Ultimate Italy (Small Groups)
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Begin your Italy luxury tour journeying to your luxurious hotel by private chauffeur. Tonight, dine on fine Italian cuisine beneath the gaze of the Pantheon.
Hotel Palazzo Montemartini, Rome.
Dinner
Explore the Eternal City and Vatican Museums with the guidance of a Local Expert. Admire magnificent frescos and unlock religious history at the Vatican before viewing the mighty Colosseum and the Roman Forum.
Hotel Palazzo Montemartini, Rome.
Breakfast
At the ruins of Pompeii, your Local Expert paints a vivid picture of the past. Journey south through dramatic coastal scenery and lemon groves to your luxurious hotel in Capri or Sorrento (date dependant) and enjoy an elegant dinner of local specialties.
Quisisana Hotel, Hotel Sorrento Palace (Seaview Executive Rooms).
Breakfast, Dinner
For guests staying in Capri, indulge in a Relaxed Start. A private cruise shows off Capri’s dramatic coastline as you wind your way into hidden coves and visit the White Grotto. Dine in style at Michelin-starred restaurant Le Monzù.
Quisisana Hotel, Hotel Sorrento Palace (Seaview Executive Rooms).
Breakfast, Lunch
Discover jewels of Umbria and personalise your day. View the 28 incredible frescos of the Basilica of St. Francis with a local historian. Or, with the help of your local gourmand, learn the roots of Umbrian cuisine and taste heavenly flavors including local olive oils and truffle-infused cured meats.
Brufani, Perugia.
Breakfast
Fourth-generation weaver Marta shares the art of medieval Umbrian tradition of loom-weaving on a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience. Delight in a private wine tasting tour with the owners of Guardastelle Estate and lunch surrounded by rolling hills and vineyards. Indulge ...
Personalise your morning in Florence with an art or gourmet exploration. Join an art historian to explore Renaissance Florence in the Accademia Gallery, home to Michelangelo’s David, or explore markets and gourmet stores with a local foodie, illuminating Florentine sp...
Enjoy another Relaxed Start before exploring a former hunting lodge built in the 1200s by the Medici family. Stroll the estate’s vegetable and herb garden. Do as the locals do, learning from a professional Italian chef how to roll pasta by hand. In Pisa, marvel at the...
At the UNESCO-listed Cinque Terre, join your Local Expert and visit the cliffside towns of Manarola and Monterosso. Here, colorful houses perched upon steep, rugged coastline overlook the sparkling Mediterranean. Reach Rapallo for your stay at your luxurious hotel.
Grand Hotel Bristol Resort & Spa, Rapallo.
Breakfast, Dinner
Arrive by private water taxi at your luxurious hotel. Step behind the velvet ropes as you enter the Doge's Palace for an after-hours tour guided by a local art historian.
Radisson Collection Hotel, Palazzo Nani Venice
Breakfast
Unlock the centuries-old craft of glassblowing and join a local guide to explore the hidden lanes of Venice. Then sit back in a classic gondola for a serenade through the romantic canals before a celebratory evening.
Radisson Collection Hotel, Palazzo Nani Venice
Breakfast, Dinner
Your Italian voyage ends in style, with a private boat ride to Venice’s Marco Polo Airport.
Breakfast
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Luxury Gold Reviews & Ratings
Arthur Franz III
May 2024
Ultimate Italy
The success of this particular tour was facilitated by Vivien Samu and our coach captain Tiziano. These two professionals made it so that all we had to do was show u...
Trusted Customer
May 2024
Ultimate Italy
You see a lot of Italy in 11-12 days but at the expense of learning anything in much depth. . Accommodations and food were very good; one bad group dinner and disapp...
Trusted Customer
May 2024
Ultimate Italy
The itinerary was great!
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William Richards
May 2024
Credit to the team
The tour was very varied in locations and points of interest. The tour guide was excellent and extremely knowledgeable throughout the trip,the driver was also very f...
Trusted Customer
May 2024
Majestic Japan
We would like tour guide to give us more historical events of the location during the bus tours.
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- 5 Dinner (D)
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- Rome: As night falls, delight in the romance of the Eternal City before gathering for a delicious Welcome Dinner of Italian cuisine and wine at a restaurant known only to locals, near Rome’s famous Pantheon. Watch the world go by as you savor a meal with new friends.
- Capri: After your morning cruise, cool off from the Mediterranean sun with a refreshing local beverage, the lemon granita. Freshly made with sweet Sicilian lemons, this tasty drink will add zing to your day before more exploring.
- Capri: Savor Mediterranean flavors in perfect Caprese style, created with passion from fresh, local produce at Michelin-starred Le Monzù restaurant.
- San Gimignano: Get a taste of magnificence in gelato form. Ascend serpentine alleyways to the artisan ice cream parlour of World Champion Gelato maestro, Sergio Dondoli, for a taste of his creamiest treats. It may be difficult to leave.
- Tuscany: Explore Guardastelle with a wine expert to learn about the various grape varieties and visit the ancient cellars, where you will enjoy a wine tasting. Afterwards, indulge in a lunch of Tuscan specialties and beautiful views of the rolling hills and vineyards.
- Florence: Enjoy dinner in an elegant Florentine villa, where you’ll dine on regional dishes including the famous local specialty 'Fiorentina' - a Tuscan beef steak, seasoned and grilled to perfection.
- Tuscany: Immerse yourself in the culture of Tuscan food with a hands-on cooking class in the former hunting lodge of the Medici family. Source fresh ingredients from the blooming garden and learn how to roll your own fresh pasta with a professional Italian chef.
- Venice: Enjoy a traditional Venetian meal in a local restaurant.
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