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Capri Island Private Boat Tour with Skipper

🐠 Water Activities

Capri Island Private Boat Tour with Skipper

Spend seven hours on your own chartered boat exploring Capri's dramatic coastline and hidden coves with a seasoned skipper at the helm. You'll navigate past the Faraglioni rock formations, venture into sea caves like the White and Green grottoes, and anchor in tranquil bays for swimming and snorkelling. The boat comes stocked with prosecco, local limoncello, and refreshments, while your itinerary stays entirely flexible—drop into the Blue Grotto, eat lunch ashore, or simply drift and soak in the Mediterranean.

7 hoursfrom AUD $916

Bella Toscana Private Tour: 2 Chianti Wineries and San Gimignano From Livorno

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Bella Toscana Private Tour: 2 Chianti Wineries and San Gimignano From Livorno

This 7–8 hour private tour departs from Livorno port to explore the heart of Chianti wine country. You'll visit two established wineries to see traditional and contemporary production methods, then drive through rolling vineyards and olive groves to San Gimignano, a fortified medieval hilltop village with panoramic views across Tuscany. A driver-guide handles transport, giving you time to absorb the landscape and historic architecture without navigating yourself.

7 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $656

Grand Tour of 10 hours: Amalfi coast, Sorrento & Pompeii ruins

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Grand Tour of 10 hours: Amalfi coast, Sorrento & Pompeii ruins

A 10-hour loop from Naples or Salerno that hits the Amalfi Coast's three showpiece towns before heading inland to the ruins of Pompeii. You'll spend an hour wandering each of Amalfi, Positano and Sorrento, then two hours exploring the archaeological site on your own time. Air-conditioned vehicle, English-speaking driver, and water provided. Plan on hiring a private guide at Pompeii to make sense of what you're seeing.

10h 30mfrom AUD $581

Private Catamaran Tour in Palermo with Lunch Included

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Private Catamaran Tour in Palermo with Lunch Included

Seven-hour private catamaran voyage along Palermo's coastline with your group aboard a spacious vessel. Swim and snorkel in clear waters at your own pace, then settle in for a Sicilian lunch prepared fresh onboard using local ingredients. The crew handles the details—music, shade, towels—leaving you to soak up the Mediterranean. Dietary requirements (vegetarian, gluten-free) catered to with advance notice.

7 hoursfrom AUD $3164

Transfer Naples Sorrento plus Pompeii or vice versa

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Transfer Naples Sorrento plus Pompeii or vice versa

Get from Naples to Sorrento (or reverse) in a private Mercedes minivan with an English-speaking driver, breaking up the journey with a guided two-hour stop at Pompeii. The route takes 4–5 hours total and includes site entry and commentary. Ideal if you need transport between these two coastal hubs but want to avoid a straight drive, catching one of Italy's most striking archaeological sites en route.

4 hours – 5 hoursfrom AUD $500

Jewels of the Amalfi Coast: Private Excursion

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Jewels of the Amalfi Coast: Private Excursion

A seven-hour private drive along the Amalfi Coast with an English-speaking driver, hitting Sorrento, Positano, Amalfi, and Ravello. You'll navigate the dramatic coastal roads at your own pace, stop where the views demand it, and sample Sorrento's famous limoncello. The driver knows the region well and handles all the navigation while you soak in the scenery. Hotel pickup and drop-off included.

7 hoursfrom AUD $541

Accessible Venice Tour With Wheelchair Including Doge Palace & St Mark Basilica

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Accessible Venice Tour With Wheelchair Including Doge Palace & St Mark Basilica

Navigate Venice's waterways and hidden passages on this four-hour guided tour designed for wheelchair users. You'll travel by vaporetto through the city's network of canals, visiting the Doge's Palace and St Mark's Basilica with a local guide who knows the most accessible routes. Despite its reputation for narrow streets and countless bridges, Venice reveals itself as navigable when you approach it by water—this tour proves the floating city isn't off-limits for wheelchair travellers.

4 hoursfrom AUD $605

Cinque Terre EXCLUSIVE BOAT TOUR

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Cinque Terre EXCLUSIVE BOAT TOUR

A six-hour private boat journey around the Gulf of Poets and Cinque Terre villages, departing from Lerici, La Spezia, Portovenere, or Monterosso. You'll cruise past coastal landmarks, drop anchor at three sheltered bays for swimming and snorkelling, and sample local focaccia, prosecco and Italian fare aboard. The route hugs dramatic cliffs and hidden coves, with time to explore villages by foot if you choose. Your boat crew provides background on the region's history and culture throughout.

