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Deluxe Private Tour of the Amalfi Coast

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Deluxe Private Tour of the Amalfi Coast

A private eight-to-nine-hour exploration of three Amalfi Coast villages, each with distinct character. Start in Positano, wandering pastel-hued lanes and designer shops perched above turquoise water. Move to Amalfi town to see the striking Arab-Norman cathedral and medieval streets. End high in Ravello, where clifftop gardens frame sweeping coastal views. Your guide tailors stops to your interests, uncovering quieter spots beyond the main crowds.

8 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $575

Roman Home-Cooked Dinner with a Panoramic View on Gianicolo Hill

🍜 Food & Cooking

Roman Home-Cooked Dinner with a Panoramic View on Gianicolo Hill

Cook and eat a three-course Roman dinner on Debora and Fiamma's balcony atop Gianicolo Hill, with views across Rome. Over three hours, you'll work through bruschetta, pasta alla carbonara, and tiramisu whilst your hosts share stories about living in the city, the customs behind each dish, and how Romans actually eat. Wine flows throughout. The group ranges from intimate to twenty-plus, depending on the night—either feels like dining with locals who've adopted you for the evening.

3 hoursfrom AUD $117

Full Day Tour of Rome

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Full Day Tour of Rome

Spend seven hours navigating Rome's most recognisable monuments with a private driver who speaks multiple languages. You'll visit the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Aventine Hill, Circus Maximus, the Appian Way and Catacombs, plus lesser-known spots like Capitol Hill and the Jewish Ghetto. Your driver provides commentary throughout and handles logistics, though you'll explore each site independently. An air-conditioned vehicle and bottled water keep you comfortable between stops.

7 hoursfrom AUD $1349

Florence in a day - Private Tour

🛕 Culture & History

Florence in a day - Private Tour

A five-hour guided sweep through Florence's Renaissance masterpieces, starting with the city's two defining squares and medieval backstreets before reaching Michelangelo's David at the Academy Gallery. After lunch, you'll move through the Uffizi to see works by Botticelli, Leonardo, Raphael and Titian. Your guide handles the storytelling while you absorb centuries of artistic achievement across the city's most significant sites.

5 hoursfrom AUD $683

Glide Through Rome on a Golf Cart Adventure

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Glide Through Rome on a Golf Cart Adventure

Tour Rome's streets in a silent electric golf cart, covering more ground than walking whilst absorbing the city at a relaxed pace. Over two to two-and-a-half hours, you'll move past major landmarks and discover lesser-known piazzas and viewpoints with a local guide who shares the stories behind the monuments. The quiet vehicle lets you hear Roman life unfolding around you—market vendors, street musicians, café conversations—whilst staying comfortable enough to take in the details that walking tours often rush past.

2 hours – 2h 30mfrom AUD $152

Full day tour to Pompei with guide, Sorrento,Positano from Napoli/Salerno/Amalfi

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Full day tour to Pompei with guide, Sorrento,Positano from Napoli/Salerno/Amalfi

An eight-hour loop from Naples, Salerno, or Amalfi that threads together three essential Campania destinations. Start at Pompeii's volcanic ruins with a licensed guide unpacking life frozen in 79 AD, then drift through Sorrento's piazzas and narrow laneways before finishing at Positano's clifftop maze of boutiques and waterfront bars. Travel by private minivan or car with air conditioning and water included.

8 hoursfrom AUD $633

Framura express

🐠 Water Activities

Framura express

A 2–3 hour speedboat adventure along Italy's Levante coast, launching from Framura's harbour near the train station. You'll explore hidden coves and sea caves by fast dinghy, snorkel in crystalline waters teeming with fish, and swim in secluded grottos. The boat carries local focaccia and Cinque Terre white wine, making this equal parts sightseeing and leisurely float. Depart from Levanto pier on request.

2 hours – 3 hoursfrom AUD $117

Daytrip from Rome to Pompeii and Amalfi Coast

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Daytrip from Rome to Pompeii and Amalfi Coast

A 12-hour private excursion combining the buried Roman city of Pompeii or Herculaneum with the dramatic cliffside villages of the Amalfi Coast. Your driver collects you from your Rome hotel, whisks you south through Campania, and delivers you back by evening. You'll navigate ancient streets frozen in ash, then trade archaeological ruins for pastel-coloured harbours and winding coastal roads. Entry fees and transport are sorted; bring your own sustenance and comfortable shoes.

