Italy
Sicilian Cooking Class and Market Tour with a Local Chef
4 hoursfrom AUD $244
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Tours in Italy
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🛕 Culture & History
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Private Half-Day Tour of The Pompeii Ruins Highlights and Mann
A four-hour private guided tour splitting time between the excavated city of Pompeii and Naples' Archaeological Museum. Your local guide unpacks the stories buried beneath volcanic ash, starting with 2.5 hours walking the ancient streets and structures, then 2 hours examining the frescoes and artefacts that reveal how Romans actually lived. Skip-the-line access means more time exploring, less time queuing.
4 hoursfrom AUD $429
★ 5.0 (8)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
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Private excursion on the volcano Etna
Explore Europe's most active volcano with a private guide who knows Etna's moods intimately. This 4–5 hour excursion trades the coach-tour shuffle for one-on-one access to the mountain's geology, villages, and the people who live on its slopes. You'll move at your own pace, ask real questions, and hear stories you won't find in guidebooks. Transport and certified local expertise included.
4 hours – 5 hoursfrom AUD $366
★ 5.0 (8)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Cooking class Cortona
Learn to shape fresh pasta the way Bellini family members do, guided by the owners themselves at their organic farm near Cortona. Over four and a half hours, you'll work with flour and water, discovering techniques passed down through generations. Afterwards, sit down to eat the pasta you've made, paired with the farm's own wine and olive oil. It's hands-on cooking anchored in a real working landscape.
4h 30mfrom AUD $224
★ 5.0 (8)
🐠 Water Activities
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Capri Private Boat Tour from Sorrento, Positano or Naples - Yacht Klase 50
Charter a 50-foot motor yacht for a private day exploring Capri's highlights at your own pace. Departing from Sorrento, Positano or Naples, you'll navigate to the Blue Grotto, swim among the Faraglioni rock formations, and snorkel in crystalline waters. The boat accommodates up to 12 passengers with a professional English-speaking skipper, full bar service, and snorkelling gear included. Afterwards, dock on the island for shopping or a leisurely afternoon before returning to your starting point.
7 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $2756
★ 5.0 (8)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Open Top Van!! Half Day in Chianti with Wine Tasting
Explore Chianti's rolling hills and medieval towns in a half-day open-top van tour, stopping in Greve's main square and tasting local wines at a winery. Perfect for travellers short on time but keen to experience the region's countryside character and winemaking traditions. Groups stay small—no more than six people—so you'll avoid the usual tourist crowds and actually hear what's happening around you.
4 hours – 5 hoursfrom AUD $250
★ 5.0 (8)
🐠 Water Activities
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Luxury Amalfi Coast Private Yacht Tour – Klase 50
Charter the Klase 50, a 50-foot vessel with full crew, for seven to eight hours along the Amalfi Coast. Your English-speaking skipper and hostess plot a route tailored to your group's rhythm, taking in Positano, Amalfi and anchorages unreachable from shore. Swim in crystalline water, lounge on generous sun decks, and pause for lunch at waterfront trattorias. The boat holds up to twelve, making it ideal for families, couples or small groups after genuine privacy and unrushed exploration.
7 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $2415
★ 5.0 (8)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Positano & Sorrento Private Day Tour
A seven-to-nine-hour private drive along the Amalfi Coast connecting two of its most celebrated towns. You'll spend time in Sorrento exploring its clifftop charm and historic streets, then head to Positano to absorb the vertical architecture and pastel-coloured houses tumbling toward the sea. The route weaves through dramatic coastal roads with stops for photographs and wandering. Air-conditioned transport handles the winding roads; water and onboard WiFi included. Lunch isn't provided, so plan a meal stop in either village.
7 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $416
★ 5.0 (8)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
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Mt Etna Sunset Private Tour with Prosecco on the Crater
Drive up Europe's most active volcano in a private car with your guide, stopping at a family honey farm en route. Climb to 2000m through lunar-black lava fields and defunct craters, then walk onto a crater rim for views sweeping down to the Ionian coast. Watch the sun drop over the sea with a glass of Prosecco in hand, examining the raw lava formations underfoot while your guide shares what it means to farm and live on Etna's unstable slopes. Five to six hours total, hotel pickup included.
