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Private Tour: Pienza and Montalcino Organic Cheese and Wine Tour
5.0 (34)
🍜 Food & Cooking
Italy

Private Tour: Pienza and Montalcino Organic Cheese and Wine Tour

A full-day private tour through Val d'Orcia that pairs Tuscany's celebrated cheesemaking and winemaking traditions. Visit a working organic dairy farm for hands-on cheese tasting, explore the Renaissance-planned town of Pienza at your own pace, then venture to Montalcino for a cellar tour and Brunello di Montalcino tasting straight from a producer. Your driver and guide handle navigation whilst you absorb the landscape and flavours.

8 hoursfrom AUD $1167
Full Carbon Road Bike Rental
5.0 (34)
🏔 Adventure & Sports
Italy

Full Carbon Road Bike Rental

Rent a high-end carbon road bike in Italy for a day of self-guided cycling. Sicicla stocks premium Italian frames like Wilier alongside international makers including Trek, Giant, Cervelo and Cannondale. Specify your height when booking and the shop will match you with the right frame size. Helmet and local taxes included. You'll need moderate fitness, be at least 18, and arrive with a valid passport.

1 dayfrom AUD $100
Milan: Private Walking Tour with Duomo, Castle and Gelato
5.0 (34)
🛕 Culture & History
Italy

Milan: Private Walking Tour with Duomo, Castle and Gelato

A private guided walk through Milan's architectural highlights, taking in the Renaissance fortress of Castello Sforzesco, the intricate frescoes of San Maurizio monastery, and the Gothic splendour of the Duomo. Your local guide navigates you past the Galleria's vaulted arcades, Teatro alla Scala, and the bone-lined Church of San Bernardino, with optional stops at artisanal gelato and medieval Piazza Mercanti. Two to three hours on foot through the city's layered history.

2 hours – 3 hoursfrom AUD $133
Tour in the ruins of Herculaneum with an archaeologist
5.0 (33)
🛕 Culture & History
Italy

Tour in the ruins of Herculaneum with an archaeologist

Walk through Herculaneum's remarkably intact streets with an archaeologist who interprets the site beyond guidebook facts. This two-hour private tour begins at the ancient shoreline, where volcanic material preserved the final moments of nearly 300 residents in 79 AD, then progresses into the town proper to examine aristocratic homes, public baths and commercial spaces frozen in ash. Unlike its better-known neighbour Pompeii, Herculaneum's superior preservation—organic materials survived intact—offers an unusually vivid window into Roman daily life along the Bay of Naples.

2 hoursfrom AUD $400
Naples Photo Tour Walking
5.0 (33)
🛕 Culture & History
Italy

Naples Photo Tour Walking

A three-hour guided photography walk through Naples' dense historic centre, capturing the city's layered past and present. You'll navigate tight medieval streets alongside a local photographer who adapts the route to your skill level—whether you're picking up a camera for the first time or chasing that perfect light. Expect crumbling facades, unexpected doorways, weathered textures, sea views and the candid architecture that makes Naples visually relentless.

3 hoursfrom AUD $133
Private Family Scavenger Hunt & Art Lab Tour – Rome Landmarks
5.0 (33)
🛕 Culture & History
Italy

Private Family Scavenger Hunt & Art Lab Tour – Rome Landmarks

Explore Rome's landmarks on a 2.5-hour guided adventure that blends detective work with art-making. You and your family hunt for hidden animal carvings across iconic statues, fountains and buildings, then return to sketch and paint your discoveries. Your guide shares backstories of each location whilst keeping the pace playful—expect genuine curiosity about Roman sculptors' choices, not rote monument facts. Art supplies included.

2h 30mfrom AUD $148
Full Body Relaxing Massage for Women
5.0 (33)
🧖 Wellness & Spa
Italy

Full Body Relaxing Massage for Women

A three-hour sensory massage session in Italy combining therapeutic touch with guided meditation, tailored to each woman's emotional and physical state. Designed by mind-body therapist Bart Conterio, the treatment works to shift your nervous system towards deep calm and self-connection. Clients report feeling restored and centred for days afterwards—less the travel fatigue of an actual break, more the genuine reset.

