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Sweet Molly Venetian Lagoon Boat Tour (7 hours)

★ 5.0 (4)

🐠 Water Activities

Italy

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

Capri Day Trip From Rome with Private Driver

★ 5.0 (4)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Capri Day Trip From Rome with Private Driver

Escape Rome for a full day on Capri, the Tyrrhenian Sea's jewel. Your journey starts with hotel pickup, then continues by private car to Naples, a fast hydrofoil crossing, and island exploration with a dedicated English-speaking escort. You'll ride the chairlift up Monte Solaro for panoramic views, wander Capri town's designer boutiques and waterfront cafés, and move between villages via local transport. Return to Rome by evening.

12 hours – 13 hoursfrom AUD $2157

Walking Tour in Rome with your private Tour Guide

★ 5.0 (4)

🛕 Culture & History

Italy

Walking Tour in Rome with your private Tour Guide

Explore Rome's ancient layers with Marco, a local guide who trades rehearsed speeches for genuine storytelling. Over 5–7 hours, you'll walk through the city's most significant sites, hearing the details and unlikely tales that bring millennia-old streets to life. Coffee or tea included. No transport or entry fees covered, so wear comfortable shoes and bring cash for monuments.

5 hours – 7 hoursfrom AUD $1332

★ 5.0 (4)

🛕 Culture & History

Italy

Lake Como and its villas tour

Explore Lake Como's grand estates across eight hours with a private guide and dedicated transport. You'll visit four Renaissance and Neoclassical villas—Balbianello, Erba, Carlotta, and Melzi d'Eril—each commanding the shoreline with frescoes, sculpture collections, and manicured grounds. These lakeside retreats, favoured by aristocrats since Roman times, reveal how wealth and taste shaped the region's landscape. The tour pairs architectural insight with boat travel, moving between properties by private taxi and ferry.

8 hoursfrom AUD $1376

Private Classic Wine Tour in Chianti from Florence

★ 5.0 (4)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Italy

Private Classic Wine Tour in Chianti from Florence

Spend a day in Chianti's vineyard landscape with a private driver whisking you between two working estates. You'll walk through cellars, taste wines straight from producers who've refined their craft across generations, and sit down to a proper lunch matched with their bottles. The region's rolling hills and mineral soils shape everything in your glass—this tour lets you understand how. Seven hours total, departing and returning to your [Florence](/places/florence) base.

Italian Genoese Ligure Cuisine

Spend two hours in a local Genovese home learning to cook signature dishes from Liguria's coastal kitchen. You'll make pesto from scratch, shape handmade tagliatelle, and prepare a simple dessert alongside your host. Afterwards, sit on the terrace with wine and coffee, tasting what you've made whilst overlooking the sea. Leave with genuine techniques you can replicate at home.

Milan Airport to Zermatt Private Transfer

Door-to-door private car service whisking you from Milan to Zermatt in 2–3 hours. Your driver navigates the Alpine route whilst you settle into a premium vehicle outfitted with climate control, WiFi and refreshments. Skip the airport queues and coach crowds; depart on your schedule, stop where you fancy for photos, and arrive at your mountain base refreshed. Multilingual drivers share local knowledge throughout.

2 hours – 3 hoursfrom AUD $1415

Milan Skyscrapers Guided Tour: Porta Nuova, Unicredit tower & Vertical Forest

★ 5.0 (4)

🛕 Culture & History

Italy

Milan Skyscrapers Guided Tour: Porta Nuova, Unicredit tower & Vertical Forest

Step into Milan's architectural reinvention with a licensed guide who unpicks the city's boldest contemporary designs. Over three hours, you'll navigate the Vertical Forest's living facade, the Unicredit Tower's commanding presence, and the revitalised Piazza Gae Aulenti. This isn't a museum tour—it's a street-level masterclass in how world-class architects have reshaped Milan's skyline and neighbourhoods, from the trendy Isola quarter to Corso Como's creative corridors.

