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Local food tasting at Hidden Takua Pa By Amazon prime Series Chef

★ 5.0 (43)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Thailand

Local food tasting at Hidden Takua Pa By Amazon prime Series Chef

Spend five hours eating your way through Takua Pa's best-kept food spots alongside a knowledgeable local guide. You'll hit over a dozen stalls and small restaurants, sampling dishes that reflect how locals actually eat—not what's on tourist menus. Transport, snacks, dinner, and hot beverages all included. The pace is leisurely; this is about tasting and talking, not rushing.

Gorge Scrambling in Snowdonia

When Sarah from our BugBitten team tackled this 3-hour scramble through Snowdonia's gorges, it felt like discovering a proper secret corner of Wales. You're moving through lush, dripping terrain—clambering over boulders, wading through pools, and scrambling up waterfall faces with a guide steering you through the trickier bits. It's canyoning without the extreme edge: a solid introduction to the sport that suits families and groups after genuine adventure without the adrenaline overload. The whole thing is built on real Welsh geology and water, which makes it feel worlds away from the usual tourist circuit.

Hoi An Cheap Walking Food Tour

Navigate Hoi An's lantern-lit streets with a local guide who knows where the best food stalls hide. Over 2.5 hours, you'll taste six dishes across five stops—banh mi, cao lau, beef noodle soup, Vietnamese pancakes, grilled meat, and local coffee—building a picture of how the town eats. This isn't a museum tour pretending food is quaint; it's practical, affordable, and designed to fill you up properly.

Cook 4 Local Vietnamese Dishes In Pink-themed Class & Market Tour

Spend four hours in a District 1 kitchen learning to cook four Vietnamese dishes—three savoury courses plus dessert—from a chef who teaches with genuine warmth. You'll start at a local market to source ingredients, then return to your private cooking station where you prepare each dish entirely by hand. It's less about following recipes and more about understanding the stories behind regional flavours, herbs and sauces that define Vietnamese food.

loch Ness, Clava Cairns, Culloden, COO,S, DRAMS & Outlander sites

When Noah from our team ran this six-hour-plus loop from Inverness, we got a proper Highland sampler — Loch Ness (monster chat included), a working distillery with a complimentary dram, the sobering Culloden Battlefield, and ancient Clava Cairns. The route stitches together Scotland's famous landmarks and quieter cultural stops, picking you up from your hotel and dropping you back after dark. It's a lot of ground covered, so expect a fair bit of time on the coach, but the breadth works if you're new to the region and want to tick several boxes.

8 Hour Private Customized Wine Tour up to 7 Guests Napa & Sonoma

When Noah from our team booked this private wine tour, we got exactly what we needed: a local guide who skipped the tourist-heavy tasting rooms and took us to smaller producers across Napa and Sonoma valleys. Eight hours meant four wineries plus a proper lunch break, and Noah handled the logistics—making reservations, steering us toward places that matched our tastes, keeping the water flowing and snacks coming. It's the kind of tour that works because one person knows the region well enough to adapt on the fly, not stick to a script.

Ho Chi Minh City with Street Food Tour by Cyclo

Explore Ho Chi Minh City's colonial landmarks and street-food culture from the vantage of a cyclo, Vietnam's iconic three-wheeled taxi. This 3.5-hour tour pairs slow-paced sightseeing with tastings of southern Vietnamese specialities at neighbourhood stalls and markets. You'll visit the Opera House, City Hall and Central Post Office while stopping for lunch and snacks guided by a local who knows where the best eating happens.

Phuket: A Night at the Junkyard Theatre

Spend an evening at Phuket's most unconventional theatre, where dinner and live performance collide in a three-hour show that skewers local culture through music, dance and comedy. The venue stages absurdist acts inspired by Phuket's real character, with a three-course Thai menu served tableside as the action unfolds on stage. Shows run nightly from 7:30pm to 10pm.

Private Bali Car Charter with Driver up to 6 People

Hire a private car and driver for up to six people to explore Bali at your own pace. You set the itinerary—whether that's rice terraces, temples, beaches, or hidden villages—and your English-speaking driver navigates while you take in the scenery. No set route means no rushed schedules or tourist-trap stops. Fuel and parking are covered; you just decide where to go and when to linger.

