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6 hoursfrom AUD $1082
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🐠 Water Activities
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3 hours Private Boat Tour on Lake Como Bellagio
Two local brothers run this intimate 3-hour private boat tour around Lake Como, piloting an 8-metre mahogany gozzo that fits seven people comfortably. You'll navigate past the lake's showpiece villas—including Villa Balbianello from Star Wars—plus the villages of Varenna, Bellagio and Tremezzo, stopping for a swim at Isola Comacina if you fancy it. The route adapts to what you want to see, and drinks and snacks are included throughout.
3 hoursfrom AUD $1998
★ 5.0 (8)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
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Exploring the countryside of Conversano and its monuments by E bike
Pedal through Conversano's medieval heart and rolling countryside on an electric bike. This two-hour guided ride covers the town's castle, cathedral and tight-wound piazzas before branching into rural tracks lined with dry stone walls, olive groves and cherry trees. Taste what's in season along the way, then refuel with artisan gelato before heading back.
2 hoursfrom AUD $100
★ 5.0 (8)
🛕 Culture & History
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Caravaggio, masterpieces and secrets in the churches of Rome
Explore Rome's centro storico following Caravaggio's trail through the churches housing his baroque masterworks. This 90-minute tour traces the artist's volatile life—marked by street fights, legal troubles, and a murder conviction—whilst examining his revolutionary use of light and shadow across works including the Saint Matthew cycle and Saint Peter's Crucifixion. Your guide navigates the very alleyways where Caravaggio brawled, connecting the turbulent man to the intensity blazing across his canvases.
1h 30mfrom AUD $228
★ 5.0 (8)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Best of Amalfi Coast Full Day Private Shore Excursion from Salerno Cruise Port
Private seven-hour coastal drive from Salerno cruise terminal showcasing three iconic Amalfi settlements. Your English-speaking driver collects you at 8am and navigates the clifftop roads in an air-conditioned minivan, stopping at medieval Amalfi, the pastel-hued village of Positano, and hillside Ravello. You'll have unscheduled time to wander each town's narrow lanes—places that once dominated Mediterranean trade routes—with coastal views and citrus groves as backdrop.
7 hoursfrom AUD $681
★ 5.0 (8)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Private Tour in Savoca and Taormina
A five to six-hour private drive from Messina port takes you through two quintessential Sicilian destinations. Start in Savoca, where narrow streets and the Vitelli bar—famous from The Godfather—reveal village life frozen in time. Then spend two hours exploring Taormina's elegant Corso Umberto and the dramatic Greek theatre perched above the coast. Return via scenic viewpoints at Isola Bella and Cristo Re, finishing with Messina's cathedral and its astronomical clock, plus local treats like arancini and cannoli along the way.
5 hours – 6 hoursfrom AUD $216
★ 5.0 (8)
🛕 Culture & History
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VALLEY OF THE TEMPLES (Agrigento) private guided tour
Walk through Agrigento's Valley of the Temples, a sprawling Hellenic archaeological site featuring some of antiquity's finest Doric structures. This two-hour private guided tour moves between five major temples—Hera Lacinia, Concordia, Hercules, Jupiter, and their sculptural remains—revealing how earthquakes, Christian conversion, and time have shaped these monuments differently. You'll stand among columns built 2,500 years ago and see a reconstructed seven-metre Telamon that hints at the temples' original scale.
2 hoursfrom AUD $425
★ 5.0 (8)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Tenute Girolamo: Wine Tour VIP
Venture beneath the Itria Valley at Tenute Girolamo, where a two-hour exploration reveals how Puglian wine develops from barrel to glass. Descend 18 metres into the estate's subterranean cellar—a hushed cathedral of oak where vintages mature in silence—then return topside for a brunch pairing local produce with carefully chosen wines. This isn't a rushed tasting; it's a genuine encounter with how geography, patience, and craft shape what ends up in your glass.
2 hoursfrom AUD $100
★ 5.0 (8)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Private Shore Excursion from Livorno Port: Tuscany Highlights
Skip the cruise crowds and explore Tuscany's countryside on your own schedule with a private driver for nine hours from Livorno. You'll have flexibility to hop on and off at preferred stops throughout the region, discovering villages, landscapes, or attractions that appeal to you. Your English-speaking driver handles the logistics while you decide the pace and stops. The service includes round-trip port transfers, so you'll be collected and returned directly to your ship with time to spare.