3 hoursfrom AUD $300
Olive oil tasting in Syracuse, Sicily - Evoo Tour
5.0 (33)
🍜 Food & Cooking
Italy

Olive oil tasting in Syracuse, Sicily - Evoo Tour

Spend an hour at a family-run olive estate outside Syracuse exploring how proper oil gets made, from grove to bottle. You'll walk between century-old trees, watch cold-pressing happen in the mill, then taste several award-winning organic oils alongside fresh bread and local produce. The whole thing stays low-key and personal—no crowds, no theatre, just the actual work and flavour that built Sicilian tables.

1 hourfrom AUD $167
Private Skip The Line Archeo Tour Of Pompeii
5.0 (33)
🛕 Culture & History
Italy

Private Skip The Line Archeo Tour Of Pompeii

A two-hour private guided tour of Pompeii with an expert archaeologist who bypasses queues and explores the preserved Roman city frozen by Vesuvius's 79 AD eruption. Walk through the Forum, temples, and residential quarters to understand how locals worked, cooked, and socialised before the disaster. Your guide decodes graffiti, examines bath houses and bakeries, and reveals the mundane and scandalous details of daily life across two millennia.

2 hoursfrom AUD $333
Climbing Experience - Sorrento Coast Punta Campanella
5.0 (33)
🏔 Adventure & Sports
Italy

Climbing Experience - Sorrento Coast Punta Campanella

Scale the rocky headland at Punta Campanella, where the Sorrento Peninsula meets the Amalfi Coast. This four-hour climbing session puts you on the rock face with Capri sprawling across the water below. A qualified instructor leads you through the fundamentals, routes suit various abilities, and all gear is supplied. You'll need reasonable fitness and a head for heights.

4 hoursfrom AUD $317
Private tour of the island of Ischia on a Fratelli Aprea gozzo
5.0 (33)
🐠 Water Activities
Italy

Private tour of the island of Ischia on a Fratelli Aprea gozzo

Hire a traditional Fratelli Aprea gozzo for a six to seven hour private cruise around Ischia's coastline. Your skipper navigates to secluded bays and crystalline swimming spots, while you float between dips, snorkel runs, and aperitivo moments. The boat comes fully fitted with cabin facilities, towels, kit, cold drinks and snacks—fuel and skipper wages included. Built for small groups seeking an unhurried day on the Tyrrhenian Sea without the package-tour feel.

6 hours – 7 hoursfrom AUD $1000
PRIVATE Full-Day Tour of Pisa, San Gimignano and Siena from Florence
5.0 (33)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Italy

PRIVATE Full-Day Tour of Pisa, San Gimignano and Siena from Florence

A private nine to ten hour loop through three UNESCO-listed Tuscan hilltop towns—Pisa, San Gimignano and Siena—departing Florence in a luxury minivan with your own English-speaking driver. You'll skip the hassle of navigation and rent cars, moving at your own rhythm through medieval streets and piazzas while your driver shares local knowledge of the region's architecture and history. Perfect for groups up to six travellers wanting flexibility and comfort over rigid itineraries.

9 hours – 10 hoursfrom AUD $658
Florence tour of the historic center. Stories, legends and gossip
5.0 (33)
🛕 Culture & History
Italy

Florence tour of the historic center. Stories, legends and gossip

A three-hour walking tour through Florence's medieval core led by a licensed guide, uncovering oddball tales and forgotten details woven into the city's streets. Starting at Piazza Santa Maria Novella, you'll traverse past the Baptistery, Duomo and Ponte Vecchio, hearing yarns about local characters, peculiar rituals and culinary quirks that reveal a Florence beyond the guidebook. Small groups of up to ten mean genuine conversation, not megaphone monotony.