6 hoursfrom AUD $2415

Amalfi Coast from Naples: Relaxing tour between Sorrento and Amalfi!

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Amalfi Coast from Naples: Relaxing tour between Sorrento and Amalfi!

This 8–9 hour coach tour from Naples traces the dramatic Amalfi coastline, anchoring in Sorrento and Amalfi with strategic stops between. You'll taste limoncello straight from a working factory, watch ceramicists at a traditional studio, and catch Positano's vertical sprawl from the road. A local guide steers you through both towns' winding streets and main squares, and an optional boat excursion is available. Finished with stories and a bottle of water, you'll return to your Naples departure point.

8 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $125

See Rome in a Day: Private Golf Cart Tour

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

See Rome in a Day: Private Golf Cart Tour

Squeeze Rome's essential sights into six hours aboard a private golf cart, ideal for cruise passengers and time-pressed visitors. You'll glide past the Colosseum, Vatican, Pantheon, Piazza Navona, and Trevi Fountain with an informed guide providing context at each stop. The vehicle handles up to seven passengers and includes city-centre pick-up and drop-off, letting you cover ground without exhausting walks or navigating public queues.

6 hoursfrom AUD $2330

Motor Valley Tour from Bologna

🏔 Adventure & Sports

Motor Valley Tour from Bologna

Explore the mechanical heart of Emilia-Romagna on this six to eight-hour private tour of three legendary manufacturers: Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Ducati. Based near Bologna, you'll visit each maker's museum and step inside a working factory to watch motorcycles take shape on the production line. A professional guide and private vehicle collect you from your hotel or station, then shepherd you through Italian engineering excellence. The optional Ferrari road test—available to solo drivers only—puts you behind the wheel of a machine most people only dream about.

6 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $1649

Horse ride in the Mugello (transfer from / to Florence) and Tuscan aperitif

🏔 Adventure & Sports

Horse ride in the Mugello (transfer from / to Florence) and Tuscan aperitif

Escape Florence's crowds with a 1.5-hour horseback ride through the Mugello valleys and Apennine ridgelines. Your guide Sarah covers the basics before you set out across woodland trails, ridge paths, and quiet dirt tracks with sweeping countryside views. Afterwards, settle in for a proper aperitif—local cured meats, cheeses, and Tuscan wine. The whole experience runs 4.5 hours including transfers from the city.

4h 30mfrom AUD $447

Enjoy the Amalfi Drive private tour

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Enjoy the Amalfi Drive private tour

A private seven to eight-hour journey along the Amalfi Coast in a luxury Mercedes, steered by a local driver-guide who knows the region's history and hidden corners. You'll explore Positano, Amalfi, Ravello and surrounding villages at your own pace, stopping at viewpoints and landmarks while your guide shares local stories and recommends where to eat and what to see. Hotel or port pickup and drop-off included.

7 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $1382

Walking tour: Tremezzo, Isola Comacina , Villa Balbianello

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Walking tour: Tremezzo, Isola Comacina , Villa Balbianello

A 6–7 hour guided walk along Lake Como's western shore, beginning in Tremezzo and following the ancient Greenway footpath to Ossuccio. From there, take a public boat to Isola Comacina, Lake Como's sole island and a significant early medieval archaeological zone ringed by Mediterranean scrub and olive groves. Return by boat and continue on foot to Villa Balbianello in Lenno, an 18th-century lakeside villa set in wooded grounds. Your AIGAE-certified guide leads the entire route.

6 hours – 7 hoursfrom AUD $283

Rome Private Tour with Official Tour Guide for the Vatican Museum

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Rome Private Tour with Official Tour Guide for the Vatican Museum

A seven to eight-hour private guided tour covering Rome's essential monuments and the Vatican in a single day. You'll be collected from your hotel or cruise port in Civitavecchia and driven to the Colosseum, Circus Maximus, and Palatine Hill before lunch at a neighbourhood trattoria. The afternoon focuses on the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St Peter's Square with an official guide. Designed for families and couples with tight schedules wanting to see the city's heavyweight sights without getting lost.

7 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $1519

Pompeii and Sorrento Day Trip from Rome with Limoncello Tasting

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Pompeii and Sorrento Day Trip from Rome with Limoncello Tasting

Drive south from Rome in a private Mercedes to explore Pompeii's frozen streets with a licensed guide, then unwind in the clifftop town of Sorrento. This 12-hour excursion skips queues at the archaeological site, leaves you 90 minutes free to wander Sorrento's lanes and shops, and concludes with a limoncello tasting overlooking the Gulf of Naples. Hotel pickup and drop-off included.

