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Vatican Tour Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel in a Small Group
5 hoursfrom AUD $59
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🐠 Water Activities
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An enchanted moment: Capri's sunrise
Set out from Capri before dawn for a 2–3 hour boat journey along the island's dramatic cliffs and coves as daylight breaks. Watch the Tyrrhenian coast emerge from darkness whilst anchored in sheltered waters, with fresh pastries, local specialities and espresso served on deck. Snorkelling gear is available if you fancy a dip in the still-cool morning sea. Quiet, intimate, and a genuine alternative to the midday crowds.
2 hours – 3 hoursfrom AUD $1216
★ 5.0 (2)
🛕 Culture & History
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Pompeii and Herculaneum SkipTheLine with Lunch&WineTasting from Rome
A 12-hour private tour from Rome exploring Pompeii and Herculaneum, two UNESCO-listed archaeological sites frozen by Vesuvius's eruption. You'll skip entrance queues at both parks, taste buffalo mozzarella, and finish with lunch and wine tasting at a vineyard on Vesuvius's slopes. An optional guide can walk you through the ruins for two hours at each site, whilst your driver provides commentary during transfers. Hotel pickup and dropoff included.
12 hoursfrom AUD $1149
★ 5.0 (2)
🐠 Water Activities
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Four Hours Boat Rental in Lake Como
Rent a nimble motorboat for four hours and navigate Lake Como's shoreline at your own pace. This self-drive experience takes you past the grand villas and celebrity hideaways that line the water—Villa d'Este, Villa Balbianello (featured in Bond films), and the lakeside homes of Laglio—plus the medieval Comacina Island. The boat fits up to six and comes fully equipped with safety gear, GPS, and insurance. A brief orientation covers the basics; no skipper's licence required.
4 hoursfrom AUD $633
★ 5.0 (2)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Day Trip to Capri, Anacapri and Blue Grotto from Naples
Sprint across the Tyrrhenian Sea to Capri for an eight-hour island circuit that hits the essentials without the filler. Your guide meets you at Naples port, whisks you across by fast ferry, then drives the dramatic clifftop road in an open-top car or minibus. Weather dependent, you'll boat into the Blue Grotto's luminous chamber, ride a chairlift to Monte Solaro's summit, explore Piazzetta's boutique-lined square, and finish at Augustus Gardens where Faraglioni's sea stacks frame the horizon.
8 hoursfrom AUD $866
★ 5.0 (2)
🛕 Culture & History
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Skip-the-Line: Duomo Rooftop & La Scala Private Tour
This 2-hour 15-minute guided tour cuts queues at Milan's Duomo, taking you up to the rooftop for sweeping city views, then moves to La Scala Theatre's museum. A local guide shares stories about the buildings and the city beyond the usual tourist circuit. You'll see the Gothic cathedral's intricate stonework from above and explore the legendary opera house's history without waiting in line.
2h 15mfrom AUD $366
★ 5.0 (2)
🛕 Culture & History
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Italian Language Experience
Step inside the studio behind one of Italy's most-followed language channels on YouTube. You'll sit in on a genuine Italian lesson, explore the filming setup, and leave with a signed memento from the instructor. It's a quick look at how digital language education actually happens, rather than just watching screens at home. One hour in Italy.
1 hourfrom AUD $83
★ 5.0 (2)
🐠 Water Activities
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Private Amalfi Coast tour from Sorrento with a Protagon 25''
Cruise the [Amalfi Coast](/places/amalfi-coast) from Sorrento aboard a private 25-metre motorboat built for comfort and speed. This eight-hour charter accommodates up to 12 people, steering you past dramatic cliffside villages, hidden coves, and the crystalline waters around Capri. Your dedicated crew handles navigation while you swim, snorkel, and soak in the Mediterranean light. No shared boats, no crowds—just your group and the coast.
8 hoursfrom AUD $1166
★ 5.0 (2)
🐠 Water Activities
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Private Capri Full Day Tour with a Protagon 25ft
Spend a day aboard a private 25ft Protagon cruising Capri's coastline, hitting both famous spots and quieter coves. Over six to eight hours, you'll swim at scenic anchorages, snorkel in clear waters, and have the flexibility to dock for lunch at waterfront trattorias or explore the island's towns. The boat's small size and attentive crew mean you navigate the island on your own terms—no rushing between herds of day-trippers.