3 hoursfrom AUD $182
From Bolzano: Private Day Tour by car: The Heart of the Eastern Dolomites
5.0 (33)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Italy

From Bolzano: Private Day Tour by car: The Heart of the Eastern Dolomites

This eight-hour private drive covers 280 kilometres through the UNESCO-listed Dolomites, Italy's most dramatic alpine landscape. You'll travel the fabled Great Dolomites Road from Bolzano to Cortina d'Ampezzo, stopping at Tre Cime di Lavaredo—the range's most iconic peaks—before finishing at Lago di Braies, a crystalline mountain lake ringed by sheer rock walls. Your driver navigates the winding passes while you absorb the scale and geology of these sculpted limestone towers.

8 hoursfrom AUD $2167
Ancient Rome Uncovered: Guided Golf Cart Experience
5.0 (33)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Italy

Ancient Rome Uncovered: Guided Golf Cart Experience

See Rome's classical landmarks without exhausting yourself on foot. This 90-minute golf cart tour covers major sites like the Colosseum, Circus Maximus, and Theatre of Marcellus while a local guide unpacks the history and lore. You'll cover more ground in less time, stop for proper photos, and skip the crowds and fatigue of walking tours. The electric carts let you move fluidly between monuments and absorb the commentary without distraction.

1h 30mfrom AUD $110
Transfers Airport, port, train, hotel in Naples
5.0 (33)
✈️ Transfers
Italy

Transfers Airport, port, train, hotel in Naples

Point-to-point transfers connecting Naples airport, port, train station and hotels. Your driver arrives punctually and knows the city well enough to point out worthwhile sights during the journey. Trips typically run 30 minutes to just over an hour depending on your start and end points. Air-conditioned comfort, cold water and onboard WiFi included.

30 min – 1h 10mfrom AUD $71
Ortigia market Tour & Authentic Sicilian Cooking Class
5.0 (33)
🍜 Food & Cooking
Italy

Ortigia market Tour & Authentic Sicilian Cooking Class

Start your morning at Ortigia's working market with Teresa, tasting local cured meats, cheeses and preserved goods while learning how Sicilians shop for dinner. Then head to her villa in Arenella to cook two traditional family recipes using ingredients you've just picked out, with wine and coffee included. The full experience runs 4.5 hours and suits small groups of up to six.

4h 30mfrom AUD $333
Private VIP Airport Transfer from Rome City to Rome Airport
5.0 (33)
✈️ Transfers
Italy

Private VIP Airport Transfer from Rome City to Rome Airport

A private car service whisks you from your Rome hotel to Fiumicino Airport in roughly 45 minutes. Your driver speaks English, knows the city and airport inside out, and will verify your flight details before you arrive. You'll travel in a climate-controlled Mercedes, with a professional who handles the route so you can focus on what matters—getting to your gate on time and without fuss.

45 minfrom AUD $167
Small Group Medici and Michelangelo Tour in Florence
5.0 (33)
🛕 Culture & History
Italy

Small Group Medici and Michelangelo Tour in Florence

This 2.5-hour walking tour threads through Florence's quieter southern quarters, stopping inside key buildings to trace the Medici dynasty's rise and their patronage of Michelangelo. You'll follow the sculptor's trajectory from apprenticeship through his breakthrough work, then understand the family's role in shaping Renaissance art. By tour's end, you'll arrive at the Accademia with genuine context for David rather than just another famous statue to tick off.

2h 30mfrom AUD $93
Bardolino: Garda Lake Pasta Cooking Class at the Agritourism
5.0 (33)
🍜 Food & Cooking
Italy

Bardolino: Garda Lake Pasta Cooking Class at the Agritourism

Spend three and a half hours at a Garda Lake agritourism estate learning to handmake tagliatelle and ravioli from scratch with a chef guide. You'll cook, eat what you've prepared, and drink Bardolino wine from the property's own vineyard. This is a working introduction to Italian pasta craft—expect flour on your hands and proper food on your plate afterwards.