5 hours – 6 hoursfrom AUD $400
★ 5.0 (8)
🍜 Food & Cooking
Italy
Half Day Prosecco Tour All Inclusive from Conegliano
A four-hour guided tour through Italy's Prosecco region, combining transport, two winery visits, and tastings with food pairings. You'll travel the celebrated Prosecco Road in an air-conditioned vehicle, stopping first at a Prosecco Superiore DOCG producer for a cellar walkthrough and seated tasting, then a second winery where vineyard views accompany a light lunch of local cured meats, cheese and bread alongside more wine.
4 hoursfrom AUD $283
★ 5.0 (8)
🐠 Water Activities
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Private tour of the coast and caves up to Zagare
Cruise the Gargano peninsula's dramatic coastline by private boat from Vieste, exploring sea stacks, arched rock formations, and hidden caves carved into white limestone cliffs. This four-hour voyage takes you past named bays and beaches—some sandy, some shingle—with a swim stop and aperitif included. You'll see the monolith of Pizzomunno, the San Felice arch with its Campana grotto, and lesser-known coves like Zagare and Vignanotica, all backed by wild Mediterranean scrub clinging to the clifftops.
4 hoursfrom AUD $246
★ 5.0 (8)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Capri, Anacapri and a Special Boat Experience Around The Island
This 6–9 hour excursion ferries you from Naples to Capri, where you'll explore the island's coastal caves and dramatic rock formations by boat before heading to Anacapri via the winding mountain road. You'll have free time to ride the chairlift up Monte Solaro, visit Villa San Michele, or wander Capri's main piazza lined with boutiques and cafés. The day ends with a return ferry to Naples.
6 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $200
★ 5.0 (8)
✈️ Transfers
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Transfer Privato: Porto di La Spezia - Firenze Roundtrip
A private car service whisks you from La Spezia port straight into Florence's centre, giving you a full day to explore on your own terms. Your English-speaking driver collects you at the agreed port meeting point and drops you in a prime location near Piazza della Repubblica—roughly two hours each way. You'll have a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle, bottled water, a city map, and audio guides in English and Spanish to orientate yourself. Return transfer is guaranteed in time for your ship departure.
9 hoursfrom AUD $1574
★ 5.0 (8)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Private trip to Como full day
Escape Milan for a full day on Lake Como, Italy's second-largest lake, with private transport and a guided lake cruise. You'll arrive in Como's centre, explore its medieval streets and iconic gothic cathedral, then board a boat to take in Alpine peaks mirrored across the water. The journey balances time walking the historic lakeshore city with leisurely time on the water—ideal for those wanting to experience Como's geography and architecture without the coach-tour hassle.
8 hoursfrom AUD $999
★ 5.0 (8)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Amalfi Coast Shore Excursion
Explore the dramatic clifftop villages of Italy's most celebrated coastline on this 9-hour private drive from Naples, Salerno or Amalfi ports. Your driver navigates the winding roads to Positano, Amalfi and Ravello, stopping at viewpoints that explain why this stretch of Campania has captivated travellers for centuries. You'll skip queues, travel in a cool minivan, and hear local stories that guidebooks miss. Ideal for cruise passengers wanting authentic coastal scenery without the tour-group rush.
9 hoursfrom AUD $1332
★ 5.0 (8)
🛕 Culture & History
Italy
Loreto "Shrine of the Holy House of the Virgin Mary" Private Tour from Rome
Travel from Rome to Loreto, home to the Sanctuary of the Holy House of the Virgin Mary, one of Catholicism's most significant pilgrimage destinations in the Marches region. This 7–8 hour private tour includes a licensed guide, luxury transport with driver, and entry to the sanctuary. You'll examine the Santa Casa itself—a modest three-walled stone structure believed moved from Nazareth in 1924, its austere Palestinian stonework contrasting with Bramante's ornate Renaissance marble cladding commissioned by Pope Julius II.