6 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $1166
★ 5.0 (2)
🏔 Adventure & Sports
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Sorrento Vintage Vespa Tour with Aperitif
Ride a restored Vespa through the Sorrento Peninsula's coastal roads and hilltop villages on this four-hour guided tour. Your driver navigates switchbacks past the Belvedere dell'Annunziata, the quiet Church of San Costanzo, and the panoramic Colli di Fontanelle while you absorb Mediterranean air and vintage Italian character. A morning pastry break or afternoon prosecco stop punctuates the route, and your driver documents the journey with photos.
4 hoursfrom AUD $375
★ 5.0 (2)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
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Basic Tour of Mount Etna
Explore Sicily's most active volcano on this half-day excursion around Mount Etna's slopes. Walk among 19th-century crater rims and ancient lava fields that buried villages, then descend into volcanic caves with torchlight. Small-group format keeps things personal. Midway through, you'll lunch at a mountain chalet perched at 1,500 metres, with views across the volcanic landscape and surrounding countryside stretching below.
5 hours – 6 hoursfrom AUD $118
★ 5.0 (2)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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PRIVATE TOUR from Catania to Agrigento (Valley of Temple) and Piazza Armerina
A 10-hour private drive from Catania that connects two of Sicily's most significant archaeological sites. You'll visit the Valley of Temples in Agrigento, where Greek ruins dominate a hillside landscape, then head to Piazza Armerina to explore the Villa Romana del Casale and its internationally renowned floor mosaics. Both locations are UNESCO World Heritage sites. Your own driver handles transport and hotel pickups; guides and entry fees are separate.
10 hoursfrom AUD $683
★ 5.0 (2)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Funny Cooking Class in Genova with Local Chef: Full Ligurian Menu
Spend four and a half hours in central Genova learning to cook six authentic Ligurian dishes alongside chef Fabrizio, a seasoned kitchen veteran who trained under his grandmother's watch. You'll prepare panissa, four focaccia varieties, pesto gnocchi, and panera from quality ingredients in a spacious studio, then sit down to eat everything you've made, paired with local wine. Fabrizio's focaccia reputation extends beyond delicatessens—his technique produces bread that stands apart.
4h 30mfrom AUD $233
★ 5.0 (2)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Wine experience in the Tuscan hills with tasting in Vinci
Spend two hours on a Tuscan vineyard learning winemaking from the ground up. You'll walk through the vines, descend into the cellar to see production firsthand, then sit down with a sommelier for a guided tasting. Water and snacks round out the visit, giving you real insight into how the farm crafts its bottles rather than just sipping blindly.
2 hoursfrom AUD $67
★ 5.0 (2)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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2.00 pm - Pompeii and photos Panoramca di Napoli (Afternoon)
Skip the commuter hassle between Naples transport hubs and head straight to Pompeii with a dedicated driver. This four-hour afternoon outing bundles your journey with a stop at Panorama di Napoli, one of the city's finest viewpoints—included in the fare. You'll arrive at the ancient ruins refreshed and orientated, having already clocked the Bay of Naples spread below you.
4 hoursfrom AUD $215
★ 5.0 (2)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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From Messina Cruise Terminal: Taormina+ Godfather tour+Lunch
This 8–9 hour private tour departs Messina and explores two sides of Sicily: the clifftop resort town of Taormina with its layered history, then Savoca village, where scenes from The Godfather were filmed. You'll walk Taormina's main thoroughfare, spot Norman and Roman landmarks, learn how Greeks, Arabs and Spaniards shaped the island, visit the actual Bar Vitelli and the church where Michael married Apollonia, and finish with a proper Sicilian lunch—cured meats, local cheeses, pasta, caponata—at a family-run trattoria with wine included.
