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

★ 5.0 (11)

✈️ Transfers

Italy

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.

Private car service Naples Airport To Sorrento or vv

Direct Mercedes transfer between Naples Airport and Sorrento with an English-speaking driver. The journey takes roughly an hour depending on traffic and your exact drop-off point. Vehicles are air-conditioned, immaculately maintained, and equipped with wifi. You'll arrange your pick-up time in advance, and the driver will meet you with prior knowledge of your flight or train details. The service handles groups and solo travellers alike, with flexible routing to suit where you actually need to be.

1 hour – 4 hoursfrom AUD $164

Create your original cuttlefish bone cast jewelry.

★ 5.0 (11)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Italy

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.

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.

Rome: Paint & Sip Experience in Piazza Navona

Spend two hours in a 17th-century Roman palazzo near Piazza Navona creating your own painting while drinking quality Italian wines and eating fresh pizza. A local artist guides you through the process step-by-step in a relaxed, sociable studio atmosphere. No prior painting experience required—just bring your willingness to have a go and leave with finished artwork in hand.

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

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.

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.

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

Ancient Rome Express Small Group Walking Tour

★ 5.0 (11)

🛕 Culture & History

Italy

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.

Kids Pasta & Tiramisu Cooking Class with a View in Rome

Hands-on cooking class in a Rome neighbourhood where kids shape fresh pasta from scratch—farfalle and cavatelli—then craft tiramisu together before sitting down to eat what they've made. The two-and-a-half-hour session runs in an apartment with city views, hosted by experienced cooks Fiamma and Debora. One adult must attend (charged at child rate). You'll arrive to homemade bruschette, leave with proper techniques and recipes to replicate at home.

Venice Private Tour: St Mark's, Doge's Palace & Gondola Ride

A three-hour private walking tour of Venice's iconic landmarks with a local guide who navigates you through the city's layered history. Skip queues at St Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace, then drift through the canals by private gondola. You'll hear stories about Venice's Byzantine influence, maritime power, and the architectural choices that define the sestieri, whilst your guide points out hidden details most visitors miss.

Classical Milan tour

This three-hour private walking tour takes you through Milan's classical landmarks with a guide who shares stories of daily Milanese life alongside architectural history. You'll navigate the city's most recognisable sites at a pace that suits your group, learning how locals move through these iconic spaces rather than simply ticking boxes. The guide speaks your language and shapes the experience around your interests, blending monumental history with the rhythms of everyday Milan.

Private Bari Walking Tour with Authentic Tasting.

Wander Bari's tight-knit alleyways and sun-baked piazzas with a local guide who knows where the real food lives. Over two to three hours, you'll taste your way through the city's Adriatic character—crispy sgagliozze, pillowy focaccia, golden panzerotti—stopping at spots locals actually frequent. History bleeds through the stone; flavours anchor you to why this place matters.

2 hours – 3 hoursfrom AUD $348

Visit and tasting of 3 D.O.C.wines Fontechiara

★ 5.0 (11)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Italy

Visit and tasting of 3 D.O.C.wines Fontechiara

Spend two hours at Fontechiara winery in Italy's wine country, walking through the cellar to see how grapes become wine, then taste three distinct DOC wines—Nebbiolo, Vespolina, and Rosato—paired with locally sourced cured meats and cheeses. The winery team explains their vineyard practices and ageing techniques in a relaxed setting surrounded by vineyards, with each pairing designed to highlight the character of that particular wine.

Capri Private Luxury Boat Tour from Sorrento, Positano, or Amalfi

Your private boat departs from Sorrento, Positano, or Amalfi for a 7–8 hour exploration of Capri's coastline. Sail past the Faraglioni rock formations, slip into sea caves including the famous Blue Grotto, and visit the ruins of Tiberio's Villa with a professional skipper steering the way. The boat carries refreshments, snorkelling gear (for hire), and towels. You control the itinerary—linger where you wish, swim in sheltered coves, and experience the island without the day-tripper crowds.

7 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $1657

Private Transfer from Hotel to Civitavecchia Port

★ 5.0 (11)

✈️ Transfers

Italy

Private Transfer from Hotel to Civitavecchia Port

Direct car service whisking you from your hotel to Civitavecchia Port, cutting out the hassle of shuttles and public transport. Your driver collects you at your accommodation and delivers you straight to the ship in 1–2 hours. Air-conditioned comfort throughout, with flexibility for families, wheelchairs, and service animals.

1 hour – 2 hoursfrom AUD $498

Hands-On Pasta and Tiramisu Class in a Florentine Palace

★ 5.0 (11)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Italy

Hands-On Pasta and Tiramisu Class in a Florentine Palace

Roll up your sleeves in a Renaissance palazzo to master three fresh pasta shapes and tiramisu under a classically trained chef's eye. You'll knead, shape, and cook tagliatelle, gnocchi, and potato ravioli from scratch before sitting down to eat what you've made, washing it down with unrestricted Tuscan wine. The meal happens communal-style in a frescoed dining room—the kind of space where conversation flows as freely as the wine. Three hours total, [Florence](/places/florence).

