NORTHERN ITALY TOURS

Country	Northern Italy Tours

12 DAYS NORTHERN ITALIAN LAKES SMALL GROUP TOUR: "MAJESTY OF THE ITALIAN LAKES"

NORTHERN ITALIAN LAKES SMALL GROUP TOUR You’re about to experience to experience the scenic sp More info

View Tour

12 DAYS TUSCANY,UMBRIA & LE MARCHE ITALY SMALL GROUP TOUR :"THE JEWELS OF TUSCANY,UMBRIA & LE MARCHE"

NORTHERN ITALY TOURS

NORTHERN ITALY SMALL GROUP TOUR THE JEWELS OF TUSCANY,UMBRIA & LE MARCHE Experience the Tuscan More info

View Tour

Why book with us?

Low rates

Get the best rates, the best service. No booking fees. Save money!

We’re Always Here
Call or email us, anytime Get 24-hour support before, during, and after your trip
Need help booking?

Call our customer services team on the number below to speak to one of our advisors who will help you with all of your holiday needs.

Tel. (+1) 347 474 0292
Testimonials
MRS J LUBIN USA, Puglia & Basilicata, September 2019
I am writing to tell you that this tour was excellent!. Lodging was first-class, and I have never eaten better in my life!Paola is an exceptional tour leader, so knowledgeable and fun. She turned our group into a merry band of explorers. I would recommend Secret Italia Tours, without hesitation, to anyone.Thank you for organizing this wonderful itinerary, and all of its perfect details.
October 13, 2019
MR AND MRS SANTISI (USA) SICILY MAY 24
I hope you are well. On behalf of Eugenie, Amy and myself, I want to express our sincere appreciation for the thoughtful Sicily tour you created. Thanks to Luca and the itinerary you formulated, our first visit to beautiful Sicily and tour with the Secret Italia organization was an amazing and enriching experience! The tour itinerary, and again Luca, did an outstanding job in allowing us to gain an great appreciation of the people, culture, history, architecture, food, wine and vibrant atmosphere of Sicily. The tour was a great mix of all those experiences as well as allowing us some time to explore on our own with the expert advise of Luca. I kept telling Luca, I don’t know how this tour could get any better but the next day it did! The accommodations and touring bus were extremely comfortable and the logistics planning on the part of Luca and Andrea made the travel between sites and cities most enjoyable. Our total wait time for taxis, cultural professionals, tours, restaurants, our bus etc. was exactly zero and Andrea’s driving skill made you feel completely at ease.Of course Luca’s personality, knowledge, talent and his passion of Sicily clearly made the tour even more enjoyable. Luca’s ability to engage in conversation and connect with everyone while also maintaining a keen oversight of the group, schedule and any issues that may arise was amazing. I also believe we were lucky to have such a great group of people on the tour which made the experience even more enjoyable. I particularly liked Luca’s initial gathering approach where we spoke about expectations of the trip. It was a great way to “break the ice” and get people interacting with each other right away.Overall I can only add that the Secret Italia Tour small group “land of contrasts” tour was magnificent and an unforgettable cultural and life experience! I have already shared the experience and your website with several family and work members as I believe you offer real value and an amazing tour offering and service. Of course we plan on coming back as well! My best wishes for continued success and a great summer and I look forward to meeting you one day in person (maybe when you open your NYC office).
June 15, 2019
MRS GLORIA FOX (USA)
Arthur and I thoroughly enjoyed our trip in Sicily! The choice of itinerary, locations to stop and places to see were perfectly chosen. A trip, however, is more than beautiful places and delicious food. It was our wonderful tour guide, Rosaria, who drew the group together, took good care of our needs and was cheerful and good natured and enthusiastic throughout the trip. She communicated her love of Sicily and allowed us to experience the island through her eyes. Marco was an excellent and patient driver. He and Rosaria were a good team! The city guides were all very good. We loved every thing we saw, temples, archaeological sites, Opera House, cities, hill towns. We especially enjoyed the vineyard and home visits, because they afforded an opportunity to spend time with Sicilians in different walks of life.We cherish our happy memories of Sicily with Secret Italia and Rosaria and will recommend it enthusiastically.
Sicily A land Of Contrasts (May 2018)
June 11, 2018
MRS PERRON (USA)
We had an amazing time on the Sardinia and Corsica tour.Every hotel was wonderful.They were all clean, comfortable, and had gorgeous views.And it was great that a good breakfast was included every day. We enjoyed all the cities, towns, and sites we visited. The pace was excellent where we got to see a lot but were not totally exhausted at the end of the day! The tour guides were all fascinating and especially helpful and friendly. We learned so much! We enjoyed having the free time to explore the cities on our own, too. We had so many delicious meals that we told everyone we went on an eating vacation and did a little sightseeing, too. Our tour mates were terrific, and our bus transfers were easy and comfortable. I’m so glad I didn’t have to drive on those curvy mountain roads, but instead got to enjoy all the fabulous vistas.It was a true vacation since we didn’t have to worry about anything. We just showed up at the appointed time and everything was handled seamlessly. We thoroughly enjoyed every minute and can’t wait to take another Secret Italia tour again soon. Thanks for all you did for us, Aldo, we appreciated it so much. You exceeded every expectation in every way
