SUGGESTED TOURS & EXCURSIONS
#1 - FIORDILATTE | ITALY (Half Day Tour from ROME) ITALIAN ICE CREAM TRADITION |
Have you ever dreamed about learning the secrets behind Italian ice-cream? Discover the best ice-cream of the world in Rome. Many alternatives to get into the atmosphere of the “made in Italy” products, learning the art of five generations of master ice cream makers. Live over 130 years of history and learn about anecdotes and products from the registered trademark, passing through the foundation of the factory to the present day, from the "telegelato" to the franchising. Enter the production laboratory during business hours, watch the complete production process of the ice cream, having the opportunity to interact with ice cream makers for any information and tasting many tastes just out of the freezer. After the visit, taste your exclusive “Cono”, which will satisfy one of your best wishes feeling like Audrey Hepburn in “Roman Holiday” or Julia Roberts in “eat, love, pray”, but you’ll be surprised to know that walking and eating is the best way for Romans to enjoy their ice-cream. ✓ INCLUDED |
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#2 - "BUON APPETITO" | ITALY (Half Day Tour from ROME) DINNER WITH LOCALS |
Are you looking for restaurants in Rome? How about going for a meal while meeting locals in Rome? Join us for either lunch or dinner in Rome, near Vatican City, and experience a variety of delicious authentic Italian dishes. Being a professional Chef and a Sommelier, you can expect to have a wonderful 5 course meal, of course with the best wines chosen by local experts, and perhaps some home-made limoncello ! ✓ INCLUDED |
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#3 - TOGA PARTY | ITALY (Half Day Tour from ROME) TOGA PARTY & DINNER |
Enjoy a very special dinner in Rome. Have dinner like a real Roman and be dressed like one of them! Taste a 3-course dinner with drinks and Toga included. Special dining room decorated with classical motifs, tables ornamented with fruit and flower arrangements, meal featuring foods dating back to Roman times and ancient Roman background music. All of this and much more during the very special dinner. (Upon request we can also include Gladiators) ✓ INCLUDED |
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#4 - FRASCATI | ITALY (Half Day Tour from ROME) WINE TOUR IN CASTELLI ROMANI |
Discover the Castelli Romani Wine Tour with a dedicated half day tour exploring its oldest cellars, after visiting cities such as Frascati, Grottaferrata, Albano, Nemi, Genzano and Castel Gandolfo. Spend your time enjoying the best wines of the area next to a selection of regional specialties: extra virgin olive oil, bruschetta, donuts, cheeses and cold cuts. Enter the most prestigious wineries of this area. Reach Frascati, the crown jewel of the Castelli Romani and most famous for its Frascati Superiore DOCG wine. Visit both the historic center of Frascati as well as one of the last artisanal family-run wineries in the region. Continue along Castelli Romani hills, reach then Monte Porzio Catone cellars and the Abbey of San Nilo in Grottaferrata. Admire Lake Albano on the banks of the splendid papal city of Castel Gandolfo. Afterwards back to your hotel. ✓ INCLUDED |
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#5 - OLIVE OIL ROAD | ITALY (Full Day Tour from ROME) SABINA OLIVE OIL ROAD & TRADITION |
Be ready for a whole day dedicated to the visit of the "Sabina Oil Road" where you will find ancient aromas and flavors. Along this journey, visit the ancient Farfa Abbey, guardian of a millenary history and considered one of the most significant monuments of the European Middle Ages. Later reach the town of Castelnuovo di Farfa and visit the "Olive Oil Museum" at the Perelli Palace. Lunch in a farmhouse with tasting of typical dishes of the ancient Sabina culinary tradition. In the afternoon enjoy a visit to a local oil mill: you can taste the extra virgin olive oil with typical Bruschette and observe the various processing and production techniques of this product. Afterwards back to your hotel. ✓ INCLUDED |