10 hoursfrom AUD $98

NYC Private Walking Tour: Local Insights, History & Food

★ 5.0 (43)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

United States

NYC Private Walking Tour: Local Insights, History & Food

When Jake from our BugBitten team did this six-hour NYC walking tour, we got the kind of insider knowledge that transforms how you see the city. Your guide brings three decades of New York living to the pavement—weaving together the architecture, neighbourhoods, and overlooked corners that make the place tick. You'll move between the leafy Upper West Side, Greenwich Village's crooked streets, Brooklyn Heights' brownstone rows, and the controlled chaos of Chinatown, stopping at landmarks like Central Park and Grand Central without the gloss of a standard tourist experience. It's a proper long walk, so come with comfortable shoes and realistic expectations about pace.

6 hours – 7 hoursfrom AUD $671

Uniquely Vietnamese Cocktails Workshop in Hồ Chí Minh City

★ 5.0 (43)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Vietnam

Uniquely Vietnamese Cocktails Workshop in Hồ Chí Minh City

Learn to build cocktails around Vietnam's legendary coffee culture in this 90-minute workshop in Hồ Chí Minh City. You'll shake together drinks that marry robusta intensity with tropical fruit, aromatic spices, and spirits—moving beyond the traditional egg coffee into territory that tastes both rooted and inventive. Walk out with three recipes you'll actually make at home and a clearer sense of why Vietnamese bartenders treat coffee like bartenders treat bitters.

Personal Chef - Cooking class at your villa

A Tuscan chef brings three and a half hours of hands-on cooking instruction to your villa in Val d'Orcia. Drawing on two decades of restaurant experience, your instructor sources ingredients from local producers, walks you through each preparation step, and pairs dishes with wines from nearby estates. You'll cook, ask questions, and eat what you've made—lunch and dinner both included. The session doubles as a masterclass in the region's food culture and travel recommendations.

3h 30mfrom AUD $250

Santorini Private Highlights Tour & Wine Tasting with local guide

★ 5.0 (43)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Greece

Santorini Private Highlights Tour & Wine Tasting with local guide

When Noah from our BugBitten team ran this private Santorini tour, he got the full local treatment — five key spots across the island plus a proper wine tasting thrown in. It's the kind of outing that cuts through the postcard-rack crowds and actually tells you something about how the place works. Your guide's a local family who knows where to go and what the island's history actually is, not just the Instagram angles. Five hours door-to-door, air-conditioned van, and you're sipping four local wines at a proper winery. Beats the standard bus-load shuffle.

Naxos: Private Traditional Boat Trip to Rina Cave from Panermos

When Ben from our team took this traditional boat out from Panermos, we discovered why South Naxos gets skipped by the Santorini-bound crowds. Captain Yannis and crew run a relaxed 2-hour loop that swings into Rina Cave—a swim-through sea cave that's genuinely worth the detour—before anchoring at a second bay to float and snorkel. The waters here stay flat even when the northern islands cop the infamous Meltemi wind, which matters if you're travelling with kids or your stomach's dodgy. Small group, local knowledge, and the whole thing wraps in time to explore the island's villages the same afternoon.

Xi'an Private Foodie Tour by Tuktuk

When Jake from our BugBitten team hit up Xi'an's walled old city on this 3-hour foodie tour, we weaved through packed laneways hitting 5–6 proper local spots and street stalls — the kind locals actually queue for, not tourist traps. You're hopping between a tuk-tuk and public transport, guided by an English speaker who steers you toward steamed dumplings, spiced noodles, flatbreads, and whatever else the city's known for. It's the anti-buffet experience: smaller, scrappier, closer to how Xi'an really eats. Soft drinks included; your own transport to the meeting point isn't.

Full Day Best Of Yellowstone National Park Tour From Big Sky

When Jake from our team ran this full-day Yellowstone tour from Big Sky, we covered the park's showstoppers in about nine hours: Old Faithful erupting, the Grand Prismatic Spring's impossible blues, the thundering falls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, and thermal features that looked like another planet. The guide drives and navigates, adjusting the itinerary based on conditions, wildlife sightings, and what the group wants to see. It's a solid hit of Yellowstone's most famous sites without the faffing around; you're seeing thermal basins, geysers, hot springs, and if you're lucky, bison and elk along the way.

