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Cooking Class in Taormina with Lunch Included

★ 5.0 (2)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Italy

Cooking Class in Taormina with Lunch Included

A six-hour private cooking class in Taormina where you'll build a four-course Sicilian meal from scratch. Start with a traditional Sicilian breakfast of granita and brioche, then visit local markets with your guide to select ingredients like a local cook would. You'll return to a family-run restaurant kitchen to prepare appetiser, pasta, mains and dessert under a chef's guidance, finishing with lunch paired with regional wines and spirits.

8-day tour of Bucolic Sicily

This 8-day journey reveals Sicily's layered past and present through its landmarks, landscapes and kitchen. You'll encounter Greek temples and Roman ruins alongside Norman cathedrals, trace Arab influences across the island, and walk gently through nature reserves bursting with seasonal colour. The tour threads together archaeological riches—many UNESCO-listed—with the region's coastlines and countryside, anchored by meals built on traditional ingredients and time-tested recipes. Private transport and most meals are included, though site entries cost extra.

8 daysfrom AUD $1880

Rome: 2-Hour Highlights & Hidden Gems Private Walking Tour

★ 5.0 (2)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Rome: 2-Hour Highlights & Hidden Gems Private Walking Tour

A 2.5-hour private walking tour through Rome's most compelling corners, guided by someone who knows the city's rhythms and stories. Your guide steers you past the postcard spots towards the quieter piazzas and overlooked details that reveal how Romans actually live. You'll finish with homemade gelato, the proper way to end any Roman afternoon.

2h 30mfrom AUD $165

Rome Excursion: Full day tour from Civitavecchia Port with Lunch

★ 5.0 (2)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Rome Excursion: Full day tour from Civitavecchia Port with Lunch

Slip away from Civitavecchia port for a guided sprint through Rome's heavyweight monuments. This small-group tour hits St Peter's Basilica, the Spanish Steps, and the [Colosseum](/places/colosseum), with a local guide steering you past the obvious crowds and into the city's real stories. You'll eat lunch somewhere in the mix and be back at the ship with your head spinning. Runs one full day; includes transport from port.

2 Mt Etna Wineries Experience from Taormina

Spend six hours exploring two of Mount Etna's most respected wineries, starting from Taormina. You'll visit established estates with European credentials, learning how vintners coax remarkable wines from volcanic soil. Taste DOP-certified Etna reds and whites at each stop, understand the labour-intensive growing methods, and take in sweeping vineyard vistas with the volcano as your backdrop. Lunch and transport from your accommodation included.

Vatican for Kids Tour Fast Access Sistine Chapel

A three-hour private Vatican tour built around younger visitors' attention spans. You'll navigate the Museums with a professional art historian guide—Raphael's Rooms and the Gallery of Maps included—then head to Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling. Skip-the-line access means less standing around, more looking. Strollers welcome for the littlest travellers. Best suited to children aged five and up.

3 hoursfrom AUD $591

★ 5.0 (2)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Naples city Tour

Spend six hours discovering Naples on your own terms with a private guide steering a comfortable minivan through the city's lively neighbourhoods. You'll navigate past vibrant street markets and medieval landmarks like San Gennaro Cathedral, learning how this chaotic, creative port city actually works beneath the surface noise. Hotel or port pickup included, so you skip the transport hassle and focus on what matters.

Private Rimini Tour of City Highlights by Night

Walk Rimini's streets after dark with a private guide who navigates the city's layered past—from Roman foundations through medieval quarters to its reinvention as a belle-époque seaside escape. You'll discover locations Fellini favoured for his films and end in the buzzing neighbourhoods where locals still gather. Two and a half hours on foot through centuries compressed into one evening.

Saint Peter's Basilica and Papal Tombs tour with reserved access

Explore Saint Peter's Basilica with skip-the-line access and a knowledgeable guide leading you through two and a half hours of Renaissance art and papal history. You'll begin in the piazza before entering the basilica to visit the papal tombs, including John Paul II's resting place, whilst discovering masterworks like Michelangelo's Pietà and Bernini's baldachin. Your guide contextualises the architecture and spiritual significance of Christendom's largest church.

