Some tours, such as La Vita Bella on the website "Freedom-Tour", offer the combination of arranged hotels and some sightseeing with independent rail travel and free time to explore on your own. La Vita Bella allows travelers to tour three of the most classical cities of Rome, Florence and Venice with some city tours. Travelers make their own way to the train station for journeys between the cities and have a lot of leisure time to explore the individual cities on their own.
Some independent tours will arrange the hotel and car rental and offer suggestions for places to visit on a daily visit with ideas for restaurants. For example, on one Tuscany tour offered by "Italy Travel Tours" you can opt for a car or travel by bus for a true independent experience. Each day you can follow the suggested itinerary and visit towns and villages such as Siena and San Gimignano but without having to board a coach with dozens of other tourists. This way, you can stop at your leisure and take as much time as you want at each place or even skip some places altogether.
Right-Travel offers an eight-day independent tour of Sicily, taking in some of the main cities such as Palermo, Segesta, Taormina and Cefalu. As part of your eight-day tour the operator arranges accommodation in your choice of hotel and sorts out car rental. After that, you are on your own with just a suggested itinerary.
Magnifica Italy provides a personalized service for hosted tours of Italy, aimed at the independent traveler. You fill in a questionnaire before you depart for Italy. This gives the company enough information to assess your interests and fitness levels and come up with some tailor-made suggestions for activities and places to visit. Magnifica provides maps and walking tours. It even tells travelers about the events and activities taking place in the area of Italy that you are touring.
