Deluxe, custom guided touring in and around Tuscany. We’ll build an itinerary together around your interests in food, wine, art and history, as well as your pace, style of travel and budget.
You can see a huge gallery of real photos taken during Tuscany trips here
Background
Tuscany is the picturesque countryside that contains Siena, Florence, Lucca and Pisa, as well as the wine producing region of Chianti.
It is home to many historic castles, wineries and farms, and towns like Montalcino, Montepulciano, Cortona, Volterra and San Gimignano are famous for their architecture, alabaster, wines, ceramics and stone towers.
You’d need at least a week to see the most important sites, but even a single day’s driving tour rewards with its majestic cypress-lined avenues, olive groves and winecellars.
Tour Options
You can see the Tuscan countryside or one of its towns with us as a single-day tour, as a cruise excursion tour, as a brief visit from Florence by train, or as part of a longer itinerary in Italy.
Pricing
Each tour is custom-made, so the final price depends on the class of hotels you choose, entrance tickets, etc. We prefer to give all-inclusive pricing, so that you don’t have to reach for your wallet every 15 minutes to pay for extras only mentioned in the fine print!.
Planning & Booking
To start the conversation, please reach out from our contact page. We will give you our phone number, and in a short call we can cover the most important details of your trip, and then we can refine the plan by email.
Suitable for
Tuscany is suitable for people of all ages. Florence and Lucca are flat, but many of the towns are very old, and often hilly, so ask us if you have concerns that it is suitable for you.
When to go
The best months are March thru June; September and October (the winters are severe, and July/August is sweltering.
Some Popular Tuscany Tours
1. Siena & San Gimignano Private driving tour to Siena and San Gimignano
2. Cinque Terre Daytrip Guided tour of the Cinque Terre region starting and ending in Tuscany
3. Walking tour Highlights of Downtown Florence Private guided walking tour of downtown Florence’s main highlights including food markets, David, the Duomo and more
4. Chianti Castles and Winecellars Private car touring in the countryside focused on the red wines of the Chianti region south of Florence
5. Montalcino, Pienza & San Quirico A full day driving tour with great red wine tastings, architecture and romantic views
6. Lucca & Pisa The elegant and tranquil walled city of Lucca, plus the famous leaning tower of Pisa
7. Volterra – Etruscans & Alabaster The quiet hilltown in a beautiful part of the Tuscan countryside
This itinerary would make the perfect companion to 3 days in
Rome followed by 3 days in Umbria.
8. Fiesole & Cooking Lesson A hands-on private cooking lesson with our good friend and long-time chef
9. Assisi & DeRuta (in Umbria, near Tuscany) St Francis basilica & the ceramic center of Deruta
