FIT TOUR
FROM CANALS TO CLIFFS
Italy's art cities and the Cinque Terre, lived through the experiences that make the difference.
The journey
Ten days through Italy's must-see icons — Venice, Florence, the Cinque Terre, Rome — connected by high-speed train. A private one-hour gondola through hidden canals, a vintage Fiat 500 across Tuscan hills, two days exploring the Cinque Terre with a hands-on pesto class in Vernazza, and the Colosseum arena floor in Rome. The classic route, lived through experiences that don't exist on the standard grand tour.
Highlights
- 1-hour private gondola in hidden canals A full hour, not the standard 30 minutes. Through quiet side canals, away from the Grand Canal traffic.
- Hidden Venice with cicchetti and wine Walking tour through Venice's quiet alleys with stops at local bacari for cicchetti and wine tastings. Venice as locals eat it.
- Tuscany in a vintage Fiat 500 A private tour driving through the hills, with olive-oil tasting at a local producer. The countryside the way Italians do it.
- Hands-on pesto class in Vernazza Make pesto with a local cook in Vernazza. Mortar and pestle, fresh basil, the real method. Then eat what you made.
- Rome by golf cart A 3.5-hour food tour through Rome's neighborhoods. Tastings, stories, no walking.
- Colosseum arena floor Skip-the-line semi-private tour with arena access — standing where the gladiators fought. Plus Roman Forum and Palatine Hill.
Locations
Overnight stays
Venice
Florence
Cinque Terre
Rome
Itinerary
DAY 1 - venice
- Full day | Arrival and hotel check-in.
DAY 2 - venice
- AM | Private 1-hour gondola ride through hidden canals.
- PM | Hidden Venice with cicchetti and wine — walking tour through quiet alleys with tastings at local bacari.
DAY 3 — VENICE → FLORENCE
- AM | High-speed train to Florence.
- PM | Accademia Museum guided tour — small group, skip-the-line. Michelangelo’s David and the unfinished Slaves.
DAY 4 — FLORENCE / TUSCANY
- AM | Free time in Florence.
- PM | Private vintage Fiat 500 tour through Tuscan hills with olive-oil tasting.
DAY 5 — FLORENCE → LA SPEZIA
- AM | Train to La Spezia, hotel check-in.
- PM | Free afternoon to explore La Spezia at your own pace.
DAY 6 — CINQUE TERRE
- Full day | Cinque Terre Card (48 hours) — independent travel by train and ferry between Monterosso, Vernazza, and Riomaggiore.
DAY 7 — CINQUE TERRE
- AM | Free time.
- PM | Pesto cooking class in Vernazza — hands-on, mortar and pestle, with a local cook.
DAY 8 — LA SPEZIA → ROME
- AM | High-speed train to Rome.
- PM | Rome Food Tour by golf cart (3.5 hours).
DAY 9 — ROME
- AM | Colosseum, Arena Floor, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill — semi-private guided tour with skip-the-line access.
- PM | Free time.
DAY 10 — ROME
- AM | Breakfast and check-out.
Selling tips
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The icons, but lived not visited
Venice, Florence, Rome are what your clients ask for. The Fiat 500 in Tuscany, the pesto class in Vernazza, and the golf cart food tour in Rome are what makes them remember it — and tell their friends about it.
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Three nights in the Cinque Terre, not a day trip
Most grand tours skip the Cinque Terre or rush through in a day. Here it's three nights based in La Spezia, with a 2-day Cinque Terre Card to move freely between the villages. Not a stop — a proper part of the trip.
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The 1-hour gondola difference
A private one-hour gondola through hidden canals, not the standard 30 minutes on the busy waterways. This is the detail clients notice — and the kind of upgrade that justifies the trip.
Accomodation
The hotels shown are our main partners in each destination. When you request a quote we'll confirm these or alternatives of the same level, location, and standard. You can ask us to change any hotel up until booking confirmation.
Signature collection
Our collection features high standards 4-star hotels. The hotels mentioned are for reference only.
Venice
Hotel Principe
Florence
C-Hotels Ambasciatori
La Spezia
Hotel Firenze e Continentale
Rome
Leonardo Boutique Hotel
Smart stay collection
A curated selection of 3* hotels where classification takes a back seat to quality. The hotels mentioned are for reference only.
Venice
Hotel Canaletto
Florence
Hotel La Fortezza
La Spezia
The Poet Hotel
Rome
Hotel Canada
Terms & Conditions
Payment
- 10% deposit at booking
- 90% balance 45 days prior to departure
Departure date changes
- Free up to 90 days before departure
- From 89 days onward: changes subject to availability and third-party fees
Cancellation
- Up to 45 working days before departure: deposit non-refundable
- 44–30 days: 40% charge
- 29–15 days: 70% charge
- 14 days or less before departure: 100% charge
Not included
- Tips, extras, hotel city taxes (payable on spot), and anything not listed under ‘Price Includes.’
What’s included
Accomodation
- 9 nights in centrally located hotels
Meals
- Daily breakfast
- Cicchetti and wine tastings in Venice
- Olive-oil tasting in Tuscany
- Pesto, focaccia and wine tastings in Vernazza
- Street food tastings in Rome
Activities
- Private 1-hour gondola ride in hidden canals
- Hidden Venice walking tour with cicchetti and wine
- Accademia Museum small-group guided tour, skip-the-line
- Private vintage Fiat 500 tour with olive-oil tasting
- Cinque Terre Card (48 hours) — train and ferry
- Pesto cooking class in Vernazza
- Rome Food Tour by golf cart (3.5 hours)
- Colosseum semi-private guided tour with arena floor access — Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
Transportation
- High-speed train premium class — Venice → Florence; La Spezia → Rome
- Regional train second class — Florence → La Spezia
24/7 On-the-ground support — already in the price.
Every tour includes live assistance for the entire duration of your clients' stay. Not as an add-on — as a standard. When something happens on the ground, they don't call you. They call us.
On the ground in Italy
Real people, real locations.
Not a call center abroad.
24/7, arrival to last transfer
Covered for the full duration
— no gaps, no time zones.
You stay informed
We handle it and update you.
Your client never feels abandoned.