9 hoursfrom AUD $724
★ 5.0 (8)
🛕 Culture & History
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VIP Private Colosseum Guided Tour Ancient Rome & Forums
Walk through Rome's most iconic ruins with a dedicated historian on this three-hour private tour. You'll explore the [Colosseum](/places/colosseum)'s inner chambers, descend into the Roman Forum, and climb Palatine Hill while your guide reconstructs daily life in the ancient city using visual aids and expert commentary. Skip-the-line access means more time absorbing the architecture and fewer crowds.
3 hoursfrom AUD $498
★ 5.0 (8)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Private Cooking Class with Wine Tasting in a Local Home in Civitavecchia
Learn to cook three signature dishes from Civitavecchia in a home kitchen run by a local Cesarina, one of Italy's 600+ passionate home cooks. Over three hours you'll prepare regional recipes from scratch at your own workstation, then sit down to eat what you've made paired with local wines. It's a straightforward introduction to how people actually cook in this corner of Italy—no restaurant theatrics, just honest food and honest hospitality.
3 hoursfrom AUD $241
★ 5.0 (8)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Private Full Day Rome Tour in 2 Days Sightseeing
Cover Rome's key landmarks in a single day with a private driver-guide and air-conditioned minivan, hitting major sights across different neighbourhoods. You set the pace—linger where you like, skip what doesn't appeal. Your guide provides context at each stop and handles navigation while you absorb the city. Lunch at an independent Roman trattoria is yours to arrange; the minivan lets families with young children avoid the exhaustion of constant walking.
14 hoursfrom AUD $1082
★ 5.0 (8)
🐠 Water Activities
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From Positano: Private Capri Boat Tour - Amazing Full Day
A private eight-hour boat journey from Positano circles Capri's dramatic coastline aboard a traditional wooden gozzo, stopping at sea caves, dramatic rock formations, and Marina Piccola for lunch and exploration. You'll navigate the Punta Campanella marine reserve, spot the Faraglioni limestone stacks, and swim in sheltered coves with gin-clear water. The boat carries a maximum of seven passengers, keeping the experience intimate and unhurried across this stretch of southern Italy's most celebrated coastline.
8 hoursfrom AUD $2195
★ 5.0 (8)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Private Day Tours in Sicily
Design your own eight to ten hour exploration of Sicily with a private driver and English-speaking local guide. You'll shape every detail—where to stop, what to taste, how long to linger—crafting a day that suits your interests rather than following a fixed itinerary. The vehicle is air-conditioned and fully equipped; meals, wine tastings at acclaimed producers, cooking lessons, and traditional food experiences can all be woven in. This is Sicily at your pace.
8 hours – 10 hoursfrom AUD $999
★ 5.0 (8)
✈️ Transfers
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From Sorrento: private transfer to Rome
A private car takes you from Sorrento to Rome in 3–4 hours, driven by someone who knows the region well. Your driver handles the navigation and logistics, leaving you free to relax or take in the Campania landscape. All fees and taxes are included, so there are no hidden costs.
3 hours – 4 hoursfrom AUD $919
★ 5.0 (8)
✈️ Transfers
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Pre Cruise Rome Private Tour & transfer to Civitavecchia T.C.
Squeeze Rome's essential sights into a single morning or afternoon before your cruise departure. Your private driver collects you from your hotel, airport, or accommodation and guides you through the city's standout monuments on a flexible route tailored to your interests. You'll reach Civitavecchia cruise terminal with time to spare, dropping you at the ship entrance. The air-conditioned vehicle and English-speaking driver take the stress out of tight scheduling.
4 hours – 5 hoursfrom AUD $1327
★ 5.0 (8)
🏔 Adventure & Sports
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Chiunzi Pass loop by bicycle
A challenging loop ride through the [Amalfi Coast](/places/amalfi-coast) hinterland starting from Amalfi, climbing steeply to the hilltop town of Ravello, then ascending further on quiet mountain roads before descending via a different route towards Maiori with a coastal finish. The 3–7 hour ride suits cyclists with moderate fitness; e-bikes make the steep sections manageable. You'll tackle genuine climbs, discover serene backroad sections, and finish with coastal views.