12 hoursfrom AUD $1992

Full Day Tour Pompeii–Sorrento -Positano

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Full Day Tour Pompeii–Sorrento -Positano

An eight-hour drive through Campania's most storied coastline, connecting Pompeii's haunting ruins with the clifftop villages of Sorrento and Positano. Your English-speaking driver handles navigation and logistics while you explore independently—perfect for travellers who want flexibility without the hassle of rental cars or public transport. You'll cover ancient sites, dramatic seascapes, and charming towns at your own pace, with someone reliable managing the vehicle and tackling Campania's unpredictable roads.

8 hoursfrom AUD $566

Portofino and Santa Margherita Private Tour of Ligurian Gems

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Portofino and Santa Margherita Private Tour of Ligurian Gems

Explore Portofino and Santa Margherita Ligure on a private 4–6 hour tour along Italy's Ligurian coast. Your local guide leads you through each village's harbour-front streets, past pastel-coloured buildings and boutiques stocked with regional delicacies. Ferry between the two towns (or travel by coach in winter), pause for a swim if the mood takes, then settle in for focaccia and local wine. Add optional cooking classes or wine tastings to deepen your connection to the region's food culture.

4 hours – 6 hoursfrom AUD $583

Amalfi Coast 7-hour Private Boat Rental in Maiori or Minori

🐠 Water Activities

Amalfi Coast 7-hour Private Boat Rental in Maiori or Minori

Rent a private boat for seven hours and navigate the Amalfi Coast at your own pace, no licence needed. Launch from Maiori or Minori and chart your course past Positano and Praiano, explore the dramatic Furore Fjord, and anchor near the Li Galli Islets for a swim. You're in complete control—stop where the mood takes you, linger over views, or drift in quiet coves without the hassle of road traffic or tour schedules.

7 hoursfrom AUD $533

Rome: Private Walking Tour of Highlights & Secret Spots

🛕 Culture & History

Rome: Private Walking Tour of Highlights & Secret Spots

A three-hour private walking tour through Rome's layered history, moving between ancient ruins, Renaissance squares, and neighbourhood backstreets with a local guide. You'll see the Pantheon, Campo de Fiori market, the spot where Julius Caesar fell, the Jewish Ghetto, Theatre of Marcellus, Circus Maximus, and Palatine Hill, finishing at Tiber Island. The tour includes a tasting of supplì, a Roman street-food staple of fried rice and cheese.

3 hoursfrom AUD $163

Private Transfer : From Rome to FCO airport

✈️ Transfers

Private Transfer : From Rome to FCO airport

Direct transfer from Rome to Fiumicino Airport in a private, air-conditioned vehicle. Your driver handles luggage and navigates traffic, leaving you to relax during the 50-minute journey. Experienced, English-speaking professionals who know the city inside-out manage the whole process—no hassle, no surprises, just a straightforward ride timed to your flight.

50 minfrom AUD $92

Private Tour: Chianti Region Tour by Minivan

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Private Tour: Chianti Region Tour by Minivan

Spend eight hours rolling through Chianti's rolling hills in a private minivan, stopping at a family-run winery to taste wines and eat lunch at your own pace. Your driver provides running commentary on the region's history and landscape as you wind past cypress-lined roads, medieval villages frozen in time, and terraced vineyards. This is Tuscany without the coach groups—quiet hamlets, genuine hospitality, and the chance to linger wherever catches your eye.

8 hoursfrom AUD $1237

Ponza Island Day Trip from Rome with Boat Tour Swimming and Lunch

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Ponza Island Day Trip from Rome with Boat Tour Swimming and Lunch

Trade Rome's summer gridlock for a day on Ponza, an island off Italy's coast accessible by a swift ferry crossing. This 14-hour excursion whisks you from central Rome to the harbour, then onto a five-hour boat loop around Ponza's craggy shoreline. You'll dip into secluded coves, explore sea caverns, and hear stories of the island's past from your guide. A proper pasta lunch and local wine arrive onboard whilst you float between swimming stops. Back on land, an hour of wandering gives you time to browse harbour shops or taste gelato before the evening return to Rome.

14 hoursfrom AUD $214

Positano, Amalfi and Ravello Private Tour from Naples

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Positano, Amalfi and Ravello Private Tour from Naples

A full-day private drive along the Amalfi Coast from Naples, visiting Positano's pastel cliffside villages, the medieval streets of Amalfi town, and hilltop Ravello with its gardens and views. Your English or Italian-speaking driver navigates the winding coastal roads, stopping at Conca dei Marini to see the Emerald Grotto, with built-in free time to explore each spot at your own pace. Eight hours total; water and air conditioning included.