Private Colosseum and Ancient Rome Guided Tour

A 2.5-hour private guided tour through Rome's most iconic monuments, starting at the [Colosseum](/places/colosseum) and extending into the ancient city's heart. Your dedicated guide navigates the ruins, reconstructing daily life, political intrigue, and engineering feats of the Roman Empire. Skip-the-line access means you'll spend more time exploring and asking questions tailored to your interests, less time queuing. Expect to walk through multiple archaeological sites with someone genuinely invested in bringing stone and history into focus.

Etna Wine & Food Tour with Local Winery Private or Small Group

Spend four hours on Mount Etna's lower slopes sampling volcanic wines and Sicilian fare at a family-owned winery. This small-group tour (max six people) pairs Etna DOC reds, whites and rosés with local cheeses, cured meats and regional delicacies, guided by someone with real knowledge of the area's distinctive terroir. Hotel pickup from Catania or Taormina is included, plus an air-conditioned vehicle to get you there and back.

Roman Mysteries Family tour of Ostia Antica

Walk through Ostia Antica's ruins with a guide who brings the Roman Mysteries book series to life for families. Over three hours, you'll explore the theatre, public baths, latrines and street-side food stalls whilst discovering how ordinary Romans actually lived. The site sits peacefully outside Rome's chaos, making it accessible for children and adults alike without demanding extreme fitness.

Transfer from Catania Airport to Syracuse

Direct vehicle transfer from Catania Airport to Syracuse takes roughly 50 minutes in a private car. Your driver handles navigation and luggage while you settle in. No shared rides, no waiting around for other passengers—just a straightforward journey to your destination with air conditioning and attentive service throughout.

Prepare the Authentic Italian Artisan Gelato

Roll up your sleeves in a Puglian gelato laboratory to craft authentic artisan ice cream using a 19th-century method. Over two hours, you'll work with fresh milk from Alta Murgia Park, free-range eggs, and a house-selected secret ingredient to understand why genuine gelato—made with minimal ingredients—remains rare even in Italy. Leave with the batch you've made and a deeper appreciation for what goes into a proper spoon of gelato.

2 hoursfrom AUD $228

An insider's look at Rome: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

★ 5.0 (2)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

An insider's look at Rome: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

Navigate Rome's centro storico at your own rhythm using the VoiceMap app on this 40–65 minute self-guided audio tour. Start at Piazza di Spagna, coin-toss at Trevi Fountain, peek through the Pantheon's oculus, and finish at Piazza Navona admiring Bernini's sculptural work. Along the way, pick up local tips for ordering espresso and spotting genuine gelato makers. Download once, explore offline whenever you like—the GPS audio guides you without dragging you forward.

40 min – 1h 5mfrom AUD $13

Pisa Beyond the Leaning Tower Walking Tour

★ 5.0 (2)

🛕 Culture & History

Italy

Pisa Beyond the Leaning Tower Walking Tour

This two-hour walking tour moves beyond Pisa's famous tilted landmark to reveal the city's medieval foundations. Starting at Piazza del Duomo—ringed by the Cathedral, Baptistry and Campanile—you'll learn how these monuments reflected Pisa's medieval power. The route crosses through the shopping-lined Via Santa Maria before reaching Piazza dei Cavalieri, where Renaissance palaces and the Church of Cavalieri showcase Carrara marble craftsmanship. The walk concludes along the Arno's colourful waterfront, where palaces reflect in Tuscany's principal river.

Lake Como Silk Printing Art Class & Villa Melzi Gardens Visit

Learn traditional silk-printing techniques from an Italian artisan at a historic Bottega d'Arte on Lake Como's shores. Over 90 minutes, you'll work with natural dyes and hand methods to create your own silk scarf or painted tie, then explore the neighbouring Villa Melzi Gardens. This isn't a tourist demonstration—you'll develop real skills under a master craftsperson's guidance, leaving with a wearable piece you've made yourself.