3 hours – 7 hoursfrom AUD $146
★ 5.0 (8)
✈️ Transfers
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Private Transfer inside Rome
Skip the taxis and navigate Rome's maze of streets in your own private car with driver. This point-to-point transfer whisks you between your central hotel and wherever you're headed across the city—whether that's a museum, basilica, or restaurant. One-way journey, fully flexible timing. Ideal for groups or anyone wanting to arrive without the stress of public transport or haggling fares.
from AUD $216
★ 5.0 (8)
🐠 Water Activities
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Short private boat tour on Lake Como "Greatest Hits"
Skip the day-long lake cruises and catch Como's showstopping villas in two hours aboard a private Bertam 25. This tight, luxury-focused tour of the First Basin gets you close to Villa d'Este and Villa Versace with a captain who knows exactly where to angle the boat for proper photographs. You'll hear the stories behind Como's most famous residents without the crowds of public ferries. Ideal for travellers with limited time who want quality over quantity.
2 hoursfrom AUD $916
★ 5.0 (8)
🛕 Culture & History
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Spello Private Walking Tour with an Official Guide
Explore Spello, a charming hilltop settlement in Umbria, with a local guide steering you through medieval lanes and past terracotta-roofed buildings that most travellers miss. This two-hour walk reveals the town's quieter character—Roman foundations, Renaissance frescoes, and flower-draped alleyways—without the crowds that descend on larger Tuscan centres. You'll get a proper sense of how central Italian hill towns actually function beyond the postcard views.
2 hoursfrom AUD $408
★ 5.0 (8)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Pompeii: guided tour of the ruins and cooking class fresh pasta
Explore Pompeii's excavated streets with an archaeologist guide, then head to a countryside farmhouse for hands-on pasta-making. You'll learn to shape and cook a traditional Campanian dish, paired with local Gragnano wine and a leisurely meal. The 5–6 hour experience spans Roman history and living culinary heritage, finishing with homemade dessert. Private transport included throughout.
5 hours – 6 hoursfrom AUD $333
★ 5.0 (8)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Tour of Rome by Night
A two-hour drive through Rome after dark reveals the city's most celebrated landmarks bathed in atmospheric lighting. You'll travel by air-conditioned vehicle through the heart of the eternal city, seeing monuments and piazzas transformed by night illumination. This is Rome stripped of daytime crowds—a chance to experience its grandeur on your own terms, gliding past centuries of architecture when the city belongs to locals and night owls.
2 hoursfrom AUD $500
★ 5.0 (8)
🐠 Water Activities
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4 Hours Private Wooden Boat Tour stop Bellagio Varenna 6 pax
Rent a restored wooden taxi boat on Lake Como for four hours, exploring the shoreline between Bellagio and Varenna with up to five fellow travellers. The Navicella del Lario, renovated in 2021, combines elegant timber and leather fittings with a flexible captain who shapes the route around what you want to see—hidden coves, dramatic valleys, and lakeside villas emerge differently from the water. Prosecco, water and soft drinks feature throughout.
4 hoursfrom AUD $2331
★ 5.0 (8)
🛕 Culture & History
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Virtual Tour Guide : Pantheon, Iconic Sites and Pasta Experience
Explore Rome's most celebrated landmarks with a virtual guide at your own pace, moving through the city's architectural and spiritual heart. This 1–3 hour self-guided experience takes you inside the Pantheon's ancient dome, past baroque churches dripping with frescoes, and through piazzas where centuries of history intersect. Visit the Gothic Basilica di Santa Maria Sopra la Minerva, Sant'Ignazio's heavenly ceiling, Trevi Fountain, and the Spanish Steps—each stop a chapter in Rome's story. Included is your Pantheon entrance ticket and virtual navigation.
