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Florence : Authentic Leather Wallet Experience

★ 5.0 (20)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Italy

Florence : Authentic Leather Wallet Experience

Work alongside Florentine leather craftspeople in a small studio to design and stitch your own wallet. This hands-on workshop runs 2.5 hours and limits groups to four makers, so you'll get genuine guidance while working with premium deadstock leathers sourced from Italian fashion labels. You'll select hides, colours, and hardware, then complete your piece to take home—a functional reminder of time spent creating in an actual artisan atelier rather than a tourist classroom.

Private Boat Tour of Capri

Launch from Sorrento aboard a speedboat for seven hours exploring Capri's dramatic coastline and sea caves. Your skipper navigates past the Blue, Green and White Grottos, anchoring at secluded swimming spots where the water runs so clear you'll see the seabed. Snorkel between rock formations, then spend the afternoon wandering Capri's village lanes and sampling local food. The boat carries everything—snorkelling gear, towels, refreshments, limoncello—so you turn up with swimmers and sunscreen.

7 hoursfrom AUD $1582

Cooking Class Verona,Cooking in a Crystal Kitchen

★ 5.0 (20)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Italy

Cooking Class Verona,Cooking in a Crystal Kitchen

Learn to shape bigoli—Verona's traditional hand-rolled pasta—using techniques passed down through generations. Over three hours in a restored attic kitchen, you'll work dough by hand, master the ancient pasta press, then sit down to eat what you've made with local wine. The instructor holds top-level Italian food safety certification and runs the class in an unhurried, welcoming space that feels more like cooking with a local friend than attending a lesson.

Typical Cooking Class in an Exclusive Location in Sorrento

Cook four courses of Sorrentine classics in a glasshouse surrounded by flowering plants within the Correale Museum grounds. This 2 hour 45 minute session teaches you how to build an antipasto, pasta dish, main and sweet using straightforward, quality ingredients and traditional methods that rely on flavour rather than fussy technique. You'll eat what you've made at lunch and dinner.

2h 45mfrom AUD $233

From Volcano to Sea: Private Tour of Etna and Taormina Boat Tour with tasting

★ 5.0 (20)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

From Volcano to Sea: Private Tour of Etna and Taormina Boat Tour with tasting

Climb Europe's most active volcano then descend to the Ionian Sea on this 5–7 hour Sicilian combination. Your private guide escorts you up Mount Etna's slopes in a comfortable car, then you board a shared boat to cruise the Taormina coastline and Isola Bella, seeing the volcano from the water. Hotel or port pickup included. Taste arancino siciliano and local wine or beer along the way.

5 hours – 7 hoursfrom AUD $500

Transfer From Naples/area to Amalfi coast with 2hr stop in Pompei

★ 5.0 (20)

✈️ Transfers

Italy

Transfer From Naples/area to Amalfi coast with 2hr stop in Pompei

Break up your Naples-to-Amalfi transfer with a two-hour stop at Pompeii, the Roman city preserved by Mount Vesuvius's eruption in 79 AD. Your English-speaking driver will get you there comfortably in an air-conditioned vehicle, leaving you free to wander streets frozen mid-life: bakeries, amphitheatres, homes where families lived two millennia ago. The 3-hour journey includes all transport logistics—fuel, tolls, insurance—so you arrive at the coast refreshed and historically informed.

3 hoursfrom AUD $256

Taormina and Castelmola Tour From Messina Port in Sicily, Italy.

★ 5.0 (20)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Taormina and Castelmola Tour From Messina Port in Sicily, Italy.

A 5–6 hour drive from Messina port explores two hilltop gems in eastern Sicily. You'll see Taormina's clifftop vistas and Greek theatre from outside, then climb into the quieter mountain village of Castelmola to visit Madonna Della Rocca church. The route traces both coastal splendour and inland stone-built character, with a driver who knows the territory well. Entrance fees and meals are on your own.

