Five nights in the Tuscan countryside at a working estate hotel, followed by two nights in Florence — with seven built-in culinary experiences threading through the week. Pasta making and cooking class. An organic olive oil farm with tasting. A saffron farm lunch in Volterra. San Gimignano gelato at one of the oldest gelaterias in Italy. A Tuscan farmhouse dinner with local wine. A Lake Trasimeno boat excursion to Island Maggiore with wine and lunch. A guided Florence day with the Accademia Gallery and Michelangelo's David. Fourteen meals included. Home pick-up and airfare included. Optional 3-night Rome extension available.
Price includes
Round-trip home pick-up airport service | Round-trip airfare | 14 meals: 7 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 4 dinners | Organic pasta making cooking class and lunch | Olive oil farm tour and tasting — extra virgin olive oil, vinegar, and Chianti Classico wine | Saffron farm lunch in Volterra | San Gimignano gelato tasting at one of Italy's oldest gelaterias | Tuscan farmhouse dinner with local wine pairing | Lake Trasimeno boat excursion | Island Maggiore lunch with wine | Florence guided walking tour | Accademia Gallery — Michelangelo's Statue of David | Sienna walking tour | Volterra free time | Full-day optional Lucca and Pisa | Professional tour manager | 5 nights Tuscan estate hotel, 2 nights Florence | Hotel transfers and baggage handling | Optional 3-night Rome extension: add $1,349–$1,899 per person
Price excludes
Passport required | Meals beyond those listed | Optional Lucca and Pisa full day | Personal expenses and gratuities | Travel insurance
Pasta making cooking class and lunch in a Tuscan kitchen | Michelangelo's Statue of David at the Accademia Gallery in Florence | San Gimignano — the epitome of a Tuscan hill town, with medieval towers visible for miles | Lake Trasimeno boat excursion to Island Maggiore — Umbria's great lake | Olive oil farm tasting — organic extra virgin with Chianti Classico wine | Optional 3-night Rome extension
Tuscany at a pace that lets you actually taste it. The cooking class on Day 3 sets the tone for the entire week — the olive oil farm afterward makes you understand why Italian olive oil tastes different from anything at home. San Gimignano and Volterra are two of the best-preserved medieval hilltop towns in Europe. The Florence day with the Accademia is one of the great museum experiences in the world.
Tour plan
Day 01
Fly to Italy
Day 02
Arrive Florence
Day 03
Cooking Class & Olive Oil Farm
Day 04
Volterra & San Gimignano
Day 05
Lake Trasimeno & Island Maggiore
Day 06
Sienna & Free Time
Day 07
Florence — Accademia & walking tour
Day 08
Optional Lucca & Pisa or Florence at leisure
Day 09
Fly home or Rome extension
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