8 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $500
★ 5.0 (2)
🛕 Culture & History
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Private Guided Walking Tour in Santarcangelo Slow City
Wander through Santarcangelo's medieval lanes with a local guide, uncovering centuries-old architecture, artisan shops and family-run trattorias tucked into narrow streets. You'll descend into the village's distinctive circular caves—remnants shrouded in local lore—then finish with regional wines and produce tasting. Four hours exploring a Slow City where the pace matches the character.
4 hoursfrom AUD $158
★ 5.0 (2)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Visit of the Winemaker with Tasting of Typical Products in Faenza
Spend 90 minutes at a third-generation family winery in Romagna's hills, walking through mechanised vineyards planted across six hectares. You'll tour the cellar and bottling line with the winemaker, then taste wines straight from barrel alongside two finished bottles paired with local charcuterie and cheese. It's a genuine working operation—no theatre, just how they've done it since 1986.
1h 30mfrom AUD $58
★ 5.0 (2)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Taormina & Isola Bella Beach: Private Shore Excursion - Messina
A 5–6 hour private drive from Messina combines two Sicilian highlights. Start in Taormina, the hillside town overlooking the Ionian Sea, where you'll walk the main pedestrian street past cafés and boutiques, visit the Ancient Theater with Etna as backdrop, and take in views from the Public Garden and central piazza. Then head to Isola Bella, a protected nature reserve linked to shore by a sandbar, where you can swim in clear water, laze on pebbles, or ramble through coastal vegetation.
5 hours – 6 hoursfrom AUD $215
★ 5.0 (2)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Matera : Centuries-Old Olive Grove Tour with Oil and Local Tasting
Spend two and a half hours walking amongst ancient olive trees in Matera's countryside, learning how local producers craft organic oil from trees that have stood for centuries. You'll taste two oils paired with Lucanian cheeses, cured meats and bread whilst taking in views across the Little Lucanian Dolomites. The experience unfolds on the grove itself—no rush, no crowds, just the land and its rhythms. A bottle of Aglianico del Vulture and sweet wine round out the afternoon.
2h 30mfrom AUD $108
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✈️ Transfers
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Rome and Airports Transfers to Civitavecchia Port
Door-to-door private car service connecting Rome's airports, train stations and hotels directly to Civitavecchia cruise port, 80–100 minutes away. Drivers hold proper permits for dockside drop-off beside your ship. Air-conditioned sedans include complimentary water. Flexible for families with infants, wheelchair users and travellers of all mobility levels.
1h 20m – 1h 40mfrom AUD $233
★ 5.0 (2)
🛕 Culture & History
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Turin Egyptian Museum Private Tour for Kids and Families
Explore Turin's world-class Egyptian collection—second only to Cairo's—with a guide trained to engage young minds. This 2-hour private tour cuts through the crowds and brings ancient artefacts to life through storytelling tailored to children. You'll cover the museum's most compelling pieces without the typical museum fatigue, making it an ideal introduction to Egyptology for families visiting Italy.
2 hoursfrom AUD $283
★ 5.0 (2)
🛕 Culture & History
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8 Day Sicily: Island of Treasures Small Group Tour from Catania
Eight days tracing Sicily's geological and archaeological layering, starting at Mount Etna's smoking crater before sweeping through Greek temples, Norman cathedrals, and Baroque towns in a small-group minibus. Based in Catania, you'll move between the Tyrrhenian coast, the island's interior plateaus, and the southeastern baroque heartland, staying in mid-range hotels and travelling with a local English-speaking driver who knows where the light hits best at each stop.
8 daysfrom AUD $4350
★ 5.0 (2)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Cooking class: We prepare orecchiette with vegetables from the garden
Learn to shape orecchiette by hand in a centuries-old Apulian farmhouse where you'll harvest vegetables straight from the garden beds and turn them into lunch. This three-hour class strips back to basics—no shortcuts, no pre-made dough—giving you the techniques locals use to build flavour from soil to table. You'll eat what you cook in the farmhouse courtyard, tasting how ingredient quality rewrites the dish entirely.