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#6 - LOCAL MARKET | ITALY (Half Day Tour from ROME & FLORENCE) ITALIAN LOCAL MARKET TOUR WITH LUNCH |
Taste authentic local foods and explore everyday Italian life with a guided visit of Italian famous markets! The tour introduces you to the finest ingredients which make Italian cuisine special while taking you to the soul of the city's food culture with a local expert in the know. Learn how to navigate open-air markets and shop like an Italian, go behind the scenes of an institutional bakery, taste local delicacies inside the market and surrounding neighborhoods. ✓ INCLUDED |
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#7 - BROLIO CASTLE | ITALY (Half Day Tour from FLORENCE) WINE TRADITION IN CHIANTI'S CASTLE |
The impressive Castello di Brolio dominates the southern Chianti Classico countryside and has done so for over ten centuries. Located on top of an isolated hill a few kilometers from Gaiole in Chianti, the castle has Lombardic origins and has been property of the Ricasoli family since 1141. You will visit the garden and the small museum in Castello di Brolio, the rest of the castle is still home to the current Ricasoli baron and his family. Enjoy a guided tour into the winery and its cellars with wine tasting. The tour is divided into two parts; the history of the family and then the wine production and wine tasting. The Classic Tour begins directly at the castle ticket office. From the castle entrance, you will be taken through the gardens, private family church and Ricasoli Collection (small museum) by one of our expert guides. After the historical visit, you will then drive down to the wine shop where the tour continues through our state-of-the-art wine-making facilities. The tour ends in a private room with a guided wine tasting of 3 wines. ✓ INCLUDED |
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#8 - BUTTERI | ITALY (Half Day Tour from FLORENCE) BUTTERI TRADITION IN MAREMMA |
Discover with us the Maremma with its gorgeous landscape and equestrian tradition. Join the Butteri (Tuscan cowboys) at work with their Maremma cows and horses, an experience that you will never forget ! Departure to a typical Italian Farm, where they still breed Maremma cows and horses in freedom, and enjoy here a show with Butteri, to live, at the level of tradition, the work of the Buttero, a classic figure of the Maremma of the past. Visit of the Farm and business activities with introduction to the history and traditions of the rural Maremma. Transfer to the fence to meet the Butteri. Admire traditional horse games (game of the rose, relay race, carousel among Butteri teams). After that enjoy a special traditional lunch from Maremma. Tradition, folklore and culture merge together as you witness impressive performances where the cowboys, riding their horses, will take you on an emotional journey, giving you a truly authentic experience of Maremma. In the afternoon continue to Sovana. With roots in Etruscan, Roman, and Medieval history, it is the cradle of the Aldobrandeschi and homeland of Gregory VII. It is surrounded by rich vegetation common to this area and is defended by a long wall which the Aldobrandsque fortress dominates. In the splendid piazza sit remarkable monuments like the little castle d'Archivio, the Pretorio Palace, the Palace of Bourbon del Monte, the House of the Capitano, the small but intriguing church of St. Mary with its ciborium dating to the ninth century. Back to your city. ✓ INCLUDED |
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#9 - MEDIEVAL DINNER | ITALY (Half Day Tour from SIENA) MEDIEVAL DINNER EXPERIENCE |
Let you Tour Guide leave you into the world of medieval food to discover what foods existed, how food was preserved, the common farm animals of the time and the most prized dishes served on medieval tables. The Middle Ages are always described as one of the darkest periods in human history but not everyone knows that in reality it has led to many discoveries and fundamental changes. Among the various revolutions we have not underestimated even that experienced at the tables. The Middle Ages is in fact the period in which meats such as pork and poultry are spread, in addition to the already established wild boar, deer and rabbit, consumed together with products derived from cereals. Taste a very typical Medieval Menu in Siena and relive the glories of medieval banquets: waiters in costumes and jesters to really dive into the times of ladies and knights! A different kind of dinner for an original and fun experience. ✓ INCLUDED |
