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Discover Rome Highlights in 4 hours

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Discover Rome Highlights in 4 hours

Hit Rome's most recognisable landmarks in a single morning or afternoon without burning your feet on cobblestones. This four-hour van tour covers ten major sites—from the Colosseum to San Peter's Square—with an English-speaking driver who knows the shortcuts and stories. You'll stop at each location to photograph, wander, or simply soak it in. Designed for those short on time or keen to avoid the summer heat, it's particularly handy for families with young kids who'd struggle on a walking route.

4 hoursfrom AUD $283

Rome Golf Cart Driving Tour: City Center, Colosseum & Catacombs

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Rome Golf Cart Driving Tour: City Center, Colosseum & Catacombs

Explore Rome's headline monuments by electric golf cart over 6.5 hours, hitting the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Circus Maximus and the Appian Way before descending into the Roman Catacombs for a guided 30-35 minute underground tour. You'll travel in a seven-seater cart with up to 13 other passengers, hearing your guide through headsets, and finish with complimentary gelato. The tour covers roughly four hours of driving plus stops at each site.

6h 30mfrom AUD $290

Sorrento to Positano & Amalfi private boat tour on a 28FT Gozzo

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Sorrento to Positano & Amalfi private boat tour on a 28FT Gozzo

Cruise the Amalfi Coast aboard a private 28-foot Gozzo from Sorrento, stopping at Positano and Amalfi over 7–8 hours. Your skipper navigates hidden coves and fishing villages while you swim in turquoise water, sip Prosecco on deck, and explore clifftop towns at leisure. Tailored for small groups—families, friends, or couples marking a special occasion—this is coastal cruising without the crowds or rigid schedules.

7 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $2465

Best Of Rome - Driving Tour

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Best Of Rome - Driving Tour

See Rome's landmarks and hidden corners from a private car with a local driver steering you through the eternal city. Choose between a four-hour half-day or eight-hour full-day itinerary, both departing and returning to your accommodation. Your driver provides running commentary from the vehicle and can adjust stops based on your interests—whether that's lingering over lunch, revisiting a neighbourhood, or chasing down places you've read about. The route varies depending on traffic and your preferences.

4 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $325

Naples to Sorrento or Positano with stop at Pompeii (or Return)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Naples to Sorrento or Positano with stop at Pompeii (or Return)

Travel between Naples and the Amalfi Coast with a scheduled stop at Pompeii's archaeological site. This 4-hour journey by air-conditioned Mercedes lets you explore the preserved remains of the Roman city—mosaics, villas, and streets frozen in time—before continuing to Sorrento or Positano. You'll have two hours to wander the ruins at your own pace, though hiring an on-site guide enriches the experience considerably.

4 hoursfrom AUD $298

Private Tour of Ortigia and Plemmirio Island with Lunch on Board

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Private Tour of Ortigia and Plemmirio Island with Lunch on Board

A four-hour private boat tour that charts Syracuse's coastal landmarks, starting with the sea-carved northern cliffs of the city before heading to the Plemmirio nature reserve and its sheltered Gulf of Pillirina. You'll then circle Ortigia island, passing medieval fortifications, the Maniace Castle, grand promenades and the natural Aretusa spring. Lunch is prepared and served onboard with wine and soft drinks included throughout.

4 hoursfrom AUD $1799

Best of Rome Full-day Guided Tour including Vatican Sistine Chapel & Colosseum

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Best of Rome Full-day Guided Tour including Vatican Sistine Chapel & Colosseum

A six-hour private walking tour covering Rome's grandest monuments: the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona, and the Vatican museums with Sistine Chapel access. Your dedicated guide navigates you through two millennia of architecture and art across the city centre, with all major entrance fees included. Expect brisk pacing between sites and considerable walking on uneven ancient streets.

6 hoursfrom AUD $916

DeepWine Half Day 2 Wineries & Lunch or Dinner in Tuscan Hills

🍜 Food & Cooking

DeepWine Half Day 2 Wineries & Lunch or Dinner in Tuscan Hills

This half-day Chianti tour whisks you from Florence into Tuscany's wine country for tastings at two family-owned estates. You'll walk through working cellars, sample their Chianti and olive oils alongside a prepared Tuscan lunch, then return to your hotel. The route traces cypress avenues and vineyard slopes—four and a half hours that feel like stepping into the region's rhythm, not rushing through it.