3 hoursfrom AUD $128
★ 5.0 (2)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Authentic Sicilian Cooking Class in a Historic Seafront Villa
Learn to cook traditional Sicilian dishes in a four-hour class at a waterfront villa with Chef Francesco. You'll work with local ingredients, prepare a full meal, and sit down to eat what you've made whilst overlooking the sea. The class covers regional techniques passed through generations, giving you recipes and skills to take home. Transport to the villa is included, as is all cooking equipment.
4 hoursfrom AUD $200
★ 5.0 (2)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Unforgettable Assisi: Private or Group Photo Session with a Local
A 90-minute photography session through Assisi's medieval lanes with a local guide who knows where light hits best. You'll pose against terracotta rooftops, stone archways, and the sprawling Basilica di San Francesco—whether in morning glow or golden-hour warmth. The photographer navigates you past the obvious Instagram spots to quieter corners most first-timers miss, then edits your digital gallery afterwards. Walk comfortable shoes and bring an outfit that makes you feel yourself.
1h 30mfrom AUD $50
★ 5.0 (2)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
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LUCCA E-BIKE -the cycle path and the rinassance villas
Pedal through Lucca's countryside on an e-bike, following the Serchio River cycle path and threading through the Via delle Ville, a route lined with Renaissance villas. This 2–3 hour guided ride loops past architectural treasures like Villa Reale, revealing how medieval Lucca's wealth built these palatial estates and their gardens. Small groups (2–3 riders) keep the pace relaxed and social.
2 hours – 3 hoursfrom AUD $250
★ 5.0 (2)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Rome Fullday: Private Golf Cart Adventure & Vatican tour
Spend seven hours navigating Rome's most celebrated quarters by golf cart with a knowledgeable guide, then transition to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with group access. You'll cover the Pantheon, Roman Forum, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, and Piazza Navona before VIP entry to St. Peter's Basilica. The cart handles Rome's maze-like centro storico efficiently, leaving you free to absorb centuries of architecture and art without the usual pavement pounding.
7 hoursfrom AUD $826
★ 5.0 (2)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Positano : Mediterranean cooking class at Villa Magia
Roll up your sleeves in the kitchen at Villa Magia for a three-and-a-half-hour cooking class centred on Campania's signature dishes. A chef walks you through making fresh pasta, aubergine parmesan and citrus-based desserts using seasonal produce sourced locally. You'll learn techniques passed down through generations before sitting down to eat what you've cooked, paired with regional wine and views across the water.
3h 30mfrom AUD $333
★ 5.0 (2)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Private night tour of the Sassi by tuk tuk
Explore Matera's ancient Sassi district after dark in a private tuk tuk, guided by local drivers Antonio and Francesco. This 35-minute tour winds through the honey-coloured stone neighbourhoods of Barisano and Caveoso as house lights cast the carved facades in warm amber. You'll see why locals call this labyrinth of dwellings—carved directly into the rock face over centuries—a singular sight. The nocturnal vantage point transforms familiar streets into something altogether different, revealing architectural detail and shadow play invisible by day.
35 minfrom AUD $117
★ 5.0 (2)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Make a Fried Pizza with Limoncello Spritz in Sorrento
Spend 90 minutes in Sorrento learning to craft fried pizza from scratch, then pair your creation with a chilled Limoncello Spritz. This hands-on session taps into local cooking methods passed down through the kitchen's history. You'll work alongside experienced cooks, get your hands floury, and taste what you've made whilst sipping a proper regional aperitivo in relaxed company.
1h 30mfrom AUD $100
★ 5.0 (2)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Discovering the Wonders of Sorrento Coast from Naples Small Group
A small-group drive from Naples to the Sorrentine Peninsula, where you'll explore at your own pace. The five-to-six-hour itinerary includes a scenic stop, a working limoncello distillery with tasting and local products, and lunch at a family-run trattoria. Your English-speaking driver handles transport while you navigate Sorrento's clifftop streets, harborfront and piazza independently. Departs with four or more participants.
