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Tours in Italy

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The Renaissance Gardens tour: Palazzo Farnese and more

Explore two Renaissance masterpieces in northern Lazio's Tuscia region over eight hours. Start at Palazzo Farnese in Caprarola, a fortified stronghold-turned-palatial residence featuring the spiralling Scala Regia and ornate Sala del Mappamondo across five storeys. Then venture to Villa Lante, where twin symmetrical buildings frame gardens engineered with cascading water features and manicured grounds. The route includes a bonus stop at Monsters Park before returning to Civitavecchia. A journey through aristocratic ambition and Renaissance aesthetics.

Sorrento Coast : Sailing Cruise with Swim, Brunch & Prosecco

A seven-hour sailing adventure along the Sorrento Coast, where wind and conditions guide your route through Capri or Procida waters. You'll help trim sails, learn basic boat handling, and anchor for swimming and snorkelling. Between dips, tuck into local mozzarella, tomatoes and fresh bread with prosecco (bring your own), then watch the Gulf of Naples turn amber at dusk. It's sailing without the pretence—just salt spray, freedom and the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Nduja & Onion Tasting Tour Experience

Spend four hours in Calabria exploring two iconic regional ingredients: Tropea's crimson onions and Spilinga's nduja. You'll visit a working onion farm and nduja factory to see how each product moves from soil to plate, then taste curated selections of both alongside cured meats. Learn how these staples pair together in the kitchen and why chefs across Italy and beyond prize them for their depth and heat.

4 hoursfrom AUD $143

Rome to Amalfi Coast Positano and Sorrento: Private Day trip

★ 5.0 (5)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Rome to Amalfi Coast Positano and Sorrento: Private Day trip

An 11-hour private drive from Rome whisks you down the Strada del Sole to the Amalfi Coast, stopping first in Sorrento before heading to Positano for lunch and a few hours exploring its pastel-coloured streets. Travel in a comfortable Mercedes or minivan with your own English-speaking driver, who'll navigate the winding coastal roads while sharing commentary from the car. The journey each way takes roughly three-and-a-half hours, so pace yourself accordingly.

11 hoursfrom AUD $1041

Rome Pre-Post Cruise Tour-Rome Cruise Transfer plus Tours of Rome

★ 5.0 (5)

✈️ Transfers

Italy

Rome Pre-Post Cruise Tour-Rome Cruise Transfer plus Tours of Rome

Maximise your time in Rome before or after your Civitavecchia cruise with a guided drive through the city's landmark sights, luggage secure in the vehicle throughout. The pre-cruise option picks you up from your Rome hotel at 9 AM for four hours of sightseeing, then transfers you to port (roughly 90 minutes). The post-cruise option collects you from the ship at 8:30 AM, includes four hours exploring Rome, and delivers you to your hotel by 2 PM. An English-speaking driver provides commentary from the vehicle only.

5h 30mfrom AUD $654

Private Guided Tour Day in Savoca (The Godfather) and Taormina

★ 5.0 (5)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Private Guided Tour Day in Savoca (The Godfather) and Taormina

A private guided day exploring two iconic Sicilian towns with a seasoned local driver. Visit Savoca, the hilltop village that doubled as Corleone's hometown in The Godfather, then descend to Taormina with its Greco-Roman theatre and clifftop charm. Four to five hours of driving and walking through northeastern Sicily's most photogenic corners, with plenty of stops for photos and stories.

4 hours – 5 hoursfrom AUD $250

Vineyards in Spring Milan’s Perfect Wine Tasting & Lunch

★ 5.0 (5)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Italy

Vineyards in Spring Milan’s Perfect Wine Tasting & Lunch

Escape Milan's sprawl for a day in Oltrepò Pavese, Italy's premier Pinot region. A 45-minute train ride gets you to rolling vineyards where you'll taste a dozen wines with an expert, enjoy five courses and handmade pasta prepared by a local Nonna, then bottle your own wine to take home. Spring brings fresh vineyard energy and a free bottle for every two guests. Small groups, no crowds, genuine Italian countryside.

Tour "Masseta" by scooter from Marina di Camerota

Explore the Cilento Coast by scooter across five hours of winding roads and clifftop villages. Start at Marina di Camerota with its prehistoric cave museum, then ride inland to Lentiscosa for local wine and views from the Spodicella terrace. The route climaxes at the Pianoro di Ciolandrea plateau—a 600-metre vantage point where limestone cliffs plunge toward the Tyrrhenian Sea. Finish at the fishing port of Scario with an evening drink overlooking the Gulf of Policastro.

