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Trekking tour Nebida Masua and Porto Flavia

★ 5.0 (12)

🌿 Nature & Wildlife

Italy

Trekking tour Nebida Masua and Porto Flavia

Explore the rugged coastline between Nebida and Masua in Sardinia on foot, tracing routes once used by miners across dramatic clifftop terrain. Your guide brings the region's industrial past to life through detailed commentary on mining heritage and abandoned infrastructure. The 3–30 minute trek varies in intensity and includes stops at five isolated beaches accessible only on foot, offering swimming breaks between sections.

3 min – 30 minfrom AUD $117

★ 5.0 (12)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

The best of Venice in a day

A five to six-hour guided walk through Venice that moves beyond the postcard spots. Starting from the train station, you'll navigate quiet calli and hidden squares with a local guide, discovering neighbourhoods where Venetians actually live. Along the way, you'll taste proper food and drink, learn the rhythms of the city, and understand what gives Venice its particular character. It's designed to feel less like sightseeing and more like a day spent as someone who knows the place.

5 hours – 6 hoursfrom AUD $1132

Private Cooking Class with Lunch or Dinner in Vico Equense

★ 5.0 (12)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Italy

Private Cooking Class with Lunch or Dinner in Vico Equense

Cook three traditional dishes from scratch in a Vico Equense home kitchen, then sit down to eat what you've made with wine and coffee. A three-hour session with a local Cesarina—part of Italy's established network of home cooks who welcome travellers into their own kitchens. You'll learn how Vico Equense actually eats, beyond restaurant menus, and leave with recipes and techniques you can recreate at home.

Half Day E Bike Tour of Via Appia with Catacombs and Lunch

This five-hour e-bike tour rolls you through Rome's most historically layered landscape on the ancient Via Appia. You'll ride over original basalt roads, descend into the Catacombs of Saint Callixtus or Saint Sebastian to see early Christian burial chambers, pass the ruins of Maxentius's villa, and pedal through the Park of the Aqueducts where Rome's water infrastructure still dominates the skyline. A stop at a local spring includes Italian-style grilled food made from farm-fresh ingredients bought that morning.

Skip-the-Line Pompeii Archaeological Site with Private Guide

Walk through the remarkably preserved Roman town buried by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Your archaeologist-led group navigates the actual streets where residents once lived, revealing domestic spaces, commercial hubs, and public buildings frozen in ash. Over two and a half hours, you'll explore bakeries, temples, bathhouses, and the Forum—encountering everyday life and civic structures alongside the more colourful quarters. Skip queues at the gate and benefit from expert interpretation that brings the 2,000-year-old site into focus.

Private Tasting Barbaresco Experience with Typical Products

A sommelier guides you through the rolling vineyards of Monferrato and Langa, UNESCO-listed zones in Piedmont's wine country. Over two hours, you'll descend into aging cellars, taste Barbaresco alongside cured meats, cheeses and regional delicacies, learning how terrain shapes flavour. This is a private experience—your pace, your questions, your discovery.

Sorrento experiences and Italian language

Learn Italian while exploring Sorrento's most compelling corners over three hours with a certified ITALS instructor. Rather than sitting in a classroom, you'll build vocabulary through real conversations with locals, wandering past the peninsula's standout landmarks and sampling regional flavours. The experience is tailored to your interests via a pre-tour video call, with prepared materials and notepad included.

Walking tour Trani

Explore Trani's architectural heritage on foot with a guide who navigates you through this Puglian coastal town designated for slow travel. Over 90 minutes, you'll trace the city's Norman and medieval layers: the imposing Swabian Castle, the striking Romanesque cathedral with its distinctive striped facade, and the atmospheric Giudecca district where two functioning synagogues remain tucked within centuries-old stone. A measured pace lets you absorb the piazzas and narrow lanes that define this Adriatic gem.

Art Experience with Food and Wine Tasting in Lazise

Paint whilst sipping Bardolino wines in the countryside near Lazise. This 2.5-hour session pairs your brushwork with local cheeses, cured meats, and regional vintages in a relaxed vineyard setting. No art experience needed—the focus is on creative expression and tasting rather than technical skill. You'll leave with a canvas you've made and the taste of Garda's wine country on your palate.