Pizza School

Learn to shape and bake proper pizza in a Sorrento hillside kitchen over three hours. You'll work through traditional dough techniques alongside experienced staff, toss your own bases, and watch them cook in a wood-fired oven. Walk away with the fundamentals of pizza-making and a fresh Margherita to eat straightaway. Hotel pickup and drop-off included.

Private Tour of Colosseum Arena with Entrance to Roman Forum

Walk the [Colosseum](/places/colosseum)'s arena floor—the gladiator pit itself—with a professional archaeologist guiding you through its brutal history and engineering. This private tour bypasses standard queues and grants rare access to the underground chambers where fighters once waited before combat. Your ticket also covers the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill, letting you explore these connected monuments at your own pace or with continued guidance. Duration runs 1 hour 15 minutes to 3 hours depending on your interests.

1h 15m – 3 hoursfrom AUD $531

★ 5.0 (4)

🛕 Culture & History

Italy

Medici Chapels private tour

A private hour-long tour of [Florence](/places/florence)'s Medici Chapels reveals the architectural brilliance and burial spaces of the dynasty that shaped the city. You'll explore the Chapel of Princes—a mausoleum clad in marble, granite, jasper and lapis lazuli—and Michelangelo's New Sacristy, where his sculptural and architectural genius converge. A licensed guide with wireless headsets cuts through the noise of larger groups, unpacking the stories embedded in these Renaissance landmarks.

1 hourfrom AUD $233

★ 5.0 (4)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Genoa, private tour from Milan

Travel from Milan to Genoa for a guided exploration of this medieval maritime republic's layered history. Over eight hours, discover the birthplace of Columbus, Paganini, and Andrea Doria through intimate alleyways and significant landmarks. Your private guide navigates the compact downtown, revealing how narrow carruggi streets once served as the commercial and social spine of one of Europe's most powerful city-states. Limited to four people maximum, ensuring genuine connection with the city's naval past and architectural heritage.

Cesarine: Market Tour & Dining at a Local's Home in Palermo

Spend three and a half hours exploring Palermo's bustling street markets with a home cook, then sit down to a four-course meal prepared right in front of you at their kitchen table. You'll taste dishes pulled straight from family recipe collections—the sort of food Palermo locals actually eat at home. Wine flows from Sicilian producers, conversation happens naturally, and you leave having eaten well and met someone who knows the city inside out.

Rome: Vatican Private Tour with Direct Entry & Expert Guide

A three-hour private tour through the Vatican Museums and into St. Peter's Basilica with a licensed guide who unpacks the stories behind the art. You'll move through the Pio Clementino galleries, Upper collections (tapestries, maps, candelabra), Raphael's rooms, and the Sistine Chapel before finishing at the basilica to see Bernini's Baldachin. Your guide fields questions and offers context as you go, letting you absorb rather than rush.

Market Tour and Dining at a Local's Home in Venice

Spend three-and-a-half hours exploring Venice's working markets with a local home cook, then settle into her kitchen for a four-course meal featuring recipes from her family archives. Watch her prepare each dish, taste regional Veneto wines alongside traditional Venetian fare, and experience the kind of unhurried dinner conversation that defines how locals actually eat. You'll leave having learned how a single household keeps centuries of cooking knowledge alive.

Vatican Museums Skip the Line with Sistine Chapel Virtual Reality

Explore the Vatican Museums with skip-the-line access, then step into a fully realised 3D recreation of the Sistine Chapel via virtual reality headsets. This three-hour experience pairs authentic Renaissance galleries with immersive digital reconstruction, letting you examine Michelangelo's ceiling and frescoes at your own rhythm. An English or Italian-speaking VR assistant guides you through the collection, with integrated 3D audio narration that contextualises what you're seeing.

Private Pizza & Tiramisu Class at a Cesarina's home with tasting in Pisa

Learn to shape and bake pizza and layer tiramisu in a Pisan home kitchen with a practising cook. This three-hour private class walks you through dough fermentation, sauce work, and the classic dessert's boozy assembly. You'll cook alongside your host, then sit down to eat what you've made with local wines. It's the kind of practical knowledge Italian families pass down at their own tables—useful enough to recreate once you're home.

