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.
LAKE GARDA, VENICE & VERONA
with a wine experience in the Franciacorta region
6 Days / 5 Nights
On arrival a coach will take you to Verona’s city centre for a guided tour, including the ancient Roman arena and Juliet’s House. Continue on to Lake Garda and check in the hotel. Dinner and overnight Lake Garda.
Today you will have a tour of the lake. Stopover at Salò and continue on to Sirmione at the lake’s southern tip. Today you will also see lush groves of olives, citrus trees and of course vines used for making the Bardolino wines. Indipendent lunch. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Today head north to the Dolomite Mountains. You have plenty of stops today as well as the opportunity to ascend on a cable car (subject to seasonal operation) to enjoy panoramic views of the whole area. Indipendent lunch. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Today transfer to the famous wine producing area of Franciacorta, where you will visit a wine cellar to learn all about the Franciacorta together with the tasting of the best wines combined with local cheeses and salami. Transfer into a classy restaurant with tasting menu and pair wines. In the afternoon return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
After an early breakfast you will take the drive to Venice. Once arrived, take a walking tour to see all the highlights of “La Serenissima” (Doge’s Palace, St. Mark’s Basilica and Square, the Campanile, etc.). Then, for art lovers there is Accademia, housing the finest Renaissance work, or the Guggenheim with exhibits by the main modern and contemporary artists. For lunch, away from St. Mark’s Square, small restaurants offer three course meals at reasonable prices. Later, what better than taking a trip on a gondola? A short ride on one of them is a lovely and peaceful way to explore the backwaters of the city. In the late afternoon, board your coach and return to the hotel, dinner and overnight.
After breakfast in hotel transfer to the 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.
LAKE GARDA, VENICE & VERONA
and Franciacorta region
6 Days / 5 Nights
On arrival a coach will take you to Verona’s city centre for a guided tour, including the ancient Roman arena and Juliet’s House. Continue on to Lake Garda and check in the hotel. Dinner and overnight Lake Garda.
Today you will have a tour of the lake. Stopover at Salò and continue on to Sirmione at the lake’s southern tip. Today you will also see lush groves of olives, citrus trees and of course vines used for making the Bardolino wines. Indipendent lunch. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Today head north to the Dolomite Mountains. You have plenty of stops today as well as the opportunity to ascend on a cable car (subject to seasonal operation) to enjoy panoramic views of the whole area. Indipendent lunch. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Today transfer to the famous wine producing area of Franciacorta, where you will visit a wine cellar to learn all about the Franciacorta together with the tasting of the best wines combined with local cheeses and salami. Transfer into a classy restaurant with tasting menu and pair wines. In the afternoon return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
After an early breakfast you will take the drive to Venice. Once arrived, take a walking tour to see all the highlights of “La Serenissima” (Doge’s Palace, St. Mark’s Basilica and Square, the Campanile, etc.). Then, for art lovers there is Accademia, housing the finest Renaissance work, or the Guggenheim with exhibits by the main modern and contemporary artists. For lunch, away from St. Mark’s Square, small restaurants offer three course meals at reasonable prices. Later, what better than taking a trip on a gondola? A short ride on one of them is a lovely and peaceful way to explore the backwaters of the city. In the late afternoon, board your coach and return to the hotel, dinner and overnight.
After breakfast in hotel transfer to the airport for your return flight.
MILAN & THE LAKES
5 Days / 4 Nights
Upon arrival at Milan Airport, board your private coach and travel to Milan, where you will enjoy a panoramic tour of the city centre. Transfer to the hotel, dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, leave for Lugano, where you’ll take the cableway up to Monte San Salvatore. Once there, you’ll have some free time to enjoy the view. Return to Lugano and transfer to Tramezzo. Lunch at a local restaurant and enjoy a tour of Tramezzo and Villa Carlotta. Continue on to Como and visit the city. Time at leisure for a free tour of the Como Cathedral. Then take the funicular from the city centre up to Brunate. Drive back to Milan. Dinner at a local restaurant near the hotel and overnight.
After breakfast in hotel, depart for Stresa and enjoy a boat tour of Isola Bella, Isola Madre and Isola dei Pescatori (Fishermen’s Island). Lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon return to the hotel, dinner and overnight.
After breakfast travel to Verona and enjoy a panoramic tour of the city. Have lunch at a local restaurant. Continue travelling to Sirmione and visit this resort twon located in the southern part of the lake. In the afternoon return to the hotel, dinner and overnight.
Leave for Milan airport for your return flight. End of our services.