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#10 - PROSECCO | ITALY (Full Day Tour from VENICE, VERONA & PADUA) PROSECCO TOUR INTO VALDOBBIADENE REGION |
Be ready for a fantastic tour through Valdobbiadene wine region, along a panoramic road which celebrates the Prosecco wine, on the slope of the Dolomites. A tour that knocks on the doors of the most beautiful wine cellars, through alleys, dirt roads, curves and panoramas which smell of nature, tradition and taste. A descendent of the first wine route in Italy, the new Prosecco Road Tour in Conegliano - Valdobbiadene combines traits of the original roads with thematic routes that enhance the quality of the landscape and historical-cultural Prosecco area. Explore Conegliano, also known as the “Pearl of Veneto,” and take a walk among the Palazzos of the Contrada Grande and the frescoes in the cathedral. Continue to a renowned dairy, which has been in business for four generations. Today, it’s not just a shop but also a restaurant and cheese bar, where you can taste all sorts of cheese. Continue on the Prosecco Route through San Pietro di Feletto with a brief stop at the ancient Pieve, a true jewel of the Lombard era, whose position offers a spectacular view of the vineyards. The next stretch unwinds through the beautiful hills of Feletto to Refrontolo and its picturesque Molinetto della Croda, an ancient water mill embedded in a rock. Admire a winery in the Rolle area, where you will taste Prosecco and the typical red wines of the area, Merlot and Cabernet, paired with local cured meats and cheeses. The Prosecco Route then leads to Farra di Soligo, Col San Martino with its medieval Torri di Credazzo and Colbertaldo, and then north, to the Prosecco Superiore DOCG area. Along the way, you will be surrounded by wonderful vineyards as far as the eye can see. A Prosecco wine tour which takes you along uninterrupted vineyards and small parish churches from medieval times to savour the delicacies and scents of the famous Prosecco road tour in Veneto. ✓ INCLUDED |
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#11 - GALLEON | ITALY (Half Day Tour from VENICE) VENETIAN GALLEON DINNER |
Experience an unforgettable evening navigating between Venice and the enchanting Venice lagoon whilst savouring a delicious evening meal surrounded by the incredible atmosphere of a traditional Venetian Galleon. These typical boats recaptures the style of a typical galleon that was used during the Venice Republic between 1600 and 1800. Don’t miss the opportunity to enjoy an excellent dinner on board, eating by candlelight and served by discreet and professional staff, cruising along the Venice canals and the enchanting islands in the Venice lagoon, surrounded by an intimate and refined atmosphere on board a characteristic Venetian galleon. After boarding the crew will accompany you to your reserved table, a choice between the main bridge, stern or bow, and serve you an appetising welcoming cocktail. The boat excursion starts sailing towards the north of the Venice lagoon and you will enjoy the delectable evening dinner on board, prepared by the Galleon Chef, with delicate specialities of the season complemented by soft background music. Le Vignole, Sant'Erasmo, San Francesco of the Desert, Burano, Torcello, Mazzorbo and Murano can be observed one after the other providing breathtaking scenery to memorise and photograph. Returning towards Venice we will cruise past the Arsenal and the small island of Santa Maria delle Grazie and San Giorgio, and head towards the Canal della Giudecca and conclude the tour with a spectacular view of St Mark's basin and its prestigious and historic palaces. ✓ INCLUDED |