5 hours – 6 hoursfrom AUD $466

Amazing Etna Morning Tour with Pickup and Drop-Off from Catania

★ 5.0 (20)

🌿 Nature & Wildlife

Italy

Amazing Etna Morning Tour with Pickup and Drop-Off from Catania

This five-hour morning tour from Catania takes you onto Mount Etna's slopes to explore its volcanic landscape firsthand. You'll walk through a lava cave, clamber over extinct crater rims, and reach elevations around 1700–2000 metres where views stretch to the coast. A guide explains the volcano's history and how successive eruptions have sculpted the terrain. Transport, equipment (helmets, torches), and an experienced guide are provided; the walking is straightforward and doesn't rely on cable cars.

Private Walking Tour of Ancient Naples with an expert guide

Walk through Naples' layered past with a local guide who knows the streets like family. This 2–2.5 hour tour threads through ancient quarters, stopping at bakeries for sfogliatella and espresso, ducking into artisan workshops, and unpacking why Neapolitan Nativity scenes still matter here. You'll get the texture of a city that doesn't perform history—it lives it.

2 hours – 2h 30mfrom AUD $233

Walking tour of Florence with a private Florentine Tourist Guide

★ 5.0 (20)

🛕 Culture & History

Italy

Walking tour of Florence with a private Florentine Tourist Guide

Spend three hours walking through [Florence](/places/florence)'s essential landmarks and hidden corners with a local guide who knows the city's stories, art history, and quirks. You'll navigate the Annunziata and Duomo piazzas, Dante's quarter, the Signoria, cross the Ponte Vecchio, and explore the Oltrarno district. Expect anecdotes, urban legends, and Florentine humour woven through discussions of art, history, and local food culture. Wireless headsets keep everyone connected.

Transfer from Catania Airport

Direct airport transfer from Catania to your destination in 10–20 minutes. A straightforward shuttle with a driver who knows the region well. Vehicles are maintained to a high standard, and you'll have free Wi-Fi for the journey. The driver doubles as a informal local guide, offering tips on worthwhile stops and regional food worth trying.

10 min – 20 minfrom AUD $68

AMALFI COAST through Positano, Amalfi and Ravello

★ 5.0 (20)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

AMALFI COAST through Positano, Amalfi and Ravello

A seven to eight-hour private tour threading through three signature coastal villages. Start in Positano, navigating pastel-hued lanes and boutiques stacked against cliffs, then drop into Amalfi to wander the cathedral square and grab gelato. The route climbs inland to Ravello, perched high enough that sea views stretch endlessly below. Your driver tailors stops to your pace—ample time for photos and exploration.

7 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $999

Boat excursion from Marina Piccola Cagliari with aperitif

★ 5.0 (20)

🐠 Water Activities

Italy

Boat excursion from Marina Piccola Cagliari with aperitif

A three-hour coastal boat trip departing from Marina Piccola in Cagliari, piloted by an experienced skipper aboard an eight-metre vessel. You'll explore the coves and beaches of Southern Sardinia's crystalline waters, stopping to snorkel, swim and sunbathe. The boat offers shade under a large canopy, fresh-water showers, and concludes with a pre-departure aperitif. Snorkelling gear is provided, and you can stream your own music via Bluetooth.

Discover the Navigli of Milan by SUP : a wellness experience

Paddle Milan's historic waterways on a guided SUP journey that treats the Navigli as a moving meditation rather than a sightseeing tick-box. You'll glide through centuries-old canals whilst learning board control and breathing techniques, swapping screens for water and sky. Suitable for complete beginners, this 2.5-hour outing blends gentle physical exertion with mental stillness—more contemplative practice than adrenaline sport.

2h 30mfrom AUD $98

★ 5.0 (20)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Private Photoshoot in Taormina

A 90-minute private photoshoot in Taormina with a professional photographer who'll guide you through posing techniques and scout the town's most photogenic spots. You'll walk the streets together, capturing candid and composed shots that become polished memories within days. Over 100 edited images plus 30 retouched portraits arrive within 2–3 days, ready to share or frame. No photography experience needed.