4h 30mfrom AUD $583

Chianti Best + Pisa, Wine and Wildlife walk, Siena, San Gimignano from Florence

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Chianti Best + Pisa, Wine and Wildlife walk, Siena, San Gimignano from Florence

A twelve-hour loop through Tuscany's countryside, calling at four medieval towns and a working winery. Depart Florence to explore San Gimignano's towers and gelato shops, then Siena's brick-built squares, before heading into Chianti vineyards for lunch and tastings. The day finishes at Pisa's famous tilted monument. Capped at eight travellers per van, with a driver keen on local stories and Tuscan geography.

12 hoursfrom AUD $313

Positano, Sorrento and Pompei Tour from Naples

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Positano, Sorrento and Pompei Tour from Naples

This eight-hour private tour threads together three essential stops along the Campania coast: the clifftop village of Positano, the elegant seaside town of Sorrento, and the haunting Roman ruins of Pompeii. Departing from Naples, you'll travel with an English-speaking driver who handles all logistics whilst you take in the Amalfi Coast's dramatic scenery. Each destination gets dedicated time to explore at a sensible pace, though monument entry fees and optional professional guides are separate.

8 hoursfrom AUD $662

Private Rome Countryside Tour: Lakes, Wine , Food & Culture

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Private Rome Countryside Tour: Lakes, Wine , Food & Culture

Spend seven hours exploring the volcanic lake country southeast of Rome in a private car with your own driver. You'll loop through four hilltop towns—Nemi, Ariccia, Castelgandolfo and Frascati—stopping for views, wine tastings and local food. It's a flexible itinerary tailored to your pace, with hotel pickup and drop-off included. Your driver provides commentary en route but cannot guide you once you've stepped out of the vehicle.

7 hoursfrom AUD $916

Volcano tour

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Volcano tour

This eight-hour drive explores Mount Etna's slopes in Sicily, starting from Syracuse with an early pickup at 8:30am. You'll reach Sapienza refuge by mid-morning for a two-hour stop to take in the volcano up close, then continue through the Ionian coastline with a scenic pause overlooking Isola Bella before arriving in Taormina. The route returns you to Syracuse by evening. Private car with experienced driver, bottled water included.

8 hoursfrom AUD $583

Private Cruise to Capri and Amalfi coast from Sorrento or Capri - yacht 40'

🐠 Water Activities

Private Cruise to Capri and Amalfi coast from Sorrento or Capri - yacht 40'

Hire a 40-foot private yacht for eight hours to explore the Amalfi Coast and Capri by sea from Sorrento or Capri. The boat carries up to ten guests and includes snorkelling gear, refreshments, and a live English-language guide. Drop anchor for swimming in crystalline waters, then visit Positano or Amalfi for wandering the UNESCO-protected villages and shopping. Ideal for those anchored on a cruise ship seeking a morning or afternoon escape without the crowds.

8 hoursfrom AUD $4496

Prosecco Hills Tour with Wine, Spritz and Asolo from Venice

🍜 Food & Cooking

Prosecco Hills Tour with Wine, Spritz and Asolo from Venice

This seven-hour excursion departs Venice for the Prosecco Hills, a UNESCO-listed wine region of rolling vineyards and hilltop settlements. You'll visit a family-owned producer nestled on slopes with expansive views, sample four distinct Prosecco Valdobbiadene DOCG vintages alongside cured meats, local cheeses and bread, then settle into an Aperol Spritz on a terrace overlooking the landscape. The day concludes in Asolo, a fortified village steeped in Renaissance history and architectural character, before returning to Venice by afternoon.

7 hoursfrom AUD $199

Private Tour in 3 Towns: Locorotondo, Monopoli, Polignano a mare.

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Private Tour in 3 Towns: Locorotondo, Monopoli, Polignano a mare.

A six to eight-hour private tour threading through three distinct Puglian towns, each with its own character. Start in Locorotondo, where whitewashed cubic houses cluster on hillsides. Move to Monopoli to explore its working harbour and sun-drenched squares. Finish at Polignano a Mare, perched dramatically above turquoise waters and honey-coloured cliffs. Your own driver and guide navigate the backroads, leaving time to wander narrow streets at your own pace.

6 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $465

Create your original cuttlefish bone cast jewelry.

🍜 Food & Cooking

Create your original cuttlefish bone cast jewelry.

Learn an ancient metalworking method in Tuscany by carving your own cuttlefish bone mould, then watch a master jeweller cast it in molten silver. Over four hours, you'll design and create a bespoke pendant or ring using a technique the Egyptians perfected millennia ago. Your finished piece emerges from the mould before you leave, complete with professional finishing and a celebratory aperitif.