3h 30mfrom AUD $132
1 Hour Private Photoshoot in Positano
5.0 (33)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Italy

1 Hour Private Photoshoot in Positano

A bespoke one-hour photoshoot through Positano's most photogenic corners, led by a photographer who knows how to frame this clifftop village. Work together to capture your own story against the backdrop of Santa Maria Assunta's dome, pastel-coloured houses stacked like a pyramid, and Mediterranean light that shifts throughout the day. You'll receive 150 professionally edited digital images within a week.

1 hourfrom AUD $667
Private Rome Walking Tour of Churches, Bridges & Legends
5.0 (33)
🛕 Culture & History
Italy

Private Rome Walking Tour of Churches, Bridges & Legends

A two-hour walking tour threading through Rome's ecclesiastical heart, tracing the footsteps of centuries of pilgrims. You'll encounter landmark churches, Renaissance bridges, and the fortified walls of Castel Sant'Angelo before arriving at Saint Peter's Square. Your guide unpacks the layered history—spiritual, political, military—that shaped these monuments. Ideal during 2025's Holy Year, though rewarding any season. Works as a solo private experience or shared group outing.

2 hoursfrom AUD $150
5 Wine Tastings with Typical Products in Sorrento Coast
5.0 (33)
🍜 Food & Cooking
Italy

5 Wine Tastings with Typical Products in Sorrento Coast

Taste five wines from Campania and southern Italy at a working mill on the Sorrento Coast, paired with local charcuterie, cheese and vegetables. A sommelier guides you through each pour, starting with a glass overlooking Mount Vesuvius, then moves through regional varieties before finishing with Sorrento limoncello and house liqueurs. The whole experience runs two hours and includes transport from your accommodation.

2 hoursfrom AUD $158
Florence Vespa Tour as a Passenger, max 6 people + Wine Window!
5.0 (33)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Italy

Florence Vespa Tour as a Passenger, max 6 people + Wine Window!

Ride pillion on a classic Vespa through Florence's centro storico and into the Tuscan countryside beyond. Your driver handles the curves while you take in the Duomo, Ponte Vecchio, and Palazzo Vecchio before the landscape shifts to vineyards and olive groves. The 90-minute loop includes stops to photograph and hear stories about local history and food traditions. Groups capped at six riders across multiple scooters. No riding experience needed—just hold on and enjoy.

1h 30mfrom AUD $198
Rome's Dark Side: Ghosts, Scandals and Crypts - Small Group Tour
5.0 (32)
🛕 Culture & History
Italy

Rome's Dark Side: Ghosts, Scandals and Crypts - Small Group Tour

A two-hour walking tour through Rome's back alleys that peels back layers of sanctioned history to reveal executions, papal corruption, and the shadowy confraternity that managed the city's dead. You'll descend into a crypt sealed for decades beneath a skull-adorned church, where bone chandeliers and named remains tell the story of those tasked with disposing of Rome's forgotten bodies. Conducted in small groups after tourist hours through the historical centre.

2 hoursfrom AUD $75
Ancient Venice and Its Spices: Cooking Class and Market Tour
5.0 (32)
🍜 Food & Cooking
Italy

Ancient Venice and Its Spices: Cooking Class and Market Tour

Cook Venetian dishes in a centuries-old palazzo, guided by a local chef who draws inspiration from the spice routes of Marco Polo and Casanova. This 3.5-hour class pairs hands-on cooking in an authentic home kitchen with an optional Rialto Market tour to source fresh ingredients and learn which flavours shaped the city's merchant traders. You'll finish with a shared meal and homemade wine, tailored to any dietary needs.

3h 30mfrom AUD $150
A Day of Classic Motors - Ferrari, Maserati & Lamborghini museums - private tour
5.0 (32)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Italy

A Day of Classic Motors - Ferrari, Maserati & Lamborghini museums - private tour

Spend eight hours touring three legendary Italian car museums with a guide who's owned and raced these marques. Begin at the Ferruccio Lamborghini Museum in Bologna, exploring the full scope of the brand beyond its supercars. Continue to Maranello for lunch at Cavallino, then tour the Ferrari Museum and glimpse the Fiorano test circuit. Finish in Modena at Umberto Panini's Maserati collection. A deep dive into automotive engineering and design from three factories that defined performance.

