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Amalfi Coast Photo Shoot: Positano, Sorrento & More
5.0 (30)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Italy

Amalfi Coast Photo Shoot: Positano, Sorrento & More

Work with a seasoned photographer across Positano, Sorrento, and neighbouring villages—pick your preferred location and spend 60–90 minutes capturing genuinely good images of yourself. You'll visit carefully scouted vantage points that actually photograph well, whether you're marking an engagement, on your honeymoon, or simply want to ditch the selfie habit. Leave with 200–250 edited digital files within a week, ready for print or social media.

1 hour – 1h 30mfrom AUD $275
2 Hours Private Cruise on Lake Como up to 8 pax
5.0 (30)
🐠 Water Activities
Italy

2 Hours Private Cruise on Lake Como up to 8 pax

Hire a private boat with skipper for two hours on Lake Como, accommodating up to eight passengers. Your guide navigates past grand lakeside villas, hidden coves and wooded shorelines whilst you decide whether to relax on deck or try wakesurfing and wakeboarding. Stop at Comacina Island or explore the dramatic Nesso Ravine. Drinks included: water, soft drinks and prosecco.

2 hoursfrom AUD $966
Private Family Tour - Uffizi Gallery for Kids
5.0 (30)
🛕 Culture & History
Italy

Private Family Tour - Uffizi Gallery for Kids

Skip the queues and explore Renaissance masterworks with your kids on this guided scavenger hunt through Florence's Uffizi Gallery. A two-hour private tour transforms the museum into an adventure, with your guide leading children through galleries of Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael whilst they solve riddles and hunt for clues. You'll have reserved entry times, a custom activity book, coloured pens and a takeaway prize waiting at the end.

2 hoursfrom AUD $441
Rome: Explore Rome on a Private Golf Cart Tour – Highlights&Views
5.0 (30)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Italy

Rome: Explore Rome on a Private Golf Cart Tour – Highlights&Views

Roll through Rome's best vistas and hidden corners on a private golf cart tour, skipping the endless foot traffic. Choose between a focused 2.5-hour panoramic loop or the fuller 3.5-hour sweep covering major landmarks, neighbourhood gems, and elevated viewpoints across the Eternal City. A local driver provides context at each stop, leaving you free to shoot photos and soak in the architecture without navigating yourself.

2h 30m – 3h 30mfrom AUD $491
Private transfer from Salerno to the Amalfi Coast, or vice versa
5.0 (30)
✈️ Transfers
Italy

Private transfer from Salerno to the Amalfi Coast, or vice versa

A private Mercedes sedan or minivan whisks you between Salerno and the Amalfi Coast with an English-speaking driver at the wheel. You'll travel in air-conditioned comfort whilst your driver shares stories about the region's villages and landmarks. Whether you're heading to the coast from Salerno's train station or returning inland, this door-to-door service handles pickups from accommodation, ports, or airports.

from AUD $233
Amalfi Coast & Pompeii – Exclusive Private Day Tour
5.0 (30)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Italy

Amalfi Coast & Pompeii – Exclusive Private Day Tour

A seven to eight-hour private journey linking two UNESCO-listed treasures: the Amalfi Coast's dramatic clifftop villages and the frozen-in-time ruins of Pompeii. Your knowledgeable driver-escort navigates the winding coastal roads in a climate-controlled vehicle, stopping at Positano and Sorrento before exploring the ancient Roman city. Rather than standard guiding, you travel with a certified professional who contextualises what you're seeing, building understanding throughout the day across both destinations.

7 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $361
Vatican Tour for Kids & Families in Rome with local guide Alessandra
5.0 (30)
🛕 Culture & History
Italy

Vatican Tour for Kids & Families in Rome with local guide Alessandra

Explore the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with Alessandra, a local art historian who tailors the experience for families. This 2.5-hour private tour bypasses ticket queues and brings Renaissance masterpieces to life through interactive games and scavenger hunts. You'll navigate the Belvedere Courtyard, wander through galleries housing two millennia of Roman and Greek sculpture, and stand beneath Michelangelo's frescoed ceiling—all while children stay engaged and curious rather than overwhelmed.

