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Dining experience at a local's home in Massarosa with cooking demo

★ 5.0 (4)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Italy

Dining experience at a local's home in Massarosa with cooking demo

Join a Cesarina home cook in Massarosa for a 2.5-hour private dinner where you'll watch recipes prepared in their kitchen and sit down to a four-course meal. These are working cooks, not performers—locals who've inherited their techniques through generations and now welcome travellers into their homes. You'll taste authentic regional food whilst learning the stories behind the dishes, paired with Tuscan wines and coffee.

Beautiful Roma Tour on Vespa with Driver

Navigate Rome's chaotic streets as a passenger on a classic Vespa, steered by a seasoned local driver who doubles as your guide. This three-hour tour threads through the historic centre's narrow lanes and opens onto panoramic viewpoints overlooking the city's iconic monuments and hidden neighbourhoods. Skip the stress of Roman traffic yourself—sit back, absorb the stories, and experience the capital as Romans actually move through it.

1 hour – 3 hoursfrom AUD $350

E-bike tour between Martina Franca and Locorotondo

★ 5.0 (4)

🏔 Adventure & Sports

Italy

E-bike tour between Martina Franca and Locorotondo

Pedal through the Itria Valley's rolling landscape on an easy three-hour e-bike loop linking Martina Franca and Locorotondo. A local guide steers you past dry-stone walls, working vineyards, and trulli houses, stopping for photos and stories along quiet lanes. The ride finishes in Locorotondo, one of southern Italy's most picturesque towns, where whitewashed alleys and flower-draped balconies reward your effort before the return journey.

3 hoursfrom AUD $78

Private Guided Day in Florence and Pisa with Transfer from Rome

★ 5.0 (4)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Private Guided Day in Florence and Pisa with Transfer from Rome

Depart Rome early for a 10–11 hour road trip to [Florence](/places/florence) and Pisa with a private driver and English-speaking guide. You'll spend the morning and early afternoon exploring Florence's landmarks on foot, viewing iconic monuments from outside before heading to Pisa to see the famous leaning tower. Your driver handles all logistics while your guide provides historical context at each stop. Lunch is on you.

10 hours – 11 hoursfrom AUD $683

Rome 4 hours Golf Cart Private Sight Seeing Group Tour

★ 5.0 (4)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Rome 4 hours Golf Cart Private Sight Seeing Group Tour

Skip the queues and sore feet with a 4-hour private golf cart tour through Rome's historic centre. Electric vehicles access restricted zones where regular traffic isn't allowed, letting you reach the Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, and Trastevere's winding streets without the grind. Your English-speaking local guide stops at each landmark so you can photograph, eat, or simply take in the views from a comfortable seat.

Ravello Scenic romantic Private tour

A two-hour private walking tour of Ravello with a local guide, visiting the hilltop town's most celebrated landmarks on the [Amalfi Coast](/places/amalfi-coast). You'll explore the Duomo, walk past Villa Rufolo's terraced gardens, and reach Villa Cimbrone's clifftop perch overlooking the Mediterranean. The pace suits all fitness levels, and your guide shares stories behind each stop—perfect for couples or anyone wanting the town revealed properly rather than rushed.

2 hoursfrom AUD $568

Tour of Polignano a Mare in Ape Calessino

★ 5.0 (4)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Tour of Polignano a Mare in Ape Calessino

Explore Polignano a Mare's dramatic coastline aboard a vintage Ape Calessino, a three-wheeled open-air vehicle that winds through this clifftop town for an hour. Your driver navigates narrow streets and viewpoints revealing secluded coves, vertical limestone faces, sandy stretches and medieval Saracen watchtowers perched above the Adriatic. The Mediterranean light and salt air leave their mark—this is intimate sightseeing at human pace, just two passengers per vehicle, with parking sorted.

Naples Photo and Street-Food Walking Tour

Walk through Naples' layered neighbourhoods with a photographer's eye and a foodie's appetite on this 3.5-hour private tour. Your guide—both a Blue-Badge local and photo specialist—teaches you how to frame the city's contradictions: baroque doorways next to laundry lines, market vendors beside modern shopfronts. You'll shoot candid moments whilst tasting genuine street food—wood-fired Margherita pizza, sfogliatella pastry—learning how light falls across centuries-old lanes. Suited to all camera skills.

