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🍜 Food & Cooking
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Vegetarian Dinner Cooking Class in Verona
Cook a vegetarian dinner with Aurora in her Verona kitchen over three and a half hours. You'll prepare charred vegetable skewers, hand-rolled potato gnocchi, fresh pasta local to the region, and a traditional Italian dessert. Sit down together afterwards to eat what you've made, paired with local wine and conversation. The recipes are straightforward enough to recreate in your own kitchen back home.
3h 30mfrom AUD $216
★ 5.0 (3)
🏔 Adventure & Sports
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Experience of Jetsurf Marche and Abruzzo
Pilot an electric surfboard along Italy's Adriatic coast in the Marche and Abruzzo regions. This 30-minute session puts you in control of a motorised board where throttle and body weight determine your trajectory across the water. No prior water-sports experience required—the board responds immediately to your inputs, making it accessible yet genuinely thrilling for anyone willing to have a go.
30 minfrom AUD $225
★ 5.0 (3)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Rome to Capri Day Trip: Private Local Guide & Chauffeur Service
Fourteen-hour guided day trip from Rome to Capri with a local expert and private driver. You'll depart early, travel by ferry from Naples, and spend the day exploring the island's dramatic cliffs, hidden coves, and lush gardens. Augustus Gardens entry is included, plus all ground transport and boat transfers. Bring spending money for lunch and any Blue Grotto visits, which operate subject to weather and sea conditions.
14 hoursfrom AUD $1779
★ 5.0 (3)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Make Pizza with Mamma in Roman Countryside
Learn to hand-stretch pizza dough and build your own pie at a family-run Roman farmstead, then fire it in a wood oven. This three-hour morning session starts with espresso and pastry, walks you through dough-making and shaping, and lets you pick from seasonal vegetables, buffalo mozzarella, and cured meats—many grown or sourced metres away. Finish by eating what you've made outdoors with local wine, weather permitting.
3 hoursfrom AUD $463
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Private Cooking Class with Lunch or Dinner in Marsala
Cook three traditional Marsala dishes in a local home kitchen, then sit down to eat what you've made alongside wine and coffee. This three-hour session with a Cesarina—a member of Italy's longest-running home-cook network—strips away the tourist experience to show you how everyday Sicilian food actually gets prepared and eaten. You'll leave with recipes and the kind of culinary knowledge that sticks around long after the trip ends.
3 hoursfrom AUD $241
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Cesarine: Pizza & Tiramisu Class at a Local's Home in Pescara
Learn to shape and top pizza like a local, then master the layers of tiramisu in this three-hour hands-on class at a Pescara home cook's kitchen. Your host—part of Italy's established Cesarine network—teaches the techniques Italian families pass down through generations. You'll prepare two dishes from scratch, then sit down to eat what you've made alongside local wine and espresso. It's the kind of experience that sticks with you long after you've recreated it back home.
3 hoursfrom AUD $241
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Private cooking class with lunch or dinner in Vietri sul Mare
Spend three hours in a local Vietrese home learning to cook three traditional dishes from the region's kitchen. Your host—part of Italy's longest-running network of home cooks—walks you through each recipe, then you sit down together to eat what you've made, paired with local wine and coffee. It's less about technique and more about understanding how ordinary Italians actually cook and eat at home.
3 hoursfrom AUD $241
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🛕 Culture & History
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Bellagio private guided tour.
A four-hour guided exploration of Bellagio's two most celebrated estates. Your guide leads you through the lakeside town before ferrying across (via public boat) to Villa Carlotta in Cadenabbia, where you'll tour the grand rooms with original period furnishings and stroll the manicured grounds. Villa Melzi's gardens are also on the itinerary. This is a walking tour with ferry crossings—not a private boat experience.
4 hoursfrom AUD $333
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🍜 Food & Cooking
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Discover Montalcino through its best productions: Brunello & Saffron!!
