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Visit in Pompeii - Pompeii Private Tour with Ada

🛕 Culture & History

Visit in Pompeii - Pompeii Private Tour with Ada

Ada's private walking tour of Pompeii reconstructs Roman life through archaeological evidence and storytelling across the site's major zones. Over two hours, your authorised guide—fluent in English, French, or Italian—navigates you past preserved homes, forums, and everyday artefacts, building a tangible sense of how residents lived before Vesuvius. Tours can be tailored to your interests, whether focusing on domestic spaces, commerce, or public life. Minimum four participants required.

2 hoursfrom AUD $316

Cooking Class in an Italian Family Home : Pasta & Wine near Lecce

🍜 Food & Cooking

Cooking Class in an Italian Family Home : Pasta & Wine near Lecce

Cook fresh pasta by hand in Enza's countryside home near Lecce, learning traditional Salentine recipes passed down through her family. This 3.5-hour evening starts with prosecco and homemade antipasti, moves into the kitchen for hands-on pasta-making, then settles around the dining table for a proper meal with local wine, live music, and genuine conversation. Finish with homemade dessert and limoncello.

3h 30mfrom AUD $148

Private Tour explore Vulcano Island by Kayak & Coasteering

🐠 Water Activities

Private Tour explore Vulcano Island by Kayak & Coasteering

Paddle around Vulcano's volcanic coastline on a two-hour kayak adventure suited to all abilities. You'll navigate sea caves sculpted by ancient lava flows, swim through thermal waters warming the island's bays, and explore hidden grottos accessible only by water. Equipment and safety gear provided. Choose your intensity—gentle paddles for first-timers or technical routes for experienced kayakers seeking caving and wild terrain.

2 hoursfrom AUD $300

The BEST Private Amalfi Coast Vespa Tour

🏔 Adventure & Sports

The BEST Private Amalfi Coast Vespa Tour

Ride a classic Vespa along Italy's most dramatic coastline with an authorised guide who knows every hairpin turn and hidden village. This 6.5-hour private tour traces the Amalfi Coast from Naples, weaving through Positano's pastel streets and stopping at the Furore Fjord's clifftop viewpoint. You'll visit Amalfi's cathedral square, sample local limoncello and lemon cake, and hear stories about the region's craftspeople and traditions. Your guide handles navigation while you take in the sea views and stops for photos.

6h 30mfrom AUD $617

Rome: Hands-on Fettuccine, Ravioli & Tiramisu Cooking Class

🍜 Food & Cooking

Rome: Hands-on Fettuccine, Ravioli & Tiramisu Cooking Class

Roll up your sleeves in a Rome kitchen to build three pillars of Italian cooking: hand-rolled fettuccine and ravioli, plus tiramisu layered with mascarpone and espresso. Over three hours, a chef walks you through dough work, filling techniques, and assembly, explaining the reasoning behind each step rather than just the motions. You'll cook together, ask questions, taste your own food at a shared table, and leave with usable skills and a clearer sense of why these dishes matter in Italian culture.

3 hoursfrom AUD $115

Sassi di Matera guided tour with Giulio

🛕 Culture & History

Sassi di Matera guided tour with Giulio

Walk through Matera's ancient Sassi district with a local guide who knows the neighbourhood's layered history. This 2–3 hour tour takes you past the carved stone dwellings, church façades and hidden corners that make the area distinctive. You'll stop at key landmarks and hear stories that rarely make it into standard guidebooks, giving you a genuine sense of how people have lived here across centuries.

2 hours – 3 hoursfrom AUD $25

Lake Como Private boat tour from Bellagio with a local

🐠 Water Activities

Lake Como Private boat tour from Bellagio with a local

Explore Lake Como's shoreline from Bellagio with a local skipper who knows the lake's quieter corners. This 1–2 hour private boat outing takes you past grand lakeside villas and mountain-framed coves reachable only by water. Prosecco and bottled water come aboard. You'll set the departure time that suits you, and pick-up can arrange from Bellagio town centre or nearby villages like Varenna, Tremezzo or Menaggio.

1 hour – 2 hoursfrom AUD $483

The Florence Pottery Experience: Factory Tour & Masterclass

🍜 Food & Cooking

The Florence Pottery Experience: Factory Tour & Masterclass

This two-hour pottery experience transports you from Florence's crowded centre to Montelupo Fiorentino, a village that has been shaping ceramics for over seven centuries. You'll tour a working factory where Salvatore and his team handcraft every piece, then take a seat at the wheel yourself to create something tangible to take home. Your finished work gets fired, glazed, and shipped worldwide—a genuine souvenir born from your own hands rather than a shop shelf.