7 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $1532
★ 5.0 (8)
🐠 Water Activities
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The Blue Dream: Capri Boat Tour from Sorrento
A 7–8 hour boat tour departing from Sorrento that cruises around Capri's rocky coastline and hidden coves aboard a swift open vessel. Your captain navigates shallow bays inaccessible to larger ferries, stopping for swimming and snorkelling in luminous waters. The boat carries just enough passengers to feel intimate rather than crowded, with refreshments and snorkelling kit supplied throughout the day.
7 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $858
★ 5.0 (8)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Roman Evening Food & Wine Tour in the Jewish Ghetto and Campo Marzio
Spend four hours eating and drinking your way through two of Rome's most characterful neighbourhoods with a knowledgeable local guide. The Jewish Ghetto and Campo Marzio reveal themselves through their food—over ten tastings of regional wines and dishes prepared by people who've been making them for generations. You'll finish with a proper dinner, having discovered corners of the city that rarely appear in guidebooks.
4 hoursfrom AUD $148
★ 5.0 (8)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Pompeii-Wine tasting tour from Sorrento, licensed guide included
This 6-hour tour pairs a guided walk through Pompeii's ancient ruins with lunch and wine tasting at a vineyard on Vesuvius's slopes. A licensed archaeologist leads you through the 2-hour site visit, then you're driven in a Mercedes to Cantina del Vesuvio to sample Lacryma Christi alongside regional dishes. Departs from Sorrento with an English-speaking driver handling transport and logistics.
6 hoursfrom AUD $563
★ 5.0 (8)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Prosecco Wine Tour (all-inclusive full day with lunch and expert wine guide)
Spend eight hours exploring the DOCG Prosecco Hills with a knowledgeable sommelier guiding you through two family-run wineries. You'll taste a range of sparkling and still whites directly from producers who've perfected the craft, then sit down to lunch featuring regional dishes at a working farm estate. Transport by air-conditioned van is included, as are all wines and meals.
8 hoursfrom AUD $916
★ 5.0 (8)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Florence Cooking Class in a Gorgeous Countryside Home with Maria
Spend five hours in Maria's countryside kitchen outside Florence, starting with a market tour to hunt down seasonal ingredients. You'll learn the story behind what you're buying—where it comes from, why it matters, how to spot quality—then return to cook a menu you've chosen together. This is hands-on cooking with someone who knows her region, not a staged performance.
5 hoursfrom AUD $410
★ 5.0 (8)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Private Montepulciano & Pienza Day Trip from Florence
Spend eight hours exploring two of Tuscany's most photogenic hilltop towns in a private Mercedes with your own English-speaking driver. Travel from Florence to Montepulciano and Pienza at your own pace, calling in at a winery producing Vino Nobile and a cheese maker specialising in Pecorino. Your chauffeur provides local context as you wander medieval streets, taste regional specialities, and soak in Val d'Orcia views without the constraints of a group schedule.
8 hoursfrom AUD $847
★ 5.0 (8)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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From Civitavecchia: the Dying City and Monster Park Tour
This seven-and-a-half-hour excursion from Civitavecchia takes you to two remarkable sites that reveal Italy's stranger side. Begin at Civita di Bagnoregio, a village perched atop eroding clay cliffs and linked to the mainland by a single footbridge—a landscape in slow collapse where weathering has carved away the earth for centuries. Then venture to Bomarzo's Sacred Wood, a Renaissance sculpture garden where outsized stone figures occupy impossible angles, defying perspective and logic. Created in the 1500s by Prince Vicino Orsini, it remains one of Europe's most unsettling art installations, blending mannerist ambition with dreamlike surrealism.
7h 30mfrom AUD $322
★ 5.0 (8)
🍹 Nightlife
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Taormina Rooftop & High End Cocktail Bar Walking Tour
A 4-hour evening tour through Taormina's elevated drinking scene, led by a local guide who steers you toward rooftop and upmarket bars with genuine character. You'll move through the town's layered streets, sampling four quality cocktails whilst taking in views over the Ionian Sea and coastal landscape. Designed for those after an authentic taste of Taormina's nightlife rather than the standard circuit.