Market tour and Private Cooking Class

A four-hour market-to-table cooking class in Italy where you select ingredients alongside your travel companions, then prepare and eat a four-course meal under a chef's guidance. Learn the stories behind regional dishes and techniques passed down through generations, finishing with wine and coffee. You'll leave with a signed certificate and genuine understanding of how locals cook at home.

Private Tour to Capri and the Amalfi Coast by Speedboat

A six-hour private speedboat tour along Italy's Amalfi Coast and around Capri, piloted by an experienced captain who navigates hidden coves and coastal passages. You'll travel aboard a well-equipped vessel stocked with refreshments and snacks, stopping at secluded swimming spots and viewpoints throughout the day. The boat carries all necessary facilities including onboard restrooms, making it comfortable for families and mixed-ability groups.

6 hoursfrom AUD $4163

Private tour of Naples from Amalfi Coast

★ 5.0 (5)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Private tour of Naples from Amalfi Coast

This 8–9 hour private driving tour whisks you from the Amalfi Coast into Naples, where layers of history meet vibrant street culture and Neapolitan cuisine. Your driver collects you from Positano, Amalfi or Ravello in a luxury car or minivan, giving you flexibility to explore at your own pace. You'll navigate the city's most compelling quarters—from the labyrinthine centro storico to the waterfront at Castel dell'Ovo—stopping wherever takes your fancy. Optional guided commentary available. It's a curator's approach rather than a tick-box affair.

8 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $487

★ 5.0 (5)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Como Lake: vintage car Fiat 500 Rental

Rent a classic Fiat 500 and navigate Como's shoreline on your own schedule, stopping at postcard-worthy villages strung between Bellagio and Como. This four-hour self-drive lets you dawdle through Tremezzina, Laglio, Moltrasio and Cernobbio at your pace, catching both western and eastern lake views. The car comes fuelled and insured; you cover petrol costs and tolls as you go.

Capri Boat Tour for Small Groups

A seven-hour coastal voyage departing from the Amalfi area that sweeps past Positano before anchoring at L'isola dei Galli for a swim in crystalline water. The boat then rounds dramatic sea stacks en route to Capri itself, where a generous three-hour island stay lets you explore villages, grab lunch ashore, and scout for local crafts. Prosecco toasts mark the journey's highlights.

7 hoursfrom AUD $300

Top Three Cities of Amalfi Coast Tour from Naples Cruise Port

★ 5.0 (5)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Top Three Cities of Amalfi Coast Tour from Naples Cruise Port

This six to seven-hour guided tour from Naples cruise port takes you through three coastal showstoppers: Sorrento, Positano, and Amalfi. You'll travel by air-conditioned coach with an English-speaking guide, getting breathing room to explore each town's streets and squares at your own pace before heading back to the port with time to spare. Perfect for cruise passengers wanting a proper taste of the Amalfi's most photogenic spots without the logistical headache.

6 hours – 7 hoursfrom AUD $108

Autenthic ligurian Cooking Class Kochkurs

★ 5.0 (5)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Italy

Autenthic ligurian Cooking Class Kochkurs

Roll up your sleeves in a Ligurian home kitchen to master Italian fundamentals: hand-rolled pasta, mortar-ground pesto, pillowy focaccia, and layered tiramisu. This five-hour session pairs technique with storytelling, drawing on seasonal local produce and the instructor's family traditions. You'll cook alongside your host, ask questions freely, and eat what you've made. Classes run in English, Italian, or German, and the menu shifts based on your interests.

5 hoursfrom AUD $248

Pompeii Vesuvius Wine Farm Drive from Amalfi

★ 5.0 (5)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Pompeii Vesuvius Wine Farm Drive from Amalfi

An eight-hour drive from Amalfi connecting three essential stops: the preserved Roman streets of Pompeii, the crater rim of Mount Vesuvius, and a working winery producing Lacryma Christi wine from volcanic slopes. You'll travel in an air-conditioned vehicle with live commentary, exploring the 79 AD eruption zone while tasting wines grown in the same ash-enriched soil that buried the ancient city. Ideal for those wanting archaeology, geology and viticulture without separate logistics.

