DESTINATIONS ITALY | ESCORTED TOURS
Spend The Dolomites
The Dolomites: For clients with a little more budget, the options are plentiful – not least when it comes to booking more adventurous trips. And nowhere does adventure quite like the Dolomites, with shards of rock rising like giant jagged teeth. Exodus Travels offers tours throughout the year, including a Classic Dolomites hiking tour in summer, from £1,049, and a Snowshoeing in the Dolomites trip in winter, from £1,349. Both include most meals, flights from London and seven nights’ accommodation.
Cinque Terre: Walking doesn’t have to mean scaling precipitous
peaks, though. For slower-paced strolls, direct clients to the Italian Riviera and its crescent-shaped, turquoise-coloured coast. Ramblers Walking Holidays has an eight-day guided trip taking guests ambling through the cobbled villages of the Cinque Terre – where poets such as Keats, Byron and Shelley found inspiration – with olive groves, ocean views and picture-perfect flowers along the way. Prices start at £1,095 including flights, transfers and seven nights’ half-board.
Lake Maggiore: For those more tempted by scenic train journeys than week-long hikes, Lake
For slower-paced
strolls, direct clients to the Italian Riviera and its crescent- shaped, turquoise- coloured coast
Maggiore calls. Rail Discoveries offers a seven-night trip exploring the highlights of this Alpine region, including a ride on the Centovalli Railway (opened in 1923), a cruise along Lake Orta and a boat trip to Isola Bella – a tiny, rocky island famed for its baroque palace and
expert ASK THE
“Italy is an iconic destination that never goes out of style, with great food, amazing people and a rich
culture. It has become much more accessible due to increased flight
routes, which have seen both global and domestic traveller numbers increase. G Adventures offers a
chance to see a side of Italy that the main tourist crowds cannot. Whether it’s taking a migrant-led tour as part of our G For Good projects or trying our new Local Living tour in Tuscany, we show that there are still plenty of unseen sights and experiences once you scratch beneath the surface.”
Yves Marceau,
vice-president of product, G Adventures
ornate gardens – with prices from £1,215, including breakfast, meals and four-star hotel accommodation.
Tuscany: There’s plenty to please in Tuscany, but for something a little different look to G Adventures’ Wellness Italy tour. Yoga classes, meditation sessions, farm-to-table cooking classes and wine tasting are all on the agenda on this seven- night trip visiting Rome, Florence, Lucca and thermal bath city Chianciano Terme, with tumbling green hills and fresh Tuscan air on hand to lull guests into a serene daze. Prices are from £1,569 per person, excluding flights.
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