4 hoursfrom AUD $416
★ 5.0 (8)
🛕 Culture & History
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Bologna Surroundings Photo Tour: Rolling Hills and Ravines
A 6.5-hour photography workshop exploring the countryside beyond Bologna with a working photographer who teaches technique in the field. You'll visit lesser-known ravines and rolling hills timed for optimal light, learning to compose shots and adjust camera settings as you go. This is a technical masterclass, not a portrait session—bring your own gear and expect to focus on landscape and environmental photography rather than photos of yourself.
6h 30mfrom AUD $666
★ 5.0 (8)
✈️ Transfers
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Pompeii, Sorrento and Amalfi Coast (Driver Only/Self Touring)
A 12-hour private driver service covering Pompeii, Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast. Your English-speaking chauffeur navigates you through Campania's most compelling coastal and archaeological sites, dropping you at each location to explore at your own pace. Travel in a climate-controlled Mercedes whilst your driver waits with the vehicle. You arrange your own entry tickets and guide services—this is self-touring with transport and company included.
12 hoursfrom AUD $1948
★ 5.0 (8)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Pisa & Florence highlights shore excursion from Livorno port
This 8–9 hour private minivan service whisks you from Livorno port to Pisa and Florence, giving you a comfortable base to explore two of Tuscany's most storied cities at your own pace. Your English-speaking driver handles navigation and logistics whilst you decide where to linger—whether that's the Leaning Tower precinct, Florence's Renaissance core, or a quiet piazza for coffee. Air-conditioned Mercedes, onboard WiFi, and bottled water keep you refreshed between stops.
8 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $1199
★ 5.0 (8)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Trastevere Private Food & Wine Tour with Expert Guide
A 4-hour private walking tour through Trastevere with a knowledgeable local guide, sampling over 10 traditional Roman dishes and wines. You'll navigate the neighbourhood's narrow cobblestone streets, stopping at family-run food businesses to taste pasta, pizza, cheese and cured meats the way Romans eat them. This isn't a rushed hop between tourist spots—it's a genuine taste of how the locals live and eat in one of Rome's most characterful quarters.
4 hoursfrom AUD $315
★ 5.0 (8)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Chianti Experience Shore Excursion from Livorno Port
A 9-hour private minivan tour from Livorno port into Chianti's rolling hills and wine country. Your English-speaking driver navigates you through Panzano, the medieval hilltop village of Montefioralle, and Greve—three distinct stops where you set your own rhythm. Roll past cypress-lined valleys and stone farmhouses, pause at a working winery, and explore villages that have changed little in centuries. All transport, vehicle climate control, and port transfers included.
9 hoursfrom AUD $1482
★ 5.0 (8)
🐠 Water Activities
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Capri & Positano Tour
A seven-hour boat journey along Italy's Campania coast, visiting Capri's dramatic rock formations and sea caves, then anchoring off Positano's pastel-coloured cliffside village. You'll swim in turquoise waters, snorkel among Mediterranean marine life, and experience two of the region's most photogenic spots without the crowds of land-based tours. Drinks, snacks and all gear included.
7 hoursfrom AUD $3247
★ 5.0 (8)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Secret Beaches and Coastal Tour by Land
A six-hour coastal sweep around Alghero visiting four distinct stretches of shoreline with over ten beaches and coves tucked away from the main tourist corridors. You'll travel by comfortable car between locations, then walk a few minutes to reach each bay. The tour includes a beach lunch built around local produce, eaten where you stand. Expect genuine coastal scenery and a relaxed pace that lets you sample multiple spots rather than lingering at one.
6 hoursfrom AUD $167
★ 5.0 (8)
✈️ Transfers
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Positano : Private Transfer from Naples visit Pompeii
An English-speaking driver collects you from Naples and takes you south toward Positano, with an optional detour through Pompeii's ancient ruins. The route threads along the dramatic Sorrento and Amalfi coastlines, trading motorway monotony for hairpin bends above turquoise water. Four to five hours door-to-door, just your group in a cool, private car with bottled water on tap. Pompeii entry fees are separate, but the journey itself is the main event.