4 hoursfrom AUD $466

Amalfi Coast Half-Day Tour from Sorrento

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Amalfi Coast Half-Day Tour from Sorrento

A 5–6 hour coastal drive from Sorrento that traces the dramatic cliffs and pastel villages of the Amalfi coastline. Your driver collects you from your accommodation and guides you through the landscape with stops for photography and local context. Spend an hour exploring Positano's steep streets and beach bars, then continue to Amalfi itself. Optional detours include the ceramics workshops dotted along the route, famous for hand-painted majolica. You return to Sorrento at day's end.

5 hours – 6 hoursfrom AUD $483

Etna private tour in 4x4 & Sicilian food farm experience

🏔 Adventure & Sports

Etna private tour in 4x4 & Sicilian food farm experience

A seven-hour Etna adventure combining volcanic exploration with Sicilian farm hospitality. You'll navigate the mountain's most dramatic features—the vast Valle del Bove, secondary craters, and recent lava fields—in a private 4x4, then descend into volcanic caves with helmet and lights to witness subterranean geology firsthand. The physical rewards are matched by culinary ones: a farm lunch showcasing Etna's seasonal produce, house-made bread, cured meats, cheeses and local red wine.

7 hoursfrom AUD $208

Lecce : 3 hours Hike in maria di Leuca the southern Tip of Puglia

🌿 Nature & Wildlife

Lecce : 3 hours Hike in maria di Leuca the southern Tip of Puglia

A 6-hour guided walk through Salento's southernmost reaches, tracing paths between hilltop settlements and down to the Adriatic cliffs at Maria di Leuca. You'll visit the Basilica Santuario Santa Maria de Finibus Terrae, explore quiet villages, and take in countryside and coastal views that shift from pastoral to dramatic. Private transport handles the logistics; a local guide leads the walking sections. Bring your own lunch.

6 hoursfrom AUD $315

Private Tour Ischia Procida Capri Positano Amalfi by Speedboat

🐠 Water Activities

Private Tour Ischia Procida Capri Positano Amalfi by Speedboat

Eight-hour private speedboat charter along Italy's Campania coast, visiting your choice of Ischia, Procida, Capri, Amalfi or the Pontine Islands. Explore sea caves, swim in crystalline waters and relax on deck with up to eight other passengers. Departs and returns from a location of your choosing, with skipper, snorkelling gear and refreshments included.

8 hoursfrom AUD $2165

Sidecar tour in Florence and Chianti with wine tasting and lunch

🍜 Food & Cooking

Sidecar tour in Florence and Chianti with wine tasting and lunch

A five-hour sidecar adventure through Tuscany's Chianti region, departing from Florence's Oltrarno neighbourhood. You'll ride vintage motorcycle sidecars across rolling vineyard landscapes, visiting a working winery to explore cellars and vineyards before sitting down to wine tastings and traditional Tuscan lunch. The route takes in the terracotta artisan workshops of Impruneta and stops at notable piazzas, with plenty of opportunity to photograph the countryside from your sidecar seat.

5 hoursfrom AUD $431

From Messina Savoca and Taormina tour

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

From Messina Savoca and Taormina tour

A half-day loop from Messina through two hilltop villages, starting with Savoca—a quiet settlement in the Nebrodi foothills where Coppola filmed The Godfather—then moving on to Taormina, one of Sicily's most celebrated towns perched above the Ionian coast. You'll have two hours to wander Taormina's lanes before a guided drive back through Messina's main quarters. Total time on the road is roughly five hours with private transport included.

5 hoursfrom AUD $231

Small-Group Modena Food & Ferrari/Lamborghini Tour (Full Day)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Small-Group Modena Food & Ferrari/Lamborghini Tour (Full Day)

Spend eight hours exploring Modena's dual obsessions: exceptional food and legendary cars. Starting from the city centre, you'll visit working Parmigiano Reggiano dairies and traditional balsamic acetaia, then choose between the Lamborghini Museum or a regional winery tour. Both routes include museum entry, tastings, and a farm-matched buffet lunch. Small groups mean genuine access to family producers rather than polished showrooms.

8 hoursfrom AUD $470

4 Hours Private Cruise on Lake Como by Motorboat

🐠 Water Activities

4 Hours Private Cruise on Lake Como by Motorboat

Spend four hours cruising Lake Como's shoreline aboard a private motorboat piloted by Marco and Stefano. You'll navigate past the villas and landmarks that captivated celebrities and artists, hearing the stories behind them. Break up the journey with a swim in the clear water or settle in with a glass of Prosecco as the Alps frame the horizon. Safety and comfort are built into every detail.