2h 30mfrom AUD $398
Private Tour in San Gimignano and Chianti Day Trip from Florence
5.0 (30)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Italy

Private Tour in San Gimignano and Chianti Day Trip from Florence

Spend eight hours driving through Tuscany's rolling countryside south of Florence, visiting a solemn American World War II memorial and cemetery, then stopping at a centuries-old butcher shop in Greve and a family-run vineyard and olive oil estate in Castelina di Chianti. Your private vehicle and driver guide you through these layered landscapes of history, craft, and agriculture, with time to talk with producers about their work and see how they've built their businesses across generations.

8 hoursfrom AUD $283
Private Tour by Car from Sorrento to the Amalfi Coast
5.0 (30)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Italy

Private Tour by Car from Sorrento to the Amalfi Coast

A seven to eight-hour private drive along the Amalfi Coast, departing Sorrento. You'll visit Positano's hillside village, historic Amalfi, the clifftop town of Ravello, and smaller fishing settlements scattered between. Stop wherever the coastal views compel you—the driver knows the scenic pull-offs. Travel in a seven-seat Mercedes with air conditioning, generous boot space, and comfortable leather seats. Meals and attraction entries are your call.

7 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $905
Sorrento Pizza School from Dough Magic to Oven Mastery
5.0 (30)
🍜 Food & Cooking
Italy

Sorrento Pizza School from Dough Magic to Oven Mastery

Learn to stretch, shape and fire Neapolitan pizza in a two-hour hands-on class near Sorrento's centre. Work with a local pizzaiolo in a garden overlooking the Gulf of Naples, building genuine dough skills from kneading through wood-fired oven technique. You'll prepare a pizza margherita, bake it yourself, then eat what you've made alongside drinks. Perfect for picking up techniques you'll actually use at home.

2 hoursfrom AUD $125
Discover the best cellars of Salento
5.0 (30)
🍜 Food & Cooking
Italy

Discover the best cellars of Salento

Spend eight hours touring Salento's finest wineries with a guide who spent 15 years in wine biochemistry research before transitioning to cellars. You'll taste regional wines at carefully selected producers, learn what makes Salento's viticulture distinctive, and eat lunch among the vines. The route covers authentic working cellars rather than tourist-focused estates, so expect genuine conversation with winemakers and insight into how local varieties develop their character.

8 hoursfrom AUD $283
Private Boat Tour of Amalfi Coast with Drinks
5.0 (30)
🐠 Water Activities
Italy

Private Boat Tour of Amalfi Coast with Drinks

Spend 6–7 hours aboard a private boat tracing the Amalfi Coast's dramatic shoreline. You'll glide past Positano's stacked pastel villages, slip into sea caves, and anchor in turquoise coves for swimming and snorkelling. The boat stocks prosecco, limoncello, beer, and light snacks throughout—no need to leave the water's edge for refreshment. A relaxed, unhurried way to see the coast's medieval towns and geology without the crowds ashore.

6 hours – 7 hoursfrom AUD $2855
Capri All Inclusive Semi-Private Boat Tour with City Visit
5.0 (30)
🐠 Water Activities
Italy

Capri All Inclusive Semi-Private Boat Tour with City Visit

Circumnavigate Capri on a guided boat tour hitting 17 coastal landmarks, coves and swimming spots across seven to eight hours. The semi-private group of up to 12 travels with a skipper and hostess, swimming and snorkelling at selected stops before anchoring for four hours free time ashore. Onboard brunch showcases local ingredients—cured meats, cheeses, fresh fish—paired with house Prosecco and Limoncello. Pick-up and drop-off at private piers, all gear and refreshments included.