12 hoursfrom AUD $1137

Unforgettable Private Tour: Rome’s Top Sights & Colosseum

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Unforgettable Private Tour: Rome’s Top Sights & Colosseum

A 4-hour private tour hitting Rome's essential landmarks with dedicated time at the Colosseum. Your English-speaking guide navigates you through Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Navona Square, Venice Square, and the Pantheon before spending an hour exploring the ancient amphitheatre's gladiator history. You'll travel in an air-conditioned Mercedes with hotel pickup included, though the exact order of stops may shift depending on ticket availability.

4 hoursfrom AUD $1066

Exclusive : Dolce vita in Gulf of poets, La Spezia

🐠 Water Activities

Exclusive : Dolce vita in Gulf of poets, La Spezia

Sail the Gulf of Poets aboard a handcrafted Italian boat, stopping at hidden coves and postcard-worthy villages along the Ligurian coast. Departing from La Spezia, Portovenere or Lerici, you'll spend four hours sipping local wine, swimming in crystalline waters, and tasting regional focaccia. Your skipper navigates the shoreline with photo breaks at each settlement, punctuated by snorkelling opportunities and a gelato run to Lerici. A relaxed, sociable day on the water—equally suited to friends or couples.

4 hoursfrom AUD $1457

Private Pisa and Lucca Tour from Florence with Transportation

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Private Pisa and Lucca Tour from Florence with Transportation

Eight-hour private tour linking Florence with two essential Tuscan towns. Your driver handles navigation and parking whilst you spend unhurried time exploring Pisa's famous leaning monument and Lucca's intact medieval walls, Renaissance squares, and quiet alleyways. Smooth Mercedes transport means no motorway stress—just comfortable, personalized access to both cities' highlights at your own pace.

8 hoursfrom AUD $408

5 Hours Private and Guided Tour to Pompeii and Herculaneum with Archaeologist

🛕 Culture & History

5 Hours Private and Guided Tour to Pompeii and Herculaneum with Archaeologist

Explore two of Italy's most significant archaeological sites with a dedicated archaeologist over five hours. You'll spend two hours walking through Pompeii's preserved streets and buildings, then have an hour to rest before heading to Herculaneum for another two-hour guided exploration. Skip-the-line access means you bypass queues and get straight into the 79 AD frozen moment. Your guide stays with you throughout, offering expert context and logistical support between sites.

5 hoursfrom AUD $999

the Florio family, wine and salt, Marsala-Trapani (all inclusive)

🍜 Food & Cooking

the Florio family, wine and salt, Marsala-Trapani (all inclusive)

Explore the Marsala-Trapani region's salt-harvesting heritage and winemaking legacy shaped by the Florio dynasty across four hours. Travel by private air-conditioned vehicle through working salt pans and into the family's historic cellar, sampling both traditional wines and the crystalline produce that built their fortune. This circuit traces how two commodities reshaped Sicily's economy and culture, moving between landscape, flavour, and industrial heritage.

4 hoursfrom AUD $233

Tropea Lemon Experience

🍜 Food & Cooking

Tropea Lemon Experience

This four-hour session in Calabria's countryside puts you to work in working lemon groves, picking fruit directly from the trees before heading to the kitchen. You'll learn to make limoncello the traditional way from someone who knows the trade, then bake a batch of lemon pastries using what you've harvested. The day ends with drinks on the estate as light fades—local wine and a limoncello spritz, paired with snacks.

4 hoursfrom AUD $163

Bachelorette Party Wine and Food Tour in Rome

🍜 Food & Cooking

Bachelorette Party Wine and Food Tour in Rome

A four-hour food and wine tour tailored for hen parties exploring Rome's culinary heart. Your local guide leads you through the city's neighbourhood gems, pairing regional wines with quality bites at neighbourhood spots. Designed for groups celebrating together, this outing balances proper sightseeing with indulgence—expect a relaxed pace, good conversation, and the kind of meal you'll still be talking about back home.

4 hoursfrom AUD $198

Tuscany and Wine Tasting Private Tour from Livorno

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Tuscany and Wine Tasting Private Tour from Livorno

A private 8–9 hour drive through Tuscany departing from Livorno, taking in medieval hilltop villages, cypress-lined valleys, and working vineyards. Your guide navigates the winding roads while you absorb the landscape—golden stone towers, terra-cotta roofs, and endless rows of grapevines. Optional stops at a winery let you taste local wines and grab lunch. Returns to port on schedule.