Spend three and a half hours exploring Montalcino's food and wine heritage with a guide who navigates you through vineyard country to taste Brunello and the region's lesser-known saffron production. You'll sample local oils, cured meats, cheeses and honey whilst learning why this Tuscan hilltop town punches above its weight for agricultural diversity. An air-conditioned vehicle gets you between stops.
3h 30mfrom AUD $383
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🍜 Food & Cooking
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Cooking Class + Wine Tasting at a Vineyard Estate (4-Course Meal)
Learn to cook four traditional Tuscan dishes at a vineyard estate near San Gimignano, working through tomato bread soup, chicken braised in red wine, layered lasagna and espresso-mascarpone dessert. Over two hours you'll prepare each course alongside your host, then sit down to eat what you've made while tasting the estate's wines, oils and aged vinegar. The recipes come from generations of family cooking, not a cookbook.
2 hoursfrom AUD $311
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🛕 Culture & History
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Private Historical Walking Tour in Genoa Old Town
Navigate Genoa's tight medieval alleys and Renaissance squares on this seven-hour private walk with a local guide. You'll move through the Old Town's layered history—from the republic's seafaring dominance to the grand palaces that still line Via Garibaldi. San Lorenzo Cathedral, the Doge's Palace, and gateways dating back centuries tell the story of how this port shaped European exploration. Your guide unpacks architectural details and the lives behind Genoa's rise and lasting influence.
7 hoursfrom AUD $1232
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🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Venice Quick Overview: City Center Walking Tour with Local Guide
A two-hour guided walk through Venice's essential sights, starting in Dorsoduro and threading past the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Basilica dei Frari, over the Rialto Bridge, through Campo San Giovanni e Paolo, and into San Marco Square. Your local guide navigates the city's layout and can point you toward quieter corners for the rest of your stay. Best treated as orientation rather than deep dive—you'll cover ground quickly and get your bearings in this canal-threaded maze.
2 hoursfrom AUD $47
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🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Trieste Exploration Game and City Tour on your Phone
Navigate Trieste's historic centre with a smartphone game that turns sightseeing into a puzzle hunt. You'll visit nine key landmarks—from the Cathedral to Canal Grande—answering trivia questions about each spot to rack up points. Download the app (Android, iOS, or browser) before you go, then explore at your own rhythm across 1–2 hours. No guide required; just you, your phone, and the city.
1 hour – 2 hoursfrom AUD $13
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🛕 Culture & History
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Genoa Private Walking Tour
Navigate Genoa's labyrinthine medieval core with a local guide fluent in the city's layered past. This three-hour walk threads through Europe's most densely packed old quarter, uncovering the Cathedral, Doge's Palace, and Strada Nuova alongside centuries-old shops and neighbourhood piazzas. You'll move beyond postcard sights into the everyday rhythms and architectural drama that have shaped this former maritime republic.
3 hoursfrom AUD $241
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🍜 Food & Cooking
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Olive Oil Tour and Tasting
Spend an hour at Mandranova, a family-run olive estate sprawling across 180 hectares in southern Sicily near Palma di Montechiaro. Taste cold-pressed extra-virgin oils made from indigenous Sicilian varieties, sourced from groves tended using integrated farming methods. The operation balances heritage techniques with modern processing, yielding robust, polyphenol-rich oils with grassy complexity. You'll sample both single-varietal and blended expressions straight from their mill.
1 hourfrom AUD $42
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🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Paestum and Buffalo Farm Day Tour from Sorrento
An 8–9 hour drive south from Sorrento takes you through Campania's cultural heartland. Start at Paestum's remarkably preserved Greek temples, then venture inland to a working buffalo farm where you'll photograph the animals and taste fresh mozzarella di bufala straight from the source. The route combines archaeology with rural food production, ending back in Sorrento with time for lunch.
8 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $550
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🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Pisa, Lucca and Tuscany Tour from Livorno
This nine-hour private tour from Livorno sweeps you through Tuscany's architectural heartland, starting in Pisa where you'll explore Piazza dei Miracoli beyond the iconic leaning tower, then heading inland to the medieval walled city of Lucca. You'll wander its narrow streets, climb the Renaissance ramparts for countryside views, and finish with a countryside drive through rolling Tuscan landscape before returning to port. A driver-guide handles transport in a climate-controlled vehicle, leaving you free to soak in each stop at your own pace.