7 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $465
Panoramic Private Tour in Ape Calessino in the Sassi of Matera
5.0 (30)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Italy

Panoramic Private Tour in Ape Calessino in the Sassi of Matera

Ride through Matera's ancient Sassi district in a vintage Ape Calessino, a three-wheeled Italian icon perfect for navigating narrow medieval lanes. This 45-minute private tour loops between Sasso Caveoso and Sasso Barisano, stopping at key viewpoints across the honey-coloured stone quarters. You'll see the city's layered history from a vehicle designed for exactly this terrain, moving at a pace that lets the landscape sink in rather than rushing between photo spots.

45 minfrom AUD $110
Palermo Private Food Tour: 10+ Tastings of Arancini, Wine & More
5.0 (30)
🍜 Food & Cooking
Italy

Palermo Private Food Tour: 10+ Tastings of Arancini, Wine & More

A three-and-a-half-hour private food tour through Palermo's lanes and markets, sampling over ten Sicilian specialities with a local guide. You'll taste arancini, pasta alla Norma, cannoli, panelle, and regional wines while learning how centuries of cultural crossroads shaped the island's distinctive cuisine. The intimate, flexible format means no racing between stops or competing voices—just you, your guide, and some of Sicily's most celebrated street food.

3h 30mfrom AUD $510
Ostia Antica Archaeological Park with Italian Gelato
5.0 (30)
🛕 Culture & History
Italy

Ostia Antica Archaeological Park with Italian Gelato

Walk through Ostia Antica's ruins for 2.5 hours alongside a local guide, exploring the archaeological site and the Borghetto—a medieval castle complex set within an ancient courtyard. The intimate group (max 6 people) stops for creamy Italian gelato midway, giving you time to chat about Roman history and contemporary Italian life. Accessible by public transport or private transfer, this tour trades the usual hustle for genuine conversation.

2h 30mfrom AUD $165
Private Tour - Doria Pamphilj Gallery
5.0 (30)
🛕 Culture & History
Italy

Private Tour - Doria Pamphilj Gallery

Explore one of Rome's finest private art collections housed within a Renaissance palace that evolved over three centuries. This two-hour guided tour takes you through four interconnected wings displaying masterworks by Raphael, Caravaggio, Titian, and Velázquez, arranged according to an eighteenth-century scheme that pairs paintings by artistic kinship and symmetry. A local expert unpacks the stories behind each canvas, revealing how this noble family assembled their treasury of European painting.

2 hoursfrom AUD $192
Private Transfer from Cruise Dock to Rome, Mercedes Minivan and English Speaking
5.0 (30)
✈️ Transfers
Italy

Private Transfer from Cruise Dock to Rome, Mercedes Minivan and English Speaking

Skip the airport chaos and head straight to your Rome accommodation in a private Mercedes. Your English-speaking driver meets you right at the cruise terminal with a namecard, then escorts your group (up to seven) on a straightforward 75–90 minute drive into the city. The vehicle is yours alone, no shared stops or detours. All taxes and fees are included; tip separately if you wish.

1h 15m – 1h 30mfrom AUD $250
Private Cooking Class in Sorrento & garden visit.
5.0 (30)
🍜 Food & Cooking
Italy

Private Cooking Class in Sorrento & garden visit.

Roll up your sleeves in a Sorrentine kitchen for a hands-on three-hour cooking class where you'll shape pasta or prepare a classic Italian dish alongside a local cook. You'll handle the prep, work the dough, and sit down to eat what you've made, paired with regional wine and beer. The session wraps with a stroll through the home garden.

3 hoursfrom AUD $533
Florence Cooking Class with Wine Pairing in Mirella's Garden Home
5.0 (30)
🍜 Food & Cooking
Italy

Florence Cooking Class with Wine Pairing in Mirella's Garden Home

Roll up your sleeves in Mirella's kitchen south of Florence and cook three to four Tuscan dishes from scratch, then sit down to eat what you've made alongside her husband Stefano. This three-hour class centres on pasta-making, moving through a proper meal structure: antipasti, a pasta course, mains and dessert. Mirella draws on Florentine Renaissance traditions and family heritage, shifting her menus seasonally. Wine and prosecco flow throughout.