Private Tour of Upper Town between History, Traditions and Wonders

Navigate Bergamo's Upper Town with a local guide who steers clear of the guidebook script. Over two to two-and-a-half hours, you'll uncover the layered history, quirky details and genuine character that define this medieval hilltop neighbourhood. Your guide shares where locals eat and shop, hands you a map, and shows you corners most visitors miss—the kind of knowledge that comes from living here, not reading about it.

2 hours – 2h 30mfrom AUD $117

Private Tuscan Cooking Class And Wine Tasting in Radda in Chianti

★ 5.0 (12)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Italy

Private Tuscan Cooking Class And Wine Tasting in Radda in Chianti

Learn to make pasta and traditional dishes in Giorgia and Luigi's countryside home near Radda in Chianti. This three-hour private session unfolds on their outdoor patio, where you'll cook two or three regional recipes from scratch, then sit down to eat what you've made. Local wine and olive oil feature throughout, giving you a genuine taste of how Tuscan families actually cook and eat together, rather than watching from the sidelines.

Milan Coffee & History Crawl with a Licensed Tour Guide

Explore Milan's coffee culture and architectural landmarks with a Neapolitan espresso expert over two to three hours. You'll visit multiple coffee bars sampling northern and southern Italian brewing traditions, learning how Milan became central to espresso's evolution. Your guide—raised in Naples—shares insider knowledge about the city's most significant buildings and the stories behind Italian coffee-making. One tasting and first coffee are included; additional purchases welcome at discounted rates.

2 hours – 3 hoursfrom AUD $117

★ 5.0 (12)

🏔 Adventure & Sports

Italy

Road Bike tour in Lake Como & Bellagio

Pedal 60 km across Lake Como's dual shorelines, breaking the ride midway with a ferry crossing to absorb the water from its centre. You'll roll the western bank's gentler slopes, pause in Bellagio's hilltop village for views, then descend the eastern side through rolling terrain back to base. Three to four hours of cycling with a professional guide; gradual elevation throughout rather than punishing climbs. Suits riders with solid aerobic fitness and road-bike confidence.

3 hours – 4 hoursfrom AUD $333

★ 5.0 (12)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Italy

Rome: Rione Monti Food Tasting Tour

Taste your way through Rione Monti, Rome's most atmospheric neighbourhood wedged between the [Colosseum](/places/colosseum) and Via Nazionale. Over three hours, you'll sample Roman street food, pasta, pastries and wine at neighbourhood favourites, moving through centuries-old cobblestone laneways where locals actually live. This isn't a museum tour—it's a working knowledge of what Romans actually eat, paired with the drinks to match.

3 hoursfrom AUD $120

Rome: Retro Fiat 500 Car Tour with Pro Photographer

★ 5.0 (12)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Rome: Retro Fiat 500 Car Tour with Pro Photographer

Cruise Rome's historic streets in a restored Fiat 500 whilst a professional photographer documents your journey. This 90-minute tour pairs the iconic compact car—a symbol of post-war Italian culture—with expert framing of your group against the city's most photogenic landmarks. You'll move through central Rome at a leisurely pace, stopping at carefully chosen viewpoints where the photographer captures genuine moments and architectural backdrops. The result is a curated set of polished images that serve as proof you were there, seen through a trained eye.

Sardinia Trekking Bike Rental

Explore Sardinia's rugged coastlines and inland villages on two wheels with a flexible bike rental spanning 3–5 days. Pick up at one location, drop off at another across the island without extra charges. The fleet features well-maintained bikes suited to Sardinian terrain, giving you the freedom to chart your own pace through Mediterranean scrubland, granite peaks, and whitewashed settlements. Ideal for riders seeking independence over guided itineraries.

3 days – 5 daysfrom AUD $100

Tour in bike history Island Ortigia and archeological park Neapolis

★ 5.0 (12)

🛕 Culture & History

Italy

Tour in bike history Island Ortigia and archeological park Neapolis

Cycle through Syracuse's layered past on this four-hour guided ride across Ortigia island and the Neapolis archaeological zone. You'll pedal past Apollo's temple, the cathedral built into Athena's shrine, and freshwater springs, then explore the Greek theatre, the vast sacrificial altar of Hiero II, and the Roman amphitheatre carved into stone. A bike-paced alternative to walking, covering ground most visitors miss.