VIP After-hours Tour of Santa Maria Maggiore with Private Option

Step into Santa Maria Maggiore after the crowds vanish. This intimate nocturnal tour grants access to spaces normally locked—Bernini's spiral staircase, the glittering Loggia mosaics, the Hall of the Popes, and rooftop terraces overlooking Rome's skyline. You'll stand before the Manger relics beneath the altar, wander past papal tombs, and gaze up at a gilt ceiling studded with New World gold. Medieval and Renaissance mosaics depicting Mary unfold across the basilica's interior. Your expert guide leads groups of just six through this 5th-century papal basilica in serene evening light, unveiling layers most daytime visitors never reach.

1 hourfrom AUD $182

Portofino and St. Margherita Private Tour from Genoa port/hotel

★ 5.0 (20)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Portofino and St. Margherita Private Tour from Genoa port/hotel

A private eight-hour tour from Genoa that showcases three villages along the Ligurian coast. Start in Rapallo, then head to Portofino with its pastel-painted harbour and hillside charm, before finishing in the palm-lined streets of Santa Margherita Ligure. Your guide and driver handle transport; you control the pace and stops. Perfect for those wanting to skip the crowds and explore at leisure, with time built in for lunch or browsing local shops.

8 hoursfrom AUD $1082

★ 5.0 (20)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Amazing Sunrise Tour in Rome

Explore Rome's quietest hours with a private guide steering through twelve landmarks before the city wakes. Your Mercedes minivan departs from your hotel, delivering you and up to seven others to Trevi Fountain, the [Colosseum](/places/colosseum), Spanish Steps, St Peter's Square and beyond. Three hours unfold with live commentary from someone who knows the city's rhythms, capped off by breakfast at a neighbourhood caffetteria where locals actually eat.

Leonardian Drawings & art workshop in Florence

Learn Renaissance drawing techniques in a [Florence](/places/florence) studio through a three-hour private workshop led by practising artists. This hands-on session teaches foundational methods inspired by Leonardo's approach to observation and line work, guiding you through classical exercises using quality materials. You'll work at your own pace in an intimate atelier setting, gaining insight into the artistic traditions that shaped Florence itself. All skill levels welcome, from curious beginners to those refining existing abilities.

3 hoursfrom AUD $158

Amalfi Coast Vintage Tour - Original Fiat 500 Dolce Vita

★ 5.0 (19)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Amalfi Coast Vintage Tour - Original Fiat 500 Dolce Vita

Cruise the [Amalfi Coast](/places/amalfi-coast) in a restored Fiat 500 with a private driver, stopping in Positano and Amalfi over six hours. This unhurried route hugs the clifftop road, rewarding each hairpin turn with views of villages stacked against the sea. You'll have time to wander Positano's narrow lanes and sample local lemon sorbet in Amalfi, home to one of Italy's most striking cathedrals. The vintage Cinquecento makes the journey itself the main event—no rushing, just good roads and coastal air.

Exclusive Private Luxury Yacht Tour Amalfi Coast - All Inclusive

Sail the [Amalfi Coast](/places/amalfi-coast) aboard a sleek 50-foot yacht, anchoring at Positano, Amalfi, and Ravello across seven hours. Your crew navigates you to lesser-known coves whilst you swim in transparent waters, sip prosecco, and graze on regional antipasti. The boat handles all logistics—fuel, port fees, transfers from your accommodation—leaving you to watch limestone cliffs slide past and actually relax.

7 hoursfrom AUD $4979

★ 5.0 (19)

🐠 Water Activities

Italy

Boat tour along the Amalfi Coast

Six-hour boat journey tracing the [Amalfi Coast](/places/amalfi-coast)'s dramatic shoreline, passing vertical cliffs and village-dotted bays. You'll anchor for swimming and snorkelling in clear water, with prosecco, beer, water and light snacks onboard. The skipper navigates whilst you lounge on deck or dive beneath the surface—no rushing, no crowds, just the coast revealing itself gradually from the water.

6 hoursfrom AUD $1649

Private Amalfi Coast Vintage Fiat 500 Tour: Positano to Amalfi

★ 5.0 (19)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Private Amalfi Coast Vintage Fiat 500 Tour: Positano to Amalfi

Pilot a cherry-red 1972 Fiat 500 along the [Amalfi Coast](/places/amalfi-coast)'s most dramatic stretch, stopping at clifftop viewpoints between Positano and Amalfi. This three-hour drive treats the legendary SS163 road as your canvas—you'll photograph Praiano's pastel villages, the hidden Fiordo di Furore, and Amalfi's cathedral square. An hour of solo wandering in Amalfi lets you grab espresso or browse ceramics before returning downhill in your beloved Cinquecento.

