The Northern Wonders of Italy Tour | Yampu Tours

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The Northern Wonders of Italy Tour

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PRIVATE TOUR - 15 DAY SAMPLE ITINERARY

FROM £$ 10950

Private Tour Highlights

  • Venture on a truffle hunting experience in the company of a local expert and his fellow dog in the Tuscan countryside.
  • Tour the most outstanding artistic and architectural beauties of Verona including the best-preserved Roman amphitheater of Italy and the house of "Romeo & Juliet".
  • Soak up the medieval flavor of Siena with a with private art historian guide to fully admire some of the most outstanding works of art of the famed painter, Pinturicchio.
  • Catch a local train to Pisa and visit Campo dei Miracoli with its famed leaning bell tower with a private local guide.
  • Discover the Cinque Terre with your railway card from the little town of Levanto, a famous seaside resort along the Italian Riviera.
  • Enjoy a private cooking class and learn how to add fresh black truffles to Tuscan specialties and feast on your creations.
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Tour Overview

Embark on a two-week journey with The Northern Wonders of Italy Tour, exploring some of Italy’s must-see attractions including Venice, Florence, and Pisa.

Beginning with a day sailing along the stunning Lake Como on a private Venetian style motorboat, travelers will have the perfect introduction to Italy’s gorgeous landscapes and luxurious villas. After a day of exploring the fashion capital of Milan, the tour continues on to the city of Verona to take in the well preserved Roman amphitheater and visit the setting of Shakespeare’s tale of Romeo and Juliette.

Onward from Verona, visitors will visit some of Italy’s most famed cities, starting in the bustling canals of Venice. Continuing on to the birthplace of the renaissance, travelers will take in the medieval beauty of Florence alongside a knowledge art historian. Following Florence and a side excursion to the medieval city of Siena, the tour continues to Pisa for a tour of Campo dei Miracoli to witness the Duomo, the Baptistry, and the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa.

An Italy tour would not be complete without an in-depth cooking class to learn how local delicacies are prepared in the capital of gastronomy. Foodies will enjoy a full-day excursion to the Tuscan countryside for a truffle hunt alongside an experienced “trifolau”. Visitors will then put their bounty to work while enjoying a private cooking class, adding fresh black truffles to Tuscan specialties before a wine tasting at a local winery.

After enjoying Italian delicacies, the tour caps off with a stay along the Italian Riviera in the famous seaside resort of Levanto. Here, visitors will relax and unwind, taking in the gorgeous beaches of the area and admiring the colorful buildings clinging to the cliffs of Cinque Terre.

Inclusions
Price includes domestic and regional flights within the itinerary; all hotel accommodations including daily continental or buffet breakfast and daily city tax; all transfers between airports and hotels with assistance and baggage handling; guided tours in English including entrance fees.
Exclusions

International airfare (unless specifically included), airport departure taxes that must be paid on-site, gratuities, meals not mentioned, soft drinks and alcoholic beverages with meals, early / late check-out, room service, visa fees/services and other personal items or services not mentioned.

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Package Price: From £$ 10950

Prices shown above are per person. Hotel categories do not adhere strictly to international ratings; Yampu has evaluated the hotels according to destination and availability. Prices include local airfare (where applicable), hotel accommodation including daily breakfast; all transfers with baggage handling, all guided tours in English and all entrance fees.

Please note that prices are subject to change based on availability and seasonality, especially during the holiday season from December 20th through January 5th each year. Please contact a Yampu Travel Specialist for more information on best times to travel.

Trip Type:

All our trips are operated on a private basis unless specified otherwise. This is only a sample itinerary; your Yampu Tour Consultant will personalize this trip for you according to your available dates, interests and type of hotels. This is your trip and we will work on making it perfect!

Tour Itinerary

Day
1

International Flight to Italy

Overnight International Flight to Milan, Italy.

Overnight International Flight to Milan, Italy.

Day
2

Welcome to Milan!

Upon arrival to Milan, you will be met at the airport and privately transferred to your hotel.