Hunting for the Truffle

Head into the Piedmont countryside with a trained truffle hunter and dog to learn what makes these fungi worth their weight in gold. You'll spend two and a half hours sniffing out truffles in their natural habitat, then sit down to a leisurely lunch where your morning's finds take centre stage on the plate. It's part detective work, part culinary theatre.

Etna excursion / half - or full day

Drive up Europe's most active volcano with a German-speaking guide on Sicily's Mount Etna. This half or full-day tour takes you to 2000 metres where lunar craters and sweeping views dominate the landscape. Walk among volcanic formations, taste local honey and herbal liqueurs at a mountain refuge, then explore a lava cave or the Valle del Bove where ancient flows converge. The volcano remains volatile and alive—you're standing on geology in motion.

4 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $258

Private 2-Hour Photography Tour in Orvieto with a Pro

★ 5.0 (2)

🛕 Culture & History

Italy

Private 2-Hour Photography Tour in Orvieto with a Pro

Explore Orvieto's compact hilltop centre with a photographer who's spent 15 years navigating its medieval lanes and has taught the craft for two decades. This two-hour walk captures the town's unexpected compositions—Gothic cathedral facades emerging around corners, Renaissance courtyards tucked into alleyways, Etruscan tombs alongside modest townhouses. The largely flat, pedestrianised layout makes it manageable, whilst views from the city walls stretch across Tuscan and Umbrian countryside dotted with vineyards and farmsteads. Camera and tripod hire available.

30 min – 1 hourfrom AUD $100

Private Mt Vesuvius and Pompeii with Lunch and Wine Farm Experience

★ 5.0 (2)

🛕 Culture & History

Italy

Private Mt Vesuvius and Pompeii with Lunch and Wine Farm Experience

Spend eight hours exploring two of Italy's most compelling archaeological and geological sites. Depart from Naples or Sorrento in a private air-conditioned minivan, first visiting Pompeii's excavated streets and buildings frozen by Vesuvius's 79 AD eruption, then ascend the volcano itself within the national park. Midday, pause at a working farm on Vesuvius's slopes producing Lacryma Christi wine, where you'll eat local food and taste their vintages before returning refreshed.

8 hoursfrom AUD $666

Discover the Magic of the Dolomites Lakes and Cortina from Venice

★ 5.0 (2)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Discover the Magic of the Dolomites Lakes and Cortina from Venice

This 10–11 hour drive from Venice threads through the Dolomites' alpine lakes and mountain villages, stopping at Auronzo, Misurina, Dobbiaco and Braies before finishing in Cortina d'Ampezzo. You'll see limestone peaks reflected in glacial waters, walk lakeside trails, and explore one of Italy's most elegant mountain towns. An audio guide and air-conditioned coach handle the logistics; lunch is your own affair.

10 hours – 11 hoursfrom AUD $931

Saturnia's thermal waters a hike through history

★ 5.0 (2)

🌿 Nature & Wildlife

Italy

Saturnia's thermal waters a hike through history

Walk the grounds surrounding Saturnia's Roman thermal springs in Tuscany, tracing paths where ancient visitors once soaked. Over 2–3 hours, your licensed guide leads you past remnants of a 2,000-year-old cistern whilst views stretch across countryside toward the sea. End the hike by stepping into naturally heated mineral pools that have drawn people since Classical times.

2 hours – 3 hoursfrom AUD $145

ROMAN VILLA (UNESCO) in PIAZZA ARMERINA Private Tour with Guide

★ 5.0 (2)

🛕 Culture & History

Italy

ROMAN VILLA (UNESCO) in PIAZZA ARMERINA Private Tour with Guide

Spend eight hours exploring one of Europe's most remarkable Roman sites with a private guide and driver. This UNESCO-listed villa near Piazza Armerina in central Sicily houses an extraordinary collection of floor mosaics—considered the finest surviving examples from the Roman period. The North African-inspired artwork showcases vivid polychrome designs across multiple chambers. You'll travel in a premium Mercedes with hotel pickup included, allowing time to absorb both the archaeological treasures and the rolling Sicilian countryside en route.