3 hoursfrom AUD $407
PRIVATE Full-Day Wine Experience in Chianti Classico.
5.0 (29)
🍜 Food & Cooking
Italy

PRIVATE Full-Day Wine Experience in Chianti Classico.

Spend eight or nine hours exploring Chianti Classico with your own driver and minivan, departing from Florence. You'll navigate through vineyard-dotted hills and stop at family-owned estates to taste Chianti and Super Tuscan wines, visit medieval villages like Greve or Panzano, and sample cured meats, cheeses and olive oil straight from producers. Your English-speaking driver knows the region well and can steer you towards hidden corners or let you call the shots entirely.

8 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $550
Mount Etna Sunset with sicilian tasting
5.0 (29)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
Italy

Mount Etna Sunset with sicilian tasting

Climb Europe's most active volcano with a local guide, navigating lava caves and high-altitude ridges before sunset. This 5.5-hour Sicilian experience starts with tastings of volcanic-region produce on an organic farm, then ascends through otherworldly terrain where solidified lava flows and ancient craters dominate the landscape. You'll reach roughly 2,000 metres, explore subsurface caverns lit by torchlight, and watch light change across the slopes as the day ends. The drive, hike, and farm visit combine geology, local food culture and raw mountain drama.

5h 30mfrom AUD $98
Full capri
5.0 (29)
🐠 Water Activities
Italy

Full capri

A seven-hour boat tour circumnavigates Capri's dramatic coastline, revealing sea stacks, hidden grottoes, and crystalline coves inaccessible by land. You'll navigate past the Faraglioni rock formations and explore caves where light filters through underwater apertures, with time for snorkelling in sheltered bays. Refreshments and equipment included.

7 hoursfrom AUD $2331
3H Private Cruise Lake Como Tender yacht Invictus 6 pax
5.0 (29)
🐠 Water Activities
Italy

3H Private Cruise Lake Como Tender yacht Invictus 6 pax

Cruise Lake Como aboard the Invictus, a sleek 9.15-metre tender yacht built from wood and leather with space for six. Your captain Luca navigates the lake's most celebrated villas and hidden coves over three hours, narrating the region's stories in Italian, English or French. The boat features a full galley, entertainment system, and sheltered bow and stern—ideal for soaking in the Alpine views with prosecco in hand.

3 hoursfrom AUD $1832
Cefalù Photoshoot Capture Your Spontaneous And Happy Moments
5.0 (29)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Italy

Cefalù Photoshoot Capture Your Spontaneous And Happy Moments

A 90-minute guided photo session through Cefalù's medieval core, led by a local photographer who coaches you through posing techniques. You'll work through narrow old lanes, around the stunning Duomo and its hidden alcoves, finishing near the waterfront. Whether you're travelling solo, with a partner, family or friends, the focus is on capturing candid, natural moments rather than stiff formality. No photography experience needed.

1h 30mfrom AUD $150
Hot-Air Balloon Flight over Florence
5.0 (29)
🏔 Adventure & Sports
Italy

Hot-Air Balloon Flight over Florence

Rise above Florence at first light for an hour-long balloon flight capturing the Duomo, Ponte Vecchio, and rolling Chianti landscape from an entirely different vantage. You'll drift silently over Renaissance landmarks and countryside that few visitors actually see, grounding yourself afterwards with prosecco and the pilot. The entire experience runs 2–3 hours and includes aeronautical insurance.

2 hours – 3 hoursfrom AUD $664
Barolo&Barbaresco Wine Experience with a Local Winemaker / Milano
5.0 (29)
🍜 Food & Cooking
Italy

Barolo&Barbaresco Wine Experience with a Local Winemaker / Milano

A nine-hour private wine tour departing Milan led by a Piemonte-born winemaker who owns local vineyards. You'll visit two working wineries in the Barolo and Barbaresco region, tasting wines directly with someone who grows and produces them. This is a chance to move beyond standard tourist routes and learn winemaking from someone whose family has roots deep in these celebrated hills. Lunch can be added separately.

