Succumb to this 11-Day Tuscany and Umbria Small Group Italy tour. This all-inclusive vacation package is an unforgettable journey into Italy’s beautiful “Green Heart.”
The Tuscany and Umbria tours explore the depth of Italian culture. This tour indulges in the beauty and wealth of these two Italian regions. From the wine tastings to cooking classes, to the fine lunches and dinners, this all-encompassing tour will provide you with a taste of the finest Tuscany and Umbria vacation experiences. The food, wine, art, and natural beauty of Tuscany and Umbria is all on display with this all-inclusive tour package.
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Highlights
- Small Group Tuscany and Umbria tour includes up to 24 travelers
- 9 Nights in Italy
- Rome – 1 Night
- Umbria – 3 Nights
- Tuscany – 5 Nights
- 16 Meals: 4 dinners, 3 lunches, and 9 breakfasts
- Tour Umbria: Assisi, Orvieto and Spoleto
- Tour Tuscany: Bagno Vignoni, Florence, Pienza, Siena, and San Gimignano
- Participate in an authentic Umbrian cooking class
- Tour the Basilica of St. Francis is Assisi
- Visit with local Umbrian family and enjoy authentic Umbrian home-cooked meal
- In Florence enjoy walking tour of the historic center
- Experience the benefits of personal audio headsets, designed for better communication between you and your guides throughout your tour.
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Hotels
Surrounded by the magnificence of ancient Rome, only a few steps from the Circus Maximus and the Imperial Roman Forum enjoy easy access to Rome’s centro Storico Rome sightseeing highlights from your Rome hotel.
Umbria – Antica Dimora Alla Rocca, Trevi
You’ll be sure to enjoy this luxury 4-star boutique hotel. The 17th-century building is a former aristocrat’s mansion. Renovated to maintain its original design, your time in one of the 19 guestrooms at one of the finest hotels in the Umbria region and the perfect location for Umbria sightseeing.
Comfortable 4-star hotel, set in the frame of Tuscany’s most beautiful and unspoiled area, reaching from Pienza to the Orcia-Valley, passing along the colorful iconic Tuscan roads you have always dreamed. The location is perfect to explore Tuscany’s important sightseeing highlights.
Set in the hills of the Chianti wine district, this 15th-century villa is now a 4-star hotel with swimming pool, tennis court and Tuscan restaurant with terrace offering panoramic views. The property is a 20-minute walk from Poggibonsi Train Station, for connections to Florence and Siena. The picturesque town of San Gimignano is just 5 miles away. The location is perfect to explore Tuscany’s important sightseeing highlights.
“We loved Tuscany and Umbria! The Italy tour guide who escorted us through Italy was very personable and knowledgeable. She gave us an experience more than our best dreams. The tours, cooking classes, wine tastings were all fantastic. The drivers and guides were full of fun and great information. Thanks again for a great vacation to Tuscany and Umbria!!”
Barbara L.
San Jose, CA
11-Day Tuscany and Umbria Tour Package
Tuscany and Umbria Tour
This escorted Italy tour explores Italy’s cultural gems: the regions of Tuscany and Umbria. You’ll visit the charming and authentic villages of these two beautiful regions.
In Tuscany, you’ll visit the highlights including Florence and Siena. Here you’ll explore Tuscany’s history from its Etruscan founders right through Medieval times to the Renaissance.
In Umbria, you’ll dive into the region’s long and storied history that shaped the Italic peninsula for the last three thousand years. Known as Italy’s “Green Heart” Umbria is full of charming medieval towns. In Umbria, your home is in the beautiful town of Spoleto.
Day 1 – Overnight Flight
Board your overnight flight to the Italian capital city of Rome.
Day 2 – Rome, Italy – Tour Begins
Today you’ll arrive in Rome the Eternal City. Here you’ll meet your fellow travelers. This evening you’ll enjoy an authentic Roman welcome dinner in a local Roman restaurant. Dinner will include authentic Italian food, which will prepare you for touring Tuscany and Umbria.