Milan is a metropolis in Italy's northern Lombardy region and also a global capital of fashion and design. The Gothic Duomo di Milano cathedral and the Santa Maria delle Grazie convent, housing Leonardo da Vinci's mural "The Last Supper", testify to centuries of art and culture.

Upon arrival to Milan, you will be met at the airport and privately transferred to your hotel.

Milan is a metropolis in Italy's northern Lombardy region and also a global capital of fashion and design. The Gothic Duomo di Milano cathedral and the Santa Maria delle Grazie convent, housing Leonardo da Vinci's mural "The Last Supper", testify to centuries of art and culture.

Day
3

Milan - Lake Como

This morning, Board a local train from Milano Centrale to Como railway station. Walk to the harbor and board on a private motorboat for a 2-hour tour across Lake Como. Behold a panorama of colorful waterside villages and elegant estates, fringed by palms and pines and backed by soaring mountains. Return to Menaggio before lunch and enjoy some time at leisure.

This morning, Board a local train from Milano Centrale to Como railway station. Walk to the harbor and board on a private motorboat for a 2-hour tour across Lake Como. Behold a panorama of colorful waterside villages and elegant estates, fringed by palms and pines and backed by soaring mountains. Return to Menaggio before lunch and enjoy some time at leisure.

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4

Day of Leisure in Milan

Today will be at your leisure to relax and explore Milan on your own. We suggest an optional tour to the Santa Maria delle Grazie Church to marvel at Da Vinci's Last Supper.

*this is not guaranteed, as we have to reconfirm it 4 weeks prior to arrival.

Today will be at your leisure to relax and explore Milan on your own. We suggest an optional tour to the Santa Maria delle Grazie Church to marvel at Da Vinci's Last Supper.

*this is not guaranteed, as we have to reconfirm it 4 weeks prior to arrival.

Day
5

High-Speed Train to Verona

After breakfast and check-out, enjoy a private transfer to Milan to catch a Frecciarossa high-speed train to Verona Porta Nuova railway station. Upon arrival, check-in at your hotel. In the afternoon, meet your local guide for a guided tour of the most outstanding artistic and architectural beauties of the city. Admire the best-preserved Roman amphitheater of Italy before proceeding to the house of "Romeo & Juliet", the Porta Palio, the colorful Piazza delle Erbe, and the Arche Scaligere.

After breakfast and check-out, enjoy a private transfer to Milan to catch a Frecciarossa high-speed train to Verona Porta Nuova railway station. Upon arrival, check-in at your hotel. In the afternoon, meet your local guide for a guided tour of the most outstanding artistic and architectural beauties of the city. Admire the best-preserved Roman amphitheater of Italy before proceeding to the house of "Romeo & Juliet", the Porta Palio, the colorful Piazza delle Erbe, and the Arche Scaligere.

Day
6

Verona - Venice

After breakfast and check-out, catch a Frecciarossa high-speed train to Venezia Santa Lucia railway station. Meet your skipper and cruise to your hotel in a private water-taxi, getting your first look at the city from the famous Grand Canal. Check-in and have lunch at leisure. In the afternoon, meet your guide and take a public vaporetto to the city center. Enjoy a private walking tour of the surrounding promenades and canals, up to Piazza San Marco, called by Napoleon the "most elegant drawing room in Europe". Here, you will be able to discover the iconic monuments of Venice: the golden mosaic-filled Basilica; the Campanile of San Marco; the Gotich arches of the Doge's Palace, the Palazzo Ducale; the iconic Rialto Bridge and the Bridge of Sighs. Return to your accommodation for evening at leisure. ...read less

Day
7

Venice Lagoon Islands Tour

Today, consider discovering the Venice lagoon islands by your own on public vaporetto. In Murano, you could learn about the long tradition of glassmaking - dating to the 13th century-by a glassblowing factory to observe artisans creating exquisite objects. You may continue a stroll through the colorful houses of Burano. Return to Venice for the rest of the day at leisure.