9 hoursfrom AUD $833
Private Amalfi Coast Tour
5.0 (29)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Italy

Private Amalfi Coast Tour

Spend eight hours discovering the Amalfi Coast's most celebrated villages in a private minivan with an English-speaking driver. Loop through Positano, Amalfi, and Ravello at your own pace, wandering colourful laneways, ducking into independent shops, or simply soaking up the Mediterranean light. Hotel collection and return included, with air-conditioned comfort throughout.

8 hoursfrom AUD $576
From Palau: Maddalena National Park boat tour
5.0 (29)
🐠 Water Activities
Italy

From Palau: Maddalena National Park boat tour

Explore La Maddalena Archipelago on a private inflatable boat skippered by a Sardinian native who knows every hidden inlet. Over seven hours, you'll navigate turquoise waters between granite islands, stopping to snorkel in crystalline bays and swim at secluded spots chosen on the day. The itinerary bends to your mood—linger where you wish, move on when ready. A glass of local wine shared aboard rounds out the Mediterranean experience.

7 hoursfrom AUD $1166
Simply the best of the Amalfi Coast from Positano
5.0 (29)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Italy

Simply the best of the Amalfi Coast from Positano

This 7.5-hour private tour traces the Amalfi Coast's most compelling stops, starting from Positano and threading through clifftop villages and coastal towns. You'll drive the legendary Amalfi road, exploring Amalfi's medieval streets and cathedral, then ascend to Ravello's mountain perch for views across Villa Cimbrone and Villa Rufolo gardens. A lunch break at a family-run trattoria gives you a taste of local cooking away from the tourist crush.

7h 30mfrom AUD $500
Skip the line - Private tour: Vatican Museums Sistine Chapel,
5.0 (29)
🛕 Culture & History
Italy

Skip the line - Private tour: Vatican Museums Sistine Chapel,

Bypass the queues at the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with a private, guided walk through two of Christianity's most significant spaces. This 2–2.5 hour tour, led by a licensed guide with wireless headsets, grants direct access to Michelangelo's frescoed chapel and the museum's masterworks. Note: Saint Peter's Basilica entry varies by day and unforeseen closures; the itinerary adapts accordingly, though refunds aren't available for unavoidable shutdowns.

2 hours – 2h 30mfrom AUD $416
Rockin kitchen : Fresh Pasta lesson with Music Aperitif Dinner
5.0 (29)
🍜 Food & Cooking
Italy

Rockin kitchen : Fresh Pasta lesson with Music Aperitif Dinner

Learn to shape fresh pasta whilst a live soundtrack sets the tempo in a Milan design apartment. Over three hours, you'll work through the rhythm of rolling, cutting and forming, breaking for aperitifs and wine, then sit down to eat what you've made. The host customises both timing and menu on request, making this suited equally to mates after a laugh, family groups, or teams looking to bond over something tangible.

3 hoursfrom AUD $182
Private Tour Positano, Amalfi and Ravello by Minivan Mercedes
5.0 (29)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Italy

Private Tour Positano, Amalfi and Ravello by Minivan Mercedes

A nine-hour private minivan tour threading through three iconic Amalfi Coast villages. Your English-speaking driver navigates the dramatic coastal road, stopping for an hour each in Positano with its stacked pastel houses, Amalfi's cathedral-anchored piazza, and Ravello's clifftop gardens. You'll taste local limoncello and melloncello, with pick-up and drop-off from your preferred location. Lunch is on you, but the views are free.