Accommodations: Kolbe Hotel Rome
Day 3 – Rome to Spoleto
Olive and cypress trees accent the Umbrian hill town of Spoleto. Stroll the historic streets with a local expert and see centuries of architectural history, from the ruins of the Rocca Albornoz castle to the gilded elegance of the Duomo of Santa Maria Assunta. Pause at an family-owned frantoio (olive presser), where olives are pressed each November.* After learning about the many varieties of trees and oil-making methods, join a tasting of the EVOO produced at the mill. Then, take in the splendors of country life in a pristine Umbrian hill town, your home for the next 3 nights.
Breakfast & Dinner
Accommodations: Antica Dimora Alla Rocca, Umbria
Day 4 – Assisi
Travel to Assisi, birthplace of St. Francis. Set out on a walking tour of the old city with a local guide, learning about its history as you stroll the medieval streets. Visit the famous Basilica of St. Francis. Later, a local family welcomes you to their country home for lunch as their honored guest. Share stories and make an Umbrian friend (or two).
Breakfast & Lunch
Accommodations: Antica Dimora Alla Rocca, Umbria
Day 5 – Truffle Hunt
In the shadow of the Apennines, experience Umbria’s epicurean side. Join a local truffle hunter in search of the elusive fungi in the company of his trained, truffle-sniffing dogs. Sample the goods yourself during a rustic, home-cooked lunch before returning to your hotel in the late afternoon..
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Accommodations: Antica Dimora Alla Rocca, Umbria
Day 6 – Umbria to Tuscany
Leave Umbria for the villages of Tuscany, nestled among the rolling hills and cypress trees of the Val d’Orcia region (UNESCO).
Taste the flavors of the region at a local pecorino cheese farm. Snack on some of the cheesemaker’s creations and take in the views of the sparse farmhouses and open fields on your way to Pienza (UNESCO), a Renaissance village where flowers and plants adorn the cobblestoned streets.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Accommodations: Hotel Corsignano, Tuscany
Day 7 – Tuscany visit Orcia Valley Bagno Vignoni & Montalcino
Embark on a culinary journey through the undulating landscape of the Orcia Valley.
Begin your day with a visit to an artisanal pasta factory, producing the local specialty – pici – with its organically-grown wheat.
Pause in the unique hamlet of Bagno Vignoni, whose central piazza is filled with thermal water once used to cure pilgrims who stopped here on their way to Rome.
Then explore hilltop Montalcino, namesake to one of Italy’s great red wines, the Brunello. Tour a winery’s estate and cellar before indulging in a multi-sensory tasting, pairing wine with music.
Back in Pienza for an afternoon at leisure, maybe you’ll explore the countryside along one of the many white roads that cut through the farmland.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodations: Hotel Corsignano, Tuscany
Day 8 – Travel from Pienza to Siena and Chianti Region
Take a guided walking tour through Siena, delving into the local history as you learn about the world-renowned Palio Horse Race. Enjoy free time to explore more of this hilly town, perhaps visiting its cathedral or the town hall’s frescoes.
An afternoon drive through Tuscany’s Chianti Region takes you to the restored Tuscan villa where your hotel is located.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodations: Villa San Lucchese, Tuscany
Day 9 – Visit Florence
Explore Florence, the “Cradle of the Renaissance,” with a local expert on foot. Wander along the glittering storefronts on the Ponte Vecchio, where gold shops adorn the only Florentine bridge to survive WWII. You’ll also take in the Palazzo Vecchio, the Piazza della Signoria, and Santa Croce. Take some time on your own to explore the city’s seemingly endless treasures, both historic and modern. Return to your Tuscan villa in the evening.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodations: Villa San Lucchese, Tuscany
Day 10 – San Gimignano
This morning choose how to explore Tuscany. You may embark in search of the elusive truffle and sample your finds. Alternatively, explore the Tuscan countryside on an ATV adventure along winding dirt roads, followed with a taste of truffle bruschetta.
This afternoon the tour includes an excursion to San Gimignano. The 13th-century medieval towers stand tall over the surrounding vineyards, giving its name “the medieval Manhattan”.
This evening enjoy an authentic dinner with your fellow travelers for a farewell dinner of Tuscan specialties.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Accommodations: Villa San Lucchese, Tuscany
Day 11 – Tuscany – Tour Ends
Your Tuscany and Umbria journey come to a close.
Meals: Breakfast
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