5 hours – 6 hoursfrom AUD $291
★ 5.0 (2)
✈️ Transfers
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Transfer from Sorrento to Naples with Private Tour in Herculaneum
Travel from Sorrento to Naples via private minivan with a scheduled stop at Herculaneum, the Roman town buried by Vesuvius in 79 AD. Your driver handles the journey whilst a trained archaeologist leads a two-hour walk through the excavated streets, homes and shops frozen in time. The service includes pickups at your Sorrento accommodation and drop-off at Naples airport, central station or hotel, with entry tickets and transport sorted.
4 hoursfrom AUD $629
★ 5.0 (2)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Mozzarella Experience: Tour + Lunch in Paestum's dairy
Watch buffalo mozzarella being made by hand at a working dairy near Paestum, then sit down to lunch featuring the cheese you've just seen crafted. This 2.5-hour experience takes you behind the scenes of one of Italy's most prized foods, seeing how artisans stretch and shape curds using methods that haven't changed in generations. You'll eat alongside locals, tasting fresh mozzarella alongside other Cilento region specialities, with wine and water included. Transport from Paestum hotels and the train station is provided.
2h 30mfrom AUD $150
★ 5.0 (2)
🛕 Culture & History
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Pantheon Guided Tour with Entrance Ticket
Spend an hour exploring Rome's best-preserved ancient monument with a guide who'll decode the Pantheon's architectural genius. You'll walk through the original bronze doors, gaze up at the oculus flooding the rotunda with natural light, and learn how Roman engineers pulled off a dome that's stood for nearly two millennia without internal supports. Perfect for anyone curious about how the ancients actually built things.
1 hourfrom AUD $58
★ 5.0 (2)
🐠 Water Activities
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4 Hours Private Boat Tour to Capri from Sorrento
A four-hour private boat journey from Sorrento to Capri puts you on the water with a bilingual skipper, steering past dramatic coastline and anchoring in turquoise coves for swimming. You'll have the boat to yourself (or your group), music playing, and onboard facilities to rinse off the salt. It's a straightforward coastal run—less about sightseeing checkboxes and more about time afloat in one of Italy's most stunning settings.
4 hoursfrom AUD $1415
★ 5.0 (2)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
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Mount Etna 1900 & Alcantara Gorges
A seven-hour circuit combining two of Sicily's most dramatic landscapes. Start at the Alcantara Gorges, where the Alcantara River has carved a striking canyon through ancient lava stone, then head inland to Rifugio Sapienza at 2,000 metres on Europe's most active volcano. Your guide shares geological and volcanic history en route, and from the refuge you'll survey the crater and surrounding terrain from one of Mount Etna's most accessible vantage points.
7 hoursfrom AUD $87
★ 5.0 (2)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Servizio Fotografico in Gondola tra i Gioielli di Venezia
Drift through Venice's quieter waterways aboard a private gondola, discovering ornate palaces and arched bridges that most visitors miss. Your gondolier and boat are pre-arranged, so you simply board and relax into the rhythm of the city's water streets. Choose your departure time to fit your schedule, with all gondola fees covered. The route winds past crumbling facades and hidden courtyards, offering genuine glimpses of how Venetians actually navigate their lagoon home.
1 min – 30 minfrom AUD $500
★ 5.0 (2)
🛕 Culture & History
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Valentino Rossi round trip to Tavullia from Rome Private day Tour
Trace Valentino Rossi's formative years on a private 10–12 hour drive from Rome to his hometown of Tavullia. Your guide, a devoted motorcycle enthusiast, reveals the landscapes and landmarks that shaped the nine-time world champion's journey from local prodigy to global icon. Visit locations central to his career—his shop, training grounds, and the places where his legend took root. Ideal for motorsport fans seeking authentic insight beyond circuit spectacle.
10 hours – 12 hoursfrom AUD $1049
★ 5.0 (2)
🛕 Culture & History
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Discover the History and Magic of La Scala Theater
Walk through Milan's most revered opera house with a knowledgeable guide who unpacks nearly two centuries of musical theatre. This 1 hour 50 minute tour of La Scala and its museum sits steps from the Duomo, letting you examine original costumes, set pieces, and instruments that tell the story of how composers like Verdi and singers like Callas shaped European culture. You'll see the grand auditorium itself, though access depends on rehearsal schedules.
1h 50mfrom AUD $175
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