CINQUE TERRE
Hiking Tour
6 Days / 5 Nights
Upon your arrival at Milan Airport, transfer by private coach to the hotel in Levanto. Check in. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight stay.
After breakfast at the hotel, meeting with your guide and departure for Monterosso by train. Cinque Terre card is today included. Arrival in Monterosso and departure for Vernazza for the hike. Later wine tasting and “merenda” in Vernazza local winery. After lunch sightseeing in Vernazza. Then transfer back to Levanto by train. Independent dinner. Overnight stay.
Breakfast at the hotel. Meeting with your guide and departure for the hike. Cinque Terre card is today included. Travel from Levanto to Manarola through Volastra by train. Lunch at a local restaurant in Corniglia. After lunch departure to Monterosso by train and stop in the town for a short visit. After the visit transfer from Monterosso to Levanto by train. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight stay.
After breakfast at the hotel, free day at your disposal. Indipendent lunch and dinner. Overnight stay.
After breakfast at the hotel, meeting with your guide and departure to Palmaria island. Individual tickets for transfer from Levanto to La Spezia by train. Once arrived in La Spezia, embark for your boat excursion to Palmaria, where you will go on a hike. Then transfer from La Palmaria to Portovenere by boat. Lunch at a local restaurant in Portovenere. After lunch boat transfer from Portovenere to Levanto (weather permitting). In case of bad weather you will arrive in La Spezia by boat from Portovenere. From La Spezia you will reach Levanto by train (tickets included). Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight stay.
After breakfast, transfer by private coach to Milan Airport for your return flight.
NORTHERN ITALY WINE TOUR
Unique food & fizz
7 Days / 6 Nights
Upon arrival at Venice Airport in the afternoon, board your coach and transfer to Treviso for a guided tour of the city centre. Then enjoy your first Italian dinner in a rural osteria tasting a radicchio risotto with a glass of Prosecco. Transfer to your hotel in the Venice area and overnight.
After breakfast in hotel, transfer to Venice for a full day guided tour of the city built on water. Board the vaporetto to sail along the Grand Canal. Then enjoy a guided walking tour in the heart of Venice with a local guide. Free lunch and time at leisure to make the most of your day in Venice, during which you’ll have the chance to take a gondola cruise. While on board enjoy an authentic Italian aperitivo drinking a Spritz. Return to your hotel for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast in hotel, transfer to Padua for a half day guided tour of this medieval city. Free lunch. Then board your coach and make your way to the wine-producing area of Colli Euganei. Make a stop to have a wine tasting at a local agriturismo. Transfer to your hotel in the Lake Garda region for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast in hotel, board your coach to visit the resort town of Sirmione on Lake Garda. Free lunch. Then continue travelling to the wine-producing area of Valpolicella. Once arrived, have dinner at an original trattoria with local specialties paired with some good red wine. Return to your hotel for overnight stay.
After breakfast in hotel, depart for a half day tour of the medieval town of Bergamo. Free lunch. Then make your way to the famous wine region of Franciacorta. Learn about the whole wine production process by visiting a cellar and tasting some of their great wines. Finally continue on to the Cinque Terre region. Accommodation in hotel, dinner and overnight.
After breakfast in hotel, start your full day private guided tour of Cinque Terre, five little villages inscribed on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List. You will take a walk along the dry stone walls that delimit centuries-old vineyards. Free lunch. Enjoy a refreshing aperitivo on a terrace overlooking the sea in Vernazza, with a glass of Cinque Terre wine and Genovese focaccia bread. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast in hotel, leave for Milan and have a guided tour of the city centre. Then transfer to Milan airport for your return flight.
WATER TOUR
Sea, lakes and rivers
in Northern Italy
7 Days / 6 Nights
Upon arrival at Venice airport, board your coach and transfer to Treviso for a guided tour of the city centre. Then transfer to your hotel in the Venice area and overnight.
After breakfast in hotel, transfer to Venice for a full day guided tour of the city built on water. Board the vaporetto to sail along the Grand Canal. Then enjoy a guided walking tour in the heart of Venice with a local guide. Time at leisure to make the most of your day in Venice, during which you’ll have the chance to take a gondola cruise. Return to your hotel for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, go on a boat cruise from Venice to Padua, following the path of the 18th-century burchiello veneziano, among the villas that line the Brenta Canal.
After breakfast head to Verona and enjoy a guided walking tour of the city with a local guide: Piazza delle Erbe, Piazza dei Signori, the Arena (entrance ticket is included). Move on to Lake Garda and visit the resort town of Sirmione. Transfer to your hotel in the Lake Garda area, dinner and overnight.
After breakfast in hotel, leave for the wine region of Franciacorta. Discover this land of vineyards overlooking the Alps and Lago d’Iseo, also by tasting the great variety of local wines and learning about their production process. Then continue on to the Cinque Terre region. Accommodation in hotel, dinner and overnight.
After breakfast in hotel, start your full day private guided tour of Cinque Terre: Monterosso, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Riomaggiore. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast in hotel, leave for Milan and have a guided tour of the city. Then transfer to Milan airport for your return flight.
EMILIA-ROMAGNA & 5 TERRE
A unique taste tour among artistic and natural beauty
7 Days / 6 Nights
Upon your arrival at Bologna Airport, transfer the city centre, meet your local guide and enjoy a half day guided tour of Bologna. Then transfer to your hotel in the Bologna countryside, dinner and overnight.
Breakfast in hotel. This morning, board the bus and depart for a gourmet tour in the surrounding areas. Breakfast in hotel. This morning, board the bus and depart for a gourmet tour in the surrounding areas. Venture out on a morning excursion to a cheese factory, where you will see all the working steps in the production of Parmigiano Reggiano. At the end of the visit, you will enjoy a glass of good, dry Lambrusco and, of course, plenty of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese tastings. Then the tour moves to the “acetaia” to see the secrets of the famous Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena D.O.P. A tasting will follow. Now you will continue to see the manufacturing of Prosciutto. You will also enjoy full tasting of fresh slices of prosciutto di Modena D.O.P in a combination with some nice Lambrusco wine. The next stop will be an authentic Italian lunch in a countryside original trattoria or in a certified organic winery, where you will experience the famous Italian light lunch, multi-course gourmet lunch with local specialties paired with local wines. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight.
Breakfast in hotel. This morning board the bus and transfer to the world-famous Motorvalley! Your first stop will be Maranello to visit the Ferrari Gallery and Museum. Then, transfer to Sant’Agata Bolognese for a visit to the Lamborghini Factory. At the end of the visits, enjoy a traditional lunch at a local osteria. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight.
Breakfast in hotel. An early morning departure today to La Spezia for a full day excursion to the Cinque Terre. Take the train from La Spezia to Riomaggiore and walk along the panoramic footpath. After some free time, meet you tour guide and take the train to Monterosso, where your guide will make you explore the old town. Typical lunch at a local restaurant. In the early afternoon take the train to Vernazza and explore this old village. After some free time and maybe a gelato, take the train to Manarola and enjoy a stroll along its narrow streets. Return to La Spezia by train and then to hotel by bus. Dinner and overnight.
Breakfast. In the early morning transfer to Sant’Agata Feltria to go truffle hunting in the woods. Then transfer to the small village and visit a truffle boutique with a truffle tasting. Lunch at traditional osteria with tasty truffle menu. In the late afternoon return to your hotel and have some free time to relax. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast transfer to Bologna Airport for your return flight.