4 hoursfrom AUD $1998

Tasty Roman Dinner Food Tour around Piazza Navona, Campo Marzio & Jewish Ghetto

🍜 Food & Cooking

Tasty Roman Dinner Food Tour around Piazza Navona, Campo Marzio & Jewish Ghetto

A 4-hour evening food tour threading through Rome's Jewish Ghetto, Piazza Navona and Campo Marzio, stopping at six neighbourhood eateries for ten regional tastings paired with local wine. Your guide—a passionate local—navigates the winding streets of the old city centre, weaving food history and quarter character into the rhythm of eating and walking. You'll taste dishes most visitors never find, from traditional Roman Jewish cuisine to neighbourhood classics, finishing with flavours that linger well after the tour ends.

4 hoursfrom AUD $163

Rome' s best and Vatican Museums from Civitavecchia Port Day Tour

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Rome' s best and Vatican Museums from Civitavecchia Port Day Tour

Skip the stress of navigating Rome from Civitavecchia port. You'll travel in a private Mercedes with an English-speaking driver, then join a licensed guide through the Vatican Museums and St. Peter's Basilica. This nine-hour excursion handles all the logistics—transport, entry tickets, air-conditioned comfort—leaving you free to absorb the Renaissance frescoes, papal history, and architectural grandeur without the usual crowd chaos or language barriers.

9 hoursfrom AUD $1132

Full Day Amalfi Coast

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Full Day Amalfi Coast

An eight-hour private tour departing Sorrento at 9:00 to explore three jewels of the Amalfi Coast: Positano, Amalfi, and Ravello. Ride in an air-conditioned minivan through dramatic coastal scenery, stopping in each town to wander at your own pace. You'll navigate steep streets, pastel-painted buildings, and terraced gardens clinging to cliffsides. Bring your own lunch or eat locally; the tour handles transport and logistics.

8 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $1199

3 Hour Horse Ride to a Castle for Wine Tasting and snack Lunch

🏔 Adventure & Sports

3 Hour Horse Ride to a Castle for Wine Tasting and snack Lunch

Saddle up for a three-hour ride through the Chianti hills south of Florence, then trade your boots for a wine glass at a working estate. You'll start with basic instruction suited to riders of any level, canter past vineyards and cypress groves, then dismount for lunch and a guided tasting of the region's finest. The full outing runs seven hours, including transfers from your meeting point.

7 hoursfrom AUD $1149

Post-Cruise Private Tour from Civitavecchia Port to Rome

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Post-Cruise Private Tour from Civitavecchia Port to Rome

Skip the queue at Civitavecchia and head straight into Rome's heart with a private driver collecting you dockside. You'll have roughly eight hours to explore the city's heavyweight sites—the Forum, Colosseum, Pantheon, Navona Square, Trevi Fountain, and the Vatican Museums with its Sistine Chapel—before dropping into your hotel as evening settles. Vatican entry is sorted; you navigate the rest at your own pace between stops.

9 hoursfrom AUD $1156

Full Day Prosecco and Cheese Tasting from Venice

🍜 Food & Cooking

Full Day Prosecco and Cheese Tasting from Venice

Spend eight hours exploring the Prosecco region north of Venice, visiting two family-owned wineries and a celebrated cheese producer. You'll taste four distinct Prosecco styles alongside light local fare—cured meats, cheese and focaccia—then move on to Perenzin Dairy Farm for an artisanal cheese masterclass. Meet the makers behind these regional staples, understanding how tradition shapes each bottle and wheel. Depart from Venice, Treviso or Conegliano.

8 hoursfrom AUD $327

Package of 2 private tours in one day: Etna-Godfather with Lunch

🍜 Food & Cooking

Package of 2 private tours in one day: Etna-Godfather with Lunch

Combine Sicily's volcanic drama with Mafia film history on this seven-to-eight-hour private tour. Start on Mount Etna's slopes, sampling local honey, jams, oils and DOC wines produced in the volcano's shadow. Then head to Savoca village, where The Godfather was filmed—visit the church where Michael married Apollonia, drink in the atmospheric Bar Vitelli, and lunch at a restaurant with sweeping views. Your own guide and driver collect you from your Taormina accommodation or port and return you at day's end.

7 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $451

Pompeii Guided tour from Amalfi coast

🛕 Culture & History

Pompeii Guided tour from Amalfi coast

This 4–5 hour excursion from the Amalfi coast takes you into Pompeii's frozen ruins, guided by an archaeologist through the western quarter. You'll walk past the Basilica, Forum, public baths, bakery ovens, and private dwellings—all preserved in ash from Vesuvius's 79 AD eruption. Transport, skip-the-line entry, and expert commentary are included.