Today, consider discovering the Venice lagoon islands by your own on public vaporetto. In Murano, you could learn about the long tradition of glassmaking - dating to the 13th century-by a glassblowing factory to observe artisans creating exquisite objects. You may continue a stroll through the colorful houses of Burano. Return to Venice for the rest of the day at leisure.

Day
8

Venice - Florence

After breakfast and check-out, transfer by private water taxi to the railway station and board a Frecciarossa high-speed train to Florence railway station. Check-in to your hotel before having lunch at leisure. Then, set out on a private walking tour of the historic center with your art historian guide. In Piazza della Repubblica, discover the city's beginnings as a Roman settlement. Wander through narrow streets past the fortified houses and towers that marked the medieval town, and emerge onto the open Piazza della Signoria, the political center of the city since the Middle Ages. Marvel Michelangelo's David in the Accademia's Gallery before enjoying a welcoming Florentine dinner with a Florentine family, savoring local dishes.
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Day
9

Siena City Walking Tour

This morning, board a local train to Siena and soak up the medieval flavor of the city on a walking tour with an art historian. Discover the hidden gardens, the Palazzo Pubblico, the colorful, marble clad cathedral and entrance to the striking Piccolomini library to admire some of the most outstanding works of art of Pinturicchio. Continue to the Piazza del Campo, one of Italy's most beautiful squares and host to the thrilling Palio bareback horse races. Return to your hotel in Florence for the evening via local train.

This morning, board a local train to Siena and soak up the medieval flavor of the city on a walking tour with an art historian. Discover the hidden gardens, the Palazzo Pubblico, the colorful, marble clad cathedral and entrance to the striking Piccolomini library to admire some of the most outstanding works of art of Pinturicchio. Continue to the Piazza del Campo, one of Italy's most beautiful squares and host to the thrilling Palio bareback horse races. Return to your hotel in Florence for the evening via local train.

Day
10

Pisa & Lucca

After breakfast, catch a local train to Pisa and visit with a professional private local guide. Head to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Campo dei Miracoli, consisting of a piazza with monuments of inestimable value and great appeal: the white structures of the Duomo, the Baptistry and the famous Bell Tower, known as the Leaning Tower. Afterwards, return to Pisa railway station and board a local train to Lucca, a city of ancient origins surrounded by its boundary wall that dates back to the XVI century. Proceed to the awe-inspiring sites, the Medieval tower Torre delle Ore and the Duomo di San Martino with its magnificent facade. Return to Florence in the late afternoon.
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Day
11

Tuscan Countryside

Today, enjoy a full day excursion to the Tuscan countryside and reach a family-run local farm. Venture on a truffle hunting experience in the company of a local expert and his fellow dog. Stroll through local woods, in search of the precious tuber. Then, enjoy a private cooking class and learn how to add fresh black truffles to Tuscan specialties and feast on your creations for lunch. Continue to a local winery for a guided visit of the vineyards and a wine tasting. Transfer back to your accommodation in Florence.

Today, enjoy a full day excursion to the Tuscan countryside and reach a family-run local farm. Venture on a truffle hunting experience in the company of a local expert and his fellow dog. Stroll through local woods, in search of the precious tuber. Then, enjoy a private cooking class and learn how to add fresh black truffles to Tuscan specialties and feast on your creations for lunch. Continue to a local winery for a guided visit of the vineyards and a wine tasting. Transfer back to your accommodation in Florence.

Day
12

Florence - Levanto

After breakfast and check-out, board a local train to La Spezia railway station where you will be met for a private transfer to the little town of Levanto, in the Cinque Terre Area. Check-in and enjoy time at leisure.

Levanto is a commune in the province of La Spezia in the Italian region of Liguria, located almost 90 kilometers southeast of Genoa and about 20 kilometers northwest of La Spezia. It is also a famous seaside resort along the Italian Riviera. The town is on the coast at the mouth of a river valley, between hills thickly wooded with olive and pine trees.
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Day
13

Day of Leisure in Levanto with Optional Tour to Cinque Terre

Today will be at your leisure to discover the Cinque Terre with your railway card.

