Sample Tours

Itinerary 01 – Full Day – CINQUE TERRE FROM TUSCANY BY TRAIN

Duration Time : Approx. 8 Hours
The Cinque Terre consists of five small villages (“Cinque terre” means “five lands” in Italian) Riomaggiore Manarola Corniglia Vernazza and Monterosso are considered to be the epitome of nature and where wild scents abound.
The Cinque terre are a combination of wild coastline and rugged mountain,part of the UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
To visit the Cinque Terre means to experience five unique villages; each is suspended between sea and earth, clinging onto cliffs and surrounded by green hills.
Departure from Tuscany on your own by train (you may leave from Florence, Lucca, Viareggio etc.)
Meet your professional english speaking local guide at La Spezia railway station.
You’ll walk, hike, take train and boat, laugh, take pictures, by having your personal professional expert local guide at your disposal for the FD excursion.
As a Private tour of the Cinque Terre, we can customize this itinerary to suit your requirements.
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INCLUDES
Local expert professional guide

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Itinerary 02 – Full Day – GENOA-RAPALLO-SANTA MARGHERITA-PORTOFINO

Duration: Approximately 7 hours

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Private car or minivan with driver
English speaking guide

This is a tour rich in scenery and a chance to enjoy this lush section of the Italian Riviera.

The tour begins at 9.00 from Genoa pier with a 45 minutes air-conditioned car or minivan with private driver and a licenced professional english speaking guide riding to Rapallo.

Ideally situated in the Tigullio Gulf, Rapallo enjoys a mild climate and draws an international array of visitors.
During the visit you’ll be shown the Oratory of the Black, adorned with black and white marble dating back to 16th century.

By coach you’ll reach Santa Margherita Ligure.

Visit to this delightful resort, with narrow colured houses, fashion shops, elegant restaurants and cafès and small churches.
From Santa Margherita you’ll take an enchanting boat ride to Portofino.

You will admire masterpieces of nature, clear water of the sea and and rich vegetation, rare species of central European flora mingled with Mediterranean maquis and pines in an area designated as a nature reserve.

Once arrived to Portofino you will have a visit of the charming village, the exclusive little square, the church of S.Giorgio and free time for shopping, take pictures or relax in the cafès.

Portofino had a strategic position on the sea and was known as “Portus Delphini” – the Greeks called the native people of Liguria dolphins.

At the end of the 10th century, the English charmed by this delightful little port buried in luxurious vegetation discovered Portofino as a tourist spot.

The fame of Portofino is worldwide and its calm green waters attract the most luxurious yachts. People sit and chat at the little cafe tables set about in the small decorative square surrounded by typical frescoed houses.

The charming village of Portofino is said to be the most beautiful port on the Mediterranean.

Return by private car or minivan to Genoa pier.

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Itinerary 03 – Full Day – CINQUE TERRE FROM FLORENCE

Duration Time : Approx. 10 Hours

PLEASE NOTE: As a Private tour of the Cinque Terre, we can customize this itinerary to suit your requirements .

The car or minivan will come to pick you up at 8.00 at your hotel in Florence.

The Cinque Terre consists of five small villages (“cinque terre” means “five lands” in Italian) Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso are considered to be the epitome of nature and where wild scents abound.
The Cinque terre are a combination of wild coastline and rugged mountain,part of the UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
To visit the Cinque Terre means to experience five unique villages; each is suspended between sea and earth, clinging onto cliffs and surrounded by green hills.

Meet the english speaking driver at your hotel.
You’ll enjoy a beautiful drive through the tuscan countryside, passing famous towns such as Lucca and Carrara on the way to Liguria, Tuscany’s neighbour

In Riomaggiore, the first of the Cinque Terre, you begin your day tours of the Cinque Terre. Here you’ll meet your professional english speaking local guide.
You’ll enjoy a beautiful walking tour and visit of the village and she will escort you on an easy walk along the famous “Lovers Walk” trail that affords magnificent views of the coastline.

Arrive at Manarola, the most photogenic of the five villages.
Explore a myriad of narrow alleys and pretty pastel squares that epitomize the man-made beauty of the Cinque Terre.
Then, your day tour of the Cinque Terre continues with a boat ride along the coast to Vernazza, one of the prettiest and most characteristic of the towns, renowned for its beautiful beach and artisan shops.
Enjoy free time for lunch.

Local restaurants are very famous for pasta with pesto sauce, fresh fish and good local wine.

Continue the visit with a short train ride to Monterosso that is an ancient sea village situated on the estern side of the Ligurian Riviera and the best equipped village for tourists, with beautiful sandy beaches, surrounded by wineyard and olive trees.

You’ll visit the medieval centre with its historical church, the oratory, the painted houses and local shops.

Your guide will show you the highlights of the village and then allow you free time to explore on your own, shopping or tasting a good icecream.
After free time for shopping or tasting a good ice-cream, meet your driver to return back to Florence. Arrivederci!!!!

Please fill this form, we’ll be happy to provide you more details.

INCLUDES

Local expert professional guide
Private driver

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Itinerary 04 – Full Day – CINQUE TERRE FROM LIVORNO

Duration Time : Approx. 8 Hours
PLEASE NOTE: As a Private tour of the Cinque Terre, we can customize this itinerary to suit your requirements .
The Cinque Terre consists of five small villages (“Cinque terre” means “five lands” in Italian) Riomaggiore Manarola Corniglia Vernazza and Monterosso are considered to be the epitome of nature and where wild scents abound.
The Cinque terre are a combination of wild coastline and rugged mountain,part of the UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
To visit the Cinque Terre means to experience five unique villages; each is suspended between sea and earth, clinging onto cliffs and surrounded by green hills.
The private car (or minivan) will come to pick you up at 9.00 at the Livorno pier.
Meet the english speaking driver at the Livorno pier.
You’ll enjoy a beautiful drive through the tuscan countryside, passing famous tuscan towns on the way to Liguria, Tuscany’s neighbour
At Riomaggiore, the first of the Cinque Terre, you begin your day tours of the Cinque Terre. Here you’ll meet your professional english speaking local guide.
You’ll enjoy a beautiful walking tour and visit of the village and she will escort you on an easy walk along the famous “Lovers Walk” trail that affords magnificent views of the coastline.
Arrive at Manarola, the most photogenic of the five villages.
Explore a myriad of narrow alleys and pretty pastel squares that epitomize the man-made beauty of the Cinque Terre.
Then, your day tour of the Cinque Terre continues with a boat ride along the coast to Vernazza, one of the prettiest and most characteristic of the towns, renowned for its beautiful beach and artisan shops.
Enjoy free time for lunch.
Local restaurants are very famous for pasta with pesto sauce, fresh fish and good local wine.
Continue the visit with a short train ride to Monterosso.
It is an ancient sea village situated on the estern side of the Ligurian Riviera and the best equipped village for tourists, with beautiful sandy beaches, surrounded by wineyard and olive trees.
You’ll visit the medieval centre with its historical church, the oratory, the painted houses and local shops.
Your guide will show yoi the highlights of the village and then allow you free time to explore on your own, shopping or tasting a good icecream.
After free time for shopping or tasting a good ice- cream, meet your driver to return back to Florence. Arrivederci!!!!

Please fill this form, we’ll be happy to provide you more details.

INCLUDES
Local expert professional guide
Private driver

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