8 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $494

Heart of Bali: A 5-Day Bali Heritage Trail

★ 5.0 (43)

🌿 Nature & Wildlife

Indonesia

Heart of Bali: A 5-Day Bali Heritage Trail

When Noah from our BugBitten team did this five-day heritage walk across Bali, it was a proper trek—42 kilometres on foot from the island's south to north, threading through rice farms, sacred forest trails, and steep valley descents to waterfalls. You're hiking most days, sleeping in different villages each night, and eating meals cooked by the families you meet along the way. It's pitched as a cultural immersion rather than a casual stroll: you'll join a Balinese water purification ceremony, learn to forage and cook, and spend real time with locals in their own villages. The pace is genuinely slow and the landscape shifts dramatically—rice paddies give way to dense jungle, then to the Golden Valley waterfalls at the end.

Lake Powell Boat Rentals

When Ben from our team hired a boat at Lake Powell, we grabbed one of their newer MasterCraft fleet for a half-day on the water. It's a sprawling reservoir straddling Arizona and Utah, dotted with red rock canyons and shallow bays that feel remote despite steady traffic from other boaters. You pick your marina, choose your start time, and essentially get the keys to explore — whether that's cruising narrow slot canyons, towing toys, or dropping lines for bass. The rental comes geared up with safety kit included, and they've got eight hull options depending on group size and what you're after.

4 hoursfrom AUD $8045

Taste & Tour: The original Belfast Food Tour™️ with drinks

★ 5.0 (43)

🍜 Food & Cooking

United Kingdom

Taste & Tour: The original Belfast Food Tour™️ with drinks

When Tom from our BugBitten team did this 4-hour Belfast Food Tour, we got the genuine local angle on the city's food scene—not the sanitised version. You start at St George's Market meeting actual producers, then drift through town sampling everything from breakfast baps and smoked salmon to locally distilled rum and award-winning hot chocolate, with Irish cheeses and cider thrown in. The guides are locals who actually know the story behind each bite, and they've been running this tour since 2014. It's a proper food walk through Belfast City Centre, the kind where you finish stuffed and armed with stories about the people making the city's food culture tick.

Sail Beyond The Bleu: A Formentera Day Escape!

Learn to sail a yacht with Karl, a seasoned offshore skipper, across eight hours exploring Formentera's crystalline waters and secluded beaches. You'll master the fundamentals of handling a proper sailing vessel—trimming sails, reading wind and water—then decide whether to stay aboard enjoying the rhythm of the sea or slip ashore to wander the island's quieter coves. Snorkelling gear, paddleboards, and a spread of cured meats with wine included.

8 hoursfrom AUD $1328

Self Drive Boat Rental License Free in Lake Como

★ 5.0 (43)

🐠 Water Activities

Italy

Self Drive Boat Rental License Free in Lake Como

When Jake from our BugBitten team took out a self-drive boat on Lake Como, no license required, it felt like a genuinely different way to experience the lake. You steer a modern, easy-to-handle boat yourself, with a real-time Garmin GPS keeping you safe and a sun awning for shelter. Book 4 hours and prosecco comes with it — plus WiFi, a sound system (YouTube Premium included), and all the water and soft drinks you need. It suits families, couples, groups of mates, and solo adventurers equally well. You navigate a suggested route or make your own; the lake unfolds at your pace.

1 hour – 4 hoursfrom AUD $229

From Melbourne: Hop On Hop Off Mornington Peninsula

★ 5.0 (43)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Australia

From Melbourne: Hop On Hop Off Mornington Peninsula

This self-paced hop-on hop-off service lets you explore the Mornington Peninsula's wine country at your own rhythm, just an hour south of [Melbourne](/places/melbourne). Over seven hours, you'll visit up to four wineries of your choosing from a set timetable, with commentary and an audio guide app to enhance the experience. You're in control of the itinerary—the operator simply provides transport, chilled water, and a coolbox to stash your finds.

Walking Food Tour of Laguna Beach

When Ben from our team did this Laguna Beach walking food tour, we found a solid three-hour shuffle through a pretty coastal town hitting five different spots for bites. Laguna Beach itself is the kind of place that draws retirees, art lovers, and families — upmarket but not stuffy — with tree-lined streets and ocean glimpses popping up between galleries and indie shops. The route covers about 1.5 kilometres, so it's leisurely rather than demanding. You're guided by someone who knows the local food scene and a bit of the area's backstory, which beats just wandering and guessing.

3 hoursfrom AUD $155

3 Day Combo: Great Ocean Road, Penguin Parade and FREE City Tour

★ 5.0 (43)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Australia

3 Day Combo: Great Ocean Road, Penguin Parade and FREE City Tour

Three days exploring Victoria's most celebrated natural attractions and urban highlights. Day one sweeps along the Great Ocean Road's dramatic coastline, day two heads to Phillip Island for the nightly penguin return, and you'll fit in a complimentary [Melbourne](/places/melbourne) city tour at your own pace. Travel in a comfortable coach with small groups (max 24), multilingual audio support, and breakfast included each morning.