From Positano: Shared Capri and Blue Grotto Boat Tour

Eight-hour boat excursion departing Positano to explore Capri's coves and the renowned Blue Grotto. Your minivan picks you up near Bar Internazionale and delivers you to Marina della Lobra, where a small group boards for the crossing. Swim and snorkel in crystalline waters, duck into sea caves, then spend four hours wandering Capri's town centre at your own pace. Beer, water, soft drinks and snacks included.

Private Tour of Rome in 6 Hours with Catacombs

A private 6-hour guided tour starting from your Rome accommodation, combining underground early Christian burial chambers with surface-level classical sites. Your English-speaking driver navigates you through the Catacombs, along the ancient Appian Way, and past Rome's most recognisable monuments. This itinerary pairs subterranean archaeology with the city's architectural landmarks, offering a tangible sense of how layers of history occupy the same physical space.

"Ramble Through The Rolling Hills Of Chianti" with lunch & Wine Tastings

A private eight-hour drive through Chianti's countryside takes you past cypress avenues and medieval hilltop towns to San Gimignano, famous for its tower-lined skyline and crisp Vernaccia wine. You'll lunch at a family-run farm with homemade pasta and local cheeses, then taste wines across two separate cellars, sampling Chianti, Sangiovese and Super Tuscan varieties alongside regional food traditions.

Eat and Go: The Florentine 3-Hour Street Food Tour

Walk [Florence](/places/florence)'s back streets with a local guide sampling what ordinary Florentines actually eat. Over three hours, you'll stop at four different spots to taste schiacciata loaded with cured meats, a bowl of ribollita, lampredotto (tripe sandwich), and cantuccini biscuits dunked in Vin Santo. Food tells the story of a city better than any fresco—this tour proves it by taking you where locals queue for lunch.

3 hoursfrom AUD $148

PRIVATE TOUR: Full-Day Volterra & San Gimignano with Wine Tasting Experience

★ 5.0 (4)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

PRIVATE TOUR: Full-Day Volterra & San Gimignano with Wine Tasting Experience

A seven-hour private tour through two of Tuscany's most striking hilltop towns. Start in Volterra, where Etruscan walls and a well-preserved Roman theatre anchor centuries of history, then drive through the cypress-dotted Chianti landscape to San Gimignano's famous medieval towers. Lunch at a working vineyard includes five wine tastings and local specialities—olive oil, balsamic, truffles—giving you a genuine taste of how the region eats and drinks.

7 hoursfrom AUD $416

Alberobello, Castellana Caves and Polignano Guided Tour from Bari

★ 5.0 (4)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Alberobello, Castellana Caves and Polignano Guided Tour from Bari

Explore three distinct corners of Puglia in a single day: descend into Castellana's sprawling subterranean chambers—Italy's longest karst cave system and among Europe's finest—then wander [Alberobello](/places/trulli-of-alberobello)'s trulli-dotted streets before finishing at Polignano a Mare, where whitewashed buildings cling to cliffs 30 metres above crystalline Adriatic waters. Six-and-a-half hours, small group, air-conditioned transport included.

Private tour to the salt pans of Trapani

A private 2-hour tour through Trapani's evaporation ponds, starting with hotel collection and ending with return transfer. You'll visit the Maria Stella mill (WWF headquarters), spot flamingos at Salina Culcasi, and tour the salt museum to understand centuries of salt harvesting in this protected reserve. Air-conditioned transport, museum entry, and onboard WiFi included.

Tour from Port of Civitavecchia to Rome and back

Private sedan or minivan service whisks you from Civitavecchia port to Rome for a self-guided few-hour explore, then back to your ship. Your driver handles the logistics so you focus on the city. Departure suggested 8am, return departure from Rome at 2:30pm same day. Comfortable air-conditioned vehicles, English-speaking drivers, bottled water included.