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#12 - FRANCIACORTA | ITALY (Full Day Tour from MILAN & VERONA) SPARKLING FRANCIACORTA WINE TOUR |
Start this tasty tour with the visit to one of the most beautiful wineries in the region of Lombardy, one renowned for producing the most prestigious brands of Franciacorta. Those sparkling wines take their name from the charming region in which they are made, in the province of Brescia. Enter the first winery and feel like you are in a gallery of modern art. Everything here is perfectly situated and the impressive architecture benefits from the clear light typical of this region. During your visit, which includes an extensive tasting, your private tour guide and sommelier will explain to you the entire course of wine production, including how it is aged and bottled. Discover the secrets of the methods used, the difference between champagne and white sparkling wines, the methods and their variety. Taste the best wines of Franciacorta and new fragrances. Enjoy a gourmet lunch in one of Franciacorta’s finest restaurants. You will be served the best of local cuisine with the wines that take their name from the town and which you will, by now, be familiar with. Franciacorta and Brescia are proud of their rich culinary traditions. On the one hand, there are dishes based on lake fish, which perfectly match the light wines of Franciacorta, and on the other hand you have Brescia’s traditional rural cuisine, specializing in meat-based dishes, including beef and pork. Proceed then to the second winery, which is one of the most remarkable in Franciacorta and is located in a picturesque valley that boasts beautiful views of the vineyards and Lake Iseo. A local expert will tell you the history of sparkling wine in the region and reveal the secrets of its production. Walk you through cellars where you learn about the winery’s unique production technique of aging all of its wines in barrels. You will explore the process of winemaking, aging and bottling, and taste some delicious sparkling wines. ✓ INCLUDED |
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#13 - PANETTONE | ITALY (Half Day Tour from MILAN) THE MASTER OF ITALIAN PANETTONE |
Learn more about Panettone, an Italian type of sweet bread loaf originally from Milan usually prepared and enjoyed for Christmas. For Italian, this luxury bread full of rum-plumped raisins and candied citron is way more than that: it tastes of Christmas, of home, of family. Baking a panettone is a tough, demanding process that only the brave can endure, so for most of us the choice is between supermarket or bakery panettone. In either case, when a newly bought panettone comes to your table, the first thing you should do is to warm it slightly by keeping it close to a gentle source of heat. Inside a pastry shop dedicated to the production of the Christmas cake par excellence, you will learn the 6 different operational "stations", each dedicated to one of the main phases of the panettone. A guided tour to understand the secrets (and the great technique) that are at the base of the realization of a big artisan panettone. The Factory will be open to visitors, through guided tours of 30 minutes each, realized with the support of the professionals of Cast Alimenti and with the exceptional guidance of the Masters present in the event who will explain the entire production process and respond to your curiosity. ✓ INCLUDED |
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#14 - TRAMWAY DINNER | ITALY (Half Day Tour from MILAN & TURIN) HISTORIC TRAMWAY WITH DINNER |
MILAN VERSION TURIN VERSION ✓ INCLUDED |
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#15 - PANDORO | ITALY (Half Day Tour from VERONA & LAKE GARDA) THE MASTER OF ITALIAN PANDORO |