2 hoursfrom AUD $183

Discover the Magic of the Amalfi and Sorrento Coast by Vespa

🏔 Adventure & Sports

Discover the Magic of the Amalfi and Sorrento Coast by Vespa

Ride the twisting coastal roads of Amalfi and Sorrento on a classic Vespa, with Federico—a local who's spent decades exploring these cliffs on two wheels. This 5–7 hour jaunt takes you past Positano, Amalfi, Praiano, Furore, Sorrento, or Ravello depending on where you're staying. You'll have an experienced pilot handling the bike so you can focus on salt-spray air, switchback views, and the soundtrack of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Hotel pickups included.

5 hours – 7 hoursfrom AUD $550

Ponza, boat trip on board the Zannone 1954

🐠 Water Activities

Ponza, boat trip on board the Zannone 1954

Cruise the waters around Ponza Island aboard the vintage Zannone 1954, a restored wooden vessel that lets you set the pace. Choose your departure time, return window, and routing based on conditions and your mood—whether that's hunting hidden coves, anchoring for a swim, or simply drifting. A licensed guide pilots the boat; you decide how the day unfolds. Runs 5–9 hours depending on what you fancy.

5 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $2000

Classic Amalfi Coast Tour

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Classic Amalfi Coast Tour

Your own driver navigates the Amalfi Coast's most photogenic stops over eight hours, collecting views of Positano's pastel cliffside, the dramatic Furore fjord, and Ravello's terraced gardens. Hotel pickup and drop-off bookend the day. You set the pace at each village—potter through Amalfi's cathedral square, climb Positano's steep lanes, linger in Praiano's quieter stretches. The Mercedes and commentary handle logistics so you focus on the actual landscape rather than bus schedules.

8 hoursfrom AUD $430

Ghisallo Pilgrimage - Road and E-bike Tour

🏔 Adventure & Sports

Ghisallo Pilgrimage - Road and E-bike Tour

Ride from Bellagio to the Madonna del Ghisallo Cycling Chapel on the official Giro di Lombardia climb—a route that's challenged professional cyclists since 1919. This 3.5-hour guided tour on either road or e-bike winds through switchbacks with Lake Como views at every turn, finishing at the sanctuary dedicated to cycling's patron saint and the adjoining museum housing over a century of Italian cycling artefacts and memorabilia.

3h 30mfrom AUD $283

Photoshoot Experience in Palermo

🛕 Culture & History

Photoshoot Experience in Palermo

Spend 90 minutes exploring Palermo's historic core with a professional photographer who'll guide you through centuries-old quarters, baroque piazzas, and hidden architectural gems. You'll roam from Teatro Massimo's grand façade through labyrinthine side streets, pause at the four-cornered Quattro Canti crossroads, uncover quiet angles around Piazza Pretoria and the cathedral, then finish at La Cala's waterfront. Leave with professional-grade images of moments you'll actually want to revisit.

1h 30mfrom AUD $133

Cooking class in a villa with Palermo view

🍜 Food & Cooking

Cooking class in a villa with Palermo view

A three-hour cooking class set in a Palermo villa where you'll prepare dishes using vegetables picked fresh from the instructor's garden. Work in the kitchen with views across the city, then sit down to eat what you've made while taking in the surrounding landscape. Most ingredients come directly from the property, connecting you to the food from soil to plate.

3 hoursfrom AUD $192

Rome: Colosseum Photoshoot, Private & Custom Experience

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Rome: Colosseum Photoshoot, Private & Custom Experience

A 40-minute photography session at Rome's Colosseum with a local photographer who positions you for compelling shots and scouts lesser-known angles nearby. You'll receive 40+ professionally retouched images within two days, capturing genuine moments without the crowds cluttering your frames.

40 minfrom AUD $75

Private Amalfi Coast Tour: Scenic Positano, Amalfi & Ravello

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Private Amalfi Coast Tour: Scenic Positano, Amalfi & Ravello

A seven to eight-hour private tour threading through three jewels of the Amalfi Coast: Ravello perched in the hills, the bustling port town of Amalfi, and the pastel-cliffside village of Positano. You'll travel in an air-conditioned vehicle with a driver, stopping at each destination to wander independently, hunt for souvenirs, and soak in the Mediterranean panoramas. The route showcases the dramatic coastline's character without a rigid itinerary—move at your own rhythm, then regroup for the next leg.