A walk on Monte Pisano

A three-hour guided walk across Monte Pisano, the ridge dividing Lucca and Pisa. You'll traverse Mediterranean scrubland dotted with wild herbs, pass a Romanesque church, and explore the ruins of a twelfth-century hermitage. The route climbs to viewpoints overlooking the Tyrrhenian coast. Starting point is ten minutes by taxi from Lucca train station. Local guide included.

Private Sistine Chapel Tour with other Vatican Must-See Sites

A three-hour private Vatican tour led by an expert guide takes you through the world's smallest independent state, bypassing queues to explore its most celebrated artworks and architecture. You'll navigate the Vatican Museums and, weather and access permitting, the Sistine Chapel, while your guide contextualises the Renaissance masterpieces and centuries of religious history embedded in these spaces. Note: St. Peter's Basilica is off-limits due to current Jubilee restrictions, but your guide will pivot the itinerary to maximise what's accessible on the day.

Valley of the Temples & Kolymbethra Private Guided Tour

Explore Agrigento's Valley of the Temples, a UNESCO-listed Greek archaeological treasure spanning millennia. Your private guide navigates you through five major Doric temples—including the Temple of Concordia and Temple of Zeus—revealing how this ancient city earned its reputation as the most beautiful in the Mediterranean world. The 3-hour tour concludes at the Kolymbetra Garden, a lush citrus orchard that has inspired poets since antiquity.

Private Transfer from Pisa (PSA) Airport to Lucca

Skip the taxi queue at Pisa Airport with a pre-booked private transfer to Lucca. Travel in a comfortable Premium car or minivan sized for your group (up to 8 passengers). Your driver meets you at arrivals and handles the 45-minute journey, with all tolls and parking covered. This door-to-door service eliminates the hassle of navigating public transport or haggling with taxi drivers.

Private Walking and Photography Tour in Venice

Explore Venice's famous squares and lesser-known passages with a private guide over 90 minutes whilst a photographer captures you moving through the city. Your guide shares stories about neighbourhoods both well-trodden and tucked away, building a narrative that connects the architecture, history, and daily rhythms you encounter. The photographer handles framing and technical work so you can focus on experiencing rather than operating a camera.

Papal Audience, Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel Private Tour

Stand metres from the Pope at a Papal Audience, then explore the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with a private guide and dedicated driver. This 6–7 hour experience includes reserved seating at the Audience, skip-the-line museum access, and transport from your Rome location. You'll walk beneath Michelangelo's Renaissance frescoes and navigate one of Catholicism's most sacred spaces without battling queues or crowds.

6 hours – 7 hoursfrom AUD $2615

★ 5.0 (4)

🛕 Culture & History

Italy

Siena Private walking tour

A two-hour guided walk through Siena's medieval streets reveals the city beyond its famous landmarks. Your local guide takes you past the Cathedral, Piazza Il Campo, and the grand palaces of banking families and nobility, explaining how merchants, pilgrims and powerful clans shaped this Tuscan hill town. You'll step inside several aristocratic residences, learn the traditions behind the Palio horse race, and taste ricciarelli biscuits—all while discovering quieter corners most visitors miss.

Pisa/Lucca from Livorno

A private guided drive from Livorno through Tuscany to either Pisa or Lucca, lasting 5–9 hours depending on your pace. Your English-speaking driver navigates you through both cities whilst offering optional detours along countryside roads to catch rural Tuscan scenery. You'll travel in a modern, climate-controlled vehicle with WiFi and complimentary water, leaving you free to absorb the towns on foot or ask for recommendations along the way.

5 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $1216

Habsburg Trieste Private Guided Walking Tour

★ 5.0 (4)

🛕 Culture & History

Italy

Habsburg Trieste Private Guided Walking Tour

Walk through Trieste's Habsburg legacy on this 2.5-hour guided tour starting from the cruise port. You'll navigate the grand squares and merchant palaces that defined this Austro-Hungarian boomtown—once the empire's fourth-largest city. Move from the seafront Piazza Unità d'Italia through the 18th-century Borgo Teresiano, past the Verdi theatre and along the atmospheric Canal Grande, discovering how Austrian trade power shaped this Mediterranean port.