Jubilee Golf Car Tour

Explore six of Rome's most significant churches in a single three-hour golf cart tour, including the three papal basilicas central to the Jubilee tradition. You'll pass through at least one holy door and discover layers of spiritual and artistic heritage across St. Peter's, St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major, plus Saint Clement, Holy Cross in Jerusalem, and Holy Spirit in Sassia. An informed guide connects each site's role in the Jubilee's themes of renewal and redemption.

MADRID VIP Private Prado Museum And Royal Palace PICK UP HOTEL

A four-hour private guided tour of Madrid's two heavyweight cultural institutions: the Royal Palace and the Prado Museum. Your experienced guide navigates you through Spain's official seat of power and one of Europe's finest art collections, with hotel pickup and VIP entry included. You'll move between sites with running commentary, building a deeper understanding of Madrid's artistic and political heritage without the crowds.

Hoi An Bike-cycling-Fishing net-Rice Wine-Noodle-w carving-lunch

Pedal through Hoi An's river islands on a 5-hour circuit that connects you with working life along the waterway. You'll watch locals cast fishing nets from wooden boats, visit a family distilling rice wine using generations-old techniques, and learn to roll Mi Quang noodles by hand before eating what you've made. Cycling covers roughly 10–15 km at an unhurried pace, threading past the rhythms of daily village routines.

Bordeaux Médoc Region Private Wine Lovers Tour with Chateau Visits & Tastings

Spend nine hours exploring Médoc's classified estates and hidden family vineyards with a guide carrying three decades of winemaking knowledge. You'll visit three châteaux across Margaux, St Julien, Pauillac and St Estèphe, drive past legendary names like Lafite Rothschild and Latour, and taste how gravel-rich soil shapes fuller-bodied wines. The tour reveals Bordeaux's secret: how Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon blend into something greater than their parts, whilst smaller producers show the human side of the region's reputation.

Sicilian cooking course and more

Learn to cook classic Sicilian dishes in a home kitchen over five hours, sourcing ingredients from local markets or pre-selected by your host. You'll work through seasonal recipes, understanding how each ingredient transforms across different plates. The afternoon culminates in sitting down to eat what you've prepared—dishes built on regional traditions and quality produce. This hands-on session doubles as a cultural primer: you'll taste Sicily through cooking it.

Jetski Tour in Maspalomas - Unlicensed - Guided Experience

Pilot your own jet ski along Maspalomas' coastline in this straightforward one-hour experience. No licence required—just strap in, throttle up to 65 km/h, and feel the Atlantic spray. Small groups mean you set your own tempo, with an instructor close by and full safety kit provided. One ski accommodates two people, making it accessible for mixed-ability groups.

Cu Chi Tunnels Shore Excursion – VIP Private Tour

Step off your cruise ship and descend into Vietnam's most significant wartime landmark. This private six-hour excursion whisks you from port directly to the Cu Chi Tunnels, where a knowledgeable English-speaking guide walks you through 75 kilometres of underground passages used during the American War. Your driver collects you at the gangway and returns you with time to spare before departure, eliminating the usual shore-excursion scramble. Travel in either a standard car or premium limousine, depending on preference.

Prado walking Tour with an Art Lover

Bypass queues and explore the Prado's collection with a knowledgeable local guide over two and a half hours. You'll encounter works by Bosch, Goya, and Velázquez that fundamentally shaped Spanish artistic tradition. The guide shares context and stories that reveal how these paintings influenced European art's trajectory. Afterwards, you receive a personalised PDF highlighting additional works worth returning to, plus a curated list of nearby restaurants and digital resources to extend your learning at home.

2h 30mfrom AUD $107

Private Cliffs of Moher Tour Small Group from Galway, Ireland

★ 5.0 (43)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Ireland

Private Cliffs of Moher Tour Small Group from Galway, Ireland

When Noah from our team ran this private tour out of Galway, we had the Cliffs of Moher pretty much to ourselves — no tour bus queues, no fighting for photo spots. The five-to-six-hour loop takes in the dramatic sea cliffs, the lunar landscape of The Burren, a few quieter villages, and your choice of either a chocolate factory or perfumery stop. You pick the departure time (8am to 1pm) from your Galway hotel, and the driver can pivot to whatever catches your eye along the way. It's just you and up to three others in a comfortable saloon, which means flexibility most group tours won't touch.