9 hoursfrom AUD $1832
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🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Bellagio, the charm of Nesso and Alpine flavours in Brunate
Spend eight hours exploring Lake Como's most charming corners, starting with a wander through Bellagio's narrow streets and waterside villas before heading to Nesso to photograph a dramatic gorge and waterfall. Ride the vintage funicular up to Brunate, where Alpine views stretch across the entire lake basin. End the day with a proper meal of regional specialities—cured meats, Valtellina Sciatt pastries, and creamy polenta variations—at a lakeside restaurant, with your private driver handling all transport.
8 hoursfrom AUD $924
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🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Shore Excursion Tour for Kids from Naples Port to Pompeii and Vesuvius
This eight-hour shore excursion from Naples port takes families directly to two of southern Italy's most significant sites. Your group gets skip-the-line access to Pompeii's sprawling ruins, where a guide trained with younger visitors walks you through streets frozen by the 79 AD eruption. You'll then drive up to Mount Vesuvius itself—still active—to see the volcano that buried the city. Professional English-speaking staff handle transport and narration throughout, with all entry fees included.
8 hoursfrom AUD $781
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🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Private Pompeii and Herculaneum from SORRENTO
Travel from Sorrento to the two most significant Roman archaeological sites in a private air-conditioned minivan with knowledgeable local commentary. Over seven hours, you'll explore Pompeii and Herculaneum—cities preserved by Vesuvius's eruption in 79 AD—then pause on the volcano's slopes for perspective and refreshment. Your driver handles transport and parking while you focus on the ruins themselves, with optional stops at local wine producers and farm restaurants along the way.
7 hoursfrom AUD $425
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🍜 Food & Cooking
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Rome: Wine Tour & Pizza Making Class in a Frascati's vineyard - 5 hours
Spend five hours at a 300-year-old family winery outside Rome, making pizza from scratch and tasting wines pulled straight from the cellar. You'll arrive by private car, work through the afternoon with the winemakers and kitchen staff, then sit down to eat what you've built alongside the vineyard's own bottles and local oil. It's hands-on learning wrapped around a proper lunch in the Roman hills.
5 hoursfrom AUD $676
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🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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The best of Siena and San Gimignano from Livorno
An 8–9 hour drive from Livorno port takes you through two of Tuscany's most striking medieval towns. You'll explore Siena's Gothic heart and the tower-studded hilltop village of San Gimignano, discovering Renaissance art, narrow stone streets, and expansive countryside views. Hotel pickup begins around 08:00, with return to port by evening. Lunch and drinks are on your own; the air-conditioned minivan handles transport between sites.
8 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $1415
★ 5.0 (3)
🛕 Culture & History
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Guided Tour of St. Peter's Basilica in Spanish & English
Walk through St. Peter's Basilica with a bilingual guide fluent in English and Spanish, decoding centuries of Renaissance art and Christian history across 90 minutes. Starting from Via del Mascherino, you'll stand before Michelangelo's Pietà and Bernini's baldachin whilst a specialist unpicks their stories. Small groups capped at 15 keep things conversational rather than rushed. An optional dome climb rewards the effort with sweeping views across Rome's rooftops.
1h 30mfrom AUD $83
★ 5.0 (3)
✈️ Transfers
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Private Transfer from Naples Airport to Castellammare di Stabia
Door-to-door private transfer from Naples Airport to Castellammare di Stabia in a dedicated Mercedes. Skip the airport transport hassle—your driver meets you at arrival and takes you directly to your accommodation in 40 minutes to 2 hours, depending on traffic. The vehicle is air-conditioned and staffed by knowledgeable locals who can point you toward restaurants, beaches, and local tips without the fuss of shared shuttles or taxi rank negotiation.