Private Truffle Hunting in Chianti

Hunt for prized truffles alongside a seasoned forager and trained dog across Chianti's woodland slopes, then sit down to a three-course lunch built around your morning's finds. This five-hour private experience based near Castellina in Chianti pairs hands-on foraging with Tuscan farmhouse cooking and a wine tasting, giving you a tangible connection to the region's most coveted ingredient and the people who know where to dig for it.

Boat tour in Ponza and Palmarola with a fisherman with lunch

Spend a morning fishing the waters around Ponza and Palmarola with Pietro, a lifelong island fisherman, then eat your catch for lunch aboard his boat. This seven-hour outing takes you to the Unesco-listed Palmarola for swimming and snorkelling, with wine and shade aplenty as you while away the afternoon. Groups stay small—ten people maximum—so the pace feels unhurried and the boat never crowded.

Noto Baroque and Tasting in Ancient Palmento among Vineyards

A seven-hour private tour combining Noto's golden Baroque architecture with an afternoon at a family winery in southeastern Sicily. You'll explore the UNESCO-listed town at your own pace, then head inland to the vineyard estate where a winemaker walks you through production methods before sitting down to taste six wines paired with local PGI olive oil and regional specialities. Your own driver handles transfers, leaving you free to focus on the landscape and the glass in hand.

7 hoursfrom AUD $397

Half day Positano and Sorrento tour from Naples

★ 5.0 (5)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Half day Positano and Sorrento tour from Naples

A 6–7 hour drive along Italy's Amalfi Coast, taking you through the cliff-hanging villages of Positano and Sorrento. You'll have time to wander both towns, soak in the Mediterranean views, and explore the local character at your own pace. Air-conditioned transport handles the winding coastal roads, leaving you free to photograph the pastel-coloured buildings and narrow lanes that define this stretch of Campania.

6 hours – 7 hoursfrom AUD $248

Private Biodynamic Wines with lunch in Chianti Classico

★ 5.0 (5)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Italy

Private Biodynamic Wines with lunch in Chianti Classico

Spend five hours in Chianti Classico exploring how small producers craft wine using biodynamic methods. You'll meet winemakers committed to natural fermentation, taste their bottles at a family-run winery, and eat lunch at a neighbourhood osteria where locals eat. A wine guide stays with you throughout, steering clear of the tourist trail and into genuine rural Tuscany.

5 hoursfrom AUD $568

Capri, Blue Grotto and Faraglioni Shore Excursion from Naples

★ 5.0 (5)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Capri, Blue Grotto and Faraglioni Shore Excursion from Naples

A nine-hour guided day trip from Naples to Capri, designed for cruise passengers. You'll cross by ferry, explore the Blue Grotto's luminous waters, wander Anacapri's quiet lanes, and visit the Augustus Gardens. A live guide steers you through the island's quieter corners whilst keeping pace with ship schedules. The pace is manageable, the groups small.

9 hoursfrom AUD $298

Livorno Private Shore Excursion to Portovenere and the Cinque Terre

★ 5.0 (5)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Livorno Private Shore Excursion to Portovenere and the Cinque Terre

A nine-hour private excursion from Livorno exploring two of Italy's most celebrated coastal destinations. Your knowledgeable driver-guide navigates you through the pastel-hued fishing villages of Portovenere and into the five clifftop hamlets of Cinque Terre, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Travel in a comfortable Mercedes minivan, moving at your own pace through narrow lanes and past dramatic Ligurian coastline. The itinerary balances guided discovery with breathing room to absorb the landscape and local character.

9 hoursfrom AUD $1582

Private Tuscany Wine Experience from Rome: Montepulciano & Pienza

★ 5.0 (5)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Private Tuscany Wine Experience from Rome: Montepulciano & Pienza

Escape Rome for twelve hours and drift through Tuscany's vine-draped valleys in a private car. You'll reach Montepulciano, a medieval stronghold perched above Renaissance piazzas, where a winery visit introduces you to Vino Nobile and local cellar traditions. The route traces Val d'Orcia's UNESCO landscape—cypress sentinels and rolling wheat fields—before arriving in Pienza, a Renaissance gem famous for its sheep's cheese. The day unfolds at your pace: wine-tasting, wandering cobbled lanes, eating when hunger strikes.

12 hoursfrom AUD $2498

Private full day tour to Capri with grottos

★ 5.0 (5)

🐠 Water Activities

Italy

Private full day tour to Capri with grottos

Spend seven hours exploring Capri by private boat, discovering sea caves, dramatic rock formations and hidden coves from the water. This full-day excursion lets you experience the island's rugged volcanic coastline at your own pace, with time to swim, snorkel and wander the Piazzetta's boutiques and restaurants. Wine and local aperitifs included throughout.