3 hoursfrom AUD $82

Private Tour of Taormina and Castelmola from Catania

★ 5.0 (11)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Private Tour of Taormina and Castelmola from Catania

Explore two of Sicily's most captivating hilltop towns on a private five to six-hour drive from Catania. You control the pace—linger over lunch, extend viewpoint stops, or skip ahead as you wish. Your driver provides commentary en route, steering clear of tour-bus crowds and revealing how locals experience Taormina and Castelmola. Bottled water and air conditioning included. Minimum two participants per booking.

5 hours – 6 hoursfrom AUD $333

Private Cooking Class at a Cesarina's Home in Reggio Calabria

★ 5.0 (11)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Italy

Private Cooking Class at a Cesarina's Home in Reggio Calabria

Cook three authentic Calabrian dishes in a Cesarina's home kitchen, learning regional techniques passed down through generations. This four-hour private class puts you at your own workstation with full ingredients and equipment. You'll prepare the meal from scratch, then sit down to eat what you've made, paired with local red and white wines. Perfect for travellers keen to take Italian cooking skills home.

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.

Private Transfer from Positano to Rome

Skip the chaos of public transport between Positano and Rome with a private car and driver who handles your luggage, route, and timing. Your English-speaking driver meets you at your preferred spot and delivers you to your accommodation in a new Mercedes sedan or van over 2–3 hours, with climate control, WiFi, and water included. Sit back; everything's licensed, insured, and geared for a stress-free journey.

2 hours – 3 hoursfrom AUD $846

Pompeii & Wine Tour from Sorrento (tickets & lunch not included)

★ 5.0 (11)

🛕 Culture & History

Italy

Pompeii & Wine Tour from Sorrento (tickets & lunch not included)

Spend 4–6 hours exploring Pompeii's haunting Roman streets before heading to a working vineyard on Vesuvius's slopes for lunch and local wine. This private tour from Sorrento pairs archaeology with regional flavours, letting you wander the preserved city at your own pace, then settle in to eat and drink where the grapes grow. You arrange tickets separately and pay for lunch on arrival at the winery.

4 hours – 6 hoursfrom AUD $483

From Sorrento: Amalfi Coast Private Tour in a Mercedes Van

★ 5.0 (11)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

From Sorrento: Amalfi Coast Private Tour in a Mercedes Van

An eight-hour private tour from Sorrento down the [Amalfi Coast](/places/amalfi-coast) in a Mercedes van with an English-speaking driver. You'll stop in Positano's clifftop village, explore Amalfi's town centre with its maritime heritage, then drive up to Ravello for its quieter appeal and coastal vistas. The route traces one of Europe's most dramatic coastlines, with views toward Mount Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples. Hotel pickup and drop-off included; lunch and attraction fees separate.

8 hoursfrom AUD $633

Rome to Florence Day Trip with Uffizi Gallery Tickets

★ 5.0 (11)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Rome to Florence Day Trip with Uffizi Gallery Tickets

A guided walking tour through [Florence](/places/florence)'s centre, visiting the Duomo, Piazza della Signoria, Ponte Vecchio, and other key landmarks with a local host who points out details and helps with Uffizi Gallery entry. You'll spend five to six hours on foot, with time built in for photography and browsing. The tour skips the lengthy museum commentary—you're here to see Florence's streets, squares, and exteriors at your own pace, soaking in the architecture and atmosphere without being herded through crowds.

5 hours – 6 hoursfrom AUD $231

★ 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

Home Made Pizza Cooking Class in Tuscany with small group

★ 5.0 (11)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Italy

Home Made Pizza Cooking Class in Tuscany with small group

Learn to build and bake proper Tuscan pizza from local pizzaiolos in San Gimignano's medieval heart. Over three hours, you'll work with your hands to stretch dough, top generously, and pull wood-fired results from the oven alongside a small group. Red wine and water flow freely as you eat what you've made, surrounded by countryside views that explain why this corner of Italy became famous for doing simple things exceptionally well.

3 hoursfrom AUD $250

Private tour Amalfi Coast and Pompei: Positano and Sorrento

★ 5.0 (11)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Private tour Amalfi Coast and Pompei: Positano and Sorrento

A private eight-hour sweep along the [Amalfi Coast](/places/amalfi-coast) and into Pompeii's archaeological ruins. You'll travel in a climate-controlled minivan with an experienced local guide, stopping at Positano and Sorrento to absorb the coastal landscape and learn about the region's layered history. The driver handles navigation while you take in the dramatic cliffside scenery and absorb insights from someone who's spent 16 years reading this terrain.