4 hours – 5 hoursfrom AUD $331

Florence, Lucca and Pisa Private Tour from Livorno

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Florence, Lucca and Pisa Private Tour from Livorno

A nine-hour private tour departing from Livorno port that sweeps through three of Tuscany's most celebrated towns. Your driver-guide navigates you through Florence's Renaissance streets, the walled medieval town of Lucca, and Pisa's famous leaning monument, with rolling Tuscan countryside filling the journey between stops. Air-conditioned minivan transport includes bottled water and wi-fi, with guaranteed return to your ship on schedule.

9 hoursfrom AUD $1832

Daytrip from Rome to Pompei and Sorrento

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Daytrip from Rome to Pompei and Sorrento

A ten-hour loop south from Rome takes you through the volcanic archaeology of Pompeii and the clifftop charm of Sorrento. Your private driver collects you from your accommodation and handles the four-hour journey to the Bay of Naples, where you'll walk through streets and homes entombed by Vesuvius in 79 AD. After lunch, you'll shift gears entirely in Sorrento—a whitewashed village perched above turquoise water where you can wander lemon groves and scan the Amalfi coastline before the drive back north.

10 hoursfrom AUD $2232

Mozzarella Class or Pizza Class

🍜 Food & Cooking

Mozzarella Class or Pizza Class

Spend a full day on the Amalfi Coast learning to make fresh mozzarella and pizza from a private chef and artisanal cheesemaker. You'll travel by air-conditioned minivan from your hotel through coastal roads to Ravello, a hilltop village offering sweeping views across the coastline. The journey includes sightseeing stops, hands-on cooking instruction, and a leisurely lunch showcasing what you've prepared. Your driver and guide handle transport and logistics, leaving you free to absorb the landscape and master traditional Italian techniques.

7 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $958

Perugia and Assisi Full Day Tour from Perugia

🛕 Culture & History

Perugia and Assisi Full Day Tour from Perugia

Explore two of Umbria's most captivating hilltop towns in a single day. This 6-hour guided tour takes you through medieval Perugia and Assisi, where 14th-century frescoes and Renaissance artworks fill the churches and galleries. You'll move between towns by van with a professional local guide, stepping through centuries of Italian art and religious heritage without the crowds of standard tourist routes.

6 hoursfrom AUD $533

Amalfi Coast Private Tour from Sorrento: Exclusive Mercedes Van

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Amalfi Coast Private Tour from Sorrento: Exclusive Mercedes Van

A private eight-hour loop along Italy's most dramatic coastline, driven in a Mercedes van with a local at the wheel. You'll hit Positano's pastel warren of shops and cafés, Amalfi's Byzantine cathedral and piazza, then climb to Ravello's clifftop gardens with views that justify the hype. The route strings together three distinct villages, each offering breathing room to wander and eat on your own terms.

8 hoursfrom AUD $666

Unesco Palladian Villas in Vicenza: E-Bike private tour with picnic and aperitif

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Unesco Palladian Villas in Vicenza: E-Bike private tour with picnic and aperitif

Explore Vicenza's countryside on electric bike, tracing Andrea Palladio's architectural legacy across UNESCO-listed villas set amongst rolling Veneto farmland. This nine-hour guided ride takes you through bucolic landscapes and past the Renaissance masterworks that shaped Western architecture, with stops inside three major villas, a leisurely picnic in manicured gardens, and an evening aperitivo. A companion guide leads the route while GPS narration fills in historical context.

9 hoursfrom AUD $893

Half-Day Irpinia Wine Tour from SALERNO

🍜 Food & Cooking

Half-Day Irpinia Wine Tour from SALERNO

A four-hour private tour through Campania's Irpinia wine region departing from Salerno. Travel by air-conditioned vehicle with a knowledgeable driver who doubles as a food-and-wine guide, visiting working wineries to taste four quality wines alongside local produce. You'll see how soil and grape variety shape the final product, moving beyond tasting-room theory into the vineyards themselves.

4 hoursfrom AUD $330

The Godfather & Taormina: Private Shore Excursion Messina Port

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

The Godfather & Taormina: Private Shore Excursion Messina Port

Skip the port queues and explore Taormina's hilltop charm on your own schedule. This private excursion whisks you straight from Messina cruise terminal to Sicily's most photogenic coastal town, then climbs to the medieval village of Castelmola for sweeping views. Your local guide handles navigation while you soak in the baroque architecture, Greek theatre ruins, and Ionian Sea vistas. Five to six hours gives you breathing room to wander cobbled streets without rushing back to the ship.

5 hours – 6 hoursfrom AUD $248

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