1 hour – 3 hoursfrom AUD $50
★ 5.0 (8)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Authentic Puglian Cooking Class
Learn to cook Puglian classics in a four-hour hands-on session led by chefs trained in regional family kitchens. You'll master orecchiette—the region's signature ear-shaped pasta—using time-honoured rolling techniques, then sit down to eat what you've made together. The teaching style mirrors how locals pass recipes between generations: practical, unhurried, and centred around the table. Vegetarian and vegan options are built into Puglian tradition, so dietary preferences are easily accommodated.
4 hoursfrom AUD $291
★ 5.0 (8)
🐠 Water Activities
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VIP Yacht Escape from Rome to Naples Island Gems Ischia & Procida
Board a private Tornado 38 yacht in Naples for a 10-hour coastal cruise past Ischia and Procida. The all-inclusive day begins with business-class high-speed trains from Rome and a chauffeur transfer to the marina, followed by a skipper-led voyage through the Tyrrhenian Sea. Swim in turquoise waters, explore pastel-hued harbour villages and volcanic rock formations, then return to Rome by evening. Snorkels, refreshments and deck lounging included.
10 hoursfrom AUD $1682
★ 5.0 (8)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Private Tour: Truffle-Hunting Experience from Sorrento with Lunch
Hunt for truffles alongside a trained dog and experienced forager in the forests of Monti Picentini, then sit down to a three-course meal showcasing your finds. This eight-and-a-half-hour private expedition from Sorrento takes you deep into the mountain woodlands near Mt Terminio, where you'll learn how professionals locate these prized fungi and taste them fresh from the soil. The day culminates in a leisurely lunch at a local restaurant, wine included.
8h 30mfrom AUD $1249
★ 5.0 (8)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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Capri Sunset Wedding Proposal with Photoshoot – From Sorrento
Arrange your proposal on the waters around Capri, with a photographer capturing the moment against the Faraglioni rocks. This three-hour experience departs from Sorrento and includes sparkling wine, flowers, light refreshments, and digital images of your announcement. The boat creates an intimate setting away from crowds, letting you mark the occasion on one of Italy's most dramatic coastlines.
3 hoursfrom AUD $1166
★ 5.0 (8)
🛕 Culture & History
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Sistine Chapel @ its best! First time slot Vatican Museums access
Beat the queues into the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with early-morning access, guided by a specialist archaeologist or art historian. This 2.5-hour tour takes you straight past the crowds to Michelangelo's masterpiece, then through to Saint Peter's Basilica. You'll skip the notorious lines entirely, and all entrance fees are included—just show up and go.
2h 30mfrom AUD $365
★ 5.0 (8)
✈️ Transfers
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Private Transfer from Fiumicino or Ciampino Airport to Rome
Skip the airport taxi queue and arrive in Rome relaxed. This private transfer collects you from Fiumicino or Ciampino and delivers you directly to your hotel, B&B, or chosen address. Your driver meets you at an agreed spot with a modern, air-conditioned vehicle stocked with water and sweets. The journey takes 1–2 hours depending on traffic and destination. You'll have WiFi throughout, so you can message ahead or catch up on messages without hunting for airport connectivity.
1 hour – 2 hoursfrom AUD $275
★ 5.0 (8)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
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LECCE & GALLIPOLI from Bari or customers accomodation
A seven-hour guided tour through Puglia's architectural and coastal gems, departing at 9:30 am from your accommodation. Start in Lecce, where baroque palazzi and piazzas showcase the region's distinctive style, then travel south towards Gallipoli, stopping at beaches along the way. Finish in the fortified port town of Gallipoli, perched above crystalline Ionian waters, with time to wander its ancient streets and waterfront.
7 hoursfrom AUD $399
★ 5.0 (8)
🛕 Culture & History
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Private Guided Tour of Pompeii Excavations
A two-hour private guided tour of Pompeii's excavations with an expert who contextualises the sprawling archaeological site. Without a knowledgeable interpreter, the ruins can feel fragmented and overwhelming—your guide stitches together the social, domestic, and commercial layers preserved beneath volcanic ash. You'll navigate the site at your own pace, asking questions and lingering where curiosity strikes, rather than trailing a group.