Michelangelo, Machiavelli & Galileo Tombs Semi-Private 8ppl Max

Spend two hours inside [Florence](/places/florence)'s Santa Croce basilica, where Michelangelo, Machiavelli and Galileo are entombed. Your guide walks you through frescoes by Giotto and sculptures including Donatello's St. Louis of Toulouse, unpacking the lives of these Renaissance figures against the basilica's sacred architecture. Groups stay under 8 people, so you'll move at a considered pace through one of Italy's most historically dense religious spaces.

2 hoursfrom AUD $221

Grand Tour to Pompeii (with private guide) & the Amalfi Coast from Rome & back

★ 5.0 (12)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Grand Tour to Pompeii (with private guide) & the Amalfi Coast from Rome & back

A 14-hour day trip from Rome combining Pompeii's archaeological remains with the dramatic coastline of southern Campania. Depart early in a private Mercedes with your own driver, explore Pompeii's preserved streets with a dedicated guide for two hours, then travel to the [Amalfi Coast](/places/amalfi-coast) to wander Positano's pastel villages and Sorrento's narrow lanes. Return to Rome by 9pm. Entrance fees and meals are separate.

14 hoursfrom AUD $1049

Livorno shore excursion: Bolgheri and Supertuscan private tour

★ 5.0 (12)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Italy

Livorno shore excursion: Bolgheri and Supertuscan private tour

A six-hour private tour from Livorno into Bolgheri, Tuscany's premier wine region, where Sassicaia and other SuperTuscans are made. A wine expert accompanies you and your group in an air-conditioned minivan, guiding you through the vineyards and estates that define modern Italian winemaking. You'll explore the landscape and learn directly from someone who knows the terroir and producers intimately.

Private Transfer from Naples Train Station to Positano

Door-to-door transfer from Naples Centrale station to Positano via private Mercedes sedan, taking 60–120 minutes depending on traffic. Skip the taxi rank queue and travel in air-conditioned comfort with a professional driver who knows the [Amalfi Coast](/places/amalfi-coast) well. Your driver handles luggage and navigation while you settle in after your journey.

1 hour – 2 hoursfrom AUD $329

Parmigiano Reggiano Parma Ham and Castle Private Tour & Tasting

★ 5.0 (11)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Italy

Parmigiano Reggiano Parma Ham and Castle Private Tour & Tasting

A six-and-a-half-hour private exploration of Parma's food-producing heartland, traversing rolling hills to meet the craftspeople behind three cornerstone products: Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, Prosciutto di Parma, and the region's wines. You'll witness production firsthand at working dairies and curing plants, taste multiple ages of cheese and varieties of cured meat, then finish at the medieval fortress of Torrechiara, its battlements rising above the vineyards that feed this culinary tradition.

Ancient Rome Express Small Group Walking Tour

Walk Rome's most notorious ancient sites in 1.5 hours as dusk falls. This small-group evening tour traces the [Colosseum](/places/colosseum), imperial forums, and Capitoline Hill whilst your guide unpacks the city's bloodier chapters—gladiator spectacles, political assassinations, and power struggles that shaped an empire. You'll see everything from the outside, moving quickly through cooler evening air with fewer tourists underfoot, finishing with views across the Roman Forum as light fades.

Create your original cuttlefish bone cast jewelry.

Learn an ancient metalworking method in Tuscany by carving your own cuttlefish bone mould, then watch a master jeweller cast it in molten silver. Over four hours, you'll design and create a bespoke pendant or ring using a technique the Egyptians perfected millennia ago. Your finished piece emerges from the mould before you leave, complete with professional finishing and a celebratory aperitif.

Private Transfer: From Amalfi (hotel) to Naples (hotel-airport-train station)

Direct private car service from your Amalfi hotel to Naples airport, train station or hotel. Your English-speaking driver collects you from your accommodation (or nearby meeting point) and drives you in a climate-controlled vehicle seating up to eight passengers. The journey takes roughly two and a half hours, giving you time to settle in before your onward travel.