Private pasta-making class at a Cesarina's home with tasting in Asti

Roll up your sleeves in a home kitchen in Asti for a three-hour pasta workshop with a local cook who'll walk you through three regional recipes from scratch. You'll work at your own station, hands in dough, then sit down to eat what you've made with Piedmont wines. This is run by Cesarine, a network of home cooks across Italy who cook in their own kitchens, not tourist setups.

Cesarine: Market Tour & Typical Dining at a Local's Home in Lucca

Spend three and a half hours in Lucca exploring the local market before settling into a Lucchese home cook's kitchen for a four-course meal built from family recipes. Your host—part of Cesarine's network of over a thousand Italian home cooks—prepares dishes in front of you using techniques and ingredients sourced that morning. You'll eat what they cook, paired with Tuscan wines, in the kind of dining room where food is treated as conversation.

Small Group Market tour and Dining Experience at a Cesarina's home in Spoleto

Spend four hours in Spoleto exploring a neighbourhood market alongside your host, then cook and eat a three-course meal in her home. You'll learn which vegetables are in season, how she stocks her pantry, and taste dishes from her family recipes. The experience sits around her table with other food-minded travellers, swapping stories over wine and coffee. It's less about instruction and more about joining in—the kind of afternoon Italians actually live.

Tour in Rome

Travel through Rome's streets in a private Mercedes minivan over three hours with a driver fluent in English or Spanish. You'll have air conditioning, onboard WiFi, and complimentary water throughout the journey. The vehicle accommodates prams and infant seats, making it practical for families. This is straightforward point-to-point transport rather than a guided sightseeing tour—ideal if you need reliable, comfortable movement between Rome's neighbourhoods without navigating the city's public transport system.

Rent a vintage Vespa for a whole day in Alba

Spend eight hours exploring the rolling hills of Piedmont's wine country on a restored Vespa 125, navigating through medieval villages, vineyard-striped valleys and hilltop castles in the Langhe, Roero and Monferrato regions. Chart your own route past Barolo and Barbaresco estates, stopping at open-air galleries and centuries-old stone settlements. You'll ride two-up on a classic manual scooter with helmet and first fuel provided, returning to Alba by day's end.

Caserta Royal Palace tour

A two-hour guided exploration of Caserta's Royal Palace, the sprawling 18th-century seat of the Bourbon kings just north of Naples. Your licensed guide leads you through Europe's largest palace—built by Carlo III as a rival to Versailles—revealing 1,200 rooms, grand staircases, and ornate chambers that have doubled as Hollywood film sets. The surrounding 180-acre estate includes formal gardens and an English parkland, showcasing the extravagant ambitions of Spanish royalty who ruled the Naples region for over a century.

Private guided tour : Hidden corners of Castello

A two-hour guided walk through Castello, Venice's least-touristy sestiere, uncovering stories embedded in its narrow lanes. You'll navigate past the Doges' Pantheon with its sculptor's tragic tale, visit the convent of the cheerful nuns sheltered in a plague-proof sanctuary, peek into neighbourhood shops that sustain local life, and finish at the Arsenal—Venice's legendary shipyard where naval power was forged. A certified guide leads the way.

Glamour tour (3 H) speed boat stop in Bellagio

Tear across Lake Como in a speedboat, weaving past the waterfront hamlets and centuries-old estates that line Italy's most glamorous shore. This three-hour blast takes you to Laglio (home to a certain Hollywood resident), the narrow gorge at Nesso, Comacina Island, and Villa Balbianello—one of the lake's most photogenic villas—before cutting through Bellagio's elegant waterfront. Summer runs include two swimming breaks to cool off between sightseeing. Prosecco and fuel included.

