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11-Day Tuscany and Umbria Tour

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

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.

  • 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

Kolbe Hotel Rome

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.

tuscany umbria tour trevi 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.

Tuscany – Hotel Corsignano

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.

Tuscany – Villa San Luchese

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

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Tuscany and Umbria Tour

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 Orvieto

Today you’ll travel from Rome to the Orvieto. Orvieto was originally founded by the Etruscans. Tuscany is named after these ancient people, who three-thousand years literally invented what is today known as “la dolce vita” – “the sweet life.” The Etruscan culture is at the root of Western Civilization. Your Tuscany and Umbria tour is an exploration of this important ancient yet highly sophisticated culture. Today Orvieto is most notable for its location on the table-top of a big hill. There its Gothic Cathedral houses a Signorelli fresco. Take time for a leisurely lunch or explore this town on your own. For the next four nights, your accommodations are in a palace in the pristine Umbrian hill town of Trevi, near Perugia and Assisi
Breakfast & Dinner

Accommodations: Antica Dimora Alla Rocca, Umbria

Day 4 – Umbria – Spoleto – Cooking Class – Umbria

Embark on a guided walking tour of historic Spoleto. See medieval palaces, the ornate Duomo of Santa Maria Assunta, and the magnificent Ponte delle Torri, an aqueduct dating back to the 13th century. Enjoy free time to peruse the town’s shops and cafés.

Later you’ll pay a visit to a local restaurant where you’ll enjoy a hands-on Umbrian cooking lesson and eat the fruits of your labor.
Breakfast & Dinner

Accommodations: Antica Dimora Alla Rocca, Umbria

Day 5 – Umbria – Assisi

Today you’ll travel to Assisi. There you’ll be escorted on a walking tour of the medieval town. Learn about the town’s patron St. Francis Assisi. Visit the Basilica of St. Francis.

Later a local family invites you into their home for lunch.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

Accommodations: Antica Dimora Alla Rocca, Umbria

Day 6 – Umbria to Tuscany

Leave Umbria for the villages of Tuscany, nestled among the vineyards and olive groves of the Val d’Orcia region. Today you’ll visit two UNESCO world heritage sites; the Val d’Orca area and Pienze.

First, in Val d’Orca tour a winery’s estate and cellar before indulging in an authentic Tuscan lunch. Created by the on-site chef, this meal is expertly paired with the vineyard’s very own wines. Then, end your day in Pienza, a Renaissance village where flowers and plants adorn the cobblestone streets.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

Accommodations: Hotel Corsignano, Tuscany

Day 7 – Tuscany visit Orcia Valley and Bagno Vignoni

Journey through the Orcia Valley’s rolling hills on your way to the 12th-century Abbey of Sant’Antimo. Continue on to the unique hamlet of Bagno Vignoni, whose central piazza is filled with thermal water. Taste the flavors of the region at a local pecorino cheese farm. Snack on some of the cheesemaker’s creations before returning to 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 & Lunch

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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