8 hoursfrom AUD $1124

San Gimignano: Chianti wine tasting and lunch

★ 5.0 (2)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Italy

San Gimignano: Chianti wine tasting and lunch

A two-hour wine and food experience just outside San Gimignano's medieval walls. Taste a selection of Chianti wines paired with regional lunch, then finish with grappa. The vineyard sits within easy reach of the town's famous towers, making it an ideal break between sightseeing. All drinks and food included; bring an appetite and a relaxed afternoon.

2 hoursfrom AUD $116

Private vehicle to Como and Bellagio from Milan with boat ride

★ 5.0 (2)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Private vehicle to Como and Bellagio from Milan with boat ride

A full day escaping Milan's bustle for the Alps-framed shores of Lake Como. Your private driver collects you from your hotel and delivers you to the lakeside town of Como for two hours of independent exploration, followed by a scenic boat cruise across the water. From there, it's on to Bellagio, the lake's most photogenic settlement, where narrow lanes thread between boutiques, cafés, and lakefront villas. Eight hours door-to-door with a dedicated driver.

8 hoursfrom AUD $1386

Stromboli: your High-altitude Sunset Hike to 400m!

★ 5.0 (2)

🌿 Nature & Wildlife

Italy

Stromboli: your High-altitude Sunset Hike to 400m!

Climb Mount Stromboli, an active volcano on Italy's Aeolian Islands, on a five-hour guided hike to 400 metres. The route winds through Mediterranean scrub past extinct craters before reaching Belvedere Point, where you'll witness the Sciara del Fuoco—a vast scree slope carved by lava flows. Time your arrival for sunset to catch the volcano's nightly gas and incandescent rock emissions, a geological show visible from the summit viewpoint. Your guide explains the islands' volcanic origins, settlement patterns, and ecology throughout.

Private Bargello Museum Guided Tour in Florence

Walk straight past queues into [Florence](/places/florence)'s Bargello Palace with a private guide who unpacks two hours of Renaissance sculpture. You'll stand before Donatello's raw David and St. George, Michelangelo's Bacchus and roundel paintings, plus ceramics and bronzes that shaped Western art. The palace itself—a fortress turned gallery—grounds these masterworks in medieval Florence's civic life.

Tour in the roman villas of Stabiae with an archaeologist.

Walk through Stabiae's preserved Roman villas with an archaeologist who unpacks how wealthy patricians lived during the empire. This two-hour private tour focuses on Villa San Marco, an expansive 11,000-square-metre estate featuring intact private thermal baths that once served only the villa's elite inhabitants and their guests. Few visitors venture here, so you'll explore largely undiscovered ruins set near modern Castellammare.

Private Street Art Tour: Exploring Milan's Hype Neighborhoods

This two-hour private walking tour takes you through Milan's most vibrant neighborhoods to discover how street artists have claimed public walls as their canvas. Your local guide navigates you past working murals, vintage haunts, and the stories behind Milan's graffiti scene—where art doubles as social commentary. You'll move between districts where creativity thrives, picking up the history and characters that shape the city's underground aesthetic.

Walking Tour of Rome Highlights Spanish Steps Pantheon Trevi Fountain

A three-hour guided walk through Rome's most celebrated landmarks, led by an art historian who unpacks the stories behind the Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona, and the Church of St. Ignatius. You'll navigate baroque squares, ancient temples, and neighbourhood fountains that most visitors rush past. Pantheon entry is included; comfortable shoes are essential.

Suvereto Wine Experience PRIVATE TOUR from SIENA

A 10-hour private tour from Siena exploring Suvereto's wine country and architectural landmarks. You'll travel through Tuscany's quieter corners in a climate-controlled Mercedes with an English-speaking driver, visiting family-owned wineries and buildings designed by renowned architects Renzo Piano and Mario Botta. The driver provides local insight whilst you take in the landscape, though wine tastings and meals are booked separately.

