Italy · 1-DAY TOURS
The 15 best 1-day tours you can book today, with the price, the running time and who each one suits. Number one is first for a reason — start there and work down.
See Siena, San Gimignano, and Pisa plus a Chianti winery lunch and wine tasting on an early start day trip from Florence.
“Unreal. Go on this. All I have to say. With my boys and having the best time. The tour hasn’t even finished and I wanna come back!”
Tuscany in one day: Pisa’s Piazza dei Miracoli, Siena, UNESCO San Gimignano, and Chianti lunch with wine tasting, guided in English.
“Our guide was excellent. Luca made sure to connect with everyone. I was interested in the art but also the history. Luca, was available to answer questions as we walked to the site. i would request him.”
Cinque Terre day trip from Florence with optional guided hike and Riviera boat views, plus optional Pisa. 13 hours, English mobile ticket.
“Our day trip to Cinque Terre was truly amazing. The landscapes were stunning, and our guide made the experience even better with clear explanations, helpful tips, and great professionalism. Everything was well planned, and we never felt rushed. It was absolutely worth it, and I would highly recommend this tour!”
Rome to Pompeii, Amalfi Coast, and Sorrento in one long day, with skip-the-line Pompeii entry and a limoncello tasting plus Wi-Fi coach.
“Everything was perfect. Our guide Robert was super friendly and a great stroryteller. Pompei and Sorrento are both beautiful places to visit, in their own ways. I recommend this day trip.”
Skip-the-line Pompeii plus the Amalfi Coast drive and Positano. Comfort coach, expert guides, and real time to wander for about $99.
“A perfect day trip. Heather our trip leader was amazing, very funny and very good at organising us. Our guide in Pompeii was Enrico, a great Al Pacino/Robert De Niro looking guy that gave us an excellent and funny experience and answered all of our questions. And props to the other Enrico, our driver for the whole day.”
Skip-the-line Pompeii with a guide, plus Amalfi Coast views and free time in Positano from Rome, all in one long day.
“This is a great way to visit Pompeii and Positano if you’re on a time crunch and want the experiences during your Rome trip. However, the whole thing felt very rushed and a little stressful. They push many reminders to get to the meeting point early, only to make you wait for the latest arrivals anyway and then rush you to the buses which are a few blocks away. The seats on the bus are tight - if you are tall or on the larger side they are not comfortable, your knees dig into the seat in front of you and there’s nowhere to rest your head since the seats…”
Guided Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius day trip from Rome with skip-the-line entry, optional crater hike or geologist walk, and pizza lunch.
“Tmstarting with the negatives. The travel is a bit of a slog, unavoidable when traveling so far but to be considered, the coach is not greatly comfortable but, again, to be expected when transporting 30 ish people for a 12 hour round trip. That said 100% utterly worth it for the history in pompeii alone. The tour guide was delightful and engaging The geologist walk was fascinating and ultimately made the trip worth it all on its own. The female geologist our group had ( forgotten her name ashamed to say) was brilliant insightful and excellent, clearly passionate. If you are at all interested in volcanoes and the science behind…”
Florence day trip to Siena, San Gimignano, and Pisa with a Tuscan winery lunch and optional wine pairing, plus cathedral and tower time.
“Amazing day trip, with great guides sara & Gaia. Got to see pisa in daylight and night time. Food and wine lovey at the vineyard. Highly recommend”
Rome to Tuscany day trip with Montepulciano and Pienza. 3-course farm lunch, Brunello tastings, and an air-conditioned coach.
“The lunch was mediocre at best. 5 measly sips of wine. Probably one glass of wine total. They really needed to have some bottles in the tables. The drive itself was nice and the tour guide was great.”
Skip the line at Pompeii with an expert guide from Rome, then choose lunch and Vesuvius crater views or a geologist walk.
“Pompeii was amazing! It is incredible what has been preserved and uncovered. Valentina was friendly and knowledgeable and gave good suggestions afterward. Max was a fantastic driver. Climbing Mt. Vesuvius provided amazing views. Definitely worth the trip.”
11-hour coach day trip from Florence to San Gimignano, Monteriggioni, Chianti and Siena, with lunch, wine tasting, and optional Duomo entry.
“Great experience with an opportunity to see a lot! My only recommendation would be that if you have the cathedral guided tour, have it start when you arrive in Sienna so you have a little bit more free time.”
Amalfi Coast day trip from Naples with limoncello tasting, a Positano photo stop, 2 hours in Amalfi, and Ravello gardens.
“It was great from star to finish. Paola our quide was excellent. She was very informative and caring. She made the whole experience wonderful.”
Florence to Cinque Terre in 13 hours, all five villages by train, optional Corniglia to Vernazza hike, boat ride in season.
“this was a great way to see all 5 lands in one day! I reccommend getting lunch at the guides reccomendation to allow more free time in the town. otherwise, we had a great day overall!”
Guided Mount Etna day trip from Catania with hotel pickup, crater walk, lava cave, cantucci and zibibbo, plus sunset option.
“We had a really nice trip with a great guide. The tour was perfectly planned and we had some really nice views.”
Full-day Cinque Terre trip from Florence with trains and optional boat ride, optional street food lunch in Monterosso, guided day flow.
“The organization and logistics are complicated but brilliantly executed in our case. If you are lucky, you’ll get a guide like John and a bus driver like Mario? Both exceptional professionals. At first stop I could”not hear the instructions, and asked John to repeat them at the next stop which he did from then on. Using his white board which we could photo helped immensely. The company needs to provide portable microphones for the guides, they are not expensive. This is essentially a “guided transportation tour”, not a guided tour. Do not expect any background or history about the stops. Expect crowds of tourists, gobs of restaurants and souvenirs shops,…”
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