Personal Shopper in Milan - shopping tour in Milan

Navigate Milan's four legendary fashion streets with a local guide who knows where to find both heritage design houses and contemporary labels. Starting at Piazza del Duomo, you'll explore Via Manzoni, Via della Spiga, and Corso Vittorio Emanuele over three hours, discovering how Italian craftsmanship ranges from haute couture to accessible everyday wear. Perfect for anyone serious about understanding Milan's role as Europe's fashion epicentre.

Chianti Wine Tour from Florence with 3 Wineries and Tuscan Lunch

Spend seven hours exploring Chianti Classico's vineyard heartland with stops at three working wineries, each offering distinct tasting experiences. You'll start in Impruneta, famous for its terracotta workshops, then settle into a family-run estate for a multi-course Tuscan lunch paired with local wines, including a tour of centuries-old cellars. A final boutique winery visit lets you compare different Chianti styles before returning to [Florence](/places/florence). Your local driver provides context throughout, and the route weaves past medieval hamlets and rolling countryside.

Cinque Terre EXCLUSIVE BOAT TOUR

A six-hour private boat journey around the Gulf of Poets and [Cinque Terre](/places/cinque-terre) villages, departing from Lerici, La Spezia, Portovenere, or Monterosso. You'll cruise past coastal landmarks, drop anchor at three sheltered bays for swimming and snorkelling, and sample local focaccia, prosecco and Italian fare aboard. The route hugs dramatic cliffs and hidden coves, with time to explore villages by foot if you choose. Your boat crew provides background on the region's history and culture throughout.

6 hoursfrom AUD $2415

★ 5.0 (11)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Italy

Walking Food Tour Tropea

A three-hour guided walk through Tropea that connects the town's layered history with its regional food traditions. Your local guide steers you off the main drag to taste wines, cheeses, and specialities that anchor Mediterranean cooking—the sort of flavours shaped by centuries of settlement and trade. You'll pick up practical knowledge about where locals eat and drink, plus a digital map and shopping bag to carry finds home.

Colorful Tagliatelle & Walnut Ravioli – Home Cooking in Spoleto

Roll up your sleeves in rural Spoleto to craft Umbrian pasta from scratch—tagliatelle and walnut ravioli—under the guidance of a local cook who knows every fold and pinch by heart. You'll spend three hours kneading, shaping, and simmering your own three-course meal in a countryside kitchen with views across the Umbrian landscape, finishing with wine and the food you've made with your own hands.

Lake Garda Hiking One Day Private Excursion

A seven-hour private hike through the quieter stretches of [Lake Garda](/places/lake-garda-italy)'s northern shore, led by a local professional who knows the less-trafficked trails. You'll walk at your own pace with a guide who understands the landscape and can read the weather, leaving you free to absorb the Mediterranean views without navigating or second-guessing the route. Pickup and drop-off from your accommodation included.

Private Emilian Food and Wine Tasting Tour in Modena

Spend five to six hours exploring Emilia-Romagna's food heartland with a knowledgeable local guide who treats guests as friends rather than tourists. This private tour takes you inside working factories where Parmigiano-Reggiano, traditional balsamic vinegar, and regional wines are produced. You'll taste products at source and learn how generations of craft have shaped these world-renowned foods. The itinerary flexes around factory availability, ensuring you always visit authentic producers rather than tourist setups.

5 hours – 6 hoursfrom AUD $899

★ 5.0 (11)

🐠 Water Activities

Italy

Amalfi Sunset Cruise

Watch the [Amalfi Coast](/places/amalfi-coast) transform as daylight fades on a 38-foot speedboat built for the golden hour. This two-hour cruise positions you on deck as the sun dips behind rugged cliffs, painting the sea in orange and pink. You'll have prosecco in hand, a towel at your side, and the kind of view that makes you understand why people plan holidays around this stretch of Italian coastline.