9 hoursfrom AUD $550
Professional Photoshoot in Florence - Tour or Experience
5.0 (29)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Italy

Professional Photoshoot in Florence - Tour or Experience

Work with an English and Italian-speaking photographer for a bespoke one-hour session across Florence's most photogenic spots. You'll choose the locations, set the mood, and walk away with 25 to 50 polished images that capture the texture of your time in the city. This isn't about ticking boxes—it's about documenting how you actually experienced Florence, with a professional who knows the light and the backstreets.

1 hourfrom AUD $208
Pompeii Sorrento Positano , Minivan + Guide
5.0 (29)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Italy

Pompeii Sorrento Positano , Minivan + Guide

A seven-hour guided tour through three of Campania's most storied destinations. Start at Pompeii, where 2,000 years of preserved Roman life—houses, baths, shops—await exploration with expert commentary. Continue to the clifftop village of Positano, where pastel buildings tumble toward the Tyrrhenian Sea, then venture inland to meet local artisans crafting traditional cheeses and mozzarella using methods unchanged for generations. Includes private minivan transport and English-speaking guide throughout.

7 hoursfrom AUD $500
Dolce Vita 5Terre&Portovenere: Full Day Tour with Lunch
5.0 (29)
🐠 Water Activities
Italy

Dolce Vita 5Terre&Portovenere: Full Day Tour with Lunch

Spend seven hours sailing the Cinque Terre coast and Portovenere on a small yacht, stopping to swim in clear Ligurian waters and eat locally sourced brunch aboard. Your crew knows these villages and hidden coves well—expect to see what day-trippers miss, without the crowds. The boat carries snorkelling gear and floating tubes for those who want to cool off between villages.

7 hoursfrom AUD $308
Private Tour: Siena and San Gimignano Day Trip from Rome
5.0 (29)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Italy

Private Tour: Siena and San Gimignano Day Trip from Rome

A private driver escorts you north from Rome into Tuscany's heartland for an 11-hour exploration of two medieval showstoppers. You'll navigate Siena's Gothic splendours—including the striped Duomo and the famous Palio racecourse at Piazza del Campo—before heading to San Gimignano to wander past its signature towers and browse artisan workshops along Via San Giovanni. Your own sedan or minivan means you move at your pace, with hotel collection and return included.

11 hoursfrom AUD $1266
Cesarine: Small group Pasta and Tiramisu class in Treviso
5.0 (29)
🍜 Food & Cooking
Italy

Cesarine: Small group Pasta and Tiramisu class in Treviso

Roll fresh pasta by hand and master two classic shapes, then cap off the afternoon with tiramisu in a Treviso home kitchen. This three-hour class with a local Cesarina—part of Italy's network of home cooks—keeps numbers intimate at twelve maximum. You'll taste what you make, sip prosecco on arrival, and leave with genuine techniques, not restaurant theatre. It's cooking as locals do it, not performance art.

3 hoursfrom AUD $225
Etna : Group Helicopter Flight (including round trip car transfer)
5.0 (29)
🏔 Adventure & Sports
Italy

Etna : Group Helicopter Flight (including round trip car transfer)

See Europe's most active volcano from the air on this 30-minute helicopter circuit departing Fiumefreddo di Sicilia. You'll fly over Mount Etna's summit craters, recent lava flows, and the dramatic Valle del Bove collapse scar, taking in 360° views of eastern Sicily and the Aeolian Islands. The experience includes car transfers from Taormina or Giardini Naxos, safety briefing with pilots, and refreshments before boarding.

30 minfrom AUD $566
Calabrian Alpacas Sunset Beach Experiences Pizzo VV AlpacSelfies
5.0 (29)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
Italy

Calabrian Alpacas Sunset Beach Experiences Pizzo VV AlpacSelfies

Walk alongside Calabria's sole alpaca herd through pine forest down to Colomaio beach, with Pizzo town and mountains framing the experience. These farm-raised animals are accustomed to people, making them approachable companions for a one-hour ramble. You'll lead your own alpaca, snap photos together on the sand, and leave with genuine footage of the connection you've built—the sort of thing that actually translates well when you show mates back home.

1 hourfrom AUD $50
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