Sardinia and Corsica tour (September 2017)
March 14, 2018
MR AND MRS DAWBARN,UK- Sardinia & Corsica tour September 2019
That was a really super trip to Sardinia and Corsica that you organised for us. Fully lived up to all the standards in Pulia and Sicily. Paola also was an exceptionally good guide and with her knowledge and personality was just right for the clientele. We seemed to get on very well with our fellow travellers, which is an added bonus for a trip like this. It was nice to meet Katrin on the last day. Please pass on our thanks and regards to her.
October 13, 2019
MR AND MRS STERLING (USA) Sicily, May 24
Sam and I would like to thank you for your wonderful Sicily Land of Contrast Tour! In 2016 we went with Paola on your Unknown Puglia and Matera Delights and we had a fabulous time. So many beautiful villages and wonderful food! We still talk about it to friends.While on that tour we met other couples who had taken your Sicily tour and highly recommended it. They were enthusiastic about recommending it, in fact! So it was on our list as a “must do”.We loved every minute of Sicily Land of Contrast! We are still basking in the memories of the beautiful sights, wonderful people, the history and the great food. Our only regret is that we wished we had more time there! We love the special touches that you provide on your tours from knowledgeable local guides to the visits for a lovely lunch at the olive oil farm (what a delightful treat!), the delicious home made lunch at the farm in Mitogio and the Palazzo visit. Such personal encounters with the “real Italy” help to make your tours so special.We have to also praise the wonderful meals at the restaurants you chose – we enjoyed and took pictures of every feast!Last but not least I want to share that we loved traveling with Luca. He was a fabulous tour leader! He helped to make this trip one of our favorites. He was very thoughtful and also quite entertaining. Luca went above and beyond helping us with things – like making reservations, sending a package home from the post office and arranging for a cab for us to go to a performance in Syracuse. He was very attentive to us all and also made sure that we were pleased with our hotel rooms – which we were, indeed! We especially loved our hotel in Taormina. We have and will continue to recommend your tours to our family and friends!
June 16, 2019
MRS EGGLESTON, USA Sicily tour October 19
My wife, Carmen Eggleston, and I completed a Secret Italia Tour of Sicily with Luca Mangano as our tour guide. Our tour started October 5th and ended October 17th, 2019. I would like to complement Luca as being a very professional and personable tour guide. All of the 13 people on the trip commented about Luca being very good and very dedicated to giving us a great tour. He really enjoyed showing us his country and seemed genuinely excited to show us a great time.The group of 13 of us talked about doing another Secret Italia tour in the near future but especially if Luca could be our guide. He looked up his planned trips for 2020 and gave us information regarding them. He has followed up with us since we have been back at our homes with photos of our group.We feel that Luca has done a great job of representing Secret Italia Tours and we look forward to seeing him again on another tour.
November 3, 2019
MRS F PANTALEO, USA Tapestry of Portugal Sept 19,2019
I have finally found a few minutes to sit down to write a review of our tour with Secret Italia to Portugal– another fabulous trip. Isabel is a marvelous guide.She has such a great deal of knowledge about Portuguese history, art, culture and food, yet she was always friendly, funny and eager to help with any small detail. Our drivers were absolutely superb—true gentlemen who were eager to lend a hand and truly skilled and careful drivers. On more than one occasion, as I looked out the window as we eased through the curves and hills in the Douro valley in particular, I was so glad that we decided to take a small group tour instead of having to negotiate the roads myself, especially after a glass or two of delicious Portuguese wine.All of our accommodations were superb.Locations in both Lisbon and Porto were ideal for sightseeing with all modern amenities.We also enjoyed the hotel in Evora—especially the opportunity to relax in the spa, pool and wonderful grounds, and the hotel in Pinhao—the views from our room were absolutely divine. There was a very good balance between daily scheduled activities and free time.Every aspect of the tour was wonderful. What we enjoyed the most: The lunch and private tour of the Quinta in Estremoz was spectacular.Our host was so gracious and charming. We were so lucky to have our visit take place during the wine harvest and we even got to see the young