2 hoursfrom AUD $1415

Full Day Private Guided Boat Tour of the Capri Coast

★ 5.0 (11)

🐠 Water Activities

Italy

Full Day Private Guided Boat Tour of the Capri Coast

Spend seven hours circumnavigating Capri by private boat with a local skipper, exploring hidden coves and rocky outcrops inaccessible by land. You'll circle the entire island at a leisurely pace, stopping to swim and snorkel in crystalline waters. Choose between a seaside restaurant lunch (we'll book ahead and wait for you) or packed provisions. The day unfolds on your terms: float, explore, eat, rest, repeat. By sunset you'll know Capri's coastline intimately.

7 hoursfrom AUD $1497

Montepulciano, Pienza, and the Essence of Val d'Orcia

★ 5.0 (11)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Montepulciano, Pienza, and the Essence of Val d'Orcia

A 10–11 hour private tour through Val d'Orcia's most compelling corners, departing from [Florence](/places/florence) or elsewhere in Tuscany. You'll visit Montepulciano's wine cellars to taste Vino Nobile, walk Pienza's Renaissance streets (a UNESCO site) famous for Pecorino, admire the Vitaleta Chapel's hillside setting, and explore thermal pools at Bagno Vignoni. A driver navigates you between villages whilst lunch and wine tasting happen in a historic cellar, leaving space to absorb the landscape rather than rush between stops.

10 hours – 11 hoursfrom AUD $939

The Eucharistic Miracle & the Holy Face Private Tour from Rome

★ 5.0 (11)

🛕 Culture & History

Italy

The Eucharistic Miracle & the Holy Face Private Tour from Rome

This eight to nine hour private tour takes you to two significant pilgrimage sites south of Rome. Start at the Sanctuary of Lanciano, where a 7th-century Eucharistic miracle—the host and wine that transformed into human flesh and blood—remains preserved and scientifically documented. Travel onwards to Manoppello's Shrine of the Holy Face, home to a delicate linen veil bearing an image believers connect to Christ. A guide accompanies you throughout, with luxury transport, lunch, and entry fees included.

8 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $1549

Private Pasta Class at Local's Home in Turin by Cesarine

★ 5.0 (11)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Italy

Private Pasta Class at Local's Home in Turin by Cesarine

Roll up your sleeves in a Turinese cook's kitchen for a three-hour hands-on pasta workshop. Your host—part of Cesarine's network of home cooks across Italy—teaches three signature regional pasta dishes from scratch. You'll work at your own station, get the technique down, then sit to eat what you've made with local wines. It's cooking class meets dinner party, held in someone's actual home rather than a commercial kitchen.

Masterpieces of the Renaissance: Florence Uffizi Private Tour

Navigate the Uffizi's sprawling Renaissance collection with a knowledgeable Florentine guide over two hours. You'll encounter masterworks by Michelangelo, Raphael, Caravaggio and Da Vinci without queuing. Choose between a small group capped at six or a fully private tour tailored to your pace. The gallery's vastness becomes manageable with expert direction, though you're welcome to linger afterwards and explore independently.

Private Pompeii Tour with Wine Tasting Experience

A seven to eight-hour private excursion combining archaeological exploration of Pompeii with vineyard discovery on Mount Vesuvius's slopes. Your archaeologist guide navigates the ash-buried Roman city, revealing how residents lived before the 79 AD eruption. After exploring the remarkably intact streets and buildings, you'll travel to a local winery where three wines and a liqueur pair with a traditional Neapolitan lunch featuring antipasti, mains, and dessert. A dedicated driver handles all transport, and skip-the-line access means you spend your time discovering rather than queuing.

7 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $823

★ 5.0 (11)

🛕 Culture & History

Italy

Bari Private Walking Tour with a Local

Walk through Bari with a local who knows the city's rhythms rather than its script. Over 2–6 hours, your Lokafyer—a resident passionate about their neighbourhood—steers you toward authentic corners and stories you'd never find alone. Tailor the route to suit your interests: wander food markets, hunt street art, dig into neighbourhood history, or simply drift where curiosity leads. You'll leave with a real sense of how Bari actually works, plus insider tips to keep exploring.

2 hours – 6 hoursfrom AUD $80

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