Finger Lakes Wine Tours & Cayuga Lake Boat Cruises

FINGER LAKES Boat Tours Departing AURORA NY & ROMULUS NY Daily

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BIANCONI TOURS TO OPEN BOATING SEASON ON APRIL 26, 2025: We are so grateful to all of our guests that made 2024 another amazing season on Cayuga Lake! Now is the time to plan your 2025 Finger Lakes Boat Cruise with Bianconi Tours. Our tour boats provide full enclosures, keeping guests warm and dry on those cool Spring & Fall days. A PERFECT GIFT FOR THE WINTER HOLIDAYS, GET YOUR SEATS AND GIFT CARDS NOW!

Experience Finger Lakes wine tasting by boat, a Cayuga Lake sunset cruise, and the historic beauty of Aurora, New York by water in the comfort of one of our four spacious pontoon boats.

Private Charters provide your group with exclusive access to our boats. Please see our TOURS page for the latest updates, information and options.

From History Tours and Sunset Cruises to first class Wine Tasting by boat, Bianconi Tours is your guide to experience life on the water in the Finger Lakes. Providing ample space in an open air environment, Bianconi Tours is the safe, relaxing way to discover the beauty of Cayuga Lake.

We are pleased to offer four tour boats for the 2024 season, and pick up/drop off locations on Cayuga Lake from both the East shore in Aurora, NY and the West shore in Romulus, NY.

Our ongoing commitment to guest experience and continued focus on customer safety brought us over two thousand passengers in 2024 and has once again earned us Trip Advisors coveted 'Travelers Choice' award, for the fifth year in a row!

Reserve your seats today, or purchase a Gift Card for one of Bianconi Tours' award-winning 'Wineries by Water' Cayuga Lake Boat Cruises.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON THE BOAT!

Captain Matt Bianconi, wearing sunglasses, sits in the captain's chair of a speeding pontoon boat on the lake
Captain Matt Bianconi is steering a Bianconi Tours pontoon boat on Cayuga Lake.
Captain Matt Bianconi, wearing sunglasses, smiles toward the camera under the canopy of a pontoon boat.
Two pontoon boats, one with a green canopy and the other with a blue canopy, sit docked in a lake on a bright, partly cloudy day. - Bianconi Tours
A group of people sits in the bow of a white 23-foot Chris Craft boat, sipping wine on a bright sunny day. - Bianconi Tours
A pontoon boat with a green canopy turns about in Cayuga Lake's waters. - Bianconi Tours
A white 23-foot Chris Craft boat with a red canopy tours the waters of Cayuga Lake.
A pontoon boat with a green canopy speeds across Cayuga Lake's waters. - Bianconi Tours
A luxury pontoon boat used for Finger Lakes Wine Tours sits in Cayuga Lake's calm waters docked to Varick Winery's private dock
A view of a wooden dock from the interior of a pontoon boat. - Bianconi Tours
Bianconi Tours' white boat with a red canopy is docked near a winery.
Bianconi Tours' white 23-foot Chris Craft boat with a red canopy is docked at Varick Winery.
The interior of Bianconi Tours' white 23-foot Chris Craft boat is prepared with drinks on the table.
A side view into the interiors of the pontoon boat from the pier. - Bianconi Tours
A Bianconi Tours pontoon boat is cruising on a sunny day in Cayuga Lake with Captain Matt Bianconi at the helm.
A Bianconi Tours pontoon boat is cruising past a large house surrounded by trees.
A Bianconi Tours pontoon boat is cruising past a waterfront property with lush greenery.
A Bianconi Tours pontoon boat is moving along the Cayuga Lake shoreline with large houses in the background.
A pontoon boat cruises Cayuga Lake's calm waters under a pink and purple sunset sky.
A sailboat is gliding on Cayuga Lake during a colorful sunset.
A pontoon boat cruises Cayuga Lake's calm waters under a bright yellow and orange sunset sky.
Bright orange, red, and yellow colors reflect on the clouds and on Cayuga Lake's waters as the sunsets.
A boat is cruising at sunset on the calm waters of Cayuga Lake.
A sunset is reflecting on the calm waters of Cayuga Lake with a dock in the foreground
A Bianconi Tours pontoon boat is floating near the shore of Cayuga Lake with Captain Matt Bianconi at the helm.
A Bianconi Tours boat is cruising on a calm lake under a blue sky with clouds.
Wine bottles are wrapped on a table in a Bianconi Tours pontoon boat near a winery.
A dock is leading to the lake shore with a winery sign in the background.
This is a view of Thirty Owl Winery's dock, with a pontoon boat docked and the lakeshore treeline changing colors into the fall season.
A Bianconi Tours pontoon boat is docked by a vineyard under a clear sky.
A Bianconi Tours pontoon boat is cruising on Cayuga Lake with Captain Matt Bianconi at the helm.
  • HISTORY ON THE LAKE

Our history cruise departs the Aurora Inn dock at 11:00am and returns at 12:00pm weekdays only. Join us for a 1-hour guided tour featuring the spectacular history of Aurora, Cayuga Lake, and the Erie Canal… read more

  • WINERIES BY WATER

Our winery tour departs the Aurora Inn dock at 1:00pm and returns at 5:15pm daily. Join us for a 4 1/4-hour wine cruise to the western shores of Cayuga Lake where we will visit up to 3 wineries by water… read more

  • SUNSET CELEBRATION

Our sunset cruise departs the Aurora Inn dock daily. Departure times will vary. This 1.5-hour tour is the perfect way to end your day on the water with the most beautiful sunsets in the Finger Lakes… read more

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