10 hoursfrom AUD $1032

From Civitavecchia to Rome: Vatican, Fountains & Squares VIP Private Tour

★ 5.0 (2)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

From Civitavecchia to Rome: Vatican, Fountains & Squares VIP Private Tour

Skip the queues and cruise straight from Civitavecchia Port into Rome's heavyweight sights with a private driver and expert guide. This nine-hour tour covers the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon and Piazza Navona—three millennia of art and architecture digested without the tourist gauntlet. You'll have three hours loose for lunch and shopping, then head back to port refreshed.

9 hoursfrom AUD $1350

Deluxe private transfer from NAPLES TO POSITANO or vv

★ 5.0 (2)

✈️ Transfers

Italy

Deluxe private transfer from NAPLES TO POSITANO or vv

Skip the chaos of shared minibuses and hire a private Mercedes-Benz with driver for the Naples-to-Positano run (or reverse). Your English-speaking driver handles the 1–4 hour coastal route whilst you settle into a clean, air-conditioned cabin with WiFi and bottled water. Pick-up from airport, train station, hotel or harbour—timing's yours to set. The journey itself becomes part of the experience; ask about a detour through Pompeii if ruins interest you.

1 hour – 4 hoursfrom AUD $258

Wine & Local Flavors Tour with Tasting at Cantina D’Erasmo

★ 5.0 (2)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Italy

Wine & Local Flavors Tour with Tasting at Cantina D’Erasmo

Spend two hours at Cantina D'Erasmo exploring how wines are made from vineyard to bottle, then taste three estate wines paired with regional Marche specialities. You'll walk the grounds with a guide who explains the winemaking process, then settle in to savour each wine alongside local cheeses, cured meats and seasonal produce. It's a straightforward introduction to what the vineyard produces, without pretence.

2 hoursfrom AUD $60

Amalfi Coast like a local: Vietri, Amalfi & Positano (FullDay 8h)

★ 5.0 (2)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Amalfi Coast like a local: Vietri, Amalfi & Positano (FullDay 8h)

A full-day exploration of three quintessential [Amalfi Coast](/places/amalfi-coast) villages, starting in Vietri sul Mare with sweeping views across the Salerno Bay, then moving through Amalfi to wander its medieval alleyways and visit the 11th-century Cathedral of Saint Andrew. Conclude in Positano, the cliff-hugging village of pastel-hued buildings and flower-draped stairs. Eight to nine hours with private transport, bottled water and an English-speaking driver included; lunch and entrance fees are separate.

8 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $831

★ 5.0 (2)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Full Day Tour Cortina & Dolomites

Trade Venice's crowds for eight hours in the Dolomites, looping through five alpine lakes and the mountain village of Cortina. Your bilingual driver navigates you past Lake Santa Croce, through Pieve di Cadore, and on to Auronzo and Misurina, where you'll spot the jagged Tre Cime peaks. Roads twist through dramatic gorges and tunnel openings that frame valley views. Round-trip minivan from Venice included; you choose where to linger and eat.

SkipTheLine Vatican Museums Sistine Chapel with Expert TourGuide

A three-hour private guided tour through the Vatican's art collections, the Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica. You'll skip queues at the entrance and work through the sprawling complex with a knowledgeable guide steering you through centuries of religious art and architecture. Ideal for those wanting to move past the crowds and absorb detail without the usual Vatican scramble.

From Civitavecchia to Rome Transfer

Private transfer whisking you from Civitavecchia port straight to Rome in 90 minutes. A seasoned operator handles the route with comfortable, air-conditioned vehicles stocked with water and WiFi. Skip the shared minibus shuffle and arrive refreshed, ready to tackle the Eternal City. Works for solo travellers, families with prams, and anyone wanting a straightforward journey without faffing about.

Tour For Kids and Families Vatican Sistine Chapel

A three-hour guided tour through Vatican City's major galleries and chapels, designed with families in mind. You'll skip the standard entry queues and explore Ancient Roman and Greek sculpture collections, Raphael's frescoed rooms, tapestry and map galleries, then reach the Sistine Chapel and Saint Peter's Basilica. An expert guide familiar with keeping children engaged leads the way, though note that papal events occasionally close sections without warning—your guide will pivot to Vatican Museums highlights if needed.

3 hoursfrom AUD $631

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