8 hoursfrom AUD $966

The 2 South gems: Capri and Positano Day Cruise

🐠 Water Activities

The 2 South gems: Capri and Positano Day Cruise

A seven to eight-hour coastal cruise departing from the Amalfi region, calling at Capri and Positano with swimming stops in sheltered coves. You'll cruise past the dramatic Li Galli islets, guided by a skipper who knows the best snorkelling spots and anchorages. The afternoon gives you time to explore Positano's pastel-coloured streets and grab lunch at a harborside restaurant before returning. Prosecco, snorkelling gear, and beach towels included.

7 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $2331

Private Amalfi Coast Cruise: Positano, Amalfi & Swim Stops

🐠 Water Activities

Private Amalfi Coast Cruise: Positano, Amalfi & Swim Stops

Spend eight hours aboard a traditional wooden gozzo exploring the Amalfi Coast's most dramatic stretches. Your private skipper navigates past the Li Galli islands, Fiordo di Furore, and hidden coves inaccessible by land, stopping wherever conditions and your mood allow. Swim in crystalline bays, wander through Positano and Amalfi at leisure, and anchor for lunch at waterfront trattorias. The boat carries a maximum of twelve, making this a genuinely intimate way to see why this coastline has captured imaginations for centuries.

8 hoursfrom AUD $1574

Private transfer from Naples to Positano and vice versa

✈️ Transfers

Private transfer from Naples to Positano and vice versa

Point-to-point transfer service between Naples and Positano covering the scenic Amalfi Coast route in 1–2 hours. Your driver handles navigation whilst you settle into a climate-controlled sedan with onboard WiFi and refreshments. English and Spanish-speaking staff greet you with local knowledge and assist with luggage. Booking is flexible around your flight times or schedule, and the service accommodates families with infants, prams, and specialised seating.

1 hour – 2 hoursfrom AUD $238

Private Amalfi Coast Tour from Sorrento

🐠 Water Activities

Private Amalfi Coast Tour from Sorrento

A seven-hour private boat tour along Italy's Amalfi Coast, departing from Sorrento. Your skipper navigates the dramatic coastline, stopping at secluded coves and villages like Positano. Swim in turquoise waters, explore pastel-coloured towns perched on cliffs, and enjoy drinks and snacks throughout. Ideal for celebrating with family or friends, with personalised service from start to finish.

7 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $1799

Private Walking Tour: Discover Ravenna's Stunning Mosaics

🛕 Culture & History

Private Walking Tour: Discover Ravenna's Stunning Mosaics

A three-hour private walking tour through Ravenna, Italy's mosaic heartland. You'll explore World Heritage sites to understand why this town became capital three times over and developed its reputation for intricate tilework. The guide covers key historical periods while unpacking early Christian mosaic symbolism and techniques—giving you the context to read these ancient surfaces like a narrative.

3 hoursfrom AUD $266

The Spanish Quarters, Street Art and Local Market Tour in Naples

🛕 Culture & History

The Spanish Quarters, Street Art and Local Market Tour in Naples

Navigate the Quartieri Spagnoli with a neighbourhood native who reads the quarter's layered identity—devotional shrines rubbing shoulders with bold street art, laundry strung across centuries-old facades, and the everyday choreography of Neapolitan life. This two-hour walk threads through cramped alleyways lined with family-run shops, stops at a working market, and finishes with a taste of local food, sweet or savoury. You'll move at street pace, not tour-coach speed.

2 hoursfrom AUD $50

Rome: Neapolitan Pizza Cooking Class in Front of the Vatican

🍜 Food & Cooking

Rome: Neapolitan Pizza Cooking Class in Front of the Vatican

Master the art of Neapolitan pizza-making from a seasoned pizzaiolo in a central Rome location steps from the Vatican. This one-hour hands-on class teaches you dough technique, ingredient selection, and the regional traditions behind Italy's most iconic dish. You'll shape, stretch, and bake your own pizza, then sit down to eat what you've made alongside fresh seasonal ingredients sourced by your instructor.

1 hourfrom AUD $123

Rooftop Pasta and Cocktails Cooking Class in Rome

🍜 Food & Cooking

Rooftop Pasta and Cocktails Cooking Class in Rome

Learn to roll, cut, and cook fresh pasta from scratch on a Rome rooftop, then master two classic Italian cocktails in a hands-on three-hour session. A small group works alongside a local chef, moving through each technique at a relaxed pace before sitting down together to eat what you've made. The setting overlooks the city, the instruction is practical rather than theatrical, and you'll leave knowing how to recreate both dishes at home.