8 hoursfrom AUD $563

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

Masterpieces of the Renaissance: Florence Uffizi Private Tour

★ 5.0 (11)

🛕 Culture & History

Italy

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.

Lasagna Masterclass: Learn, Cook & Taste Authentic Bolognese

Roll up your sleeves in Bologna for a two-hour crash course in building lasagna alla Bolognese the proper way. You'll work with a local home cook to craft pasta sheets, craft a meat ragù that's been simmering in family kitchens for generations, and make silky béchamel. While your assembled dish goes into the oven, you'll taste regional antipasti, sip local wine, and pick up the real stories behind Bologna's food legacy. Finish by eating what you've made, warm from the oven.

Uffizi Exclusive Semi-Private Tour, Top-Rated Guide, Max 6 Pax

Skip the queues and explore [Florence](/places/florence)'s most celebrated art collection with a knowledgeable local guide. This 2-hour Uffizi Gallery tour keeps groups to six people maximum, letting you move through Renaissance masterworks by Michelangelo, Raphael, Caravaggio and da Vinci without the crush. Your guide navigates the sprawling 64,000 square feet of galleries with purpose, then you're free to linger alone afterwards. Private and family options available.

2 Hours Guided Sunset Tour of the Island of Capri with Aperitif

Sail around Capri aboard a traditional goiter as the sun dips toward the horizon, your skipper navigating the quieter waters while you sip prosecco or wine with nibbles. This two-hour loop circles the entire island, passing the dramatic Faraglioni rock formations, all while the evening light softens the cliffs to pastel shades. No crowded tour boats—just you, the breeze, and the Tyrrhenian Sea at its most serene.

Private half day trip to Pisa, from Florence

Your private driver collects you from your [Florence](/places/florence) accommodation and delivers you straight to Pisa's cathedral square, home to the Leaning Tower and surrounding monuments. With roughly an hour's travel each way, you'll have unhurried time to explore the piazza on your own terms before your driver brings you back. It's a straightforward, comfortable arrangement—no group hassle, no rushed itinerary—just you, your party, and a Mercedes with a knowledgeable English speaker at the wheel.

Exclusive Colosseum ARENA and Ancient Rome with Archaeologist

Walk the [Colosseum](/places/colosseum) arena floor and Roman Forum with an archaeologist who reads the ruins like a story. You'll spend three hours tracing the city's most pivotal sites—from where gladiators stood to the Senate's marble steps—without detours to crowded lower levels or upper tiers. This tour prioritises substance over spectacle, moving through the Arch of Constantine, Temple of Julius Caesar, House of the Vestal Virgins, and lesser-known sanctuaries of Saturn and Concord. Suited to all fitness levels.

3 hoursfrom AUD $498

Private tour in Rome with an Electric bike and Local Food

★ 5.0 (11)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Private tour in Rome with an Electric bike and Local Food

Cover Rome's essential sights and lesser-known corners in four hours aboard electric bikes, guided by a local who picks the route and stops on the fly. Glide past the [Colosseum](/places/colosseum) and Trevi Fountain, detour through neighbourhood gems like Testaccio with its working market, then sit down for proper Roman food tastings that anchor the day. E-bikes do the heavy lifting—you just steer and soak it in.

Mt Etna Sunset Private Tour with Prosecco on the Crater

Drive up Europe's most active volcano in a private car with your guide, stopping at a family honey farm en route. Climb to 2000m through lunar-black lava fields and defunct craters, then walk onto a crater rim for views sweeping down to the Ionian coast. Watch the sun drop over the sea with a glass of Prosecco in hand, examining the raw lava formations underfoot while your guide shares what it means to farm and live on Etna's unstable slopes. Five to six hours total, hotel pickup included.

5 hours – 6 hoursfrom AUD $400

Private tour of the coast and caves up to Zagare

★ 5.0 (11)

🐠 Water Activities

Italy

Private tour of the coast and caves up to Zagare

Cruise the Gargano peninsula's dramatic coastline by private boat from Vieste, exploring sea stacks, arched rock formations, and hidden caves carved into white limestone cliffs. This four-hour voyage takes you past named bays and beaches—some sandy, some shingle—with a swim stop and aperitif included. You'll see the monolith of Pizzomunno, the San Felice arch with its Campana grotto, and lesser-known coves like Zagare and Vignanotica, all backed by wild Mediterranean scrub clinging to the clifftops.

4 hoursfrom AUD $246

3 Hour Watercolor Private Experience in Verona

★ 5.0 (11)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

3 Hour Watercolor Private Experience in Verona

Spend three hours painting Verona's streets and landmarks in watercolour under an instructor's tutelage. Working outdoors in groups of up to six, you'll complete a finished piece to take home as a tangible reminder of your time in the city. All materials—brushes, paints, paper, pencils—are provided. No prior experience needed; the session suits anyone wanting to sketch the architecture and atmosphere firsthand rather than observe from a café.

3 hoursfrom AUD $108

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