2h 30mfrom AUD $208

Pompeii from Naples: Smart Audio Guide with Travel Instructions

★ 5.0 (4)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Pompeii from Naples: Smart Audio Guide with Travel Instructions

Explore Pompeii at your own pace using a GPS-enabled mobile app that guides you through the ruins with audio commentary, historical context, and images. This 8–10 hour self-directed experience departs from Naples and includes transport instructions, a custom itinerary, and live WhatsApp support. Navigate ancient streets without a group, linger where you choose, and learn the archaeology behind each site at traveller speed.

8 hours – 10 hoursfrom AUD $33

Matera Treasure Hunt: Explore Sassi & Must-Sees

★ 5.0 (4)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Matera Treasure Hunt: Explore Sassi & Must-Sees

This self-guided puzzle hunt takes you through Matera's Sassi district, starting at Tramontano Castle with a riddle-filled map in hand. You've got two hours to track down clues scattered across the city's backstreets and landmarks, piecing together the mystery before returning to unlock an actual treasure chest. Your guide stays at base camp ready with hints, then joins you at the finish to reveal stories about each spot you've cracked. Everyone leaves with a certificate; the winning team takes home the prize.

2 hours – 3 hoursfrom AUD $58

★ 5.0 (4)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Italy

Private 3-Hour Food Tour of Florence

Walk through [Florence](/places/florence)'s backstreets with a local guide tasting your way through the city's food culture. Over three hours, you'll sample cured meats, cheese, bruschetta and crostini at neighbourhood spots, then move on to the famous lampredotto sandwich, local wine, espresso and gelato. It's a private tour for up to ten people—part guided exploration, part eating education, all authentic.

Market Tour & Traditional Tuscan cooking class in a garden

Spend three and a half hours in a Florentine garden learning Tuscan cookery from two seasoned local chefs. You'll source ingredients at a nearby market, then prepare and share a proper meal together, complete with regional wines. This isn't a performance—you're cooking alongside people who know the land and its food, taking home recipes and genuine techniques rather than tourist-friendly shortcuts.

3h 30mfrom AUD $426

Florence Day Trip from Rome with Lunch Private Tour

★ 5.0 (4)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Florence Day Trip from Rome with Lunch Private Tour

Board a morning train from Rome to [Florence](/places/florence) for a 12-hour guided exploration of the Renaissance heartland. Your local guide meets you at Florence's station and leads you through the historic centre, revealing masterpieces like Brunelleschi's iconic dome and lesser-known corners of the city. A traditional Italian lunch breaks up the walking, then you'll have time to browse the leather markets and boutiques that make Florence a shopper's destination. Second-class train tickets, meals and guide included; hotel pickups within Rome's Aurelian Walls provided.

12 hoursfrom AUD $833

Rome Vittoriano Capitol Hill and Aracoeli Guided Tour with Maria

★ 5.0 (4)

🛕 Culture & History

Italy

Rome Vittoriano Capitol Hill and Aracoeli Guided Tour with Maria

Explore Rome's monumental heart on this 90-minute walking tour led by a local guide. You'll discover the Vittoriano, Italy's grand symbol of unification, then climb to the Capitoline Hill to uncover layers of history—from ancient Roman temples honouring Jupiter and Juno through to Renaissance masterpieces. Small groups ensure you hear the stories behind the facades, the architectural secrets, and the anecdotes that bring marble and stone to life.

1h 30mfrom AUD $358

★ 5.0 (4)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Private Photo Shoot in Lucca

Get photographed around Lucca's iconic streets and squares with a professional photographer who knows where light hits best. You'll spend 90 minutes walking through the medieval city, picking your own route through landmarks or hidden corners, then receive at least 40 edited shots within a fortnight. Bring a change of clothes if you like—this is about capturing you, not just the postcard views.

Sweet Molly Venetian Lagoon Boat Tour (7 hours)

Cruise the Venetian Lagoon aboard Sweet Molly, a 1938 Swedish motorboat handcrafted from Honduras mahogany. This seven-hour private charter lets you dictate the itinerary—hit Murano's glassworks and Burano's candy-coloured houses, or seek out quieter corners most visitors miss. You'll navigate shallow waterways and open lagoon in a vessel with genuine pedigree, sipping prosecco as the light shifts across the water.