40 min – 2 hoursfrom AUD $200
★ 5.0 (3)
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Private Transfer from Catania to Palermo or vice-versa with stop
A relaxed 6–8 hour private drive between Catania and Palermo with flexibility to pause along the way. Your driver collects you from your hotel and deposits you at your destination in air-conditioned comfort, handling the navigation and logistics so you can settle in and watch the Sicilian landscape unfold. No rushing, no timetables, no parking stress—just a straightforward point-to-point journey that doubles as transition time.
6 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $916
★ 5.0 (3)
🐠 Water Activities
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Stand Up Paddle Board or Kayak Rental and delivered
Paddle through the dramatic Adriatic coastline of Puglia with a rented SUP or kayak, exploring sea caves and coastal cliffs near Monopoli and Polignano a Mare. We deliver your vessel to you and collect it afterwards, leaving you free to spend two hours navigating turquoise waters at your own pace. Ideal for paddlers keen to see the region from the water without the hassle of transport logistics.
2 hoursfrom AUD $58
★ 5.0 (3)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Farm Tour & Cooking Class: Discover the Flavors of Lake Como
Spend four hours in the hillside village of Pradello learning to cook like a Como local. You'll start at a working farm to taste cheese, honey and seasonal produce directly from the makers, then handpick ingredients for your kitchen lesson. Back in a stone cottage, you'll build three dishes from scratch—starting with vegetables on toast, moving through buckwheat pasta, and finishing with the Italian dessert classic. Lunch is what you've made, paired with local wine.
4 hoursfrom AUD $325
★ 5.0 (3)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Rome: Experience Food, Wine and Local Life with a true Roman
A three-hour food tour through Rome's neighbourhood trattorias and wine bars, guided by a local resident who steers you away from touristy piazzas. You'll eat your way through traditional Roman dishes and regional wines whilst learning how the city's culinary heritage shaped everyday life. The route weaves through historic streets, connecting food to the neighbourhoods where Romans actually live and eat.
3 hoursfrom AUD $167
★ 5.0 (3)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Walking Tour in Lake Como with Lierna Cooking Class
Explore Lierna's medieval heart before heading to a local's kitchen to cook pasta, sauce, and dessert from scratch on Lake Como's shores. This 5.5-hour outing pairs a 3 km countryside walk with hands-on cooking tuition in a lakeside home, finishing with the meal you've made and wine shared family-style. Learn how locals actually eat, not how restaurants plate it.
5h 30mfrom AUD $383
★ 5.0 (3)
🏔 Adventure & Sports
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Test Drive Ferrari Maranello and Modena: road + racetrack
This 3-hour Ferrari experience combines museum exploration in Maranello with track and road driving in Emilia-Romagna. You'll tour the Ferrari Museum to see legendary vehicles, then drive a Ferrari on public roads with an instructor before heading to Autodromo di Modena. At the circuit, you'll complete a warm-up lap in a Peugeot and three laps in an F458 Challenge with a co-pilot, returning via another supervised road drive.
3 hoursfrom AUD $2331
★ 5.0 (3)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Italian Cooking Masterclass and Roman Market Tour - Small Group
Spend five hours in Rome learning to cook traditional pasta dishes alongside a professional chef. You'll start at a local market where the chef teaches you to spot quality ingredients, then move to the kitchen to prepare and cook several Roman classics. The afternoon wraps with a seated lunch where you'll eat what you've made, paired with regional wines. Small groups mean real feedback on your technique. Vegetarian adaptations are standard; just flag any allergies ahead of time.
5 hoursfrom AUD $558
★ 5.0 (3)
🐠 Water Activities
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Full-Day Private Guided Boat Tour in Amalfi
An eight-hour private boat charter along the [Amalfi coast](/places/amalfi-coast), departing from Italy with stops at Li Galli Island and Positano's sheltered coves. You'll swim in crystalline waters, explore hidden beaches, and dine at waterfront restaurants serving regional dishes. The boat comes equipped with snorkelling gear, a GoPro to capture the day, and refreshments including prosecco and local limoncello.