8 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $1492

Capri half-day Private Tour from Sorrento - Premium 28ft Boat

🐠 Water Activities

Capri half-day Private Tour from Sorrento - Premium 28ft Boat

Private 28-foot boat circumnavigates Capri in four hours, departing from Sorrento. You'll cruise the Sorrento coastline first—past the Roman ruins and natural pool of Bagni della Regina Giovanna, then the freshwater Cascatella waterfall—before reaching Capri's signature formations: White Grotto, Green Grotto, and dramatic Faraglioni rocks. Swimming stops include the sheltered Cala Ventosa bay. An English-speaking skipper steers; prosecco and limoncello feature among refreshments. The Blue Grotto entrance is optional and charged separately.

4 hoursfrom AUD $708

Florence & Pisa bus tour from La Spezia

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Florence & Pisa bus tour from La Spezia

An eight to nine-hour coach excursion departing La Spezia to explore Florence and Pisa at your own pace, backed by bilingual guide support throughout. Travel by air-conditioned shuttle to Florence's tourist coach hub, then tram into the city centre—newly required due to traffic restrictions. Your guide meets you at the terminal with local knowledge and assistance, letting you navigate both cities independently whilst knowing help is close by. Visit Renaissance architecture, climb medieval towers, and wander cobblestone streets without rigid group schedules.

8 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $125

Siena, San Gimignano and Chianti Wine Small Group from Viareggio

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Siena, San Gimignano and Chianti Wine Small Group from Viareggio

An 11.5-hour small-group tour from Viareggio exploring Tuscany's medieval heartland. Visit Siena to uncover the pageantry of the Palio horse race and its iconic Campo square, then venture to San Gimignano to wander amongst its famous towers and artisan pottery studios. Roll through the Chianti countryside to a working wine estate for tastings alongside regional cheeses and oils.

11h 30mfrom AUD $275

Capri & Positano from Sorrento - Full Day private tour

🐠 Water Activities

Capri & Positano from Sorrento - Full Day private tour

A seven- to eight-hour private boat journey departing Sorrento, sailing to Capri's dramatic cliffs and grottos, then along the Amalfi Coast to Positano's pastel villages stacked against sheer rock. Your skipper handles navigation while crew look after comfort—snorkelling gear, towels, and refreshments included. Ideal for marking occasions or simply drifting past some of southern Italy's most striking seaboard.

7 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $3081

Private half day tour in Parma

🍜 Food & Cooking

Private half day tour in Parma

Spend four hours exploring Parma's food heritage with a private guide who takes you through working producers of the region's most prized ingredients. Visit a cheese maker, learn the craft behind Parma's legendary cured ham, then sit down at a family-run trattoria to taste everything you've learned about—paired with local Lambrusco and Malvasia wines. This is where food tourism actually explains what you're eating.

4 hoursfrom AUD $401

Culatello of Zibello Private Tour with Lunch and Farm Visit

🍜 Food & Cooking

Culatello of Zibello Private Tour with Lunch and Farm Visit

Explore a working farm in Zibello that champions heritage livestock breeds—including the rare Nera Parmigiana pig—then descend into 14th-century fortress cellars where PDO Culatello ages to perfection. Your private five-hour visit traces how this region became Europe's cured-meat capital, ending with a substantial lunch of housemade pasta, focaccia, and an array of regional charcuterie paired with local wine. A guide walks you through vegetable plots, vineyards, and the meticulous craft behind Italy's most prized cured ham.

5 hoursfrom AUD $376

Private Cooking Class Experience in Reggio Calabria

🍜 Food & Cooking

Private Cooking Class Experience in Reggio Calabria

Learn to cook Calabrese classics in a home kitchen with sea views near Reggio's centre. Over four-and-a-half hours, you'll prepare authentic dishes like maccaroni al ferretto and swordfish alongside Italian staples—pizza, carbonara, arancini—using traditional local tools. Your host guides you through each step, and vegetarian options are available. The terrace overlooks the Strait of Messina.

4h 30mfrom AUD $167

Private Wine Tour: Terraced Vineyards with Alpine view from Milan

🍜 Food & Cooking

Private Wine Tour: Terraced Vineyards with Alpine view from Milan

This 12-hour private tour departs Milan Central Station to explore Valtellina's steep vineyard terraces tucked into the Alpine foothills near Lake Como. You'll travel by minivan along winding roads through stacked vines and traditional villages, then visit two or three established producers to understand their winemaking process—from barrel ageing to the glass. The Nebbiolo wines here are structured and fragrant. Return to Milan by evening train.