7 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $398

Private Tour - City Center

🛕 Culture & History

Private Tour - City Center

Walk through Rome's historic core with a knowledgeable local guide over two and a half hours. This private tour threads together the city's most iconic landmarks—from the Spanish Steps down through the Pantheon to Navona Square—revealing layers of Roman, Renaissance and baroque architecture. You'll move at your own pace, hearing stories that connect ancient ruins to the streets you're walking, with entry tickets included.

2h 30mfrom AUD $192

Amalfi Coast private tour from Sorrento and nearby

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Amalfi Coast private tour from Sorrento and nearby

An 8-hour private tour along Italy's Amalfi Coast, departing from Sorrento with stops in Positano, Amalfi, and Ravello. You'll spend an hour in each town to wander the narrow streets, photograph the dramatic coastline, and browse local shops. Your English-speaking driver navigates the winding coastal road in a Mercedes, offering local context and pointing out worthwhile detours. All transport costs and vehicle expenses are covered.

8 hoursfrom AUD $599

Sassi of Matera: complete tour for up to 15 people

🛕 Culture & History

Sassi of Matera: complete tour for up to 15 people

Navigate Matera's layered past with a guide who connects the dots between its hewn churches, cathedral and inhabited caves. This three-hour tour covers the Sassi district's most substantial monuments—the Cathedral, Madonna di Idris rock church, San Giovanni in Monterrone, and a lived-in cave dwelling—without the trial-and-error of exploring alone. Groups up to 15 people move together through streets carved into pale limestone, uncovering how people built and worshipped within these ancient formations.

3 hours – 3h 15mfrom AUD $75

Tour in the ruins of Pompeii with an archaeologist

🛕 Culture & History

Tour in the ruins of Pompeii with an archaeologist

Walk through Pompeii's frozen streets with an archaeologist who unpicks the city's final hours. This 2.5-hour private tour navigates beyond the main drag to reveal domestic spaces, shops, bathing complexes and civic centres where temples once dominated. Your guide reads the site's material evidence—frescoes, mosaics, plaster casts of those caught in the 79 AD eruption—to reconstruct how ordinary Romans actually lived. Routes adapt to your pace and interests, whether you're bringing kids or chasing newly excavated areas.

2h 30mfrom AUD $467

Private Tour: Ancient Rome by Car

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Private Tour: Ancient Rome by Car

A private seven-hour guided tour of Rome's classical landmarks, driven by a knowledgeable guide in your own air-conditioned car. You'll visit the Colosseum, catacombs, Appian Way, Spanish Steps, and Trevi Fountain at your own pace, with pickup and drop-off from your hotel. The guide shares stories about Roman history and culture at each stop. Tickets to major sites and meals are arranged separately, giving you flexibility over timing and spend.

7 hoursfrom AUD $645

Amalfi Coast tour

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Amalfi Coast tour

A 4–5 hour guided drive along the Amalfi Coast with a local driver who knows every bend and village on this dramatic stretch of southern Italy. You'll travel in a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle, stopping at key viewpoints and settlements to absorb the landscape at your own pace. The route winds through clifftop towns, past terraced lemon groves, and alongside the Tyrrhenian Sea—best suited for those wanting an overview without the hiking.

4 hours – 5 hoursfrom AUD $383

Ancient Pompei in the afternoon

🛕 Culture & History

Ancient Pompei in the afternoon

Explore Pompeii's remarkably preserved ruins during the late afternoon when visitor numbers drop and golden light transforms the ancient streets. This two-hour guided tour skips the midday crush, letting you wander the excavations with fewer people and better photography conditions. Your guide interprets the haunting remains of this Roman city frozen by Vesuvius's eruption nearly 2,000 years ago, revealing how ordinary residents lived before catastrophe struck.

2 hoursfrom AUD $350

Private Homemade Meal with a Private Chef in Rome

🍜 Food & Cooking

Private Homemade Meal with a Private Chef in Rome

Cook a two-and-a-half-hour meal with a Rome-based chef whose traditional Italian recipes have earned global recognition. Work through several dishes side by side in a home kitchen, learning techniques rooted in family tradition and regional history. You'll prep, cook, and sit down to eat what you've made, with the option to take away the recipes or purchase the chef's published collection of family narratives and dishes.