8 hoursfrom AUD $2998
★ 5.0 (3)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Amalfi Coast Tour Full Day 8 Hours from Naples or Sorrento
A private eight-hour coastal drive from Naples or Sorrento threading through the three gems of the [Amalfi Coast](/places/amalfi-coast): Positano's pastel-stacked villages clinging to cliffs, Amalfi's historic piazzas and cathedral, and Ravello's hilltop gardens and terraces. Travel in air-conditioned comfort with a bilingual driver who handles the notoriously winding roads, leaving you free to absorb the Mediterranean views and stop for photographs or lunch at your own pace.
8 hoursfrom AUD $458
★ 5.0 (3)
🏔 Adventure & Sports
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Explore Rome on Vintage Vespa with Tiramisu
Cruise Rome's headline sights on a vintage Vespa, the two-wheeled icon of Italian style. Starting at the [Colosseum](/places/colosseum), your driver navigates you through Orange Garden's sweeping terraces, then Piazza Venezia, Piazza Navona and the Pantheon—90 minutes of city landmarks paired with genuine tiramisu or gelato. You sit back; a professional handles the bike. The ride captures what Rome feels like to those who belong here, not just pass through.
1h 30mfrom AUD $113
★ 5.0 (3)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Amalfi Coast Tour
This eight-hour private tour explores the [Amalfi Coast](/places/amalfi-coast)'s three signature towns: Positano, Amalfi, and Ravello. Your dedicated driver navigates the dramatic clifftop roads, stopping at each village to reveal distinct character—Positano's pastel-stacked houses, Amalfi's cathedral and piazza life, Ravello's hilltop gardens and terraces. The route unfolds at a pace that lets you wander, photograph, and absorb rather than rush between checkpoints. Hotel pickup and air-conditioned transport are included; bring your own appetite for lunch stops.
7 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $1082
★ 5.0 (3)
✈️ Transfers
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Private Transfer from Positano to Naples
Door-to-door private car service whisking you from Positano to Naples in 90 minutes. Your driver handles the luggage and knows the [Amalfi Coast](/places/amalfi-coast) well enough to share useful local insights as you settle into a cool, comfortable vehicle. No stress, no schedules to chase—just a straightforward transfer that gets you to Naples ready for your next move.
1 hour – 1h 30mfrom AUD $366
★ 5.0 (3)
🛕 Culture & History
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The best of Sirmione: art and taste on Lake Garda
Explore Sirmione's dual appeal—Roman heritage and lakeside charm—on this three-hour private tour of [Lake Garda](/places/lake-garda-italy)'s most picturesque settlement. You'll cruise past the clifftop remains of Catullus's villa and the forbidding Scaliger castle, wander the village's medieval lanes, then settle in for wines paired with local cheeses and cured meats. A guide leads throughout; a private boat skipper handles the water.
3 hoursfrom AUD $481
★ 5.0 (3)
✈️ Transfers
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Alberi del Paradiso, Cefalù for APT Palermo or vice versa, Private Transfer
Direct shuttle between Palermo airport (Punta Raisi) or central Palermo to Hotel Alberi del Paradiso in Cefalù, or the reverse. A straightforward one-hour drive in a private car, minivan or minibus with a professional English-Italian speaking driver. They'll meet you at arrivals with a nameplate and wait up to an hour if needed. Bottled water included, free cancellation within 24 hours.
1 hourfrom AUD $183
★ 5.0 (3)
✈️ Transfers
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Private transfer from NAPLES to POSITANO or reverse
Skip the airport queues and pre-booked minibus lines with a private car from Naples Airport or city centre to Positano. Your English-speaking driver meets you on arrival, loads your luggage, and drives you along the [Amalfi coast](/places/amalfi-coast) in air-conditioned comfort. The 60-minute journey gives you a chance to settle in, check messages on the onboard WiFi, and watch the landscape shift from urban sprawl to clifftop villages. Fits up to seven passengers.
1 hourfrom AUD $167
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