Tuscany Tours, featured in National Geographic's "Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 of the World's Greatest Trips," offers a variety of tour packages that cover all areas of Tuscany from the Chianti region to Renaissance Florence. Chianti Tours may include stays in country villas, historic properties, and five-star hotels. Some packages can include visits outside of Tuscany, to Rome and Venice.
Tuscany Tours
40 Fourth St., Ste. 122
Petaluma CA
800-634-3460
tuscanytours.com
For many, Tuscany is all about food and wine. For a food-focused tour of this part of Italy, Tuscan Way is a family-owned company that offers cooking courses in a medieval home in Arcidosso, a village in southern Tuscany. Tourists have the option of staying in a variety of villas, farmhouses and country hotels. In addition to several tour guides that take you around the nearby vineyards, hills and farms, Tuscan Way also offers guests the services of its master chefs who specialize in local cuisine. Several packages offer the option of adding a cooking course to your trip, so you can bring the skills of the Tuscany chefs home with you.
Tuscan Way
2829 Bird Ave. Suite 5PMB 242
Coconut Grove, FL 33133
800-766-2390
tuscanway.com
Italia Tours offers everything from day trips to full-week tours, and dozens of Tuscany and Florence packages, which may focus on general areas, or specific points of interest. Wine afficionados will enjoy tours of the Chianti region, a short day trip that may include dinner. Other day trips are available to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Siena and San Gimignano. For a full vacation package, Italia Tours offers escorted tours that cover Tuscany for up to seven nights.
Italia Tours
212-986-3800
italiatours.com