3 hoursfrom AUD $125

Private Chianti Classico Wine Tasting Tour in Two Family Wineries

🍜 Food & Cooking

Private Chianti Classico Wine Tasting Tour in Two Family Wineries

Spend five hours in the Chianti Classico hills visiting two family-owned wineries where the producers themselves greet you. Your local guide drives you through the region's rolling vineyards, sharing stories of winemaking traditions and village life. Taste Chianti Classico alongside cured meats, cheese and olive oil in intimate, unhurried settings designed to feel like a friend's invitation rather than a commercial operation.

5 hoursfrom AUD $266

2 hours tour on boat to Polignano a mare

🐠 Water Activities

2 hours tour on boat to Polignano a mare

A two-hour boat journey departing Monopoli that hugs the Adriatic coastline toward Polignano a Mare, stopping at sea caves, rocky outcrops steeped in local lore, and the dramatic Lama Monachile inlet. You'll swim in transparent waters, taste fresh aperitifs aboard, and pay respects at Domenico Modugno's seaside statue whilst hearing the Apulian legend's story. Local crew with genuine maritime knowledge steer the experience.

2 hoursfrom AUD $67

Pompeii, Herculaneum & Mt. Vesuvius Guided Tour from Sorrento

🌿 Nature & Wildlife

Pompeii, Herculaneum & Mt. Vesuvius Guided Tour from Sorrento

A comprehensive 9-hour journey from Sorrento through three of southern Italy's most significant archaeological sites. Spend two hours with a licensed guide exploring Pompeii's street-level ruins, then move to Herculaneum where volcanic ash preserved timber beams and household objects in striking detail. The day concludes with a hike up Mount Vesuvius itself, the volcano responsible for both sites' preservation, offering views across the Bay of Naples from the crater rim.

9 hoursfrom AUD $894

Chef Service Ostuni, Cisternino, Ceglie, Fasano

🍜 Food & Cooking

Chef Service Ostuni, Cisternino, Ceglie, Fasano

A private chef arrives at your accommodation in Ostuni, Cisternino, Ceglie, or Fasano to prepare authentic Puglian cuisine tailored to your preferences. Over 4.5 hours, you'll experience regional cooking traditions in the comfort of your own space—whether that's a holiday home, apartment, or masseria. The chef handles all cooking and cleanup, leaving you to savour the meal without the effort. Menus can be adapted for vegetarian, vegan, coeliac, or other dietary needs.

4h 30mfrom AUD $167

Vatican Highlights, Museums Sistine Chapel tour Basilica entrance

🛕 Culture & History

Vatican Highlights, Museums Sistine Chapel tour Basilica entrance

A three-hour guided tour of Vatican City's artistic treasures, moving from the Pio-Clementine Museums through Renaissance masterworks to Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling and the Last Judgment. You'll walk past classical sculptures including the Laocoon group, navigate the 16th-century Gallery of Maps, step into the Raphael and Borgia apartments where popes once lived, then stand beneath one of history's most commanding frescoes. Skip-the-line access and a licensed guide lead you through galleries most visitors queue hours to see, finishing at the entrance to Saint Peter's Basilica.

3 hoursfrom AUD $198

Rome Key Sights Golf Cart Tour | Private & Groups

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Rome Key Sights Golf Cart Tour | Private & Groups

Cruise Rome's layered streets in a golf cart, blending classical landmarks with neighbourhood gems over two-and-a-half to three hours. Navigate ancient piazzas, Renaissance fountains and soaring churches from a vantage that lets you cover ground without the walk-fatigue. Small groups (up to seven) gather at convenient spots, or book privately with hotel collection and a local guide who reads the city's texture—the stories embedded in stonework and street patterns that casual tourists miss.

2h 30m – 3 hoursfrom AUD $624

Ravenna Mosaics and Highlights Private Tour with a Local Guide

🛕 Culture & History

Ravenna Mosaics and Highlights Private Tour with a Local Guide

A 3-hour private walking tour of Ravenna with a local guide reveals the city's extraordinary mosaic legacy and layered history spanning Roman and Byzantine periods. You'll explore well-preserved monuments and architectural gems that earned Ravenna its reputation as a centre of artistic achievement. Your guide unpacks how this small Adriatic town became a powerhouse of early Christian and imperial culture, with stories embedded in the intricate tilework and stonework around every corner.