7 hoursfrom AUD $3331

Private Transfer from Fiumicino Airport to Rome

★ 5.0 (4)

✈️ Transfers

Italy

Private Transfer from Fiumicino Airport to Rome

Skip the airport transport hassle with a private driver waiting at Fiumicino to whisk you straight into Rome. Your air-conditioned car gets you to your accommodation in 40 minutes to an hour without the stress of navigating public transport or dragging luggage through stations. A professional driver handles the route so you can settle in and start your Roman holiday properly refreshed.

40 min – 1 hourfrom AUD $102

Underwater adventure with sea baptism on the Island of Elba

★ 5.0 (4)

🐠 Water Activities

Italy

Underwater adventure with sea baptism on the Island of Elba

Your first dive on Elba's coast without needing certification. A 2.5-hour introduction to scuba with a dedicated instructor who takes you down to 5 metres, showing you the rocky seabed and its residents—fish, starfish, maybe an octopus if you're lucky. You'll learn the gear, practice breathing underwater, and get a real feel for whether diving's your thing. The boat picks you up, equipment's provided, and you'll have coffee and snacks between breaths.

Altamura, Matera & Bari : Full-Day Private Tour

This eight-hour private tour connects three cornerstone towns of Puglia's interior. Start in Altamura to see Frederick II's cathedral and sample the region's celebrated bread at a working bakery. Move to Matera, the limestone-carved settlement that shifted from hardship to Hollywood fame, exploring the ancient Sassi district. End in Bari's old quarter, visiting the Basilica of St. Nicolaus before heading back. An expert guide navigates you through medieval streets, cave dwellings, and baroque architecture across the Alta Murgia plateau.

8 hoursfrom AUD $583

Private Christmas Walking Tour in Rome’s Festive Squares

★ 5.0 (4)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Private Christmas Walking Tour in Rome’s Festive Squares

A two-hour private walking tour through Rome's centre during the festive season, moving between four iconic landmarks dressed in holiday décor. Starting at Constantine's Arch near the [Colosseum](/places/colosseum), you'll pass through Campo de' Fiori's bustling market square, explore Piazza Navona's Baroque elegance lit for Christmas, and finish at Trevi Fountain glowing with seasonal lights. Your guide navigates the crowds and shares stories of each site's significance.

2 hoursfrom AUD $1280

Naples to the Amalfi Coast with Herculaneum stop

★ 5.0 (4)

✈️ Transfers

Italy

Naples to the Amalfi Coast with Herculaneum stop

Private car transfer from Naples airport or railway station to the [Amalfi Coast](/places/amalfi-coast) with a stop at Herculaneum ruins. Your English-speaking driver handles navigation and parking for this two-hour journey, leaving you to settle in and watch the landscape shift from urban Naples towards the dramatic cliffside villages. All fuel and tolls are covered; you pay one flat rate.

2 hoursfrom AUD $306

Private Day Trip from Rome to Orvieto and Civita di Bagnoregio

★ 5.0 (4)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Private Day Trip from Rome to Orvieto and Civita di Bagnoregio

A nine-hour private tour from Rome exploring two medieval hilltop towns that showcase Italy's layered history. Orvieto, a former Etruscan stronghold, dominates its plateau with a monumental cathedral featuring 14th-century rose windows, golden mosaics and bronze doors. Civita di Bagnoregio, spectacularly perched on eroding cliffs, sits isolated save for a single narrow pedestrian bridge spanning deep ravines—one of Italy's most visually striking settlements.

Gourmet Cooking Class In The Centre Of Florence

Roll up your sleeves in a centuries-old [Florence](/places/florence) kitchen and cook three dishes from scratch under a chef's guidance, then sit down to eat what you've made with wine. You'll choose your menu beforehand—whether that's classic Tuscan (handmade tagliatelle, tiramisù), all-pasta variations, medieval peasant fare, or a meatball masterclass. Four hours total, ingredients sourced locally and organically, finishing with a proper meal you've earned.

4 hoursfrom AUD $300

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