4 hours – 5 hoursfrom AUD $192
★ 5.0 (8)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Pompeii, Herculaneum Winery Drive p/u Amalfi
An eight-hour drive from Amalfi covers two preserved Roman cities buried by Vesuvius, plus an optional winery stop. Pompeii's excavated streets and buildings reveal everyday life under ash, whilst Herculaneum—less crowded but equally gripping—was sealed by pyroclastic flow, leaving furniture and frescoes eerily intact. Your English-speaking driver handles transport and commentary; you explore at your own pace, then optionally taste Campania wines at a local vineyard before returning to port.
8 hoursfrom AUD $458
★ 5.0 (8)
🛕 Culture & History
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Private Tour with guide & Luxury Car: Holy Churches of Rome
A four-hour private tour through Rome's most significant papal churches in a luxury vehicle with a knowledgeable theologian guide. Visit the Basilica of Mary Major, St. John Lateran, St. Paul's Outside the Walls, and the Basilica of the Holy Cross. Each stop reveals centuries of Christian history, from sacred relics to architectural masterpieces that shaped Rome's spiritual landscape.
4 hoursfrom AUD $708
★ 5.0 (8)
🛕 Culture & History
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Assisi and Spello Full Day Private Walking Tour
A six-hour private walking tour through two medieval hilltowns in Umbria, exploring Assisi and Spello on foot with a professional guide. You'll encounter 14th-century frescoes and Renaissance artworks housed in basilicas, churches, and museums that shaped the spiritual and artistic landscape of central Italy. A private van transfers you between the two towns, allowing you to move at your own pace through narrow stone streets and piazzas without the crowds.
6 hoursfrom AUD $450
★ 5.0 (8)
🐠 Water Activities
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Private boat tour of the Amalfi Coast from Sorrento
Cruise the dramatic Amalfi coastline from Sorrento on a private boat, taking in UNESCO-listed cliffs and hidden coves over seven hours. You'll anchor for swimming at the Li Galli Islands, explore the pastel villages of Positano and Amalfi at your own pace, and enjoy fresh snacks and local drinks aboard. Skip the packed coastal roads and experience this stretch of southern Italy the way locals do.
7 hoursfrom AUD $2082
★ 5.0 (8)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Private Florence Market Tour and Pasta Making Class with Cinzia
Spend six hours in Florence learning to cook with Cinzia, a passionate home cook who treats food as an expression of care. Start by visiting her curated selection of neighbourhood food shops—from a heritage supermarket stocking rare ingredients to a family grocer for vegetables—picking up everything you'll need. Then move to her patio kitchen to master three regional pasta dishes using family recipes, beginning with a prepared antipasto and finishing with wine and what you've made.
6 hoursfrom AUD $320
★ 5.0 (8)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Pompeii, Positano & Sorrento private shore excursion
This eight-hour private shore excursion whisks you from the cruise port through three jewels of the Campania coast. Begin with a guided two-hour walk through Pompeii's haunting ruins with a local expert, then explore the pastel-hued cliffside village of Positano and the charming hillside town of Sorrento. You'll travel in your own minivan with a professional driver, skip the admission queues, and take in sweeping views across the Bay of Naples. Designed for cruise passengers who want flexibility and comfort.
8 hoursfrom AUD $837
★ 5.0 (8)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Amalfi Coast with stop at Emerald Grotto
This eight-hour coastal drive sweeps along southern Italy's UNESCO-listed Amalfi shoreline, hugging clifftop roads above the Tyrrhenian Sea. You'll travel with an English-speaking driver who provides running commentary on the region's geography and culture. The route includes stops at key vantage points and passes through the Province of Salerno's most dramatic terrain. Fuel and parking are covered; pack lunch or grab something en route in the towns you pass through.
8 hoursfrom AUD $460
★ 5.0 (8)
🛕 Culture & History
Italy
Private Tour in 3 Towns: Alberobello, Cisternino, Ostuni.
Explore three distinctive Puglian towns in a single day with a private guide and vehicle. Alberobello's trulli—cone-roofed stone dwellings—dominate the landscape, whilst Cisternino and Ostuni offer whitewashed architecture and hilltop perspectives across the Valle d'Itria. Over 6–8 hours, you'll navigate cobbled lanes, absorb local character, and understand how these settlements developed their unique vernacular building styles.
6 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $465
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