3 hoursfrom AUD $1499

La 'Dolce Vita' Hike to Mountain House with Lake View Aperitivo

★ 5.0 (4)

🌿 Nature & Wildlife

Italy

La 'Dolce Vita' Hike to Mountain House with Lake View Aperitivo

Walk an ancient footpath above Lake Como's shoreline, then settle into a family-run mountain house for sunset drinks and local snacks. This 3–4 hour outing traces the Sentiero del Viandante, a historic route threading the lake's foothills, before arriving at a generational home with unobstructed Alpine views. You'll sip aperitivos—Aperol Spritz, wine, or beer—while nibbling regional charcuterie and cheese as daylight fades over the water.

3 hours – 4 hoursfrom AUD $117

★ 5.0 (4)

✈️ Transfers

Italy

Private transfer service from TAORMINA to SIRACUSA (or Viceversa)

Skip the taxi queue and get a dedicated driver from Taormina to Syracusa (or reverse). Your English-speaking operator meets you after baggage claim with a namecard, handling the route in a licensed, air-conditioned vehicle. All costs—tolls, parking, tax—are locked in upfront, so no surprises at the end. Takes the friction out of moving between these two Sicilian towns.

from AUD $241

Portovenere and the Cinque Terre Private Shore Excursion from La Spezia

★ 5.0 (4)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Portovenere and the Cinque Terre Private Shore Excursion from La Spezia

A nine-hour private excursion from La Spezia port exploring two of Italy's most storied coastal destinations. Travel by comfortable minivan with an English-speaking guide through the UNESCO-listed [Cinque Terre](/places/cinque-terre) and the dramatic clifftop village of Portovenere. Small groups of up to eight people ensure you move at your own pace, discovering weathered fishing villages, narrow laneways, and Mediterranean vistas without the cruise-ship crowds. Bottled water included; lunch and train tickets arranged separately.

9 hoursfrom AUD $1549

Rome: Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel Guided Tour

★ 5.0 (4)

🛕 Culture & History

Italy

Rome: Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel Guided Tour

Skip the queues and walk straight into the Vatican Museums with a knowledgeable guide who takes you through masterpieces spanning centuries. You'll navigate classical sculpture galleries, the richly decorated Raphael Rooms, and finally stand beneath Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling—arguably the most recognisable artwork on Earth. The whole experience runs 2–2.5 hours, giving you the highlights without the marathon queue times.

2 hours – 2h 30mfrom AUD $132

Champagne Experience at a Boutique Winery

★ 5.0 (4)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Italy

Champagne Experience at a Boutique Winery

Spend two and a half hours at an Italian boutique winery sampling premier French Champagnes paired with seasonal small plates. Your sommelier-led tasting unfolds across a 17th-century cellar and the owner's private residence, with views across the Valpolicella hills from a shaded terrace furnished with statement Italian design pieces. A refined afternoon that reads as insider access rather than standard wine touring.

Private guided tour : Hidden corners of San Marco

A two-hour guided walk through San Marco's residential quarters and hidden passages, tracing how Venice rose from the lagoon and revealing the stories embedded in its architecture. You'll navigate between campi, cross the Rialto, and learn about Venetian life—from Casanova's haunts to local food traditions. Small-group pacing lets you ask questions and absorb details at a human rhythm, with recommendations woven in for the rest of your stay.

Tour in the ruins of Pozzuoli with an archaeolgist.

Walk through Pozzuoli's layered Roman past with an archaeologist guide over two hours. You'll explore the Flavian Amphitheatre—Italy's third-largest—descending into the beast cages and gladiator arena, then traverse Rione Terra, the city's original Greek-Roman settlement. The tour finishes at the waterfront, where you'll see the misidentified Temple of Serapis and the Cathedral built atop what was once the Capitolium, the civic temple honouring Augustus.

Sicily wine food tours from Ragusa

This 5–6 hour tour from Ragusa combines agricultural heritage and regional flavours across three settings. Walk through a preserved village of 1930s–40s farmhouses where families once lived alongside livestock, witness traditional crafts, then taste Giarratana onions and other territorial specialities. Finish at a working winery to tour vineyard and cellar, followed by tastings of four Sicilian wines paired with house-made bread, oil, olives and bruschetta.

5 hours – 6 hoursfrom AUD $483

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