3 hoursfrom AUD $500

★ 5.0 (19)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Rome and Vatican full day tour

Eight-hour private tour covering Rome's heavyweight sights and the Vatican in one sweep. Hotel pickup and drop-off included. You'll tick off the [Colosseum](/places/colosseum), Roman Forum, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel—all with pre-paid entry. Your driver stays mobile, ferrying you between spots and sharing local knowledge, while you explore each site independently at your own rhythm. Vatican entry is guaranteed unless the museums close unexpectedly, in which case alternative landmarks replace it.

8 hoursfrom AUD $2798

★ 5.0 (19)

🛕 Culture & History

Italy

Pantalica Nature Reserve Walking Tour

This 4–5 hour walk through Pantalica and Valle dell'Anapo, near Syracuse, threads together two millennia of history and pristine limestone landscape. You'll navigate a network of footpaths that wind past thousands of ancient rock-cut tombs—the Necropoli—carved into the valley walls by Bronze Age communities. Your guide unpacks the story of those who built here whilst you move through unspoilt countryside where archaeology and nature intertwine.

4 hours – 5 hoursfrom AUD $150

Rome Small-Group e-Bike Tour: Villa Borghese, Villa Ada & Coppedè

★ 5.0 (19)

🏔 Adventure & Sports

Italy

Rome Small-Group e-Bike Tour: Villa Borghese, Villa Ada & Coppedè

Explore Rome's quieter neighbourhoods on e-bike over 3.5 hours, cycling through Villa Borghese's sprawling grounds, the peaceful gardens of Villa Ada, and the Coppedè district's oddly beautiful art nouveau streets. You'll cover roughly 90% traffic-free paths—park trails and riverside routes—with a local guide steering you toward spots most visitors miss. The tour hits architectural highlights and green spaces that shaped Roman life across centuries, finishing with a look at one of the city's strangest residential pockets.

Rome Pizza Making Class with Aperol Spritz

Roll up your sleeves in a Roman kitchen for three hours of pizza craft with a local chef. You'll shape and bake your own pie using premium Italian ingredients, then sit down to eat what you've made alongside wine and coffee. Whether you book the mid-morning or early-evening slot, expect flour under your fingernails, proper technique, and the kind of food that tastes better because your hands made it.

Private Tour of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples

Explore Naples' Archaeological Museum with a specialist guide who uncovers the collection's significance and backstory across two hours. This private tour zeroes in on sculptures, mosaics and frescoes retrieved from Pompeii and Herculaneum—artefacts you'd have missed at the actual sites. Perfect for anyone who's walked the buried cities and wants to understand what they left behind, or those drawn to how Rome lived before Vesuvius.

PRIVATE Vatican, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica

This three-hour private tour navigates the Vatican Museums' artistic treasures accumulated across five centuries of papal collecting, then moves through to the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica. You'll examine classical Roman sculptures that shaped Michelangelo's vision—the Laocoon Group and Belvedere Torso among them—before reaching the Sistine's frescoed vault and Last Judgement. A direct corridor connects you to St. Peter's to view Michelangelo's Pietà and the basilica's interior without retracing steps.

Private Italian lessons in Bergamo

Learn Italian through a private four-hour walking lesson across Bergamo's historic quarters. Your instructor guides you through narrow streets and local spots, weaving language practice into real conversations with residents and discoveries of regional customs. You'll move beyond textbook grammar into the rhythms of everyday speech, picking up colloquial phrases and cultural context as you explore the city's architecture and character.

Private local Food and Wine tasting

Taste Sardinia's culinary legacy in a focused hour with a local guide who walks you through regional wines and dishes that define the island's food culture. You'll sample what locals eat and drink, learning how geography and tradition shape flavour here. Water and all beverages included.