8 hoursfrom AUD $742
Private Pasta & Tiramisu Cooking Class with Unlimited Wine
5.0 (32)
🍜 Food & Cooking
Italy

Private Pasta & Tiramisu Cooking Class with Unlimited Wine

Learn to roll, cut and sauce fresh Roman pasta in a local chef's kitchen near Piazza Navona, then eat what you've made. Over two and a half hours, you'll master handmade fettuccine, tonnarelli or maltagliati, build a three-course meal from prosciutto through tiramisu, and work through unlimited Italian wine and limoncello. The chef walks you through technique in an unhurried, intimate setting where the focus stays on flavour and doing it properly.

2h 30mfrom AUD $200
Taste of Rome by quality E-Bike
5.0 (32)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Italy

Taste of Rome by quality E-Bike

Cycle through Rome's most recognisable sights and hidden corners in 2.5 hours aboard quality electric bikes. This 12-kilometre loop connects the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps and Pantheon with lesser-visited gems like Area Sacra di Largo Argentina and Theatre of Marcellus. Glide through narrow streets and piazzas with a knowledgeable guide steering you away from peak crowds and heat. Suitable for all ages and fitness levels, including families with young children.

2h 30mfrom AUD $120
Rome Vespa Primavera 125 cc Rental - 72 Hours Rental
5.0 (32)
🏔 Adventure & Sports
Italy

Rome Vespa Primavera 125 cc Rental - 72 Hours Rental

Hire a Vespa Primavera for three days and navigate Rome on two wheels the way locals do. This 125cc scooter comes fully insured with third-party liability, ZTL zone access permits, helmets, and an anti-theft chain. Park free overnight near the Colosseum. You'll need a valid driver's licence, moderate fitness, prior scooter experience, and a €350 deposit. Ideal for confident riders wanting genuine Roman mobility without tour-group constraints.

3 daysfrom AUD $308
Private daily boat excursion of the Amalfi Coast
5.0 (32)
🐠 Water Activities
Italy

Private daily boat excursion of the Amalfi Coast

Hire a private boat for a full day exploring Italy's Amalfi Coast, departing between 10:00 and 17:00 from Salerno or any coastal village between Vietri sul Mare and Positano. Chart your own course along dramatic clifftop towns, anchor in secluded coves for snorkelling, and pull into waterfront restaurants on a whim. The boat comes equipped with snorkels, refreshments, ice and nibbles—you bring the pace.

7 hoursfrom AUD $583
Private Lake Como Boat Tour 1 h.
5.0 (32)
🐠 Water Activities
Italy

Private Lake Como Boat Tour 1 h.

Cruise Lake Como's glittering waters aboard a private vessel captained by Adriano, taking in the region's villa-dotted shoreline and Alpine backdrops. This single-hour tour works best for couples or small groups wanting a taste of the lake's famous elegance without the crowds. You'll have the boat to yourself, meaning the pace and stops are yours to call.

1 hourfrom AUD $433
Vegetarian and Vegan Cooking Class in Venice with Market Tour
5.0 (32)
🍜 Food & Cooking
Italy

Vegetarian and Vegan Cooking Class in Venice with Market Tour

Learn to cook plant-based Italian classics in a Venice kitchen, starting with a guided ramble through local markets to source seasonal vegetables. Over three hours, you'll knead fresh pasta by hand, top pizzas and focaccias with heritage grains, and prepare traditional meat-free dishes that have fed Italians for centuries. Taste your creations paired with wine and prosecco as you explore why Italian cucina verde runs far deeper than pasta alone.

