, go direct to website to investigate (tickets-tours.com)
sirmione: fiat 500 boat 40CV rental no license required
rentboatsirmione.com
sirmione gets really busy and crowded with many tours making this a #1 stop for daytrips. read all the info, time/dates, where you can go with limits, can you extend if not long enough for you, if driving parking is the pits. any questions email them. important in directions: bring ID and 300E deposit (ask cash or CC)
read carefully rules, drink some bardolino wine, taste the olive oil, roam around farmers markets. have a great time & enjoy
aloha