Italy: Tuscany & Cinque Terre
Overview
Travel with your private party on this Luxury Tailor Made Journey, departing when you choose and with expert local guides leading the way; you can even customize the itinerary to your interests.
The flavors of Italy’s fabled Tuscany are on full display on this private journey, along with its one-of-a-kind historic heritage and timeless Old World charm. Visit Siena, San Gimignano, Pienza and Montepulciano, enjoying culinary highlights including truffle hunting, olive oil and cheese tasting, and lunch at a Michelin-starred restaurant. Visit Pisa’s leaning tower, bike Lucca’s medieval tree-lined walls, hike the nearby “five lands” of Cinque Terre and cook your own sun-kissed Tuscan lunch.
Advantages
Experience a comprehensive journey through Tuscany, covering the region’s most iconic areas in Chianti and the Pisa region
Sample the best gastronomic products of Tuscany through visits and tastings of olive oil, cheeses, truffles and Chianti wine
Explore the hilltop towns and medieval towers of Siena, San Gimignano and Pisa, as well as several smaller charming towns and villages
Bike the medieval walls of Lucca, and hike around the charming seaside fishing villages in the Cinque Terre
Try your hand at fashioning authentic regional dishes in a local cooking class, following recipes handed down through generations
Itinerary at a Glance
Day 1
ARRIVE FLORENCE, PISA OR ROME, ITALY
Day 2
CHIANTI
| WINE & OLIVE OIL
Day 3
SIENA
| TRUFFLE HUNTING
Day 4
MONTEPULCIANO & PIENZA
| THE ART OF CHEESEMAKING
Day 5
SAN GIMIGNANO & PISA
| RENAISSANCE TREASURES
Day 6
LUCCA
| FORTIFIED MEDIEVAL CITY
Day 7
THE CINQUE TERRE
| FIVE CHARMING VILLAGES
Day 8
PISA
| A TUSCAN COOKING LESSON
Day 9
DEPART FLORENCE, PISA OR ROME