3 hoursfrom AUD $150
SUP at Ponte Vecchio with a Floating Drink - Florence Paddleboarding
5.0 (32)
🐠 Water Activities
Italy

SUP at Ponte Vecchio with a Floating Drink - Florence Paddleboarding

Paddle the Arno on a 2-hour stand-up board tour that trades Florence's packed streets for water views of the Ponte Vecchio and riverside architecture. A guide leads you on a gentle downstream float, offering a quieter angle on the city's landmarks. You'll need moderate fitness and reasonable balance, but the pace suits paddlers new to the board.

2 hoursfrom AUD $200
Cinematic Photoshoot in Rome
5.0 (32)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Italy

Cinematic Photoshoot in Rome

A 90-minute cinematic photoshoot across Rome's most photogenic quarters, guided by a filmmaker with eight years' experience. You'll visit four carefully chosen locations whilst learning how to move naturally in front of the camera, emerging with 250–300 raw shots and 20 professionally edited images. The photographer directs you through Italian backdrops like a film set, tailoring the pace to couples, families, or solo travellers seeking genuine material rather than stiff poses.

1h 30mfrom AUD $83
Chianti Wine Tour from Florence to San Gimignano with 2 Wineries
5.0 (32)
🍜 Food & Cooking
Italy

Chianti Wine Tour from Florence to San Gimignano with 2 Wineries

Seven to eight hours exploring Tuscan wine country in a private Mercedes with your own driver, departing Florence. Visit two Chianti wineries at your pace, take in San Gimignano's medieval towers, and stop briefly at Piazzale Michelangelo for views over the city. Roll through cypress-lined valleys and stone villages while your driver handles the roads. Wine tastings cost extra but the countryside itself is the main event.

7 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $458
Capri Deluxe: First to Blue Grotto/Boat Ride Options from Naples
5.0 (32)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Italy

Capri Deluxe: First to Blue Grotto/Boat Ride Options from Naples

Spend eight hours discovering Capri's full spectrum—from sea caves to mountain villages—with a private guide shepherding you between the island's four settlements. You'll ride hydrofoil from Naples, gain early or guaranteed access to the Blue Grotto, then split your day between a private boat tour of the coastline and land-based exploration of Capri town and Anacapri. The pace lets you linger in piazzas, browse upmarket boutiques, and absorb the landscape without herding through crowds.

8 hoursfrom AUD $170
Private tour Pompeii Vesuvius and Winery from Sorrento
5.0 (32)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Italy

Private tour Pompeii Vesuvius and Winery from Sorrento

An eight-hour private tour from Sorrento combining two of Campania's most iconic sites. Your driver collects you early morning, ferrying you past Mount Vesuvius before heading to Pompeii's sprawling Roman ruins. The day wraps at a volcanic-slope winery producing Lacryma Christi, where you'll taste the region's signature white alongside cured meats, fresh bruschetta, and locally-grown pasta dishes. Perfect for those wanting structured exploration without group crowds.

8 hoursfrom AUD $573
3 Hour Capri Private Boat Tour
5.0 (32)
🐠 Water Activities
Italy

3 Hour Capri Private Boat Tour

Three hours exploring Capri's coastline aboard a private boat helmed by a captain whose family has worked these waters for generations. You'll navigate hidden coves, stop to swim and snorkel in crystalline waters, and experience the island's dramatic cliffs and grottos from the water. The skipper runs a relaxed operation—expect genuine hospitality rather than scripted commentary, with time to linger where the light hits right and the water calls you in.

3 hoursfrom AUD $867
Sicilian Cooking Class : Traditional
5.0 (32)
🍜 Food & Cooking
Italy

Sicilian Cooking Class : Traditional

Learn to cook Sicilian classics in Palermo's historic centre, steps from the Cathedral. This 3.5-hour session puts you in the kitchen with a local family cook who shares generational recipes and techniques. You'll prepare a full menu from scratch, then sit down to eat what you've made alongside wine and drinks. It's hands-on cooking, not a performance—expect flour under your fingernails and real conversation about food that's been made this way for centuries.

3h 30mfrom AUD $252
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