2h 30mfrom AUD $125

Private Walking Tour of the Squares and Fountains in Rome

🛕 Culture & History

Private Walking Tour of the Squares and Fountains in Rome

A guided walk through Rome's grand piazzas and baroque fountains, tracing the city's arterial streets from Piazza del Popolo to the Pantheon. Over three to four hours, you'll navigate the triangular hub where twin churches frame the ancient Flaminio Obelisk, then drift towards the Spanish Steps' hustle before reaching the sculptural drama of Trevi Fountain. The route weaves through Piazza Navona and lesser-known squares, revealing how Romans engineered their city's monumental core. Your guide does the talking; you do the walking.

3 hours – 4 hoursfrom AUD $317

Cooking class Amalfi Coast by Marco and Tano

🍜 Food & Cooking

Cooking class Amalfi Coast by Marco and Tano

Learn to cook Amalfi Coast classics with Marco and Tano, two local chefs working from their kitchen in Scala. Over four hours, you'll forage for lemons and eggs from their garden, then prepare fresh pasta, pizza, and regional desserts from scratch. Finish by eating what you've made on a terrace overlooking the coastline, with local wine and homemade limoncello included.

4 hoursfrom AUD $450

Ravioli & Tagliatelle Cooking Class at a Local's Home in Positano

🍜 Food & Cooking

Ravioli & Tagliatelle Cooking Class at a Local's Home in Positano

Step into a Positano home to learn pasta-making from a local cook steeped in family tradition. Over three hours, you'll pick vegetables from the garden, roll out ravioli and tagliatelle by hand, and discover the regional techniques that make each shape matter. Cook two pasta dishes from scratch, then sit down to eat what you've made alongside wine and homemade liqueurs, picking up recipes and stories you'll actually use at home.

3 hoursfrom AUD $250

Rome private Golf Cart tour with entry to Colosseum or Catacombs

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Rome private Golf Cart tour with entry to Colosseum or Catacombs

See Rome's headline sights from a golf cart piloted by a local guide over 4–5 hours. You'll navigate past the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon and Spanish Steps without the fatigue of walking or navigating public transport. Pick morning or afternoon departure to suit your rhythm, and choose entry to either the Colosseum, Catacombs or Baths of Caracalla. The route flexes to what you want to linger on—your guide responds to your interests rather than a fixed itinerary.

4 hours – 5 hoursfrom AUD $750

Milan: Pasta Tiramisu Cooking Class in a Chef’s Home(Small Group)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Milan: Pasta Tiramisu Cooking Class in a Chef’s Home(Small Group)

Learn to make fresh tagliatelle and tiramisu in a Milan chef's home kitchen over three and a half hours. This is cooking as it happens in Italian homes—no stations, no theatre, just you and a professionally trained chef working through technique and ingredients together. You'll taste estate oils and aged vinegars with artisan bread, then cook two pasta sauces from scratch and assemble proper tiramisu. Wine pairs throughout, with non-alcoholic options available.

3h 30mfrom AUD $128

Pasta and Tiramisu Making Class with Fine Italian Wine in Rome

🍜 Food & Cooking

Pasta and Tiramisu Making Class with Fine Italian Wine in Rome

Learn to hand-roll ravioli and layer tiramisu from Roman chefs in a three-hour class near the Colosseum. You'll shape pasta dough, stuff it with care, and craft the classic dessert from scratch, then sit down to eat what you've made alongside carefully matched Italian wines. Groups stay small—just ten of you—so there's real attention from your instructors.

3 hoursfrom AUD $165

Pizza and Gelato Making Experience with Fine Italian Wine in Rome

🍜 Food & Cooking

Pizza and Gelato Making Experience with Fine Italian Wine in Rome

Learn to shape Neapolitan pizza, churn gelato, and fry Roman supplì across three hours in Rome, guided by practised cooks. You'll work with your hands through each stage—mixing dough, building toppings, mastering the gelato balance—before tasting everything alongside poured Italian wines. It's a proper apprenticeship in three iconic Roman and Southern Italian dishes, not a passive watch.

3 hoursfrom AUD $165

From market to Table Cooking lesson with a local in Sicily

🍜 Food & Cooking

From market to Table Cooking lesson with a local in Sicily

Cook alongside Letizia, Giuseppe and their mother Rosa in their Sicilian kitchen, moving from local market ingredients to finished dishes. Over four hours, this family-led session strips away restaurant polish to reveal how Sicilian cooks actually work—the techniques passed down, the ingredient choices, the rhythms of prep and heat. You'll cook shoulder-to-shoulder, then sit down to eat what you've made together, no stage performance, just genuine food and conversation.