workers stomping the grapes by foot! The lunch served in the Quinta was absolutely fantastic. Truly a “secret” experience that the average tourist would never be able to experience.We were particularly appreciative that the trip included a visit to the tiny town of Belmonte and the visit to the Jewish museum with its history of the hidden Crypto Jews. Their story is so poignant—both terribly sad and uplifting.The visit to the museum was one of the highlights of the trip for us and we urge you to keep it in the tour itinerary as it is a fascinating piece of history for both Jews and Christians.We loved the visit to the Quinta in the Douro River Valley. It was a nice contrast to the smaller one in Estremoz. The lunch and wine pairing was fantastic. The ravelo cruise after the vineyard visit was also glorious.We have no complaints at all about any aspect of the trip.Thank you again for curating such an amazing trip.Our fellow tourists frequently mentioned to Isabel how impressed we all were with how well thought out and varied our itinerary was every day and how enjoyable we found the trip. We are so glad that we booked this tour and hope to have the opportunity to travel with you again.I am anxiously awaiting the return of my uncle, Frank, from his trip to Sardinia, as this is a possible future destination for us.
October 22, 2019
MR AND MRS MANDAVILLE (USA) September 2019
I wanted to share with you the delight I had during the tour in Sicily. My great-grandparents left Sicily for New York with my one year old grandmother in 1891. They never returned! Their future generations have celebrated our Sicilian heritage ever since.The tour you provided gave me a glimpse of the life they had as well as the richness of their past! I am sure they never saw many of the areas we explored on the tour! As a result of their hard work and pride my life has been extremely blessed.I know many other tour companies would have shown us churches, ruins, palaces, markets, theaters, mosaics, temples, Mount Etna and other historical sites. Your tour went beyond!!I was most impressed with the effort you made happen reflecting the values that have continued generation after generation by individual families: Salt pans and windmills, Olive oil groves, Winery tour, Dining with a family in their home – interesting conversations with the youngest member of the family, hearing his prospective of challenges in Sicily today.Sicilian life has always been about family!!!There were several random acts of kindness: Champagne on the boat ride, olive oil gift,lemon cello to name a few.I was also impressed with the choices of hotels – each was unique and reflected a completely different flavor of life in Sicily.Your choice of guides were outstanding. I could understand every word and they were knowledgeable and friendly.Last but certainly not least, I so enjoyed Rosaria! I am interested in farming, plants and most certainly food (which was unbelievable on this trip!!), Rosaria’s shared many facts about the landscape, terrain, and the months of harvest of each crop. All the food we ate were so fresh and to be able to see the actual plants was wonderful. Rosaria’s sharing furthered my knowledge of why food is so diverse in Sicily.There are some foods I love I did not get while I was there because they are not in season.I also was amazed at how Rosaria was able to keep us all on the desired time frame! This is an art and she is really good at it!I could go on and on but I can sum it up by saying “Thank you for an unforgettable experience!”
September 30, 2019
MR AND MRS WISE, USA -Andalucia tour, September 2019
Let me convey how much Charles and I enjoyed the Secret tour of Andulucía and Southern Spain. There were so many special highlights and fabulous lunches and dinners. The tour offered such a nice combination of well situated charming boutique hotels that give you a sense of life in a different place and time as well as marvelous luxury hotels. So many delicious dinners, lunches and food experiences offered a real delight of tastes and flavors, plus the outstanding sherry and wine tastings. It was a congenial group of veteran Secret travelers guided by the lovely Laura.We were delighted with Ronda and so glad it was included in the itinerary. Lovely hotel with astonishing view and what a great local guide we had there too.Too many highlights to mention each but the sherry winery tour at Gonzalez Byass in Jerez was terrific and what fine sherries we sampled! The cooking class for paella was absolutely the best– even though it was also fun to learn how to make marzipan and we’ve had some great experiences making bread, pizza and pasta on other Secret tours. Charles thought the Equestrian Performance in Cordoba was the best of all. For me, hard to choose one from this tour but I must say the Flamenco performance in Sevilla took my breath away as did the many architectural wonders we saw. We were so lucky to be in Cordoba to see the incredible religious processions, just an extraordinary added bonus.
October 13, 2019

NORTHERN ITALY TOURS

NORTHERN ITALY TOURS

12 DAYS NORTHERN ITALIAN LAKES SMALL GROUP TOUR: "MAJESTY OF THE ITALIAN LAKES"

12 DAYS TUSCANY,UMBRIA & LE MARCHE ITALY SMALL GROUP TOUR :"THE JEWELS OF TUSCANY,UMBRIA & LE MARCHE"

Log in

Register