12 hoursfrom AUD $466

Full Day Private Boat Tour of Amalfi Coast from Sorrento

🐠 Water Activities

Full Day Private Boat Tour of Amalfi Coast from Sorrento

Cruise the Amalfi Coast from Sorrento aboard a private 26-foot boat, stopping to swim and snorkel in crystalline coves before lunch at a waterfront restaurant in Nerano. You'll pass medieval watchtowers, pastel-hued villages clinging to cliffs, and sea grottos teeming with marine life. The skipper adjusts the route to your mood—linger longer where the water's calmest, skip ahead if you prefer. Groups capped at six means no jostling for deck space. Seven to eight hours, drinks and snacks supplied.

7 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $2213

Horseback riding for experts between the lake and the mountains

🏔 Adventure & Sports

Horseback riding for experts between the lake and the mountains

A rigorous 4.5-hour ride through the foothills and lakeside terrain around Como, designed for experienced riders comfortable at pace. You'll cover alpine tracks and open ground on fit Arabian horses, breaking midway for a spread of cured meats, cheese and wine. The outfit provides protective kit and all refreshment; you bring horsemanship and stamina. Public transport reaches the meeting point.

4h 30mfrom AUD $333

6 hour boat tour with captain on Lake Como

🐠 Water Activities

6 hour boat tour with captain on Lake Como

Spend six hours navigating Lake Como's three branches with a private captain, stopping at waterfront villages and a secluded island. You'll cruise past grand villas and steep shorelines from Bellagio through Varenna to Menaggio, with the flexibility to linger where it suits you. A prosecco break at Comacina Island includes a swim if you fancy it, before heading back along the quieter western shore towards Como town.

6 hoursfrom AUD $2323

Taormina: Private/Guided Godfather with Authentic Pizza Tasting

🍜 Food & Cooking

Taormina: Private/Guided Godfather with Authentic Pizza Tasting

Explore the Sicilian villages where Coppola shot The Godfather, travelling by private car with a local guide who unpicks the film's history alongside genuine Mafia lore and Sicily's cultural backdrop. Wander the unchanged streets of Savoca and Forza d'Agrò, step inside Bar Vitelli and the church where Michael's wedding scene played out, then sit down to wood-fired pizza made with local ingredients and paired with Sicilian wine or beer. Five to six hours total, pick-up from your hotel or port included.

5 hours – 6 hoursfrom AUD $396

Private Day Tour of Rome, from Civitavecchia Port

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Private Day Tour of Rome, from Civitavecchia Port

A private van picks you up from Civitavecchia Port for a flexible 6–9 hour exploration of Rome with a local driver. Groups up to 8 travel air-conditioned and connected, free to adjust stops on the fly. Your driver—a Rome native fluent in Italian and English—knows the city's quieter corners and can steer you towards solid neighbourhood trattorias if you want lunch. You're in control: add, drop, or linger at sites as you please, then return refreshed to your ship.

6 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $2165

Pompeii Amalfi Coast Drive from Amalfi

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Pompeii Amalfi Coast Drive from Amalfi

Drive from Amalfi to Pompeii's archaeological ruins and the cliffside villages of the Amalfi Coast in a single eight-hour loop. Your English-speaking driver navigates the winding coastal roads while you explore the preserved Roman city buried by Vesuvius in 79 AD, then wander Positano's pastel-coloured lanes and browse Amalfi's artisan quarter. All transport, tolls and fuel included; entrance fees and site guides arranged separately.

8 hoursfrom AUD $458

Capri Private tour in Azimut 43 with professional Chef

🐠 Water Activities

Capri Private tour in Azimut 43 with professional Chef

Cruise the Sorrentine Peninsula aboard a sleek Azimut 43 with a professional chef, departing Castellammare di Stabia at 9:30 (or Sorrento if preferred). You'll navigate dramatic coastlines past Massa Lubrense and the Bay of Jeranto before reaching Capri, where optional stops at Tiberius's Leap and sea grottoes await. Swim and snorkel among the legendary Faraglioni rocks in crystalline waters, then return with an afternoon spread of regional antipasti, prosecco and local beer. Seven to nine hours of sailing, eating and swimming.

7 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $2165

Private Cruise to Capri from Sorrento - yacht 50'

🐠 Water Activities

Private Cruise to Capri from Sorrento - yacht 50'

Eight-hour private yacht cruise departing Sorrento, circumnavigating Capri's dramatic coastline with stops for swimming and snorkelling in crystalline waters. The 50-foot vessel accommodates up to 12 guests, offering close-up views of sea caves, hidden coves and the island's cliff-lined shores. An English-speaking guide provides live commentary throughout. Included are snorkelling gear, light refreshments, towels and all fuel—you'll simply bring your swimsuit and appetite for exploration.

8 hoursfrom AUD $4829

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