Learn more about Pandoro, a typical Christmas cake from Verona. It was created at the end of the XIX century and it comes from the “pan de oro” (golden bread, a typical Christmas cake of Venice) and the “nadalin”, that has been famous from the Medieval Age as a Christmas cake. The official birth dates back to the 14th of October 1894, when the baker Domenico Melegatti, founder of the confectionery industry with the same name, got the official patent to realize a soft cake, which shape was invented by the impressionist painter Angelo Dall’Oca Bianca and is like an eight-pointed star. Together with the Panettone of Milan is one of the most famous and beloved Christmas cakes in Italy. Inside a pastry shop dedicated to the production of Verona’s cake, you will learn how this sweet is created. ✓ INCLUDED |
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#16 - SUNSET CRUISE | ITALY (Half Day Tour from LAKE MAGGIORE, LAKE GARDA & LAKE COMO) SUNSET CRUISE WITH APERITIF |
LAKE MAGGIORE VERSION LAKE GARDA VERSION LAKE COMO VERSION (!) Also Dinner on Board solution available ✓ INCLUDED |
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#17 - TRUFFLE | ITALY (Full Day Tour from TURIN) TRUFFLE HUNT & LANGHE WINE TASTING |
Enjoy a Truffle Experience with a trail immerse into one of the last surviving woods of the area, mostly dedicated to vine cultivation and wine production. Admire vineyards and hills, and a wilder nature, uncontaminated by human intervention, a spot rich in soil, mushroom, musk scents, accompanied by the goudron flavor, the same emerging in the most precious Barolo wine. Along the pathway, a special encounter, “trifolao” - the truffle hunter, accompanied by his “tabuj”, the dog specially trained for truffle hunting, which will enchant participants with its cunning and energy. Participants will be accompanied to hunt truffles - the black Tuber Melanosporum and Tuber Albidum, and the white autumn Tuber Magnatum Pico. Lunch on your own to taste local food. In the afternoon visit to a Wine Cellar where you can enjoy a wine tasting. Back to your hotel. ✓ INCLUDED |
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#18 - BAROLO | ITALY (Full Day Tour from TURIN) GRAND BAROLO & BARBARESCO WINE TOUR |
Enjoy a special wine tour dedicated to Barolo & Barbaresco wine. Stop in Grinzane Cavour to visit the imposing XIII century castle, afterwards continue to La Morra with the scenic “belvedere” or Barolo, the town where the “king of wines” was first produced in the XIX century. Here you can walk up to the Falletti castle, home of the French Marquise Juliette Colbert (the lady who created Barolo wine) and visit the Regional Enoteca of Barolo. Visit a Barolo-producing winery in Monforte d’Alba and delight your tongue with a special wine tasting. Short walk in Alba, once called the “One Hundred Towers Town”, famous for the International White Truffle Fair which occurs each year in October. Lunch on your own to taste local food. In the afternoon visit the Barbaresco area: walk in the village of Barbaresco with the imposing squared tower built in the late XI century to protect the village from foreign invaders, and stop at the Regional Enoteca of Barbaresco located in the unconsecrated church of San Donato. Learn more about Barbaresco-producing winery in Neive with a local wine tasting. Back to your hotel. ✓ INCLUDED |
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#19 - OLIVE TAGGIASCHE | ITALY (Full Day Tour from GENOA & CINQUE TERRE) OLIVE TAGGIASCHE TRADITION |
Departure to Taggia where you can visit the medieval historical center and one of the many oil mills in the Argentina valley, which derive extra virgin olive oil from the typical Taggiasca olive. Discover more about this special product with a guided tour to discover the history, the crusher of the olives and the bottling line. Access to the collection of ancient oil lamps and the small museum of the last century working machines and tools. After that, enjoy a tasting of different kind of local olive oils. In the afternoon continuation to Oneglia and stop at the Carli Oil museum, with an avant-garde setting it offers the possibility to retrace the history of oil from antiquity to the present day. Lunch on your own to taste local food. In the afternoon proceed to Toirano where you will visit the caves. Marvelous crystals and spectacular stalactites serve as a setting to the itinerary that winds underground for around 1300 metres from the Cave of the Bàsura (“witch” in Ligurian dialect) to the Lower Cave of St. Lucy: a true journey on the trail of bears in the caverns and prehistoric men. After the visit, back to your hotel ✓ INCLUDED |