2 hoursfrom AUD $416
★ 5.0 (8)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Chianti & Supertuscan Private Tour 2 Wineries with light lunch
Spend a day exploring two celebrated Chianti and Supertuscan estates where locals actually spend their time. You'll taste wines directly from the makers, learn how traditional and modern winemaking techniques shape these bottles, and eat a light lunch among the vineyards. A wine expert guides the 7-hour tour via air-conditioned minivan, keeping groups to eight people maximum so everyone gets genuine attention and conversation with producers.
7 hoursfrom AUD $573
★ 5.0 (8)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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Cooking Lesson in Florence: from the Market to the Table
Spend five hours learning to cook authentic Tuscan dishes alongside a professional chef in [Florence](/places/florence). Begin at the Central Market, where you'll taste seasonal ingredients and source what you need, then move to the kitchen to prepare lasagna from scratch and make tiramisu. Finish by sitting down to eat what you've cooked, paired with local wines. You'll leave with a digital recipe book so you can recreate everything at home.
5 hoursfrom AUD $190
★ 5.0 (8)
🛕 Culture & History
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Private Vatican Tour: Egyptian and Etruscan Museum with transfers
A curated 3.5-hour private tour of the Vatican Museums with your own Blue Badge guide, bypassing standard queues to explore Renaissance masterworks in the Egyptian and Etruscan galleries, Raphael Rooms, and Sistine Chapel. You'll enter St. Peter's Basilica directly from the museums, avoiding the main square crowds, then finish in St. Peter's Square. Hotel pickup and drop-off included within central Rome.
3h 30mfrom AUD $749
★ 5.0 (8)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
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Vendicari Nature Reserve Tour
Explore Sicily's most celebrated coastal wetland across 7 kilometres of unspoilt Ionian shoreline. This 4–5 hour reserve tour combines birdwatching, coastal walking and swimming in crystalline waters amongst marshes, dunes and rocky inlets. The reserve sits on a major migration route, making it ideal for spotting transient species whilst enjoying some of the region's cleanest beaches. Travel by air-conditioned vehicle with stops for exploration on foot.
4 hours – 5 hoursfrom AUD $148
★ 5.0 (8)
🐠 Water Activities
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Half Day Guided Sunset Tour on the Sorrento Coast
Catch the Sorrento coast's evening transformation from the water on this 2.5-hour boat tour. You'll motor out as the day cools, watch light shift across the cliffs and sea, and return as the sun drops below the horizon. The skipper knows the best viewing angles, and prosecco arrives as the colours peak. Snorkelling gear sits ready if the water calls you in mid-voyage.
2h 30mfrom AUD $500
★ 5.0 (8)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
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Private Tour Walking in Ferriere Valley Nature Reserve Amalfi
Walk through Ferriere Valley Nature Reserve with a local guide and discover a lush pocket of wilderness tucked behind Amalfi. This 7 km loop on easy terrain winds past cascading streams, ferns older than memory and pools fed by mountain water. You'll swap coastal crowds for the sound of falling water and birdsong—it feels far removed from the resort strips, yet you're minutes from the village. Three to four hours on your feet with someone who knows where the best views hide.
3 hours – 4 hoursfrom AUD $216
★ 5.0 (8)
🛕 Culture & History
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Rome: Caravaggio Private Guided Tour with Tickets
Track Caravaggio through Rome's churches over two hours with a specialist guide, standing before the paintings that defined Baroque drama. You'll visit the Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo, Basilica of St Augustine, and Church of St. Louis of the French to witness how the artist weaponised light and shadow to pit virtue against sin. No ticket queues—your guide handles access to these working places of worship where his masterworks still hang.
2 hoursfrom AUD $325
★ 5.0 (8)
🍜 Food & Cooking
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GPS self guide Alberobello and Masseria + Mozzarella and Focaccia tastings by E-bike
Pedal through Puglia's most photogenic villages on this self-guided e-bike loop, starting from Locorotondo and rolling into [Alberobello](/places/trulli-of-[alberobello](/places/trulli-of-alberobello))'s cone-roofed trulli. You'll descend through vineyard-studded valleys, climb towards Selva di Fasano for sweeping views across the Costa dei Trulli, then finish at a working masseria farm where you can taste warm focaccia and creamy mozzarella straight from production. GPS navigation and e-bike assist mean you control the pace over roughly 4–30 minutes of riding.
4 min – 30 minfrom AUD $108
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