Private boat tour to Capri

Spend seven hours exploring Capri's coastline aboard a private vessel—choose between a 38-foot Ferretti or 25-foot traditional gozzo. Your captain and crew handle navigation while you discover sea caves, dramatic rock formations, and hidden coves at your rhythm. Swim in crystalline waters, sip prosecco and nibble fresh fruit mid-voyage, then anchor for lunch at a waterside trattoria. The pace is entirely yours: linger where it suits you, snorkel off secluded spots, or simply watch the limestone cliffs shift in afternoon light.

7 hoursfrom AUD $2465

Private Tour Pompeii, Vesuvius and Herculaneum

★ 5.0 (19)

🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing

Italy

Private Tour Pompeii, Vesuvius and Herculaneum

Spend eight hours exploring the volcanic legacy of Vesuvius and its buried cities. This private tour takes you through the preserved streets of Pompeii and Herculaneum, then up to the crater rim itself. Comfortable air-conditioned transport gets you between sites, leaving you to focus on wandering the excavations and absorbing two thousand years of Roman life frozen in ash.

3-Hours Private Walking Tour in Pompeii with an Archaeologist

Walk through Pompeii's ruins with an archaeologist holding formal qualifications in ancient history. This three-hour private tour covers the city's significant structures—homes, public spaces, and lesser-known corners most visitors miss. Your guide brings scholarly expertise and genuine enthusiasm for Greco-Roman civilisation, and happily tailors the route to your interests. Ask whatever questions arise; they're equipped to explore them properly.

Canoe Adventure at the Marmitte dei Giganti - Private Tour

Paddle through the dramatic rock formations of Marmitte dei Giganti, a four-hour adventure combining canoeing and hiking in northern Italy's Gola del Furlo gorge. Your guide leads you by water to viewpoints inaccessible from shore, then into the nature reserve on foot to discover hidden vistas carved by ancient geology. This is an intimate way to experience the gorge's scale and power.

From Bellagio 2 hours "Tailor Made" Private Boat Tour

Set your own course on Lake Como with a private 2-hour boat tour departing from Bellagio. Work with Captain Hellen or Captain Vol to chart a route—whether you're drawn to Nesso's dramatic waterfall, the pastel-hued cliffside village of Varenna, or the cinematic Villa del Balbianello and its neighbours. The comfortable powerboat gives you the vantage point locals know, and if a villa strikes your fancy, you can arrange a landing visit in advance.

Sorrento Coast - Small Group Sunset Boat Experience

A two-hour coastal voyage along Sorrento's shoreline timed to catch the sunset from the water. You'll cruise in a small group with a knowledgeable local skipper, stopping to swim in sheltered coves unreachable from land. Light appetisers and drinks feature throughout, with time to simply sit and watch the light change over the Mediterranean.

Renaissance Rome and Baroque Rome

A 2 hour 15 minute guided walk through Rome's Renaissance and Baroque heart, stopping at Piazza del Popolo, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navona and the Pantheon. Your guide unpacks the architectural and political motivations behind each landmark, revealing how popes and artists shaped these spaces into masterpieces of urban design. Ideal for anyone wanting to understand Rome beyond postcards.

Rome Cooking Class: Make Authentic Pasta & Tiramisù in Trastevere

Roll up your sleeves in a Trastevere kitchen to hand-craft fettuccine and tiramisù alongside a Roman chef. Over three hours, you'll master the fundamentals of two iconic dishes, pair them with Italian wine, then sit down to eat what you've made. This isn't theatre—it's a working lesson in how Romans actually cook, delivered in the neighbourhood where they live.

Padre Pio and St. Michael the Archangel Private Tour from Rome

Spend a full day tracing two pivotal sites in Catholic devotion: San Giovanni Rotondo, birthplace of Padre Pio and home to the Capuchin Monastery where he bore the stigmata in 1918, and Monte Sant'Angelo, site of the 5th-century Sanctuary of the Archangel Michael built within a grotto said to have been consecrated by divine hand rather than human blessing. Travel by private car with an English-speaking guide from Rome, visiting the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, the Chiesa Grande, Pio's museum and crypt, plus lunch included. Twelve to fourteen hours round trip.

12 hours – 14 hoursfrom AUD $2165

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