Today will be at your leisure to discover the Cinque Terre with your railway card.

Day
14

Levanto - Milan

After breakfast and check-out, board a local train to Milan. Upon arrival, privately transfer to your hotel and have some time at leisure.

After breakfast and check-out, board a local train to Milan. Upon arrival, privately transfer to your hotel and have some time at leisure.

Day
15

International Flight Home

At the appropriate time, you will be met at your hotel and privately transferred to the airport for your flight.

At the appropriate time, you will be met at your hotel and privately transferred to the airport for your flight.

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Milan, Italy

Verona, VR, Italy

Venice, Italy

Florence, Italy

Levanto, SP, Italy

Places You'll See

  • Milan

    Known as the capital of fashion and design, Milan is a global financial hub with top of the line shopping and dining experiences galore. Though the dazzling metropolis may not offer the same historic sites as other Italian cities, Milan holds tightly to its expansive art collections and is home to some of the most prestigious designer showrooms and fashion houses. Known as a cultural pusher, the city breaks through boundaries, not only in art and design but through its unique blend of worldly cuisines by combining rich Mediterranean flavors with other European methods and Asian influences.

  • Verona

    Though it may not be nearly as popular as other Italian cities such as Rome, Venice, or Florence, Verona offers unmistakable Italian charm and historic sites without the heavy foot traffic of tourists. Home to some of the best-preserved architecture, including a still in use Roman amphitheater and several medieval bridges, Visitors should be sure not to miss the home of Juliette from the romantic Shakespearian tail.

  • Venice

    A must-see for all first-time visitors of Italy, Venice’s iconic canals bring a unique charm and a uniquely romantic atmosphere. If there is a city that you should lose yourself in, it is the magical, compact city of Venice. Take in the beautiful architecture as you glide through the canals aboard a private gondola and lose your self along the winding alleys, popping into numerous shops and cafes. From Venetian mask making and glass blowing demonstrations to feeding the birds of Saint Mark’s Square and taking in the views from atop Campanile bell tower, Venice’s magic will leave a long-lasting impression.

  • Florence

    One of Italy’s most iconic cities, Florence is a must for first-time visitors. Long known as the birthplace of the renaissance, birthing the likes of Michelangelo and Da Vinci, the city of Florence is teeming with historic art found throughout its winding streets. Visitors can appreciate the details of the iconic Statue of David, walk along the shops of Ponte Vecchio bridge, and admire the cities reaches with views from atop Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, also known as the Duomo

  • Levanto

    The famous seaside resort of Levanto is located along the Italian Riviera. With a long beach coastline and magnificent hills shrouded in olive trees and vineyards, Levanto is a picturesque escape for beach lounging, trekking, boating among other activities. Being centrally located to numerous points of interest including Cinque Terre, Levanto is the perfect starting point for day trips by train or boat.

Hotel Options

4 Star Properties

Milan : B&B Sant’Ambrogio

Verona : Hotel De Capuleti

Venice : Al Nuovo Teson

Florence : Alba Palace

Levanto : Palazzo Vannoni

Testimonials

Sally I.

Traveled October 2017

All we could have hoped for

We are having a wonderful time and our guides, especially Luis, have been delightful. Hiking the trail together was fantastic, all we could have hoped for.

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Winnie T

Traveled October 2019

Awesome Trip

The itinerary to South Africa was super and the arrangement was trouble free. Everything happened on time. The stay in the Safaris was awesome. Thanks to Karolina Guilcapi who made our trip so pleasant.

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Steve & Mary

Traveled February, 2017

Attention to detail

Thank you for the thoughtful fruit plate that was awaiting us here at the Hotel Belmar. What a treat. Everything is going well, and we are having a great time. We appreciate the attention to detail by you and your colleagues in preparing and implementing such a nifty itinerary.

Just about time for the night walk… hope the mosquitoes have gone to bed.

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