3 hoursfrom AUD $316

Cooking Class in a former Artist Monastery in the Heart of Monopoli

🍜 Food & Cooking

Cooking Class in a former Artist Monastery in the Heart of Monopoli

Step into a working artist's home in Monopoli's old town for a three-hour dive into Apulian cooking. A local designer walks you through seasonal dishes using ingredients sourced from nearby farms, teaching technique while sharing stories about the region's food culture. You'll make fresh pasta and dessert from scratch, then sit down to eat what you've prepared alongside local wine and coffee.

3 hoursfrom AUD $158

Parasailing Flight Adventure in Amalfi Coast

🏔 Adventure & Sports

Parasailing Flight Adventure in Amalfi Coast

Launch from a boat off the Amalfi Coast and climb 200 metres above the sparkling Mediterranean on a 15-minute parasail flight. Fly solo, tandem, or in a trio—your choice. You'll rise dry from the deck and land back on the boat with zero experience needed. Small groups of up to 10 keep things intimate, and the crew have logged serious hours on parasail operations.

15 minfrom AUD $132

Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill- Private Tour

🛕 Culture & History

Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill- Private Tour

A private 3.5-hour guided tour of Rome's three most significant ancient sites. Skip the queues at the Colosseum and explore both levels where gladiators once fought, then walk through the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill with a blue-badge guide who contextualises the ruins and brings emperors, senators, and everyday Romans to life. You'll move through two millennia of political intrigue, architecture, and daily life across streets where Julius Caesar himself once walked.

3h 30mfrom AUD $466

Etna Food and Wine Tour from Taormina

🍜 Food & Cooking

Etna Food and Wine Tour from Taormina

A seven-hour food and wine tour from Taormina led by local guides Chris and Barbara, who take small groups to family-owned producers on Mount Etna's slopes. You'll taste wines, oils, cheeses and other Sicilian specialities made outside industrial channels, eat lunch at a working farm, and experience how people actually live in these villages rather than how they're packaged for visitors. Transport, tastings and one wine glass per person are included.

7 hoursfrom AUD $533

Cook a Classic Italian Meal Inspired by a Roman Grandmother

🍜 Food & Cooking

Cook a Classic Italian Meal Inspired by a Roman Grandmother

Learn to cook Roman dishes in a three-hour class led by Janice and Francesca, who channel their grandmother's decades of restaurant expertise. You'll master gnocchi and other Italian staples, then sit down to eat what you've made alongside wine. The focus is practical technique and family recipes you'll want to recreate at home.

3 hoursfrom AUD $217

Rome Golf Cart Tour from Villa Borghese Gardens

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Rome Golf Cart Tour from Villa Borghese Gardens

Skip Rome's congested main roads and explore the city's classical heart from a golf cart, navigating quiet back streets to reach major monuments, piazzas, and fountains. This three-hour guided tour lets you pause at each site to wander inside buildings and soak in surroundings without fighting traffic, crowds, or exhaust fumes. Your English-speaking driver takes you through colourful neighbourhoods most visitors miss, revealing how Romans actually move through their city.

3 hoursfrom AUD $316

Private transfer from Rome to Sorrento, or vice versa

✈️ Transfers

Private transfer from Rome to Sorrento, or vice versa

Private sedan or minivan transport connecting Rome and Sorrento with a bilingual driver who shares local knowledge along the way. The 240-kilometre journey can include a 2–2.5 hour stop at Pompeii, Herculaneum, or Mt. Vesuvius, letting you break up the drive with genuine archaeology rather than rushing through it. Pickup from your accommodation, station, port, or airport is included.

Canyoning at the foot of Etna

🏔 Adventure & Sports

Canyoning at the foot of Etna

Descend into volcanic canyons at Etna's base on this four-hour canyoning adventure. You'll abseil down watercourse-carved gorges using proper mountaineering kit, guided by trained instructors through medium-difficulty terrain. The route adjusts based on water flow and weather, so expect flexibility. All safety gear—wetsuit, harness, helmet, specialist shoes—is supplied. This demands moderate fitness; it's not for pregnant travellers or those with heart concerns.

4 hoursfrom AUD $162

Transfer Naples Positano or vice versa

✈️ Transfers

Transfer Naples Positano or vice versa

A straightforward point-to-point transfer linking Naples Airport or Train Station with Positano, covering the winding Amalfi Coast route in 2–3 hours. Your English-speaking driver meets you with a nameplate in a chilled Mercedes, handling luggage and navigation so you can settle in. One transfer per booking; confirm your flight or train number when reserving.

2 hours – 3 hoursfrom AUD $183

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