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* The Tours & Ercursions are on request and rates are subject to the availability of the hotels at the time of booking.
Prices are subject to change if travel occur during trade shows, bank holidays or special events and supplements may be applied.
Included Features
- Indywidualne / FIT & dla Grup sugerowane trasy zwiedzania
- Zakwaterowanie w wyselekcjonowanych hotelach Ignas Tour
- Transport prywatnym autobusem/minibusem/samochodem *
- Oficjalni przewodnicy turystyczni podczas wycieczek po mieście *
- Bilety wstępu i degustacje *
Not Included
- Podatki miejskie - płatne na miejscu
- Dodatkowe wskazówki
- Dodatkowe wydatki
- Wszystko, czego nie ma na liście „W ZESTAWIE"
Ignas Tour Hotel Collection
/Prices
TOURS | 40 pax | 30 pax | 20 pax | 10 pax | |
#1 - FIORDILATTE | ITALY (Half Day Tour from ROME) ITALIAN ICE CREAM TRADITION |
+ € 25,00 | + € 30,00 | + € 40,00 | + € 70,00 |
#2 - "BUON APPETITO" |
ITALY
(Half Day Tour from ROME)
DINNER WITH LOCALS |
+ € 80,00 | + € 90,00 | + € 95,00 | + € 125,00 |
#3 - TOGA PARY |
ITALY
(Half Day Tour from ROME)
TOGA PARTY & DINNER |
+ € 115,00 | + € 130,00 | + € 140,00 | + € 185,00 |
#4 - FRASCATI |
ITALY
(Half Day Tour from ROME)
WINE TOUR IN CASTELLI ROMANI |
+ € 40,00 | + € 45,00 | + € 50,00 | + € 85,00 |
#5 - OLIVE OIL ROAD |
ITALY
(Full Day Tour from ROME)
SABINA OLIVE OIL ROAD & TRADITION |
+ € 75,00 | + € 85,00 | + € 95,00 | + € 145,00 |
#6 - LOCAL MARKET | ITALY (Half Day Tour from ROME & FLORENCE) ITALIAN LOCAL MARKET TOUR WITH LUNCH |
+ € 90,00 | + € 95,00 | + € 105,00 | + € 135,00 |
#7 - BROLIO CASTLE | ITALY (Half Day Tour from FLORENCE) WINE TRADITION IN CHIANTI'S CASTLE |
+ € 50,00 | + € 60,00 | + € 80,00 | + € 125,00 |
#8 - BUTTERI | ITALY (Half Day Tour from FLORENCE) BUTTERI TRADITION IN MAREMMA |
+ € 75,00 | + € 85,00 | + € 95,00 | + € 120,00 |
#9 - MEDIEVAL DINNER | ITALY (Half Day Tour from SIENA) MEDIEVAL DINNER EXPERIENCE |
+ € 50,00 | + € 55,00 | + € 70,00 | + € 100,00 |
#10 - PROSECCO | ITALY (Full Day Tour from VENICE, VERONA & PADUA) PROSECCO TOUR INTO VALDOBBIADENE REGION |
+ € 70,00 | + € 80,00 | + € 90,00 | + € 125,00 |
#11 - GALLEON | ITALY (Half Day Tour from VENICE) VENETIAN GALLEON DINNER |
+ € 65,00 | + € 70,00 | + € 85,00 | + € 120,00 |
#12 - FRANCIACORTA | ITALY (Full Day Tour from MILAN & VERONA) SPARKLING FRANCIACORTA WINE TOUR |
+ € 75,00 | + € 80,00 | + € 90,00 | + € 130,00 |
#13 - PANETTONE | ITALY (Half Day Tour from MILAN) THE MASTER OF ITALIAN PANETTONE |
+ € 60,00 | + € 70,00 | + € 80,00 | + € 120,00 |
#14 - TRAMWAY DINNER | ITALY (Half Day Tour from MILAN & TURIN) HISTORIC TRAMWAY WITH DINNER |
+ € 55,00 | + € 65,00 | + € 80,00 | + € 120,00 |
#15 - PANDORO | ITALY (Half Day Tour from VERONA & LAKE GARDA) THE MASTER OF ITALIAN PANDORO |
+ € 40,00 | + € 50,00 | + € 55,00 | + € 95,00 |
#16 - SUNSET CRUISE | ITALY (Half Day Tour from LAKE MAGGIORE, LAKE GARDA & LAKE COMO) SUNSET CRUISE WITH APERITIF |
+ € 60,00 | + € 75,00 | + € 85,00 | + € 115,00 |
#17 - TRUFFLE | ITALY (Fulf Day Tour from TURIN) TRUFFLE HUNT & LANGHE WINE TASTING |
+ € 50,00 | + € 60,00 | + € 90,00 | + € 130,00 |
#18 - BAROLO | ITALY (Full Day Tour from TURIN) GRAND BAROLO & BARBARESCO WINE TOUR |
+ € 50,00 | + € 60,00 | + € 70,00 | + € 115,00 |
#19 - OLIVE TAGGIASCHE | ITALY (Half Day Tour from GENOA & CINQUE TERRE) OLIVE TAGGIASCHE TRADITION |
+ € 60,00 | + € 70,00 | + € 80,00 | + € 110,00 |
#20 - GEWÜRZTRAMINER | ITALY (Full Day Tour from TRENTO, BOLZANO & DOLOMITES) WINE & BIKE TOUR IN SOUTH TYROL |
+ € 105,00 | + € 130,00 | + € 140,00 | + € 180,00 |
#21 - SÜDTIROLER KNÖDEL | ITALY (Full Day Tour from TRENTO, BOLZANO & DOLOMITES) KNÖDEL COOKING CLASS & SPECK TRADITION |
+ € 70,00 | + € 85,00 | + € 95,00 | + € 145,00 |
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Rates Per Person / Per Tour & Excursion Package
Free Of Charge 1/21 Paying Pax for Tour Leader
* also available “without Transportation” option