4 hoursfrom AUD $226

Best of Pompeii - 2 hour Private Tour with Alex

🛕 Culture & History

Best of Pompeii - 2 hour Private Tour with Alex

Explore Pompeii's frozen Roman streets with Alex, a local licensed guide fluent in English. This two-hour private tour cuts straight past queues and into the daily routines of residents whose homes, workshops and forums were preserved when Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. Walk through bakeries, amphitheatres and family dwellings to understand how ordinary Romans actually lived—architecture and artefacts tell stories that textbooks can't.

2 hoursfrom AUD $132

Private Cruise on Lake Como with Luxury Motorboat from 1H to 4H

🐠 Water Activities

Private Cruise on Lake Como with Luxury Motorboat from 1H to 4H

Speed across Lake Como's glittering waters aboard a restored 2024 Colombo motorboat piloted by experienced captains who know every cove and villa. Your skipper shares local stories and celebrity lore gathered over years on the water. Choose your own pace—swim in secluded bays, sip prosecco mid-lake, or simply take in the Alpine backdrop and Belle Époque architecture. One to four hours available.

1 hourfrom AUD $533

The Cooking Lab - Authentic Food Experience

🍜 Food & Cooking

The Cooking Lab - Authentic Food Experience

Spend three hours in an Italian kitchen learning to cook traditional dishes alongside someone who's cooked this way since childhood. You'll prep, cook, and eat together, working through the fundamentals of genuine Italian food. The session includes all equipment, a welcome drink, a full meal you've made yourself, and local wines to match.

3 hoursfrom AUD $175

Rome: Private Colosseum Photoshoot with Local Photographer

🛕 Culture & History

Rome: Private Colosseum Photoshoot with Local Photographer

Work with a Rome-based photographer at the Colosseum for a personalised 90-minute portrait session. Pick your route—the amphitheatre alone, or branch into Capitoline Hill or Roman Forum vistas—and the photographer adjusts pacing and posing to suit you. Whether you're solo, coupled up, or celebrating an engagement, you'll walk away with 20–50 polished images delivered within two days, plus a year's access to your private gallery.

1h 30mfrom AUD $75

Private Boat Tour of the Archipelago of La Maddalena West Side

🐠 Water Activities

Private Boat Tour of the Archipelago of La Maddalena West Side

Explore La Maddalena's western archipelago aboard a six-person private boat with a captain who doubles as host and guide. Over seven hours, you'll anchor in secluded coves unreachable by larger vessels, snorkel pristine waters, paddleboard in sheltered bays, and eat Sardinian charcuterie and local wine prepared onboard. The intimate scale means genuine connection with your skipper and genuine solitude in the islands.

7 hoursfrom AUD $2825

Private boat tour of the Amalfi coast or Capri

🐠 Water Activities

Private boat tour of the Amalfi coast or Capri

Rent a private boat along Italy's Amalfi Coast for 4–8 hours, departing from Salerno or a coastal village of your choice. Cruise past clifftop towns, hidden coves and sea caves, stopping to swim in crystalline waters. An aperitif with prosecco, local buffalo mozzarella and snacks is served aboard. Upgrade to include Capri and the protected marine reserve at Li Galli, where you'll circle the island's famous rock formations and anchor for a dip.

4 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $1167

Games & Treasures Hunts Tour in Rome

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Games & Treasures Hunts Tour in Rome

A 2-hour romp through Rome's centre that turns sightseeing into a competitive game. You'll solve riddles and answer questions about landmarks as you navigate the city, earning points and competing for prizes. The Pantheon entry is included, making this ideal for families wanting something beyond standard guided walks. Kids aged 6+ and adults alike stay engaged rather than passive.

2 hoursfrom AUD $145

Splendida giornata con noi in costiera Amalfitana e dintorni

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Splendida giornata con noi in costiera Amalfitana e dintorni

Spend two days exploring Campania's Amalfitana coastline with an English-speaking driver who knows the region's hidden corners. You'll travel in air-conditioned comfort through dramatic cliffside villages, coastal towns, and inland hamlets, stopping at places locals actually frequent rather than the obvious tourist spots. Your driver provides context as you move between destinations, building a genuine sense of how people live along this stretch of southern Italy.

2 daysfrom AUD $1583

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