7 hoursfrom AUD $2831

St. Peter's Dome Climb & Rome Street Food Tour with Limoncello

★ 5.0 (5)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Italy

St. Peter's Dome Climb & Rome Street Food Tour with Limoncello

Climb Michelangelo's dome at St. Peter's Basilica, then spend your evening sampling ten Roman street-food classics across the historic centre. The morning starts in St. Peter's Square with an assisted ascent of 380 steps (via lift and stairs) to the cupola's summit, where you'll explore the papal crypts and interior mosaics. After a break, your Rome-born guide leads you across the Tiber at dusk to neighbourhood trattorias and hole-in-the-wall counters, tasting everything from supplì and cacio e pepe to baccalà fillets, finishing with limoncello and tiramisù.

5 hoursfrom AUD $241

★ 5.0 (5)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Ravello, Amalfi and Positano

This eight-hour private driver tour threads through three signature Amalfi Coast settlements, each with distinct personality. You'll travel in an air-conditioned vehicle with an English-speaking driver, stopping to explore Ravello's clifftop gardens and architecture, Amalfi's maritime history and cathedral, and Positano's cascading pastel villages. The route lets you sample the coast's variety without rushing—ideal for deciding where to base yourself. Lunch and entrance fees aren't included, giving you flexibility to eat where you choose.

8 hoursfrom AUD $458

★ 5.0 (5)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Amalfi Coast from Rome Private Day Trip

Leave Rome behind for a day on the Amalfi Coast, exploring its dramatic clifftop villages and turquoise waters by private Mercedes with an English-speaking driver. This 11-hour excursion covers the region's most photogenic stops—pastel-painted towns clinging to rocky shores, lemon groves, and sweeping coastal vistas. You'll move at your own pace, stopping where you choose, without the constraints of group schedules. Bring your appetite; local trattorias serve fresh seafood and handmade pasta that justify the journey south.

11 hoursfrom AUD $952

Rome: Castelli Romani Day Trip by Train and E-Bike

★ 5.0 (5)

🏔 Adventure & Sports

Italy

Rome: Castelli Romani Day Trip by Train and E-Bike

Ride electric bikes through the Castelli Romani hills southeast of Rome, connecting hilltop villages steeped in papal and local history. This 7-hour day trip combines train travel from central Rome with assisted cycling across volcanic terrain, passing Lake Albano and finishing in Nemi, renowned for its strawberry harvests. You'll navigate woodland tracks and village lanes with a local guide, stopping for lunch at your choice of trattorias. The e-bike motor handles the climbing; you manage pace and enjoyment.

Inferno by Dan Brown Novel 4 hours with Boboli Gardens

Follow Florence's literary landmarks through Dan Brown's Inferno, tracing the novel's cryptic path across the city's Renaissance streets and hidden corners. This 5-hour 20-minute private tour with a knowledgeable guide unravels the real locations woven into the thriller's plot, moving between actual Florentine sites and the Boboli Gardens. You'll decode the mystery yourself as your guide connects the fiction to Florence's actual art, architecture, and history.

The Unesco site of Barumini and the Giara of Gesturi

Explore Sardinia's only UNESCO site at Barumini, where Bronze Age nuraghe towers reveal secrets of a little-studied civilisation. A seven-hour excursion combines guided walks through the archaeological complex and Casa Zapata museum—packed with tools, religious artefacts and daily-life clues—with a trek across the Giara plateau seeking wild horses roaming Mediterranean scrubland. Lunch break in town lets you refuel before heading out.

Private Boat Tour of the Portofino Riviera 4 hours

Hire a private boat along the Portofino Riviera for four hours with a dedicated captain who tailors the route to your group's interests. Choose between two vessels—the Corvette 24 or Sandy Gozzo—and set your own pace exploring hidden coves, coastal villages, and snorkelling spots. Fuel, fresh water showers, and all safety gear included. Steer clear if rough seas make you queasy.

Pompeii, Herculaneum & Wine Tour, with Licensed Guide included

A nine-hour guided exploration of two Roman cities frozen in time by Vesuvius's 79 AD eruption. You'll spend two hours each wandering Pompeii and Herculaneum with a licensed archaeologist, uncovering domestic life, mosaics and everyday artefacts preserved under ash for seventeen centuries. The day concludes at a winery on Vesuvius's slopes, where you'll taste Campania wines and regional specialities with views across the Bay of Naples. Private transport and air-conditioned Mercedes included throughout.