5 hours – 6 hoursfrom AUD $1117

Guided tour of the historic center Palermo

★ 5.0 (43)

🛕 Culture & History

Italy

Guided tour of the historic center Palermo

Spend three and a half hours walking through Palermo's historic core with a guide trained in cultural heritage restoration. You'll navigate ancient markets brimming with vendors, wander the refined streets of the old quarter, and enter two standout monuments: the Cathedral and Martorana church, where Byzantine mosaics cover the walls in brilliant colour. The tour concludes at Capo Market, where fishmongers have worked for centuries.

3h 30mfrom AUD $58

Custom Private Sightseeing Tour Sea to Sky and Whistler

★ 5.0 (43)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Canada

Custom Private Sightseeing Tour Sea to Sky and Whistler

When Mia from our team booked this private tour along the Sea to Sky Highway, we got to shape the whole day around what we actually wanted to see. You're paired with a guide who knows the region well and can pivot the itinerary on the fly — hit Shannon Falls and Tantalus Glacier Lookout, wander Whistler Village, or add optional thrills like zip-lining if the mood strikes. It's a relaxed 10-hour loop that lets you set the pace and call the shots on timing, which beats the standard coach-tour rigmarole. The scenery between Vancouver and Whistler is genuinely striking: mountain ridges, waterfalls, and that crisp alpine air.

10 hoursfrom AUD $1702

Santorini 2h Photoshoot with a photographer & transportation

★ 5.0 (43)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Greece

Santorini 2h Photoshoot with a photographer & transportation

When Charlie from our BugBitten team booked this Santorini photoshoot, we got picked up from the hotel and spent two hours wandering the island's best-looking corners with a local photographer in tow. It's a straightforward setup: the photographer guides you through poses while you walk narrow streets, snap photos at blue-dome churches and whitewashed villages, then you get 60 edited shots plus the raw files to download. The whole thing—transport included—happens on your schedule, whether that's sunrise or late afternoon. Couples and small groups seem to be the sweet spot here.

Wrocław Shooting Range with Instructor and Entry Fee Included

When Mia from our BugBitten team booked into this Wrocław shooting range, she found a straightforward two-hour session firing three different weapons under pro instruction. It's housed at what locals reckon is Poland's top facility, drawing a mix of curious tourists and keen shooters. The range sits in an accessible location with decent public transport links, and the whole setup—from safety gear to ammo—comes bundled in. No faffing about with hidden costs for the core experience, though anything beyond the standard rotation of pistols and rifle comes extra.

2 hoursfrom AUD $38

★ 5.0 (43)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

United States

San Diego's North Park Tour

When Sarah from our team ran this 90-minute walking tour through North Park, we found ourselves in one of San Diego's most genuinely local neighbourhoods—the kind of place where you'll spot striking murals between independent cafes and craft breweries, but it never feels touristy. The strip is compact and walkable, drawing a solid mix of creative locals and visitors who actually know the area. Sarah came away impressed by how much depth the guide packed in, and the communal sketchbook added a nice collaborative thread to the experience. It's the sort of tour that works because North Park itself does the heavy lifting.

HipHop Party Boat with Unlimited drinks in Punta Cana

When Noah from our team booked the HipHop Party Boat in Punta Cana, we found ourselves on a recently refitted catamaran packed with travellers keen to dance, drink, and dive. The three-hour cruise swaps the standard snorkel-and-swim routine for a proper floating party — think open bar, water toys, and a sound system cranked up loud enough to drown out the Caribbean breeze. It's the kind of thing that appeals to groups after a boozy afternoon rather than a serene coastal escape. The boat fills quickly during peak season, so booking ahead matters.

6 Hour Private Cruise in Mykonos with Food and Drinks

When Alex from our team booked this private cruise around Mykonos, we got a proper taste of the Greek island done right — just our group, a local captain steering an authentic wooden boat, and six hours to poke around quiet coves and eat well. The boat comes stocked with local wine, snacks prepared fresh onboard, and snorkelling gear, so you're not schlepping back to shore for lunch or swimming. It's the sort of trip that feels indulgent without the pretence, anchored at a secluded beach where the water's clear and the pace is entirely yours.

6 hoursfrom AUD $660

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