9 hoursfrom AUD $848

Positano , Sorrento and Pompeii Ruins Private Tour

★ 5.0 (5)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Positano , Sorrento and Pompeii Ruins Private Tour

An 8-hour private tour connecting three essential Amalfi Coast and Bay of Naples destinations. Begin in Positano, wandering pastel-washed lanes and clifftop piazzas above turquoise water. Continue to Sorrento for seaside promenades and views across to Vesuvius, with time to sample the region's signature lemon liqueur. Conclude at Pompeii's archaeological site, where 2,000-year-old Roman streets, homes and artwork remain preserved beneath volcanic ash. All travel by private vehicle with onboard WiFi.

8 hoursfrom AUD $916

★ 5.0 (5)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

4 Hour Tour of Rome with Private Van

Four-hour private van tour through Rome's iconic landmarks. Your driver navigates the city's notorious traffic while you sit back and absorb the architecture, stopping at major monuments for photos and exploration. Covers the essential sights without the exhaustion of walking or the hassle of public transport. Includes bottled water, onboard WiFi, and air conditioning. Suits those wanting to cover ground efficiently while keeping feet relatively fresh for evening wandering.

Rome: Frascati Vineyard Bike Tour with Train Tickets

Pedal through the Castelli Romani wine region on an e-bike, starting with a short train ride from Rome to Frascati. You'll cycle past cardinal villas and Renaissance gardens, climb to Tusculum for sweeping views over the capital, then spend time in a working vineyard tasting local whites. The return train journey wraps up a six-hour blend of history, landscape and wine in one afternoon.

6 hoursfrom AUD $228

Pisa, Lucca, and Lunch at a Tuscan Winery from Livorno

★ 5.0 (5)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Pisa, Lucca, and Lunch at a Tuscan Winery from Livorno

This seven to eight-hour excursion from Livorno port hits three highlights without exhausting your sea day. Start with a photo stop at Pisa's iconic leaning monument and cathedral square, then spend three unhurried hours exploring Lucca's Renaissance streets within its intact medieval walls. The afternoon centres on a family winery in the Montecarlo region, where you'll taste local wines alongside a substantial homemade lunch prepared by the owners. Private transport with an English-speaking driver gets you between stops; lunch costs extra and settles directly with the winery.

7 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $666

Tour enogastronomico dei due Sassi, Barisano e Caveoso

★ 5.0 (5)

🛕 Culture & History

Italy

Tour enogastronomico dei due Sassi, Barisano e Caveoso

This four-hour tour traces the layered history of Matera's two ancient Sassi districts, Barisano and Caveoso, moving from medieval streets to Bronze Age cave dwellings. Your guide opens with architectural context at Piazzetta Pascoli, then leads you through baroque churches and tight alleys to explore a subterranean hypogeum and a furnished casa grotta—a former family home fitted with period farming tools. You'll climb to the rock-cut Madonna dell'Idris church overlooking Monterrone cliff, finishing with local food and wine in a neighbourhood bistro.

4 hoursfrom AUD $108

Amalfi, Positano, Sorrento like a local (8-hour private tour)

★ 5.0 (5)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Amalfi, Positano, Sorrento like a local (8-hour private tour)

A private eight-hour coastal drive along the Amalfi coast, departing from Naples or Salerno. You'll stop in Amalfi to see the 11th-century cathedral and browse narrow shopping streets, then Positano where colourful architecture and artisan ceramics line the hillside above the beach. Sorrento rounds out the day with time to wander its compact old quarter. An English-speaking driver handles navigation while you take in the cliffside views at your own pace.

8 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $483

Private sailing trip along Capri and the Sorrento Coast

★ 5.0 (5)

🐠 Water Activities

Italy

Private sailing trip along Capri and the Sorrento Coast

Spend nine hours sailing the Sorrentine coastline and around Capri aboard a private boat, departing from Sant'Agnello. You'll navigate crystalline Mediterranean waters with a knowledgeable local skipper, stopping to swim and snorkel in sheltered coves. The route traces dramatic cliffs, hidden grottos, and the iconic island's rugged shore. This is leisurely exploration rather than rushed sightseeing—expect time anchored in quiet spots, swimming straight from the deck, and learning about the region's geography and maritime heritage from someone who knows these waters intimately.

9 hoursfrom AUD $1197

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